With Added Means Connecting Cable Shield To External Structure (i.e., To Panel Or To Terminal Block Casing) Patents (Class 439/607.44)
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Patent number: 11710933Abstract: A terminal module disclosed by this specification is provided with a shielded cable including two coated wires, a conductive shield portion for covering outer peripheries of the two coated wires and a sheath portion for covering an outer periphery of the shield portion, inner conductors to be connected to the coated wires, an insulating terminal accommodating member for accommodating end parts of the coated wires together with the inner conductors, and an outer conductor for accommodating the terminal accommodating member. An axis center ? of a shield-side pull-out portion for pulling out the coated wires in the shield portion is radially shifted with respect to axis centers ? of inner conductor-side pull-out portions for pulling out the coated wires in the inner conductors. A wire insertion path into which linking portions are insertable is formed in a lower wall of the terminal accommodating member.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
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Patent number: 11705665Abstract: A connector includes a terminal fitting, a housing, a front holder to which an engagement part of the housing is inserted along an inserting direction of the engagement part with respect to a counterpart engagement part, and a water-stopping member with an annular shape that closes an annular space between a projection part from the front holder at an outer peripheral wall surface of the engagement part and an inner peripheral wall surface of the counterpart engagement part. The front holder includes a retained part that projects toward the outer peripheral wall surface of the engagement part. The water-stopping member includes a retained part that projects inward relative to an inner peripheral surface. The engagement part includes a communication retaining part where a first retaining part and a second retaining part are provided in a communicating state.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Satoki Masuda, Takeo Ida, Yoshinao Sato
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Patent number: 11677177Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing having a fitting portion to be fitted into a mounting hole of a mating member. A packing mounting surface is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion. The waterproof connector further includes a first packing mounted on a rear end side of the packing mounting surface in a fitting direction of the fitting portion, a second packing mounted on a front end side of the packing mounting surface in the fitting direction of the fitting portion, and a retainer provided between the first packing and the second packing and locked to a locking portion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kengo Aoshima
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Patent number: 11139608Abstract: A connector is provided with a body cover and a lid cover for covering a wire. A tightening member is to be wound along a surface of the body cover. A first part and a second part are provided on the surface of the body cover while being spaced apart in a circumferential direction. A recess is provided between the first and second parts in the body cover, and a pressing portion is stretched from the first part toward the second part in the tightening member. A coupling is to be received into the recess in the lid cover, and a pressed portion is arranged outwardly of a virtual straight line connecting the first and second parts in the coupling. The pressing portion presses the pressed portion toward an inner surface of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Inventor: Naotaka Tanikawa
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Patent number: 10858110Abstract: A connection system for electrically connecting a fixture in a vehicle has at least one cable, and a housing with a cable inlet and a cable outlet, and with a receiving space which is formed in the housing and extends helically along a housing axis with a receiving space cross section from the cable inlet towards the cable outlet. The cable has a cable cross section and runs completely through the receiving space from the cable inlet towards the cable outlet, with cable coils being formed. A radial extent of the cable cross section is smaller than a radial extent of the receiving space cross section. Therefore, different lengths of the at least one cable can be accommodated in the receiving space with different coil diameters being formed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Malte Fuerstenberg, Sergej Schwenk, Rainer Ristow, Lars Schomaker, Alexander Schulz
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Patent number: 10756471Abstract: Cable shield grounding electrical connectors comprise a cable having a cable shield, an inner insulating sleeve disposed radially inwardly from the cable shield, and an inner conductor radially inward of the inner insulating sleeve. An inner ferrule includes an outer surface, wherein a portion of the cable shield is disposed along at least a portion of the inner ferrule outer surface. An outer ferrule comprises a first section that is disposed concentrically around the inner ferrule, and wherein the portion of the cable shield is interposed between and in direct contact with each of the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule first section, thereby forming an assembly. The connector comprises a housing having an inner cavity and wherein the assembly is disposed within the inner cavity. An electrically interconnecting element is interposed between the assembly and the housing to provide a grounding electrical connection therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Charles L. Phelps, Michael S. Glick, Matthew G. Price
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Patent number: 10471842Abstract: An on-vehicle structure of a power converter includes a housing of the power converter mounted on a vehicle, a structure mounted on the vehicle, and a high-voltage connector attached to the housing. The high-voltage connector is configured to apply a voltage exceeding a predetermined threshold voltage, the high-voltage connector is positioned between the housing and the structure such that the high-voltage connector faces the structure in a removal direction of the high-voltage connector when the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, and in a state where the high-voltage connector is attached to the housing, a length of a portion of the high-voltage connector embedded in the housing is determined so as to be longer than a distance between the high-voltage connector and the structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke Sawazaki, Kenshi Yamanaka, Hiromi Yamasaki, Hitoshi Imura, Akira Saito
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Patent number: 10340625Abstract: A device connector disclosed herein is a shield connector configured to be attached to a casing of a device installed in an engine room of a vehicle and including a metal shield bracket to which a flexible metal shield conductor is connected. The shield connector includes a housing fixed to the bracket, a shield connecting member, a cover, and a water blocking wall. The shield connecting member includes a conductor connecting portion that is a bendable metal plate. The conductor connecting portion is bent to sandwich an upper end portion of the shield conductor and screwed to the shield bracket to electrically connect the shield conductor to the shield bracket. The cover includes a shell cover that covers the housing. The water blocking wall is in a lower end portion of the shell cover to cover left, right, and rear sides of a bent portion of the conductor connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Umemura, Yusuke Sakamoto
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Patent number: 10062974Abstract: A connector 10 disclosed by this specification is a connector 10 to be mounted on a casing 1 of a device by being inserted into a mounting hole 2 provided in the casing 1 and includes a terminal 40 connected to a wire W, a housing 20 having the terminal 40 mounted therein, and an intermediate terminal 30 made of metal, mounted in the housing 20 and disposed between the terminal 40 and a mating terminal 4 in the casing 1. A fastened component (nut 5) disposed in the casing 1 and to be fastened to a fastening component (bolt B), the mating terminal 4, the intermediate terminal 30 and the terminal 40 are arranged side by side in a fastening direction, and the terminal 40 and the mating terminal 4 are connected via the intermediate terminal 30 by being collectively fastened by the fastening component and the fastened component.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, LtdInventors: Masaki Okamoto, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yasushi Okayasu, Masaru Kitagawa
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Patent number: 9742124Abstract: A terminal block including an electric wire, a shield material, a terminal, a housing and a shield bracket. The shield material is configured to cover at least a part of the electric wire. The electric wire is connected to the terminal. The housing is configured to accommodate the terminal. The shield bracket is fixed to the housing. The shield bracket is configured to hold the shield material, and includes a folding portion. The folding portion is configured to hold an end of the shield material by sandwiching the end of the shield material. The folding portion has a notch hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Haruki Kusamaki, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate, Yoshimi Uchida, Junpei Nakamoto, Tetsuya Iida, Daisuke Hashimoto, Kouji Fukumoto
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Patent number: 9603290Abstract: A first plate of a shield shell includes a flat plate member and at least one crimping piece extending from an outer circumferential edge of the flat plate member and folded back to one surface of the flat plate member in a penetrating direction of a first through hole. A second plate of the shield shell piled on the flat plate member with a developed portion of a shield member held by and between the flat plate member and the second plate is crimped and fixed to the one surface of the flat plate member by a tip end of the crimping piece. A tabular portion of the shield member passes through the first through hole or a second through hole and extends out of the shield shell.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Shigeo Mori, Takashi Ishihara
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Patent number: 9362631Abstract: A shield sleeve is disclosed having a sleeve member. The sleeve member has a first end, and at least one radially protruding contact finger. Each contact finger has a cantilevered end connected to the first end, and at least one contacting protrusion positioned proximate to an opposite free end and protruding outward in a radial direction with respect to the sleeve member.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Martin Listing, Gerzson Toth, Andre Martin Dressel, Frank Kaehny
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Patent number: 9004946Abstract: Electrical plug-and-socket connector, electrical mating connector, electrical plug-in connection and made-up electric cable. The disclosure relates to an electrical plug-and-socket connector, in particular electrical pin socket, with a plug-and-socket connector body and electromagnetic shielding provided on the plug-and-socket connector body, the plug-and-socket connector body and the shielding having coding means which correspond to each other, by means of which the shielding is provided in a certain orientation on the plug-and-socket connector body.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventor: Ulf Hoeppner
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Publication number: 20130303022Abstract: A cable assembly includes two connectors and a cable module. Each connector is configured for connecting to a corresponding connector of an electronic device. The cable module include a first grounding wire, a power wire, a data receiving wire, and a data sending wire. A first grounding wire end forks to form two third grounding wires. A power wire end forks to form two second power wires. A data receiving wire end forks to form two second data receiving wires. A data sending wire end forks to form two second data wires. The third grounding wires, the second power wires, the second data receiving wires, and the second data sending wires compose a group of connecting cables. The groups of connecting cables are respectively connected to the connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.Inventors: XIAO-LIN ZHANG, MING-HUI LUO, HUI-MIN ZHOU
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Patent number: 8562377Abstract: A shield connector (10) is mounted in a metal case (C) that contains a device to be mounted in a vehicle. The shield connector (10) has a housing (30) in which terminal fittings (20) connected to ends of wires (W) are accommodated and from which the wires (W) are pulled out. Rubber plugs (70) are provided for sealing between the inner peripheries of cavities (31) in the housing (30) and the outer peripheries of the wires (W). A shield shell (50) covers the housing (30) and is connected electrically to the case (C) and also to a shield conductor (60) through which the wires (W) are inserted. A second rubber ring is provided between the housing (30) and the shield shell (50).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Kawamura
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Publication number: 20130189879Abstract: A device connector includes a first housing (20) accommodating first terminals (30) connected to terminals of a device and a second housing (40) accommodating second terminals (55) connected to ends of wires (50) and connectable to the first housing (20). Connecting portions (31, 56) of the first and second terminals (30, 55) are placed one over the other and bolted as the housings (20, 40) are connected. The first housing (20) has a work hole (34) for bolting the connecting portions (31, 56) of the terminals (30, 55) together. A metal shield shell (60) covers the connected housings (20, 40) and is bolted to a case (10) at three mounting portions (65, 66) and (97) arranged on an outer part of the shield shell (60) to form a triangle having substantially equal sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
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Patent number: 8382523Abstract: A cable terminating and grounding apparatus and method comprises a backshell including a cable terminating and grounding adapter shield which comprises a cable receiving and positioning portion comprising a plurality of individual cable passages around the outer rim of the receiving and positioning portion and a gathering portion adjacent the receiving and positioning portion comprising a plurality of individual cable receiving slots around an outer periphery of the gathering portion, each slot having a side wall receiving a cable shield enclosing one or more wires comprising the cable. A gathering mechanism may engage each of the cable shields oppositely from the respective slot side wall and force the respective shield into engagement with the respective slot side wall. There may be a cable passage in a center portion of the receiving and positioning portion and the gathering portion. A locking portion of the adapter shield may engage a connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Luis J. Lazaro, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120270444Abstract: A shield connector (10) is mounted in a metal case (C) that contains a device to be mounted in a vehicle. The shield connector (10) has a housing (30) in which terminal fittings (20) connected to ends of wires (W) are accommodated and from which the wires (W) are pulled out. Rubber plugs (70) are provided for sealing between the inner peripheries of cavities (31) in the housing (30) and the outer peripheries of the wires (W). A shield shell (50) covers the housing (30) and is connected electrically to the case (C) and also to a shield conductor (60) through which the wires (W) are inserted. A second rubber ring is provided between the housing (30) and the shield shell (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Masayuki Kawamura
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Patent number: 8221164Abstract: A cable terminating and grounding apparatus and method may comprise a backshell including a cable terminating and grounding adapter shield which may comprise a cable receiving and positioning portion comprising a plurality of individual cable passages around the outer rim of the receiving and positioning portion; and, a gathering portion adjacent the receiving and positioning portion comprising a plurality of individual cable receiving slots around an outer periphery of the gathering portion, each slot having a side wall receiving a cable shield enclosing one or more wires comprising the cable. A gathering mechanism may engage each of the cable shields oppositely from the respective slot side wall and force the respective shield into engagement with the respective slot side wall. There may be a cable passage in a center portion of the receiving and positioning portion and the gathering portion. A locking portion of the adapter shield may engage a connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Luis J. Lazaro, Jr.
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Patent number: 8062050Abstract: An cable assembly includes an insulative housing; a plurality of signal terminals and grounding terminals received in the insulative housing; a plurality of signals wires and grounding wires; a grounding member having a main portion located in a vertical plane and a plurality of fingers projecting forwardly therefrom, the main portion defining positioning cavities separated from each other; the signal wires held in the positioning cavities, with conductors of the signal wires electrically connected to the signal terminals, the grounding wires electrically connected to the grounding member and the fingers of the grounding member electrically connected to the grounding terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 8002582Abstract: End connector (20) for connecting a shielded cable (30) to an equipment (10) on which it is to be connected. The connector comprises a connector body (40) provided to receive the shielded end of said shielded cable, and an orientation component (70) having first fastening means (74) for the fastening thereof onto said connector body and guiding means (72A, 72B, 72C) to set the orientation of the cable at the connection thereof with the connector body. In this end connector, the orientation component (70) further comprises second fastening means (100) for the fastening thereof onto said equipment (10). Thanks to these second fastening means, a long-lasting connection is realized between the connector (20) and the equipment (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Abdallah Fakhri, Frédéric Laval
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Patent number: 7972172Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable (5) and a connector (100) terminated to the cable (5). The connector (100) further includes a connector body (20), a cover means (9) fastening the connector body (20) and connecting means (7) securing said cable (5) to the cover means (9). The connecting means (7) further includes an outer ferrule (73) having a first part (733) crimped onto the cable and a second part (731) crimped onto a shield (53) of the cable 5, and an inner ferrule (71) fastened substantially under the shield (53) to the outer ferrule (73) in the area of the second part (731) for making an axial locking between the outer ferrule (73) and the inner ferrule (71). The inner ferrule (71) forms a number of resilient tabs (719) flexibly abutting the cover means (9) thereby making firmly electrical connection to the cover means (9).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian-Lin Huang, Feng Pan, Chih-Ming Chien
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Publication number: 20110045701Abstract: A shielding connector has a housing (20) accommodating female terminals (15) connected to electric wires (10). The housing (20) is inserted in a die cast tubular shielding shell (40). An elastic locking piece (34) is provided on the housing (20) and locks an open edge (48) of the shielding shell (40) to prevent removal of the housing (20) that has been mounted properly in the housing (20). A retainer (50) is mounted on the housing (20) from the rear and prevents the elastic locking piece (34) from flexibly displacing in an unlocking direction. An open end (70A) of a braided wire (70) is placed on a mounting groove (46) formed on the shielding shell (40) and is fixed to the mounting groove (46) with a tightening band (60) whose diameter can be decreased with a tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Satoshi Tsuruta
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Patent number: 7736185Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide for the termination of shields within and around a cable at a connector in limited clearance environments. According to embodiments described herein, a shield termination fixture includes a base, at least one insert aperture, at least one retainer, and a mechanism for terminating cable shields. The base attaches to a connector and defines the insert aperture through which a cable will enter the fixture for connection to the connector. A signal wire of the cable is connected to the connector and a wire shield is positioned between a base wall adjacent to the insert aperture and a shield retainer. The shield retainer is secured to the base, compressing and terminating the wire shield. A cable shield may be terminated via compression between a cable shield retainer and the shield retainer, between the shield retainer and the base, or via fixed attachment to a retainer.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Phillip R. Rotta, John P. Crissey
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Publication number: 20100112864Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable (5) and a connector (100) terminated to the cable (5). The connector (100) further includes a connector body (20), a cover means (9) fastening the connector body (20) and connecting means (7) securing said cable (5) to the cover means (9). The connecting means (7) further includes an outer ferrule (73) having a first part (733) crimped onto the cable and a second part (731) crimped onto a shield (53) of the cable 5, and an inner ferrule (71) fastened substantially under the shield (53) to the outer ferrule (73) in the area of the second part (731) for making an axial locking between the outer ferrule (73) and the inner ferrule (71). The inner ferrule (71) forms a number of resilient tabs (719) flexibly abutting the cover means (9) thereby making firmly electrical connection to the cover means (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAN-LIN HUANG, FENG PAN, CHIH-MING CHIEN
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Patent number: 7695320Abstract: The shield shell is formed of a shield shell main body, a shield shell auxiliary member and a fixing member. The shield shell main body is made of die-cast aluminum. The shield shell auxiliary member is formed by pressing a steel plate, and has a surface plated with gold. The fixing member has a ring shape, which is formed by pressing a steel plate. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a shield shell that can be manufactured at a low cost, that can improve reliability of the shielding effect, and that can improve assembling workability of the shielded wire.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukashima, Takamasa Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsuruta, Kazumoto Konda