With Sealing Element Or Material For Cooperation With Coupled Connector, E.g., Gasket Patents (Class 439/271)
  • Patent number: 9876288
    Abstract: A cable connector for coupling to a coaxial cable includes an outer barrel configured to receive the cable, a collar received on the outer barrel, and a seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a plurality of compressible compression bands, the seal assembly configured to provide a seal with a cable received by the cable connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy L. Youtsey
  • Patent number: 9847597
    Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector each of which having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities for receiving a plurality of terminal lead wires. The plug connector having a perimeter seal for creating a waterproof barrier between the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector including at least one bridging portion having a surface for guiding and aligning the seal when the plug and receptacle connectors are mated together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Vinay Uttarkar, Prasanth Krishnan
  • Patent number: 9843128
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a first housing having a discontinuous portion, an insulating main body received in the first housing, a shielding piece disposed in the insulating main body, two conductive terminal sets disposed on the insulating main body, a capping body covering the discontinuous portion, and a sealing body coupled with the first housing. By the design of the capping body, water vapor or moisture cannot seep through the discontinuous portion to enter the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Long-Fei Chen, Dong Xiang, Chung-Fu Liao
  • Patent number: 9825398
    Abstract: In the waterproof connector, a receptacle is provided with a first housing and first contacts, and a plug is provided with a second housing and second contacts. The first housing has a header at one end portion side and a quadrangular shaped waterproof ring mounted to allow close contact with an outer perimeter of the header. The second housing has in its interior a second contact housing chamber into which the header can be introduced, and has a shell which surrounds a periphery of the plurality of second contacts. The waterproof ring has a first pucker, formed with an undulating shape at an outer perimeter of the front portion, and which can closely contact at an inner wall of the shell, and a second pucker, formed with an undulating shape at an outer perimeter of the rear portion, and which can closely contact at an inner wall of a first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Uchida, Kunitoshi Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 9825400
    Abstract: Systems and methods for connecting power cables to downhole equipment such as ESPs using side-exit (radial) connections. In one embodiment, a system includes an electric drive coupled by a power cable to an ESP. The electric drive is positioned at the surface of a well with the power cable coupled to it. The power cable extends into the well bore and is coupled to the downhole equipment which is positioned in the well bore. The power cable has a connector with a first set of radially oriented terminals (the terminals are perpendicular to the conductors of the power cable). These terminals engage a second set of terminals that are installed in the downhole equipment. The radial orientation of the terminals of the connector and downhole equipment allow the power cable to remain axially oriented, thereby facilitating engagement of the terminals and requiring less annular space in the well bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: James C. Clingman, Sean A. Cain, Spencer Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9806473
    Abstract: Coaxial connecting devices used for transmitting high frequency electrical signals having two connector elements of generally cylindrical profile, and wherein each of the connector elements has an inner conductor, an insulator, and an outer conductor. In one of the two connector elements that may be of a male or a female orientation has two canted coil spring contacts where at least one of a first spring contact can be retained within at least one first spring groove within a second inner conductor and at least one of a second spring contact is retained within at least one second spring groove within a second outer conductor. The at least one second spring contact can be used as a simultaneous EMI shielding contact and latching, locking, or both latching and locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9797557
    Abstract: A multifunction decorative torch comprising has a base providing an upwardly directed light, a cap supporting a liquid fueled torch insert having a wick and a fuel reservoir, and an outer wall supporting the cap and defining an interior space between the base and cap. The upwardly directed light illuminates the outer wall from within the interior space. The liquid fueled torch insert is supported by the cap such that the wick burns outside the interior space between the base and cap and the fuel reservoir is at least partially inside the interior space between the base and cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Lamplight Farms Incorporated
    Inventor: Ron White
  • Patent number: 9799983
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical contact subassembly and an outer housing. The contact subassembly is terminated to an electrical cable. The outer housing defines a cavity and holds the contact subassembly in the cavity. A mating segment of the outer housing defines a socket of the cavity that is configured to receive a plug end of a mating connector assembly. The outer housing further includes an interface seal within the cavity. The interface seal is configured to engage the plug end of the mating connector assembly during a mating operation to seal an interface between the connector assembly and the mating connector assembly. The seal may be formed by in-situ molding in the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David James Lane, Galen M. Martin, Douglas John Hardy
  • Patent number: 9787035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical plug connector, such as a high-voltage plug connector, for a vehicle. The plug connector comprises a plug with a plug casing, one or more electrical contact parts accommodated in the plug casing, a socket with a socket casing, and a protective housing at least partly encasing the plug casing and the socket casing. The protective housing comprises an attachment flange in a connection area reaching up to a counterpart connectable thereto. An engagement ridge of the protective housing is spaced apart from the attachment flange in the longitudinal direction L of the plug connector and at least positively engages in an engagement channel of the plug casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wimmer, Robert Saller, Christian Wimmer, Stefan Rieder
  • Patent number: 9776010
    Abstract: This disclosure includes techniques for securing the proximal ends of a medical lead to the connector block of an IMD with a fastener device that incorporates a flexible clamp. A fastener device for a medical device comprising a flexible clamp forming a clamp aperture, wherein the flexible clamp includes a clamp protrusion configured to facilitate actuation of the flexible clamp, a rigid body, wherein the rigid body connects to and surrounds the flexible clamp, and an actuator configured to actuate on the clamp protrusion to change a perimeter of the clamp aperture, wherein the change of the perimeter of the clamp aperture by the actuator is configured to apply a compressive force about a perimeter of an electrical contact of a medical lead in the clamp aperture to electrically and mechanically connect the medical lead to the fastener device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Darren A. Janzig
  • Patent number: 9761988
    Abstract: A waterproof electric connector assembly includes an electrically insulative housing including an accommodation chamber, a front opening, a recessed bottom chamber and two locating devices at two opposite lateral sides thereof, a metal shielding cover covered on the top side of the rear opening and having plug rods respectively fastened to the locating devices of the electrically insulative housing, an electric connector including an electrically insulative terminal block mounted in the accommodation chamber, a tongue plate extended from the electrically insulative terminal block and a conducting terminal set mounted in the electrically insulative terminal block with conducting terminal contact portions thereof respectively arranged on opposing top and bottom walls of the tongue plate and conducting terminal bonding portions thereof extended out of the recessed bottom chamber of the electrically insulative housing, and a waterproof adhesive sealed up the recessed bottom chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: ASSEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-Hsiu Lin
  • Patent number: 9735486
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a fastener. The insulative housing has a rear surface. Each contact has a connecting leg extending beyond the rear surface. The connecting legs are arranged in at least a row, and each connecting leg has a connecting portion and a resisting portion. The fastener has at least a contact receiving chamber, a flexible circuit board receiving chamber communicating with the contact receiving chamber and a press section. The contact receiving chamber is arranged between from the flexible circuit board receiving chamber and the press section. Wherein the fastener has a fixed position on the insulative housing, and as moving the fastener to the fixed position, the press section presses the resisting portion to drive the connecting portion projecting into the flexible circuit board receiving chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Li-Li Liang, Yong-Gang Zhang, Yung-Chih Hung, Yu-Hui Zhang, Hai-Feng Ren
  • Patent number: 9711910
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing; plural contacts retained to the housing; a metallic shield secured to the housing; an insulative cover enclosing the shield to define a rear chamber; a substrate connected to the contacts and having an edge portion, the edge portion extending forwardly into the rear chamber; and a sealing member filling the rear chamber. A method for manufacturing such a waterproof electrical connector assembly includes: mounting a metallic shield to a combined insulative housing and electrical contacts; connecting a substrate to the electrical contacts; enclosing an insulative cover over the shield and an edge portion of the substrate to define a chamber; and sealing the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9711891
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a circuit board and a case. The case holds the circuit board therein. The case includes case components bonded to each other such that the case components are liquid-tight to each other. One of the case components includes a connector portion that is liquid-tight to another portion of the one of the case components. The connector portion includes a hood portion to which a mating connector is to be connected. The hood portion includes a ventilation hole that communicates with internal space of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Taniguchi, Kazuya Komaki, Jiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9705236
    Abstract: A connector includes a substantially rectangular seal ring (30) with four corners formed by arcuate portions (34). Ear-like protruding portions (36) are formed on the seal ring (30) to extend along the arcuate portions (34) on the four corners and project toward an outer periphery. The ear-like protruding portions (36) are configured to regulate rattling in a connecting direction of first and second housings (10, 20) by being resiliently compressed between a back end surface (16S) of a connection space (16) of the first housing (10) and a tip surface (22S) of a receptacle (22) of the second housing (20) with the first and second housings (10, 20) connected. Pressure receiving portions (38A, 38B) project from surfaces of the ear-like protruding portions (36) facing the receptacle (22) and are divided in a circumferential direction by grooves (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Horiuchi, Hideto Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9692179
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first plug connector housing in which a first plug contact is arranged, a second plug connector housing, and a seal. The second connector housing includes a protective enclosure, a contact carrier insert in which a second plug contact is fixedly arranged, and a lever. The protective enclosure and the contact carrier insert are movable relative to one another. While the contact carrier insert is connected to the first connector housing with the first and second plug contacts being joined together the protective enclosure moves relative to the contact carrier insert in a direction toward the first connector housing during an actuation of the force-amplifying means to compress the seal between the protective enclosure, the contact carrier insert, and the first connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Jaworek
  • Patent number: 9680247
    Abstract: An electric connector terminal body defines an interior space that extends along an axis. An electric contact located within the interior space includes a contact base and a plurality of contact arms that extend from the contact base toward an outer end of the terminal body. An end cap located on the outer end of the terminal body includes a cap base that defines a cap opening that is co-axial with the interior space. The end cap also includes a flange that extends from the cap base in an inner direction into the interior space of the terminal body. The flange includes an engagement tab that extends from the flange in a radial direction generally perpendicular to the axis of the interior space and engages a terminal groove located in a wall of the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Glick, Tulasi Sadras-Ravindra
  • Patent number: 9674994
    Abstract: A wiring harness (10) for connecting a first device and a second device includes a first shield connector (20) to be connected to the first device, a second shield connector (30) to be connected to the second device, wires (40) arranged between the first shield connector (20) and the second shield connector (30), and a shield (50) made of an electrically conductive metal cloth. After the wires (40) are arranged between the first shield connector (20) and the second shield connector (30), the sheet-like shield (50) is mounted to cover the wires (40), thereby shielding between the first and second devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
  • Patent number: 9640903
    Abstract: A rear holder is attached to a wire lead-out opening for leading out an electric wire from a housing. The rear holder includes an inner holder. An inner circumferential surface of a through hole of the rear holder is formed so that a part of the inner circumferential surface includes a small diameter portion and the remaining part includes a large diameter portion. A hood portion having an arc shape is provided in the inner holder, and the hood portion is formed so that, in a state that the inner holder is assembled to the rear holder, the hood portion is inserted into the large diameter portion while each of opposite circumferential ends of the hood portion abuts against a step surface in a border between the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Yamada, Hidehiko Kuboshima
  • Patent number: 9634425
    Abstract: A waterproof connector applied in an electronic device which includes a case body. The waterproof connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals fastened to the insulating housing, a first shell surrounding the insulating housing together with the conductive terminals, a second shell covering the first shell and a waterproof element. A front edge of the second shell is bent outward to form a blocking portion. The waterproof element includes a first waterproof element, and a second waterproof element which is waterproof adhesive. The first waterproof element tightly loops around an outer surface of the front end of the first shell. The first waterproof element tightly abuts against an inner wall of the case body and the blocking portion. The waterproof adhesive is poured into and seals up a clearance among rear ends of the insulating housing, the conductive terminals and the first shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Nien Hsu, Chih Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 9634412
    Abstract: Electrical contacts comprising a surface with a plurality of cavities therein and their methods of manufacture and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyprian Uzoh, Craig Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9624955
    Abstract: A multiple quick connector (MQC) assembly is described herein. The MQC assembly includes a male sub-assembly that includes a plurality of quick connectors coupled to a first circular plate, and an actuator coupled to the first circular plate. The actuator is configured to actuate a shaft having a draw nut attached to an axial end of the shaft. The MQC assembly also includes a female sub-assembly that includes a plurality of couplers coupled to a second circular plate. Each of the couplers is configured to couple to a respective quick connector of the male sub-assembly. The second circular plate comprises an aperture disposed therethrough. Actuation of the shaft causes the draw nut to extend axially through the aperture, and to rotate with respect to the aperture to lock the male sub-assembly axially with respect to the female sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Randolph Dale Lewkoski
  • Patent number: 9627796
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a metallic shell, and a sealing member (e.g., a waterproof glue block). The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extended from one side of the base portion. The metallic shell includes a tubular portion and an outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion is formed by deep drawing techniques and extended from the rear of the tubular portion. The inner dimension of the outer peripheral portion is greater than the inner dimension of the tubular portion. A filling groove is forming between the inner wall of the outer peripheral portion and the outer surface of the base portion. The sealing member is formed at the filling groove to fill a gap between the inner wall of the outer peripheral portion and the outer surface of the base portion and fill the bottom of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
  • Patent number: 9614341
    Abstract: A device is provided to attach a connector having an internally threaded base and external threads to a cable having a casing. The device includes a body having a bore therethrough. At least a portion of the bore is threaded and the external threads on the connector are threaded into the threads of the bore until a stop surface in the bore is engaged by a portion of the connector. The device may then be turned to thread the base onto the casing of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: PDS Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward L. Merical
  • Patent number: 9594227
    Abstract: A seal block assembly (10) includes a housing (12) defining one or more slots (14). Seal block assembly seals a port of a telecommunications box or enclosure. Each seal block element (32) includes a seal block body (34) having first and second body portions (36, 38), and first and second seal portions (40, 42) for sealing around a cable. A sealing system is provided between each seal block element and an adjacent seal block element. A sealing arrangement is also provided between the seal block elements and the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA, ADC CZECH REPUBLIC, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Eric Schurmans, Ales Smisek
  • Patent number: 9577366
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing and an elastic seal member. The housing includes a hollow portion for accommodating a mating connector. The elastic seal member is placed in the housing. The elastic seal member includes a main body portion and an engaged portion extending from the main body portion. An extending end portion of the engaged portion includes a protruding portion, and the protruding portion protrudes outwardly. The extending end portion has a width in a protruding direction of the protruding portion greater than a width of an entrance of an installation portion in the protruding direction where the extending end portion is to be accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kentaro Ishii
  • Patent number: 9570839
    Abstract: A seal (40) includes an annular portion (41) to be fit externally on a housing main body (11) and resiliently sandwiched between the housing main body (11) and a receptacle (71) when two housings (10, 70) are connected and projections (42) protruding radially out after projecting back from the annular portion (41) and configured such that protruding parts thereof resiliently contact the tip of the receptacle (71) when the two housings (10, 70) are connected. The housing (10) includes deformation guides (24) configured to deform the seal (40) such that a radially outward protruding amount of the projections (42) gradually increases by sliding on the projections (42) in the process of moving the annular portion (41) externally fit on the housing main body (11) toward a proper mounted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Norihito Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9559459
    Abstract: An inline multi-pin connector includes cylindrical male and female connector members which are electrically connected together by pushing the two members together end-to-end. Either the male or the female connector member has a metal cylinder disposed about its conductive pins or sockets, which are adapted for mutual engagement, while the other connector member is provided with inner threads. The metal cylinder includes plural resilient, spaced arms, or tabs, disposed about its outer periphery and urged radially outward and into engagement with the other member's threads to connect the two connector members. Coaxial seals are disposed between and in contact with the two members as is a compressible O-ring seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Jozwik, Joseph F. Murphy
  • Patent number: 9553400
    Abstract: A vibration resistant connector is disclosed. The connector employs a friction member to create a resistance between a coupling nut of the connector and a connector body of the connector that is disposed in a cavity formed by the coupling nut. In some embodiments, the friction member is in the form of an O-ring that encircles a portion of the connector body and that is compressed by the coupling nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Benham, David J. Camelio
  • Patent number: 9515410
    Abstract: In the process of connecting first and second housings (10, 90), a slider (60) is kept at an advanced position by locking a resilient stopper (76) and a stopper receiving portion (25), and springs (80) accumulate spring forces. The resilient stopper (76) and the stopper receiving portion (25) are released as the housings (10, 90) are connected and the slider (60) is moved to a retracted position while being biased by the springs (80). The resilient stopper (76) projects from a base end (52) to a tip (51) and has a first support (54) at the base end (52) to function as a support of deflection when starting deflection in the process of connecting the first and second housings (10, 90) and a second support (58) closer to the tip (51) than the base end (52) to function as a support of deflection following the first support (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naotaka Tanikawa
  • Patent number: 9515500
    Abstract: A portable energy storage and power supply system includes a first housing member coupled to a second housing member, the first housing member and the second housing member defining an internal space, a battery disposed within the internal space and configured to store electrical power, a plurality of connectors defining an input for charging the battery and an output for utilizing electrical power from the battery, and a gasket. The gasket includes a base portion coupling the first housing member with the second housing member and a bumper shaped to absorb shock loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: GOAL ZERO LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Workman, Norman Krantz, Fred Lillywhite, Keyvan Vasefi, Walker Ford, Sterling Robison, Henry J. Howell, Jaremy Butler
  • Patent number: 9505427
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, connected to a power source or a detection sensor through a cable, includes (a) a base body made of a synthetic resin, the base body having a bottom surface wall, a side surface wall standing up from a periphery of the bottom surface wall, and an interior space defined on the bottom surface wall and enclosed by the side surface wall; and (b) a connector body for achieving an electrical connection, the connector body extending from the bottom surface wall along the side surface wall through the interior space. The bottom surface wall of the base body has an inclined plane that is inclined in relation to a horizontal plane. The interior space of the base body is filled with a sealing agent by allowing the sealing agent to flow down on the inclined plane by gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 9509084
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an insulative housing and a number of terminals insert molded with the housing, the housing including a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base; a metallic shield enclosing the terminal module; and a sealing member positioned in front of the base and sealed between the terminal module and the shield. A related method of making includes: enclosing a metallic shield about a terminal module; inserting a terminal protector into a front mating port of the shield and module combination until abutting a part of the terminal module; and applying a sealing material via the front mating port into a space defined between the terminal module and the shield to form a sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9500304
    Abstract: A method of joining parts with an electromagnetic joining process and an assembly made according to the process. Seals are assembled to a first part and a second part is assembled over the first part and the seals. A lubricant is applied to the first part between the seals to preoccupy or partially fill the area within the joint to prevent moisture from penetrating into the joint and causing corrosion. A portion of the second part is deformed into recesses formed in the first part to join the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko
  • Patent number: 9490565
    Abstract: Electrical contact (19) having a housing (2) in which an electrical conductor (1) is embedded, the housing (2) having a recess (3), the electrical conductor (1) being inserted into the recess (3), an intermediate space (20) between the conductor (1) and the housing (2) being filled with a sealing material (21), the conductor (1) extending in the longitudinal direction through the housing (2), the conductor (1) having a web (15, 16), the web (15, 16) extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction around the conductor (1), the web (15, 16) protruding by a predetermined height beyond a lateral face (6, 7) of the conductor (1), the sealing material (21) being arranged at one side of the web (15, 16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Karl Beck, Michael Spielvogel, Daniel Rosan, Thomas Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9490583
    Abstract: An LVDS connection comprises: a plurality of conductive terminals, an insulative housing, a shielding housing, and a first plastic body, each conductive terminal comprising a base portion and an elastic contact portion, and the insulative housing comprising a base body and base body end portions, wherein the plurality of conductive terminals are respectively inlaid and are insert molding on the base body, and the elastic contact portion extends out of a front side face of the insulative housing in a suspension manner. The plurality of conductive terminals and the insulative housing are inlaid and thus insert molding. The shielding housing comprises the first housing, the second housing, and the bending portion, wherein the bending portion is bent to form a receiving space with the first housing and the second housing. The insulative housing is assembled in the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen Deren Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: ZhuDong Huo, GuoFeng Peng
  • Patent number: 9478897
    Abstract: A waterproof connector (10) to be mounted on a case (90) of a device includes a housing (20) which includes a fitting (21) fittable into an opening (91) provided on the case (90), an annular seal ring (60) that provides watertightness between the inner peripheral surface of the opening (91) of the case (90) and the fitting (21) and a mounting recess (23) into which the seal ring (60) is to be fit. The mounting recess (23) is formed by mounting a separate front member (70) having a larger cross-section than a cross-sectionally small portion (29) provided at a front end part of the fitting (21) on the cross-sectionally small portion (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Kashiwada, Masafumi Uno, Kiyotaka Itsuki
  • Patent number: 9450353
    Abstract: A multipole jack includes a main body and a case. The substantially cylindrical main body includes terminal bases which make contact with electrodes of a multipole plug. Connecting ends of the terminal bases are led out from the main body. The main body is attached to the substantially bottomed cylindrical resin case through an opening of the case. Inner ends of extension terminals which protrude from side walls of the case and are insert-molded are electrically connected to the connecting ends of the corresponding terminal bases. Therefore, it is possible to further increase a battery size of an electronic device in which a multipole jack is provided by decreasing an entire length of the multipole jack, and to meet the demand for reducing the size of a multipole jack by reducing the length of terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: EX COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Shinya Yudate
  • Patent number: 9450327
    Abstract: A connector plug comprises a hook with flexible edges. The hook has a first beveled surface and a second flat surface. A stopper is coupled to the flat surface of the hook by a first barrel portion of the connector plug. The stopper is coupled to a plurality of ridges with flexible edges by a second barrel portion. The plurality of ridges are also coupled to each other by the second barrel portion. A via extends through the connector plug from one end of the connector plug to the other end of the connector plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Rafael Antonio Fematt Madinabeitia, Jorge L. Mireles Jasso
  • Patent number: 9444177
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes a plastic shell, a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a sealing member (e.g., a waterproof glue block). The plastic shell has a through hole and includes an inserting end and a sealed end respectively at two sides of the through hole. The metallic shell is disposed in the through hole and the metallic shell defines a receiving cavity. The insulated housing is disposed in the receiving cavity. A plurality of receptacle terminals is assembled to the insulated housing. The sealing member is filled in the sealed end to fill a gap between the metallic shell and the plastic shell, and the sealing member is also filled in the bottom of the base portion where the receptacle terminals are exposed for improving the waterproof function of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
  • Patent number: 9425540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (100) for a contact device (450) which can be fitted to a cable (480), having a first housing portion (101) for receiving the contact device (450) and a second housing portion (201) which can be arranged on the first housing portion (101). The first housing portion (101) has an inlet portion (150) for the cable (480) having a cable seal (350). The inlet portion (150) of the first housing portion (101) has a recess (160) which exposes an outer part-region of the cable seal (350). The second housing portion (201) can be arranged on the first housing portion (101) in such a manner that the second housing portion (201) can be pressed onto the outer part-region of the cable seal (350) via the recess (160) of the inlet portion (150) of the first housing portion (101). The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising a housing (100), a contact device (450) and a cable (480).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schnurpfeil, Guenter Feldmeier, Peter Kraemer, Gregor Lindemann, Ufuk Tuey
  • Patent number: 9419369
    Abstract: A plug-in connector for a control apparatus has at least one contact pin which passes through a base section of a support body of the plug-in connector and can be connected electrically and mechanically to a printed circuit board of the control apparatus. The support body of the plug-in connector has a trough, which is formed by the base section, a groove laterally surrounding the base section and a side edge laterally surrounding the groove. The trough can be filled with a sealing compound such that the compound extends within the trough integrally from the groove to the contact pin and covers the base section in certain places or completely. A control apparatus and a method for producing a control apparatus are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory Drew, Thomas Riepl
  • Patent number: 9392714
    Abstract: A power semiconductor module, and method for its manufacture, comprising a first housing part having a cutout and a DC voltage load connection apparatus forming a structural unit, wherein the DC voltage load connection apparatus has first and second DC voltage load connection elements. The first DC voltage load connection element has a first leadthrough section arranged in the cutout, and the second DC voltage load connection element has a second leadthrough section arranged in the cutout forming a gap therebetween. The first and second leadthrough sections are sheathed by an elastomer, which fills the gap, is cohesively connected to the first and second leadthrough sections and seals off the first and second leadthrough sections with respect to the first housing part. The inventive power semiconductor module exhibits a high resistance to thermal cycling, and the distance between the DC voltage load connection elements can be configured to be small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semikron Elektronik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Ingo Bogen, Jörn Groβmann, Christian Walter, Christian Göbl, Patrick Graschl
  • Patent number: 9387816
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a conductive path and a route holding portion that holds a route of the conductive path. The route holding portion has a cylindrical shape and is comprised of a watercrosslinkable fixing member or a photocrosslinkable fixing member having elastic so that the route holding portion is elastically deformed at least in a radial direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiichi Toyama
  • Patent number: 9391382
    Abstract: A card connector for receiving an electrical card therein includes an insulating housing, a plurality of electrical contacts, a plastic sheet, a shielding shell and a heat activated film. The insulating housing has a bottom wall, a rear wall and two side walls which together form an inserting chamber. The electrical contacts are fixed in the bottom wall of the insulating housing. The plastic sheet is pasted on a bottom of the insulating housing. The shielding shell covers on the insulating housing. The heat activated film is welded between the shielding shell and the rear wall and the side walls of the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Wu, Chao Yong Ye, Kai Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 9387817
    Abstract: A motor vehicle used sealed transmission cable, including at least one or more transmission cables, and a sealing component. The cable has a first connector and a second connector set at two ends of a transmission line. The sealing component has a first sealing component. The central axis of the first sealing component is set with a lashing eye for the setting and positioning of the first connector, and is extended to a first skirt section in an axial direction at the outer circumferential surface, which forms the interior of the first socket mouth. The first buckling part is set at the inner peripheral surface of the first socket mouth in a radial direction. Additionally, inside the first skirt section, a projection part is connected in an axial direction for passing through of all transmission lines. Inside of the projection section, cladding pipe is set for piercing and cladding of all transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Hsu-Cheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 9385499
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a metal shield (1) defining a receiving space (10), a number of contacts (2) received in the metal shield, an insulative body (3) molding over the metal shield and having a tongue portion (31) extending into the receiving space for retaining the contacts, and a reinforcing plate (4) attaching to the tongue portion for reinforcing the tongue portion. The insulative body has a number of slits (311) at the front side of the tongue portion and a number of slots (332) at a rear side of the tongue portion for respectively receiving a mold during molding. The reinforcing plate and the contacts are exposed to both the slits and the slots along opposite, vertical directions to make sure that the inserted molds bear against both the contacts and the reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9379483
    Abstract: Ribs (71) of a front member (60) can suppress backlash between first and second housings (10, 30) by coming into contact with the inner peripheral surface of a receptacle (12) when the first and second housings (10, 30) are connected properly. A tapered surface (18) is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the receptacle (12) and is inclined in a direction to gradually reduce inner dimensions of the receptacle (12) from an intermediate position of this receptacle (12) in a depth direction toward a back end. Each rib (71) has a curved surface cross-section and is formed to gradually increase a height from a front end in a fitting direction toward a rear end and includes an inclined portion (74) configured to come into contact along the tapered surface (18) of the receptacle (12) as the first and second housings (10, 30) are connected properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING STSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9346367
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes: a terminal to which a vehicle-side connector is connected; a hood portion surrounding the terminal; a protection cover functioning with a purpose of holding or protecting constituent components of the in-vehicle device; and a damper mechanical portion formed integrally with the protection cover and installed on a periphery of the hood portion. The damper mechanical portion has an cuter wall portion linked to a base portion of the protection cover and an inner wall portion spaced apart from an outer surface of the hood portion and held on an inner side of the outer wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunori Tanaka, Kyoko Higashino
  • Patent number: 9341346
    Abstract: A gasket for an interface between a light emitting diode (LED) and a light emitting panel (LEP) includes a first segment and a second segment. The gasket also includes a first blade extending out from a surface of the first segment and a second blade extending out from a surface of the second segment. The surface of the first segment faces the surface of the second segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Timothy Glen Wright, Scott David Wegner