Fingerlike Grasping Means Comprising Portion Of Coupling Part Patents (Class 439/328)
  • Patent number: 8475195
    Abstract: A latch for securing a circuit card assembly to a circuit board mounted card edge connector includes first and second arms disposed on opposite ends of the card edge connector. The first and second arms define a reception space that receives the circuit card assembly. The first arm has a deflectable spring latch that is movable between a released position and a latched position. The circuit card assembly is secured by the spring latch in the latched position. The second arm has a latch hook that is configured to hook around and engage a portion of the circuit card assembly during mating of the circuit card assembly and the card edge connector. The latch hook defines a pivot point for pivoting the circuit card assembly into the card edge connector during mating of the circuit card assembly and the card edge connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Gary Annis, Robert Neil Whiteman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8435048
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector assembly is supported by a moveable member that can move relative to a printed wired board in two directions and is urged to its center position by two oppositely disposed springs that each urge a contact member into a respective recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan H. Fahllund, Kai Silvennoinen, Osmo Knuuttila
  • Publication number: 20130109214
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulation housing and two side arms. The insulation housing forms two insertion sections and an insertion slot receiving a plurality of terminals therein. Each side arm includes an arm body, an extension plate, a fixed arm section, and a movable arm section. All bent members (including a retention member, a pushing member, and a stop member) are all integrally formed with the movable arm section. The fixed arm section and the movable arm section of the side arm are arranged not to interfere with each other, so that the side arms show the advantages of being easy to manufacture and having a simplified manufacturing process. Further, the card edge connector has a unique arrangement that helps simplifying the structure thereof and requires no extra or external mounting member so as to achieve the effect of reducing the material used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Hsu-Mao CHING
  • Patent number: 8408930
    Abstract: A slot mechanism for an electronic device is adapted to receive a card therein. The slot mechanism includes a slot disposed within the electronic device. A pivotally moveable tab is spring biased to protrude within an interior of the slot. A spring biased card release mechanism includes a first arm disposed within the interior of the slot and a second arm disposed exterior to the slot. The second arm is configured to prevent movement of the pivotally moveable tab by the card when the card is inserted in an incorrect orientation, thereby preventing complete insertion of the card. The first arm is configured to allow movement of the pivotally moveable tab by the card when the card is inserted in a correct orientation, thereby allowing complete insertion of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: James Aldo Simpson, Jeffrey Charles Bos
  • Publication number: 20130059458
    Abstract: A card edge connector for receiving an electronic card to be inserted therein includes an insulating body, with a slot formed therein for receiving the electronic card therein; multiple conductive terminals, accommodated in the insulating body, in which each of the conductive terminals at least partially enters the slot and contacts the electronic card therein; and at least one latch. The latch includes a connecting arm with one end disposed in the insulating body and located at a side of the slot; a bent section, extending backward from the other end of the connecting arm and bent toward a side away from the electronic card; and a guide chamfer, disposed at a side of the bent section close to the electronic card and inclined downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: LOTES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 8388362
    Abstract: A stacked card-edge connector is provided for fixing and electrically connecting at least one electronic card to a circuit board. The stacked card-edge connector includes two stackable and interchangeable insulating housings, a pair of first card latches, a pair of second card latches, a pair of fasteners. The pair of first card latches are mounted respectively at the two sides of one insulating housing for fixing and/or holding the at least one electronic card. The pair of second card latches are secured respectively at the two sides of the other insulating housing for fixing and/or holding another electronic card. When two electronic cards are secured respectively by the pair of first and second card latches, disengagement of the electronic card secured by pair of first card latches causes a simultaneous disengagement of the electronic card secured by the pair of second card latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited
    Inventor: Yu Sheng Su
  • Publication number: 20130040483
    Abstract: An electrical connector may retain a substrate in secure, mating engagement with the electrical connector. The electrical connector can include at least one attachment member that is configured to be received in an aperture that extends through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hung Viet Ngo, Robert E. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20130040482
    Abstract: An electrical connector may retain a substrate in secure, mating engagement with the electrical connector. The electrical connector can include at least one attachment member that is configured to engage a side of the substrate so as to attach the electrical connector to the substrate when the electrical connector is mated with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Hung Viet Ngo, Christopher Gieski, Christopher J. Kolivoski
  • Patent number: 8373981
    Abstract: An expansion card fastening device includes a bracket, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The bracket includes parallel arranged fences. The first fastener is assembled on one of the fences, and includes a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and an elastic element. The supporting portion and the elastic element are both disposed on an end of the connection portion. A first clasp protrudes from the supporting portion, and faces the same direction with a free end of the elastic element. A second fastener pivots to the supporting portion, and is resisted by the elastic element. A second clasp protrudes from the second fastener, and faces the same direction with the first clasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Xiong Zhang, Zhi-Xin Li, You-Tao Wang
  • Publication number: 20130034984
    Abstract: A latch for securing a circuit card assembly to a circuit board mounted card edge connector includes first and second arms disposed on opposite ends of the card edge connector. The first and second arms define a reception space that receives the circuit card assembly. The first arm has a deflectable spring latch that is movable between a released position and a latched position. The circuit card assembly is secured by the spring latch in the latched position. The second arm has a latch hook that is configured to hook around and engage a portion of the circuit card assembly during mating of the circuit card assembly and the card edge connector. The latch hook defines a pivot point for pivoting the circuit card assembly into the card edge connector during mating of the circuit card assembly and the card edge connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: KYLE GARY ANNIS, ROBERT NEIL WHITEMAN, JR.
  • Patent number: 8360591
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes: a chassis; a printed circuit board connected to a side of the chassis, the printed circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a pair of conductive pads through which power is supplied to the light emitting diodes, wherein the pair of conductive pads are disposed on an end of the printed circuit board; and a power socket into which the pair of the conductive pads are inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 8337230
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and a holding member attached to the housing to be operative to hold the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and then to release the flat circuit device from holding by the holding member, wherein the holding member has a base portion fixed to the housing and a movable arm portion extending from the base portion, and the movable arm portion is provided thereon with an engaging portion operative to be put in engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing so as to hold the same and a releasing portion protruding from the movable arm portion to the outside of the housing and is operative to move for releasing the engaging portion from the engagement with the flat circuit device when the releasing portion is manipulated to be shifted in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 8339775
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof. The trough includes a raised portion having a first contact surface and a receiving area, and a bottom case coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the portable computing device for enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components. The portable computing device also includes at least a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly. In the described embodiments, the lid portion has a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of components in the base portion by way of or more electrical conductors that electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brett W. Degner, Euan Abraham, John M. Brock, Matthew P. Casebolt, Robert L. Coish, Laura M. DeForest, Michelle Goldberg, Bradley Joseph Hamel, Ron Hopkinson, Jim Hwang, Caitlin E. Kalinowski, Steven Keiper, Patrick Kessler, Eugene Kim, Chris Ligtenberg, Jay K. Osborn, John Raff, Nicholas A. Rundle, David J. Yeh
  • Publication number: 20120322287
    Abstract: A socket for selectively mounting on a board includes a housing and a latch. The housing includes a first side plate and a second side plate parallel to the first side plate. The first and second side plates define an elongated slot therebetween for reception of the board. The latch includes an axle, a body and a fastening portion. The axle is pivotably coupled to the housing at one end of the slot. The body has one end joined to the axle and the other end to the fastening portion. The fastening portion is constructed for engagement with the board. In addition, the lateral width of the body of the latch in the direction along the width of the first side plate is smaller than that of the axle in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Tung Ke Lu
  • Patent number: 8298001
    Abstract: For connecting a board member inserted in a board insertion direction, a board connector includes a contact with a first and a second beam portion, a housing holding the contact, and an actuator integral with the first beam portion. The first and the second beam portions include a first and a second clamping portion, respectively, for clamping therebetween the board member. The actuator includes an effort point portion formed forward with respect to the first clamping portion in the board insertion direction. When an operator inserts the board member into the board connector, the board member pushes and moves the effort point portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Kenta Ashibu, Kanji Inoue
  • Patent number: 8292648
    Abstract: A flexible cable connecting structure includes a terminal part including a plurality of conductive patterns, the conductive patterns being formed at an end part of a flexible cable; a plurality of connector pins that are provided side by side inside a connector, the connector pins being configured to be connected to the terminal part; a cable side guide part fixed at a rear surface of the terminal part of the flexible cable; and a connector side guide part provided at a cable inserting opening of the connector, the connector side guide part being configured to guide inserting and detaching of the cable side guide part. The cable side guide part slides on the connector side guide part when the cable side guide part is being inserted into the cable inserting opening of the connector, so that the inserting and detaching of the cable side guide part is guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Koichi Kiryu, Koki Sato, Miki Kitahara
  • Patent number: 8282409
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulting housing defining a receiving room and an inserting opening through which the module is inserted in the receiving room in an inserting direction. A plurality of contacts are retained in the housing and each contact comprises an engaging portion extending in the receiving room. A pair of latching structures is located in front of the inserting opening to limit the module in the receiving room in the inserting direction of the module, the latching structures being urged to move downward to allow the module into the receiving room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao-Yun Ma
  • Patent number: 8279594
    Abstract: A data transmission base is used to transmit data for a data transmission device. The data transmission device has a data transmission body and a cover. The data transmission body has a first transmission interface. The data transmission base includes a transmission connection body and a cover connection body. The transmission connection body has a second transmission interface for connecting the first transmission interface. The cover connection body, which is connected to the transmission connection body, is used for connecting the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Liang-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 8254109
    Abstract: A disk drive mounting device for use in an electronic apparatus includes a mounting frame, fasteners, and a cover member. The mounting frame includes a mounting plate, a flange formed at a side of the mounting plate, and a plurality of mounting ears extending outwardly from the mounting plate. Each of the mounting ears defines at least one receiving cutout therein. In use, one end of each of the fasteners is mounted on the disk drive and the other end is received in the receiving cutout of a corresponding mounting ear. The cover member is secured on the flange of the mounting frame and abuts the at least one disk drive to prevent the fasteners from disengaging from the receiving cutouts of the mounting ears. A disk drive assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8251728
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing defining a mating cavity extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of arms disposed at opposite ends of the mating cavity. Each arm has a locking arm and a stopping arm spaced from each other while commonly extending forward from the housing. A receiving space is defined between the pair of locking arms for receiving said electrical card while the stopping arm is located at a lateral side of the locking arm beyond said receiving space. A pair of retaining devices, each comprises a base plate attached to the locking arm and a retaining portion extending toward the housing and secured in the housing. A blocking portion extends outwardly from the base plate of the retaining device and stands at an exterior side of the stopping arm for preventing the locking arm from moving inwardly overly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian-Kuang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8247746
    Abstract: A connector for incorporation into a heater system for inlet struts includes a body having a tapered forward end and an opposite rear end. A plurality of forward electrical terminals are formed on the outer surface of the tapered end. A plurality of rearward electrical terminals are formed on the rear end of the body. The rearward electrical terminals are in electrical connection with the forward electrical terminals. The forward electrical terminals on the tapered end are in electrical contact with a plurality of electrical contacts connected to heating elements formed in a heating mat. The heating mat entirely envelops the connector. The heater mat is formed within a substantially rigid outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip Emerson Alexander, David R. Lyders, John Vontell, George Alan Salisbury
  • Patent number: 8235739
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a housing provided with an opening through which an FPC is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing for coming into contact with signal connecting terminals on the FPC inserted in the housing, and a conductive shell mounted on the housing and provided therein with a holding member operative to hold the FPC inserted in the housing and a releasing member extending from the holding member to be operative to release the FPC from holding by the holding member, wherein the holding member includes an engaging projection for engaging with an engaging edged portion provided on the FPC inserted in the housing and the releasing member includes a handle portion positioned on the outside of the housing to be handled for causing the engaging projection of the holding member to disengage from the engaging edged portion on the FPC inserted in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimitsu Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8235740
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plastic base and an engaging member. The base has a longitudinally extended connection slot to be connected to a circuit board having one side formed with a notch. The engaging member disposed on one side of the base has an elastic arm, which has a handle, a guide-in inclined surface, an engaging portion and an elastic member. When the circuit board is inserted into the slot, the one side thereof presses the guide-in inclined surface to make the arm elastically move outwardly. When the arm elastically moves back, the engaging portion engages with the notch. When the handle is moved to make the arm elastically move outwardly and to disengage the engaging portion from the notch, the elastic member can stop the engaging member from elastically moving back to engage with the notch, so that the circuit board can be conveniently taken out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Inventor: Horng Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 8221149
    Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulative housing, two side arms fitting into the two sides of the insulative housing and a positioning set buckled to the side arms. The insulative housing has a slot for adopting the electronic card, and the slot comprises a plurality of conducting terminals. The side arms respectively have a movable arm and a fixed arm. The movable arm and the fixed arm are formed in a single-piece structure. The movable arm is for buckling the electronic card. The positioning set comprises a welding portion, a first plane, a bent portion extending upwardly from the first plane and a second plane extending downwardly from the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: T-Conn Precision Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Peng Liu
  • Patent number: 8202107
    Abstract: A connector soldered to a PCB has an insulating housing of which two opposite ends recessed to form a pair of fixing recesses, terminals mounted in the insulating housing having soldering portions projected out of a bottom of the insulating housing, a latch member and a positioning member. The latch member has a base slice inserted in the fixing recess. A top of the base plate extends sideward and then is bent downward to form a folded plate apart facing the base plate to define an interval therebetween. The positioning member movably mounted to the latch member has a base slice inserted in the interval and a soldering slice perpendicularly connected at a bottom of the base slice for being soldered with the PCB. The base slice of is capable of moving up-and-down in the interval to adjust the soldering slice to be level with the soldering portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Wang, Mei-Chuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8192219
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulator having an accommodation space into which an object to be connected to the connector is removably insertable, the object being a thin plate having a pair of engaging recesses at opposite side edges thereof; at least one contact fixed to the insulator, the object being connected to the contact upon insertion into the accommodation space; and a pair of resilient engaging protrusions, each having an engaging portion, which are resiliently deformable away from each other in a plane in which the object lies, the engaging portions being respectively engaged in the pair of engaging recesses of the inserted object. A distance between the engaging portions of the pair of resilient engaging protrusions in a free state is smaller than a width of an insertion end of the object which is to be inserted into the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Connector Products Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Satoh
  • Patent number: 8152552
    Abstract: A card coupling system includes a card having an electrical coupler and defining a plurality of extension member coupling holes. An extension member is operable to couple to the card and includes a base. A plurality of card engagement members extend from a first edge of the base, each card engagement member operable to be located in a respective extension member coupling hole in order to couple the extension member to the card. A mounting plate extends from a second edge of the base and defines at least one mounting hole. The card may be a half size form factor card and may be coupled to a full size form factor card connector by engaging the card connector with the electrical coupler, coupling the card engagement members to respective extension member coupling holes, and securing the mounting plate to the card connector through the at least one mounting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Bradley A. Jackson, John Trevor Morrison
  • Patent number: 8147265
    Abstract: This invention relates to a card edge connector and a latch thereof. The connector is used to receive a printed circuit card and includes a housing having two opposite ends, a card slot disposed between two opposite ends. The housing has a first width. The latch as a latch body portion, pivotally mounted on two ends of the housing for ejecting the card, and at least one through hole and a second width. The latch further has a latch head portion, extending from the body portion for latching the card, having at least one through hole and a third width. The second and third widths are substantially the same, and are smaller than the first width of the housing for improving heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventor: Richard Chiu
  • Patent number: 8123534
    Abstract: A straddle mount connector includes a housing that has a mating end and a mounting end configured to be mounted to an edge of a circuit board. The housing has a top and a bottom. The housing has an upper mounting feature extending from the mounting end proximate to the top and a lower mounting feature extending from the mounting end proximate to the bottom. The upper and lower mounting features are configured to extend into an opening through the circuit board to secure the housing to the circuit board. Contacts are held by the housing and extend from the mounting end and are configured to be terminated to both sides of the circuit board. The contacts are arranged at the mating end and are configured for mating with a corresponding mating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael David Herring, Michael Allen Blanchfield
  • Patent number: 8113862
    Abstract: An accessory printed circuit board (PCB) fixture is used in an electronic device to fix an accessory PCB. One end of the accessory PCB electronically connects to an edge connector of a main PCB located in the electronic device. The other end of the accessory PCB defines at least two holes. The accessory PCB fixture includes at least one positioning foot fixed on the main PCB, at least two latch portions and a connecting portion rigidly connecting the positioning foot with the latch portions. The latch portions match the holes of the accessory PCB to fix the accessory PCB. Each latch portion includes a supporting portion, a positioning portion and a hook. One surface of the accessory PCB is supported on the supporting portions. The positioning portions are received in the holes of the accessory PCB. The hooks are latched on the other surface of the accessory PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Ambit Microsystems (Shanghai) Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Wei
  • Patent number: 8087950
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a memory card includes a socket, a locking member attached to one end of the socket, and an operation member pivotably attached to the locking member. The operation member is used for operating the locking member to lock or release the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Chuan Deng, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8075343
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing and a number of contacts retained in the housing. Each contact has a retaining portion retained in the housing, a contact portion forwardly extending from a front end of the retaining portion and a connecting portion backwardly extending from a rear end of the retaining portion. The contacts are arranged in two rows and formed with a first receiving space between two rows of contact portions to receive a module and a second receiving space between two rows of connecting portions to receive a mother board. The first receiving space defines a first center line along an insertion direction of the module. The second receiving space defines a second center line which is parallel to the first center line and offset to the first center line along an up to down direction perpendicular to the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhi Fu, Zhuang-Xing Li, Ze-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 8075330
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a memory card includes a socket, a locking member attached to one end of the socket, and an operation member movably attached to the locking member. The operation member is used for operating the locking member to lock or release the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Chuan Deng, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8062047
    Abstract: A connector soldered to a PCB has an insulating housing of which two opposite ends are recessed to form a pair of holding recesses, terminals mounted in the insulating housing with soldering portions projected out of a bottom of the insulating housing, a supporting member and a positioning member. The supporting member has a base slice having a bottom thereof extending horizontally to form a supporting slice which has a through slot and a pair of receiving slots. The positioning member has two soldering portions soldered with the PCB and a linking portion of inverted-U shape connecting the two soldering portions. The linking portion has two arms inserted in the corresponding receiving slots. The height of the linking portion is bigger than the thickness of the supporting slice to form intervals between the supporting slice and the positioning member to achieve an up-and-down movement of the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Proconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Wang, Mei-Chuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8056813
    Abstract: The chip card holder includes a body member, a card receiving space formed on the body member and a releasing piece. The card receiving space has an opening to insert a chip card along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the card receiving space. The releasing piece is slidably mounted on the body member along the longitudinal direction and is configured for either exposing the opening to insert the chip card or locking the chip card in the card receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Shi-Jin Long, Xiang-Ming Guo, Li Cheng
  • Patent number: 7985086
    Abstract: An exemplary mounting apparatus includes a connector and two latching mechanisms connected to two opposite ends of the connector. The connector defines a slot in a top surface thereof, and two sliding grooves in two opposite side surfaces thereof. Each sliding groove extends though the two side surfaces. Each latching mechanisms includes a guide pin and a latching member. The guide pin is slidably received in a corresponding sliding groove. The latching member includes a latching portion for engaging with an expansion card, two feet connected to two ends of the guide pin, and two connecting arms each connected between one end of the latching portion and a corresponding foot. When the guide pin is pulled by the latching member to move from a bottom end to a top end of the sliding groove, the expansion card is pushed out of the slot of the connector by the guide pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 7974089
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a storage device to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a bracket. The fixing mechanism includes two pairs of latching members extending upward from the bracket, a limiting member having a pair of resilient limiting portions, and two pairs of fixing members fixing the limiting member to the storage device. The two pairs of fixing members engage the corresponding latching members. The pair of the resilient limiting portions resists the corresponding latching members to secure the two pairs of the fixing members. The storage device is detached from the bracket depending on the resilient deformation of the resilient limiting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bin Dai
  • Patent number: 7969726
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism is used to fix a storage device to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a bracket. The fixing mechanism includes two latching members fixed to one of the bracket and the storage device, and a limiting member fixed to the other. The limiting member includes two side plates and at least one resilient hook. Each of the side plates defines a holding portion to receive the latching member. The at least one resilient hook engages with the latching members. The storage device may be secured by the fixing mechanism, or detached from the fixing mechanism depending on the resilient deformation or reformation of the resilient hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Preision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bin Dai
  • Patent number: 7969725
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism fixing a storage device to a bracket includes a fastening member. The fastening member is fixed to the storage device, and has a first connecting hook and a second connecting hook. A first latching portion and a second latching portion are formed on the bracket. The first latching portion defines an engaging groove. The first connecting hook is elastic and engaged in the engaging groove of the first latching portion. The second connecting hook engages the second latching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bin Dai
  • Publication number: 20110151702
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing defining a mating cavity extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of arms disposed at opposite ends of the mating cavity. Each arm has a locking arm and a stopping arm spaced from each other while commonly extending forward from the housing. A receiving space is defined between the pair of locking arms for receiving said electrical card while the stopping arm is located at a lateral side of the locking arm beyond said receiving space. A plurality of contacts are secured on opposite sides of the mating cavity. A pair of retaining device, each comprises a base plate attached to the locking arm and a retaining portion extending toward the housing and secured in the housing. A blocking portion extends outwardly from the base plate of the retaining device and stands at an exterior side of the stopping arm for preventing the locking arm from moving inwardly overly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JIAN-KUANG ZHU
  • Patent number: 7955112
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and at least one terminal, the insulative housing having a front face, at least one cavity and at least one receiving slot formed in the front face for receiving a printed circuit board and communicating with the cavity. The terminal retained in the respective cavity has a base portion, a contact portion extending into the receiving slot for resiliently abutting against the printed circuit board and a tail portion extending rearward from the base portion. The insulative housing has at least one lock arm formed integral therewith to fasten the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ho Yang, Chia-Shih Lin
  • Publication number: 20110111614
    Abstract: A card edge connector has a plurality of contacts, a housing configured to hold the plurality of contacts arranged in a first direction, and a pair of arm members held on the housing so as to extend along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the arm members includes a latch portion and an interference portion. The latch portion is configured to engage with a side edge of a card when the card is connected to the card edge connector. The interference portion is configured to interfere with the side edge of the card in the first direction so as to prevent the latch portion from engaging with the side edge of the card when the card is improperly connected to the card edge connector. The interference portion projects inwardly in the first direction beyond the latch portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Rintaro Kato
  • Patent number: 7927120
    Abstract: A connector has an insulating housing of which two opposite ends extended frontward to form a pair of supporting arms, terminals mounted in the insulating housing having soldering portions projected out of a bottom of the insulating housing, a positioning member. The positioning member has a base slice received in a through slot formed at the supporting arm. A top slice and a bottom slice are extended from top and bottom edges of the base slice respectively and perpendicular to the base slice. The top slice is located above a top of the supporting arm, the bottom slice is located under a bottom of the supporting arm for being soldered on the PCB. As the height of the base slice is bigger than that of the through recess, intervals are accordingly formed between the supporting arm and positioning member to achieve an up-and-down movement of the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Wang, Ning-Lang Cheng, Mei-Chuan Yang
  • Patent number: 7918678
    Abstract: A connector assembly for mating with a pluggable module includes a receptacle assembly for receiving the pluggable module and an interface electrical connector defining a back of the receptacle assembly. The interface electrical connector is configured to mate with the pluggable module. A guide rail defines a side of the receptacle assembly. The guide rail is configured to guide the pluggable module within the receptacle assembly. The guide rail has a rail body having a cavity and the rail body having a side wall opening open to the cavity. A latch assembly is received in the cavity. The latch assembly includes a latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch is configured to extend through the side wall opening to engage the pluggable module when the latch is in the latched position. The latch assembly further includes an actuator that forces the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Marshall Cole, Robert Paul Nichols, Brian Patrick Costello, Edward John Bright, Harold William Kerlin
  • Patent number: 7915702
    Abstract: An image sensor that includes a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, each pixel includes at least one photosensitive region that collects charges in response to incident light; a charge-to-voltage conversion node for sensing the charge from the at least one photosensitive region and converting the charge to a voltage; an amplifier transistor having a source connected to an output node, having a gate connected to the charge-to-voltage conversion node and having a drain connected to at least a portion of a power supply node; and a reset transistor connecting the output node and the charge-to-voltage conversion node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Christopher Parks
  • Publication number: 20110045681
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plastic base and an engaging member. The base has a longitudinally extended connection slot to be connected to a circuit board having one side formed with a notch. The engaging member disposed on one side of the base has an elastic arm, which has a handle, a guide-in inclined surface, an engaging portion and an elastic member. When the circuit board is inserted into the slot, the one side thereof presses the guide-in inclined surface to make the arm elastically move outwardly. When the arm elastically moves back, the engaging portion engages with the notch. When the handle is moved to make the arm elastically move outwardly and to disengage the engaging portion from the notch, the elastic member can stop the engaging member from elastically moving back to engage with the notch, so that the circuit board can be conveniently taken out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Horng Yu TSAI
  • Patent number: 7892006
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulative housing having a pair of side walls with a central slot formed therebetween, a set of terminals including first terminals and second terminals and an ejector. Each side wall has a set of passageways. Each first terminal has a first contacting portion protruding into the central slot, a first tail portion mounted on a PCB, and a first connecting portion. The first connecting portions and the first tail portions are arranged in two rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai-Fei Guan, Xue-Wu Bu, Ting-Shun Liu
  • Patent number: 7864522
    Abstract: A hard disk drive holder includes a main body, a spindle mounted to the main body and slidable between first and second positions, a handle rotatably connected to the main body via the spindle, a hook mounted to the handle, and first and second elastic members. The handle includes a locking tongue. The handle moves between closed and opened positions relative to the main body. When the handle is at the closed position, if the spindle is slid from the first position to the second position, the locking tongue gradually extends outside from the main body. When the handle is at the closed position, if the spindle is not at the first position, the hook can hook the main body. The first elastic member biases the spindle to slide to the second position. The second elastic member biases the handle to rotate to the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Zhe Zhang, Tie-Shan Jiang
  • Patent number: 7850475
    Abstract: Apparatus for PCI express add-in card retention into PCI express female connector. Said apparatus prevents wiggling of PCI express add-in cards in case the PCI express connector has retention ridge or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Feldman, Alexander Feldman, Boris Feldman
  • Patent number: 7828580
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the housing and a pair of latching members (3) assembled on the housing. The insulative housing defines a longitudinal main body (10) with an inserted groove (101) extending along a longitudinal direction, a pair of latching arms (11) extending forwards from two opposite ends of the main body and a pair of sidewalls (12) respectively positioned outside of the latching arms, each sidewall defines a slot (121) therein. The latching members are assembled on the latching arms, each latching member is being attached to an outer side of a corresponding latching arm and defines a blocking portion (35) extending into the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Kuang Zhu, Xiao-Gao Yang