Outer Shield Surrounds Inner Shield (i.e., Single Connector With One Hollow Shield About Another Hollow Shield) Patents (Class 439/607.27)
  • Patent number: 11664628
    Abstract: A connector includes plural terminals, a housing holding the terminals, and an inner shield. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a first direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The terminals include two terminals arranged on both sides of the inner shield in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The inner shield includes a base extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and an extension protruding from the base. The housing includes a shield holder holding the extension. This connector reduces noise propagation between the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Shimomura, Yoji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kazumasa Iijima
  • Patent number: 11329415
    Abstract: A shielded board connector (20) includes a terminal holding member for shielding (21) and left and right terminal fittings (31). An unshielded board connector (35) includes a terminal holding member for unshielding (36) and left and right terminal fittings (31). In the pair of terminal fittings (31) in the shielded board connector (20), an interval (Pw) of tab-like connecting portions (32) is wider than an interval (Po) of board connecting portions (34). In the pair of terminal fittings (31) of the unshielded board connector (35), an interval (Pn) of tab-like connecting portions (32) is narrower than an interval (Po) of board connecting portions (34). The interval (Po) of the board connecting portions for shielding (34) and the interval (Po) of the board connecting portions for unshielding (34) are substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electrics Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masaaki Tabata
  • Patent number: 11102894
    Abstract: A printed circuit board enclosure employs a box having an open base and opposing side plates. Securing tabs extend laterally from the side plates. The securing tabs have bottom surfaces that are coplanar extensions of a bottom surface of the box and are configured to be attached to the main circuit board. A cover is received on the box. The cover is configured to close the open top of the box. The cover has side flanges extending downwardly from a top plate with mating tabs extending laterally from the side flanges aligned with the securing tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ty A. Larsen, Yakentim M. Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 11056829
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion with a first housing with a circumferential inner locking shoulder at a first end of the first housing and a second connector portion interconnectable with the first connector portion, having a second housing with a circumferential outer groove arranged coaxially with respect to a connector axis. A radially deformable locking ring is arranged in the circumferential groove of the second connector portion. The locking ring includes a circumferential outer locking shoulder, behind which the inner locking shoulder of the first connector portion is locked in a connected state of the first and the second connector portion and an unlocking surface that is circumferentially accessible from the outer vicinity in the connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HUBER+SUHNER AG
    Inventors: Andrew Weirback, Maddiel Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 11043780
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connection device and a plug assembly, the electrical connection device comprises a receptacle assembly and a plug assembly. The receptacle assembly comprises a cage and a connector. The plug assembly comprises an outer housing and a communication module provided in the outer housing. The outer housing has a main body which can be inserted into the cage along the mating direction to be mated with the connector. The receptacle assembly is provided with at least one guide groove extending along the mating direction, and the outer housing of the plug assembly is provided with at least one guide block protruding from the main body to correspond to the at least one guide groove, when the plug assembly is mated with the receptacle assembly, the at least one guide block enters into the corresponding guide groove along the mating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Bing-Jyun Wang
  • Patent number: 10923860
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting to a device which, when in operation, experiences reduced or suppressed EMI. The EMI flow path, generated by, e.g., at least a battery cable assembly or the like, housed within at least a male connector assembly or a female connector assembly, is conducted through at least an electrically conductive housing and an electrically conductive seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATION
    Inventor: David Demaratos
  • Patent number: 10490947
    Abstract: An electrical connector used for mating with a mating connector includes: an insulating body, having a base and a tongue extending from the base; a metal shell, wrapping the insulating body and forming a mating cavity with the tongue; two rows of terminals, fixedly disposed on the insulating body and exposed on the tongue, one of the two rows of terminals having at least one ground terminal; and a middle shielding sheet, disposed on the insulating body and located between the two rows of terminals. Each of the at least one ground terminal has an extending portion, and the extending portion extends away from the middle shielding sheet and abuts the metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zhen Shan Huang
  • Patent number: 10490949
    Abstract: An integrated connector module (ICM) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the ICM includes a plurality of shielding components, the plurality of shielding components comprising a port to port shield, an insert to insert shield and a main body shield. The ICM also contains one or more housing components, the one or more housing components comprising a plurality of ports that are arranged so as to be offset from a main signal conditioning portion of the one or more housing components; and an electronics assembly disposed within the one or more housing components. Methods and apparatus for utilizing and manufacturing the aforementioned ICM are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Pulse Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Rascon, Thuyen Dinh, Mohammad Saboori
  • Patent number: 10389060
    Abstract: An assembly of a plug-in connector part includes: a holder frame for receiving at least one modular contact insert, the holder frame enclosing an opening into which at least one contact insert can be inserted; and a housing part having a receiving opening into which the holder frame is inserted in an insertion direction, and a bearing portion on which the holder frame rests in a position in which the holder frame is inserted into the receiving opening. The housing part includes a locking opening and the holder frame includes a locking unit for locking the holder frame to the housing part in the inserted position. The locking unit includes a locking element which, in a locked position, form-fittingly engages in the locking opening in the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Diessel, Dennis Sprenger
  • Patent number: 10333254
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact module enclosed within a metallic shielding shell. The contact module includes an insulative housing and a plurality of upper contacts and lower contact with a metallic shielding plate commonly retained in the housing. The upper contacts and the lower contacts have the corresponding contacting sections and soldering sections exposed upon the mounting surface of the housing. The shielding plate has the contacting area on the mounting surface. The shielding shell forms contacting legs positioned upon the contacting area for grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10263369
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a contact module having an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts disposed therein and enclosed within a first metallic shell, and a second metallic shell attached to the first shell and located between the first shell and the printed circuit board so as to allow the raised type mating cavity which is formed by the first shell. The contact module includes a metallic shielding plate with an oblique section. A pair of Z-shaped fixing columns are located by two sides of the oblique section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10211573
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact module enclosed within a metallic inner shell, and a metallic outer shell attached upon the inner shell. The contact module includes an insulator and a plurality of terminals integrally formed with the insulator. The insulator includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base. The inner shell forms a mating cavity in which the tongue portion extends. The outer shell forms a main body covering the inner shell and a rear cover extending rearwardly from the main body to cover the rear side of the base. The rear cover further includes at least an abutment section forwardly extending toward the base and abutting against a rear face of the base so as to prevent further rearward movement of the contact module relative to the inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10205290
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a docking part, wherein the docking part is connected to a front end of the base seat, the docking part is provided with two connection plates facing each other in a vertical direction, each of opposite facing surfaces of the two connection plates is provided with a connection surface, and a connection slot is formed between the two connection surfaces; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat, wherein each of the terminal sets is provided with at least one row of terminals, the terminal is provided with a fixing portion and an extension, the fixing portion is fixed to the base seat, the extension extends to a connection plate and is provided with a contact projecting beyond the connection surface, the contact is vertically elastically movable, the contacts of the terminals of the two terminal sets respectively project from the two connection surfaces to the connection slot; and a metal housing covering the insulated se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 10170865
    Abstract: The electric shielded wire connection structure includes: a lower side case that accommodates a rotary electric machine; an upper side case that is positioned immediately above, and facing, the lower side case and accommodates an inverter; a plurality of electric wires that is arranged in a state where one end thereof is connected to a lower side terminal block immediately under the upper side case, the other end thereof is connected to an upper side terminal block at a wall surface side end part of the upper side case, and the plurality of electric wires is bent from the position immediately under the upper side case so as to face the wall surface; and a braided shielding member that shields the plurality of electric wires and is arranged for the plurality of electric wires only at the side opposite to the surface facing the upper side case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Makido, Yousuke Kurono, Haruki Kusamaki, Tetsuya Iida, Junpei Nakamoto, Takuya Tate, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Toshiya Hirooka
  • Patent number: 9960544
    Abstract: An electrical connection device comprises an electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises: an insulative body; a plurality of conductive terminals provided to the insulative body; a metal shell surrounding the insulative body and an outer shielding member. The metal shell comprises a top portion, two openings respectively formed at two sides of the top portion and two first ground pieces positioned opposite to a side where the top portion is present and extending outwardly respectively from the two openings. The outer shielding member comprises a main body transversally provided on the top portion of the metal shell and covering the two openings and two second ground pieces respectively extending outwardly from two ends of the main body, the two second ground pieces each have a penetrating hole penetrating from a top surface to a bottom surface. At least a part of each penetrating hole of the two second ground pieces receives the corresponding first ground piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Yi-Tse Ho
  • Patent number: 9865974
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing received in the metallic shell, receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate. The receptacle terminals and the grounding plate are at the insulated housing. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The grounding plate includes a plate body, extension arms, and contact regions. The front of the plate body is near to a front lateral surface of the tongue portion, and the rear of the plate body is extending to the base portion. The plate body is between the receptacle terminals. The extension arms are extending from the plate body. The contact regions are formed on the extension arms and in contact with an inner wall of the shell body. Accordingly, the grounding plate is in contact with the metallic shell for providing grounding and reducing the electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Patent number: 9843141
    Abstract: An electrical connector used for mating a mating connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue extending from the base, a plurality of terminals fixedly disposed in the base portion in an upper row and a lower row, and a middle shielding sheet embedded in the tongue and located between the upper row and the lower row of terminals. The middle shielding sheet has a notch concavely formed on a front end of the middle shielding sheet and overlapping a central line of the middle shielding sheet along a longitudinal direction, at least one first projection portion extending from the notch, and at least one second projection portion extending from the notch. The first projection portion locates in front of the second projection portion, and the first projection portion is farther away from the central line of the middle shielding sheet than the second projection portion is.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jian Min Peng, Zhi Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 9806447
    Abstract: A connector comprises a shell fixed portion connected to a shell, a ground contact and a differential pair consisting of two signal contacts. The ground contact has a ground fixed portion. Each signal contact has a signal fixed portion. The shell fixed portion, the signal fixed portions and the ground fixed portion are fixed to the circuit board when the connector is used. The shell fixed portion, one of the signal fixed portions, a remaining one of the signal fixed portions, the ground fixed portion form a fixed-portion group in which they are adjacent to one another in this order. Moreover, the ground fixed portion and the signal fixed portions are arranged in a row along a pitch direction. When the fixed-portion group is seen along the pitch direction, at least a part of the shell fixed portion occupies an area same as a part of the signal fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Akinori Kimura, Takashi Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9647360
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insertion module, an adapting circuit board, and an adapting terminal module. The insertion module and the adapting terminal module are on the adapting circuit board. The insertion module includes first and second receptacle terminals, a grounding plate, and an insulated housing. The first and the second receptacle terminals are fixed on the insulated housing. First and second tail portions of the first and the second receptacle terminals are protruding from the insulated housing, respectively. The adapting circuit board includes first, second, and third soldering portions. The first, second, and third tail portions are soldered with the first, second, and third soldering portions, respectively. The third receptacle terminal includes a third tail portion and a fourth tail portion. The third tail portions are soldered with the third soldering portions, and the fourth tail portions are protruding from the adapting insulated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: 9472907
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing and a metallic shell. The insulated housing includes a base member, an upper portion, a lower portion and defines a mating room between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion and the lower portion are extending from one side of the base member. The metallic shell encloses the insulated housing, and includes a front shell and a rear shell. The front shell includes a front cover portion and a rear cover portion. The rear cover portion is extending from a rear side of the front cover portion. The rear shell encloses the front side of the base member and includes a front extending plate propped on the rear cover portion, so that the front shell and the rear shell are fixed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9401568
    Abstract: A connection device apparatus including a housing having tubular rectangle shape and a support portion integrally formed with the housing, a shell having a body portion with tubular rectangle shape, wherein the shell is supported by the support portion of the housing, and the body portion of the shell is provided with a first plurality of comb-teeth which project from an end side of an upper face of the body portion, a shield member configured to surround an end portion of the first plurality of comb-teeth of the body portion of the shell, and wherein the shield member is connected with the end portion of the first plurality of comb-teeth and the ground of the printed-circuit board, and a plurality of terminals arranged within the shell and supported by the support portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyohioto Masuda, Seigo Fukunaga, Taro Ishii
  • Patent number: 9401567
    Abstract: Provided is a connector having a double shielded construction, which connector, though simple in its configuration, can improve the EMI characteristics reliably. The connector includes a contact to be electrically connected to a connecting object, a first insulating member having a front end portion to which the connecting object is connected and a rear end portion opposed to the front end portion, the first insulating member holding the contact, a first metal member covering the first insulating member, a second insulating member holding the first metal member, and a second metal member covering the first metal member and the second insulating member. The first metal member forms a bulging portion which bulges outwards from an outer face of the rear end portion, thus being in contact with the second metal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiharu Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 9343849
    Abstract: An interface connector includes a connection terminal unit configured to be connected with an external connector, and a metallic shell configured to enclose the connection terminal unit. The metallic shell includes a first shell unit, in which the connection terminal unit is mounted, and which is grounded with a printed circuit board, and a second shell unit mounted to be separated and spaced from the first shell unit. An electronic device comprises a connection terminal unit configured to be connected with an external connector and a metallic shell configured to enclose the connection terminal unit, wherein the metallic shell comprises a first shell unit in which the connection terminal unit is mounted, and a second shell unit mounted to be separated and spaced from the first shell unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Eom, Kyung-Moon Seol, Jae-Hee Kim, Hae-Yeon Kim, Jin-Kyu Bang, Se-Hyun Park, Joon-Ho Byun
  • Patent number: 9337589
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing having a base portion with a rear room depressed thereof, a top and a lower tongue portions extending forwardly, a plurality of contacts retained to the insulative housing, a spacer received in the rear room, and a metal shell having two side walls covering two sides of the insulative housing. The spacer has a base, a front portion and a rear portion extending upwardly from the base, and a groove depressed between the front and the rear portion. A metal plate received in the groove. The metal plate has a pair of cantilever arms extending downwardly from two side edges of the main portion. The pair cantilever arms are mirror and coplanar to each other, each of the cantilever arm having a protruding portion protruding beyond a side of the insulative housing to abut against the side wall of the metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Chao Wang, Hong-Bin Gong, Guo-Hua Zhang, Qi-Sheng Zheng, Xiao-Wei Gong
  • Patent number: 9306337
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The metallic inner shell includes at least two pieces which are separately made and fixed to the insulative housing. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Li-Li Liang, Yong-Gang Zhang, Mao-Jung Huang, Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 9281627
    Abstract: A device connector includes device-side terminals (18), a device-side shield shell (21), harness-side terminals (40) to be fixed to a plurality of wires (71) and connected to the device-side terminals (18) by bolts (69) and a harness-side shield shell (50) connected to a braided wire (72) surrounding the wires (71). The harness-side shield shell (50) includes a first shell (51) and a second shell (61). The first shell (51) is fixed to the braided wire (72) and includes an operation cutout (60) for enabling a connecting operation of the device-side terminals (18) and the harness-side terminals (40) by the bolts (69). The operation cutout (60) is closed by the second shell (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michiyo Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9240638
    Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a first housing that supports first terminal bricks. The first housing can mate with a second housing that supports second terminal bricks that are configured to make with the first terminal bricks. The first housing and first terminal bricks can be adjusted so that a variety of spacing requirements can be met by the combination of the first and second housings while allowing for reduced tooling investment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Kirk B. Peloza
  • Patent number: 9214765
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts, a shield shell covering the insulative housing and a shield plate. The insulative housing has a body portion and a spacer. The contacts are received in the body portion. The shield shell includes a out shell and an inner shell, the inner shell is separated the insulative housing covering by the out shell to two parts each are upper inserting space and bottom inserting space. The shield plate received in the spacer and abutting against the inner shell electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi-Sheng Zheng, Guo-Hua Zhang, Ji-Chao Wang, Hong-Bin Gong, Xiao-Wei Gong
  • Patent number: 9190765
    Abstract: A connector receptacle includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a protective plate and a metallic shell. The insulating housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion, where the tongue portion is defines a plurality of receiving slots through the base portion; the contacts is retained in the receiving slots of the insulating housing; the protective plate wraps the tongue portion externally and bends to form a front portion, two opposite side portions and two connecting portions, where two ends of the front portion are respectively connected to the two side portions through the two connecting portions; and the metallic shell wraps the insulating housing externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventor: Ming-Young Chang
  • Patent number: 9011178
    Abstract: A connector which permits the resistance against the deformation of a shield to be increased and a method of manufacturing the connector. The shield is made up of an inner shield member disposed on the inner surface side of the shield and anouter shield member disposed on the outer surface side and, therefore, the strength of the shield can be increased by the double structure of the shield members. As a result of this, the shield is not deformed easily even in the case where an excessive external force is applied to the shield in the vertical direction or in the horizontal direction, for example, in inserting and extracting a mating connector into and out of the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kiichi Hori, Yoshihito Ohkuma
  • Patent number: 8979584
    Abstract: An object is to provide a board-mounted connector which has an assembly fitting opening provided on the attachment surface side of an external shield shell onto a circuit board such that a housing assembly can be fit from the assembly fitting opening into the external shield shell, and is capable of improving the ease of assembling the housing assembly. In a board-mounted connector 1A, a housing assembly 21A to be fit from an assembly fitting opening 34 provided at an external shield shell 11A into the external shield shell 11A is made by integrally forming an internal housing 23 that accommodates a plurality of connection terminal members 22 and an external housing 26 that covers the outer circumference of the internal housing 23 and accommodates and holds the internal shield shell 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8979585
    Abstract: A connector comprises a contact, an inner housing, an inner shell, an outer housing and an outer shell. The inner housing holds the contact. The inner shell covers, at least in part, the inner housing. The outer housing holds the inner shell. The outer shell covers, at least in part, the outer housing. The inner shell has a connected portion and a connection portion. The connection portion extends from the connected portion and is directly connected with an attachment object when the connector is attached to the attachment object. A boundary between the connected portion and the connection portion is positioned apart from and rearward of the front end of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Toshihiro Oka, Akinori Kimura
  • Patent number: 8961230
    Abstract: A connecting structure comprises a board-side connector and a wire-side connector. The board-side connector comprises a frame pedestal surrounding an accommodating chamber; a metal outer shell covering the exterior of the frame pedestal; a metal inner shell mounted to a mounting hole at a rear end of the accommodating chamber; and a transmission main body mounted to an interior of the metal inner shell. The wire-side connector comprises a transmission main body having multiple terminals having multiple first ends soldered to discrete core wires of a wire cable and multiple second ends configured to contact terminals of the board-side connector; a clamp cage at a rear side of the transmission main body; and a plastic case surrounding an accommodating chamber, wherein the accommodating chamber receives second ends of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: EZCONN Corporation
    Inventor: Hung-Chih Chou
  • Patent number: 8956186
    Abstract: A high voltage (HV) header assembly includes an outer housing having a right angle body including a first segment and a second segment oriented perpendicularly to the first segment. The first segment has a mating interface at a distal end for mating with a plug assembly. The second segment has a mounting flange at a distal end for mounting to a device. The second segment extends from the first segment such that the mounting flange is oriented perpendicularly to the mating interface. The body defines a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments between the mating interface and the mounting flange. The chamber has first and second openings therethrough in the first and second segments, respectively. HV contacts are received in the chamber of the outer housing and are configured to electrically connect to plug contacts of the plug assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron James de Chazal
  • Patent number: 8915755
    Abstract: An object is to provide a board-mounted connector which has an assembly fitting opening provided on the attachment surface side of an external shield shell onto a circuit board such that a housing assembly can be fit from the assembly fitting opening into the external shield shell, and is capable of improving the ease of assembling the housing assembly. In a board-mounted connector 1A, a housing assembly 21A to be fit from an assembly fitting opening 34 provided at an external shield shell 11A into the external shield shell 11A is made by integrally forming an internal housing 23 that accommodates a plurality of connection terminal members 22 and an external housing 26 that covers the outer circumference of the internal housing 23 and accommodates and holds the internal shield shell 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20140357122
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts, a shield shell covering the insulative housing and a shield plate. The insulative housing has a body portion and a spacer. The contacts are received in the body portion. The shield shell includes a out shell and an inner shell, the inner shell is separated the insulative housing covering by the out shell to two parts each are upper inserting space and bottom inserting space. The shield plate received in the spacer and abutting against the inner shell electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: QI-SHENG ZHENG, GUO-HUA ZHANG, JI-CHAO WANG, HONG-BIN GONG, XIAO-WEI GONG
  • Patent number: 8882540
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a detect pin and a shell, includes a insulative housing having a terminal seat extending forwardly from a base portion and configuring a tongue, and defining a receiving room between bottom of the tongue and a shell, and a plurality of terminals installed in the terminal seat containing nineteen pins compacting to transmit first-type signals and with one plus pin compacting to transmit second-type signals, and a shell accommodating the insulative housing and including a first arm and a second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Chant Sincere Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Hui Yen, Chun Chi Chou
  • Patent number: 8858260
    Abstract: There is provided a shielded connector that can prevent collapse of a cantilever wall in a housing while pursing a lower profile. A shielded connector has a tubular inner shell that covers terminals for connection with another connector; an outer shell that covers the inner shell; and a housing for retaining the inner shell in the outer shell. The outer housing has receiving grooves formed in an indented manner in free-end side walls of a cantilever wall that extends along an interior wall of the outer shell in a direction of insertion of the connector and that has a lock receiving portion to engage with a lock portion of another connector. The outer shell has, in upper portions of respective leading-side side walls, supporting projections to engage with the receiving grooves of the cantilever wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Atsuhito Saito
  • Patent number: 8845365
    Abstract: A cable header connector includes a cable assembly having a contact sub-assembly terminated to a cable, a ground ferrule electrically connected to a drain wire of the cable and a ground shield coupled to the ground ferrule and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The contact sub-assembly has a mounting block supporting a pair of signal contacts. The signal contacts extend between mating ends and terminating ends. The signal contacts are terminated to corresponding signal wires of the cable at the terminating ends. The ground shield has walls extending along the signal contacts, and has a mating end and a terminating end. The ground ferrule has a ferrule body with a drain wire slot receiving and electrically connected to the drain wire of the cable. The ferrule body engages the ground shield to electrically connect the ground shield to the grounded element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Franklin Schroll, Julie Anne Lachman
  • Patent number: 8827747
    Abstract: An electric cable with shielded connector includes a flexible electric wire, shielded connectors that are respectively attached on the flexible electric wire, and a shield cover that is provided to cover an outer side of the electric wire. The shield cover is constituted of two cylindrical shield covers made of a conductive metal plate. One end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is respectively fixed on shield shells of the shield connectors on both ends of the electric wire. The other end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is formed as a free end, and the free ends of the two cylindrical shield covers are abutted to each other or are lapped on each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 8777665
    Abstract: A shielded connector includes an inner housing to which terminals connected to a shielded electric wire is attached, a shield shell that includes a shield part and a barrel part, and a shield shell cover that covers a shielded wire exposure part of the shielded electric wire. The shield shell cover has a pair of insertion lap parts which are inserted between two side surfaces of the inner housing and two side surfaces of the shield part. A backlash preventing unit is provided on a top surface and a bottom surface of the inner housing and parts of the shield part which opposite to the top surface and the bottom surface of the inner housing so as to prevent a shaking between the inner housing and the shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Ryosuke Il
  • Patent number: 8690605
    Abstract: An I/O connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) having a base portion (11) and a fitting portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion, a number of terminals (30) retained in the insulative housing, and a metal covering portion (20) integrally molded with the insulative housing. The metal covering portion has a main portion (21) embedded with the base portion, a pair of deflexed side portions (22) engaging with two sides of the fitting portion, and a front portion (23) engaging with a front edge of the fitting portion. The main portion defines a slit (212) and forms a corresponding slant portion (213) extending into the slit. The fitting portion forms an upper hook (124). The upper hook is received in the slit and engages with the slant portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Wang, Hua-Ping Li, Yusho Nakase
  • Patent number: 8636545
    Abstract: A electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a shielding shell (7) enclosing the insulative housing, a ground plate (547, 5232) supported by the insulative housing and, a gap defined between an edge of the ground plate and the shielding shell and a conductive member (90, 91) positioned between the ground plate and shielding shell for filling the gap. The conductive member is provided to shield the electromagnetic interference (EMI) leaking from the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: John Chow, Zhi-Cheng Zhang, Zhi-Jian Liu
  • Patent number: 8591259
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2), a cable (6) electrically connected with the contacts, and a metallic shell (3) enclosing the insulative housing. The insualtive housing includes a base portion, a first tongue and a second tongue. The metallic shell comprises a shielding member (31) and an outer shell (32) combined with the shielding member, the outer shell has a continued portion (322) and a T-shaped fixing portion (323) both integrally extending backwardly from two opposing sides thereof, the fixing portion has a clipping portion (3232) extending along a transverse direction on a free end thereof, and opposite free ends of the clipping portion are bent towards each other to clamp the cable while pressing on the continued portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 8568171
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connector having an insulation body, a plurality of contacts, an external case, and an internal case. The insulation body includes a pair of plugs and a separation member disposed between the pair of plugs for separating the pair of plugs. The plurality of contacts are disposed on the pair of plugs. The external case encloses the insulation body, while the internal case encloses the separation member. The internal case has at least two support legs extending out of the external case from two sides of the internal case respectively, to secure the electrical connector on a circuit board. By providing the support legs on the internal case, the material cost of the connector can be reduced and the workability of the support legs can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongwen Yang, Huibin Li, Wei Yao
  • Patent number: 8535097
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a detect pin and a shell, includes a insulative housing having a terminal seat extending forwardly from a base portion and configuring a tongue, and defining a receiving room between bottom of the tongue and a shell, and a plurality of terminals installed in the terminal seat containing nineteen pins compacting to transmit HDMI signals and with one plus pin compacting to transmit DisplayPort signals, and a shell accommodating the insulative housing and including a first engagement portion, a second engagement portion, and a third engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Chant Sincere Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Hui Yen, Chun Chi Chou
  • Patent number: 8517765
    Abstract: A cable header connector includes a cable assembly having a contact sub-assembly and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The contact sub-assembly has a mounting block with contact channels therein. The contact sub-assembly has signal contacts received in the contact channels and extending between mating and terminating ends. The signal contacts are terminated to corresponding signal wires. The ground shield has walls extending along the signal contacts and has mating and terminating ends. The mating end is positioned either at or beyond the mating ends of the signal contacts. The terminating end is positioned either at or beyond the terminating ends of the signal contacts such that the ground shield provides shielding along the entire length of the signal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Franklin Schroll, Timothy Robert Minnick, Samuel J. Magaro, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130189877
    Abstract: A cable connector connecting between a cable and a mated connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an inner shielding shell and an outer shielding shell surrounding the inner shielding shell. The insulating housing has a base portion and a tongue portion protruded forward from a front of the base portion. The insulating housing defines a plurality of passages concaved inward in periphery outer sides thereof and each extending along a front-to-rear direction. The inner shielding shell has a top plate, two end plates and a bottom plate which are interconnected to form an accommodating space thereamong for receiving the base portion therein. A plurality of contact strips are distributed along a front periphery of the inner shielding shell and restrained in the corresponding passages to electrically connect with the mated connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20130059472
    Abstract: There is provided a shielded connector that can prevent collapse of a cantilever wall in a housing while pursing a lower profile. A shielded connector has a tubular inner shell that covers terminals for connection with another connector; an outer shell that covers the inner shell; and a housing for retaining the inner shell in the outer shell. The outer housing has receiving grooves formed in an indented manner in free-end side walls of a cantilever wall that extends along an interior wall of the outer shell in a direction of insertion of the connector and that has a lock receiving portion to engage with a lock portion of another connector. The outer shell has, in upper portions of respective leading-side side walls, supporting projections to engage with the receiving grooves of the cantilever wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsuhito SAITO
  • Patent number: 8360808
    Abstract: A circuit board mounted connector includes an exterior shield shell and a housing assembly. The exterior shield shell has a first face to be mounted on a circuit board to define an electromagnetic shielding space and a second face which is orthogonal to the first face and is opened for installation of a mating connector. The housing assembly is fitted in the exterior shield shell so that the mating connector is connected thereto. The housing assembly includes a connecting terminal member, an interior housing, an interior shield shell, and an exterior housing. The exterior shield shell includes an assembly mounting opening through which the housing assembly is installed into the exterior shield shell, in the first face of the exterior shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tsuchiya