Abstract: A method performed by a biometric collection device, including: conveying a waiting signal to a user of the biometric collection device in response to the biometric collection device being waiting for at least one finger to be placed on the biometric collection device; capturing a flat fingerprint or a rolled finger print of the finger; and conveying a result signal to the user in response to the biometric collection device succeeding in or failing in capturing the flat fingerprint or the rolled finger print of the finger, wherein the waiting signal differs from the result signal in at least a length of lighting or a color.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a contact elongated in a frontward and rearward direction. The contact has a fixed portion fixed to the housing in a middle in the frontward and rearward direction, a first contact portion formed in a front end portion for coming into contact with a first circuit board, a second contact portion formed in a rear end portion for coming into contact with a second circuit board, and a deflective portion formed between the fixed portion and the second contact portion. The deflective portion is adapted to deflect when the second contact portion receives a force from the second circuit board.

Abstract: A connector comprises a daughterboard and a metallic shell. The daughterboard has a first edge with first connection pads and a second edge with second connection pads. The first edge is inserted into an on-board connector including first contacts. The on-board connector is mounted on a motherboard and each of the first connection pads is connected to one of the first contacts. The metallic shell has side plates each facing and extending along one of a front board face and a back board face of the daughterboard. Each of the side plates has a base spaced apart from the front board face or the back board face and a retaining portion protruding inward from the base. The retaining portion retains the front board face or a back board face of the daughterboard and has an opening formed around the retaining portion extending through the metallic shell.

Abstract: A straddle mount connector includes a housing and a contact assembly received in a cavity of the housing between a mating card slot and a host board slot. The contact assembly has a contact organizer having upper and lower contact channels in a top wall and a bottom wall, respectively receiving upper and lower contacts and engaging corresponding upper and lower locating features. The upper and lower contacts are electrically connected to a host board and a mating card. The contact assembly is loaded into the cavity such that upper and lower blocking surfaces of the housing block the upper contacts in the upper and lower contact channels.

Abstract: A connector comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. Each of the contacts extends in a longitudinal direction and has a retained portion, a contacting portion disposed in front of the retained portion in the longitudinal direction, and a connecting portion disposed behind the retained portion in the longitudinal direction. Each of the contacting portion and the connecting portion are shifted with respect to the retained portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The housing is in contact with the retained portion of each of the contacts from both above and below in the vertical direction and from both right and left in a lateral direction perpendicular to the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A connector comprises a daughterboard and a metallic shell. The daughterboard has a first edge with first connection pads and a second edge with second connection pads. The first edge is inserted into an on-board connector including first contacts. The on-board connector is mounted on a motherboard and each of the first connection pads is connected to one of the first contacts. The metallic shell has side plates each facing and extending along one of a front board face and a back board face of the daughterboard. Each of the side plates has a base spaced apart from the front board face or the back board face and a retaining portion protruding inward from the base. The retaining portion retains the front board face or a back board face of the daughterboard and has an opening formed around the retaining portion extending through the metallic shell.

Abstract: A method performed by a biometric collection device, including: conveying a waiting signal to a user of the biometric collection device in response to the biometric collection device being waiting for at least one finger to be placed on the biometric collection device; capturing a flat fingerprint or a rolled finger print of the finger; and conveying a result signal to the user in response to the biometric collection device succeeding in or failing in capturing the flat fingerprint or the rolled finger print of the finger, wherein the waiting signal differs from the result signal in at least a length of lighting or a color.

Abstract: A biometric collection device that includes a housing and a fingerprint sensor. The biometric collection device provides signals to a user by activating a first signal when the biometric collection device is ready to capture a fingerprint image from the fingerprint sensor, activates a second signal when the biometric collection device begins capturing the fingerprint image, and activates a third signal when the biometric collection device successfully captures the fingerprint image.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus 10 includes a powder layer forming apparatus 20, a recoating head 30, a servo motor 16, a laser irradiating device 40, a numerical control apparatus 52, a laser control apparatus 54 and a computer aided manufacturing (CAM) system 56. The blade 31 moves in the horizontal axis direction so as to form the powder layer on a predetermined molding region. The laser control apparatus 54 controls the laser irradiating device 40 and calculates an irradiation range of a laser beam for every powder layer. The numerical control apparatus 52 obtains data of the irradiation range from the laser irradiating device 40 and outputs a move command such that the blade 31 moves at a feed speed faster than a pre-set feed speed adapted for recoating, in the molding region outside of the irradiation range.

Abstract: A biometric collection device that includes a housing and a fingerprint sensor. The biometric collection device provides signals to a user by activating a first signal when the biometric collection device is ready to capture a fingerprint image from the fingerprint sensor, activates a second signal when the biometric collection device begins capturing the fingerprint image, and activates a third signal when the biometric collection device successfully captures the fingerprint image.

Abstract: A card connector is provided for receiving a card. The card connector includes a housing assembly and a tray. The housing assembly includes a housing and a plurality of contacts extending upward from the housing, with each of the plurality of contacts having a card connecting pad. The tray includes a frame and a pair of plates extending inward from opposite sides of the frame. Each plate of the pair of plates includes a supporting portion extending inward from the frame and a covering portion extending further inward and away from the supporting portion.

Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus 10 includes a powder layer forming apparatus 20, a recoating head 30, a servo motor 16, a laser irradiating device 40, a numerical control apparatus 52, a laser control apparatus 54 and a computer aided manufacturing (CAM) system 56. The blade 31 moves in the horizontal axis direction so as to form the powder layer on a predetermined molding region. The laser control apparatus 54 controls the laser irradiating device 40 and calculates an irradiation range of a laser beam for every powder layer. The numerical control apparatus 52 obtains data of the irradiation range from the laser irradiating device 40 and outputs a move command such that the blade 31 moves at a feed speed faster than a pre-set feed speed adapted for recoating, in the molding region outside of the irradiation range.

Abstract: A card connector having a housing with a card insertion end, an opposing distal end, and a base. The card connector has a shell positioned on the housing. A card insertion space and a card ejection mechanism receiving space are both positioned between the housing and the shell. The card connector has a card ejection mechanism disposed in the card ejection mechanism receiving space. The card ejection mechanism includes a sliding member, a spring biasing the sliding member in a card-ejecting direction, a lock for locking the sliding member at a locking position; and a sliding member guide. The sliding member guide includes a first guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the base and engageable with a card insertion end of the sliding member; and a second guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the shell and engageable with a distal end of the sliding member.

Abstract: A card connector is provided for receiving a card. The card connector includes a housing assembly and a tray. The housing assembly includes a housing and a plurality of contacts extending upward from the housing, with each of the plurality of contacts having a card connecting pad. The tray includes a frame and a pair of plates extending inward from opposite sides of the frame. Each plate of the pair of plates includes a supporting portion extending inward from the frame and a covering portion extending further inward and away from the supporting portion.

Abstract: A card connector having a housing with a card insertion end, an opposing distal end, and a base. The card connector has a shell positioned on the housing. A card insertion space and a card ejection mechanism receiving space are both positioned between the housing and the shell. The card connector has a card ejection mechanism disposed in the card ejection mechanism receiving space. The card ejection mechanism includes a sliding member, a spring biasing the sliding member in a card-ejecting direction, a lock for locking the sliding member at a locking position; and a sliding member guide. The sliding member guide includes a first guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the base and engageable with a card insertion end of the sliding member; and a second guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the shell and engageable with a distal end of the sliding member.

Abstract: A coupon board is cut out together with a printed wiring board from a sheet material in which a solder resist film is formed on a surface of a glass cloth fiber. The coupon board is for evaluating characteristics of the printed wiring board. The coupon board includes a region on which the solder resist film is not formed, and which extends parallel with one side of the printed wiring board.

Abstract: Main deflection regions are arranged assuming that the positions of column cells are as designed, and adjacent main deflection regions are joined together to form a joined main deflection region. Then, a corrected main deflection region is arranged by correcting the position of each of the main deflection regions based on the actual positions of the column cells. After that, whether or not each of auxiliary deflection regions contained in the joined main deflection region overlaps with the corrected main deflection region is checked in predetermined order. Then, the auxiliary deflection regions overlapping with the corrected main deflection region are arranged in the order of detection thereby to yield auxiliary deflection region data.

Abstract: A card connector for receiving a card that is small and includes a card guide for guiding the card that will not deteriorate, even if the card is pulled out of or inserted into a card receiving space at a large tilt angle with respect to the card receiving space. The card connector having a housing, a plurality of contacts, a shell, and the card guide. The plurality of contacts arranged along the housing, while the shell covers the housing and provides a card receiving space between the housing and the shell. The card guide extends extending obliquely into the card receiving space from a top wall of the shell and is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the top wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, which can easily disengage a first connector from a second connector without damaging constructional elements when excessive rotational moment is exerted on the one connector when connected to the second connector, is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector that connect with each other. The first connector includes a first housing, a first contact, and a latch. The second connector includes a second housing having a second contact and a shell attached to the second housing so as to cover the second housing.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulating housing, a metal shell that covers the insulative housing, and a switch. The switch includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact is formed by partially bending a rear end of a top surface of a metal shell downward. The metal shell covers an insulating housing to be mated with a mating connector. The movable contact extends while having a fixed end held by the insulating housing, and bifurcates at an approximate midpoint of the movable contact. The movable contact has, at one free end, an attachment section that abuts a mating connector approaching in a mating direction and a contacting section, at an opposite free end, that contacts the fixed contact when the attachment section is pushed by the mating connector.