Abstract: The present invention discloses a coupling terminal structure and electrical connector using the same. The coupling terminal structure comprises: at least a pair of first terminal and second terminal, wherein the first terminal includes a first contact portion, a first neck portion and a first extension portion, the second terminal includes a second contact portion, a second neck portion and a second extension portion. The first contact portion is disposed aside to the second contact portion at a first distance, while the first extension portion is disposed aside to the second extension portion at a second distance. The first distance is greater than the second distance, thereby forming an electromagnetic coupling effect between the first extension portion and the second extension portion to provide better shielding and decrease interference between and within terminals.

Abstract: An interface section 200 of a structure 100 includes a plurality of contacts 120, each of the contacts having a contact portion 122 and a spring portion 126 which supports the contact portion 122 so that the contact portion 122 is displaceable in an up-down direction. The contact portions 122 of the contacts 120 are arranged in a pitch direction (X direction), and reinforcement portions 166 are positioned between the contact portions 122, respectively. The structure reinforces a side portion of the contact portion 122. Therefore, even if the contact portion 122 receives a force along the pitch direction (X direction), damage of the contact 120 can be prevented.

Abstract: Described is an electric machine (1) in a vehicle, in particular a starter or a starting device for starting an internal combustion engine, comprising at first electric terminal (2) and at least one second electric terminal (3). In order to make it easier and less expensive to design and assemble the electric machine in a vehicle, the at least two electric terminals (2, 3) are arranged such that an electric connection to the at least two terminals (2, 3) can be established by means of a connecting device that forms a unit and has at least two electric power cables.

Abstract: An assembly includes a receptacle and a plug. The plug comprises a plug insulative housing with a front mating region, a plurality of plug contacts disposed in the housing with plug contacting sections exposed upon the mating region and a plug metallic shell enclosing the front mating region to commonly define a plug mating port. The plug metallic shell defines essentially a rectangular cross-section including two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides perpendicular to each other. A pair of chamfered structures is formed on two opposite corners along one of the two long sides, and a centered recessed area is formed on the other of said two long sides. The front mating region intimately abuts against the other of the two long sides. The receptacle has a receptacle metallic shell with a similar contour of the plug metallic shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector is used to mate with a first plug connector and a second plug connector, the first and second plug connectors have different mating interfaces. The electrical connector includes a housing, defining a mating tongue, a plurality of signal terminals with contacting portion arranged on the mating tongue, and a metallic shell surrounding the mating tongue, thereby defining a mating cavity into which the mating tongue extends. The housing defines a pair of extending posts extending into the mating cavity and located at two opposite sides of the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue with a gap. The extending posts are loaded with a pair of power terminals thereon. The mating cavity constructs a first mating port and the extending posts excluding the extending posts and two subsidiary ports into which the pair of extending posts extend.

Abstract: Connector receptacle assemblies that may be simple to manufacture, provide multiple receptacles, and provide a good ground contact path. One example may provide a connector receptacle assembly formed of a housing having a tongue that may include openings on one or more sides for contacts as well as openings on its sides for ground contacts. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having at least two tongues, where each tongue may be aligned with a corresponding opening in a device enclosure. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having a tongue with a center ground contact, where the center ground contact may be located between the top row and the bottom row of contacts. Another example may provide a connector receptacle assembly having a titanium-copper center ground contact.

Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) includes an insluative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; a metal shield (4) covering the insulative housing for defining a space for receiving a plug connector along an insertion direction, and a cable (3) having a first end soldered to a mother board of an electronic appliance and a second end directly soldered with the soldering portions of the contacts in a first embodiment and indirectly connected with the contacts via a printed circuit board in a second embodiment.

Abstract: A connector, comprising an insulative body, a plurality of conduction terminals, and a shielding shell. The tongue panel of the insulative body comprises a first surface and a second surface. The conduction terminals are arranged as first conduction terminals in the front row and second conduction terminals in the back row, the first conduction terminals comprising a first contact portion, a bending portion bent and extended from the rear edge of the first contact portion, a first fixing portion and a first welding portion. The first surface of the tongue panel is provided with a first receiving slot for receiving the first fixing portion and a recess portion disposed at the front end of the first receiving slot, the recess portion is formed as an opening for the first contact portion to nm through the opening from the first surface to be fixed onto the second surface.

Abstract: A connector assembly has a plug and socket; the plug includes an insulative body, at least one first power contact, at least one second power contact and a metal shield. The insulative body has a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The tongue portion includes a plurality of power contact grooves and penetrates through the base portion, and at least one first convex portion defined in a periphery of the tongue portion. The first power contact and the second power contact are respectively formed on the power contact grooves of the insulative body for connection to a power source in a socket of host device. The metal shield encloses the tongue portion of the insulative body to cover the tongue portion. Consequently, the charging speed can be increased, reducing charging time.

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.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first insulative housing defining a base member and a mating member extending forwardly from the base member in a mating direction, and a plurality of first contacts retained in the first housing. The mating member defines opposite first and second mating faces in a vertical direction perpendicular to said mating direction, and a receiving portion recessed towards the first mating face from the second mating face thereof. The receiving portion cooperates with a corresponding portion of a mating connector for preventing incorrect insertion of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a first printed circuit board (PCB) with a second PCB wherein, in one example, the connector includes a housing having a keyed feature adapted to mate with a correspondingly keyed feature provided to each of the first and second PCBs and at least one connecting terminal carried by the housing having at least partially exposed opposed ends each of which electrically engages a contact pad formed on an underside of the respective PCBs. The connecting terminal may be arranged to accept a conductor and to thereby electrically couple the conductor to the first and second PCBs.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing including a first wall and a second wall; first signal contacts aligned along the first wall; second signal contacts aligned along the second wall; and a plate-shaped ground contact disposed between the first signal contacts and the second signal contacts. Each of the first signal contacts includes a contact point on one side facing the ground contact coming into conductive contact with a signal contact of a counterpart connector, and is fixedly supported by the first wall on the other side. Each of the second signal contacts includes a contact point on one side facing the ground contact coming into conductive contact with a signal contact of the counterpart connector, and is fixedly supported by the second wall on the other side.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) defining a cavity (1150), a number of contacts (2,3) retained in the insulative housing, a cable (6) electrically connected with the contacts, a spacer (4) assembled to the back end of the insulative housing, and a metallic shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The contacts comprise a number of first and second contacts each having a contacting portion and a tail portion, the tail portions extending beyond a back end of the insulative housing. The spacer has a plurality of grooves (42,43) for receiving tail portions of the contacts and a separator disposed between every two neighboring grooves. The separator is T-shaped in order to restrain the contact tail portion.

Abstract: A security adapter for an electronic device comprises a body, a device connector and host connectors that include a male connector and a female connector and an interlocking structure. The host connector is capable of engaging with a host, and the device connector is capable of engaging with an electronic device. In a first position, the interlocking structure is configured to lock an unlocked engagement of the interlocking structure to the device connector, and in a second position, the interlocking structure is configured to unlock a locked engagement of the interlocking structure to the device connector. Electronic circuitry of the security adapter is operable to identify the security adapter to the host. The electronic circuitry communicates with an access control application running on the host for controlling data access operations between the host and a device that is connectable to the security adapter.

Abstract: A receptacle connector has an insulator, multiple contacts, a shell, an insulating bracket, and a detection contact. The shell covers the insulator and the contacts and has a cavity to receive the insulator and the contacts. A detection arm is formed on one of two sidewalls of the shell, which is resilient and able to be deformed by external force and recovered after removal of the external force. The insulating bracket is mounted outside of one of the sidewalls of the shell and has mounting slot defined in the insulating bracket. The detection contact is mounted in the mounting slot of the insulating bracket and is capable of contacting the detection arm. When a plug connector is inserted into the receptacle connector, the detection arm is bent to contact the detection contact for detecting the existence of the plug connector and activating signal transmission or power supply.

Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating body defines a plurality of terminal grooves for receiving the electrical terminals therein. The electrical terminals each has a substantially U-shaped supporting portion which has a fastening portion levelly extending in the bottom and an elastic portion curved upward and then extending frontward from a rear end of the fastening portion. A front end of the fastening portion is bent downward and then extends frontward to form a soldering tail. A front end of the elastic portion is bent downward and extends frontward to form a pre-pressing portion extending frontward beyond a front end of the soldering tail in vertical direction. A front end of the pre-pressing portion slantwise extends upward and then is curved downward to form a contact portion projecting in front of the soldering tail.

Abstract: A high speed, high reliability connector that may be employed with standard Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) compliant receptacle connectors. The present invention reduces impedance discontinuity by reducing the interconnection length and cross-planar transit found in typical SATA and SAS compliant connectors.

Abstract: A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, includes a base plate and a top housing. The base plate has a number of contacts with mating portions extending upward beyond a top surface of base plate. The top housing has a plurality of through holes corresponding to the contacts and receives the mating portions. The top housing defines a pair of channels to allow the electronic package moving relative to the top housing in a horizontal direction, and then the top housing with the electronic package move relative to the base plate in a vertical direction such that the mating portions protrude from a top surface of the top housing and contact with the electronic package.

Abstract: A retractable USB connector includes a first module and a second module. The first module has a first insulating main body and a first conductive module formed with a plurality of first conductive terminals and a plurality of a second conductive terminals. The second module has a second insulating main body and a second conductive module. The second module is linearly movable along the first module. When the second module contacts the first and second conductive terminals, electrical connection is established. In contrast, when the second module is removed from the first and second conductive terminals, electrical connection is terminated as well.

Abstract: A cable electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector including a plurality of conductive elements, a cable connecting with the electrical connector and having a number of core wires soldering with the conductive elements, and an insulative enclosing body enclosing the core wires and the conductive elements. The insulative enclosing body has at least one opening above a soldering area of the core wires and the conductive elements. The opening improves impedance in the soldering area of the core wires and the conductive elements.

Abstract: A USB3.0 connector includes an insulative body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and an outer shell covering the insulative body. The insulative body includes a base that has a base upper wall, a base lower wall, and two base sidewalls. The base lower wall has a rear end notched in a frontward direction to form a plurality of alternating shallow and deep notches to position first and second legs of the first and second terminals, which are bent downwardly. The alternating shallow and deep notches space the first legs apart from the second legs, respectively. The number of component parts for assembly is therefore reduced.

Abstract: A multi-type receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulator, main receptacle contacts arranged at the receptacle insulator to provide an electric contact point corresponding to a universal plug connector, sub receptacle contacts additionally installed at both sides of the main receptacle contacts to give an additional contact point, and a receptacle shell surrounding at least a part of the receptacle insulator, wherein the sub receptacle contacts are arranged at the same height as the main receptacle contacts and disposed at a relatively inner side in the insertion direction of a plug connector in comparison to the main receptacle contacts.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a connector tab connected to and extending longitudinally away from a rear body, the tab includes opposite first and second major surfaces. A first plurality of contacts is carried by the tab on the first major surface and a second plurality of contacts is carried by the tab on the second major surface. The contacts include differential signal pairs. Each pair of the differential signal pairs is consisting of two individual contacts and said two contacts are located adjacent to each other but at the first and second main surface respectively.

Abstract: An electric connector comprising a housing, a tongue module, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and the terminals assembled in the housing and tongue, and a metal shell assembled in the housing. The tongue module is assembled in the housing, and those first terminals disposed in the tongue module by insert molding. Each first terminal has an extended part buried in the tongue module. The lower surface of the tongue module has a plurality of second terminal receiving slots between those first terminals. The pitch between the two adjacent first terminals is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slot. The upper surface of the tongue module has a plurality of the terminal receiving slots.

Abstract: An electrical connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1, a plurality of contacts 2 retained in the insulative housing 1 and a spacer 3 mounted in the insulative housing 1. The contacts 2 include a plurality of first contacts 210 each having a first extending portion 213 extending downwardly and a plurality of second contacts 220 each having a second extending portion 223 extending downwardly. The first extending portions 213 and the second extending portions 223 form two rows, respectively. The spacer 3 includes a base 31 and a lump 33 extending upwardly from the base 31. The lump 33 separates the first extending portions 213 from the second extending portions 223 along a front-to-rear direction to improve signal transmission quality of the electrical connector 100.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a body of insulating material; a fourth signal terminal provided in the body; and fifth and sixth signal terminals arranged in a line along a first direction in the body, at a height position that is different from that of the fourth signal terminal. The sixth signal terminal is located in a region between the fourth signal terminal and the fifth signal terminal in the first direction. A frequency of a signal transmitted by the sixth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of a signal transmitted by the fourth signal terminal.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of contacts (11) received therein, a plurality of soldering members (12) connect the contacts (11) and protrude beyond the bottom of the insulative housing (1), and a position member (2) surrounds the insulative housing (1) and moves downwardly relative to the insulative housing (1), the insulative housing (1) includes an upper block (1010) and a lower block (1021) protruded outwardly, the position member (2) includes a body portion (20) and a soldering portion (21), the upper block (1010) locates under the body portion (20) and the lower block (1021) locates on the upper side of the body portion (20), when the soldering members (12) and the soldering portion (21) are put in a same plane, there is a space between the body portion (20) and the lower block (1021).

Abstract: A circular plug connector unit for shielded electrical cables, comprising an insulating body that is enveloped by a shielding sleeve, wherein plural electrical socket shaped plug contacts and/or pin shaped plug contacts are arranged in receiving cavities in the insulating body, wherein the shielding sleeve is interlocked with the insulating body. The plug side end of the shielding sleeve includes an even number of axially extending sleeve segments which are separated by longitudinal slots which are advantageously configured as sleeve segments that are short in axial direction and sleeve segments that are long in axial direction. Sleeve segments which are arranged in sequence advantageously have a uniform radial offset relative to each other in an alternating direction, wherein the sleeve segments of two identically configured shielding sleeves are insertable into one another with a rotational offset in circumferential direction of 360° divided by a number of the sleeve segments.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connector for connecting a biosensor and a measuring device thereof. The connector includes an insertion guide to prevent a connection electrode from being damaged due to a mis-insertion of the biosensor when the biosensor is inserted into the connector, and also may further include an integrated photo reflector for emitting and detecting an infrared ray to identify production lot information of the biosensor, so that production information of the biosensor may be simply opened, and as a result, the connector may be used as a connector for connecting the biosensor and the measuring device thereof.

Abstract: An assembly comprises a plug device and a receptacle device which can be mated with each other. The plug device comprises an outer housing, a first circuit board, and a plug connector. The outer housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing having a penetrating window. The plug connector comprises an insulative body and a first terminal group. The receptacle device comprises a casing and a receptacle connector. The casing has an insertion groove communicated with an outside and is engaged with the plug device and a receiving groove located under the insertion groove and communicated with the insertion groove. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative base and a second terminal group. Electrical connections are established between the contact portions of the second terminals and contact portions of corresponding first terminals of the first terminal group when the plug device is positioned in the insertion groove.

Abstract: An exemplary connector insert assembly, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In one embodiment, the connector insert assembly comprises an insert body assembly consisting of two insert body elements made from a high-temperature polymer. The insert body assembly includes an electronic component receiving cavity that is configured to receive any number of electronic components, including without limitation, chip chokes and wire wound electronic components. The insert body assembly includes a wire termination feature that includes termination slots that position the wire ends of the wire wound electronic components adjacent to a substrate to which the wire ends are ultimately to be secured. The wire ends are then secured to the substrate using, for example, a mass termination technique. The aforementioned connector insert assembly can then be inserted into a single or multi-port connector assembly. Methods of manufacturing the aforementioned single or multi-port connector assemblies are also disclosed.

Abstract: A connector is providing for reducing near end cross-talk (NEXT). The connector includes a first pin set having sequentially arranged pins configured to transmit a uni-directional signal, a single ended pin adjacent to the first pin set, and a second pin set having sequentially arranged pins adjacent to the single ended pin and having sequentially arranged pins configured to transmit a bi-directional signal.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining an inserting chamber and terminal grooves communicating with the inserting chamber, electrical terminals of which each has an elastic arm received in the terminal groove and a contact portion protruding towards the inserting chamber at a front end of the elastic arm, and a pressing member slidably sleeved round a front of the insulating housing. A plurality of pressing blocks is protruded at inner sides of the pressing member and projects in the terminal grooves to resist against the elastic arms. The contact portions are located in the terminal grooves when the pressing member is at an initial position. After a mating connector is mated with the electrical connector, push the pressing member rearward to make the pressing blocks press the elastic arms so as to make the contact portions project into the inserting chamber and contact with the mating connector.

Abstract: An electric connection unit is provided. The electric connection unit includes a plug and a socket. The plug includes a plurality of plug contacts. The socket includes a plurality of socket contacts, wherein an opening is formed on a socket surface of the socket, and a sliding space is formed in the socket. The opening is communicated to the sliding space, and the socket contacts are disposed in the sliding space. The plug contacts are inserted into the sliding space of the socket through the opening, and the plug contacts are rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation. When the plug contacts are in the first orientation, the plug contacts are separated from the socket contacts, and when the plug contacts are in the second orientation, the plug contacts are electrically connected to the socket contacts.

Abstract: The male connector (10) comprises a first connector body (14) comprising electrical contacts (54, 56) extending towards the free insertion end (44) of the first connector body (14) and provided with free end portions (58) that are elastically deformable. The first connector body (14) comprises a plug portion (18) extending in the insertion direction and being provided with first hook-like extensions (46) at its free ends extending laterally outward. The hook-like extensions (46) cover the free end portions (58) of the electrical contacts (54, 56) of the first connector body (14) which are elastically biased outwardly to engage the first hook-like extensions (46). Moreover, the female connector (12) comprises a second connector body (16) with electric contacts (98, 100) extending towards the insertion end and being provided with free end portions (104) which are elastically deformable.

Abstract: A rotating electrical plug includes a hollow shell, a bottom cap attached to one side of the hollow shell, a rotary member detachably inserted into an opposite side of the hollow shell to selectively force respective locating notches thereof into engagement with locating blocks in the rotary member, an electrode holder coupled to the rotary member to hold electrodes in the hollow shell, an elastic member mounted in a sleeve of the electrode holder, and a fastening device affixed to the end cap to hold down the elastic member. Thus, the rotating electrical plug has a simple structure, and allows adjustment of the installation angle positively and safely to fit different electrical sockets.

Abstract: An electrical connecting element (10) comprising at least one carrier body (50) and at least one electrical contact body (20) extending on both sides (52, 54) of the carrier body (50). The at least one electrical contact body (20) is arranged on an insulating body (60), which is coupled to the carrier body (50). At least one embodiment of the invention refers to a combination comprising a connecting element (10) and a component, and to an electrical device (110) comprising a connecting element (10).

Abstract: Connector receptacles that are simple to assemble, provide good shielding, and consume a reduced or limited amount of space inside a device enclosure. To simplify assembly, these receptacles may include a subassembly that is inserted into a hollow tongue. The subassembly may include a first number of contacts that are insert molded in a first overmold, as well as a second number of contacts that may be inserted into a second overmold. To improve ground shielding, one or more ground contacts at a front of the receptacle may be split to provide shielding in a back of the receptacle. The tongue may further include ground contacts on its edges and top. Edge ground contacts may be inserted into the hollow tongue either separately or with the subassembly. Openings in the hollow tongue may expose portions of the edge ground contacts for grounding.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one conductive contact, a limiting element and a fastening element. The insulative housing defines an upper first receiving passage and a lower second receiving passage spaced from the first receiving passage along an up-to-down direction by a horizontal first partition wall, and a first restriction section and a second restriction section. The at least one conductive contact is received in the first and second receiving passages, and partially received in the first restriction section and the second restriction section. The limiting element is received in the second restriction section. The fastening element is received in the second receiving passage and located below the limiting element to cooperate with the limiting element to fasten the at least one conductive contact with the insulative housing. The fastening element defines at least one contact-restriction section in at least on sidewall thereof.

Abstract: A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to a board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side.

Abstract: A bidirectional connector includes a hollow insulating main body, a plurality of first conductive terminals, a plurality of second conductive terminals and a circuit unit which is movably disposed within the insulating main body. The circuit unit has a circuit board that has a top face and a bottom face. The top face has a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts and the first contacts are arranged in alternative routing. Each of the first conductive terminals has a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The second contact portion selectively contacting the first and second contacts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to connectors such as audio and data connectors and in particular to low profile audio connectors that can be used in place of standard audio and data connectors currently used. The plug connector has a reduced plug length and thickness, an intuitive insertion orientation and a smooth, consistent feel when inserted and extracted from its corresponding receptacle connector. The plug connector may be characterized by a flat tip portion at its distal end, a base portion near its proximal end, a shell coupled at the base portion and a plurality of external contacts.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle may include a first row of electrical contacts extending along a side of the receptacle a first distance from an opening of the electrical receptacle and a second row of electrical contacts extending along the side of the receptacle a second distance from the opening of the electrical receptacle. The first row of electrical contacts may include a first receptacle differential signaling pair closer to a center of the first row of electrical contacts than a second receptacle differential signaling pair in the first row of electrical contacts. The second row of electrical contacts may include a third receptacle differential signaling pair closer to a center of the second row of electrical contacts than remaining contacts in the second row of electrical contacts.

Abstract: A receptacle connector adapted for mating with a plug connector, includes a receptacle housing defining a receiving space, a number of receptacle contacts received in the receptacle housing and partially exposed into the receiving space, and a receptacle shell including a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of sidewalls connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall. Each sidewall defines an opening and forms a trapezoidal-shape elastic arm extending rearward from one edge of the opening and curved toward the receiving space. The bottom wall forms at least one protruding rib protruding toward the top wall and extending along a mating direction between the plug connector and the receptacle connector for assuring the contact journal between the plug connector and the receptacle connector.

Abstract: An improved electronic contact assembly for electrical connectors is disclosed. A plurality of elongated metallic contacts may be formed, each having one or more protrusions that enable precision alignment within a connector. A plurality of the contacts may be insert-molded in a dielectric frame which may have alignment tabs, resilient alignment bosses, alignment posts and crushable combs, all enabling precise alignment of contacts within a connector.

Abstract: Connector receptacles having a contoured form factor that allows their use in stylized enclosures. These receptacles may also be contoured to avoid circuitry internal to the device enclosure. The contoured form factor may also simplify the assembly of the connector receptacle.

Abstract: A plug includes a connection part to be connected to a board, a contact, and a conductor part that connects the contact and the connection part. The connection part and the contact are perpendicular to each other. The contact is turned 45 degrees relative to the conductor part about a direction in which the contact extends from the conductor part.

Abstract: A cable connector compatible to USB 3.0 standard includes an insulative housing having, a number of contacts and an inner circuit board for establishing electrically connection between the contacts and cables. The contacts are divided into a first contact group including a number of first contacts and a second contact group including a number of second contacts. The inner circuit board includes a first soldering area having a number of separated first pads connected to the first and the second contacts. The first pads include a first grounding pad connected to a grounding contact of the second contacts. The second soldering area includes a number of separated second pads connected to the cables. At least two adjacent or separated second pads are electrically connected to the first grounding pad for improving high frequency characteristics.