Patents by Inventor Xiao-Zhi Fu

Xiao-Zhi Fu 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).

  • Publication number: 20120164859
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing extending along a lengthwise direction thereof and having a pair of opposed side walls, and a central slot between the side walls. A plurality of contacts are retained in the housing and exposed to the central slot. A pair of ejector mechanisms are rotatable retained on two opposite ends of the housing. A pair of auxiliary insulators are attached to the ejector mechanisms, respectively. A tie wrap is located on the auxiliary insulators to urge the auxiliary insulators to prevent the ejector mechanisms from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHUANG-XING LI, XUE-HAI SHEN, XIAO-ZHI FU, WEN-JUN TANG, XUE-WU BU
  • Patent number: 8187031
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a mating face, a mounting face, a pair of side walls, a elongated central slot recessed downwardly from the mating face, a first end wall and a second end wall, the central slot being positioned between the side walls, the first end wall and the second end wall, the side walls include a plurality of passageways communicating with the central slot; a plurality of contacts being retained in the passageways respectively and protruding into the central slot; a metal board lock extending downwardly through the first end wall and being attached to the first end wall; a retainer attached to the first end wall to mating with a corresponding card; the board lock is sandwiched between the retainer and the first end wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu, Ting-Shun Liu
  • Patent number: 8157576
    Abstract: A card edge connector for use with an electronic card, comprises an elongated housing having a pair of opposed side walls along a lengthwise direction, a central slot between the side walls, a tower portion upwardly extending at one end thereof. The central slot extends into the tower portion along the lengthwise direction to define a trench for receiving a side edge of the electronic card. A latch mechanism is retained in the tower portion, and has a locking projection protruding into the trench to lock with the electronic card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhi Fu, Wen-Jun Tang, Zhuang-Xing Li, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Publication number: 20120088375
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing extending along an elongated direction thereof, and having a first housing half, a second housing half being discrete from the first housing half, and a central slot formed between the first and the second housing halves. A plurality of contacts are retained in the housing, and each has a contact portion protruding into the central slot. A width of the central slot could be adjusted before mounting the card edge connector to a mother board for receiving different daughter boards with different thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-ZHI FU, ZE-LIN YAO, ZHUANG-XING LI
  • Patent number: 8075343
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing and a number of contacts retained in the housing. Each contact has a retaining portion retained in the housing, a contact portion forwardly extending from a front end of the retaining portion and a connecting portion backwardly extending from a rear end of the retaining portion. The contacts are arranged in two rows and formed with a first receiving space between two rows of contact portions to receive a module and a second receiving space between two rows of connecting portions to receive a mother board. The first receiving space defines a first center line along an insertion direction of the module. The second receiving space defines a second center line which is parallel to the first center line and offset to the first center line along an up to down direction perpendicular to the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhi Fu, Zhuang-Xing Li, Ze-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 8052450
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing, a plurality of contacts retained to the housing, and a retainer located at one end of the housing along an elongated direction of the housing. The housing has a pair of side walls and a central slot between the side walls. The retainer has a resilient retention arm and a rigid stop arm diverging from the retention arm along a transverse direction perpendicular to the elongated direction. The retention arm has a locking section extending along the elongated direction to lock a daughter board and an operating section obliquely extending from the locking section along a third direction different from both elongated direction and transverse direction. The stop arm has an abutting section behind the operating section along a fourth direction perpendicular to the operating section to limit a deflection of the operating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Patent number: 7988480
    Abstract: A card edge connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a pair of opposed side walls (11), a end wall (12) connected to the side walls (11), a retainer (15) and a reinforcement wall (16) both of which protruding outwardly from the end wall (12) in a lengthwise direction of the housing (1); a plurality of terminals (2) received in the housing (1); and a metal hook (3) retained on the reinforcement wall (16) along an upper-to-lower direction of the housing (1), and having a soldering tail (32) extending beyond the housing (1) for being mounted to a mother board. The retainer (15) is connected to the reinforcement wall (16) and defines a latch projection (153) extending from an inner surface for latching a daughter board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ze-Lin Yao, Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu
  • Patent number: 7985087
    Abstract: A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer disposed in the housing. The housing has a center slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the housing and a first tower section at one end thereof. The retainer is rotatably retained in the first tower section and does not extend beyond the first tower along the lengthwise direction, a thickness direction of the housing and a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the electronic card. The retainer has a locker to lock the electronic card and at least a spring sandwiched between the locker and an outer wall of the first tower section to make the locker automatically move in the lengthwise direction in an insertion process of the electronic card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu, Wen-Jun Tang, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Publication number: 20110177707
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing, a plurality of contacts retained to the housing, and a retainer located at one end of the housing along an elongated direction of the housing. The housing has a pair of side walls and a central slot between the side walls. The retainer has a resilient retention arm and a rigid stop arm diverging from the retention arm along a transverse direction perpendicular to the elongated direction. The retention arm has a locking section extending along the elongated direction to lock a daughter board and an operating section obliquely extending from the locking section along a third direction different from both elongated direction and transverse direction. The stop arm has an abutting section behind the operating section along a fourth direction perpendicular to the operating section to limit a deflection of the operating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHUANG-XING LI, XIAO-ZHI FU, XUE-WU BU
  • Publication number: 20110136388
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing and a number of contacts retained in the housing. Each contact has a retaining portion retained in the housing, a contact portion forwardly extending from a front end of the retaining portion and a connecting portion backwardly extending from a rear end of the retaining portion. The contacts are arranged in two rows and formed with a first receiving space between two rows of contact portions to receive a module and a second receiving space between two rows of connecting portions to receive a mother board. The first receiving space defines a first centre line along an insertion direction of the module. The second receiving space defines a second centre line which is parallel to the first centre line and offset to the first centre line along an up to down direction perpendicular to the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-ZHI FU, ZHUANG-XING LI, ZE-LIN YAO
  • Publication number: 20110117768
    Abstract: A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer disposed in the housing. The housing has a center slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the housing and a first tower section at one end thereof. The retainer is rotatably retained in the first tower section and does not extend beyond the first tower along the lengthwise direction, a thickness direction of the housing and a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the electronic card. The retainer has a locker to lock the electronic card and at least a spring sandwiched between the locker and an outer wall of the first tower section to make the locker automatically move in the lengthwise direction in an insertion process of the electronic card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHUANG-XING LI, XIAO-ZHI FU, WEN-JUN TANG, XUE-WU BU
  • Publication number: 20110104926
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a mating face, a mounting face, a pair of side walls, a elongated central slot recessed downwardly from the mating face, a first end wall and a second end wall, the central slot being positioned between the side walls, the first end wall and the second end wall, the side walls include a plurality of passageways communicating with the central slot; a plurality of contacts being retained in the passageways respectively and protruding into the central slot; a metal board lock extending downwardly through the first end wall and being attached to the first end wall; a retainer attached to the first end wall to mating with a corresponding card; the board lock is sandwiched between the retainer and the first end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHUANG-XING LI, XIAO-ZHI FU, TING-SHUN LIU
  • Publication number: 20110097913
    Abstract: A card edge connector for use with an electronic card, comprises an elongated housing having a pair of opposed side walls along a lengthwise direction, a central slot between the side walls, a tower portion upwardly extending at one end thereof. The central slot extends into the tower portion along the lengthwise direction to define a trench for receiving a side edge of the electronic card. A latch mechanism is retained in the tower portion, and has a locking projection protruding into the trench to lock with the electronic card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-ZHI FU, WEN-JUN TANG, ZHUANG-XING LI, XUE-WU BU
  • Publication number: 20110034055
    Abstract: A card edge connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a pair of opposed side walls (11), a end wall (12) connected to the side walls (11), a retainer (15) and a reinforcement wall (16) both of which protruding outwardly from the end wall (12) in a lengthwise direction of the housing (1); a plurality of terminals (2) received in the housing (1); and a metal hook (3) retained on the reinforcement wall (16) along an upper-to-lower direction of the housing (1), and having a soldering tail (32) extending beyond the housing (1) for being mounted to a mother board. The retainer (15) is connected to the reinforcement wall (16) and defines a latch projection (153) extending from an inner surface for latching a daughter board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZE-LIN YAO, ZHUANG-XING LI, XIAO-ZHI FU