Patents by Inventor Chien Jen Ting

Chien Jen Ting has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7503500
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10), first and second sets of contacts (22, 24) received in the insulating housing (10), a protection door (40) and a mating member (4821). The insulating housing (10) defines a receiving space (18) with a first entrance opening (19). The protection door (40) moveably covers the first entrance opening (19) for receiving a first card and the protection door (40) defines a second entrance opening (46) smaller than the first entrance opening (19) therein for receiving a second card and is formed with a guiding device (48) for guidable insertion of the second card. The mating member (4821) is disposed on the guiding device to securely engage with the insulating housing when the second card is inserted into the receiving space (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7503783
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (1) shielding over the insulating housing and an ejector (4). The metal shield and the insulating housing define a card receiving room and a card inserting direction. The ejector includes a drawer plate (40), a slider pin (41) and a resilient portion (42). The drawer plate defines a retaining hole (4000) and a limiting hole (4001) at a backside of the retaining hole. The slider pin forms a bending corner (411, 412) at each end thereof, and one of the bending corners extends through the retaining hole and the other bending corner is confined to the limiting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090068868
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a plurality of terminals, a first shell (1) mounted on the insulating housing to define a first receiving space for retaining a first card and having a locking piece (15, 16) on a lateral side thereof, a second shell (2) mounted on the insulating housing opposite to the first shell to define a second receiving space for retaining a second card and having a locking piece (25, 26) on a lateral side thereof, a partition plate placed between the first shell and the second shell and between the first receiving space and the second receiving space, and a stand off (7) mounted on a lateral side of the first shell and the second shell and comprising a pair of locking devices (74, 72) fastening with the locking pieces of the first shell and the second shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090068882
    Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulating housing comprising a base and a plurality of tongue portions extending from the base; a shell covering the insulating housing; a plurality of contacts arranged in upper and lower line each retained on the housing; the contacts each comprising a contacting portion extending into the mating portion, a containing portion secured in the housing, and a soldering portion extending behind the housing; a spacer and a PCB each mounted on the insulating housing and the soldering portion of the contacts each receiving in the spacer and the PCB; the distance between the soldering portions of the upper and the lower contacts is smaller than that of the containing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7500879
    Abstract: An electrical card connector includes a metal shield (2), an insulated housing (3) and a terminal module (4). The metal shield defines a receiving room, in which a memory card is insertable in a card inserting direction through an insert opening generally at a front end thereof. The insulated housing is shielded by the metal shield, and defines a receiving portion (34) extending therethrough and adjacent to a rear end thereof. The terminal module is received in the receiving portion of the insulated housing and comprises a pair of locking boards (44) assembling the terminal module on a printed circuit board (5). A plurality of terminals (31) are insert-molded in the terminal module for electrical connection to the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Jen Ting, Tzu-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 7497727
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes a connector housing (90, 90?) having a card receiving room (9, 9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction, a shell (4), a terminal module (70) assembled with shell and receiving a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the housing and protruding into the card receiving room to electrically connect with a card, and an insulating body (5) covered by the shell to define the card receiving room and having a main body (50) comprising a pressing piece (502) protruding into the receiving room along the card insertion direction, one end of the pressing piece in a relax and free state therein and the other end connecting with the insulating body. Wherein the pressing piece is opposite to the terminal module for pressing on a inserting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090047834
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) adaptor for receiving cards includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector and a retaining member (4) integral with the second insulating housing. The first card connector includes a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13). The second card connector includes a second insulating housing (22) received a plurality of second terminals (23). The retaining member defines a plurality of slots (41), said first and second terminals partially passing through the slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090047830
    Abstract: An electrical card connector assembly (100) includes an electrical card connector and a printed circuit board (PCB) (4). The electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing and a metal shield (1) covering the insulating housing to define a card receiving room. The insulating housing forms an upper face (20), a lower face (21) and two lateral walls (22) and defines at least one cavity (24). The lateral walls form a plurality of blocks (221). The metal shield includes a base (11), a pair of sidewalls (12) and at least one elastic piece (110) extending along a card insertion direction. The sidewalls define openings (121) receiving the blocks of the sidewalls and form at least one retention portion (120). The base forms a baffle (13) at a rear edge thereof. The PCB is attached with the lower face of the insulating housing and electrically connected with the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Lin, Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090029595
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a metal shield (1), an insulated housing (2) and a terminal module (3) having a plurality of terminals (33) received therein. The metal shield covers the insulated housing to define a card receiving room and a card insertion/ejection direction. The insulated housing defines a receiving cavity (24, 25) and forms an elastic piece (26). The terminal module is slidably received in the receiving cavity of the insulated housing along the card ejection direction and is fixed in the insulated housing by the elastic piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Chien-Jen Ting, Ming-Lun Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090017688
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13), and the first terminals comprises a vertical portion (132). The second card connector (2) includes a second insulating housing (22) received a plurality of second terminals (24), the second terminals comprises a tail portion (242). And the tail portion of the second terminals defines at least one cutout (2420) among the tail portion (242), the distance between two adjacent vertical portions (132) being equal with the distance between two adjacent tail portions (242).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090011650
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) positioned under the first electrical card connector, a retaining member (4) provided on the second card connector and a converting mechanism plate (3) received in the retaining member. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) and a plurality of first terminals (13) received in the first insulating housing. The second card connector (2) includes a second insulating housing (22) received a plurality of second terminals (23). The first terminal comprises a vertical portion (132), the second terminal comprises a tail portion (232) arranged in a line with the vertical portions of the first terminal. The converting plate comprises a plurality of third terminals (32) electrically connecting with the first and the second terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090011653
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) adaptor for receiving cards includes a first card connector (1), a second card connector (2) under the first card connector and a converting plate (3) assembled on the second card connector. The first card connector includes a plurality of first terminals (13) with a vertical portion (132). The second card connector includes a plurality of second terminals (23) with a tail portion (232). The converting plate includes a plurality third terminals (32) with a contacting part (326). The distance between two adjacent vertical portions is equal with the distance between two adjacent tail portions, and integer times of the distance between two adjacent contacting parts. The vertical portions and the tail portions electrically engaging with corresponding contacting parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090004919
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector, and a converting mechanism (5) on the second electrical card connector having a pair of opposite surfaces (431, 432) in a card inserting direction. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13) and a first ejecting mechanism (61) and a second ejecting mechanism (62) arranged side by side. The second card connector (2) includes a second insulating housing (23) received a plurality of second terminals (24). The first and the second terminals extend into corresponding surfaces of the converting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7467976
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first connector and a second connector stacked with the first connector. The first connector comprises a first shell (1) and an insulating housing (2) receiving a plurality of first terminals (3). The first shell is mounted on the insulating housing to define a first card slot (9) and a card inserting direction. The second connector comprises a second shell (4) and a terminal module (45) associating with the second shell to define a second card slot (9?). Wherein the first shell comprises a body plate (10) and a pair of lateral side walls (12) extending from the body plate, each lateral side wall comprises a locking clasp (121), and the second shell forms a pair of locking pieces (46) fastening with the locking clasps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20080299807
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2) comprising a base section (20) and a fixing portion (22) extending laterally from the base section, an ejecting mechanism (6, 7) mounted in the fixing portion, a plurality of first terminals (3) received in the base section for electrically engaging with a first card, a terminal module (45) located under the insulating housing and receiving a plurality of second terminals (6) for electrically engaging with a second card, and a socket device (9) comprising a spacer (91) mounted on a rear end of the insulating housing, a daughter board (92) in alignment with the spacer and having a plurality of connecting pins (921), and a rear socket (93) connecting with the connecting pins. Wherein the first terminals and the second terminals pass through corresponding terminal holes (912, 913) defined on the spacer, and engage with corresponding conductive portions (923, 924) formed on the daughter board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20080299830
    Abstract: An electrical card connector assembly (10) for receiving a first and a cards includes a first card connector (100) and a second card connector (200). The first card connector includes a first housing (12), a plurality of first terminals (21) received in the first housing, and an L-shape shell assembled on the first housing. The first housing associating with the L-shape shell to define a rectangular space. The second card connector (200) includes a second housing (14) extending laterally from the first housing and a plurality of second terminals (22) received in the second housing. The second housing is located in the rectangular space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Yu, Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20080299794
    Abstract: An electrical card connector assembly includes an electrical card connector (100) and a PCB (4) where the electrical card connector is assembled. The electrical card connector includes a metal shield (1), an insulating housing (2) and a terminal module (3) received in the insulating housing. The insulating housing associates with the metal shield to define a card receiving room. The terminal module includes a body portion (30) and a plurality of terminals (31) received in the body portion. The metal shield forms a base (10) and a plurality of sidewalls (11) extending vertically from the base. The metal shield further comprises at least one elastic piece (13) extending from the edge of the base, which forms a grounding portion (131) at a free end thereof. The PCB defines at least one grounding pad (47) mating with the grounding portion of the elastic piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Lin, Chien-Jen Ting, Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20080280487
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a shell and an ejecting mechanism. The insulating housing defines a base, a corner portion juxtaposed with the base and a guiding plate extending forwardly from the corner portion. The terminals are received in the base of the insulating housing. The shell covers the insulating housing to define a card slot and a card insertion direction. The guiding plate of the insulating housing extends in the card slot in a particular direction intersecting the insertion direction. The ejecting mechanism has an ejecting member to be engaged with the card and move together with the card, a pushing member for moving the ejecting member towards the removing direction, a rotary member placed on the corner portion and having a rotation center and rotatable around the rotation center. The rotation center is disposed on the corner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20080280468
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (1) for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of terminals (4), a shell (11) mounting on the insulating housing defining a guiding space (14) and receiving a guiding portion (34) to guiding the card moving in the guiding space, and an ejecting mechanism (6) assembled on the insulating housing. The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting plate (63) for ejecting the card from the guiding space, an operation portion (66) and a lever member (62) connecting the operation and the ejecting plate. The lever member forms a center point as the center of rotation thereof, and the center point is outside the guiding space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7448890
    Abstract: A memory card connector includes a metal housing defining a card-receiving space in which a memory card is insertable in a card insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end of the metal housing to correspondingly connect with contacts mounted in a terminal socket at a rear end of metal housing, a pair of independently card eject mechanisms installed to the connector for ejecting memory card from the connector. And, one of the card eject mechanisms is generally disposed at one end of terminal socket and within an inside of the metal housing, and the other card eject mechanism is disposed at outside of the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting