Abstract: A backshell adapter assembly includes a clamp body and one or more extending strain relief arms, pivotably connected to the clamp body. The strain relief arms are adapted to receive a pair of opposing saddle clamps or cable tie to provide radial clamping of a wire bundle relative to the backshell adapter assembly to prevent axial movement of the cable in response to axial forces thereupon. The extending strain relief arms are adapted to be rotated between various positions including −90° to +90°. Provisions may be provided for securing the extending arms at various detent positions relative to the axis of the clamp body. As such the need for separate tooling for different configurations is eliminated, thus lowering the cost of the device. In addition, the use of such backshell adapter assemblies is greatly simplified.

Abstract: The chips for chip cards are customarily provided on a film strip which consists of a synthetic foil and a conductor track pattern and are connected to the conductor track pattern by way of bonding wires. Automatic mounting is made possible by the use of a film strip with periodically arranged conductor track patterns. For chips which can be driven via contacts as well as in a contactless manner, using a coil, conductor tracks are effectively provided on both sides of the synthetic foil forming the film strip. However, the film strip then becomes very inflexible so that it cannot be suitably handled by conventional automatic apparatus. The invention proposes to provide the metal foils wherefrom the conductor tracks are cut out with additional interruptions which reduce the cross-section of the metal foils at short intervals in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the film. The film strip thus becomes more flexible so that it can be handled by conventional automatic apparatus.

Abstract: For a contact means for conductor foils which comprise at least one conductor path (14), an especially reliable contact for a long period of time shall be guaranteed. To this end the contact means comprises a pressure element (16) which is provided with a projection (24) presenting a continuous pressure surface (25), and a counter pressure element (18) provided with a recess (28) the contour of which is adapted to the shape of the pressure surface, the projection being prestressed elastically against the counter pressure element such that a conductor foil to be contacted is clamped between the pressure surface (25) and the edge of the recess (28). Thus, it is possible to maintain a constant contact force even if the conductor foil eventually yields.

Abstract: Extension boards and a method of extending boards capable of reducing a fabrication cost and capable of mounting electronic devices on a board with high density which board is mounted onto an electronic equipment from the beginning. In a memory board on which connectors and electronic devices are mounted, each connector is formed of an upper connector and a lower connector, and signal lines extend in the memory board, wherein terminals or connector pins of the upper and lower connectors form one pair in appearance while interposing the memory board therebetween, and each pair forms a terminal group.

Abstract: An insulation-displacement terminal fitting (10) has plate-shaped blades (27) disposed before V-shaped contact portions (23) along a wire-insertion direction. The blades (27) make cuts (C) in an insulation coating (Wb) of a wire (W). The insulation coating (Wb) then is cut open by the V-shaped contact portions (23). A cut-open piece (Wc) of the insulation coating (Wb) that is caught by the contact portions (23) is not forcibly stretched. Thus, a core (Wa) is not pulled in a direction to be withdrawn from a clearance between the contact portions (23). An accommodation space (30) in which the caught cut-open piece (Wc) of the insulation coating (Wb) is accommodated is located within a height range of side walls (21). Thus, the cut-open piece (Wc) of the insulation coating (Wb) does not project above the side walls (21).

Abstract: The present invention provides a card edge electrical connector which makes it possible to achieve reliable grounding of a daughter board to a mother board via latch members thereof. Card edge connector (1) is equipped with an insulating housing (10), which is to be attached to a mother board (50) and which has a daughter board-accommodating recess (11) that extends in the direction of length thereof, and metal latch members (30), which are disposed in the vicinity of end portions of the housing (10) with respect to the direction of length of the housing and which hold a daughter board (60) at a second angle when the daughter board (60) is rotated to the second angle after being inserted into the daughter board-accommodating recess (11) at a first angle. The latch members (30) are connected to a ground path of the mother board (50).

Abstract: The rotating connector contains a first case and a second case, which are combined to be rotatable relative to each other and define an annular space inside; a ring member having a plurality of rollers arranged in the circumferential direction within the annular space, the ring member being capable of moving in the circumferential direction within the annular space; and a spirally wound belt-shaped transmission line having an inverting section at an intermediate portion thereof, where the winding direction of the transmission line is inverted by one of the rollers, one end and the other end of the spirally wound transmission line being connected to the first case and to the second case respectively. The second case has a bottom plate; the ring member contains, among the plurality of rollers, regulating rollers each having an abutting shaft to be abutted against the bottom plate, the abutting shaft controlling the face of the regulating roller opposing the bottom plate not to contact with the bottom plate.

Abstract: To allow access to a control/display module in an electronic circuit breaker, an adapter and harness are provided for remotely positioning the control/display module in a more accessible location, e.g., on the remote handle operator. An adapter plug and plate installs in place of the control/display module on the circuit breaker. The adapter plug provides connectors for a harness to extend to a mounting plate, which can be attached to the remote handle operator. The control/display module, which was removed from the circuit breaker, is installed in the mounting plate.

Abstract: An optical fiber coupler for optical fiber amplifier use in the field of optical communications is provided. The optical fiber coupler comprises: a rare earth-doped fiber as an optical amplifying element; a quasi rare earth-doped fiber for entrance of input signal light; a fused-stretch fiber portion as a multiplexing element which connects a part of the rare earth-doped fiber and a parts the quasi rare earth-doped fiber, wherein the fused-stretch fiber portion formed by stretched a fused mixture of parts of the rare earth-doped fiber and the quasi rare earth-doped fiber; and a single mode fiber which is jointed at a fused joint portion to another shortened rare earth-doped fiber connected to the fused-stretch fiber portion on a side connected by the quasi rare earth-doped fiber. The quasi rare earth-doped fiber has substantially equal propagation constant to the rare earth-doped fiber without substantially containing rare earth elements.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for mounting to an end portion of a coaxial cable (20) including a braided conductor (7) and a laminate foil (6) provided inside the braided conductor (7) and having a center conductor. The coaxial cable connector comprises a cylindrical connector main body (30) inserted between the braided conductor (7) and the laminate foil (6), a connective cylinder (2) rotatably supported to a proximal portion of the connector main body (30) so as to be engaged with an outer conductor of a mating connector to be connected, and a clamp ring (3) for fixedly fastening an insertion member (11) of the connector main body (30) after being inserted into the coaxial cable (20). The cylindrical connector main body (30) may also be inserted between the braided conductor (7) and a protective coating (8) portion provided outside the braided conductor (7). Further, the connector main body (30) may comprise slots (41) at the insertion distal portion (11a).

Abstract: A LCD-device retaining structure of portable electronic equipment is provided, which suppresses any damage of the LCD device such as cracks even if the equipment is subjected to external shock or forces.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a lower half having a first end thereof and an upper half assembled to the lower half. A latch is pivotally assembled to the upper and lower halves and having a free end extending rearward. A bracket is attached to the upper half and covers the free end of the latch.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a plurality of electrical conductors with one portion thereof disposed in a housing and an end of such connector projecting outward from the housing and terminating in a pad disposed perpendicular to the housing disposed portion. The connector is provided adapted for mounting to an ball grid array disposed on a printed circuit board. The pad is coupled to the conductor through a curved interconnect. The interconnect is configured as an inductor to provide a series resonant circuit element for the capacitor effect provided by the pad. The connector has a housing adapted to having therein a plurality of wafer-like modules. Each one of the modules has a dielectric support and an array of signal electrical conductors electrically insulated by portions of the supports. A ground plane electrical conductor is provided. The ground plane conductor is disposed under, and is separated from, portions of the signal electrical conductor by the dielectric member.

Abstract: A card connector (1) has a U-shaped insulative frame (20), a number of terminals (40), a top metal shell (10) and a bottom metal shell (30). The frame has a transverse base (21) and two perpendicular arms (22, 23). The terminals are retained in the base. The top shell has a plurality of locking holes (17) and the bottom shell has a plurality of locking elements (37) corresponding to the locking holes. The locking holes and the locking elements engage with each other, thus the top shell and the bottom shell interlock each other and enclose the frame therein. A card-receiving space (29) is defined between the shells. In use, the card connector can be embedded in a cutout (21) of a printed circuit board (2) for a smaller thickness thereabove.

Abstract: A terminal holding structure wherein a terminal fitting 23 is received within a terminal chamber 22 provided with a flexible lance 26 projecting from one of inner walls 24 and 25 facing with each other by establishing the engagement of the lance 26 in a bore 38 formed on a box portion 29 of the terminal fitting 23. The inner wall 25 facing the lance 26 is provided with a backlash stopper 36 which, in a state where the extent of engagement of the lance 26 in the bore 38 is not subject to decrease, creates a clearance between itself and the box portion 29, and in a state where the extent of engagement is subject to decrease, prevents a decrease in extent of engagement by making contact with the box portion 29.

Abstract: An electric plug-and-socket device having a fixation device and having a closed position of the plug-and-socket device that is discernable readily from the outside and is securable. The plug-and-socket device, which is composed of a first plug connector and a second plug connector which can be joined to it, is provided with a control slide mounted on the first plug connector as part of the fixation device. This control slide is convertable from an unlocked position in which it assumes a first position with respect to a mark to a locked position in which it assumes a second position with respect to the mark only when the two plug connectors have been joined completely. The closed position of the plug-and-socket device is discernable readily by the second position of the control slide with respect to the mark and is additionally securable by the control slide.

Abstract: A universal adaptor plug is disclosed as an encased arrangement of elements, which includes a single rotatable knob for attachment to and for rotation of a cam axis for mounting at least three cam elements. The front face of the casing defines openings through which project multiple sets of plug pins movable by the cams and cam followers. Each set of plug pins is attached to a base which causes retracting of the plug pins by the base's attachment to retracting springs. The continuous unidirectional turning of the knob, in turn, projects and enables retraction of a set of plug pins for a certain country or group of countries.

Abstract: A printed circuit board connector includes an elongate electrical housing defining a plurality of bounded compartments. An insulative support member includes support elements individually resident within the bounded compartments. A pair of elongate electrical contacts are supported by each of the support elements. The contacts include solder tails at one end for termination to the printed circuit board and interconnection portions at the other end for mating electrical connection. The interconnection portions of the contacts are resident within the bounded compartments for establishing electrically shielded isolation therebetween. The conductive housing extends in bounded registry about the contact solder tails for establishing shielding from external electrical interferences.

Abstract: A tab (10A) is comprised of a flat base (12), a substantially U-shaped turning portion (13), a flat overlapping portion (14) which is connected to a side end of the base (12) via the turning portion (13) and faces the base (12) substantially in parallel, and a raising portion (15) extending substantially at right angles from an end of the overlapping portion (14) and held in contact with the base (12). Thickness ta of the tab (10A) can be set at a desired value regardless of thickness tb of a terminal material by changing a curvature of the turning portion (13) and a projecting distance tc of the raising portion (15).

Abstract: Electrical assemblies are introducable into the backplane via plug-connector systems. A processor assembly having a processor unit is thereby connectible to at least one bulk storage (LW1, . . . ,LW4) via a separate and/or control bus (DB). The respective bulk storage is accommodated on a separate bulk storage assembly. The data and/or control bus proceeding from the processor unit is conducted via the processor assembly, the backplane (BP) and the respective bulk storage assembly, being conducted thereover at least largely in the form of printed interconnects.