Abstract: A digital card adapter comprises a cover configured to a large-size appearance in shape of the SD card, a printed circuit board disposed at the cover, a set of terminals disposed in the center of the cover, and an insulative housing. The adapter provides a print circuit board being mounted inside a card-shape cover, and accomplishes to transfer data there between two different sizes cards in accordance with standard of SD 4.0 specification, meanwhile, achieves adapting two SD 4.0 card in different sizes.

Abstract: An electronic connector comprises an insulated housing, a first terminal pin set, a second terminal pin set, a third terminal pin set, a detective terminal pin and a metal shell. The insulated housing contains a base plate and defines a first space and a second space. The first, second and third terminal pin sets are located in the first and second spaces and work together to conform to the standards of USB 2.0 and 3.0. The detective terminal pin is disposed on an inner surface defining the first space. The metal shell encases the insulated housing and is electrically grounded. Thereby, when an interface is reversely inserted into the first space, the detective terminal pin can be electrically grounded. Such manner will allow the terminal pin sets to be selectively activated or deactivated according to the way of insertion of the interface into the connector to achieve a reliable communication.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a detect pin and a shell, includes a insulative housing having a terminal seat extending forwardly from a base portion and configuring a tongue, and defining a receiving room between bottom of the tongue and a shell, and a plurality of terminals installed in the terminal seat containing nineteen pins compacting to transmit HDMI signals and with one plus pin compacting to transmit DisplayPort signals, and a shell accommodating the insulative housing and including a first engagement portion, a second engagement portion, and a third engagement portion.

Abstract: A receptacle connector relates to a connector with sets of contacts arranged in at least one row, providing a solution to install supplementary terminal. As the plug connector plugging in the opening of the shell into the receiving room which is configured between the opening and the insulative housing which is enveloped at the shell, the contact zone at front end of the plug terminal connects with the contact of the principal terminal of the set of principal terminal and the tip of the supplementary terminal. A loop is so generated whereas electrically connecting the principal terminal and the supplementary terminal, wherein the tip and the contacts are all exposed in the receiving room, thereby providing a bridge between the soldering tail of the principal terminal and the soldering tail of the supplementary terminal transmitting auxiliary signal to the host board of the electric machine system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a contact array of a universal serial bus (USB) connector including a first signal differential pair, a second signal differential pair and a third signal differential pair, wherein the second signal differential pair is disposed between the first and third signal differential pairs, and at least one power contact or ground contact is disposed between the first and second signal differential pairs, or between the second and third signal differential pairs.

Abstract: A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for accommodating an electric card such that the accommodated electronic card is insertable with the USB standard metal casing into a USB port of an electronic apparatus for two-way data transfer (reading or storing) between the electronic card and the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body having an electrically insulative base block with a front vertical stop wall and a locating notch on the middle of front vertical stop wall, an electrically insulative front extension portion forwardly extended from the electrically insulative base block and conducting terminals mounted in the electrically insulative base block and the electrically insulative front extension portion, and a metal shielding shell surrounding the connector body and having a positioning block downwardly protruded from the top wall thereof and engaged into the locating notch of the electrically insulative base block of the connector body to assure connection stability between the connector body and the metal shielding shell and positive contact between the conducting terminals and an inserted external electrical connector.

Abstract: A USB connector fabrication method includes the steps of (a) stamping a metal sheet into a terminal set having a set of first terminals, a set of second terminals and material bridges joining the first terminals and the second terminals, (b) preparing an electrically insulative housing having punch holes and then mounting the terminal set in the electrically insulative housing to keep the material bridges in vertical alignment with the punch holes, (c) using a machine to cut off the material bridges and (d) securing a metal shield around the periphery of the electrically insulative housing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a contact array of a universal serial bus (USB) connector including a first signal differential pair, a second signal differential pair and a third signal differential pair, wherein the second signal differential pair is disposed between the first and third signal differential pairs, and at least one power contact or ground contact is disposed between the first and second signal differential pairs, or between the second and third signal differential pairs.

Abstract: A connector with a heat sink to prevented a card from being damaged due to friction when the card is inserted or removed includes a frame provided with two guide arms and two elastic members, each guide arm containing two chutes, each chute containing an upper and a lower limit zones; a pressurizing-down mechanism connected to the frame, a leading post received in the chute being disposed on each side arm, and a heat sink being provided on top; card insertion driving the pressurizing-down mechanism to move with its leading post in the chute for the heat sink to contact the card to conduct the heat generated from the card; and the elastic member moving the pressurizing-down mechanism into the upper limit zone to remove the card.

Abstract: A card reader includes a housing, a sliding carrier mounted in the housing to carry a USB-configured metal casing, a push tab fastened to the sliding carrier and suspending out of one side of the housing for operation by a user to move the sliding carrier and the USB-configured metal casing to the front position for insertion into a USB port in an external electronic apparatus, a circuit module mounted in the metal casing for electric connection to the external electronic apparatus after insertion of the metal casing into the USB port, a rack mounted in the bottom side of the circuit board and holding a set of conducting terminals for receiving a first electronic card, and an expansion module mounted in the rear side for the contact of a second electronic card that is inserted through a top insertion slot in the housing into a top insertion slot in the sliding carrier.

Abstract: A card connector includes an electrically insulative frame base, which defines a card insertion space and a sliding slot at one side of the card insertion space, a metal shielding cover, which covers the card insertion space and has an elongated guide hole corresponding to the sliding slot, a slide slidably mounted in the sliding slot, an elastic member connected between the slide and the rear side of the electrically insulative frame base, a guide rod fastened to the rear side of the electrically insulative frame base to guide movement of the slide along the sliding slot, and a limiter member fastened to the slide and movable along the elongated guide hole of the metal shielding cover for guiding an electronic card into the card insertion space and holding the inserted electronic card in positive contact with respective metal terminals in the electrically insulative frame base.

Abstract: A card reader includes a USB standard casing, a holder block fastened to the USB standard casing and defining therein an insertion hole for the insertion of an electronic card, a circuit board mounted in the USB standard casing and having a first contact set configured subject to the USB specification and a second contact set, and an electric connector electrically connected to the second contact set and kept in proximity to the insertion hole for the contact of an electronic card electrically.

Abstract: A card reader includes a hollow base provided with a USB standard metal casing at one side, and an electric module mounted in the USB standard metal casing and the hollow base and defining with the USB standard metal casing an electronic card receiving space for accommodating an electric card such that the accommodated electronic card is insertable with the USB standard metal casing into a USB port of an electronic apparatus for two-way data transfer (reading or storing) between the electronic card and the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: A card connector includes an electrically insulative frame base, which defines a card insertion space and a sliding slot at one side of the card insertion space, a metal shielding cover, which covers the card insertion space and has an elongated guide hole corresponding to the sliding slot, a slide slidably mounted in the sliding slot, an elastic member connected between the slide and the rear side of the electrically insulative frame base, a guide rod fastened to the rear side of the electrically insulative frame base to guide movement of the slide along the sliding slot, and a limiter member fastened to the slide and movable along the elongated guide hole of the metal shielding cover for guiding an electronic card into the card insertion space and holding the inserted electronic card in positive contact with respective metal terminals in the electrically insulative frame base.

Abstract: A USB socket connector includes a plastic core member, which has metal terminals embedded therein and a constraint member, for example, a raised portion, and a metal casing, which houses the plastic core member and has a constraint device, for example, notch that receives the constraint device of the plastic core member to hold the plastic core member in position upon insertion of the plastic core member into the casing, and two rear extension arms that are bent into shape and stopped against the back side of the plastic core member to hold down the plastic core member firmly in place after insertion of the plastic core member into the metal casing.

Abstract: The feed point adjustable planar antenna includes a ground component, a main radiation plane, a branch line extended from the main radiation plane, and a ground pin electrically connecting the radiation component with the ground component. If it needs to fine tune the frequency band interval after the design of the antenna is completed, the feed position of the coaxial cable to the branch line can be changed to achieve the fine tuning without cutting the antenna. The ground pin extends from a side edge of the ground component and the branch line is adjacent to the ground component. The branch line and the ground component form a larger coupling range than the conventional planar antenna does. In the mean time, the coaxial cable also has a larger feed range than the conventional planar antenna does.

Abstract: A chip antenna has a dielectric material layer, a first meandered strip, a second meandered strip and several bended strips. The first meandered strip is meandered in one direction and disposed on the dielectric material layer. The second meandered strip is meandered in another direction and disposed on the dielectric material layer. The first meandered strip is connected to the second meandered strip. The bended strips are connected to the turns of the meandered strips.

Abstract: A chip antenna apparatus for receiving global positioning system signals, includes a L-shaped ground area and an omni-directional chip antenna. The L-shaped ground area is disposed on a circuit board. The omni-directional chip antenna is disposed in a gap of the L-shaped ground area on the circuit board and electrically connected to the L-shaped ground area.

Abstract: In a memory card connector, a pivot shaft member is pivotally provided in a front side of the insertion hole for memory card for controlling the gap of the insertion hole for the insertion of a different memory card. The pivot shaft member has a protruding portion protruded from the periphery, and a guide block extending from the protruding portion for guiding the insertion of a thin type memory card into the insertion hole in horizontal. Insertion of a thick memory card into the insertion hole forces the protruding portion to rotate the pivot shaft and to hold down the front row of terminals in the memory card connector, preventing deformation or damage of the terminals due to improper insertion of the memory card into the insertion hole.