Having Means For Interconnecting Outer Conductors Of Three Or More Cables Patents (Class 439/579)
  • Patent number: 7252555
    Abstract: A connector for connecting electric cables, in particular in automatic test equipment, includes a housing provided with a cable contact side having a plurality of cable receptions each adapted for electrically connecting to an electrical cable, a pin contact side having a plurality of pin contact zones each adapted for electrically contacting to a spring loaded contact pin, and a plurality of jackets surrounding each a signal conductor electrically insulated from the jacket, where each signal conductor electrically connects one of the pin contact zones to one of the electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Verigy (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Marc Moessinger
  • Publication number: 20070178760
    Abstract: A noise injection apparatus for injecting noise to a printed circuit board is disclosed that includes a signal generator that generates noise, a coaxial cable having one end connected to an output of the signal generator, and a probe that is connected to another end of the coaxial cable and is configured to convey the noise generated by the signal generator to a power supply and a ground pin of a device element of the printed circuit board via the coaxial cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Kenji Motohashi, Hideji Miyanishi, Kazumasa Aoki, Toshinobu Shoji, Kikuo Kazama
  • Patent number: 7244145
    Abstract: A coaxial cable signal splitter with first, second and third connector ends, each adapted to mate with a coaxial cable connector. The first connector end is integral with a splitter body. The second and third connector ends are connected to the body by a pair of coaxial cables. Each connector end includes a center conductor mounted within a coaxially arranged conductive outer shell conductor. The splitter body includes the first connector end and an opposing arrangement for connecting the pair of cables to the body. The splitter body includes a transverse opening between the first connector end and the cable mounting arrangement, the opening extending through the body and having opposing open sides. Within the opening, the center conductor of the first connector end is electrically connected with the center conductors of the second and third connector ends. The center conductor of the first connector end extends within the conductive outer shell of the first connector end and within the opening of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Johnsen, Jim Dewey
  • Patent number: 7241173
    Abstract: The electrical connector insert, apparatus and associated fabrication method provide a connector insert attached to flat wire segments. In addition, the connector insert retains the industry accepted openings into which connection portions, such as pins, of the component are positioned. The insert includes at least one housing, which includes multiple openings to receive at least one connector portion of at least one component and multiple conductive contacts, such as conductive pins and/or conductive sockets, that extend at least partially within the at least one housing, where each conductive contact is associated with an opening. The insert also includes at least one flat wire segment having conductive traces and connection elements to connect the conductive contacts of the housing to the conductive traces. If there are at least two housings, the housings may be sized and shaped to cooperate with each other when the housings are positioned adjacent one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin S. Callahan, Daniel J. Diessner, Bradley J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7223120
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1) includes an electrical connector (200), an insert (23) and a Flat Flexible Cable (300). The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of terminals (24). The insert is inserted into the insulative housing and comprises a plurality of holes (235) formed in a front face (232) thereof, and a depressing portion (233) forming a plurality of slits (237), and a plurality of slots (238) aligned with corresponding holes and slits. The FFC comprises a plurality of separated conductive members (301), the front ends of the separated conductive members are disposed in the slits and the slots, and each terminal comprises a connecting portion (243) disposed in the slot of the insert, and being soldered with corresponding conductive member of FFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
  • Patent number: 7220146
    Abstract: Connectors to which cables are attached are provided. Included is a cable having a conductor covered with an insulator, the connector comprising a housing and a terminal held in the housing and connected to the conductor. Cable holders are arranged in the housing and hold a distal end portion of the cable. A shell is fitted in the housing to cover these members. The cable holders hold the cable in the housing, the housing including: fitting holes for fitting the cable holders, the shell including: through holes provided in a position opposed to the fitting holes, the cable holders having a double-legged or double-tined portion consisting of a pair of legs or tines for grasping the cables, such as by pinching or nipping, and a board portion or backbone for connecting the legs or tines together. The cable holders straddle and pinch the cable while the board portion is positioned in the through holes when fitted in the fitting holes via the through holes, thereby reducing size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Tatsuya Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7217156
    Abstract: A RF microwave connector for telecommunication comprises a plug; a metal housing of the plug is combined with an insulator; a female terminal is combined with the hollow portion of the insulator; the female terminal has a main body, two opposite contact plates are extended from two sides of one end of the main body for clamping a male terminal; an arc shape of clamping section is disposed at another end of the main body, two edges of the clamping section are symmetrically arched so as to allow the edges of the clamping section to be bended oppositely smoothly to clamp inner wires of a coaxial cable stably when that the clamping section is combined with the inner wires is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Insert Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 7210964
    Abstract: An electrical connector backshell assembly may include at least one cable containing at least one electrical wire that is protected by a shield, at least a portion of the shield being separable from the at least one electrical wire. The backshell assembly also may include a housing defining an opening configured to receive the at least one cable and a termination area electrically coupled to the housing. The separable portion of the shield may be urged into contact with the termination area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Morris, Scott A. Hoffman, Robert D. Lanning
  • Patent number: 7182638
    Abstract: A mounting tab arrangement for mounting a housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a plurality of connectors extending from the housing assembly and a plurality of mounting tabs extending from the housing assembly. Each of the mounting tabs extends between a pair of adjacent connectors. However, the mounting tabs do not extend out beyond distal ends of the connectors. In one embodiment, each of the mounting tabs includes a slot where the slots are oriented in different directions relative to one another so that the housing assembly can be variably mounted despite the distal ends of the connectors extending beyond the mounting tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventor: William G. Mahoney
  • Patent number: 7153160
    Abstract: The CATV tap assembly of the present invention comprises a tap faceplate and associated components for forming an integrated F-Type connector. The tap assembly includes a tap faceplate, having at least one port. In addition to the aforementioned tap faceplate, the integrated connector assembly includes a post cartridge, an elastomer clamping element, and a nut. Generally, the post cartridge attaches to the tap faceplate through a bore formed in the tap faceplate, and the elastomer clamping element and nut are incorporated into a housing. The housing extends outward from the outer surface of the tap faceplate to thereby form the outer wall of the connector. A coaxial cable is secured to the connector via the expansion of the elastomer crimping element, wherein the expansion results from the aforementioned nut being driven into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates Inc.
    Inventor: Noah Montena
  • Patent number: 7137825
    Abstract: A shielded jack assembly is shown having a front cylindrical tube, and a rear ground shell portion. The rear ground shell is stamped and formed from pre-plated metal, and includes a partial cylindrical portion, plate portions extending downwardly therefrom, and printed circuit board portions depending from the plate portions. A rear wall portion is integral with the partial cylindrical portion, and depends therefrom via a hinge. The rear wall portion is bent to cover the end opening in the partial cylindrical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John M Myer, Douglas J Hardy, Kellie Coble
  • Patent number: 7128616
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for interconnecting high speed data transmission cables across an interface panel to an external circuit. A first pin array of conductive pins is carried by an input face and a corresponding second pin array of conductive pins is carried by an output face of a panel connector. An array of conductive sockets corresponding to the second pin array is carried by a plug front of a plug connector for receiving the second array of pins when connectors are mated together. A third pin array of conductive pins is carried by plug back corresponding to the first pin array. In this manner, a first set of transmission cables electrically connected to the first pin array of the panel connector is electrically connected to a second set of transmission cables connected to the third pin array of the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignees: Woven Electronics Corporation, Deutsch ECD Defense/Aerospace Operations
    Inventors: Lawrence William Orr, Dennis Whitacre
  • Patent number: 7121888
    Abstract: The multiple wire cable connector comprises an outer housing having at least one opening for a multiple wire cable to pass therethrough and at least one inner housing for arranging therein termination sockets of the wires of the multiple wire cable the inner housing comprising a front end for contacting a device to be electrically connected to the wires of the multiple wire cable, and a receiving end for receiving the wires of the multiple wire cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Konrad W. Brandt, Guenter Ploehn
  • Patent number: 7086898
    Abstract: A coaxial cable signal splitter with first, second and third connector ends, each adapted to mate with a coaxial cable connector. The first connector end is integral with a splitter body. The second and third connector ends are connected to the body by a pair of coaxial cables. Each connector end includes a center conductor mounted within a coaxially arranged conductive outer shell conductor. The splitter body includes the first connector end and an opposing arrangement for connecting the pair of cables to the body. The splitter body includes a transverse opening between the first connector end and the cable mounting arrangement, the opening extending through the body and having opposing open sides. Within the opening, the center conductor of the first connector end is electrically connected with the center conductors of the second and third connector ends. The center conductor of the first connector end extends within the conductive outer shell of the first connector end and within the opening of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Johnsen, Jim Dewey
  • Patent number: 7062975
    Abstract: A sensor assembly including a sensor and a data storage medium, on which the specific data of the sensor, such as type, measurement range, calibration date, serial number, manufacturer, etc. are stored. The data may be directly transmitted from the data storage medium to the evaluation device for the adjustment of the evaluation device. Measurement signals from the sensor and data signals from the data storage medium are transmitted via a plug to the evaluation device. The data storage medium is arranged outside the sensor in the connection to the plug, or in the plug enclosure, and is, thus, firmly connected to the sensor. Thus, the sensor, e.g., a piezosensor for the determination of pressures, accelerations or forces, is suitable for the employment in a region with increased temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Kistler Holding AG
    Inventors: Edwin Schmid, Peter Wolfer
  • Patent number: 7040917
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector (24) having a first non-conductive housing (51) for mounting on a printed circuit board (28) and including a mating receptacle (54). A plurality of board terminals (52) are mounted on the first housing and have tail portions (62) for connection to appropriate circuit traces on the circuit board and contact portions (58,58a) extending into the mating receptacle. A plug connector (22) has a second non-conductive housing (30) including a mating plug portion (30b) for insertion into the mating receptacle of the receptacle connector. A plurality of signal terminals (32) are mounted on the second housing and have contact portions (32b) on the mating plug portion thereof for engaging the contact portions of the board terminals in the mating receptacle when the connectors are mated. The signal terminals include terminating portions (32a) for termination to a plurality of discrete signal conductors (26a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Masanori Yagi, Junichi Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 7029324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coaxial electrical connector element for providing electrical connection between at least one contact element and a main printed circuit card, each contact element(s) comprising a central conductor and an outer conductor, the connector element comprising a support element suitable for receiving the contact element(s) and an intermediate printed circuit card carrying conductor tracks enabling the central conductor(s) to be connected electrically to conductor tracks of the main printed circuit card. In the connector element, the intermediate printed circuit card has an end face presenting at least one projecting portion, one of the conductor tracks of the intermediate printed circuit card extending over said projecting portion and coming into contact with a conductor track of the main printed circuit card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventor: Sébastien Annequin
  • Patent number: 7011545
    Abstract: The socket connector for receiving a plurality of termination sockets for shielded cables each having a signal conductor and a cable shield electrically insulated relatively to the signal conductor, each termination socket having (1) a housing of electrically conductive material, at least one signal contact element within the housing and electrically insulated relatively to the housing and electrically connected to the signal conductor, and (2) at least one ground contact element within the housing and electrically insulated relatively to the signal contact element and electrically connected to the cable shield and the housing, comprises a housing (12) having adjacent receiving portions (30) for receiving the housings (34) of a plurality of shielded cable termination sockets (32), and wall sections (40) arranged between adjacent receiving portions (30), each wall section (40) comprising contact surfaces (42,44) electrically conductive and limiting the adjacent receiving portions (30) and for contacting the ho
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Konrad W. Brandt, Marcus Juenemann
  • Patent number: 7001213
    Abstract: A shielded electrical connector is provided for terminating a plurality of coaxial cables, each cable including an inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric cover and an outer conductive shield. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating end and a terminating end. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and include mating portions located generally at the mating end of the housing and terminating portions terminated to the inner conductors of the cables. A conductive clamp is secured to the housing in clamping engagement with the conductive shields of the cables. A conductive shell is mounted over the housing in engagement with the conductive clamp to electrically couple the cable shields to the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Tomonari Kaneko, Masami Yutani, Atsuhiro Horino, Kousuke Taketomi
  • Patent number: 6991493
    Abstract: In a shielded wire-connecting structure, a braided wire 37c of a shielded wire 37 is connected for grounding purposes to a shield shell 25 via a joint terminal 10, 15 which includes a wire connection portion 13 formed at one end thereof so as to be connected to the braided wire 37c, and a terminal mounting portion formed at the other end thereof so as to be connected to the shield shell 25. A passage hole for the passage of a fastening bolt 19 therethrough is formed through the terminal mounting portion, and the terminal mounting portions of a plurality of the joint terminals 10 and 15 are superposed together, with the passage holes communicating with each other, and are fastened together to the shield shell 25 by the fastening bolt 19 passing through the passage holes. A retaining step portion is formed at one of the terminal mounting portions which are to be superposed together, and an engagement step portion for engagement with the retaining step portion is formed at the other terminal mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Matsui, Hideomi Adachi
  • Patent number: 6986666
    Abstract: An assembly for housing electronic components for use in a CATV system. The assembly includes a hollow body member having a central axis and opposite ends, at least one header adjoining one end of the body member in coaxial relation. The body member includes a notch in one end and the header includes a tab configured to extend into the notch to rotationally lock the body member to the header. The assembly may also include a plurality of hollow body members and a pair of headers each having a central axis. The body members and headers are positioned in an axially aligned array with the headers at opposite ends. The assembly includes cooperative structure rotationally locking each of the body members and headers to the adjacent body member and header. The assembly may further include a sleeve covering at least portions of the body member and headers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Benson, Henry Pixley, Souheil Zraik
  • Patent number: 6969278
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention a splitter is provided with a male F-59 type connector for direct connection to the female port of a video amplifier. In another embodiment of the invention, a cable televison amplifier is provided with a male F-59 type connector for direct connection to the female input port of a typical splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Extreme Broadband Engineering, LLC
    Inventor: Jay F. Shapson
  • Patent number: 6945817
    Abstract: Therein is provided with a connecting structure to the shield case of an apparatus so that a number of the connector parts are decreasing and that connecting operation is facilitated. The connector includes a insulative first housing fixed in a state of being inserted into a through hole, a first terminal held by the housing to face the through hole and connected to the electric circuit. The second housing of the electric wire side is fitted to the first housing. The second terminal is connected to the first terminal. Sealing rings are provided between the outer periphery of the housings and the through hole on outer periphery of the housings so that the bracket fixed to the shield case is electrically connected to shield layer of the shield electric wire. A connecting member electrically connects the bracket and the shield layer outside of the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sho Miyazaki, Hiroshi Aihara, Kei Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6942491
    Abstract: A bulkhead connector for connecting to a transmission line comprising a rear portion mounted within an opening in a bulkhead with a first end including first and second threads on a first side of the bulkhead and a second end extending through the opening to a second opposing side of the bulkhead. A front connector body and a front shell assembly are threadably attached to the rear portion with an insulator sleeve positioned between them. The front shell assembly includes a front shell with threads for attaching to the rear portion and a center conductor mounted within an insulator. The insulator is mounted within a central opening of the front shell and electrically isolates the center conductor from the front shell. The second end of the rear portion including threads received within the opening in the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: M'hamed Anis Khemakhem
  • Patent number: 6929508
    Abstract: A male compression-type coaxial cable connector having a leading end, a trailing end and integral construction is described. The connector includes a nut at the leading end of the connector that is adapted to matingly engage an F, BNC, SMB, MCX or RCA-type female connector. The connector also has a tubular shank, a slotted body portion concentrically mounted to overlie the tubular shank and a compression sleeve slidably attached to the slotted body portion the compression sleeve being disposed on the trailing end of the connector. The trailing end of the connector has an axial conduit therein concentrically disposed around the tubular shank. When the prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted into the trailing end of the axial conduit and fully advanced into the axial conduit, subsequent advancement of the compression sleeve over the slotted body portion, with the assistance of a compression tool, compresses the cable jacket and braid providing secure attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Holland
  • Patent number: 6926562
    Abstract: A cable end connector assembly (1) includes a housing (2), a number of contact units (3), a spacer (4), a number of wires (5), and a cover (6). The housing includes a pair of keys (28) in a rear wall thereof. Each contact unit comprises three mating portions (32) and a U-shaped tail portion (33) opposite to the mating portion. The spacer comprises a number of through holes (400) extending therethrough, a supporting portion (42) supporting the U-shaped tail portions, and a pair of keyways (410). The supporting portion defines a number of grooves (420) in a top surface thereof. Each wire comprises a conductive core (60) received in and soldered with the tail portion. The cover is over-molded with a rear end of the housing and front ends of the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 6913485
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises an elongate insulative housing (1), a contact set (2), a shield (3), and a plurality of cables (6). The housing has a base portion (11) and a plurality of passageways (111) defined in the base portion. The contacts set is assembled into a rear end of the housing. The contact set comprises an insulative insert (21), a plurality of signal and grounding contacts (22) and a grounding bar (23) assembled in the insert. Each contact comprises a mating section (224) extending beyond the insulative insert and received into the corresponding passageways of the housing and a connecting section (226) remained in the insert, and a step section (228) between the mating section and the connecting section so that the mating section is not coplanar with the connecting section. The plurality of cables extends into the insulative insert and is electrically soldered to the connecting sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Patent number: 6910914
    Abstract: A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) assembled to the insulative housing in a back-to-front direction, a shielding member (5) assembled to the insulative housing, a cable (6) including a number of signal conductors (62) and drain wires (64) respectively soldered with the contacts, and an insulative cover (7) over-molding rear portions of the insulative housing and the shielding member and a front end of the cable. The housing includes an upper wall (21), a lower wall (22) and a pair of sidewalls (23) connecting with the upper and the lower walls. The shielding member includes a first and a second shielding halves (51, 52) respectively attached to the upper wall and the lower wall of the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William E. Spink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6896549
    Abstract: A shielded plug-in connector is provided which includes a shield housing on which a cylindrical crimp sleeve is formed. A substantially cylindrical moulded part has partial cylindrical longitudinal grooves into which the exposed shield jackets of coaxial conductors can be inserted. The moulded part can be introduced, together with the coaxial conductors, into the crimp sleeve. The latter is compressed using a serrated crimping tool, whereby the moulded part is deformed in such a way that the longitudinal grooves contract and the shield jackets are tightly encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Feuerreiter, Anton Schröcker
  • Patent number: 6866543
    Abstract: A module type mini BNC connector includes a metal outer casing, a front insulator, a terminal and a rear insulator. The metal outer casing is provided with a locating cylinder and a joining chamber with an opening communicates with the inner side of the locating cylinder. The front insulator is fitted in the locating cylinder with a piercing hole. The terminal has a front section and a rear section with the front section being joined to the piercing hole with a tail end extending to the joining chamber and the rear section being joined to the tail end. The rear insulator with a piercing hole is joined to the rear section of the terminal and is fitted to an inner side of the joining chamber at the opening thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Insert Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Wen Chen, Tung-Liang Huang
  • Patent number: 6863559
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC) with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulative housing (2), a shielding (3) mounted on the housing, and a plurality of conductive terminals (4) received in the housing. The shielding includes a first wall (31) and a second wall (32) parallel to the first wall. The second wall includes a plurality of grounding tabs (325) extending therefrom. This ensures that the housing receives the terminals stably, and this reduces manufacturing costs of the connector. Furthermore, a mating end (329) of the second wall has a double-layered configuration. This ensures that the shielding has good retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 6857902
    Abstract: A electrical unit consisting of a proximity switch and a cable terminal part is described, where the proximity switch has an outside housing and an insulation part, positioned on one end face of the outside housing and having a terminal element with terminals which lead to the outside. The terminals of the terminal element include terminal sockets. The cable terminal part includes a cable and a connecting part, and the cable is mounted in the connecting part and the ends of the leads of the cable are electrically connected to the terminal sockets of the terminal element. The electrical unitcable terminal part also has a cap which surrounds at least the connecting part and is attached to the proximity switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: i f m electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Mehnert, Dirk Buche, Andreas Hornstein, Franz Sauter, Andrea Mollnau
  • Patent number: 6851971
    Abstract: A terminal block includes a block body, a plurality of conductive terminals, and a switch assembly. The block body has a front surface, and each conductive terminal has a portion outwardly extending from the front face. The plurality of conductive terminals is arranged in an array of rows and columns, with each row having at least one pair of conductive terminals. The switch assembly has an open position and a closed position, with the closed position permitting electrical communication between conductive terminals in a row of the array. The open position does not permit electrical communication between conductive terminals in the row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Forsberg
  • Patent number: 6843657
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high density electrical connector which can provide 80 or more twinax connections per linear inch in a 20 millimeter card slot. In a typical electronic system package, 20 millimeters is the spacing from center line to center line of the adjacent parallel daughtercards. Twinax cable is coaxial cable that contains two inner conducting wires rather than one. The two inner conducting wires provide two physical channels. Coaxial cable is called “coaxial” because it includes one physical channel that carries the signal surrounded (after a layer of insulation) by another concentric physical channel, both running along the same axis. The outer channel serves as ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Litton Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Driscoll, Stephen Vetter, Robert M. Bradley
  • Patent number: 6837741
    Abstract: A connector having a connector main body including a base and a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of ground terminals both fixed to the base; and a cable positioning member made of conductors for positioning a plurality of cables relative to the connector main body, the cable positioning member including a plurality of securing portions at which the cable positioning member is secured to the ground terminals, and a cable holding portion including a plurality of outer conductor holding portions adapted to hold an outer conductor protruding from the end of each cable and a plurality of insulating layer holding portions adapted to hold an insulating layer protruding from the end of each cable. The cable positioning member is electrically contacted to the ground terminals at the securing portions and to the outer conductors at the outer conductor holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 6832931
    Abstract: An electrical cable assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) disposed in the housing, a plurality of wires (3) respectively terminated corresponding contacts, and a spacer (4) attached to the insulated housing. The housing defines an elongated slot (123) therein along a longitudinal direction. The contacts are arranged in two rows on two sides of the slot, and tail portions (214, 236) thereof are exposed outside a rear face (102) of the housing. The spacer has a longitudinal first side (402) and an opposite second side (404), each side defining a plurality of grooves (45, 432). The grooves provided in the first side have three different sizes in the longitudinal direction for receiving a different number of the tail portions therein. Thus the tail portions are solder to the wires in a constrained, supported manner for avoiding mis-soldering and achieving good soldering effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 6830478
    Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a first connector (200) and a second connector (300). The first connector includes a first housing (1) including a mating portion (10) opening in a first direction, a number of first contacts (2), a number of leads (3) electrically connecting with the first contacts in a second direction, and a first grounding member (5) including a first grounding shield (50) and a second grounding shield (52) electrically connecting with each other. The second grounding shield includes a second body portion (520) and a second vertical portion (526) extending from the second body portion in the first direction. The second connector includes a second housing (7), a number of second contacts (72), a second grounding member (9) enclosing the second housing, and a second pulling member (8). The second vertical portion of the second grounding shield exerts a pressing force on the second grounding member in the second direction and is circled by the second pulling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
  • Patent number: 6824426
    Abstract: An electrical cable assembly (100) includes a unitary longitudinal insulative housing (1) having a base (10) and a mating section (12) extending forwardly from the base. The mating section defines an uninterrupted central slot (123) along a lengthwise direction thereof and includes opposite first and second elongated walls (120, 121) located at two longitudinal sides of the central slot. The first wall defines a cavity (124) recessed from an interior face thereof and in communication with the central slot in a transverse direction. The second wall is integrally formed with an expanded portion (125) on an exterior face thereof and in alignment with the cavity in the transverse direction. A number of contacts (2) are received in the housing and electrically connect with corresponding wires (3). A cover (5) is over-molded on the base to cover the contacts and the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: William E. Spink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6817898
    Abstract: In a non-symmetric pin assignment where a differential pair of contacts and a ground contact are arranged in that order, a conductive finger portion electrically connected to the ground contact is also arranged in the proximity of one of the differential pair of contacts which is positioned farther from the ground contact, so that an imbalance on impedance arising from the non-symmetric pin assignment is compensated. In the case where the differential pair of contacts and the ground contact are arranged in the same horizontal line, the conductive finger portion is located above or below the contact farther from the ground contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yukitaka Tanaka, Ryoji Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6814614
    Abstract: In a connector member, each of contacts has a contact portion to be connected to a counterpart connector, a retention portion retained by an insulator, and a connecting portion to be connected with a cable. Each connecting portion is connected with the cable by soldering and projected from the insulator in an axial direction of the contact. Each connecting portion is formed obliquely in a contact pitch direction of the connector. A plug connector is provided with a shell on an upper surface of the connector member, and covered with a hood so as to expose a fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihide Kuroki, Yoshifumi Kubota
  • Patent number: 6808414
    Abstract: A modular connector includes at least a pair of dielectric housing modules defining at least one conductor-receiving passage therebetween. The passage is split axially whereby a passage portion is disposed in each housing module. The housing modules are plated with conductive shielding material at least in the area of the split passage. A conductor, for example, a coaxial cable section or a differential signal pair, surrounding by a dielectric sheath is disposed in the conductor-receiving passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Marko Spiegel, David E. Dunham, Victor Zaderej
  • Patent number: 6793527
    Abstract: A shield shell (40) has a base (41) and a lid (42) formed together through a pair of coupling pieces (47). A housing (20) on which terminal members (21) are mounted is put on the base (41), and distal ends of shielded electric wires (11) are mounted on the housing (20). A core (12) in each shielded electric wire (11) is brought into insulation displacement in the terminal member (21), and a cover (35) closes the housing (20). The lid (42) is bent at the coupling pieces (47). Thus, the housing (20) is disposed and locked between the base (41) and the lid (42). Contact pieces (56) on the lid (42) of the shield shell (40) pass through windows (38) in the cover (38) and elastically contact a short circuit member (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Noro
  • Patent number: 6790089
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1) for engaging a complementary connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of circuit modules (20) received in the housing, and a two-piece cover (30) cooperating with the housing for retaining the circuit modules. Each circuit module includes a circuit board (22) accommodated in the housing, a number of cables (23) mechanically and electrically connecting with the circuit board, and an overmolded casing (25) encasing therein a rear edge portion of the circuit board and front portions of the cables. The overmolded casing includes a number of protrusions (253) protruded from opposite faces (250, 251) thereof and a number of recesses (254) defined on opposite faces for receiving corresponding protrusions on the overmolded casing of an adjacent circuit module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LTD
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 6790087
    Abstract: The present utility model provides an electric connector that includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a base. The electric connector can be electrically connected to a cable, or plugged into another complementary electric connector. The insulative housing has an insertion side, a connecting side and a plurality of terminal receiving tunnels connected to the insertion side and the connecting side. Each of the conductive terminals is received in a corresponding terminal receiving tunnel and has a connecting section extending outside the connecting side. The base has a plurality of grooves for receiving respective connecting sections of the conductive terminals and a stop block to substantially seal the terminal receiving tunnels so that the conductive terminals can be positioned easily when soldered to a cable wire. An overmolding process is applied to manufacture a protective sleeve to envelop the insulative housing assembled with a plurality of conductive terminals and a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Yi-Tse Ho
  • Publication number: 20040171300
    Abstract: The socket connector for receiving a plurality of termination sockets for shielded cables each having a signal conductor and a cable shield electrically insulated relatively to the signal conductor, each termination socket having (1) a housing of electrically conductive material, at least one signal contact element within the housing and electrically insulated relatively to the housing and electrically connected to the signal conductor, and (2) at least one ground contact element within the housing and electrically insulated relatively to the signal contact element and electrically connected to the cable shield and the housing, comprises a housing (12) having adjacent receiving portions (30) for receiving the housings (34) of a plurality of shielded cable termination sockets (32), and wall sections (40) arranged between adjacent receiving portions (30), each wall section (40) comprising contact surfaces (42,44) electrically conductive and limiting the adjacent receiving portions (30) and for contacting the ho
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Konrad W Brandt, Marcus Juenemann
  • Patent number: 6767249
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector is constructed to include a lock nut, a shell inserted in the lock nut, the shell having a smaller front receiving section and a bigger rear receiving section and an inside annular flange at the rear end of the bigger rear receiving section, an inner jacket inserted into the lock nut and the shell and adapted to receive the center conductor of the coaxial cable, the inner jacket having a rear stop flange stopped at a step inside the lock nut and a wedge-like front flange, and an outer jacket inserted into the shell and adapted to hold down the insulative outer shell and outer conductor of the coaxial cable on the periphery of the inner jacket, the outer jacket having a beveled front section, which is forced radially inwards by the inside annular flange of the shell to stop the coaxial cable from displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Inventor: Jackie Li
  • Patent number: 6755687
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3), a number of wires (5), a number of solder slugs (8) and a grounding member (6). The housing includes a mating portion (21) defining a receiving cavity (22) opening in a first direction, and a base (20) perpendicular to the mating portion and defining a number of canals (222). Each contact includes a pair of contacting portions (30) and a soldering portion (32) received in the canal and forming an extrusion (320) exposed beyond the canal. The solder slugs are received in the canals. The grounding member includes a first grounding shield (60) assembled to the mating portion in the first direction and a second grounding shield (62) assembled to the base in the second direction. The solder slugs melt upon heating the extrusions of the soldering portions to solder the contacts with the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Patent number: 6752633
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical cable for termination to an electrical component and method for termination that minimizes the mismatching of the differential impedance of a terminal part from which a shielding covering of an electrical cable has been stripped in a cable consisting of two differential transmission signal wires, a drain wire and a shielding covering that covers the electrical wire. Accordingly, a plastic heat-shrink tube is caused to adhere tightly to the terminal part and shielding covering, except for the stripped front end portion of the terminal part, so that the front end portion is exposed. As a result, the heat-shrink tube prevents or alleviates the mismatching of the differential impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics. AMP, K.K.
    Inventors: Masayuki Aizawa, Takaki Naito
  • Patent number: 6749458
    Abstract: A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of cantacts (24) a shell (3), a pair of latches (5), a pull member (52) and a cable (4). The insulative housing has two opposite side walls (23). The contacts are received in the insulative housing. The shell encloses the insulative housing. The latches are pivotally assembled to the shell and located adjacent to the respective side walls of the insulative housing, and each latch has a claw section (5111) at a front end thereof and an inclined section (5132) obliquely extending from the claw section. The pull member includes a pull portion (523) and a pair of abutting sections (5221) extending from opposite sides of the pull portion and movably abutting against corresponding inclined sections of the latches as the pull portion being pulled. The cable includes a number of wires (41) connected with the corresponding contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin Pao Kuo, Yun Long Ke
  • Patent number: 6746255
    Abstract: A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) cable assembly (100), includes an insulative housing (10) having a SATA interface, a plurality of contacts (20) retained in the insulative housing, a plurality of standard SATA cables (32) each standard SATA cable having two differential pairs (320) electrically connecting to the contacts, and a plurality of single wires (33) electrically connecting to the contacts and locating between two standard SATA cables for transmitting low speed signals or power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George Lee, William E. Spink, Jr.