US20030156801A1 — Optoelectrical transceiver module with de-latchin…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 39 words

1 . An optoelectrical transceiver module comprising: an optoelectrical assembly; a cover retaining the optoelectrical assembly therein; an ejector slidably received in the cover; and a driving device rotatably attached to the cover and movably engaged with the ejector.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 39 words

1 . An optoelectrical transceiver module comprising: an optoelectrical assembly; a cover retaining the optoelectrical assembly therein; an ejector slidably received in the cover; and a driving device rotatably attached to the cover and movably engaged with the ejector.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 29 words

2 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 1 , wherein the ejector comprises a main body having at least one slanted protrusion at an end thereof.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 40 words

3 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a pair of pivot heads, and the driving device defines a pair of pivot holes rotatably receiving the pivot heads of the cover therein.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 35 words

4 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 3 , wherein a pair of guide slots is defined in the cover corresponding to a pair of guide slots defined in the driving device.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 64 words

5 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 4 , wherein the main body of the ejector comprises a transverse guide beam, a through hole is defined in the guide beam, and the driving device comprises a linking rod movably engaged in the guide slots of the driving device, the guide slots of the cover and the through hole of the ejector.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 115 words

6 . An optoelectrical transceiver module adapted to be retained in a cage having a retaining tab at a bottom thereof, the optoelectrical transceiver module comprising: a housing comprising a latch for engaging with the retaining tab of the cage; an ejector for disengaging the latch from the retaining tab of the cage, the ejector comprising a main body, a through hole being defined in the main body; a cover retaining the housing and the ejector; and a de-latching mechanism comprising a driving device and a linking rod, the driving device rotatably attached to the cover, the linking rod rotatably connected to the driving device and rotatably received in the through hole of the ejector.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 115 words

6 . An optoelectrical transceiver module adapted to be retained in a cage having a retaining tab at a bottom thereof, the optoelectrical transceiver module comprising: a housing comprising a latch for engaging with the retaining tab of the cage; an ejector for disengaging the latch from the retaining tab of the cage, the ejector comprising a main body, a through hole being defined in the main body; a cover retaining the housing and the ejector; and a de-latching mechanism comprising a driving device and a linking rod, the driving device rotatably attached to the cover, the linking rod rotatably connected to the driving device and rotatably received in the through hole of the ejector.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 40 words

7 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 6 , wherein the cover comprises a pair of pivot heads, and the driving device defines a pair of pivot holes rotatably receiving the pivot heads of the cover therein.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 35 words

8 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 6 , wherein a pair of guide slots is defined in the cover corresponding to a pair of guide slots defined in the driving device.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 58 words

9 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 8 , wherein the main body of the ejector comprises a transverse guide beam, the through hole of the ejector is defined through the guide beam, and the linking rod is movably received in the guide slots of the driving device and the guide slots of the cover.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 29 words

10 . The optoelectrical transceiver module as described in claim 6 , wherein the main body of the ejector has at least one slanted protrusion at an end thereof.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 67 words

11 . An optoelectrical module comprising: an insulative housing; optoelectrical components disposed in the housing; a cover enclosing the housing; a latch located outside the cover and protruding outwardly in a vertical direction; an ejector moveable relative to the housing in a horizontal direction; and a driving device actuating said ejector to move; wherein said driving device is moved in a non-linear manner relative to the housing.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 67 words

11 . An optoelectrical module comprising: an insulative housing; optoelectrical components disposed in the housing; a cover enclosing the housing; a latch located outside the cover and protruding outwardly in a vertical direction; an ejector moveable relative to the housing in a horizontal direction; and a driving device actuating said ejector to move; wherein said driving device is moved in a non-linear manner relative to the housing.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 24 words

12 . The module as described in claim 11 , wherein said driving device is mounted to one of said cover and said housing.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 21 words

13 . The module as described in claim 11 , wherein said deriving device is pivotal with regard to the housing.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 97 words

14 . A method of releasing a module from a cage, comprising the steps of: providing the module with a latch protruding in a vertical direction; providing a releasing mechanism around said latch; providing the cage with a resilient retaining tab; inserting said module into the cage and having the latch locked by said retaining tab wherein said releasing mechanism is accessibly operable from an exterior via a driving device; and rotating said driving device to actuate said releasing mechanism to deflect said retaining tab in said vertical direction for unlatching said latch from said retaining tab.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 97 words

14 . A method of releasing a module from a cage, comprising the steps of: providing the module with a latch protruding in a vertical direction; providing a releasing mechanism around said latch; providing the cage with a resilient retaining tab; inserting said module into the cage and having the latch locked by said retaining tab wherein said releasing mechanism is accessibly operable from an exterior via a driving device; and rotating said driving device to actuate said releasing mechanism to deflect said retaining tab in said vertical direction for unlatching said latch from said retaining tab.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 21 words

15 . The method as described in claim 14 , wherein said releasing mechanism is moved linearly relative to the latch.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 19 words

16 . The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said releasing mechanism is mounted to the module.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 19 words

17 . The method as described in claim 14 , wherein said driving device is mounted to the module.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 20 words

18 . The method as described in claim 14 , wherein said driving device is engaged with the releasing mechanism.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 22 words

19 . The method as described in claim 18 , wherein said driving device is curvedly moveable relative to said releasing mechanism.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 23 words

20 . The method as described in claim 14 , wherein said driving device and said releasing mechanism are discrete from each other.

Optoelectrical transceiver module with de-latching mechanism

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