Finger Inwardly Biased During Coupling Or Uncoupling Patents (Class 439/353)
  • Patent number: 11804673
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body portion, a connecting wire, an electrically connecting portion, a locking element and a pressing element. The body portion has a first and a second end portion opposite to the first end. The connecting wire is located at the first end portion. The electrically connecting portion is located at the second end portion. The locking element is located in the electrically connecting portion and has an abutting end and a fastening end. The abutting end is located in the body portion, and the fastening end is located outside of the body portion. The pressing element is movably disposed on the body portion. Two ends of the pressing element are a pressing portion and a driving portion, respectively. The pressing portion is adjacently configured to the first end portion. The driving portion is to contact the abutting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Lang Cheng
  • Patent number: 11791594
    Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal described herein includes a shielded electric wire 11 and an inner conductive member 20. The shielded electric wire 11 includes a covered wire 12 including a core wire 13 through which a signal for communication is transmitted and an insulation cover 14 that has insulation property and covers the core wire 13, a shielding portion 15 having electric conductive property and covering an outer periphery of the covered wire 12, and a sheath 16 covering an outer periphery of the shielding portion 15. The inner conductive member 20 is connected to the covered wire 12. The covered wire 12 has an end portion close to the inner conductive member 20 and the end portion is an uncovered portion 17 that is not covered with the sheath 16 and the shielding portion 15. The uncovered portion 17 is covered with an impedance adjustment member 80 that has electric conductive property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Masanao Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11784440
    Abstract: A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Edmund Poh, Philip Dambach, Lie Chen, Marie Poff Cain, David L. Brunker, Alexandra Haser, Egide Murisa, Huadong Li, Scott D. Sommers
  • Patent number: 11749953
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric for surrounding an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion, and an outer conductor including a shield connecting portion, the outer conductor surrounding at least the coated wire. A part of the outer conductor corresponding to the coated wire exposed from the braided wire is formed with a projecting portion by causing a part of an inner surface of the outer conductor to project from other parts radially inwardly of the outer conductor, and an outer surface of the outer conductor is not depressed radially inwardly of the outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Murata, Junichi Ono, Kazuaki Hamada
  • Patent number: 11728585
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a wall bounding, at least in part, an opening in which a plurality of terminals are exposed and a shell configured to encircle an outer surface of the wall. The shell may include: guide portions, a plurality of first portions configured to conform with the outer surface of the wall, a plurality of second portions spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall, and a plurality of hook portions configured to engage with an edge of the wall. The hook portions may be opposite the guide portions. Second portions, spaced from the outer surface of the wall, may be distributed around the bounding wall and may have different sizes to receive different projections from the plug, both preventing insertion of the plug in an incorrect orientation and counterbalancing the force on the connector housing during mating of a plug to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.
    Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: 11728598
    Abstract: RF coaxial connectors, configured for multiple locking engagements, include a male connector and a female connector. The male connector has a male connector central conductor, a male connector dielectric positionable over a section of the male connector central conductor, a male connector bushing positionable over the male connector dielectric and over a portion of the male connector central conductor, a male connector outer conductor positionable over the male connector dielectric and at least a portion of the male connector bushing, the male connector outer conductor. The female connector has a female connector central conductor, a female connector dielectric positionable over at least a portion of the female connector central conductor, a female connector outer conductor positionable over at least a portion of the female connector central conductor and the female connector dielectric, and a female connector locking element positionable over the female connector outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventor: Brian Lyle Kisling
  • Patent number: 11715907
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector including an insulating body, a number of conductive terminals and a shielding shell. The insulating body includes a mating surface and a slot. Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion extending into the slot. A receiving groove for receiving a part of a mating connector is formed between the shielding shell and the insulating body. The receiving groove is located outside the slot. The electrical connector further includes a first outer surface and a fool-proof protrusion protruding beyond the first outer surface in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of the mating connector. The first outer surface and the receiving groove are located on two opposite sides of the slot, respectively. The fool-proof protrusion is adapted to prevent the mating connector from being inserted into the electrical connector at a wrong angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hongji Chen, Rongzhe Guo
  • Patent number: 11631951
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including a body and a plurality of cable terminals is provided. The body includes a top surface, two side surfaces opposite to each other, at least one locking slot, and a pair of locking protrusions. The top surface is bordered between the two side surfaces, the locking slot is located on the top surface, and the locking protrusions are located on the side surfaces. The cable terminals penetrate through the body and are arranged between the side surfaces in an axial direction. The plug electrical connector is adapted to be butted to a receptacle electrical connector and is engaged with the receptacle electrical connector with the locking slot and the locking protrusions. A receptacle electrical connector is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Hung-Jen Su, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11626689
    Abstract: A first electrical connector includes a first latch that is configured to releasably engage a second latch of a second electrical connector when the first and second electrical connectors are mated to each other. The first latch can include an attachment portion that attaches to the connector housing of the first electrical connector, and an engagement portion that is movable with respect to the attachment portion between an engaged position and a disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventor: Chadrick Paul Faith
  • Patent number: 11611166
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a socket connector including an insulating base and a number of socket terminals. The insulating base includes an outer plastic frame defining a receiving channel and an inner plastic block received in the receiving channel. The inner plastic block includes two sidewalls opposite to each other in a left-and-right direction. The socket terminals are arranged in two rows by positioning symmetrically and respectively on the two sidewalls of the inner plastic block. The socket terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each socket terminal extends along a front-and-back direction perpendicular to both the left-and-right direction and the upper-and-lower direction. A connector assembly including the socket connector and the mated plug connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yunfeng He, Hongji Chen, Haohan Chen
  • Patent number: 11611167
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a plug connector including an insulating housing, a number of plug terminals and a cable. The insulating housing includes a width direction extending along a left-and-right direction. The plug terminals are retained by the insulating housing and arranged in two rows in the width direction of the insulative housing. The plug terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each plug terminal extends along a front-and-back direction. The cable includes a number of core wires correspondingly and electrically connected with the plug terminals. A connector assembly including the plug connector and the mated socket connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yunfeng He, Hongji Chen, Haohan Chen
  • Patent number: 11575230
    Abstract: A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Edmund Poh, Philip Dambach, Lie Chen, Marie Poff Cain, David L. Brunker, Alexandra Haser, Egide Murisa, Huadong Li, Scott D. Sommers
  • Patent number: 11569615
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a case, a fastener and an unlocking member. At least one side of the case has a texture area with a guide surface which is a smooth surface. The fastener is attached on the case and extended with a flexible arm. Part of the flexible arm is attached to the guide surface. The unlocking member includes a handle and a pushing block connected to the handle. The pushing block is sandwiched between the case and the flexible arm. When the unlocking member is pulled, the pushing block moves along the guide surface to separate the flexible arm from the case. When the unlocking member is released, the pushing block is pressed by the flexible arm to slide and return along the guide surface. The pushing block may return to original position without elasticity of a spring to simplify the structure and save the costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Hsien Sun, Ching-Hung Liu
  • Patent number: 11569612
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector, a cable electrically connecting to the plug connector, an outer cover enclosing the plug connector and the cable, a pair of latches mounted to the plug connector, and a pair of buttons mounted to the outer cover for operating the pair of latches, wherein each of the pair of latches includes a spring arm, a securing portion at an inner side of the spring arm, and a pressing portion at an outer side of the spring arm, and each of the pair of buttons includes a pivot at one end thereof, a stopper at an opposite end thereof, and an abutting portion coupled to the pressing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cai-Yuan Wang, Zhi-Yong Zhou, Ying-Xing Ma, Chien-Hsun Huang
  • Patent number: 11545776
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a cap, a plug received in the cap in a mounting direction, and a clip mounted along the mounting direction to fix the cap and the plug, wherein the plug comprises a flexible locking element configured to simultaneously fix the cap and the clip. The locking element is connected to the plug deformably in a vertical direction with respect to the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol Hun Lee, Jong Joo Kim, Yo Han Kim, Chan Il Jeon, Kun Teak Lim
  • Patent number: 11532901
    Abstract: In an electrical device, a terminal block includes a mounting hole portion formed so as to be opened in a bottom surface and a mounting bore which is formed so as to be opened in a top surface, and connects the mounting hole portion and an outside of the top surface to each other, the swing-side interlock connector includes a swing-side housing which is mounted inside the mounting hole portion, and protrudes from the mounting bore, a cover is placed on the top surface of the terminal block by fitting a fitting hole to a protruding portion (31a) of the swing-side housing protruding from the mounting bore, and a gap portion which is formed around the protruding portion (31a), and connects the mounting hole portion and the outside of the top surface to each other is covered with the cover as viewed from the side of the housing opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya Hashii
  • Patent number: 11450988
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a strap connector. The strap connector includes an insulating body having a tongue plate, a number of conductive terminals and a strap unlocking device installed on the insulating body. The strap unlocking device includes a locking piece for locking with a mating connector and a pull strap connected to the locking piece. The strap connector further includes a guide rail piece arranged separately from the locking piece and installed on the insulating body. A part of the pull strap is located between the guide rail piece and the insulating body. As a result, the structure of the strap unlocking device is simplified, and it is convenient to install the strap unlocking device on the insulating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tiesheng Li, Bingbao Liu, Liang Ma, Qiongnan Chen
  • Patent number: 11362455
    Abstract: Provided are: a connector device using a lid member having a simple structure and reliably held on a connector; and the lid member. The connector device includes a connector having a metal shell forming at least part of a fitting space in which a partner connector is fitted, and a resin lid member provided detachably from the fitting space. The lid member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the fitting space along the direction of fitting the partner connector into the fitting space, and a closing portion configured to close an opening of the fitting space when the insertion portion is inserted into the fitting space. The insertion portion includes an elastic piece extending from the closing portion. The elastic piece includes a protruding portion biased to an inner wall of the shell when the insertion portion is inserted into the fitting space and protruding in a biasing direction. A dent portion dented in the biasing direction ?1 is formed at the inner wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Sakoda
  • Patent number: 11329427
    Abstract: Prior-art connectors require burdensome operations that involve connecting the male screws of the threaded retaining members mounted on an overmolded connector unit to the internal threads provided in a counterpart connector and tightening the screws by turning in order to prevent connector disengagement. In addition, repeatedly attaching and detaching the connector may create a problem by increasing the burden of such operations. The present invention provides a connector and a connector device that allows for easy attachment to and detachment from a counterpart connector by providing a locking mechanism that automatically locks upon connection to a counterpart connector and that permits unlocking by depressing buttons in a connector that includes a connector unit provided in a distal end section of a cable and a housing that holds said connector unit inside and is equipped with a locking mechanism for locking to a counterpart connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunori Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11322882
    Abstract: A connector seal for use in a submersible connection apparatus may include a shell comprising an internal channel and a groove disposed on an external surface of shell. The connector seal may also include an annular seal member disposed in the groove of the shell. The annular seal member may be configured to hermetically piston seal the connector seal within the submersible connection apparatus. The connector seal may also include a first interconnect disposed within the internal channel at a first end of the shell, a second interconnect disposed within the internal channel at a second end of the shell, a conductive pin configured to make an electrical connection through the connector seal. The conductive pin may extend between and disposed within the first interconnect and the second interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Ryan M. Tobias, Charles W. Kerechanin, II, Connor J. Ritmiller, Richard R. Porter
  • Patent number: 11296467
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses are provided in which outlets are coupled to a power distribution unit (PDU) or PDU module in various configurations. The outlets may be coupled to a recessed surface within a PDU housing. The outlets may be coupled to a printed circuit board that is at least partially disposed within the PDU housing. The outlets may extend away from the recessed surface or printed circuit board towards or beyond a front face of the PDU housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Irons, James P. Maskaly, Peter Giammona, Mark Ramsey
  • Patent number: 11272882
    Abstract: An electrode for a user wearable apparatus; the electrode comprising: a conductive part comprising conductive material, wherein the conductive part is configured to provide electrical connection to electronic components of the user wearable device, and an opening configured to provide an optical connection to electronic components of the user wearable apparatus through the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Helena Pohjonen, Pekka Korpinen, Jarkko Rouvinen, Kim Blomqvist
  • Patent number: 11264757
    Abstract: Control box, in particular for adjustable items of furniture, such as vertically adjustable tables for example, comprising: a control box housing and a mains plug in a wall of the control box housing, wherein the control box housing has a strain relief device for a mains cable with a main cable socket for connection to the mains plug, characterized in that the strain relief device has an, in particular channel-like, mains cable clamping guide which is arranged upstream of the mains plug in the insertion direction of the mains cable socket and so as to run transversely to the insertion direction in the control box housing and therefore below the mains plug such that the mains cable socket, when it is inserted into the mains plug, at least partially closes the mains cable clamping guide on the top side in such a way that the associated mains cable does not move out of the mains cable clamping guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Oelschläger Metalltechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Jan Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11223155
    Abstract: A cavity plug for a plug assembly of an electrical connector having a housing defining contact receiving passageways includes a plug body, a cover support and a pin array. The cover support extends from the plug body in a first direction and is configured to support a connector cover that receives the housing. The pin array extends from the plug body in a second direction opposite the first direction and includes one or more blocking pins and one or more latching pins. Each blocking pin has a cylindrical body extending in the second direction and is sized for insertion into an associated contact receiving passageway of the plug assembly. Each latching pin extends in the second direction and is configured to cooperate with the plug assembly to inhibit separation of the cavity plug from the plug assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Jorge Marquez
  • Patent number: 11196211
    Abstract: A connector assembly including a plurality of female connectors respectively having a predetermined number of pins, and at least one male connector having a plug terminal contacting the pin and coupled with the plurality of female connectors. The plurality of female connectors are provided to be assembled with each other along one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Dong-Wan Ko
  • Patent number: 11095079
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector (2) comprising a coding housing (4) for electrical and mechanical connection to a compatible connector (3) and comprising a plug body (6) for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly (5, 14, 15, 16), wherein the compatible connector (3) can be connected to the coding housing (4) along an insertion direction (A), and wherein the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) have a mechanical connecting device (8). It is provided that the connecting device (8) is designed in order to connect the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) to one another in an interlocking manner in the insertion direction (A), wherein the connecting device (8) prespecifies an assembly movement (B), which differs from the insertion direction (A), in order to connect the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hasenöhrl, Manuel Pemwieser
  • Patent number: 11079560
    Abstract: One example of a system includes a system board including first contacts, a cage attached to the system board over the first contacts, and a removable transceiver module including second contacts. The transceiver module is installable in the cage in response to a lateral movement of the transceiver module with respect to the cage to align the second contacts with the first contacts and a vertical movement of the transceiver module with respect to the cage to electrically connect the first contacts to the second contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin B Leigh, John Norton, George D Megason
  • Patent number: 11075476
    Abstract: A high speed wire end connector includes a printed circuit board, a cable, an inner film, an outer casing, and a molded bonding layer. The cable is soldered to the printed circuit board, the inner film covers a part of the cable and a part of the printed circuit board, and the outer casing is used to fix the printed circuit board, the cable and the printed circuit board, and a part of the printed circuit board is passed through a guide hole of the outer casing. The molded bonding layer bonds the outer casing to the inner film. In addition, a metal spring latch is mounted on the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: BizLink International Corp.
    Inventors: Hsin-Tuan Hsiao, Jui-Hung Chien
  • Patent number: 11064614
    Abstract: A carrier includes a base on which a circuit board is mounted, a loading device mounted on the base, a first pressing device mounted on the base, and a second pressing device mounted on the base. The loading device is configured to load an electronic device on the base. The first pressing device is configured to press a first lead end protruding from the electronic device on the circuit board to electrically contact the circuit board. The second pressing device is configured to press a second lead end of the electronic device on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (Chengdu) Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengchun Xie, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lvhai Hu, Qinglong Zeng, Lan Gong, Qian Ying, Yingcong Deng, Yun Liu
  • Patent number: 11063383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a receptacle connector including a plurality of contacts configured to electrically connect a plug connector and a substrate coupled with an electronic device, an insulation portion with which the contacts are coupled, and a shell with which the insulation portion is coupled. Here, the shell includes a shell body, in which an accommodation hole configured to allow the plug connector to be inserted therein is formed, and a restriction portion protruding toward the accommodation hole to restrict a movable distance of the plug connector in an insertion direction in which the plug connector is inserted into the accommodation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: LS MTRON LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Chang, Jung Hoon Choi, Hyun Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11054125
    Abstract: An LED module lighting signage system receives electricity from a power supply as well as data from a data processor source, via electrical power and data supply wiring, at least one power/data distributor, and quick connect, plug-in male and female connectors. The distributor has multiple ports which permit wiring to run from a power supply and data processor source to the distributor and from the distributor to multiple LED modules and fixtures, e.g. different channel letters, LED stringlights, etc. All connections between the power source, data processor source, electrical power/data distributor, and the modules or fixtures are accomplished easily by means of male to female quick connect plug-in connectors. In this manner, the power/data distributor can provide electrical power to LED module lighting signage and also transmit data from a data processor source to the signage in a single cohesive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Sikai Chen
  • Patent number: 11050188
    Abstract: In a plug connector assembly, a plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector, includes: a shell and a locking spring mounted on the shell and including a mating curved surface for directly locking to and unlocking from a receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 11005199
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector has an insulated housing, two elastic buckle elements, multiple plug terminals, and a plug metallic shell. The insulated housing has a terminal portion and two connecting portions. The two elastic buckle elements are respectively mounted in receiving grooves of the two connecting portions of the insulated housing. Multiple plug terminals are arranged on the terminal portion of the insulated housing. An electrical receptacle connector is detachably connected with the electrical plug connector. The electrical receptacle connector has a receptacle insulated housing and multiple receptacle terminals. The receptacle insulated housing has an inserting portion and two receptacle connecting portions. The multiple receptacle terminals are mounted in a mounting slot of the receptacle insulated housing. When the electrical plug connector is connected with the electrical receptacle connector, the multiple plug terminals may contact the multiple receptacle terminals and are conducted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Shuang-Xi Xiao
  • Patent number: 10992092
    Abstract: A connector is provided that is configured to mate with a second connector and a third connector includes a housing, terminals equipped in the housing that are configured to connect to third terminals provided in the third connector, and coupling terminals that can at least connect to a second terminal provided in the second connector. The terminals include an electric wire connecting part that is configured to connect to electric wires included in a cable connected to the housing and a contact part that is configured to make contact with the third terminals. The electric wire connecting part and contact part positions are offset with regard to a direction orthogonal to a mating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Toyokazu Egawa
  • Patent number: 10840638
    Abstract: A connector housing adapted to receive a contact comprises a first latch disposed on a top surface of the housing and having a first pressing part and a first extension portion formed on the first pressing part and a second latch disposed on the top surface of the housing and having a second pressing part and a second extension portion formed on the second pressing part. The first latch and the second latch are disposed side by side on the top surface and are adapted to lock to a case of a mating connector. The first latch and the second latch are unlocked by pressing down the first pressing part and the second pressing part. The first extension portion and the second extension portion are disposed adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Dhanesh M K, Hongbo Zhang, Riccardo Francesco Robone
  • Patent number: 10833459
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly for being mated with a mating connector along a mating direction, includes: a mating member, a cable electrically connected with the mating member, and a shielding shell having an end mounted on the mating member, and an opposite end mounted on the cable, the shielding shell including a first shell and a second shell mated with the first shell along a transverse direction perpendicular to the mating direction, wherein each of the first shell and the second shell has an asymmetrical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 10784629
    Abstract: The connector comprises an inner structure and an outer housing. The inner structure comprises a fit portion, which is fit to a mating fit portion of a mating connector under a mated state, and a cable-holding portion configured to hold a jacket of a cable. The fit portion comprises terminals, a holding member holding the terminals and a shell enclosing the terminals and the holding member. The cable-holding portion is located rearward of the fit portion in a front-rear direction (X-direction). The outer housing has a front holding portion and a rear holding portion. The front holding portion holds the shell to prevent a movement of the fit portion in a perpendicular plane (YZ-plane) perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The rear holding portion is located rearward of the front holding portion and holds the cable-holding portion to prevent a movement of the cable-holding portion in the perpendicular plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamaguchi, Yuta Shimomaki
  • Patent number: 10630023
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a connector that is to be electrically connected to a shunt resistor; a circuit board electrically connected to the connector; and a case within which the circuit board is provided and which has, at an outer side of the case, a base on which the shunt resistor is to be mounted and a protruding part provided apart from the base, the protruding part has a first protrusion on a leading end of the protruding part, and the base and the protruding part are to hold the shunt resistor interposed therebetween, and the first protrusion is to engage with the shunt resistor, whereby the shunt resistor is to be fixed in a state where the shunt resistor is connected to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Nobutaka Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10622731
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a plug including an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, and a latch, the conductive terminals including a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals, the latch being disposed between the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals; a cable directly electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the plug; a crimping member; and a metal shell set on the outside of the plug, wherein the crimping member includes a crimping ring crimped on the outside of the cable, a reinforcement fixed to a tail of the plug, and a connecting portion connecting the crimping ring and the reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 10615544
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including an insulator, a pair of side-latches, a terminal set, and a shielding shell is provided. The pair of side-latches and a plurality of terminals of the terminal set are arranged along a first axis, and each of them extends along a second axis. The pair of side-latches and the terminal set are respectively disposed in the insulator, and the pair of side-latches are located on two sides of the terminal set. The shielding shell covers the insulator along the second axis. The side-latch includes at least one protrusion exposed out of the insulator along a third axis and structurally leaning against the shielding shell, such that the shielding shell is electrically connected with the pair of side-latches. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 10608388
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector (2) comprising a coding housing (4) for electrical and mechanical connection to a compatible connector (3) and comprising a plug body (6) for electrical and mechanical connection to an electrical assembly (5, 14, 15, 16), wherein the compatible connector (3) can be connected to the coding housing (4) along an insertion direction (A), and wherein the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) have a mechanical connecting device (8). It is provided that the connecting device (8) is designed in order to connect the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) to one another in an interlocking manner in the insertion direction (A), wherein the connecting device (8) prespecifies an assembly movement (B), which differs from the insertion direction (A), in order to connect the coding housing (4) and the plug body (6) to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hasenöhrl, Manuel Pemwieser
  • Patent number: 10608374
    Abstract: A connector for connecting an electrical conductor to a glow plug of a diesel engine comprises an electrical receptacle terminal, a housing capable of receiving a terminal portion of the glow plug, and a bushing slidably mounted around the housing by engagement of a longitudinal guide rib disposed on an outer surface of the housing in a longitudinal guide groove disposed on an inner surface of the bushing. The housing has a substantially cylindrical tubular body containing the electrical receptacle terminal with an end opening defined by a pair of elastically deformable axial arms capable of engaging the terminal portion. The bushing is movable with respect to the housing from a pre-locking position to a locking position only when the housing is in a correctly mounted position on the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l.
    Inventors: Demis Spincich, Alessandro Genta
  • Patent number: 10581195
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mounting a plug connecter (1), comprising a contact carrier (30), which is designed to receive at least one contact partner (22) that is arranged on an electrical conductor (21) of a cable (20), wherein the contact carrier (30) is inserted in an outer housing (40). The invention is characterized in that the contact carrier (30) is provided with a latching lug (31) for fixing the at least one contact partner (22) in the contact carrier (30), and at least one latching hook (32) arranged at the end thereof and acting on the cable (20). Both the latching lug (31) and the at least one latching hook (32) are moved from an initial position into a functional position whenever the contact carrier (30) is inserted into the outer housing (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventor: Manuel Linseder
  • Patent number: 10431914
    Abstract: A network connector assembly with an upper board member includes one or more upper coupling pins and a lower board member includes one or more lower coupling pins. The upper board member and lower board member each a plurality of sets of contact pins disposed on a respective top surface. A housing can be disposable over the upper board member and the lower board member forming one or more network couplers. Each of the one or more network couplers configured to receive one set of contact pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: George Edward Curtis, Amrik S. Bains, Ken Naumann, Mike Sapozhnikov
  • Patent number: 10374354
    Abstract: A universal serial bus type-C (USB-C) plug includes a barrel, signal contacts, retention latches, and a surface mounting assembly. The barrel has an insertion end, a contact end opposite the insertion end, and a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides between the contact end and the insertion end. The signal contacts and retention latches are arranged within the barrel, the signal contacts along the long sides, and the retention latches along the short sides. The surface mounting assembly is connected to the contact end of the barrel and includes surface mount contact points each connected to a respective signal contact, and retention latch contact points each connected to a respective retention latch. Each surface mount contact point extends substantially perpendicular to the signal contacts, and each retention latch contact point extends substantially perpendicular to the retention latches and to the surface mount contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: YUBICO AB
    Inventor: Jakob Ehrensvärd
  • Patent number: 10320119
    Abstract: A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector mateable with each other. The connector comprises a housing, a sub-housing movable relative to the housing and a detection terminal held by the sub-housing. The mating connector comprises a mating housing and a mating detection terminal held by the mating housing. The housing is turnable about a shaft thereof relative to the mating housing. The sub-housing has a guided portion. The mating housing has a guide portion. While the housing is turned relative to the mating housing, the guide portion guides the guided portion to move the sub-housing relative to the housing. As a result, the detection terminal is moved downward along an upper-lower direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the shaft to be connected to the mating detection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Ryuzo Shimeno, Yuya Tabata
  • Patent number: 10270209
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a first connector configured to mate with a second connector. The first connector has a first housing that supports a wafer with a first mating portion defined by the first housing and the wafer. The first connector includes a cable connected to the wafer that is disposed in a first housing. The first connector also includes a second housing with a latch and the second housing is movably mounted to the first housing. A biasing element disposed between the first housing and the second housing acts to urge the first housing and the second housing apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Javier Resendez, Kenneth Janota
  • Patent number: 10263364
    Abstract: A pull-type tripping device for an electrical connector has a housing unit and a connector body unit. The connector body unit is disposed inside the housing unit, the connector body unit has a board body and a frame body vertically coupled to each other, a plurality of contact terminals are formed inside the frame body, and each upper portion of two sides of the frame body is formed a hook opening thereon. The pull-type tripping device includes a snap hook unit and a pull belt. The snap hook unit includes a fix arm, a flexible arm, and two snap hook arms. Each of the snap hook arms is disposed inside the frame body, and each of the two snap hook arms is removably buckled at the hook opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BizLink International Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 10236628
    Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a housing, a terminal installed in the housing, and a shell covering at least a portion of the housing. A top plate part of the shell includes a cantilevered latch member, which is a plate spring shaped single latch member formed by cutting and raising the central part in the width direction of the top plate part. The latch member includes a pair of latch claws formed by folding both the right and left ends of the latch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Nobumasa Motohashi
  • Patent number: 10218120
    Abstract: It is aimed to enable a plurality of device-side connectors and a plurality of holding-side connectors to be collectively connected without enlarging the device-side connectors. Device-side connectors (3) are mounted on respective juxtaposed solenoids (1). Holding-side connectors (7) corresponding to these device-side connectors are mounted on a holder (18) via coupling members (19). A guiding groove (8) including a positioning portion (8A) is formed on the solenoid (1), and a guide portion (9) is formed on the coupling member (19) of the holding-side connector (7). The guide portion (9) corrects the posture of the holding-side connector (7) by the positioning portion (8A), whereby the device-side connector (3) and the holding-side connector (7) are guided to be opposed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosuke Sone