Patents by Inventor Yung Chang Cheng

Yung Chang Cheng 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: 7604504
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing (1) defining a card receiving space, a plurality of terminals (5) received in the insulating housing, a shield plate (2) mounted on the insulative housing, a box member (3) mounted on housing and encircling the terminals and a grounding plate (4) sandwiched by the insulating housing and shield plate and retained to the box member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7604493
    Abstract: A card connector (100) comprising: a card receiving room (9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction (A); a shell (4); a terminal module (7) 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 (9?) and having a main body comprising a platform (52) protruding into the receiving room, the platform defining a index portion (521) to lead the card insert into the card receiving room; wherein the platform being formed on opposite side of the terminal module for pressing on an inserted card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090253291
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a first wall and a second wall, and a plurality of contacts received in the housing and at least a shell attached on the first wall of the housing. The cable includes at least a grounding wire and a plurality of signal wires connected to their corresponding contacts received in the housing. The shell includes at least a grounding portion extending from the shell and located between the shell and the second wall of the housing. The grounding portion includes a strain relief and a crimping portion. The grounding wire includes an inner contact crimped by the crimping portion and an insulative jacket crimped by the strain relief.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090246987
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity extending inwardly from a mating face thereof and a plurality of terminal receiving passages disposed in the insulative housing and in communication with the receiving cavity. A plurality of terminals are received into the corresponding terminal receiving passages. A FFC module defines a pair of FFCs with a pair of first mating portions at one end thereof and an insulative insert having a lower half section disposed between the pair of first mating portions. The FFC module has an inserting portion received into the receiving cavity of the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090233479
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing with a plurality of receiving spaces, a group of terminals received in the housing, an indicator received in the housing, and a shielding covering on the housing. The terminals include a central portion connected to anode and a contact portion connected to cathode. The indicator includes a pair of legs with ends exposed out of the housing. The shielding includes a first and second connecting portion extending from the back edge thereof. One of the two legs of indicator is connected to the first connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090233462
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises a FFC module and a receptacle connector mating with the FFC module. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received into the insulative housing. The FFC module comprises a pair of FFCs paralleled with each other and at least one reinforcing plate disposed between the pair of FFCs and integrated with the pair of FFCs. Each FFC defines a plurality of conductors arranged side by side, and insulating films laminated on the both sides of the conductors. Two end portions of the conductors are exposed out of the insulating film for contacting with the terminals to achieve electric connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090215315
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals in the housing and a shield assembled on the housing. The terminals include a conductive grounding contact with separated first grounding contact and second grounding contact. The first grounding contact and second grounding contact respectively includes at least one soldering tail electrically connected to the shield for being electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090186496
    Abstract: An electric connector assembly includes a flexible printed circuit including a fastening potion and two different surfaces, an electric connector attached on the first surface of the FPC, a first reinforced patch, attached on the second surface of the FPC, a pulling element attached on the first reinforced patch and including a second reinforced patch and a pull-tab. The pull-tab surrounds the second reinforced patch therein and a part of the pull-tab is attached between the first and second reinforced patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7559775
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Lin, Chien-Jen Ting, Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7559804
    Abstract: A card connector assembled on a bracket, comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing, the shell covering the insulating housing and a holding device. The insulating housing defines a card insertion/ejection direction. The holding device is disposed on the shell, one of the holding device and the bracket defining a receiving portion and the other of the holding device and the bracket having a mating portion to be received in the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090176411
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing (10), a plurality of terminals (13) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (12) covering the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space, a grounding piece (14) and a conductor (108) electrically connected with the grounding piece and the metal shield. The grounding piece is attached to the insulating housing and has one surface electrically connected with the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090142939
    Abstract: An adapter has a transmitting board (100) used for a card bus connector and having a top layer (11) having an array of pads (125) disposed on a front portion thereof, a bottom layer (12), a number of rows of holes (13) extending through the top layer and the bottom layer and positioned parallel to the array of the pads of the top layer, and a number of circuits (121) formed on the top layer and connected the rows of holes to corresponding pads. The circuits have a first circuit (11a) and a second circuit (11b). The first circuit radiates outwardly from an outer portion of corresponding holes of an outer row (13a) of the holes and extends far away the second circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7540778
    Abstract: A stacked electrical card connector (100) has a first insulating housing (1) including a base receiving a plurality of first terminals (3), a second insulating housing (2) having a plurality of second terminals (4), a first shielding shell (6) having a pair of elastic arms (63) extending forwardly from a front-end thereof, a second shielding shell (7) mounted on the second insulating housing, a grounding plate (8) engaging with the elastic arms of the first shielding shell for eliminating the static electricity when the card inserted into the first insulating housing. Said first insulating housing is located on the second insulating housing, and the first shielding shell, the second shielding shell are correspondingly mounted on the first insulating housing and the second insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7534117
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a shell covering the insulating housing and defining a card receiving space and an ejector. The ejector comprises a locking equipment, a resilient member and a slider movable along the card insertion and ejection direction. The slider is formed by a metal piece and formed with an ejecting arm for ejecting the card directly and a locking arm for locking the card to the metal slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Ming-Lun Kuo
  • Patent number: 7534118
    Abstract: An electrical card connector includes a shell (1) structured as L-shaped, an insulating housing (2) covered by the shell, a plurality of terminals (3) retained in the insulating housing, a triangular guiding plate (4) placed in the card room for guiding a card insertion, and a bottom plate (7) confirming in shape with the shell placed under the bottom plate. The shell has a shorter side wall (13) and a longer side wall (12) opposite to the shorter side wall, a card room defined by the shell for receiving a card. The guiding plate locks with the bottom plate, therefore, the guiding plate and the bottom plate are locked with each other more firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Zhi-Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20090111309
    Abstract: An electrical card connector assembled on a bracket, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received by the insulative housing; a shell covering on the insulative housing; and a holding device located at the outside of the electrical card connector and comprising a retaining hole and a screw hole beside the retaining hole, and the bracket comprising a post mating with the retaining hole of the holding device to prevent the electrical card connector from revolving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090098755
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (10) including a base portion (11), a pair of arms (12, 12?) extending from opposite ends of the base portion, one of the arms having a locking device (121) at an outer side thereof; a plurality of terminals (20) retained in the insulating housing; a shell (30) covering the insulating housing and defining a cavity for receiving the card, and defining an inserting/ejecting direction of the card; and an ejector for moving the card along the inserting/ejecting direction comprising a base (51) defining a heart-shaped slot therein, an ejecting member (53) protruding into the cavity to engage with the card, a pin member (54), and a resilient member (52). The base includes a vertical wall (510) abutting against the one arm of the insulating housing, and a locking portion is disposed on the vertical wall and fastening with the locking device of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Yong-Guang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090093144
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (2) having an insulative housing (22), a shell (21) covering on the insulative housing, a plurality of terminals (24) received in the insulative housing and a PCB (2) defining a pair of holes (31), said insulative housing and the shell form a card receiving space (221), the plurality of terminals define a plurality of contacting portions and soldering portions, and the contacting portions exposing in the card receiving space, the soldering portion extending beyond an end of the electrical card connector, wherein the electrical card connector (2) vertically assembling on the PCB (3), said insulative housing further defining a pair of T-type supporters (226), and each of T-type supporters forming a post (227), the pair of posts receiving in said holes, respectively, the pair of T-type of supporters standing on the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090093167
    Abstract: A card connector (100) comprising: a card receiving room (9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction (A); a shell (4); a terminal module (7) 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 (9?) and having a main body comprising a platform (52) protruding into the receiving room, the platform defining a index portion (521) to lead the card insert into the card receiving room; wherein the platform being formed on opposite side of the terminal module for pressing on an inserted card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090093139
    Abstract: A card bus connector assembly mounted within a housing (40) includes a card bus connector (10) and an electronic card (20) having a number of grounding pads (23) disposed on a bottom surface thereof and a wedge-shaped protruding portion (29) disposed in an end portion of the electronic card. The card bus connector has a base (11) and a grounding plate (4) mounted to a bottom surface of the base. The grounding plate has a number of grounding terminals (431) extending upwardly for engaging with the grounding pads of the electronic card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng