Abstract: A vehicle control assembly and a method and system for controlling a vehicle. The assembly includes a controller. A steer-by-wire component, a brake-by-wire component, and an accelerator-by-wire component are each operably attached to the controller. A track is operably attached to the vehicle. The controller is laterally re-positionable with respect to the track. The method includes the steps of providing a controller, and steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller. The method further includes the step of re-positioning the controller between a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side. The system includes controller means, and means for steering, braking, and accelerating the vehicle by-wire with the controller means. The system further includes means for reversibly positioning the controller means from a first vehicle side to a second vehicle side.

Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.

Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.

Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.

Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.

Abstract: Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an electronic package (91) with a circuit substrate. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (3), and a multiplicity of conductive terminals (1). The housing includes a top face (32) and a bottom face (33), and a plurality of passageways (30) defined between the top face and the bottom face. The terminals are received in the passageways, respectively. Each terminal includes a soldering base (10) for electrically connecting to the circuit substrate, and an upper contact beam (21) extending upwardly and forwardly from the soldering base. The upper contact beam includes a curved contact portion (22), and a distal end (24) extending downwardly and rearwardly from the curved contact portion. The curved contact portion is exposed above the top face of the housing for electrically connecting to the electronic package, and the distal end is located below the top face of the housing.

Abstract: A conductive terminal (1) used for an electrical socket comprises a retaining body (10) retained to a terminal hole (24) of the base of an electrical socket (2), a soldering portion (12) and a resilient arm (16) both extending from the retaining body. The retaining body is parallel to one lateral side of the base during insertion into the base. The resilient arm has a body portion (17) connected to one side (13) of the retaining body and a curved beam (18) conductively contacting with an upper printed circuit board. An angle (&agr;) defined between the retaining body and the body portion of the resilient arm is an obtuse angle so that the curved beam extends substantively in a diagonal direction (W) of a corresponding terminal hole.

Abstract: A conductive terminal (1) used for an electrical socket comprises a retaining body (10) retained to a terminal hole (24) of the base of an electrical socket (2), a soldering portion (12) and a resilient arm (16) both extending from the retaining body. The retaining body is parallel to one lateral side of the base during insertion into the base. The resilient arm has a body portion (17) connected to one side (13) of the retaining body and a curved beam (18) conductively contacting with an upper printed circuit board. An angle (&agr;) defined between the retaining body and the body portion of the resilient arm is an obtuse angle so that the curved beam extends substantively in a diagonal direction (W) of a corresponding terminal hole.

Abstract: An LGA socket (1) for electrically connecting an LGA package (3) to a PCB (4) includes a low-profile insulative housing (10) defining a plurality of passageways (13) that receive a plurality of terminals (20) therein. A pair of slots (14) is defined in opposite sides of the housing, each slot accommodating a flexible supporting member (15). Each supporting member includes a base portion (16) connecting with the housing, a pair of cantilever arms (17) extending from the base portion, and a deflectable supporting block (18) formed at a free end of each arm. Each supporting block has a first supporting portion (181) protruding beyond a top surface (11) of the housing, and a second supporting portion (182) extending toward a bottom surface (12) of the housing. The supporting block can deflect in the slot relative to the base portion of the housing, and thereby support the socket on the PCB.

Abstract: A socket includes a housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. Each terminal includes a securing portion inserted in the housing, a mating portion and a spring portion connected between the securing portion and the mating portion. When the socket interconnects with first and second electronic devices, the spring portion is resiliently deformed to provide resilient force to the mating portion and the mating portion therefore engages with the second electronic device with minimized wiping relative to the second electronic device.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting an electronic package (1) with a circuit substrate. A preferred embodiment of the electrical connector is a land grid array connector, which includes a parallelepiped-shaped insulative housing (2) and a plurality of retention arms (3). The housing includes four raised sides (21), and the retention arms are located in two contiguous raised sides. The retention arms include engaging portions (32) for resiliently abutting side walls of the electronic package. A material of the retention arms is different from a material of the housing. In the preferred embodiment, the material of the retention arms is metal. Thus the retention arms have superior resiliency, especially compared to the material of the housing.

Abstract: An electrical socket for supporting an integrated circuit chip on a circuit board mainly includes a dielectric base, a number of conductive contacts retained in the base, a cover and an actuation member for movably attaching to the cover with respect to the base. The actuation member includes a cam shaft whose one end has a step-shaped face and forms an upper portion and a lower portion. The base defines a receiving hole for receiving the end of the cam shaft. The receiving hole has a step-shaped mating face forming an upper portion and a lower portion.

Abstract: An electrical socket (1) for supporting an integrated circuit chip on a circuit board mainly comprises a non-conductive base (10), a plurality of conductive contacts (20) retained in the base, a slidable cover (30) and an actuator member (40) for moving the slidable cover with respect to the base. The base defines a receiving space (100) for receiving the actuator member and a recessed portion (109) adjacent to the receiving space. The cover forms a projection member (36) which projects from a bottom surface thereof beyond an adjacent side edge thereof to be slidablely received in the recessed portion. The actuator member pushes the projection member to move to its predetermined closed position where the pins of the integrated circuit chip are electrically connected with the conductive contacts, once it is worn after being repeatedly operated or the cover creeps.

Abstract: A CPU socket assembly includes a base (20) defining an array of contact passageways (21), a plurality of conductive contacts (50) received in the contact passageways, a cover (10) movably mounted on the base and defining an array of pin holes (11) in alignment with the contact passageways of the base and adapted for insertion of pins of a CPU, an actuator (40) disposed between the cover and the base for driving the cover to move along the base, and a pick up cap (30) positioned on the cover. The pick up cap comprises a flat plate (31) and a pair of latches (32) formed on opposite sides of the flat plate for hooking on to opposite sides of the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a base (10) securely assembled to a printed circuit board, a number of terminals (12) received in the base, a cover (20) moveably assembled to the base and a driving device (40). The cover defines a number of through holes (21) for extension of corresponding pins (31). The driving device is arranged between the base and the cover to move the cover between first and second positions. The base defines a lever rest (14) which defines a central slot (100) having a recess (101). The driving device includes a driving shaft (41) and a follower (46). The driving shaft has a helical section (43) and a bearing section (410). The bearing section bears against a central slot in a first direction and an edge of the helical section pushing the follower in an opposite second direction during an actuation stroke of the driving shaft.

Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a daughter card to a mother board comprises a dielectric housing having a longitudinally elongated slot and a latch cavity. The housing carries a plurality of contacts which are engageable with contact pads on the daughter card when the daughter card is inserted into the slot in a first position and pivoted through an angle to a second position. A latch member which is attached to the housing has a latch tab engageable behind the daughter card to maintain the daughter card in the second position. The latch member has first and second beams. The first beam has a mounting portion which is stabilized in the latch cavity against longitudinal and lateral movement, and the second beam has a locking tab that is engaged with the housing to secure the latch member against withdrawal from the housing.

Abstract: An electrical socket has a slot for receiving an edge of a circuit card and an extractor which is movable for dislodging the circuit card from the slot. The socket has a pair of flexible towers, and the extractor has a pair of lateral projections which are received in notches in the towers for locking the extractor in a closed position. The projections have beveled surfaces, and the towers have complementary ramps which are engaged by the beveled surfaces so that the towers are resiliently deflected without damage to the projections.