Patents Assigned to Bellwether Electronic Corp.
  • Patent number: 8403710
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a socket and a plug. The socket includes a first insulating block and a first terminal and the first insulating block has a positioning notch and a positioning hole. The plug includes a second insulating block and a second terminal, and the second insulating block has a plug end and a fool-proof block protruded from the plug end and extended towards the socket. The second insulating block includes a positioning hook arm formed on the other opposite side. When the second insulating block is plugged into the first insulating block, the fool-proof block is stopped at the positioning notch, and the positioning hook arm is latched into the positioning hole, such that the first terminals are electrically coupled to the second terminals, so as to assure a proper connection of the electric connectors and prevent damages caused by improper connection of the electric connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bellwether Electronic Corp.
    Inventors: Kuan-Wu Chen, Chia-Hung Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110034085
    Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for electrical connection with an electronic card. The electrical connector includes a plurality of conductive terminals, each of the terminals being bent and having a fixed segment, and a connecting segment bent from one end of the fixed segment, and resilient segment bent from the other end of the fixed segment at one end thereof. Further there is a contact segment bent from the other end of the resilient segment and having an uneven surface that serves as a wiping unit and that is adapted to move over the electronic card to wipe out dust and contaminants from the electronic card when the electronic card is assembled to the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicants: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP., Kunshan Jiahua Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Wu Chen, Zhi-Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: 7713079
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulating body having opposite lateral side frames for mounting respectively two metallic pieces thereon, and terminals mounted in the insulating body and coupled to a circuit board. When an insertion side with conductive terminals of an electronic card is inserted into an insertion groove in the insulating body, the conductive terminals contact respectively contact portions of the terminals extending into the insertion groove. Each metallic piece includes first and second resilient arms extending from a base, and a carved metallic piece extending from the first resilient arm. When the insertion side of the electronic card is inserted into the insertion groove, each lateral side of the electronic card is clamped between the anchoring member and the second resilient arm of a corresponding metallic piece, and is formed with a notch engaging a projection of the second resilient arm of the corresponding metallic piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Bellwether Electronic Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Chi Fu
  • Publication number: 20100112834
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for a plurality of conductive terminals, comprising the steps of: (1) punching a flat metallic plate to form a carrier and a plurality of spaced-apart terminal bodies, and blanking each of the terminal bodies to form an uneven surface, so that the uneven surface serves as a wiping unit; (2) bending each of the terminal bodies to form a curved contact segment, a resilient segment, a fixed segment, and a connecting segment, such that the uneven surface is located at the contact segment; (3) assembling the bent terminal bodies to an insulating housing; and (4) cutting and removing the carrier from the terminal bodies so that the terminal bodies disposed on the insulating housing constitute the conductive terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicants: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP., Kunshan Jiahua Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Wu CHEN, Zhi-Fu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20100003856
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulating body having opposite lateral side frames for mounting respectively two metallic pieces thereon, and terminals mounted in the insulating body and coupled to a circuit board. When an insertion side with conductive terminals of an electronic card is inserted into an insertion groove in the insulating body, the conductive terminals contact respectively contact portions of the terminals extending into the insertion groove. Each metallic piece includes first and second resilient arms extending from a base, and a carved metallic piece extending from the first resilient arm. When the insertion side of the electronic card is inserted into the insertion groove, each lateral side of the electronic card is clamped between the anchoring member and the second resilient arm of a corresponding metallic piece, and is formed with a notch engaging a projection of the second resilient arm of the corresponding metallic piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Bellwether Electronic Corp.
    Inventor: Shih-Chi FU