Supporting Plural, Independent Coupling Parts Patents (Class 439/540.1)
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Patent number: 8105108Abstract: Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device comprising a main body which holds an electronic device and voids in the main body to allow for the passage of external connectors directly into the docked device and the securing of the external connectors to the main body.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
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Patent number: 8096827Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor system including a support device and a plurality of contact supports which are arranged in the support device, the support device having at least one holding device in which at least one of the contact supports is held by a holding section fitting into the holding device. The invention also relates to a method for the production of a distributor system including a support device and a plurality of contact supports which are arranged in the support device, including the following steps: provision of a support device having at least one holding device, provision of at least one contact support having a holding section fitting into the holding device, and insertion of the contact support into the holding device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Escha Bauelemente GmbHInventor: Uwe Kleinkorres
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Patent number: 8096833Abstract: A plug assembly includes a shielded housing having an upper shell, a lower shell and a center plate held between the upper and lower shells. The upper shell has at least one upper plug chamber, and the lower shell has at least one lower plug chamber. The center plate is positioned between, and provides shielding between, the upper and lower plug chambers. A plurality of plugs are received in corresponding plug chambers. Each of the plurality of plugs have a plug insert with shield members defining plug quadrants, and each of the plurality of plugs have a plurality of terminals held by the plug insert. The plurality of terminals are arranged in pairs in each of the plug quadrants.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventor: Shawn Phillip Tobey
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Publication number: 20120003868Abstract: A ganged electrical connection system includes an arrangement defining a plurality of receptacles. A plurality of first connectors is receivably coupled in the plurality of receptacles. A plurality of second connectors is matable to the plurality of coupled first connectors of the arrangement along mating axes. Positional mating tolerance variation associated with the plurality of second connectors in relation to the plurality of coupled first connectors manifested at the plurality of receptacles when the plurality of second connectors are mated to the plurality of coupled first connectors is absorbed by the arrangement. The plurality of the plurality of second connectors mate with the plurality of coupled first connectors in a single unimpeded, uninterrupted mating connection. A ganged electrical system for an electric-type vehicle is also presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: JAMES D. DAUGHERTY, MARK D. MCCALL
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Patent number: 8062062Abstract: An exemplary electrical connector includes a housing, and a high definition multimedia interface and a digital visual interface received in the housing. The housing includes a sidewall. The sidewall defines a cutout and a window above the cutout. The high definition multimedia interface includes a high definition multimedia interface port received in the window and multiple pins protruding out from the housing. The digital visual interface includes a digital visual interface port received in the cutout and multiple pins protruding out from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Guo, Mei Huang
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Publication number: 20110281459Abstract: The invention relates to a telecommunication assembly 1 comprising, at least one termination module 2 having contacts for connecting wires and contacts for connecting electronic components and a carrier 3 for carrying the termination module, wherein the termination module is pivotally attached to the carrier and can be pivoted from a closed position relative to the carrier into an open position. The termination module 2 is attached to the carrier 3 over a pivot adapter 7 and the pivot adapter 7 is detachably attached to the carrier 3. According to the invention at least two pivot adapters 7 of at least two of the termination modules 2 are fixed to each other. The invention further relates to a method for upgrading a telecommunication assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Guy Metral, Xavier Chatellard
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Patent number: 8040688Abstract: A circuit board unit includes: a circuit board; a connector mounted on and electrically connected to the circuit board via a cable; a support member which supports the connector on the circuit board; and an installation component mounted on the circuit board to support the support member. The circuit board has a pair of openings passing through front and rear surfaces of the circuit board on both sides of an area on which the connector is mounted. The support member has an upper plate adjoining an upper surface of the connector, a pair of side plates that are bent from the upper plate and extending along a pair of side surfaces of the connector and each have a leading edge inserted into each of the pair of openings, and a fixed section extending from the upper plate and fixed to the installation component.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Ikki Tatsukami, Daisuke Mihara
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Publication number: 20110250788Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector module including pins configured to be terminated to a circuit board and a second connector module including pins configured to be terminated to the circuit board. The electrical connector assembly also includes a carrier system including an organizer having openings therethrough in a predetermined pattern. The organizer is coupled to the first and second connector modules such that at least some of the pins of the first connector module extend through the openings of the organizer and such that at least some of the pins of the second connector module extend through the openings of the organizer. The first connector module, the second connector module and the organizer are configured to be mounted to the circuit board as a bundled unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: ANDREW CHARLES DAVISON, CRAIG WARREN HORNUNG, JOHN JOSEPH CONSOLI
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Patent number: 8029312Abstract: A plug-and-socket connector with a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and with a male connector having a socket housing projecting on its insertion side having a right-angle cross-sectional base form and opposite longitudinal sides corresponding to this base form and a front side between them. Insertion openings of plug receivers for contact elements are arranged in series in the longitudinal direction of the front side. The plug receivers are parallel extend to the front side and are permanently arranged on the base strip in an alignment corresponding to the insertion openings. A guide element for connecting the base strip to the male connector is provided in a mounted state of the male connector on the base strip between two insertion openings of the male connector and two plug receivers of the base strip corresponding to the two insertion openings.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Mehmet Sagdic, Udo Hoppe
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Publication number: 20110237116Abstract: Communications patching devices include first and second connectors mounted immediately adjacent to each other. The first connector includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal that are connected to respective first and second conductive paths, and the second connector includes a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal that are connected to respective third and fourth conductive paths. The first and second conductive paths form a first differential pair of conductive paths and the first and second output terminals form a first differential pair of output terminals. The third and fourth conductive paths form a second differential pair of conductive paths, and the third and fourth output terminals form a second differential pair of output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Inventor: David Heckmann
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Publication number: 20110237120Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector, a card reader, and a housing. The housing includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover includes a first receiving portion for the connector and a second receiving portion for the card reader. The top cover includes a baseboard fixed on the first receiving portion and a shutter moveably positioned on the second receiving portion covering the card reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: YAN ZHONG, JUN-JIE ZHENG, XIN JI, WEN-HSIANG HUNG
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Patent number: 8025529Abstract: A coaxial panel comprising a frame with a plurality of openings and a mounting frame for holding a plurality of coaxial jacks that is mounted to the frame is disclosed. Each mounting frame includes an exterior surface that includes an intermating structure for slidably coupling a first mounting frame to a second identical mounting frame in a sliding direction either in a vertical orientation or a horizontal orientation. The intermating structure configured such that two coupled mounting frames cannot be pulled apart in a direction generally perpendicular to the sliding direction. The coaxial jacks mounted to the mounting frame and the mounting frame include slidably intermating alignment structures for aligning front coaxial cable connection locations of the coaxial jacks with the plurality of openings in the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Todd Bade, Zakh Bluband, Jeffrey Louis Peters
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Publication number: 20110217867Abstract: A consolidation point enclosure for a telecommunications network, including a base member for supporting the consolidation point on a mounting surface; and first and second bracket parts coupled to opposite end sections of a generally planar connection section of the base member, wherein the bracket parts are adapted to couple opposite ends sections of a patch panel to the base member so that a common insertion direction of modular jacks of the patch panel is substantially parallel to the generally planar connection section of the base member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: ADC GmbHInventor: Brent David Allwood
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Patent number: 8011953Abstract: A relay connector for electrically connecting a board and a coaxial connector including a shell GND, a dielectric member and a core conductor, includes: a conductive first block including a first surface from which the core conductor is projected and a second surface to which the shell GND is fixed, and provided with a guide pin extending in a first direction parallel to the first surface; a conductive second block including a board rest part on which the board is to be mounted and a guide hole into which the guide pin is inserted, and being electrically connected to the first block; an operating member, provided on the first block at an opposite side to the second block; an elastic member provided between the operating member and the first block in a contracted state; and a coupling member, one end of which is fitted into and fixed to a first groove of the second block, the other end of which is fitted into and fixed to a second groove of the operating member.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Suzuki, Ryoichi Hirako, Yasunobu Ishii
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Patent number: 8011952Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector, a card reader, and a housing. The housing includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover includes a first receiving portion for the connector and a second receiving portion for the card reader. The top cover includes a baseboard fixed on the first receiving portion and a shutter moveably positioned on the second receiving portion covering the card reader.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yan Zhong, Jun-Jie Zheng, Xin Ji, Wen-Hsiang Hung
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Patent number: 8007312Abstract: A modular test plug assembly is disclosed having a design which may be arranged in a plurality of different configurations. The test plug assembly includes a plurality of modules, having blades for insertion into a test switch assembly. The modules are positioned in a stacked arrangement and are secured together by end plates and a rod extending therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Andrew Bower, Tim Masters, Roy Ball
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Patent number: 7997926Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors. Specifically, the methods and systems relate to isolation and compensation techniques for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors for use with high-speed data cabling. A frame can be configured to receive a number of connectors. Shield structures may be positioned to isolate at least a subset of the connectors from one another. The connectors can be positioned to move at least a subset of the connectors away from alignment with a common plane. A signal compensator may be configured to adjust a data signal to compensate for alien crosstalk. The connectors are configured to efficiently and accurately propagate high-speed data signals by, among other functions, minimizing alien crosstalk.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventors: Bernard Hammond, Jr., Timothy G. Pimentel
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Publication number: 20110195600Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution strip for distributing electric energy for equipment and/or server cabinets (50), comprising a plurality of electric connecting devices (30, 32) to which electric loads can be connected, at least one feed cable (20) for connecting the distribution strip (1, 2, 3) to an energy source, and at least one fastening region for fastening the distribution strip to the equipment and/or server cabinet. According to the invention, the electric connecting devices are arranged on a first longitudinal side of the distribution strip and at least one connecting cable is arranged on a second longitudinal side of the distribution strip adjoining the first longitudinal side. The distribution strip can be fixed by means of the fastening region in a vertical orientation in the region of a side wall (60, 62) to the equipment and/or server cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Knuerr AGInventor: Josef Feigl
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Publication number: 20110176671Abstract: The invention relates to a system architecture (1) for linking an MSAN (2) to a main distribution frame (3), comprising at least one distribution frame connection module (10), which is arranged between the MSAN (2) and a system side (3a) of the main distribution frame (3), the distribution frame connection module (10) having a conductor connection side (10b) and a cable connection side (10a), it being possible for contacts of the conductor connection side (10b) to be connected to contacts of the cable connection side (10b), the distribution frame connection module (10) having a switching function, by means of which the connection between the conductor connection side (10b) and the cable connection side (10a) can be produced or interrupted, the MSAN (2) being connected to the cable connection side (10a) of the distribution frame connection module (10) via cables, and the system side (3a) of the main distribution frame (3) being connected to the conductor connection side (10b) of the distribution frame connectiType: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: ADC GmbHInventors: Heiko Neumetzler, Alexander William Gillespie
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Publication number: 20110159727Abstract: A power distribution device may include an input port configured to receive power form a power source, a plurality of sockets arranged along a first plane to from a matrix, each of the plurality of sockets including first and second terminals, the first terminals coupled to the input port, the first and second terminals of each of the plurality of sockets configured to deliver the power therebetween upon coupling to a connection device, and a plurality of output ports aligned along a second plane, each of the plurality of output ports coupled to the second terminal of one of the plurality of sockets, the plurality of output ports configured to distribute the power to one or more power loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Matt Howard, Matt Hepler
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Publication number: 20110159726Abstract: The present invention provides a foldable patch panel. The foldable patch panel includes a first frame, a second frame, and a pivot unit. The pivot unit is connected to the first frame and the second frame, respectively, so that spinning center of the first frame and the second frame is the pivot unit. Besides, the first frame and the second frame are separably engaged with each other and form an obtuse angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: EMCOM TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: CHU-LI WANG
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Patent number: 7969729Abstract: An assembly mechanism includes a case and a fastening structure disposed at a side of the case. The case includes a lower board, a connecting port, a fixing board, and a lateral board. The connecting port and the fixing board are connected to two ends of the lower board respectively. The lateral board is connected to the lower board, the connecting port, and the fixing board. The lateral board is used for containing an electronic device cooperatively with the lower board, the connecting port, and the fixing board. The fastening structure includes a base board and an elastic fixing part. The base board is connected to the connecting port in a rotatable manner. The elastic fixing part is connected to an end of the base board for inserting into a hole of the fixing board when the base board rotates to a first position relative to the connecting port.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Fu-Jen Yang
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Publication number: 20110151693Abstract: A vehicle charge inlet structure includes a first socket; a second socket; an electric power storage charged with power supplied from a first charge facility through the first charge connector or from a second charge facility through the second charge connector; a panel opening formed in a panel member defining a vehicle surface of the vehicle; and a box-shaped accommodating member positioned correspondingly to a position of the panel opening, wherein the accommodating member comprises a first wall portion and a second wall portion, and the first wall portion extends in parallel with the vehicle surface and is provided with the first socket while the second wall portion extends diagonally toward the vehicle surface from an end of the first wall portion and is provided with the second socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Weng Leong Loo, Yutaka Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7963797Abstract: A console (1) with a vertically arranged support frame (2) and with multiple jacks (3,4,29) for medical-technological supply. A first vertically arranged column (6) is arranged on a first side (5) of the support frame (2), and a second vertically arranged column (8) is arranged on a second opposing side (7), each with three modules (9.1-9.3,9.4-9.6) positioned on top of each other. The modules (9.1-9.6) consist of sections (10,10.1) of an extrusion profile (11,11.1). The extrusion profile (11,11.1) has a first and a second side wall (12,13) of equal width (14) at a right angle. A first channel (16) is arranged in a first end area (15) of the first side wall (12), a second channel (18) is arranged in a second end area (17) of the second sidewall (13), and a third channel (21) is arranged in an edge area (19) of an angle edge (20), each with a circular cross-section. The upper and lower cover plates (22,23) each have an extension (26) on the side (25) of the modules (1-9.3;9.4-9.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Ondal Holding GmbHInventor: Stefan Knappe
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Patent number: 7959460Abstract: Intelligent patch panels support patch cord management in communications networks. Modular patch panels can be connected to one another for the purposes of sharing power and also for the purposes of monitoring patch cord connections and reporting the status of patch cord connections to a network management system. Each port of an intelligent patch panel may be provided with out-of-band contacts to allow for monitoring and reporting of patch cord connectivity information. According to one embodiment, out-of-band contacts send identification information regarding their associated patch panel ports along a ninth wire of a patch cord.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Ronald A. Nordin, Brian D. Leshin, Satish I. Patel
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Publication number: 20110136372Abstract: Communications patching devices include first and second connectors mounted immediately adjacent to each other. The first connector includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal that are connected to respective first and second conductive paths, and the second connector includes a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal that are connected to respective third and fourth conductive paths. The first and second conductive paths form a first differential pair of conductive paths and the first and second output terminals form a first differential pair of output terminals. The third and fourth conductive paths form a second differential pair of conductive paths, and the third and fourth output terminals form a second differential pair of output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventor: David Heckmann
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Publication number: 20110136377Abstract: An electric connection box includes: a case and a wired insulating plate with electric wires laid thereon and accommodated in the case. The electric wires are respectively connected to a plurality of press-contact terminals secured on the wired insulating plate, the plurality of press-contact terminals project to the outside through the case on the side of a front surface of the wired insulating plate. The case integrally includes connector peripheral wall portions configured to surround the plurality of press-contact terminals projecting to the outside. The electric connection box also includes joining and fixing portions positioned on both sides of an alignment of the plurality of press-contact terminals in the longitudinal direction that fix the wired insulating plate and the case with respect to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Hiromitsu Ikeda
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Publication number: 20110115494Abstract: A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: ADC TelecommunicationsInventors: CHRIS TAYLOR, Gordon John White, Alastair Hoath, Joseph C. Coffey, Loren J. Mattson, Duane R. Sand
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Publication number: 20110102993Abstract: A card reader includes a housing, an interior of which is defined with plural holding slots accommodating interface units respectively. The interface units are connected respectively with control units which are primarily a single chip. The interface units are storage devices, such as MS, CF, SD, XD, USB, microSD or M2. The housing is further provided with a cover board on which are disposed with perforations at locations corresponding to the interface units. When a user is to replace, update or repair the card reader, he or she can take down the cover board and then perform a respective operation to the interface unit to be replaced, updated or repaired independently, without removing other interface units together. Therefore, time and labor works can be reduced, expandability is high, and an unnecessary cost spent can be saved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventor: Yu-Ching PANG
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Patent number: 7934948Abstract: A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear face includes a plurality of wire termination blocks. The wire termination blocks are electrically connected to the connector jacks. Each connector module is rotatable about a rotation axis relative to the frame member. A lock selectively locks each connector module to the frame member as desired. The connector jacks and the connector modules are arranged in linear arrays perpendicular to the axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.Inventor: Michael Jay Follingstad
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Publication number: 20110096485Abstract: A server cabinet includes a rack and a plurality of I/O modules received in the rack. The rack defines an interior space for accommodating a plurality of servers therein. Each server includes a plurality of I/O ports at an outer side thereof. Each of the I/O modules includes a casing, a driving mechanism received in the casing and a plurality of I/O sockets. A plurality of apertures corresponding to the I/O sockets are defined in one side of the casing. The driving mechanism is configured for controlling the I/O sockets telescopically move out of the casing through the apertures or back to the casing. The I/O sockets of each of the I/O modules is configured to electrically connect the I/O ports of each of the servers, respectively, when the I/O sockets are out of the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: ZH-WEI JIAN
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Publication number: 20110092094Abstract: An electric receptacle and junction box for a solar cell module includes an enclosure base and an enclosure cover. The base has a first connector element for electrically contacting a strip conductor of a solar cell module, and a first conductor rail electrically connected to the first connector element. The cover has a second connector element for electrically contacting an output line, and a second conductor rail electrically connected to the second connector element. The first connector element and the first conductor rail are rigidly mechanically connected to the base. The second connector element and the second conductor rail are rigidly mechanically connected to the cover. Electrical contact is made between the first connector element and the first conductor rail and the second connector element and the second conductor rail in response to the enclosure cover and the enclosure base being joined together.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: KOSTAL INDUSTRIE ELEKTRIK GMBHInventors: Christian Rueggen, Kay-Hendryk Schmidt
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Publication number: 20110086542Abstract: A power strip has a power cord socket having a main electric receptacle provided on a face panel and a side electric receptacle provided on a stepped sidewall thereof, and an extension socket having a main electric receptacle provided on a face panel and a side electric plug provided an inverted stepped sidewall thereof, wherein the side electric plug is insertable into the side electric receptacle in a direction perpendicular to the base of the power cord socket, thereby connecting the extension socket to the power cord socket. The extension socket further includes an opposite stepped sidewall wherein two extension sockets can be connected together. The power strip includes an end piece with a plug insertable into the receptacle of the power cord socket or extension socket. Projection-and-groove and catch-and-trough engagements are formed on mating stepped sidewalls of the sockets and end piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventor: CHUN FAI CHOW
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Publication number: 20110081802Abstract: A patchbay includes a front panel, a rear panel, and a circuit board with conducting traces. The front panel has mounted thereon a plurality of XLR/TRS combination jacks, and sets of pairs of TRS jacks. The rear panel has five DB25 connectors. The circuit board extends from the front panel to the rear panel; each set of three conducting traces forms a channel connected to one of the DB25 connectors. The DB25 connectors connect to channels for Mic in, Line in, Preamp out, A/D in, and D/A out, respectively. Each XLR/TRS combination jack is connected to a Mic in channel and to a Line in channel. One of each pair of TRS jacks in the first set is connected to a Preamp out channel and the other is connected to an A/D in channel. Each TRS jack in the second set is connected to a D/A out channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventor: Thomas William Knepp
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Patent number: 7914310Abstract: An electrical connector (male and female) that support conventional Universal Serial Bus (USB) signals and includes one or more additional compact coaxial connectors to enable advanced communications and/or functionality between electronic devices and/or accessory devices. In one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a contact support member housed at least partially within a housing. A plurality of first contacts are mounted on a contact support member, wherein each of the plurality of first contacts is configured to electrically connect with the associated connector along a first plane parallel to a plane of insertion for the associated connector into the port. At least one compact coaxial connector is located adjacent the housing to receive one or external antennas. The male connector includes an elastic member coupled to the one or more compact coaxial connectors, so that the male connector can be secured to a compliant female adapter and a conventional USB connector (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: David Johansson, Markus G. Agevik, Anders Lundquist, Anders Hansson
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Patent number: 7914323Abstract: A connector apparatus includes a main body and a cover. The main body includes a fixed member and a receiving member. A plurality of connectors is fixed in the fixed member. The receiving member is configured for receiving another connector. The cover is detachably mounted to the receiving member to cover the another connector in response to the another connector being installed in the receiving member.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Hsiang Hung, Lei Shen, Zhen-Xing Wu, Jun-Jie Zheng, Yong-Hua Xiao
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Patent number: 7914324Abstract: A cassette includes a housing having a plurality of plug cavities configure to receive plugs therein, and a contact subassembly received in the housing. The contact subassembly has a circuit board and a plurality of contacts coupled to the circuit board, with the contacts being arranged in contact sets that are received in different plug cavities to mate with different ones of the plugs. The cassette also includes a connectivity sensor coupled to the housing. The connectivity sensor is electrically connected to the circuit board of the contact subassembly, and the connectivity sensor has a plurality of sensor pads configured to interface with sensor probes of the plugs when the plugs are loaded into the plug cavities.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Paul John Pepe, Sheldon Easton Muir
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Patent number: 7909643Abstract: A cassette includes a housing having a front and a rear. The housing has a plurality of plug cavities open at the front for receiving plugs therein, and the housing has a rear chamber open to the plug cavities. The cassette also includes a contact subassembly having a circuit board and a plurality of contacts arranged in contact sets coupled to the circuit board. Each contact set is configured to mate with a corresponding plug, where the contact subassembly is loaded into the rear chamber such that the contact sets are received in different corresponding plug cavities. The circuit board is oriented generally parallel to the front of the housing when the contact subassembly is loaded into the rear chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Paul John Pepe, Sheldon Easton Muir
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Publication number: 20110065314Abstract: Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device comprising a main body which holds an electronic device and voids in the main body to allow for the passage of external connectors directly into the docked device and the securing of the external connectors to the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin E. Maskell
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Publication number: 20110065315Abstract: A stacked electrical connector (100) has a mounting face to be mounted on a printed circuit board (80). The stacked electrical connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (20) defining a mating port (220) for mating with a mating plug and a cavity (222) below the mating port (220) in a front face (22), and a stacked USB 3.0 connector (40) received in said cavity (222) of the insulating housing (20). The stacked USB 3.0 connector (40) has two stacked mating ports (425, 427) aligned with the mating port (220) of the insulating housing (20) along the front face (22). The cavity (222) extends rearwardly from the front face (22) a front-to-back length (L) equaling a corresponding length of a stacked USB 2.0 connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: WAN-LI XUAN, DAO-KUAN ZHANG, WEI-KANG LIU
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Patent number: 7896692Abstract: A method of improving electrical isolation between a first circuit and a second circuit sharing a common substrate having an effective dielectric constant greater than that of air. The first and second circuits are spaced apart and separated from one another by an intermediate portion of the substrate. The method includes removing a portion of the intermediate portion to replace the portion removed with air thereby reducing the effective dielectric constant of the intermediate portion. By reducing the effective dielectric constant of the intermediate portion, electrical isolation between the first and second circuits is improved thereby reducing crosstalk between the first and second circuits. In particular implementations, the method may be used to reduce alien crosstalk between adjacent communication outlets in a patch panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Adam W. Gibson, Jeffrey Alan Poulsen
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Publication number: 20110045691Abstract: An easily installable network wiring device includes a sliding cable hub body and a fixed frame. The sliding cable hub body includes a front panel and the sliding cable hub body is installed into the fixed frame through an opening of the fixed frame, and slid horizontally along an edge of the opening, such that two first slide latching portions of the front panel and two corresponding first notches on the opening are disposed alternately with one another, and a positioning portion and a second notch are provided for latching the sliding cable hub body with the fixed frame. Therefore, the sliding cable hub body can be installed onto the fixed frame easily, and achieve the effects of lowering the level of difficulty of the construction, enhancing the stability of the installation, and saving the time required for the construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jerry Su, Kihai Lee
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Patent number: 7894196Abstract: A connection module that mounts to a frame includes a housing and electrical contacts positioned on different ends of the housing. A first fixing member defines a channel sized to receive at least a portion of a frame. A second fixing member is moveable relative to the first fixing member to extend at least partially across the channel of the first fixing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Heiko Neumetzler, Harald Klein, Johann Oltmanns, Antony Nijhuis
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Publication number: 20110028031Abstract: A modular test plug assembly is disclosed having a design which may be arranged in a plurality of different configurations. The test plug assembly includes a plurality of modules, having blades for insertion into a test switch assembly. The modules are positioned in a stacked arrangement and are secured together by end plates and a rod extending therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Andrew Bower, Tim Masters, Roy Ball
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Patent number: 7874868Abstract: A connector with projecting function is electrically connected to a circuit board of an electronic device and includes a casing, a base, a rear cover, a projecting module and an electrical connector. The base has a first port and a second port. The projecting module is provided in the first port. The electrical connector is provided in the second port. The casing and the rear cover are assembled outside the base. When the connector is combined with the electronic device, a plurality of electrical-conductive terminals of the connector is configured to transmit image signals of the electronic device to a circuit board of the connector. Then, a control circuit and an image processing chip of the projecting module can process the image signals to project the processed images onto an external screen.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Inventor: Nai- Chien Chang
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Patent number: 7875799Abstract: A cover plate for an angled patch panel is described. The angled patch panel has a frame which has mounting members on opposite longitudinal ends of the frame, where the mounting members are for mounting the angled patch panel to a plurality of locations on a network rack. The frame has a longitudinal profile at least a portion of which is angled with respect to a line extending between the longitudinal ends of the frame to define an area bounded by the longitudinal profile and the line extending between the longitudinal ends of the frame. The cover plate for the angled patch panel includes a plate having a shape substantially the same as this area. Further, the cover plate includes a plurality of plate mounting members to mount the plate at the plurality of locations on the network rack.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Robert E. Fransen, Mark J. Donnell, Paul M. Herbst, Jeremy S. Parrish
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Patent number: 7874854Abstract: Communications patching devices are provided that include a mounting frame and a first jack that is mounted to the mounting frame. The first jack has a plurality of input terminals, a plurality of output terminals and a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductive paths that each electrically connect a respective one of the input terminals to a respective one of the output terminals. The printed circuit board further includes a plurality of electronic static discharge circuits, each of which circuit provides a path for discharging static charges to ground. Related methods and RJ-45 jacks are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventor: Terry Cobb
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Patent number: 7874869Abstract: A reconfigurable patch panel and a method of reconfiguring a patch panel comprising a support member supporting at least one adapter, where the at least one adapter comprises a plurality of ports for coupling to electric signal bearing cables. A pivot, associated with each of the at least one adapters, couples the at least one adapter to the support member. The at least one adapter selectively rotates about the pivot to a selected position relative to the support member. A retainer, associated with each of the at least one adapters, couples the support member to the at least one adapter and retains the at least one adapter in the selected position.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael Chern, Saeed Seyed, Tung Po Yang
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Patent number: 7871294Abstract: A connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the insulative housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The housing may be positioned in a cage that includes receptacles on a front face of the cage.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Jerry A. Long
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Patent number: 7867022Abstract: A bracket configured to be mounted to a support wall. The bracket includes a panel that has opposing first and second sides that extend along a plane. The first side faces an exterior space and the second side facing an interior space. The bracket also includes a hub that is configured to receive an electronic device. The hub includes a first hub portion that extends from the first side and a second hub portion that extends from the second side toward the interior space. The first and second hub portions define a port through the panel to connect the interior and exterior spaces. The port extends along a central axis and is sized and shaped to receive and receive the device along the central axis. The central axis forms a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the plane of the first and second sides.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Andrew C. Davison, Steven Lee Flickinger