Shield With Cutout To Receive Shield Of Mating Connector To Reduce Field Effects Patents (Class 439/607.04)
  • Patent number: 11962104
    Abstract: A first connector body includes a recess having a substantially rectangular shape in a planar view filled with a plurality of first connection units arranged in close contact in the longitudinal direction of the first connector body, wherein each first connection unit includes a first terminal and a first shield having a rectangular cylindrical shape with a substantially rectangular cross-section surrounding the periphery of the first terminal and extending in the mating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Manabu Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11841287
    Abstract: A force sensor that quantitatively detects an external force. The force sensor comprises a base unit, a displacement unit displacing by an external force, a first displacement sensor pair including two sets of sensors detecting a relative displacement between the base unit and the displacement unit in a first direction, and a second displacement sensor pair including two sets of sensors detecting a relative displacement between the base unit and the displacement unit in a second direction. Among four quadrants divided by two straight lines along each of the first direction and the second direction wherein, the straight lines passing through a midpoint of the two sets of sensors composing the first displacement sensor pair, the two sets of sensors composing the second displacement sensor pair are respectively disposed in two quadrants in which the two sets of sensors composing the first displacement sensor pair are respectively disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chihiro Nagura
  • Patent number: 11837811
    Abstract: A plug connector mounted on a board and that mates with a receptacle connector includes at least three signal contacts and two power contacts each including a contact portion that contacts the receptacle connector and a block that holds the signal contacts and the power contacts. The block includes a body and a fitting portion that protrudes away from the body and is inserted into a fitting port of the receptacle connector, and the signal contacts and the power contacts are disposed alternately in a row along an arrangement direction and symmetrically about a line that passes through a center position of the plug connector and is orthogonal to the arrangement direction when viewed from a fitting direction to the receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sugaya, Yasuyuki Akiyama, Kiyotaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 11489272
    Abstract: A connector apparatus for a battery includes: a connector block assembly mounted in a battery case of a battery assembly, and including first and second electrodes facing the interior of the battery case; and a header assembly releasably mounted to the connector block assembly, and including first and second terminals connected to the first and second electrodes, respectively. The header assembly is exposed to the exterior of the battery case and the first and second terminals are electrically connected to terminals of a mating connector, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KOREA ELECTRIC TERMINAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Jong Kim, Sug Il Kang
  • Patent number: 11489291
    Abstract: A cantilever spring is positioned in a slit in a shell, and has a free end and a fixed end fixed to the shell. The cantilever spring extends in a height direction of the shell. The fixed end of the cantilever spring is positioned near a part that is attachable to a board, and the free end of the cantilever spring is apart from that part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Junji Oosaka, Yohei Yokoyama, Akihiro Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11095062
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a system connector having a system housing and a system bracket coupled with the system housing. The system bracket includes plural system power contact receptors that receive plural system power contacts. The plural system power contacts are separate from each other by one or more extensions coupled with the system bracket. A module connector is coupled with the system connector. The module connector includes a module housing and a module bracket coupled with the module housing. The module bracket includes plural module power contact receptors that receive plural module power contacts. Each of the plural module power contacts are separated from each other by one or more extensions coupled with the module bracket. Each of the plural system power contacts of the system bracket are configured to mate with one of the plural module power contacts of the module bracket as plural power contact assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Thomas, Richard James Zajkowski, Greg Badders, Neil Bradley, Jacob Pressman
  • Patent number: 10741970
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a printed circuit board retained in the insulative housing, and a limiting member. The insulative housing has a mating portion and a main portion extending backwards from the mating portion. The printed circuit board has a tongue portion exposed in front of the mating portion and a plurality of golden fingers disposed on the tongue portion for mating with a complementary connector. The limiting member defines a pair of first limiting plates parallel and opposite to each other. The first limiting plates are located in front of the mating portion entirely and on both sides of the tongue portion in a transverse direction, a first guiding slot is formed between each first limiting plate and corresponding lateral surface of the tongue portion in the transverse direction for leading the complementary connector to be plugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 10468831
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a tongue; an upper and lower rows of contacts secured in the insulative housing and exposed to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; a pair of grounding pieces separated from each other and mounted in the insulative housing between the upper row of contacts and the lower row of contacts; a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing, wherein each row of the upper and lower rows of contacts consist of one outermost ground contact and one power contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10236624
    Abstract: A high-voltage connector for a vehicle is provided. The high-voltage connector includes a first connector having an open circuit terminal configured to transmit an electrical signal in one direction. Additionally, a second connector is provided and includes a plating part which is electrically in contact with the open circuit terminal of the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Yura Corporation Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Min Kwon, Young Jong Lee, Moon Sik Yu
  • Patent number: 10090623
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding structure for an electrical connector comprises a tubular hollow body and an inner housing. The tubular hollow body has a plurality of contact springs disposed in an annular orientation. The inner housing is disposed within the contact springs and protects the contact springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, Tyco Electronics Svenska AB
    Inventors: Dolf Campschroer, Hacan Hyving, Ronald Nico Adriaan Daamen, Han Van Het Bolscher, William Moonen, Tekke Drijfhout
  • Patent number: 10044130
    Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a shielding shell. The shell is formed by first and second shielding pieces. The first piece has an annular structure provided at the front and a first semi-enclosing structure provided at the rear. The annular structure has an insertion port. The port has a front portion of a mating cavity of the connector. Two sides of the first structure each are formed with a first joint portion. The second piece has a second semi-enclosing structure. Two sides of the second piece each are formed with a second joint portion which is correspondingly fixed to and engaged with the first joint portion. The second structure and the first structure face each other in an up-down direction and are engaged with each other to enclose a tongue so as to form a rear portion of the mating cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Xue-Hai Zhang
  • Patent number: 9935393
    Abstract: A waterproof connector including one or more contacts each having a contact-side waterproof shaped section formed around a surface of a contact-side fixed section, a shell having a fitted section with a pair of flat shell outer surfaces and a shell-side waterproof shaped section formed around a surface of a shell-side fixed section, a housing holding the one or more contacts and the shell, and a seamless waterproof member disposed around a periphery of the housing, the shell-side fixed section being positioned closer to a fitting axis between the waterproof connector and a counter connector than the shell outer surfaces of the fitted section is when viewed in a direction of the fitting axis, the shell-side waterproof shaped section, the contact-side waterproof shaped section and the waterproof member being disposed to overlap each other at a position in the direction of the fitting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Tada, Katsumi Arai
  • Patent number: 9774130
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a terminal module enclosed within an insulative shield wherein the terminal module includes a plurality of terminals embedded within an insulative main body. The insulative main body forms a rear mounting standing part and a front mating tongue part extending forwardly from the rear mounting standing part. The insulative shield forms a rearward step against a forward shoulder of the base portion so as to prevent further forward movement of the base portion relative to the insulative shield. The insulative main body forms a protrusion and the insulative shield forms a securing hole to receive said protrusion for securing the insulative shield and the terminal module together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Guang-Xin Gu, Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9748707
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable has a cable including a dielectric layer and a metallic layer. The signal transmission cable further includes a connector having a chip with a terminal. The connector includes a substrate having an organic layer, and a portion of the organic layer extends from the substrate so as to form the dielectric layer of the cable. The metallic layer is located on the dielectric layer and is directly connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Akiba, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Morita, Shun Mitarai, Mikihiro Taketomo, Kazunao Oniki, Koichi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9742098
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts accommodated in the insulative housing, a metal shell attached to the housing and defining a receiving space and a waterproof portion formed behind the receiving space. The insulative housing includes a groove, a tongue portion located in front of the groove, and a holding potion located behind the groove. The holding portion has a dispensing port communicating with the groove and an exterior. Each contact has a contacting section exposed on the tongue portion, a connecting section exposed from the groove, a holding section accommodated in the holding portion of the insulative housing, and a soldering section extending from the holding portion. The waterproof portion is received in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9178314
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing cross talk between electrical ports are described. An electronic device comprises a housing for electronic circuitry and has a plurality of ports for connecting electrical devices. Each port includes a connector connected by at least one electrical connection to the electronic circuitry. A connector shield is arranged to provide an electrically conductive loop around which an induced electrical current can flow to reduce cross-talk between ports. A shielding can is part of the connector shield and includes a body formed of a folded sheet of electrically conductive material and an electrical contact for electrically connecting the body to a connector. A face of the body defines a first aperture shaped to receive the connector so that the shielding can may be arranged about the connector to form a part of the electrically conductive loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Adder Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Dickens, Camelin Caine
  • Patent number: 9130301
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical connector (100) includes a number of terminals (2), a metallic shell (1), and an insulating housing (3) molding outside of the metal shell (1) to define a passageway (10). The insulating housing (1) includes a base portion (33), a tongue portion (31) extending forwardly from the base portion (33), and a cover portion (32) extending forwardly from end edges of the base portion (33) for covering the metallic shell (1). The tongue portion (33) includes at least one mold slot (331), the metallic shell includes a mold cavity (124), and the cover portion (32) includes a mold hole (322). The mold slot (331) is aligned with the mold cavity (124) and the mold hole (322) for inserting a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cen Lu
  • Patent number: 9112299
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical connector (100) includes a number of terminals (2), a metallic shell (1), and an insulating housing (3) molded outside of the metal shell (1) to thereby define a passageway (10). The insulating housing (1) includes a base portion (33) and a tongue portion (31) extending forwardly from the base portion (33). The base portion (33) includes at least one mold cavity (331) for inserting a mold. The mold cavity (331) and the passageway (10) are spaced apart from each other along the insertion/extraction direction for having better waterproof function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cen Lu, Jing-Jie Guo, Wen-Zhang Lin
  • Patent number: 9011175
    Abstract: A connector socket has an insulation body having thereon multiple terminals, a metal body having a receiving hole defined to receive therein the insulation body, spring clips formed on side faces thereof and having protrusions formed on the spring clips for extension and accommodation in the windows of the connector plug so as to enhance engagement with the connector plug and a protection casing for receiving therein the metal body and the insulation body to block electromagnetic interference to/from the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Yi Xu, Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Sheng-Chan Lin
  • Patent number: 8997346
    Abstract: In order to avoid cost for accommodating a shield wire in a housing while bending, and smoothly and readily accommodate within the housing while the shield electric wire is insulated, a conductive housing 1 including a rear wall 4 continuing to an annular wall 3, and a tube wall 5 continuing to down the rear wall 4, a method comprising the steps of: passing through a shield electric wire 2 from a lower opening 5a of the tube wall of the conductive housing to a front opening 3a of the annular wall while bending the shield electric wire; putting a shield terminal 9 movably around the shield electric wire from top of the shield electric wire; exposing a core wire 2b and a braid 2a of the shield electric wire by stripping a tip thereof; connecting an L-shaped terminal 11 to the core wire; mounting an L-shaped insulation inner housing 12 outside the L-shaped terminal; connecting the shield terminal to the braid; and accommodating a vertical part 14 of the inner housing within the conductive housing by pulling in t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Omae, Kazuki Zaitsu
  • Patent number: 8814593
    Abstract: Connecting element for data lines with a body with a receiving section with recesses for receiving wires of the data lines, whereby electrical conductors are disposed on the body, whereby the conductors are guided from the recesses to a contact area, whereby the electronic circuit is connected with the conductors, whereby the element is made of molded material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA, TE Connectivity Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Lieven Decrock, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink
  • Patent number: 8801463
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an inner insulative member (1), a number of contacts (2) mounted to the inner insulative member, an outer housing (3) mounted to the insulative member, and a shielding member (4). Each of the contacts includes a mounting end (23) for being mounted to an inner portion of a device. The outer housing defines a pair of mounting holes (331), and a pair of injection holes (351) respectively in fluid communication with the mounting holes. The shielding member includes a pair of mounting legs (421) inserted through respective mounting holes for being mounted to the inner portion of the device. A gap is formed between each of the mounting legs and a corresponding mounting hole. Glues seal the injection holes to prevent fluid flow from the hollow portion into the inner portion of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi-Jie Tan, Shi-Ying Yang
  • Patent number: 8651886
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes mateable receptacle connector and plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a first insulative housing, a number of first contacts retained in the first insulative housing and a first metallic shell. The first metallic shell includes a pair of cantilevered claws extending downwardly from opposite sides thereof. When the plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector along a bottom-to-top direction, the pair of cantilevered claws are deformable so as to clamp the plug connector in position and prevent the plug connector from falling off from the receptacle connector along a top-to-bottom direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Publication number: 20140017941
    Abstract: A connector socket has an insulation body having thereon multiple terminals, a metal body having a receiving hole defined to receive therein the insulation body, spring clips formed on side faces thereof and having protrusions formed on the spring clips for extension and accommodation in the windows of the connector plug so as to enhance engagement with the connector plug and a protection casing for receiving therein the metal body and the insulation body to block electromagnetic interference to/from the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Fu-Yi Xu, Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Sheng-Chan Lin
  • Publication number: 20130149901
    Abstract: A connector includes terminal elements each having a base, multiple terminals securely received in the base with first ends and second ends, positioning blocks formed on one side face of the base and cutouts defined in a top portion of the base, a casing having receiving spaces defined in the casing for receiving the second ends of the terminals, positioning holes each defined to communicate with a corresponding one of the receiving spaces to position therein the second end of the terminals and ribs formed inside the casing to isolate each of the terminals from influence from the other terminals and an insert having receiving holes defined to receive therein the terminal elements and transverse columns corresponding to the cutouts of the terminal elements such that with the transverse columns received in the corresponding cutouts, connection between the insert and the terminal elements is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Kou-Ching LEE, Jian-Li Guan, Ya-Ping Liang, Yao-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8282416
    Abstract: A reinforcing plate fixed to a connector main body is arranged on a bottom surface of the connector main body to come into surface contact with a surface of a substrate while a plurality of holes is provided on a surface, which contacts the substrate, of the reinforcing plate. When the reinforcing plate is soldered to the substrate, therefore, a solder wraps around not only a peripheral edge of the reinforcing plate but also an edge of each of the holes so that a soldering portion between the reinforcing plate and the substrate can be sufficiently ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Imazu, Hitoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8277251
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a case (1) defining a chamber therein; a connector (2) received in the chamber, the connector having a metallic shell (22); a printed circuit board (23) enclosed in the case, the printed circuit board having main portion and side portion laterally projecting from the main portion, the side portion having a conductive layer (230) on a top surface thereof, and a hole (231) defined in the side portion through the conductive layer, the hole further aligning with a through hole defined in the case; and the metallic shell of the connector soldered to the main portion of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heng Liu, Xian-Kui Shi, Yi Zhou, Chung-Yen Yang
  • Patent number: 8192231
    Abstract: The present invention provides a shielding assembly for a connector assembly including a connector and a counterpart connector. The shielding assembly includes a shield member having a shield wall and at least one spring element for making electrical contact between the shield wall and the counterpart connector along a first electrical conduction path in the mated situation of the connector and the counterpart connector. The spring element includes a first portion being configured for making electrical contact with the counterpart connector and a second portion for providing a spring force to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Roland Tristan De Blieck, Michel Fonteneau
  • Patent number: 8105111
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a longitude base with a plurality of contacts retained therein in a first direction, a pair of opposite arms extending from ends of the longitude base in the first direction and a shielding shell includes a top plate and a bottom plate covering on the housing. A receiving space is enclosed with the top plate, the bottom plate of the shielding shell and the pair of arms of the insulative housing. An arm-limited means is unitarily formed on the shell to abut against inside face of the pair of arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: De-Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 8083530
    Abstract: A circuit board connector with no delay (skew) of signals and no crosstalk of signals. In a circuit board connector, a plurality of terminals having horizontal portions to be connected to ends of electric wires and vertical portions extending downward from one ends of the horizontal portions and arranged to be connected to a signal pattern of a printed circuit board are included, vertical portions of upper terminals are located on the back side of vertical portions of lower terminals, are bent in the width directions, and the path lengths of the upper terminals and of the lower terminals are equal. A tip portion of the lower terminal is received by a receiving groove of an inner housing housing a base portion of the vertical portion of the adjacent terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazumasa Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7997932
    Abstract: A shield connector (100) includes a metallic shell (3) with a mating port (331) in communication with a mating receptacle with a tongue having a plurality of contact terminals (2) thereon. The contact terminals (2) include a plurality of solder tails (213, 223) extending out of the metallic shell (3). The metallic shell (3) defines a level arrangement (35) adjacent to the mating port (331) and defining a supporting plane coplanar to a mounting interface (5) of the shield connector (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng Xu
  • Patent number: 7927142
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1), and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) has a base (11) and a tongue (12) extending forwardly from the base (11). The metal shell (3) has a top wall (31), a bottom walls (32), and a pair of side walls (33). The top wall (31), bottom wall (32) and side walls (33) define a receiving space (34) therebetween. The bottom wall (32) has two first walls (321) extending opposed to each other from a lower end of the side walls (33), two oblique second walls (322) extending inwardly and upwardly from two first walls (321), and a third wall (323) connecting two second walls (322) together. The third wall (323) is higher than the second walls (322) along an up to down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 7896708
    Abstract: An electrical connector system provides both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an infrared member adapted to provide infrared member coupling with another infrared member, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive member and the infrared member being held in positional relation to each other to be positioned with respect to a further electrical connector for electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling with respect thereto. A method of connecting electrical signals uses a pair of electrical connectors, each having an electrically conductive connection portion and an infrared coupling portion to provide for both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling between the electrical connectors. The invention may be used in portable electronic equipment, including mobile phones, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Markus Agevik
  • Patent number: 7878855
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a number of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding member (4) enclosing the insulative housing, a printed circuit board (3) connected with tail portions of the contacts, a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board, a metallic shell (6) enclosing the printed circuit board and a front shell (7) located in front of the shielding member (4). The front shell is of metallic laminar configuration and comprises a frame-shaped opening (71) in center thereof for the shielding member to be inserted into.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Mao Li
  • Patent number: 7862346
    Abstract: A socket connector has an insulative housing, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, a positioning bracket and a shell. The first and second terminals are mounted through the insulative housing, and each of the first and second terminals has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections of all terminals are arranged in a transverse row relative to the insulative housing. The positioning bracket is mounted under the insulative housing and holds the soldering sections. The shell covers the insulative housing, first and second terminals and positioning bracket. The soldering sections arranged in one row makes the socket connector compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7837507
    Abstract: A connector connected with a complementary component inserted therein from a front direction includes an insulating housing and a shield coupled with the insulating housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell has an upper cover covering a top surface of the insulating housing and a pair of wings extending laterally from two opposite sides of the upper cover. The wing has a slot extending along a front-to-rear direction, and a plurality of positioning pegs extended downwards from a lateral edge thereof. The lower shell has a lower cover and two lateral plates bent upwards from two opposite sides of the lower cover and flanked to the insulating housing. Each of the lateral plates has a clasper which passes through the slot of the wing and extends laterally to hook a side of the slot, for buckling the upper shell with the lower shell together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Ling Yang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100248544
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) having a body portion with a front surface and a pair of upper and lower tongue portions (212, 222) respectively extending forwardly form a top and bottom sides of the front surface of the body portion; the body portion defines a receiving room therein. A printed circuit board (3) is disposed in the receiving room of the body portion of the housing and defines a mating portion (31) extending forwardly from the front surface of the housing and disposed between the upper and lower tongue portions, a terminating portion (32) opposite to the mating portion and a connecting portion (33) connected with the mating portion and the terminating portion. The connecting portion and the terminating portion are received in the receiving room. A cable (4) is terminated to the terminating portion of the printed circuit board and extending out of the housing. And, a shielding member (5) received in the receiving room and surrounding the printed circuit board (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BIN XU, SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI, DONG-SHENG LI
  • Publication number: 20100248545
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a set of first terminals for eSATA and a set of second terminals for USB. The housing defines a mating cavity with a front opening and a mating tongue in the mating cavity, the mating tongue defines a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. Each of the first terminals includes a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face, a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face and a leg portion. Each of the second contacts includes a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-NAN LIN, HUNG-CHI YU, KUO-CHUN HSU, JUI-KUANG CHUNG
  • Patent number: 7771232
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) comprising a fitting room (13) for receiving a mating connector and a pair of side walls, a plurality of terminals (30) arranged along a longitudinal direction, and a shell (20) coupled to the insulative housing. One side wall of the shell (20) comprises a middle portion (23) received in corresponding one side wall (11a) of the insulative housing and a pair of connecting strips (25) integrally connecting with the middle portion and a part of the shell shielding an outside of the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Dong Si, Chi Zhang, Guo-Jian Shen
  • Patent number: 7722398
    Abstract: A shielded connector assembly for interconnecting a camera module (50) to a printed circuit board (not shown) via a flexible printed circuit board (70) comprises a shielded shell (10) having a receiving space (100), a spring plate (30) assembled in the shielded shell, a flexible printed circuit board secured in the receiving space and abutting against the top surface of the spring plate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first section (701) received in the receiving space and second section (700) extending beyond the receiving space. The fist section at least defines a plurality of conductive pads (708) to contact with pads (not shown) formed on the bottom face of the camera module. A protecting element (702) is disposed on top surface of the first section and encloses the conductive pads and disconnects therewith so as to prevent the flexible printed circuit board from being scraped during production and assemble and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Qiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20090269981
    Abstract: A connector has a plug connected to a first electric cable, and having a pin terminal and a plug holder, a socket connected to a second electric cable, and having a socket terminal and a socket holder, and a first tubular shield member and a second tubular shield member. The pin terminal of the plug is press-fitted and electrically connected to the socket terminal of the socket. The plug holder is connected to the socket holder. A first end of the first tubular shield member is electrically connected to a shield wire of the first electric cable. An elastic arm formed at an opening edge at a second end of the first tubular shield member is contacted to a conductive inner peripheral surface of the plug holder. A first end of the second tubular shield member is electrically connected to a shield wire of the second electric cable. An elastic arm of formed at an opening edge a second end of the second tubular shield member is contacted to a conductive inner peripheral surface of the socket holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Haruna, Motoyuki Tomizu, Junichiro Kumagai, Kazuki Hayashi, Taijiro Fujiwara, Norihiro Otsu