JP5051089B2 - Optical transceiver heat dissipation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical transceiver heat dissipation device that dissipates heat generated from an optical transceiver using a heat sink disposed in a cage of a host device.

  An optical transceiver includes a light emitting and receiving element, and transmits and receives an optical signal via an optical connector. The optical connector is detachably connected to a main body housing a plurality of electronic components, electronic circuits, and a circuit board. And a receptacle. The optical transceiver is also referred to as a pluggable optical transceiver, and is normally inserted into and extracted from a metal cage installed on the host board in a hot line state, connected to an electrical connector disposed at the back of the cage, and into the cage. Insertion is latched.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of an XFP type optical transceiver known as a standard, which is used by being mounted on a substrate of a host device. A metal cage 2 is installed on the substrate 1 of the host device. An insertion port 2a of the cage is exposed from the opening of the bezel 1a, and the optical transceiver 3 is inserted / extracted through the insertion port 2a. A plug connector 4 is provided at the rear end of the optical transceiver 3, and the plug connector 4 and the socket connector 5 on the host device side are connected within the cage 2, so that the optical transceiver 3 and the host device are connected. Communication (signal transmission / reception, power supply to optical transceiver, etc.) is established.

A heat sink 6 for dissipating the heat generated by the optical transceiver 3 is disposed on the upper wall side of the cage 2 and is attached using a clip 7. The thermal contact between the optical transceiver 3 and the heat sink 6 is ensured by managing the surface accuracy of the contact surfaces (see, for example, Patent Document 1). There is also a configuration in which a plurality of optical transceivers are arranged side by side, and a heat sink for each optical transceiver is fixed simultaneously with a common clip (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
US Pat. No. 6,816,376 US Pat. No. 6,980,437

The recent increase in transmission speed, increased output in long-distance transmission, and increased data processing amount due to higher functionality have caused power consumption and thus increased heat generation. However, the stability of optical signal quality has been reduced. To ensure this, it is necessary to improve the heat dissipation performance of the optical transceiver.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, the heat sink 6 for this purpose protrudes into the cage 2 from the opening 2 b on the upper surface of the cage 2, and the housing upper wall 3 a of the optical transceiver 3 inserted into the cage. It is configured to be in thermal contact with almost the entire surface. Usually, one heat sink 6 is prepared for one optical transceiver 3, and thermal contact is secured and held by one clip 7.

  In addition, when the heat sink 6 becomes large, it becomes difficult to uniformly apply a pressing force to the entire contact surface with one clip 7 and make the thermal contact uniform. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, it is conceivable that the heat sink 6 is uniformly pressed against the contact surface of the optical transceiver 3 by using a plurality of clips 7a. In order to obtain a high heat dissipation effect only by contact between solids, such as between the heat sink and the optical transceiver housing, it is necessary to increase the contact area of the contact interface. However, as shown in FIG. 7C, if the contact interface between the solids is uneven, there are few thermal contact points S even with a wide contact area, and the contact thermal resistance per unit area is large. The heat dissipation efficiency is not good.

  In order to reduce the contact thermal resistance by increasing the ratio of contact points to the contact area, it is necessary to remove minute irregularities with very high precision processing and to contact flat surfaces with high flatness. . However, it is technically impossible to obtain heat radiation efficiency by performing processing with high accuracy close to ideal as described above by means that can be realized economically and in mass production. Further, although it is necessary to press the heat sink against the optical transceiver with a large pressing force, there is a problem that stress is applied to the contact surface and the frictional force with the optical transceiver is increased, making it difficult to perform the insertion / extraction operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and without increasing the thermal contact surface flatness between the optical transceiver casing and the heat sink, reduces the contact thermal resistance between them and improves the heat dissipation efficiency. An object of the present invention is to provide a heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver that can be inserted and removed.

  An optical transceiver heat dissipation device according to the present invention includes a cage disposed on a substrate of a host device, into which the optical transceiver is inserted, a heat sink disposed in an opening provided on the upper wall side of the cage, and the optical transceiver within the cage. This is a heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver provided with an elastic member that presses the lower end surface of the heat sink so as to protrude from the opening of the cage and come into contact with the upper wall of the optical transceiver when inserted into the optical transceiver. The heat sink is formed of a plurality of heat sinks divided with respect to one optical transceiver, and is pressed by a plurality of elastic members so as to contact the upper wall of the optical transceiver.

The plurality of divided heat sinks are arranged side by side in the insertion direction of the optical transceiver, arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the optical transceiver, or inserted in the optical transceiver and perpendicular to the insertion direction. It is arranged side by side with the direction.
The elastic member is formed by punching a spring plate, or is formed by a coil spring and a screw member. Furthermore, the elastic member may be fixed to each of a plurality of divided heat sinks by a fixing member. Note that the opening provided on the upper wall side of the cage is formed on the lower surface side of the plurality of divided heat sinks and is supported by the upper wall opening of the cage in such a size that the contact convex portion falls. The lower end surface of the heat sink is chamfered.

  According to the present invention, the plurality of divided heat sinks can be in thermal contact with the upper wall of the optical transceiver individually, and the contact thermal resistance can be increased without increasing the flatness of the contact interface. The heat radiation efficiency of the optical transceiver can be increased. In addition, since the plurality of divided heat sinks are individually pressed by the plurality of elastic members, it is possible to absorb the dimensional variation and reduce the contact thermal resistance to improve the heat dissipation effect.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the outline of a heat radiating device of an optical transceiver according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing an assembled state thereof. In the figure, 11 is a host device board, 11a is a host device bezel, 12 is a cage, 12a is an insertion slot, 12b is an opening, 13 is an optical transceiver, 13a is an upper wall, 14 is a plug connector, and 15 is a socket connector. 16, 16a to 16c are heat sinks, and 17a is an elastic member.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heat radiating device for an optical transceiver according to the present invention is divided into a cage 12 installed on a substrate 11 of a host device and an opening 12b formed on the upper wall side of the cage 12. The plurality of heat sinks 16a to 16c and a plurality of elastic members 17a that press and hold these heat sinks. The cage 12 has an insertion port 12a on the front side, and the optical transceiver 13 is inserted into the cage 12 through the opening of the bezel 11a of the host device. Note that a front portion of the optical transceiver 13 has a receptacle into which an optical connector for an optical fiber cable that transmits and receives an optical signal is inserted.

  When the optical transceiver 13 is inserted into the cage 12, the plug connector 14 provided at the rear end of the optical transceiver 13 is inserted and connected to the socket connector 15 installed on the rear side of the cage 12. The insertion of the optical transceiver 13 into the cage 12 is held and fixed by latch means (not shown). Moreover, the upper wall 13a of the optical transceiver 13 inserted in the cage 12 is in contact with the lower surfaces of the plurality of heat sinks 16a to 16c pressed by the plurality of elastic members 17a to form a heat radiation surface having a heat radiation function.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the optical transceiver 13 is inserted into the cage 12. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, for example, a pair of heat sinks 16 a to 16 c is provided. The elastic member 17a is used to press and hold both sides of the heat sink individually. When each of the divided heat sinks 16a to 16c is individually pressed by the elastic member 17a, the contact state with the upper wall 13a of the optical transceiver is as shown in FIG.

  In this contact state, each of the divided plurality of heat sinks 16 is in thermal contact with the optical transceiver 13 individually, the number of thermal contact points S can be increased, and the contact thermal resistance can be reduced. In addition, each of the divided plurality of heat sinks 16 can be pressed by an individual elastic member to absorb the dimensional variation of the heat sinks and reduce the contact thermal resistance. As a result, compared with the structure of the heat sink having the same area as shown in FIG. 7C, the number of thermal contact points increases, and the heat dissipation effect can be improved by reducing the contact thermal resistance.

  1 and 2, the three divided heat sinks 16 a to 16 c are arranged side by side in the optical transceiver insertion direction, but are divided into two or four or more depending on the size of the heat radiation surface of the optical transceiver 13. It may be a form divided into two. A pair of elastic members 17a is used for each of the divided heat sinks 16a to 16c, but one elastic member 17a is used if the contact thermal resistance with the upper wall 13a of the optical transceiver does not decrease. Further, three or more elastic members 17a may be used. Further, the heat sink opening 12b formed on the upper wall side of the cage 12 is shown in a form in which a plurality of openings are provided so as to correspond to the plurality of heat sinks. One large opening may be provided.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the heat sink is divided so as to be aligned in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the optical transceiver. For example, a shape that is usually formed integrally with one heat sink is formed in a shape that is divided into two heat sinks 16 d and 16 e on the left and right from the center of the optical transceiver 13. As described in FIG. 2, the heat sinks 16d and 16e divided into two are individually pressed and thermally contacted with the upper wall of the optical transceiver by the plurality of elastic members 17a ′, so that the heat dissipation effect is obtained. Can be improved.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the heat sink is divided so as to be aligned in the insertion direction of the optical transceiver and is also aligned so as to be aligned in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. For example, a shape usually formed integrally with one heat sink is divided into three in the insertion direction as described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and two heat sinks 16d on the left and right sides from the center of the optical transceiver 13 are further divided. And 16e, and the heat sinks 16f to 16k divided into a total of six. The six divided heat sinks 16f to 16k are individually pressed by the plurality of elastic members 17a ′ and are in thermal contact with the upper wall of the optical transceiver, as described with reference to FIG. Can be made.

  4A and 4B are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of an elastic member that presses and holds the heat sink 16 in the heat radiating device of the present invention. FIG. 4A is an example in which a spring plate is punched, and FIG. 4B is a coil spring. And a screw member. In the figure, 17a and 17b are elastic members, 18a is a pressing portion, 18b is an elastic portion, 18c is an arm portion, 18d is a locking portion, 19a is a pressing plate, 19b is a screw member, 19c is a coil spring, and 19d is a locking piece. , 20 is a fixing screw, 21a is a base portion, 21b is a fin portion, and 21c is a contact convex portion. The other reference numerals are the same as those used in FIGS.

  The elastic member 17a shown in FIG. 4A is provided with elasticity by punching a spring plate and bending it into a predetermined shape. The shape includes, for example, a pressing portion 18a that presses the heat sink 16 at the center portion, an elastic portion 18b and an arm portion 18c that follows the pressing portion 18a, and a hook-shaped locking portion 18d at the end thereof. The stop portion 18d is attached to the step portion 12c of the cage 12 by being locked. The elastic member 17a can be easily manufactured by punching from the spring plate, can be easily attached and detached, and the heat sink can be attached at low cost.

  The elastic member 17b shown in FIG. 4B is formed using a member made up of a pressing plate 19a, a screw member 19b, and a coil spring 19c. The pressing plate 19a is a hard metal that is not deformed and has an arcuate shape, and screw members 19b are inserted through both ends of the pressing plate 19a via coil springs 19c. The screw member 19b is screwed into a locking piece 19d fixedly attached to the cage 12. Although the number of parts of the elastic member 17b increases, the pressing force can be adjusted by changing the screwing amount of the screw member 19b, and the contact thermal resistance is individually adjusted according to the area and shape of the heat sink. It becomes possible.

  The heat sink 16 has a plurality of heat dissipating fin portions 21b on the outer surface side (upper surface side) of the base portion 21a, and projects inward from the cage opening 12b on the inner surface side (lower surface side). It has the contact convex part 21c which contacts. The elastic members 17a and 17b are arranged in a space portion formed between the fin portions 21b and press the upper surface of the base portion 21a. The elastic member 17a can be attached and fixed to the heat sink 16 in advance using a fixing member such as a fixing screw 20 or the like. In this case, workability can be improved, such as eliminating the need for parts procurement when assembling the heat sink and facilitating positioning.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a thermal contact portion between the heat sink and the optical transceiver. As described above, the plurality of divided heat sinks 16 a to 16 c are pressed by the individual elastic members 17 a and 17 b for each heat sink, and the contact convex portion 21 c on the lower surface of the heat sink is thermally applied to the upper wall 13 a of the optical transceiver 13. Heat is released by contact. The contact convex portion 21c is formed so as to fit inside the outer shape of the lower surface of the heat sink, and the size of the opening 12b of the cage 12 is also smaller than the outer shape of the lower surface of the heat sink. Thus, the heat sinks 16a to 16c can be supported by the cage with the upper wall of the cage 12 and the elastic members 17a and 17b in a state where the optical transceiver 13 is not inserted.

  The optical transceiver 13 is inserted from the left side toward the right side as indicated by an arrow, but the heat sinks 16a to 16c are attached to the cage 12 in advance, and for example, the contact convex portion 21c is formed inside the opening 12b of the cage 12. Sticks out. For this reason, when inserting the optical transceiver 13, the front-end | tip part 13b of the upper wall 13a contact | abuts to the contact convex part 21c, and insertion of the optical transceiver 13 is prevented. Therefore, it is desirable that at least the lower end surface with which the front end portion 13b of the optical transceiver 13 hits is formed by a chamfered inclined surface 21d. Thereby, the insertion of the optical transceiver 13 can push up the heat sink against the pressing of the elastic members 17a and 17b, and allow the insertion.

It is a figure explaining the outline of the thermal radiation apparatus of the optical transceiver by this invention. It is a figure which shows the attachment state of the thermal radiation apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the attachment state of another heat radiator. It is a figure explaining the structural example of the elastic member which presses and hold | maintains a heat sink. It is a figure explaining the structural example of the thermal contact part of a heat sink. It is a figure explaining a prior art. It is a figure explaining the problem of a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Host apparatus board | substrate, 11a ... Host apparatus bezel, 12 ... Cage, 12a ... Insert, 12b ... Opening part, 12c ... Step part, 13 ... Optical transceiver, 13a ... Upper wall, 13b ... Tip part, 14 ... Plug connector, 15 ... Socket connector, 16, 16a-16k ... Heat sink, 17a, 17b ... Elastic member, 18a ... Pressing part, 18b ... Elastic part, 18c ... Arm part, 18d ... Locking part, 19a ... Pressing plate, 19b ... Screw member, 19c ... Coil spring, 19d ... Locking piece, 20 ... Fixing screw, 21a ... Base part, 21b ... Fin part, 21c ... Contact convex part, 21d ... Inclined surface.

Claims (9)

A cage disposed on a substrate of a host device and into which an optical transceiver is inserted; a heat sink disposed in an opening provided on an upper wall side of the cage; and when the optical transceiver is inserted into the cage The heat radiating device of the optical transceiver comprising an elastic member that presses the lower end surface of the heat sink so as to protrude from the opening and contact the upper wall of the optical transceiver,
The heat sink is formed of a plurality of heat sinks divided with respect to one optical transceiver, and is pressed by a plurality of elastic members so as to contact an upper wall of the optical transceiver. Heat dissipation device.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of divided heat sinks are arranged side by side in the insertion direction of the optical transceiver.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of divided heat sinks are arranged side by side in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the optical transceiver.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of divided heat sinks are arranged side by side in an insertion direction of the optical transceiver and a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is formed by punching a spring plate.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is formed of a coil spring and a screw member.   The heat dissipation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is fixed to each of the plurality of divided heat sinks.   The opening provided on the upper wall side of the cage is formed in such a size that the contact convex portion formed on the lower surface side of the plurality of divided heat sinks falls, and the plurality of divided heat sinks are formed on the cage. The heat radiation device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the heat radiation device is supported by an upper wall.   The heat radiating device for an optical transceiver according to claim 1, wherein a lower end surface of the heat sink is chamfered.

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