With Stress Relieving Means For Conductor To Terminal Joint Patents (Class 439/449)
  • Publication number: 20120196474
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ECG electrode lead wire connector which provides improved electrical and mechanical coupling of the ECG electrode press stud to the lead wire, provides enhanced ergonomics to the clinician, and may alleviate patient discomfort associated with the attachment and removal of ECG leads. The connector may be engaged and disengaged with little or no force imparted to the patient or the ECG pad, which significantly minimizes the risk of inadvertent dislodgement of the pad. In one embodiment the disclosed connector provides a thumb cam lever which affirmatively engages the press stud to the connector, and provides tactile feedback to the clinician that the connector is properly engaged. In other embodiments, the connector provides a pushbutton to enable the clinician to easily engage and disengage the connector from the ECG stud. The disclosed connectors may also decrease clinician fatigue, and may provide more reliable ECG results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: David Selvitelli, Peter Meyer
  • Publication number: 20120178283
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for assembling an audio plug with a cosmetic hard shell are provided. A plug may be coupled to a cable. An inner member may be molded about an end portion of the plug and an end portion of the cable. A strain relief member may be molded about a portion of the cable such that the strain relief member is adjacent to and substantially flush with the inner member. The seam between the inner member and the strain relief member may be covered by coupling a hard, smooth outer shell over a portion of the inner member and a portion of the strain relief member. Each of the inner member, the strain relief member, and the outer shell may be formed by injection molding, be of a cylindrical shape, and be formed from the same or different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus M.C. Crooijmans, Kurt Stiehl
  • Publication number: 20120164870
    Abstract: A high strength electrical connector includes an outer cylindrical, rigid support cover open at both ends and preferably comprised of a high strength metal. A first electrical lead extends through a tension bushing attached to one end of the support cover. A mating receptacle through which a second electrical lead passes is securely attached to a second opposed end of the support cover. Electrical connection between the ends of the first and second electrical leads is established within the support cover. Securely attaching the ends of the first and second electrical leads together within the support cover, which is preferably comprised of a high strength metal, directs axial and transverse forces exerted on the first electrical lead through the support cover, thus bypassing the electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Murphy, Lucas Hartmann, Randall G. Stone, Keith Jozwik
  • Publication number: 20120156921
    Abstract: A connector having a body, at least one contact accommodated in the body with an insulator being interposed, a casing defining a housing designed to accommodate all or part of the body, and an armature placed around at least one portion of the casing, at least one portion of the body being accommodated in the portion of the casing, the armature having feet for fastening the connector to a printed circuit board, wherein the feet project beyond that portion of the casing around which the armature is placed and wherein the armature is placed in a set-in manner relative to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: RADIALL
    Inventors: Sébastien ANNEQUIN, Denis GABET
  • Patent number: 8198558
    Abstract: A conductor termination system for use with an electrical power transmission conductor includes a termination assembly and a connector. The termination assembly includes an end member and an integral retainer mechanism. The end member includes a receiver portion configured to receive a segment of the conductor. The retainer mechanism includes a moveable keeper member on the end member. The retainer mechanism is operable to selectively clamp a segment of the conductor in the receiver portion to the end member and to apply a retention load to the conductor segment. The connector is adapted to be applied to the end member and the conductor to securely clamp the conductor segment to the end member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Owen Gregory, Edward O'Sullivan, Sherif Kamel, Steven Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20120129384
    Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore. A mating surface with a decreasing diameter toward a connector end is provided on an outer diameter of the connector body proximate the connector end. An overbody may be provided overmolded upon a cable end of the connector body. An interface end may be seated upon the mating surface, the interface end provided with a desired connection interface. The interface end may be permanently coupled to the mating surface by a molecular bond interconnection. In a method of interconnection, the interface end is coupled to the mating surface by application of radial ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventor: Kendrick Van Swearingen
  • Publication number: 20120129383
    Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by ultrasonic welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore. An annular flare seat is angled radially outward from the bore toward a connector end of the connector, the annular flare seat open to the connector end of the connector. An inner conductor cap is provided for interconnection with an inner conductor of the coaxial cable by ultrasonic welding. The ultrasonic welding of each of the inner and outer conductor interconnections may be performed via inner conductor and outer conductor sonotrodes which are coaxial with one another, without requiring the cable and or connector to be removed from their fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ANDREW LLC
    Inventor: Kendrick Van Swearingen
  • Publication number: 20120122334
    Abstract: A cable assembly, comprising a housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the housing; a metal shell enclosing the housing; a cable electrically connected to the conductive terminals and a foil. The cable has a number of wires, a braided layer enclosing the wires and an outer insulative pin enclosing the braided layer, each wire has a conductor and an inner insulative pin enclosing the conductor, the braided layer is turned back and encloses a surface of the outer insulative pin. The foil encloses the braided layer which is turned back, and is sandwiched in the metal shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, FAN-BO MENG, QING WANG
  • Publication number: 20120088396
    Abstract: A disposable tab electrode has core elements that include an adhesive conductive laminate layer and a logo sticker layer with a penetrating hole for contacting a sensor electrode. A protecting film is put around both ends of the core elements. As a result, the disposable tab electrode can be made inexpensively, stored hygienically for a long time and used easily. A lead wire for connecting to the tab electrode has a projection on one end of a sensor electrode that is adhered onto the conductive laminate layer of the disposable tab electrode. The projection is fixed to the lead wire body by a fixing member. As a result, expensive Ag-AgCl electrode sensors can be used repeatedly. The lead wire can have a nipper self-contained or integrated with the lead wire body to prevent the lead wire from separating from the disposable tab electrode during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: BIO PROTECH INC.
    Inventor: Ik Ro Park
  • Publication number: 20120071021
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a plurality of contacts, an insulation housing and a metal shell assembled on the insulation housing. The insulation housing is molded outside the contacts and includes a fastening portion protruding from a rear end of an upper surface of the housing, and a pair of side arms rearward extending from the two sides of a rear surface of the fastening portion. The metal shell is assembled on the insulation housing and located behind the fastening portion. The fastening portion is substantially of U-shaped configuration with a pair of L-shaped cutout located on the two sides thereof and the two cutouts faces toward the outside. The metal shell includes a pair of clasping portions respectively frontward extending from the front surface of two side walls of the rectangular frame. The clasping portions are respectively inserted into their corresponding cutouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JERRY WU
  • Publication number: 20120071022
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of first conductive terminals enclosed in the insulative housing, a plurality of second conductive terminals enclosed in the insulative housing, a cable having a number of wire and electrically connecting the first and second conductive terminals and a metal shell assembled on the outer surface of the insulative housing. Each of the first conductive terminals having a straight first contacting portion, and each of the second conductive terminals having a bending second contacting portion. The insulative housing has a main portion enclosed in the metal shell and an exposing portion extending forwardly from the main portion and exposed out of the front end of the metal shell. The first conductive terminals are partly exposed out of the front end of the metal shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XIAO-LI LI
  • Publication number: 20120071020
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes an insulative housing defining a front portion and a rear portion and a plurality of terminals integrally formed with the insulative housing and extending into the front portion. A substrate is located at the rear portion and connected with the terminals. A shell assembly is attached to the insulative housing and includes a first shell enclosing the front portion and a second shell substantially enclosing the rear portion of the housing. The second shell defines a front edge having a plurality of fingers thereof interengaged with the first shell. A cable has a plurality of conductors each interconnected to the substrate with respect to the contact terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JERRY WU
  • Publication number: 20120028495
    Abstract: A cable assembly, comprising a housing having a main portion, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the main portion of the housing, a cable having a plurality of wires and a metal shell with a no-joint-line surface enclosing the housing and comprising a front portion enclosing the housing and a rear portion enclosing the cable and a receiving space passing through the front portion and the rear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XIAO-LI LI
  • Publication number: 20120028496
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, a cable having a shielding braid and a number of wires electrically connected to the conductive terminals, a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and a grounding flake made of metal material, connected to the shielding braid of the cable and attached to the inner surface of the metal shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XUE-CHAO WANG, ZHUANG-ZHI WU
  • Publication number: 20120015544
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises: a housing (1) comprising a first shield part (15), a second shield part (16) assembled with each other; at least one printed circuit board (2) disposed in the housing; a strain relief (5) disposed in the housing and sandwiched by the first shield part and the second shield part; a metallic shell (8) engaged with the housing; a pair of first screws (91) assembled to the housing along two opposite directions and interlocked with first shield part, the second shield part and the strain relief; and a pair of second screws (92) assembled to the housing along a same direction and interlocked the first shield part, the second shield part, the strain relief and the metallic shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20120015545
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100), comprises: a housing (1) comprising a first shield part (15), a second shield part (16) assembled with each other; at least one printed circuit board (2) disposed in the housing; a strain relief (5) disposed in the housing and sandwiched by the first shield part and the second shield part; a metallic holder (8) surrounding the housing and binding the first shield part and the second shield part; and a pair of screws (9) respectively assembled to the housing along opposite directions and interlocking the first shield part, the second shield part, the strain relief and the metallic holder together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20120009815
    Abstract: A cardiac pacemaker or other CRT device has one or more fine wire leads to the heart. Formed of a glass, silica, sapphire or crystalline quartz fiber with a thin metal coating, a unipolar lead can have an outer diameter as small as about 300 microns or even smaller. The thin metal conductor poses unique challenges for attachment to standardized connectors as well as to stimulation electrodes. This invention describes structures and materials for creating robust and durable electrically conductive connections between the fine wire lead body and a proximal standardized connector and distal ring and tip electrodes by utilization of fine metal coils or mesh and electrically conductive adapters to aid in stabilizing the connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Robert G. Walsh, Jin Shimada
  • Publication number: 20120003859
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji MIYAZAKI, Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 8052461
    Abstract: A bayonet type electronic connector (1) comprises metal contacts arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the connector (1). Metal contacts all are U-shaped bayonets (2). The U-shaped bayonet's terminal forms a right angle. The adjacent U-shaped bayonets (2) on each surface are staggered fore and aft in two rows. Enough functional space is arranged between the two rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventor: Fengliang Wang
  • Publication number: 20110256755
    Abstract: A cover and a system of covers for placement in sealed relation over a connector or a pair of connectors that is or are adapted to terminate a cable or splice together a pair of cables. The covers include a cable end that sealingly receives a cable therein, an elongated body that provides secure cover to a cable connector, and an end that abuts a bulkhead or sealingly engages with a second cover when used in a splicing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventor: Noah Montena
  • Publication number: 20110256756
    Abstract: The invention provides a system of components, methods for assembly, and a hand tool, for adding a HDMI (i.e. All HDMI Types: A, B, C, D, and E), DiiVA, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, DVI, and USB (i.e. all USB Types, A, B, mini-A, mini-B, micro-A, and micro-B) connector to standard and modified ribbon cables for field termination or factory installation. Features of the connector system including the locking top shell, bottom shell, single shell, wire holders and the connector core all make possible and efficient the addition of a solderless male connector. The invention also provides a locking plug which can mate with female connectors with great retaining force. Features of the modified ribbon type cable facilitate threading of the wire holders significantly improving the time it takes to assemble a male connector on the cable. The hand tool disclosed is designed to accomplish all steps of assembly for field termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: LUXI ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Xiaozheng Lu, Senhua Hu
  • Patent number: 8002572
    Abstract: In some PCB connector embodiments the internal pins of the probe or wire terminal end could be set at between about 0.4 mm to about 2.0 mm provided that the contact point between the male probe end and the mating female connector is about 1.0 mm. Such embodiments would adjust for alternate connector configurations for connectors while maintaining the required HDMI specifications for the contact point. In other embodiments intermediate distances could be used of about 0.4 mm to about 0.5 mm; about 0.5 mm to about 0.6 mm; about 0.6 mm to about 0.7 mm; about 0.7 mm to about 0.8 mm; about 0.8 mm to about 0.9 mm; about 0.9 mm to about 1.0 mm; about 1.0 to about 1.1 mm; about 1.1 to about 1.2 mm; about 1.2 mm to about 1.3 mm; about 1.3 mm to about 1.4 mm; about 1.4 mm to about 1.5 mm; about 1.5 mm to 1.6 mm; about 1.6 mm to 1.7 mm; about 1.7 mm to 1.8 mm; about 1.8 mm to 19 mm and about 1.9 mm to 2.0 mm once again provided that the probe pins are finally configured to meet the about 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Luxi Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Xiaozheng Lu, Senhua Hu
  • Publication number: 20110124220
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a mating member (3) assembled with a plurality of contacts (33, 34), a printed circuit board (2), a cable (7) having a plurality of wires (71) and a strain relief portion (72), and a light pipe located (4) between the printed circuit board and the strain relief portion. The printed circuit board is attached with a LED (24), and the LED is electrically connected with the contacts. The printed circuit board defines a front surface, a rear surface and a cutout (23) extending through the front surface and the rear surface along a mating direction, and the LED is disposed behind the rear surface of the printed circuit board, the wires are extending through the cutout of the printed circuit board and soldered to the contacts in front of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, DOU-FENG WU, WEI ZHANG, DA-WEI XING
  • Patent number: 7933484
    Abstract: A strain-relief device for cables, in particular optical waveguide cables, includes a lower part (10), which is in the form of a U in cross section, and an upper part (30). The lower part (10) is formed on its limbs (12) on one end side (16) with a pivot bearing and on the opposite end side (13) with latching tabs (14), which are arranged on the inner sides of the limbs (12). The upper part (30) includes at least two sprung lateral limbs (31), on whose outer side in each case at least one latching projection (35) is arranged, which latching projections (35), in the assembled state, latch behind the latching tabs (14) on the lower part (10). The upper part (30) also includes spindle means, which can be inserted into the pivot bearing in the lower part (10), and to a wire-guiding element (60), in particular for optical waveguide wires. The wire-guiding element (60) includes a lower part (40) and an upper part (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Moβner, Hans-Joachim Faika
  • Publication number: 20110092081
    Abstract: Power cables that include plug housings having an improved appearance as well as employ a halogen-free cable while providing adequate fire resistance. One example provides a power cable having cable plug with a substantially unitary body. Another example provides a power cable that is formed using halogen-free materials. To provide adequate fire protection, a strain relief formed using multiple materials is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Gao, John C. DiFonzo, Joshua Banko, Min Chul Kim
  • Publication number: 20110065308
    Abstract: The invention provides a system of components, methods for assembly, and a hand tool, for adding a male connector to a standard and modified ribbon high definition multimedia (HDMI) cable for field termination or factory installation. The invention also provides a locking plug which can mate with female HDMI connectors with great retaining force. Features of the connector system including the locking top shell, bottom shell, wire holders and the connector core make possible and efficient the addition of a solderless male connector. Features of the modified ribbon type HDMI cable facilitate threading of the wire holders significantly improving the time it takes to assemble a male connector on the cable. The hand tool disclosed is designed to accomplish all steps of assembly for field termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Xiaozheng Lu, Senhua Hu
  • Publication number: 20110065309
    Abstract: In a connector housing (1) with integrated cable clamp, it is proposed to provide a receptacle sleeve (10) for an electrical cable (2) that is integrally formed on the connector housing (1) and provided with clamping elements is (20) that are distributed over the radius and point in the mating direction. When a pressure screw (5) is screwed onto the receptacle sleeve (10), the clamping elements (20) are pressed radially inward and the electrical cable (2) is clamped in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Marc Lindkamp, Andreas Kohler
  • Publication number: 20110059642
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a terminal to a cord of a peripheral device, the electrical connector including a plug member, a lever arm pivotally attached to the plug member, and a biasing member. The plug member and lever arm each include an engagement claw adapted to engage complementary surfaces on the terminal, and the biasing member imparts a biasing force on the lever arm to force the engagement claws to close onto the complementary surfaces on the terminal. The lever arm advantageously includes a first gripping surface with a contoured concave profile for a user to apply a releasing force against the biasing force to remove the plug member from the terminal. A second surface includes a concave surface for engaging a user's finger and forming a grip bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Gordon Slippy, Donald E. Hines, Charles Amurgis, Jon J. Danzak
  • Publication number: 20110059644
    Abstract: A cable assembly, used out of an electronic device, includes an electrical connector, a flexible printed circuit having a first end electrically connected to a rear end of the electrical connector, a flat tube covering the flexible printed circuit and having a front portion with a front end, a strain relief portion covering the front portion of the flat tube with the front end of the flat tube exposed out thereof, and a cover covering the rear end of the electrical connector, the first end of the flexible printed circuit, the front end of the flat tube and a front end of the strain relief portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-PAO KUO, PETER KUO
  • Publication number: 20110034067
    Abstract: A wire containment cap has twisted pair slots for routing twisted wire pairs through the wire containment cap. The twisted pair slots are provided with funnel-shaped entrances to assist in routing the twisted wire pairs from a rear end of the wire containment cap toward wire slots of the wire containment cap. The wire containment cap may be provided in shielded or unshielded versions, and is adapted for use with a communication jack assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.
    Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Michael V. Doorhy, Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Satish I. Patel
  • Publication number: 20100291791
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a mating member (3), a printed circuit board (2), a LED (24) attached to the printed circuit board, a cable (6), a light pipe (4) having a visible area (431), an insulative shell (1), and a ring member (5). The cable has a positive wire (61) and a negative wire (62) connected with the mating member (3), and a strain relief portion (64) molded on the wires and neighboring to said light pipe. A detective contact (631) is connecting with the cable. The insulative shell encloses the printed circuit board, the cable and the mating member. The visible area (431) is exposed out of the insulative shell. The ring member has a slick loop portion (51) located in said light pipe and a retaining portion (52) with a rugged exterior surface, and said strain relief portion is molded on the retaining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DAVID KO
  • Publication number: 20100267268
    Abstract: A domestic appliance that includes at least one mains connection for the supply of power to the domestic appliance from a building supply mains. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the mains connection may include data transfer contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hering, Stephan Lutz, Bruno Reiter, Michael Rosenbauer, Martin Stickel
  • Patent number: 7749012
    Abstract: A socket connector having a connector body co-molded with its peripheral and cable seals. In the first molding operation, a first tooling is placed into a mold and is configured so that plastic injected into the mold forms the connector body. In the second molding operation, a second tooling is placed into the mold and is configured so that elastomeric material injected into the mold passes through at least one passage of the connector body to thereby form the peripheral seal and, integrally therewith, the cable seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Morello
  • Patent number: 7731530
    Abstract: A waterproof plug for a connector, includes an elastically deformable seal member for sealing a housing which houses terminals fixed at edges of electric cables in the inside thereof. The seal member is housed inside the housing by press-fitting, and has at least two elements holding the electric cables by sandwiching from both sides and tightly contacting with outer peripheral surfaces thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventor: Shinji Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20100029126
    Abstract: An electrical communication system includes at least one electrical connector system that includes a header connector configured to mate with a receptacle connector through a back panel. The connector system includes a latch that releasably mates the header and receptacle connectors. The receptacle connector is mounted to a substrate, such as a printed circuit board, and the header connector is connected to a power cable assembly. The power cable assembly includes a faston that electrically connects a power cable to the electrical contacts of the header connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
  • Patent number: 7641500
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved power connector that has a housing comprising a plurality of slots that are each for receiving a receptacle contact. Preferably, the housing has a plurality of quick-disconnect contacts each disposed in one of the housing slots. Further, a cover, may be coupled to the housing, and the housing may comprise a top portion and a bottom portion. A strain relief member, may be disposed between the cover top and bottom portions. A plurality of cables extend through the channels disposed in the strain relief members and are attached to the housing quick disconnects. A latching spring assembly that may comprise two latching springs is coupled to the housing and attaches the power cable connector to a receptacle connector, such as a right-angle or straight board connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart C. Stoner, Christopher J. Kolivoski
  • Patent number: 7566305
    Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasound probe and a main unit. The ultrasound probe includes a cable, a probe head coupled to one end of the cable, and a connector coupled to the other end of the cable. The probe head has an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound probe is configured to transmit an ultrasound signal and receive an echo signal resulting from the ultrasound signal. The main unit has a concave portion into which the connector is inserted. The main unit is configured to receive the echo signal from the ultrasound probe and to process the echo signal so as to obtain an ultrasound image. The concave portion is slanted on a side surface of the main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Onodera
  • Publication number: 20090159116
    Abstract: An interconnector includes a strip-shaped and electrically conductive member for electrically connecting respective electrodes to each other of solar cells adjacent to each other. The conductive member includes a stress relief part that is planer and has a notch forming an obtuse angle at a lateral end or has a linear lateral end. This structure remarkably alleviates a stress due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the interconnector and the solar cells, so that a warp occurring to the solar cells is reduced and the reliability of connection between the interconnector and the solar cells is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Umetani, Yoshio Katayama, Masahiro Ohbasami, Sadaya Takeoka, Tatsuo Saga, Daiki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090142955
    Abstract: The invention provides a printed circuit board including a first surface, a second surface which is a rear surface to the first surface, a connector installed on the first surface, and, formed between the first surface and the second surface, one of a through hole piercing the printed circuit board and a recess formed in an edge section of the printed circuit board; a cable including a first terminal that is removably fitted to the connector and a connecting wire portion located between the first terminal and a second terminal, the connecting wire portion extending from the first surface to the second surface of the printed circuit board through the one of the through hole and the recess when the first terminal is in a state of being fitted to the connector; and a casing for containing the printed circuit board and the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Fujikawa, Hiromitsu Hagimoto
  • Publication number: 20090117774
    Abstract: A surface mount insulation terminal is formed of flat deformable conductive member to provide a substantially uniform U-shaped cross-section to form a wire-receiving channel. One or more piercing spikes are formed on a bottom wall of the channel and point to an opposing open side through which a conductor may be introduced. Ribs inside the channel provide an interference fit with a conductor introduced into the channel. A crimping tool lowered into engagement with the terminal after it has been soldered to a PCB increasingly deforms the side walls of the terminal inwardly towards each other and towards the bottom wall to enhance the electrical and mechanical properties of the resulting termination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Janos Legrady, Raffaelle Tarulli, Ronald Fredriks
  • Publication number: 20090104949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connecting device which has a connecting portion capable of rotatably connecting two housing portions without protruding from the two housing portions and can stably keep the housing portions arranged so as to face each other. The connecting device includes; first and third connecting members 31 and 33 which have flexibility and foldably connects an upper housing portion 1 and a lower housing portion 2 with a predetermined gap interposed therebetween; and a second connecting member 32 which has enough restoring force and rigidity to restore a bent state to an unbent state and is curved in an arc shape in sectional view such that a concave portion of the arc is oriented in a direction where the upper and lower housing portions are folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Sato, Arisa Akashi, Keiji Okamoto, Mao Nonomura
  • Patent number: 7510421
    Abstract: A pivoting strain relief bar assembly that is comprised of a patch panel rotatably coupled to a strain relief bar, where the patch panel and strain relief bar are also coupled to a conventional rack capable of supporting telecommunications or other electronic equipment. Cables that are to be terminated to the patch panel are secured to and supported by the strain relief bar. The strain relief bar is capable of locking in a substantially horizontal position and thus remains fixed while supporting a large number of network cables. The strain relief bar can also be unlocked and rotated, allowing a technician to access the patch panel without having to unnecessarily disconnect cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Robert E. Fransen, Mark J. Donnell, Paul M. Herbst
  • Patent number: 7491077
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a switch lamp holder, which comprises: a core, having a switch control element stretched from its lateral and a set of penetrating orifices which are residing at the oblique areas of the core, and joining a hollow chamber at its one end; a cover, having a through hole at its top and a hollow chamber at its bottom to conceal the core with an joint, and having a slot at its lateral to allow the passage of the switch control element; and a positioning plate, offering a set of posts at its top, capable of joining the penetrating orifices, and a set of positioning grooves, for accommodating a set of conducting spring slices, and the conducting spring slices is provided with a connecting cord to extend upward to join said core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sun-Lite Sockets Industry Inc.
    Inventor: Wen Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 7467967
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a main cable, at least one sub-cable extending from the main cable, a stress relief formed of a first insulative material integrally molded with a joint of the main cable and said at least one sub-cable and a cover formed of a second insulative material attached to and surrounding the stress relief, wherein the first insulative material is softer than the second insulative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080254672
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) having a contact element (50) retained in a hollow body (12.) The body (12) has an internal socket structure (44) for receiving an end of the contact element (50) so that insulation displacement contacts (54) of this engage and make electrical connection to wires (70) of an incoming cable (16) to which the connector is connected. Fingers (56) of the connector element (50) extend externally of the connector body and carry electrical contacts (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Wayne Dennes, Michael Sielaff
  • Patent number: 7429187
    Abstract: A strain-relieving apparatus for a cable, comprising a housing and a shroud. A cable is inserted into a port on a device, such as an electronic device. The shroud is permanently affixed to the cable, and attaches to and rotates within the housing to lock the shroud into the housing. The shroud may also unlock from the housing by rotating the shroud within the housing, until tabs located on the shroud are aligned with recesses in the housing, allowing for the shroud to be removed from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventor: Ronald J. Gurak
  • Patent number: 7422469
    Abstract: An audio plug and the method of making thereof are disclosed. The audio plug includes a terminal connected to a cord, a first molding formed between the terminal and the cord, a second molding formed on the first molding, a ring disposed on the second molding, and a strain relief collar mounted on the second molding. The method of making the audio plug includes providing a cord to insert through a ring and a strain relief collar, so as to connect a terminal; forming a first molding between the terminal and the cord using an injection molding process; forming a second molding on an external peripheral surface of the first molding using an injection molding process; and fixing the ring and the strain relief collar onto the external peripheral surface of the second molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Inventor: Ching-Wen Chang
  • Patent number: 7410387
    Abstract: A flat flexible cable with electrical conductors is disclosed for use in a vehicle. One or more of the conductors is configured to be attached to an external electrical device at an attachment point. The cable includes a region free from electrical conductors and an aperture formed through the conductor free region. The aperture is configured to be engaged with a cable engagement member to secure the cable to the electrical device and provide strain relief to the attachment point. The flat flexible cable can include a plurality of conductor free regions and a plurality of apertures in each of the one or more conductor free regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Patrick C. Howard, Charles Mitchell, Sywong Ngin
  • Patent number: 7407408
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has a flexible circuit with a central portion that carries a contact field. Slots extending towards the central portion define a pair of strain arms that attach the flexible circuit to a clamp member. Forces transmitted to the strain arms are not communicated to the central portion of the flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventor: Paul R. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7371106
    Abstract: A strain relief device includes a telecommunications connector, a base member, a latching member, and a closure member. The telecommunications connector includes a housing at which the telecommunications cable can be terminated. The base member includes a body defining a hollow interior configured to receive the housing of the telecommunications connector. The latching member includes substantially rigid first and second limbs. The closure member includes substantially flexible first and second limbs extending from a support element that is configured to cooperate with a central region of the latching member to arrest the telecommunications cable. The first and second limbs of the closure member are configured to couple to the first and second limbs of the latching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ferenc Nad