For Direct Connection To A Flexible Tape Or Printed Circuit Board Patents (Class 439/329)
  • Patent number: 11876312
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a flexible interconnect circuit includes a base, having a first set of protrusions and a second set of protrusions. The first set of protrusions and the second set of protrusions are configured to secure the flexible interconnect circuit at a first set of apertures and a second set of apertures of the flexible interconnect circuit, respectively. The first set of protrusions may be positioned at a first distance from the second set of protrusions on the base. The first set of apertures may be positioned on the flexible interconnect circuit at a second distance, greater than the first distance, from the second set of apertures. The base causes the flexible interconnect circuit into an arched configuration when the apertures are secured to the respective protrusions. The connector further includes a cover piece configured to secure the flexible interconnect circuit in the arched configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: CelLink Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Coakley, Emily Hernandez, Mark Terlaak
  • Patent number: 11837575
    Abstract: A package includes a package substrate, an interposer over and bonded to the package substrate, a first wafer over and bonding to the interposer, and a second wafer over and bonding to the first wafer. The first wafer has independent passive device dies therein. The second wafer has active device dies therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Hua Yu, Kuo Lung Pan, Shu-Rong Chun, Chi-Hui Lai, Tin-Hao Kuo, Hao-Yi Tsai, Chung-Shi Liu
  • Patent number: 11669040
    Abstract: A replaceable unit for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes an electrical contact positioned on a first side of a housing of the replaceable unit for contacting an electrical contact in the image forming device. A guide on the first side of the housing is positioned closer to a front of the housing than the electrical contact and leads rearward toward the electrical contact. The guide includes an inside surface that faces inward sideways toward a second side of the housing. At least a portion of the inside surface is angled inward sideways from front to rear permitting contact between the inside surface and an electrical connector in the image forming device to draw the electrical connector in the image forming device inward sideways relative to the replaceable unit during insertion of the replaceable unit into the image forming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Keith Payne, Edward Lynn Triplett
  • Patent number: 11569602
    Abstract: A system and flexible mounting structure for solder joint stress reduction are disclosed that provide flexibility on a printed circuit board that includes an input output (I/O) connector when wrenching or torque forces are applied. A bracket supporting the connector is mounted on one side of the PCB, and a hinge saddle structure is mounted on the other side of the PCB. A bottom structure is connected to the hinge saddle structure by screw bosses. The bottom structure and the hinge saddle structure are connected to a chassis of an information handling system. An area of the PCB as defined by the bracket is provided flexibility when forces are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: David W. Grunow, Michael Kotson
  • Patent number: 11510646
    Abstract: An ultrasound probe includes a housing. The housing includes a first end, which internally houses: a transducer array and a tracking sensor, and a second end. The housing further includes a second portion extending between the first and second ends. The second portion houses: a first electrically conductive path extending from the transducer array through the second portion to the second end, which is opposite the first end, and a second electrically conductive path extending from the tracking sensor through the second portion to the second end. The probe further includes a single electro-mechanical connector with a physical interface configured to transfer signals carried by the first and second electrically conductive members off the probe. The probe further includes a single cable that routes the first and second electrically conductive members from the second end to the electro-mechanical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: BK MEDICAL APS
    Inventors: Henrik Jensen, Robert Harold Owen, Soren Juel Andersen, Christopher Beers, Niels Christian Sasady, Per Ehrenreich Nygaard
  • Patent number: 11491648
    Abstract: A linear motion actuation system and method of using the same may be utilized for installing or removing a server blade within a server rack, via a linear motion assembly fastened to a server blade and configured for linear motion with the server blade; a bracket fastened to a server rack; and at least one linear motion actuator comprising: a first component secured with the linear motion assembly; and a second component movably secured with the first component and secured with the bracket. The second component is configured for at least substantially linear movement relative to first component, and the at least one linear motion actuator is configured to, upon receipt of a signal from a controller, move the second component in an at least substantially linear direction relative to the first component to move the server blade relative to the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Synopsys, Inc.
    Inventor: Chih I. Wu
  • Patent number: 11469539
    Abstract: A sealed electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing having a first end, a second end, and an opening that extends from the first end to the second end. The opening defines an inner surface of the connector housing. A seal is disposed within the opening of the connector housing and includes a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and a slot that extends from the first end of the seal to the second end of the seal. The outer surface of the seal is in sealing engagement with the inner surface of the connector housing, and the slot defines an inner surface of the seal. A flat flexible conductor disposed within the slot of the seal and includes a plurality of electrically conductive traces and an outer surface. The outer surface of the flat flexible conductor is in sealing engagement with the inner surface of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Hyoun Lee, Lewis Galligan
  • Patent number: 11215772
    Abstract: Related to is the technical field of connectors and disclosed are a connector and a connector assembly. The connector includes a connector body, a heatsink and a light guide, where the connector body is provided with a limit member, the heatsink is disposed on an upper surface of the connector body and is provided with multiple heatsink clips spaced apart from each other and arranged side by side, the light guide is disposed on the connector body, and the limit member is configured to support the light guide. The connector assembly includes the connector described above and a docking connector plug-in fitted with the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Baiyu Duan, Zhen Luo, Xiaoping Wu, Xiaokai Wang
  • Patent number: 10862235
    Abstract: A mini-scale coaxial connector includes a board end connector fixed on a PCB, and a cable end connector, with an overall thickness not over 0.8 mm; the board end connector including a frame member, a cramp ring, and an attachment member; the cable end connector connected with a cable and including a casing member and a mask member; the frame member including an engagement ring groove and a locking protrusion; the engagement ring groove disposed on the frame member; the locking protrusion disposed on two lateral sides of the frame member; the cramp ring formed in a semi-circular shape, with two ends thereof passing through the frame member with an axle; the cramp ring rotating about the axle; the cramp ring including an engagement position; the attachment member disposed on the cramp ring; the mask member and the casing member combined, with a cable terminal engaged therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: AMPHENOL EAST ASIA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yue
  • Patent number: 10784603
    Abstract: A wire to board connector is provided for connecting cables of cable bypass assemblies to circuitry mounted on a circuit board. The connector has a structure that maintains the geometry of the cable through the connector. The connector includes a pair of edge coupled conductive signal terminals and a ground shield to which the signal terminals are broadside coupled. The connector includes a pair of ground terminals aligned with the signal terminals and both sets of terminals have J-shaped contact portions that flex linearly when the connector is inserted into a receptacle. In another embodiment, the signal terminal contact portions are supported by a compliant member that may deflect when the connectors engage contact pads on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Gregory B. Walz, Bruce Reed, Gregory Fitzgerald, Ayman Isaac, Kent E. Regnier, Brandon Janowiak, Darian R. Schulz, Munawar Ahmad, Eran J. Jones, Javier Resendez, Michael Rost
  • Patent number: 10777334
    Abstract: A wiring harness assembly includes a plurality of separated conductors formed of an electrically conductive material, a substrate formed of a dielectric material encasing the plurality of separated conductors, a location feature integrally formed with the substrate and an opening defined in the substrate having a predetermined size and shape. A section of the plurality of separated conductors is exposed within the opening. The opening is precisely located relative to the location feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jared Bilas, David R. Peterson, Kurt P. Seifert, Christopher G. Reider, Doyeon Y. Sohn, Gerald A. Rhinehart, Jr., Therese G. Stevens, George A. Drew, John T. Kightlinger
  • Patent number: 10756463
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible flat cable connector that can easily connect a flexible flat cable, and provide a reliable connection. An FFC connector (40) has a substantially L-shape in cross section and includes a plurality of busbars (41) made of metal, and a busbar case (42) made of resin and holding the busbars so that part of the plurality of busbars (41) is exposed. The busbar case (42) includes: a recessed portion (44) configured to accommodate an end portion (14b) of an FFC (14); a bottom wall (45) provided on the recessed portion (44); paired side walls (46, 46) each disposed at both ends of the recessed portion (44) and facing each other in the width direction of the FFC (14); a plurality of protruding portions (47A, 47A, . . . ) provided on the bottom wall (45); and paired projections (48, 48) projecting from the paired side walls (46, 46), facing each other, and spaced apart from the bottom wall (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Hiroki, Kendy Rodrigo Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10749284
    Abstract: A connector includes a male terminal, a housing having a housing portion that houses the male terminal, and a pressing member arranged in the housing portion. A female terminal having a proximal portion and a contact segment formed in a cantilever-like shape and extending from the proximal portion, is inserted into the housing portion. The pressing member holds the contact segment of the female terminal that is inserted into the housing portion between the pressing member and the male terminals, elastically deforms the contact segment, and presses the contact segment toward the male terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruno, Hiroki Komatsu, Fuminori Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10739415
    Abstract: The invention provides a printed circuit board and a detection method for detecting a connection between the printed circuit board and a flexible circuit board, and a display panel. The printed circuit board, through a connector provided thereon, is connected to a flexible circuit board, the printed circuit board is provided thereon with at least one first detection structure for matching with at least one second detection structure provided on the flexible circuit board, and whether or not a connection between the printed circuit board and the flexible circuit board is correct is determined by detecting matching between the first detection structures and the second detection structures. Pins of the printed circuit board may be correctly connected to pins of the flexible circuit board, and a case that short circuit occurs and thus the signal lines are damaged and burned can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xia Feng, Changjun Zhang, Lingling Liu
  • Patent number: 10680388
    Abstract: A communication system includes a host circuit board and an interposer assembly coupled to the host circuit board having an interposer substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface. The interposer assembly has host circuit board contacts electrically connected to contact pads of the host circuit board and cable assembly contacts coupled to a pluggable module. The pluggable module includes a mating interface along a bottom of the pluggable module facing the interposer assembly. The pluggable module includes a cable assembly having a cable at the cable end. The cable has a signal conductor and a ground conductor being electrically connected to corresponding cable assembly contacts of the interposer assembly at the upper surface of the interposer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Champion, Christopher William Blackburn, Michael David Herring, Eric David Briant
  • Patent number: 10631409
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for manufacturing an electrical assembly, such as a completed downhole circuit board, for use in well logging. Methods include attaching an electrical component to a printed circuit board by mechanically fastening the electrical component to the printed circuit board. Methods may include using a laser to attach a plurality of legs to contact surfaces. Methods may include applying light from the laser to a material of the printed circuit board to produce heat, including mitigating reflection of the light from the material. Methods include forming a connection between a first electrical component of the electrical assembly and a second electrical component of the electrical assembly by causing heating of an additive manufacturing material by applying light from a laser. The connection may be at least one of: i) an electrical connection; ii) a structural connection; iii) an electrical insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Rocco Difoggio, Otto N. Fanini, Paul G. Cairns, Brian D. Breaux, Benjamin Todd
  • Patent number: 10594077
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, terminals installed in the connector body, and lock devices fit to the connector body. The connector body includes mating guide parts that are formed on both ends of the connector body in a longitudinal direction and are fit in mating-connector-side mating guide parts formed on both ends of a mating connector body of a mating connector in the longitudinal direction. The lock devices include sliders attached to the mating guide parts to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the connector body. The sliders each include a pair of right and left locking protrusions. When the connector body is mated with the mating connector body, the locking protrusions engage with mating reinforcement brackets installed on the mating connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Yuji Naito, Yuki Honda, Mei Naito
  • Patent number: 10566717
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative housing and a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a slot going through a front surface thereof to receive an electrical card. Each terminal includes a contacting portion extending into the slot and a tail extending out of the insulating housing. The insulative housing has a retaining wall above the slot. The card edge connector further includes a nut retained in the retaining wall, and cooperating with an external retaining member to fix the heat dissipation module to the insulative housing. The card edge connector can be adapted to expand the module of the existing electrical card to meet diverse needs of customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guang-Lei Xu, Kuo-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 10468799
    Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. The housing forms a mating surface for mating with an electronic part, and a supporting/mounting surface on which an FPC is seated. The contact includes a contacting section exposed upon the mating surface, a soldering section extending through the FPC, and a connecting section between the contacting section and the soldering section. A metallic shell is attached upon the housing, facing the FPC direction in the vertical direction to restrict movement of the FPC in a vertical direction. The contacts may be bent after assembly to expose the soldering sections at the mounting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiang Xiao, Wei Zhong, Jian-Kuang Zhu
  • Patent number: 10439312
    Abstract: To provide a flat-conductor connector that implements, with a simple structure, a function of preventing a flat conductor from coming out thereof. A flat-conductor connector includes a housing including a holding portion into which a flat conductor is inserted to be electrically connected. The housing includes a deformation guiding portion that comes into contact with the flat conductor and that causes a side edge portion of the flat conductor to be curved and deformed in a thickness direction and a retaining engagement portion that is located on a far side of the deformation guiding portion in an insertion direction of the flat conductor and that engages an edge of a recess formed in the side edge portion of the flat conductor that has returned from a state of being curved and deformed to its original shape, in a direction in which the flat conductor is to be pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Takane, Yoshihito Ohkuma
  • Patent number: 10396509
    Abstract: To allow a fit-in state between electrical connectors to be firmly maintained, elastic arm-shaped members provided to a conductive shell member so as to elastically displace to a direction orthogonal to a fit-in direction of a mating connector are each provided with an engaging piece having a connector contact surface which the mating connector faces from the depth in the fit-in direction and a shell contact surface which a part of the conductive shell member faces from the front in the fit-in direction. When an external force is applied to the mating connector in a fit-in state to a removing direction opposite to the fit-in direction, the engaging piece is brought into a state of being interposed between the mating connector and the conductive shell member. This avoids a situation in which the engaging piece is removed from the mating connector to cause a lock release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takao Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10374357
    Abstract: In a connector including: a plurality of contacts each making connection by sandwiching a connecting member; and a housing in which the contacts are to be accommodated, the housing includes a housing body in which the contacts are to be accommodated, and an operating portion that moves the contacts such that the contacts perform sandwiching, and, in a case where the contacts sandwich the connecting member, a portion in which the housing body and the operating portion are connected together is cut off when the operating portion is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideyasu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10367280
    Abstract: A wire to board connector is provided for connecting cables of cable bypass assemblies to circuitry mounted on a circuit board. The connector has a structure that maintains the geometry of the cable through the connector. The connector includes a pair of edge coupled conductive signal terminals and a ground shield to which the signal terminals are broadside coupled. The connector includes a pair of ground terminals aligned with the signal terminals and both sets of terminals have J-shaped contact portions that flex linearly when the connector is inserted into a receptacle. In another embodiment, the signal terminal contact portions are supported by a compliant member that may deflect when the connectors engage contact pads on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Gregory B. Walz, Bruce Reed, Gregory Fitzgerald, Ayman Isaac, Kent E. Regnier, Brandon Janowiak, Darian R. Schulz, Munawar Ahmad, Eran J. Jones, Javier Resendez, Michael Rost
  • Patent number: 10327333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic circuit arrangement (10) comprising: a substrate (12) having a first surface (12a) and a second surface (12b), an electronic circuit, an electrical connection part (16) for providing an electrical connection to the electronic circuit and being arranged on the first surface (12a), and at least one electrical wire (18). The electrical wire (18) comprises at least one conductive core (20) and an isolation (22) surrounding the conductive core (20). An end portion (18a) of the electrical wire (18) is an isolation-free portion for allowing access to the conductive core (20), wherein the end portion (18a) of the electrical wire (18) is connected to the electrical connection part (16). At least one through-hole (24) extending from the first surface (12a) to the second surface (12b) is provided in the substrate (12), wherein the electrical wire (18) is arranged through the through-hole (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Dekker, Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Marcel Mulder
  • Patent number: 10320111
    Abstract: An electrical connection device has a first insulating body. A strip-shaped first conductor is accommodated in the first insulating body. The first conductor as a whole is arranged horizontally to electrically connect backward with a first docking component. A bottom surface of the first conductor has a front edge, and a contact area extends backward from the front edge. A second docking component includes a second conductor located below the first conductor. The second conductor has a front end, a rear end, and a top surface connecting the front and rear ends. An elastic body is located above the first conductor and downwardly abuts the first conductor. A pressing piece provides a downward force to make the first conductor downwardly abut the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yong Jun Dai, Zuo Feng Jin
  • Patent number: 10305209
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing, an actuator mounted on the housing, capable of rotating with reference to the housing and a pair of fixing tabs positioned in the vicinity of two ends of the actuator. Each fixing tab has a lock portion for engaging with a flexible printed circuited connected to the electrical connector and a spring portion connected to the lock portion. The fixing tab is engaged with the actuator so that rotation of the actuator from an original position to a release position causes the lock portion of the fixing tab to disengage with the flexible printed circuit connected to the electrical connector and the actuator resumes from the release position to the original position under a resilient force exerted thereon by the spring portion of the fixing tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Takahisa Ishishita
  • Patent number: 10128599
    Abstract: The connector has a housing and a retainer. The retainer is accommodated in the housing and has a base portion and a front upper beam extending forward from the base portion and positioned above an insertion passage of a flat cable. The upper beam includes a middle portion positioned in the middle of the upper beam and a forward extending portion extending forward from the middle portion. The middle portion has an engaging portion configured to engage an engaged portion of the cable, and at least a portion is positioned in the passage of the cable. A region is provided in the leading end of the extending portion above the leading end of the extending portion for restricting upward movement. The upper beam is elastically deformable so that the middle portion moves upward when the upward movement of the leading end of the extending portion is restricted by the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamane, Akihiko Okajima
  • Patent number: 10116075
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) plug-in jig, comprising a fixture part for clamping an FPCB, wherein the fixture part comprises a first clamping element and a second clamping element which are arranged oppositely; the first clamping element and the second clamping element are configured such that an opening is formed at one end of the fixture part and a pressing portion is formed at the other end of the fixture part; a signal matching board is arranged on a surface of the first clamping element facing the second clamping element; the signal matching board is used for electrically connecting to the FPCB at one end close to the opening of the fixture part; and an additional signal port is provided at another end of the signal matching board close to the pressing portion of the fixture part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gaoyu Huang, Peihuan Ning, Yannian Liu, Zhe Sun
  • Patent number: 10064276
    Abstract: A rigid-flex PCB includes an array of rigid PCB “islands” interconnected by a flexible PCB formed into flexible connectors. The conductive and insulating layers of the flexible PCB extend into the rigid PCBs, giving the electrical connections to the rigid PCBs added resistance to breakage as the rigid-flex PCB is repeatedly stressed by bending and twisting forces. In addition, the durability of the rigid-flex PCB is enhanced by making the power and signal lines driving the rigid PCBs redundant so that a breakage of a line will not necessarily affect the operation of the rigid PCB to which it is attached. The rigid-flex PCB is particularly applicable to light pads used in phototherapy, wherein LEDs mounted on the rigid-PCBs are powered and controlled through the redundant lines in the flexible PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Adventive IPBank
    Inventors: Richard K Williams, Keng Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 10062993
    Abstract: A circuit assembly is disclosed. The circuit assembly includes an edge connector comprising a plurality of connector pins for electrical connection, a rigid circuit board comprising a connector footprint region, wherein the connector footprint region is mechanically coupled to the plurality of connector pins, and a flexible cable comprising a first edge connection component, wherein the flexible cable is inserted in-between the connector footprint region and at least a portion of the plurality of connector pins, wherein the first edge connection component is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of connector pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Arkadiusz Eric Lutkiewicz, Victor Aldea
  • Patent number: 10027038
    Abstract: The pressure contacting connection type contact has a base portion, a connecting terminal for a mating side contact, and a pressure contacting terminal. The pressure contacting terminal is provided with a base end section opposing an other end side of the base portion, where an extending piece extending from second both side portions of an other side of the base portion is folded such that mutual piece thickness faces are opposed, and a pair of pressure contacting pieces having spring characteristics where, from the base end section, the extending piece extends away from the base portion to the tip portion side such that the piece thickness faces are opposed, and in addition rises obliquely at an opposite side of the protrusion direction connecting terminal, and an open angle portion of the tip side of the pressure contacting pieces in which the central conductor can be inserted from an outer direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiko Otsu
  • Patent number: 9951910
    Abstract: A LED lamp includes an at least partially optically transmissive enclosure and a base. A LED assembly includes at least one LED, where the LED is located in the enclosure and is operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. An electronics board is in the electrical path and is coupled to the base by an electrical interconnect comprising at least one base-side contact that is biased into engagement with the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Bart P. Reier
  • Patent number: 9893445
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical connector and an adapter board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having an insertion space and first terminals disposed in the insulating body. Each first terminal has a first contacting portion exposed to the insertion space and a first soldering portion soldered to a circuit board. The adapter board is inserted in the insertion space, one end of which having first and second conducting regions located on upper and lower surfaces thereof. The first conducting region has first contact pads conducts the first contacting portions. Second terminals are arranged on the lower surface, each having a second contacting portion and a second soldering portion. The second conducting region has second contact pads conducts the second soldering portions. The second contacting portions conduct the circuit board. The first and second terminals are staggered in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Patent number: 9866934
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an elastic member which includes a through hole and a peripheral region surrounding the through hole, a microphone as an acoustic component which covers the through hole and is pressed against the elastic member while the microphone is in contact with the peripheral region, a support member which supports the microphone on a side of the microphone opposite to the elastic member, and a first member which presses the microphone against the elastic member with the support member being interposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9793623
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly and a receptor connector are provided. The coaxial cable connector assembly is composed at least of one cable end connector and the receptor connector. The receptor connector is formed of an insertion space with a lateral insertion opening to allow one portion of the cable end connector to be inserted into the insertion space through the lateral insertion opening such that the cable end connector and the receptor connector are in electrical connection. The cable end connector will be constrained such that it cannot be detached from the receptor connector in the direction other than the lateral insertion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: HARUMOTO TECHNOLOGY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chen, Chia-Hsin Wang, Chin-Chuan Kung
  • Patent number: 9735484
    Abstract: Electrical connectors provide signal connections between electronic devices using electrically-conductive contacts, or electrical contacts. In some applications, a connector including a solid substrate body may facilitate the connection of cables with a complementary connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventors: R. Brad Brubaker, David Humbert
  • Patent number: 9711879
    Abstract: An apparatus including a bridge member and a clamp is disclosed. The bridge member is positioned in a first plane and has a substrate with a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of distinct conductive pillars formed on the second surface of the substrate. The clamp has a body, a proximal end and a distal end. The body is positioned in a second plane above the first plane with the second plane being within 2 degrees of parallel to the first plane. The proximal end is positioned along the second plane; and the distal end has a plurality of prongs. The distal end is offset from the second plane in a direction toward the bridge member such that each prong contacts the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Coronati, Eugene Messenger, Michael Sipics, Joseph Edward Riska, Jiaming Zhang
  • Patent number: 9647365
    Abstract: The contact state of a signal transmission medium and contact members is enabled to be maintained well by a simple configuration. Medium pressing portions of an actuator, which is subjected to a moving operation so as to electrically connect contact portions of contact members, which are in a multipolar arrangement, and a signal transmission medium (FPC, FFC, or the like) to each other, are disposed at the same positions as the contact portions of the contact members in the direction of the multipolar arrangement. The medium pressing portions of the actuator at the positions directly opposed to the contact portions of the contact members are configured to press the signal transmission medium when the actuator is moved to a working position so that the contact pressures applied from the medium pressing portions of the actuator to the signal transmission medium are reliably applied to the contact portions of the contact members without being dispersed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Ogino
  • Patent number: 9608371
    Abstract: An interconnection apparatus including: a rigid substrate having a first side and a second side; at least one first connector arranged on the first side; and at least one second connector arranged on the second side. The apparatus can compensate an alignment error of complementary connectors configured to be mated with the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Renaud Bonzom, Romain Herdier
  • Patent number: 9595780
    Abstract: A terminal of a connector includes a press-fitting fixation portion which is pressed and fixed into a terminal press-fitting arrangement portion provided in a connector housing. The press-fitting fixation portion includes a pair of protrusion press-fitting portions protruding from both side portions in protruding directions. The protrusion press-fitting portions abut against a pair of first opposed inner wall surfaces of the terminal press-fitting arrangement portion, and each of the protrusion press-fitting portions includes: a first surface gradually separated from one of a pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces opposed to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction; and a second surface gradually approaching the other of the pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
  • Patent number: 9590335
    Abstract: A connector has a housing including an insertion portion, a recess-shaped shaft receiving portion opening in an opening direction and an abutment surface facing in an opposite direction from the opening direction, and an operation member held by the housing rotatably around an axis direction of a rotation shaft portion inserted in the shaft receiving portion, the operation member including a lock portion and a projection, as the operation member is brought to a closed position while a connection end portion of a connection target is inserted in the insertion portion, the lock portion is fitted in a lock receiving portion of the connection target to prohibit pull-out of the connection end portion of the connection target from the insertion portion, and the projection comes into contact with the abutment surface to prohibit movement of the operation member in the opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenta Ashibu
  • Patent number: 9583871
    Abstract: Disclosed are interposer electrical connector embodiments including magnetic components used to facilitate interconnection of peripheral devices to standard input/output, or “I/O”, connectors (such as USB connectors) of devices such as mobile communications products (e.g. smart phones, tablets, and personal computers). The interposer connector embodiments disclosed include those in which a plurality of discrete permanent magnets are arranged with magnetic poles aligned in the same orientation perpendicular to and on one side of the electrical interface. Other embodiments include a plurality of bar permanent magnets located on opposite sides of the interface with all poles of the same type directed at the interface, but each one opposing a ferromagnetic element. These arrangements provide self-aligning capabilities useful for electrical connections that have restrictions on visibility or connection approach geometries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: APEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Albert Rudisill, Daniel John Whittle
  • Patent number: 9531110
    Abstract: A guide frame is used to collectively connect circuit body side connectors to device side connectors. The guide frame includes circuit body holding parts for holding a circuit body and connector pressing parts that abut on the circuit body side connectors. Each of the circuit body holding parts includes a circuit body placement surface and a projection projecting from the circuit body placement surface. Each of the connector pressing parts includes an elastic part having elasticity in a connector connection direction and a pressing side abutting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takakazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9426889
    Abstract: An assembly includes a circuit board and a flexible flat cable. The circuit board includes a board body having top, bottom and side faces, and a connection module. The board body is formed with a positioning slot that is formed through the top and bottom faces and that has a first length, and an opening that extends from the side face and that is in spatial communication with the positioning slot. The opening is formed through the top and bottom faces and has a second length shorter than the first length. The flexible flat cable includes a connection unit and a cable main body that has a width greater than the second length. The cable main body is able to pass through the opening, and extends through and is positioned in the positioning slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Liu, Che-Wen Liu
  • Patent number: 9293863
    Abstract: An article is disclosed. The article is an open connector that includes a base and first and second sides. The base and the first and second sides together define a receptacle channel. The receptacle channel is sized and shaped to receive a connector insert. The open connector includes one or several electrical contacts that can be located proximate to the base of the open connector. The electrical contact electrically connects with the connector insert. The open connector includes a retainer that can interact with a portion of the connector insert to retain the connector insert within the receptacle channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Teodor Dabov, Douglas J. Weber
  • Patent number: 9285277
    Abstract: A temperature sensor has a temperature sensitive element for detecting a temperature, a sheath pin having core wires electrically connected to the temperature sensitive element, lead wires to output a detection signal of the temperature sensitive element to an outside device, connectors through which the core wires and the lead wires are connected, and a protection tube accommodating the core wires, the lead wires and the connectors. The protection tube has a supporting member made of an elastic member having inserting and supporting holes through which the connectors are inserted and supported. Each connector has a circular arc part and claw parts. The circular arc part is made along a profile of a front end part of each lead wire. The claw parts are formed at both the end parts of the circular arc part. Each claw part pushes an inner wall surface of the corresponding inserting and supporting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Toudou, Takashi Kojima, Tomohiro Adachi
  • Patent number: 9276341
    Abstract: A connector is connectable to an object. The object includes a regulated portion, a guided portion and a received portion. The connector includes a housing and a regulating member. The housing has a guide portion and a receive portion which opens forward. The regulating member has a spring portion and a regulating portion. The regulating portion is supported by the spring portion and is vertically movable. When the guided portion is moved rearward along the guide portion under a state where the regulating portion is pressed by the object to be moved downward from an initial position, the receive portion receives the received portion, and the connector is connected to the object. Under a connected state where the connector is connected to the object, the regulating portion returns to the initial position to be located forward of the regulated portion to regulate a forward movement of the regulated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Takeharu Naito
  • Patent number: 9263812
    Abstract: A lock-arm regulating part, which carries out regulation so that a latch lock claw for carrying out specified movement so as to be engaged with or detached from a signal transmission medium inserted in an insulating housing does not carry out non-constant movement different from the specified movement, is provided. The lock-arm regulating part is disposed to be opposed to the lock arm member in two directions including an insertion/removal direction of the signal transmission medium and an insertion/removal orthogonal direction. Since this configuration is employed, when non-constant external force such as pulling force in a direction different from the original insertion/removal direction is applied to the signal transmission medium, part of the lock arm member is configured to abut the lock-arm regulating part and prevent non-constant movement of the latch lock claw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 9225084
    Abstract: The present application provides a connection device and a connector. The connector comprises a housing mounted on a circuit substrate and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a recessed region and a plurality of channels. The recessed region, together with the circuit substrate, forms a mating groove for mating a flexible circuit board, and the mating groove extends forwardly to a radius. The plurality of terminals correspond to the plurality of channels and each of the terminal includes a resilient contact arm. The resilient contact arm extends toward a surface of the circuit substrate in the corresponding channel of the housing and extends into the recessed region to form a contact portion. The connection device comprises the circuit substrate and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald C. Hodge
  • Patent number: 9184521
    Abstract: A connector assembly adapted to be disposed in a casing of an electronic device is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector and a locking member. The locking member includes a supporting portion and a holding portion connected to the supporting portion. The connector is disposed on the supporting portion. The locking member is adapted to clamp at an end of a substrate disposed in the casing, and the supporting portion and the holding portion lean against an upper side and a lower side of the end of the substrate respectively. An electronic device including the connector assembly aforementioned is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Yu-Jing Liao, Ying-Yen Cheng, Chih-Wei Tu