Abstract: An electrically conductive hinge includes an electrically conductive first plate with a plurality of knuckles having openings. An electrically conductive second plate of the hinge also includes a plurality of knuckles having openings. The pluralities of knuckles are alternatively interlaced, and a hinge pin is inserted into the openings. One or more electrically conductive tabs are provided on the first hinge plate and frictionally engaged against one or more of the knuckles of the second hinge plate. Also, one or more electrically conductive tabs may be provided on the second hinge plate and frictionally engaged against one or more of the knuckles of the first hinge plate. The conductive tabs are resilient and provide good electrical conductivity between the first hinge plate and the second hinge plate. The hinge is particularly advantageous in grounding an electrically conductive cover to an electrical conductive housing.

Abstract: A card bus connector includes an insulative housing having a connecting portion and a pair of receiving arms extending from distal ends of the connecting portion, a plurality of contact terminals received in passageways defined through the connecting portion, a metal strip received in a guiding groove of each receiving arm for contacting with metal covers of an inserted I/O card, and a grounding plate firmly positioned between the connecting portion and the retaining arms. Metal standoffs extending downward from four corners of the housing contact grounding traces formed on a PCB thereby providing a first grounding path from an I/O card inserted in the card bus connector. The grounding plate also contacts grounding traces formed on the PCB thereby providing a second grounding path from an I/O card inserted in the card bus connector.

Abstract: A structure for fixing an electrical junction assembly on a corner portion defined by a first attaching surface and a second attaching surface perpendicular to the first attaching surface, the fixing structure comprises an electrical junction assembly body including a wire harness drawn out from a first side face thereof, the first side face opposing to the first attaching surface, a first bracket including a first fastening portion parallel to the first side face and a through hole formed in the first fastening portion, into which a first bolt vertically provided on the first attaching surface is inserted, a second bracket including a second fastening portion parallel to a second side face opposing to the second attaching surface, and an elongated through hole formed in the second fastening portion and extending toward the first side wall, into which a second bolt vertically provided on the second attaching surface is inserted, and a thin breakable member provided on a face of the second fastening portion wh

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a shielding shell made of a conductive material fitted thereto. The housing has two groups of pins separated by a central slot defined therebetween with a conductive plate received therein. The conductive plate is in electrical connection with the shielding shell. The conductive plate has two resilient fingers formed on a front edge thereof and thus engageable with a counterpart conductive plate of a mating connector. The resiliency of the fingers provides a positive engagement between the two conductive plates thereby establishing a sound electrical connection therebetween. This allows electrostatic charges on the conductive plates to be effectively removed through the shielding shell.

Abstract: In order to provide a more cost effective electric power supplying apparatus simpler in structure and operation, the apparatus 1 is constituted by attaching an electric power receiving part to an electric power supply part 2. The electric power receiving part comprises a shaft 7 provided on the end of a rotary member 3 at the rotational center thereof. The electric power supply part 2 comprises brush belts 5 each including a plurality of flexible linear conductive elements arranged so as to abut against the peripheral surface of the shaft 7.

Abstract: A reversed terminal insertion preventing structure is provided. This structure can detect reversed insertion of a terminal inserted into a connector housing upside down, and also prevent deformation of the terminal. The terminal has two protrusions for preventing reversed insertion. Two guide grooves corresponding to the two protrusions are formed on the inner walls of the terminal receiving chamber of the connector housing. When the protrusions simultaneously come into contact with the end walls of the respective guide grooves, the insertion of the terminal is stopped halfway into the connector housing. On the opposite side from the guide grooves formed on two inner walls perpendicular to each other, two escape grooves for the protrusions are formed for normal insertion.

Abstract: A wire harness device for inpane includes: an electrical instrument unit having a first connector to be connected to a harness; an instrument panel (inpane) having an attachment portion for the electrical instrument unit, the attachment portion having an insertion hole corresponding to the first connector; an air duct to be assembled with the inpane; a harness for the inpane which is provided with a second connector for receiving the electrical instrument unit and to be connected to the first connector of said electrical instrument unit; and a box-shaped connector holder for holding the second connector, which is provided in the air duct and movably positioned for the insertion hole. The wire harness device for inpane can easily make assembling of the instrument panel with an air duct, connection of an electrical instrument unit to a wire harness for an instrument panel and assembling of such a unit to the inpane by means of an improvement in the positioning accuracy of a unit receiving connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a front shielding shell member, a front housing member, a number of contacts, a rear housing member and a rear shielding shell member. The contacts are mounted to two sides of the rear housing member to prevent the contacts from moving sideward and to and fro. The rear housing member with the contacts is then inserted into a cavity defined in the front housing member to fixedly connect therewith, whereby contact portions of the contacts extend into contact passageways defined in the front housing member and are further prevented from moving upward and downward, whereby the contacts and the front and rear housing members are all fixedly connected. Finally, the front shielding shell member is mounted to the front housing member and the rear shielding shell member is connected to the front shielding shell member to accomplish the assembly of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A protective member (28) having a melting point lower than a cover (12) is provided on a distal end of a protrusion (22) of the cover (12). A terminal (13) and a covered electric wire (19) are housed in a groove portion (18) of a connector housing (11), and the protrusion (22) of the cover (12) is inserted into the groove portion (18), and thereafter, an ultrasonic vibration is applied to the covered electric wire (19) and the terminal (13) from the cover (12). A covering portion (27) of the covered electric wire (19) is melted and removed by the ultrasonic vibration. The protective member (28) absorbs a heat generated in the cover (12) by applying the ultrasonic vibration, and is preferentially melted. Therefore, the protrusion (22) is not deformed due to the heat, so that a contact area of a core wire (26) and the terminal (13) can be secured.

Abstract: A wire harness cable assembly comprises an outer casing defining a receiving space therein. The casing defines a first opening on a side thereof in communication with the receiving space. The casing defines a second opening in an end thereof perpendicular to the first opening. A connector is assembled in the casing and the connector has a mating portion protruding from the first opening for electrical engagement with a complimentary connector. A cable is electrically connected to a connecting end of the connector at one end, and another end of the cable extends through the second opening.

Abstract: A plug connector unit includes at least two identical insulative housings each of which retains two rows of contacts in a central wall thereof, wherein a portion of the contacts are defined as ground contacts while the remaining contacts are non-ground contacts, wherein the ground contacts are longer than the non-ground contacts and located at least at distal ends of each row in the central wall of the housing. A metal shielding is used to link the insulative housings as a unit.

Abstract: To reduce the risk of breakage and yet ensure good electric and thermal conductivity, pull-off strength and long service life of the connection, when connecting a contact element to a conductor (1) by crimping, the inner surface of the crimp section (6), in contact with the conductor (1), is provided with deformations that are grooves (2) and ribs running crosswise and obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the conductor (1).

Abstract: A thin design IC card connector which is provided with a sequence mechanism for defining the connection sequence of terminals of an IC card (for example, for ground lines, power supply lines, and signal lines in that order) performs a safe and reliable sequence operation. The IC card connector comprises first brushes that are connected to power supply lines, ground lines and signal lines of an IC card when the IC card is mounted, second brushes that are not directly connected to the first brushes but connected to a circuit board of a host apparatus, and a sequence mechanism which is arranged between the first brushes and the second brushes and which defines the connection sequence of the contact points of the IC card for making or breaking the connections between the first brushes and the second brushes according to the defined connection sequence. By operating the sequence mechanism, a sequence operation is performed with the contact points of the IC card remaining connected to the first brushes.

Abstract: A lamp socket is disclosed. The lamp socket comprises a socket body engaged with a lamp, a cylindrical hood accommodating a light emitting portion of the lamp, the hood having a first end portion formed integrally with the lamp socket, and a second end portion forming a peripheral edge of an opening in which the lamp can be inserted therefrom, a flange provided on an outer peripheral face of the hood and abutting against a peripheral edge of a mounting hole in a panel, an elastic engaging portion disposed on the outer peripheral face of the hood and engaging with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole in the panel, and a protecting portion provided at both sides of the elastic engaging portion on the outer peripheral face of the hood and preventing the elastic engaging portion from deforming by external force.

Abstract: A plug bridge for an electric appliance plug for connection of electric appliances to an outlet of an alternating current network, wherein the appliance plug is formed as a unit by the plug bridge joined to the end part of the appliance cord and enclosed by injection-molding, which unit consists of a form-stable insulating element for receiving and fixing the current conductor contact pins where the contact pins are integrated in insulating element apertures matching their cross section. The contact pins protrude relative to the plug bridge and the appliance plug sufficiently far for insertion in an electric outlet and are suited for connection, on lugs disposed inside the appliance plug contour and protruding relative to plug bridge plane, to the respective leads of the electric cord. The insulating element includes transverse to the plane of the contact pins a receiving aperture for insertion of an insert element supporting a ground prong.

Abstract: An electrical junction box having a screw-tightening type fusible link. The electrical junction box includes a screw-tightening type fusible link having at least one pair of terminals, a first electrical junction box having a housing for mounting the screw-tightening type fusible link and a recess portion which is adjacent to the housing for mounting the screw-tightening type fusible link, a second electrical junction box which can be mounted in the recess portion of the first electrical junction box, at least one wire harness in which one end of the wire harness is securely tightened to the terminal of screw-tightening type fusible link by a bolt, and an operation space for tightening where the bolt, the operation space is defined so as to be identical with the recess portion of the first electrical junction box before the second electrical junction box is mounted.

Abstract: A glare filter for a computer monitor having a support element with a first side and a second side, and a frame with a first side and a second side. The first side of the frame is pivotably connected to the first side of the support element, and the second side of the frame is pivotably connected to the second side of the support element. The glare filter also has a filter medium secured to the frame and at least one clip for removably attaching the support element to the computer monitor.

Abstract: In the terminal locking structure, a free end of a flexible terminal is engaged with an engagement portion in a connector housing to thereby lock a terminal at a predetermined position in the connector housing. A short protection piece extends along an inclined surface of the terminal lance so as to protect a root portion of the terminal lance bent from a rear end of a box ceiling plate which abuts on an upper side of a plate piece from which the terminal lance is bent.

Abstract: A reversible cable reel which includes two cover shells having a respective center shaft axially connected to each other, two cable wheels respectively mounted around the center shafts inside the cover shells, two spiral springs respectively mounted around the center shafts inside the cover shells, each spiral spring having an inner end connected to the respective cover shell and an outer end connected to the respective cable wheel, two cables respectively wound round the cable wheels, each cable having a fixed end fastened to the respective cable wheel and a free end extended out of the respective cover shell and mounted with a module plug, a first terminal unit mounted in one cable wheel and connected to conductors in one cable, a second terminal unit mounted in the other cable wheel and connected to conductors in the other cable and separated from the first terminal unit by a cover plate, the second terminal unit having contact means projecting into respective through holes on the cover plate into contact

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a first housing part and a second housing part, with the housing parts being movable relative to each other. At least one terminal is mounted between the two housing parts. The terminal includes a termination end secured in the first housing part, and a contact arm secured in the second housing part. A first flexible section is disposed between the ends of the terminal to allow for relative movement of the housing parts in a first given direction. A second flexible section is disposed between the first flexible section and the contact arm to allow for relative movement of the housing parts in a second given direction generally transverse to the first given direction. The second flexible section is juxtaposed generally parallel to the contact arm.