Abstract: An improved electronic connector with alignment features is disclosed. One or more alignment features for the connector are disposed on a removable SMT cap that attaches to an external face of the connector. Placing one or more alignment features in the SMT cap may enable fewer alignment features on the device PCB, resulting in increased space for electrical routing and other electrical components.

Abstract: In order to simplify the assembly of printed board connectors, there is provided an assembly aid that features one or more recesses in accordance with the dimensions of the printed board connectors, wherein one or more printed board connectors to be assembled on a printed board can be inserted into said recesses. The contact spacing on the printed board corresponds with the arrangement of the printed board connectors in the assembly aid such that an exact alignment of the printed board connectors is realized. The assembly aid remains on the printed board until the soldering process is completed, wherein this prevents, for example, flotation of SMD components.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector able to prevent a first interlock connector from making contact with a bolt, a terminal fitting, or the like, and able to position a cover for covering a bolting chamber. The connector includes: the terminal receiving portion provided with the terminal fittings to be connected to the electrodes of the connector attachment portion; the cover member for covering the terminal receiving portion; the first interlock connector projecting from the cover member; and the second interlock connector provided on the terminal receiving portion and configured to be fitted to the first interlock connector. When the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion, the first interlock connector and the second interlock connector are fitted to each other, thereby the connector detects that the cover member covers the terminal receiving portion and allows the terminal fittings to be energized with the electrodes of the connector attachment portion.

Abstract: Configuration of a hinge for avoiding likely collection of water provides a connector to prevent difficulty of opening or closing a cover by freezing of the hinge. A connector mounted in an electric vehicle and connected with a connector of a charging cable is provided with a housing, a cover rotatively pivoted about the housing so as to open or close the cover, and a shaft. The cover is provided with a pair of cover side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing the shaft therethrough, and the housing is provided with a pair of housing side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing a shaft therethrough, and positioning the pair of cover side mounting plates therebetween. The pair of cover side mounting plates is provided with a boss cylindrically upstanding from each of faces opposite to the pair of housing side mounting plates, and passing the shaft therethrough.

Abstract: A kit for converting a standard hybrid vehicle into a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) is described. The kit includes at least one battery configured to match the voltage of an original hybrid battery; connection hardware, wherein the connection hardware is configured to electrically connect the at least one battery to an off-vehicle power source; and tangible computer readable memory media storing battery management software, wherein when executed in a processor in a vehicle, the battery management software is configured to provide information relating to battery performance to an engine control unit, wherein the at least one battery is further configured to maintain charge balance between each of the cells of the at least one battery.

Abstract: A signal transmission device is provided. The signal transmission device comprises a linked unit, a switch button, a data connector and a cover. The linked unit includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first elastomer and a second elastomer. The switch button is attached/disposed on the linked unit. The data connector rotates and expands according to the first shaft and the first elastomer. The cover has a storage device to accommodate and cover the data connector. The cover rotates and expands according to the second shaft and the second elastomer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a safety connector which can prevent “latch-up” of a battery management system (BMS) for managing a battery in a hybrid electric vehicle. The BMS connector requires that connectors be inserted into a connector base in a specific order. In particular, a first connector must first be inserted into a first connector insertion port to unlock a locking module disposed between the first connector insertion port and a second connector insertion port before any connector can be inserted into the second connector port.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a bottom wall defining an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface and a number of receiving holes running through the upper and lower surfaces; a number of contacts received in the receiving holes wherein the number of the contacts is less than the number of the receiving holes, partial receiving holes are vacant; and a cap assembled on the upper surface of the bottom wall and covering the vacant receiving holes to form a non-conductive portion.

Abstract: A security cover for a distribution tap that is mounted over the top of the tap preventing access to the service drop ports on top of the tap. The security cover includes one or more walls, a lid allowing access through the security cover to the tap, a base plate attachable to the tap and notches in at least one wall for cable access. The lid and walls fit over and substantially enclose the service drop ports of the tap. The lid is attachable to at least one of the walls via a z-hinge and a barrel and plunger lock is used to secure the lid to the walls. One side of the base plate is attachable to the walls and the opposite side of the base plate is attachable to the tap. The base plate is substantially open to the top surface of the tap and is attachable to the tap via the tap's existing mounting points.

Abstract: A shell assembly includes a first shell having a plurality of elastic sheets mounted, and a second shell defining a plurality of securing grooves. The elastic sheets are capable of deforming and latching in the securing grooves, detachably latching the first shell and the second shell. An assembly method for assembling the shell assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A front cover includes a housing and a display window module. The housing defines an opening. The display window module includes a support plate and a liquid crystal display assembly. The support plate is integrally formed in the opening of the housing, and the liquid crystal display assembly is attached to the support plate.

Abstract: A cover for a socket that is to be soldered to a printed circuit board is described. The socket has connections to be soldered to the printed circuit board and connections to contact a die that will be carried by the socket. The socket includes a top surface to cover the die contacts of the socket and side walls surrounding the top surface and extending toward the socket to separate the top surface from the die contacts. The top surface has a plurality of inlet vents, and the side walls have a plurality of outlet vents.

Abstract: A docking station for an electronic device includes a main body, and a connector mechanism. The main body defines a receiving space at a sidewall thereof. The connector mechanism is rotatably mounted to the main body and is capable of being received in the receiving space when in a closed position relative to the main body. The connector mechanism includes an interface for supporting the electronic device. When the connector mechanism is received in the receiving space, the interface is hidden in receiving space.

Abstract: The present invention is an outlet cover that is useful for covering a cylindrical socket type outlet. The outlet cover provides a watertight cover that is useful in marine applications and may be useful in automotive applications as well. The outlet cover has a base that has a flange. An upstanding ring extends upwardly from the base and an annular notch that has a diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the upstanding ring. A cap has a tether that joins the base to the cap. An annular rib in the cap is adapted for mating with the annular notch on the base. The annular rib includes a notch partially through it and is adapted for accommodating the tether when the annular rib is mated with the notch on the base.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body, a connecting portion formed on a bottom of the connector body, a number of cables extending up from a top of the connector body, and a cable cover. The cable cover includes a receiving member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section. The receiving member defines a receiving slot in a bottom and an opening in an end. The receiving member is attached to the connector portion through the receiving slot. The cables are bent toward one of opposite ends of the connector body to extend out of the receiving member through the opening.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body having a case that forms an exterior of the terminal body and a slot portion formed in the case, a socket mounted in the terminal body, the socket being configured to receive an external device through the slot portion, a slide door arranged behind the slot portion, the slide door being configured to slide to expose and cover the socket and a first spring coupled to one side of the slide door. When the external device is connected to the socket, the external device maintains the slide door in an open position and, when the external device is removed from the socket, the first spring provides a restorative force to move the slide door into a closed position covering the socket.

Abstract: Connector assembly for electrical power supply or transmission in vehicles, comprising first and a second connector devices to be mated according to a mating axis. The first connector device comprises at least one spring device terminated by at least one electrically conductive head, movable in a spring load direction. The second connector device comprises at least one interlock terminal including an electrical conductor and an insulation cap arranged in such a way that, during the mating sequence, the at least one head touches first the insulation cap on one or several insulating areas and then contacts the electrical conductor on one or several conducting areas. Each of the one or several insulating areas is offset laterally with respect to each of the one or several conducting areas, according to a lateral direction perpendicular to the mating axis and to the spring load direction.

Abstract: A vehicle charge inlet integrated into a port assembly surface is provided. The charge inlet includes an inlet housing with a perimeter that is curvilinear, non-cylindrical and shaped so that only a single orientation of a complementary sized and shaped electrical connector may be inserted into the inlet. A plurality of electrical contacts, a latching mechanism and a divider are also integrated into the charge inlet housing, the divider extending from the bottom surface of the inlet housing and configured to fit within a complementary slot of the charge connector, the divider providing further electrical isolation between the electrical contacts. A funneling surface connects the open end of the inlet housing to the port assembly surface.

Abstract: A cover structure, adapted for mounting on a housing that is formed with an opening and a connection base having a plugging end exposing by the opening, comprising: a frame, formed with a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other with respect to the radial of a coupling position where the frame is coupled to the housing through a pivot axis of two pivot blocks in a direction parallel to a first axis direction and enabling the first end to expose by the opening; and an elastic element, disposed inside the housing for providing an elastic force to the frame, for enabling the first end and the second end to move relative to each other centering the coupling position; wherein an accommodation space is formed between the frame and the connection base so as to be used for receiving a plug of a connector.

Abstract: A memory card reader is provided, which includes a printed circuit on which a memory card connector is mounted. The memory card connector has a slot intended for inserting a memory card and a set of contact points enabling data exchange between the memory card and a processor mounted on the printed circuit. The printed circuit is further equipped with an anti-intrusion device formed and positioned such that the anti-intrusion device prevents access, from the exterior of the reader, to at least one connection portion between at least one of the contact points of the set of contact points and the printed circuit.

Abstract: A wall plate including a base having a perimeter and a front surface, a recessed portion in the base located behind the front surface and having at least one opening for receiving an electrical receptacle face, a panel slidable within the recessed portion, a pair of release buttons for selectively permitting slidable movement of the panel, and wherein the panel is biased in the closed position.

Abstract: The invention relates to single-pole electrical connector having butt contacts, consisting of an active base (1) and a plug (2) provided with a contact pin (3) which is to penetrate into the base (1) in order to engage with a resilient contact (4) provided in the latter, at least the penetrating portion of said contact pin (3) of said plug (2) having a generally substantially rectangular cross-section, and said base (1) being further provided, at the end thereof, with a protective disk (5) in which a pass-through opening (6) is provided, said pass-through opening having a rectangular cross-section that corresponds to the cross-section of the pin (3) of the plug (2), particularly characterized in that the small sides of the rectangular pin (3) comprise lugs (7) for engaging with rails of the base (1), while the rectangular pass-through opening of the protective disk of the base comprises notches on the small sides thereof through which said lugs (7) are to pass.

Abstract: A connector includes a main body, an electrical interface extending from a front end of the main body, and a fixing member pivotably mounted to the main body with a first end. A second end of the fixing member forms a dummy interface similar to the electrical interface.

Abstract: A connector unit which prevents a user from contacting a first terminal fitting when fitting a first connector and a second connector together is provided. A connector unit 20 includes a first connector 1 having a first housing 4 receiving a first terminal fitting 3 and a contact-preventive housing 51 disposed between the first terminal fitting and the first housing, and a second housing to be fitted to the first housing. The contact-preventive housing includes a tension spring 6 having one end fixed at an outer circumference of the contact-preventive housing and the other end being a free-end arranged to engage to the first housing to restrict the contact-preventive housing from sliding. The second housing includes an entering portion 12 which enters between the tension spring and the first housing and pushes the tension spring to disengage the tension spring to permit the contact-preventive housing to slide.

Abstract: Abnormal noise at a battery pack busbar module is prevented. A battery pack busbar module includes busbar accommodating portions each accommodate busbars which connect in series batteries, cover portions coupled by hinges to one of side edges of openings in the busbar accommodating portions to cover the openings, and lock portions to lock the cover portions by bringing first engagement portions provided on the other side edges of the busbar accommodating portions and second engagement portions provided on the cover portions into engagement with each other, and ribs projecting from the cover portions to come into abutment with the busbar accommodating portions are formed in positions spaced away from the lock portions, a height of the ribs being set such that the second engagement portions are not brought into engagement with the first engagement portions when the ribs abut the busbar accommodating portions.

Abstract: A housing for a computer system which can be opened at least on a first housing wall for access into the housing and wherein, on a second housing wall, an opening for an external connector plug is arranged, the housing having a covering fixture to cover the opening for the connector plug, wherein the covering fixture is operable by the first housing wall such that the opening for the external connector plug is covered at least partially when the housing is opened, and the opening for the external connector plug is not covered when the housing is closed.

Abstract: A closure device for an electrical plug-in coupling arranged on a motor vehicle or a charging station. A locking arrangement is provided for locking the plug coupled to the plug-in coupling. The locking arrangement can be operated via a gear mechanism between the drive motor and the closure flap. The locking arrangement has a locking element which, when the closure flap is transferred from an intermediate open position, in which the plug can be coupled to the plug-in coupling, into the final open position, can be brought into a locked position which prevents the removal of the plug from the plug-in coupling.

Abstract: Provided is a memory card. The memory card includes interconnection terminals for electric connection with an external electronic machine. The interconnection terminals may be spaced from the front side of the memory card by a distance greater than the lengths of the interconnection terminals. Alternatively, the memory card may include other interconnection terminals between its front side and the former interconnection terminals. The former and latter interconnection terminals may be used for electric connection with different kinds of electronic machines.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus port protector having a top piece and a tongued planar surface, where the top piece includes a rectangular surface, a rectangular planar surface, a box having an open bottom and an open top, and a shim-like piece, and where the tongued planar surface includes a tongued portion and an untongued portion, where the tongued portion includes one dado and two rabbet cuts and two projections, where the top piece and the tongued planar surface are slideably insertable into and extractable from a Universal Serial Bus port to ensure that no electrical connection is made to the Universal Serial Bus port when the top piece and the tongued planar surface are so inserted.

Abstract: A cover for mounting to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) electronic device, the USB electronic device includes a shell defining an opening and a USB connector exposed at the opening. The USB connector includes a GND pin and an ID pin. The cover includes a main body and an elastomeric push button; the main body engagably attaches to the shell and covers the opening; the elastomeric push button is formed on the main body and is configured for powering on or off the USB electronic device; the elastomeric push button includes two metal pins connected with each other and configured for short-circuiting the GND pin to the ID pin when the elastomeric push button is depressed.

Abstract: The electrical receptacle cover having safety bracket for use with fragrance dispenser is an improved electrical receptacle cover that can secure an object plugged into an electrical outlet via a removable safety bracket. The removable safety bracket attaches at distal ends to lock slots located on the surface of the cover, and from which the safety bracket extends outwardly in order to encircle at least a portion of a perimeter of an object plugged into a respective outlet. The electrical receptacle cover and safety bracket prevent unintended unplugging of the object with respect to the electrical outlet thereby minimizing danger posed to small and curious children.

Abstract: A socket comprises an insulating housing receiving a plurality of contacts, and a pick-up cap engaging with the insulating housing. The pick-up cap has a planar main body covering the insulating housing. The main body is formed with two pivots on a side thereof. The insulating housing is formed with a plurality of sidewalls, one of the sidewall is provided with a pair of mounting seats on an outside thereof, each mounting seat defines a mounting hole with a gap, and the pivots of the pick-up cap enter into the mounting holes via the gaps to pivotally assemble the pick-up cap to the mounting seats.

Abstract: A socket assembly comprises an insulating housing receiving a plurality of contacts, a pick up cap assembled on the insulating housing and a loading plate covering the insulating housing and the pick up cap. The pick up cap is pivotally assembled to one of the sidewalls of the insulative housing at an end thereof and has an operating portion at an opposite end thereof. The loading plate is provided with a latching piece to latch with the operating portion of the pick up cap, so that the loading plate can bring the pick up cap to open.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical charger including a base unit and an adaptor unit. The base unit is configured for being coupled to an electronic device. The adaptor unit is configured for being coupled to a power supply. The base unit includes an electrical connector plug. The external surfaces of the base unit and the adaptor unit include co-operating external geometries that provide a visual indication whether the electrical connector plug is disposed, relative to the adaptor unit, in the electrically coupled state or in an electrically uncoupled state.

Abstract: A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution subsystems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution subsystems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution subsystems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution subsystem can engage the voids of another power distribution subsystem without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.

Abstract: A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The USB port has an inner channel and metal clips positioned within the channel. The blockout device has a front that covers the inner channel of the USB port. The blockout device also includes a top, a bottom and sides extending from the front. The bottom extends parallel to the top with an open area therebetween. When the blockout device is installed in the USB port, the sides engage the metal clips positioned in the channel of the USB port to secure the blockout device to the USB port.

Abstract: An implantable subcutaneous electrical socket and corresponding percutaneous plug are disclosed for controlling and/or energizing an implanted medical device, such as a bone distraction motor, within a patient. The subcutaneous electrical socket is accessed percutaneously by the plug, to connect data and power electrodes deployed from the plug into the socket to conduct control signals and electrical power from an external source to an implanted medical device within the patient. The socket and plug include insulating materials to prevent electrical shock to the patient.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a main body, a fastener for locking an electric element on the main body, and a cover. The fastener includes a fixed plate defining a through hole. The fixed plate includes two opposite inner sidewalls. A first slide rail protrudes inward from one inner sidewall, and a second slide rail protrudes inward from the other inner sidewall. The cover includes two blocks. Each of the blocks includes an L-shaped main portion and a stop portion connected to L-shaped main portion. The L-shaped main portion and the stop portion of each block cooperatively define a slide groove. The first rail and the second rail slide into the slide grooves, respectively, and are stopped by the corresponding stop portions, such that the cover is detachably positioned on the fixed plate.

Abstract: A method includes providing an electrical connector (102) for a memory card, placing a pick and place cap (104) onto the connector (102), including engaging a set of jaws (112, 114) over a row of connector contacts (106) whilst substantially preventing deformation of the contacts (106), picking up the connector (102) via the cap (104), and placing the connector (102) on a circuit board. Also included are a pick and place cap (104) for an electrical connector (102) and an apparatus (100).

Abstract: An electrical wall plate including a wall having a front surface and a rear surface with at least one opening, the opening sized to receive a face of a receptacle, a hinge secured to the front surface, a cover pivotally mounted to the front surface proximate the hinge, a latch located on the cover releaseably engaging the cover and selectively preventing pivotal movement of the cover.

Abstract: A fixing structure for the faceplate ventilation screen of a power source supplier includes a faceplate body and at least one ventilation screen. The faceplate body has an inner side formed with at least two first extension portions protruding out vertically in the same direction, and the two first extension portions have their opposite inner sides respectively provided with a first position-limiting member extending oppositely at a location adjacent to the faceplate body. The first position-limiting members are parallel to the faceplate body, and a first gap is formed between the first position-limiting members and the faceplate body for receiving two ends of the ventilation screen. The first position-limiting members can be deformed by external force toward the faceplate body for firmly fixing the ventilation screen on the faceplate body.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an exemplary locking mechanism for a connector comprises a hook, a bracket at least partially inserted within the hook to form a first assembly, a holder enclosing at least a portion of the first assembly to form a second assembly, and a button enclosing at least a portion of the second assembly to form the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include a cap enclosing at least a portion of the button to form a locking cap.

Abstract: A cover structure, adapted for mounting on a housing that is formed with an opening and a connection base having a plugging end exposing by the opening, comprising: a frame, formed with a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other with respect to the radial of a coupling position where the frame is coupled to the housing through a pivot axis of two pivot blocks in a direction parallel to a first axis direction and enabling the first end to expose by the opening; and an elastic element, disposed inside the housing for providing an elastic force to the frame, for enabling the first end and the second end to move relative to each other centering the coupling position; wherein an accommodation space is formed between the frame and the connection base so as to be used for receiving a plug of a connector.

Abstract: A sliding cover faceplate and an electronic device using the same are provided. The sliding cover faceplate includes a sliding cover, a cover plate, and a sliding structure. The cover plate is provided on the electronic device, and the sliding cover is disposed on one side of the cover plate. The sliding structure includes a guiding portion and an elastic positioning portion. The guiding portion is disposed on the cover plate and is connected to the sliding cover to guide the sliding cover to slide between a first location and a second location on the cover plate. The elastic positioning portion connects the cover plate with the sliding cover to provide an elastic force to the sliding cover, such that when the sliding cover slides close to the first location or the second location, the sliding cover is automatically positioned on the first location or the second location.

Abstract: A symmetrically movable safety structure disposed inside of an upper lid of a power panel, includes a cover plate disposed with a jack corresponding to the upper lid, a first shielding part and a second shielding part, disposed within the cover plate, where a first bonding position and a second bonding position corresponding to the jack are formed at a contacting place of the above two shielding parts, and a first elastic part and a second elastic part, wherein the first elastic part is disposed between the cover plate and the first shielding part, the second elastic part is disposed between the cover plate and the second shielding part, and the first shielding part and the second shielding part contact with each other under elastic force application directions.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an enclosure defining a connector port, and a cover mechanism. The cover mechanism includes a bracket mounted to the enclosure, a cover rotatably mounted to the bracket to cover or uncover the connector port. The cover includes an elastic lock. When the cover is rotated to cover the connector port, the elastic lock is engaged with a sidewall of the connector port.

Abstract: A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The blockout device prevents contamination, damage or misuse of the USB port when not in use. The blockout device includes a locking member, a body member and a shell. The locking member has a bottom and a top. The bottom of the locking member includes a plurality of teeth for engaging the USB port. The body member has a top, a bottom and sides defining a channel therein. The locking member is positioned within the channel of the body. The shell has a cavity that receives the locking member and the body member. The locking member and the body member are positioned within the cavity of the shell when the blockout device is installed in the USB port.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body and an interface shielding cover. A recess is defined in the main body by a vertical wall and a bottom. Two openings are defined in the rear cover between the vertical wall and the bottom wall, two stop walls adjacent to the openings include a first engaging side and a second engaging side. The interface shielding cover includes a pair of elastic arms rotatably connected to the rear cover. Each elastic arm includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion distinctly oriented from the first protrusion. The interface shielding cover is rotatable relative to the rear cover between a closed position where the first protrusion abuts against the first engaging side to retain the cover in the closed position, and an open position where the second protrusion abuts against the second engaging side to retain the cover in the open position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a computer having a standby power cutoff function for a peripheral device which can prevent a power loss by completely cutting off a standby current of a computer and a standby current of peripheral devices by cutting off a power supply to peripheral devices and a power supply unit when a computer is off. The power operation detection unit controls a power supply to the power supply unit by controlling the power cutoff switch unit by detecting an operation signal inputted from the power switch into the main board and for delaying and inputting an operation signal inputted from the power switch into the main board. The power loss due to a standby power can be prevented by cutting off a power supply to the computer and peripheral devices when a computer is off, with the help of a power cutoff switch unit which cuts off a power supply to the peripheral devices and the power supply by means of the power operation detection unit which detects an operation of the power switch.

Abstract: Since a connector device 30 has a cover component 60 mounted thereto, and the cover component 60 includes a first restraining section 62a and a second restraining section 62b, displacements of a first holding component 33 and a second holding component 34 can be restrained. Therefore, even if the connector device 30 is subjected to impact or shaking from the outside, the first holding component 33 and the second holding component 34 are not disengaged from a memory module 20, and easy detachment of the memory module 20 from a first connector body 31 can be prevented. Further, the memory module 20 projects from an opening of a casing when the connector device 30 having the structure as described above is mounted to an electronic device. Therefore, addition or exchange of the memory module 20 is facilitated.