TRANSCEIVER CAGE ASSEMBLY WITH GROUNDING DEVICE

Abstract

A transceiver cage assembly includes a housing (10) and a grounding device (20). The housing includes at least one receiving space for receiving at least one transceiver module. The grounding device mounted on the housing includes a flat main member (200), and at least one resilient member (220) protruding from the main member. The grounding device provides electrical connection between the housing and bezels.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view of a transceiver cage assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an inverted view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an assembled view of FIG. 1, but viewed from another aspect; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional transceiver cage assembly.

Claims

1. A transceiver cage assembly, comprising: a housing comprising at least one receiving space for receiving at least one transceiver module; anda grounding device mounted on the housing, comprising a flat main member, and at least one resilient member protruding from the main member.

2. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 1, wherein the main member has a rectangular frame shape.

3. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a front end, the grounding device is mounted on the front end of the housing.

4. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 1, wherein the main member comprises a first end portion, a pair of second end portions, and a third end portion opposite to the first end portion, the second end portions interconnecting the first end portion and the third end portion.

5. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 4, wherein the first, second, and third end portions are coplanar, and cooperatively bound at least one opening for mounting the housing.

6. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 1, wherein the grounding device further comprises at least one latching member.

7. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 6, wherein the housing further comprises at least one flange, and at least one hole defined in the flange for engaging with the latching member.

8. The transceiver cage assembly of claim 6, wherein the resilient member and the latching member extend from two opposite sides of the main member.

9. A grounding device for mounting on a shielding housing accommodated at least one transceiver module, the grounding device comprising: a flat main member;at least one resilient member protruding from one side of the main member; andat least one latching member extending from an opposite side of the main member.

10. The grounding device of claim 9, wherein the main member has a rectangular frame shape.

11. The grounding device of claim 9, wherein the main member comprises a first end portion, a pair of second end portions, and a third end portion opposite to the first end portion, the second end portions interconnecting the first end portion and the third end portion.

12. The grounding device of claim 11, wherein the first, second, and third end portions are coplanar, and cooperatively bound at least one opening for mounting the housing.

13. The grounding device of claim 11, further comprises a connecting portion located between the first end portion and the third end portion, and connected to the second end portions.

14. The grounding device of claim 13, wherein the connecting portion is parallel with the first end portion and the third end portion.

15. An assembly comprising: a cage housing defining a plurality of spatially separate receiving spaces therein, each of said plurality of spaces spatially extending parallel to each other from a side of said housing, and at least one flange extending away from said housing along said side of said housing;a transceiver module removably receivable in said each of said plurality of spaces of said housing for further electrical connection;a bezel extending beside said housing along said side of said housing, said each of said plurality of spaces in said housing reachably extendable toward said bezel so as to be spatially exposable through said bezel; anda grounding device installable between said bezel and said side of said housing, said grounding device comprising a flat main member extending along said side of said housing and defining at least one opening therein for extension of said each of said plurality of spaces toward said bezel, portions of said main member engagable against said at least one flange of said housing in order to be retainable with said housing, and at least one resilient member protruding from said main member toward said bezel to be electrically engagable with said bezel.

16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein said at least one opening of said main member is used for said extension of more than two of said plurality of spaces toward said bezel.