Engaged By Axial And Pivotal Movements (e.g., Bayonet) Patents (Class 439/286)
  • Patent number: 9954292
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) connects a plurality of wires (40) by a plurality of terminal fittings being connected to end parts of the wires (40) and held in contact, and includes a wire connecting portion (10) to be connected to the end part of the wire (40), a tubular portion (11) having a tubular shape and a shaft (12) fittable inside the tubular portion (11). The terminal fittings are held in contact by fitting the tubular portion (12) and the shaft (12) together. The tubular portion (11) or the shaft (12) is provided with an arcuate portion configured to enable the rotation of each of the tubular portion and the shaft-shaped portion about an axis in a state where the tubular portion and the shaft-shaped portion are fit together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Matsui, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 9153880
    Abstract: A ground connection body (1) includes a first ground terminal (10), a second ground terminal (20) and a third ground terminal (30). The first ground terminal (10) includes a wire-side terminal portion (4) to be mounted on an end of a ground wire (E1) and a ground-side terminal portion (5) with a first bolt connection hole (6) connectable to a first bolt (G1) and a second bolt connection hole (7) connectable to a second bolt (G2). A second wire-side terminal portion (21) of the second ground terminal (20) is oblique to the first wire-side terminal portion (4) so that a second ground wire (E2) extends toward the first ground wire (E1). A third wire-side terminal portion (31) of the third ground terminal (30) is oblique to the first wire-side terminal portion (4) so that a third ground wire (E3) extends toward the first ground wire (E1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Omori, Takeharu Ito, Kenta Ito
  • Patent number: 8211771
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a P-I-N (p+ region, intrinsic semiconductor, and n+ region) semiconductive body with a first gate and a second gate. The first gate is a gate stack disposed on an upper surface plane, and the second gate accesses the semiconductive body from a second plane that is out of the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Pillarisetty, Jack Kavalieros, Marko Radosavljevic, Benjamin Chu-Kung
  • Patent number: 7621044
    Abstract: Resilient spring contact structures are manufactured by plating the contact structures on a reusable mandrel, as opposed to forming the contact structures on sacrificial layers that are later etched away. In one embodiment, the mandrel includes a form or mold area that is inserted through a plated through hole in a substrate. Plating is then performed to create the spring contact on the mold area of the mandrel as well as to attach the spring contact to the substrate. In a second embodiment, the mandrel includes a form that is initially plated to form the resilient contact structure and then attached to a region of a substrate without being inserted through the substrate. Attachment in the second embodiment can be achieved during the plating process used to form the spring contact, or by using a conductive adhesive or solder either before or after releasing the spring contact from the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Eldridge, Gaetan L. Mathieu
  • Patent number: 7599617
    Abstract: A camera comprises a lens unit and a camera body to which the lens unit is attached by a rotational operation. The camera body is provided with terminals including a specific terminal. Arrangement of the specific terminal is different from that of the other terminals. In detaching the lens unit from the camera body, the specific terminal is adapted to be disconnected earlier relative to the other terminals while the other terminals are connected. After the disconnection of the specific terminal has been detected, the other terminals are set to high impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Tokiwa, Takashi Machida
  • Patent number: 7344421
    Abstract: A bracket and quick connect/disconnect battery cable connector are disclosed to facilitate connection of a battery cable to a vehicle batter. The bracket is adapted to be connected to a battery to be in electrical communication with a terminal of the battery. The bracket comprises a head having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and two or more spaced apart lock members extending from the bracket head first surface. The lock members are generally C-shaped forming channels defined by a curved side surface and an upper surface. The connector comprises a body having a surface, a stem extending from the body surface and two or more flanges extending radially from the stem. The flanges have an upper surface spaced from the connector body surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Inventor: Troy L. Spencer
  • Patent number: 7029303
    Abstract: A electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling with a high current rating, is disclosed. The electrical cable assembly with hermaphroditic coupling includes a pin contact terminal in a first coupling sleeve and a hyperboloid socket terminal in a second coupling sleeve. The pin contact terminal may be inserted within the second coupling sleeve, and the hyperboloid socket terminal may be inserted within the first coupling sleeve. The socket contact may include a RADSOKĀ® socket. The first and second coupling sleeves are coupled together by urging the pin contact terminal into the hyperboloid socket terminal and rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: James Leo Bordeau, David Otis Gallusser
  • Patent number: 6921283
    Abstract: A connector system allows for visual determination of mating or engagement of a jack-side connector and a plug-side connector. A jack-side connector has a first securing device and a plug-side connector having a sleeve rotatably coupled thereto. The sleeve has a second securing device that is complementary to the first securing device and an indicator located on an edge of the sleeve. The indicator is contrasted against a characteristic (e.g., color, material, etc.) of a portion (e.g., a washer) of the connector system to provide visual indication that the first securing device is securely engaged with the second securing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Trompeter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Zahlit, Dale C. Reed
  • Patent number: 6840783
    Abstract: A press-fit bus-bar for distributing power along a backplane or a printed circuit board includes a number of flat bus bar conductors fabricated from an electrically conductive material. Each bus bar conductor is separated from adjacent bus bar conductors by layers of an insulating material. A number of electrically conductive press-fit tails protrude from one edge of each bus bar conductor. When the laminated bus bar conductors and insulating material layers are placed in a housing which is then filled with a hardened epoxy resin, the press-fit tails protrude from the surface of that epoxy resin. These protruding tails can be press-fit in a backplane(s) or printed circuit board(s) for the purpose of supplying these backplane(s) or printed circuit board(s) with electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Wolford, James Mills, Steven E. Minich, Christopher J. Kolivoski, John D. Dodds, James R. Volstorf, Wilfred J. Swain, James S. Staron
  • Patent number: 6561841
    Abstract: An indicator for a mating connector pair provides a visual indication when a plug-side connector is fully engaged with a jack-side connector. The plug-side connector is configured for engagement with the jack-side connector to form an electrical connection. The plug-side connector includes a connector body and a bayonet sleeve rotatably connected to the connector body. The sleeve includes two slots which are configured for engagement with corresponding lugs on the jack-side connector. The indicator is located on the sleeve and aligns with a reference point when the slots in the sleeve are fully engaged with the lugs of the jack-side connector. The indicator may be a substantially V-shaped notch, a dimple, a ridge or a lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Trompeter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe D. Norwood, James O. Handley
  • Patent number: 6146191
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of ceiling fans and includes a first plate (16) attached to a ceiling junction box and a plug plate (42) to be rotatably joined to the first plate and fixed in a final position by locking screws (70) that pass through apertures (64, 66) in one plate and into bores (38, 40) in the other plate. The locking screws (70) are usable to fix a fan bell to the plug plate. The plug plate (42) includes slidably engageable flat contact strips (204a, 204b). The plates include an initial orientation key (206) for fitting into an oval opening (214) and the first plate may include a spring biased shock protector for blocking access to live contacts (204a) when the plates are not connected. The plates (300, FIGS. 16, 17) may be formed in slidably adjustable sections for use with different size fan bells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Angelo Fan Brace Licensing, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jack Russell Kerr, Jr., Cullyn B. Winn
  • Patent number: 5980289
    Abstract: Connector for joining a fluid pressure communication conduit and an electrical communication line to a second fluid pressure communication conduit and at least a second electrical communication line. The connector has a connector body having an internal space contained within a pressure boundary, the internal space communicating with a fluid pressure connector for attachment to the first fluid pressure communication conduit, a portion of the pressure boundary including a floating member, the floating member having a fluid pressure communication port for mating with a second fluid pressure communication port on a second connector. The floating member also has one or more electrical contacts for mating with one or more electrical contacts on the second connector. The electrical contacts have electrical connection to the one or more electrical communication lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
    Inventor: Thomas H. Engle
  • Patent number: 5659293
    Abstract: A fire sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor base, a sensor body and an address unit. The sensor base is mounted and fixed on a predetermined position, for example, a ceiling. The sensor body includes a plurality of pins for electrically connecting the sensor body with the sensor base, and a first fitting member for electrically and mechanically connecting the sensor body with the sensor base. The plurality of pins are formed on a surface of the sensor body connectable to the sensor base and circumferentially arranged on a circle with a predetermined radius. The sensor base has a second fitting member which is electrically and mechanically fitted to the first fitting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Hochiki Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Shibata, Toshiyuki Ozawa
  • Patent number: 5538437
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed having a latching mechanism for locking the assembly to the rear of an IC (integrated circuit) card. The assembly incorporates an actuator for operating the latching mechanism. The actuator is rotatably mounted at the rear portion of the housing of the connector assembly, which allows the assembly to have a short profile. The cable for the assembly is connected to one side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles L. Bates, III, Gary C. Bethurum
  • Patent number: 5118303
    Abstract: A hermaphroditic coupling mechanism includes two identical coupling members, each including two latch arms and two detented locking ramp surfaces. The latch arms include surfaces which face a coupler interface, while the locking ramp surfaces face away from the interface. The latch arms are inserted through grooves in a collar on which the locking ramp surfaces are provided, and the members are then rotated relative to each other causing the surfaces on the latch arms to pass over detents on the locking surfaces, thereby locking the coupling members together against relative axial movement. The coupling members may be secured to respective contacts by a snap-fit arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: James B. LeBaron, David O. Gallusser
  • Patent number: 4995824
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a line coupling device whose coupling function is achieved by interleaving of plural elongate latching members bearing teeth thereon. The elongate latching members are supported in a member such that the coupling device may be readily coupled and uncoupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventor: Robert N. Falco
  • Patent number: 4941853
    Abstract: Electrical terminals include torsion bar spring portions for maintaining ample contact forces in small sizes and with simple configurations. A male contact includes a contact portion connected by an axial torsion bar to a base portion. When the contact is mated with another contact, the contact portion is pivoted to apply a torque to the torsion bar. A female contact includes opposed and axially spaced contact portions separated by an axially extending torsion bar to which torque is applied when a mating pin contact displaces the contact portions in opposite arcuate directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Frank A. Harwath