Latchable module housings and methods of making and using the same

摘要

An optical module housing that may be easily seated, locked in and removed from a socket, thereby reducing or eliminating potential damage to the module and socket, and methods for making and using the housing are disclosed. The module housing generally includes a chassis, one or more pivots attached to the chassis, a latch configured to secure the housing in a corresponding slot when in a locked position, a slider configured to be in contact with and/or connected to the latch and to move the latch relative to the chassis, the latch and/or the slider being configured to move on and/or around the pivot(s) and a handle configured to be in contact with and/or connected to the slider such that when the handle moves from a first position to a second position, the slider and latch move to the locked and/or an unlocked positions.

主权项

1. A module housing, comprising:
a) a chassis; b) one or more pivots attached to the chassis; c) a latch configured to secure the chassis and/or the housing in a complementary and/or corresponding slot when in a locked position, the latch being configured to move on and/or around the pivot(s) and having a tapered end that protrudes from the module housing when in the locked position; d) a slider in contact with and/or connected to the latch and configured to move the latch relative to the chassis, the slider having a pressure bar that contacts the tapered end of the latch; e) a handle configured to be in contact with and/or connected to the slider such that when the handle moves from a first position to a second position, the pressure bar applies pressure to the tapered end of the latch and moves the tapered end of the latch down and/or into the module housing, and the slider and the latch move from the locked position to an unlocked position; and f) an elastic reset device configured to move the latch from the unlocked position to the locked position in an absence of a force on the latch towards the unlocked position.