Plural-contact Coupling Part Comprises Receptacle Or Plug Patents (Class 439/660)
  • Patent number: 8894441
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing and divided into several terminal groups and a cable electrically connected with the plurality of terminals. Each terminal group comprises a pair of signal terminals and a grounding terminal. Each terminal defines a body portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from a front end of the body portion, and a terminating portion extending rearwardly from a rear end of the body portion. The two mating portions of the pair of signal terminals and a mating portion of the grounding terminal of each terminal group are located on two different rows, and two terminating portions of the pair of signal terminals and a terminating portion of the grounding terminal of each terminal group are located on a same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen
  • Patent number: 8894451
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Shiratori, Shuichi Aihara, Masayuki Katayanagi, Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 8894445
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Jol, Trent K. Do
  • Patent number: 8888536
    Abstract: Connector receptacles for hard-disk drives that do not consume a significant amount of space. One connector receptacle may include a housing having one or more horizontal slots corresponding to one or more tongues of a connector insert. The connector receptacle may include a number of vertical slots, each having a contact to form an electrical connection with a contact on the one or more tongues. These contacts may emerge from the top of the housing to connect to a flexible conductor. A stiffening layer may be placed over the top of the flexible conductor. The housing may also include vertical bridging pieces that may be located between a top portion and a bottom portion of the connector receptacle. Shielding may be included above, in front of, or below the housing, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Brett Degner
  • Publication number: 20140335738
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of first conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a mating frame running through a front face thereof. An L-shaped mating tongue extends forwardly in the mating frame. The mating frame has two opposite inner surfaces facing to the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue. The first conductive terminal each includes a contacting portion arranged on a mating face of the mating tongue and a connecting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The electrical connector includes second conductive terminals disposed on both inner surface of the mating frame. The second conductive terminals are used for different-voltage power transmission. Therefore, the electrical connector not only meets the specification of SATA connector, but also provides the function of signal transmission and different-voltage power transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DE-JIN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140334183
    Abstract: A bulb socket and a lighting system, which can reduce components and dimensions and improve a force for holding a bulb, are provided. A housing has an insertion hole including an opening for receiving a base portion of a bulb, and a plurality of projection portions projecting from a deep side wall of the insertion hole toward an opening side. The projection portions are opposed to each other so that the base portion is sandwiched therebetween. A distance between the projection portions is formed smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the base portion. When the base portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the projection portions are elastically deformed away from each other, and contacts slidingly a surface of the base portion. The base portion is sandwiched by a biasing force of the elastically deformed projection portions in a biasing state, and thereby the bulb is held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20140335727
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a longitudinal first body portion, a longitudinal second body portion, a terminal portion, and a contact portion. The longitudinal first body portion has a terminal end, a first transition end opposite the terminal end, and a major surface generally lying in a first plane. The longitudinal second body portion has a contact end, a second transition end opposite the contact end, and a major surface generally lying in a second plane intersecting the first plane. The contact end is distal to the first transition end. The terminal portion extends from the first body portion at the terminal end. The contact portion extends from the second body portion at the contact end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chin Hua Lim, Saujit Bandhu, Alexander W. Barr
  • Publication number: 20140334184
    Abstract: A pair of terminal portions of a bus bar is composed of a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion extended along a sidewall of the base portion. Each of the first and second terminal portions has a spring portion for generating biasing force toward a direction of holding the base portion, and a contact portion provided on a tip of the spring portion. The contact portion of the first terminal portion abuts on a contact lead wire, and the contact portion of the second terminal portion abuts on the sidewall of the base portion, thereby the contact portions hold the base portion therebetween. In a natural condition that the bulb is not inserted and the spring portion is not elastically deformed, the pair of terminal portions is displaced from a center plane toward the one side corresponding to a projection size of the contact lead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Konishi
  • Publication number: 20140335737
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bao-Geng Xie, Wei-Hong Liao, Yin-Lung Wu
  • 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: 8882526
    Abstract: An electrical connector compatible to USB 3.0 standard includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts, a fixing member and a connecting member. The insulative housing includes a mating portion and a receiving slot. Each contact includes a tail section and a resilient arm. The connecting member is received in the receiving slot of the insulative housing. The connecting member includes a number of first pads and a number of second pads electrically connecting with the first pads. With the arrangement of the connecting member, the first pads for constituting the USB 3.0 contact group are needless of being directly insert-molded with the insulative housing as a result that the assembling efficiency of the electrical connector can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Lt.d
    Inventors: Bin Li, Yun Feng, Tao Wang
  • Publication number: 20140329409
    Abstract: An electronic device and a socket connector used in the electronic device are presented. The socket connector comprises a housing and a flexible sheet-shaped conductor. The housing comprises a housing body. The flexible sheet-shaped conductor is fixed on the housing body and electrically connected to the housing body, wherein at least a portion of the flexible sheet-shaped conductor protrudes forward from a front end of the housing body so that the flexible sheet-shaped conductor is electrically connected to a casing of an electronic device when the socket connector is mounted in the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Bo Su, Zhi Li, Qiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20140329393
    Abstract: A stacked connector component includes a housing, connectors at a front opening of the housing and arranged in a stacked formation within one or more columns, and a for and exposed at the connectors. The pins include high-speed pins routed within the housing to a bottom side thereof and low-speed pins routed within the housing to a back side or a top side thereof. A circuit board includes pin pads connectable to the pins and disposed on a substrate. The pin pads include high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed signal pins. The substrate includes contiguous high-speed areas in which the high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed pins are located, between which no pin pads are located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Jian Ming
  • Publication number: 20140329415
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a plurality of cables with a PCB comprises an insulating housing and a plurality of first and second contacts received therein. The insulating housing comprises a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface parallel to each other and a tongue portion extending downwardly in an up-to-down direction. The first mounting surface is lower than the second mounting surface in the up-to-down direction forming a stepped surface. The tongue portion extends far away from the stepped surface and comprises opposite periphery surfaces. The first contact comprises a first connecting portion on the first mounting surface and a first contacting portion extending along one periphery surface of the tongue portion while the second contact comprises a second connecting portion on the second mounting surface and a second contacting portion extending along the other periphery surface of the tongue portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FANG-JWU LIAO, YU-HUNG YEN
  • Patent number: 8876558
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base board having a plurality of first contact pads and second contact pads exposed on one end of the base board, a plurality of first terminals each having one end thereof connected with the corresponding first contact pad of the base board, a plurality of second terminals each having one end thereof arranged alternately with the first terminals and connected with the corresponding second contact pad of the base board, and an insulating housing having a window. The other end of the first terminal is slanted downward at an angle and then curved upward back to form a barb-like contact portion. The other end of the second terminal defines a contact protrusion. The base board together with the first terminals and the second terminals are disposed in the insulating housing. The contact portions and the contact protrusions are exposed outside through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Power Quotient International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles C Lee, Chia Hsin Tsai, Jen Fu Chen, Yu Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20140322985
    Abstract: Electrical connectors for interconnecting circuit boards. One such connector includes an integral flange for mounting a guidance pin in any of multiple orientations. A corresponding keying block may have a polarization component that can be mounted in a corresponding number of positions. The connector can accept conductive elements with different shapes for signals and grounds, but the housing may be adapted to receive either type of contact in any contact location. Protection of contact elements from excessive yield is provided within the insulative housing of the backplane connector. On the daughter card connector, height difference between ground and signal contacts in wafer assemblies protects components from electrostatic discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph M. Gulla
  • Publication number: 20140322984
    Abstract: An printed circuit board (14) includes a first insulative layer (140), a first conductive path (141), a second conductive path (142) and an insulative substrate (143) stacked together. The first conductive path is disposed between the insulative substrate and the first insulative layer. The first conductive path includes an engaging portion (146), a middle portion (148) having an end connected with the engaging portion, and a soldering portion (147) connected with an opposite end of the middle portion. The second conductive path is aligned with the middle portion of the first conductive path along a vertical direction, the second conductive path electrically connected with the middle portion of the first conductive path to increase a thickness thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 8870602
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly or cable assembly that carries a combination of radio frequency signals, high speed digital communication signals, and direct current DC power signals is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly exhibits environmental protection. Other features include providing blind mate connection that may be used in a radio transport or fiber transport repeater system for a wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies S.a.r.L.
    Inventors: Jason Cook, Tim Gossard, James K. Custer
  • Publication number: 20140315435
    Abstract: A multi-chip socket includes a first cavity having a first support surface to support a first component including a first chip, the first support surface arranged to contact and support the first chip. A second cavity has a second support surface to support a second component including a second chip, the second support surface arranged to contact and support the second chip. The first support surface is in a first plane, and the second support surface is in a second plane, where the first plane is angled with respect to the second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kevin B. Leigh, George D. Megason
  • Patent number: 8864520
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a main housing, an inner housing assembled in the main housing, and a plurality of conductive terminals of which each has a fastening arm molded in the inner housing, a contact arm and a touching arm perpendicular to the contact arm. The contact arms are apart arranged along a transverse direction in front of the inner housing. The touching arms are apart arranged along a longitudinal direction at one side of the inner housing. In use, the touching arms of the conductive terminals are elastically against and further pressed downward by a circuit board to realize electrical connection with the circuit board. It is rather short-time and convenient for mounting the circuit board to the electrical connector. Moreover, the touching arms of the conductive terminals are easily removed from the circuit board for the convenience of replacing the electrical connector when it doesn't work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Rong-Qin Lan
  • Patent number: 8864528
    Abstract: A USB 3.0 socket jack connector structure allows a USB plug connector to conduct working when it is plugged in the jack connector of the present invention positively or oppositely through a two-war sharing grounding transmission conductor, and a first signal transmission conductor, second signal transmission conductor, first differential signal transmission conductor, second differential signal transmission conductor, third grounding transmission conductor, third differential signal transmission conductor, fourth differential signal transmission conductor, first power supply transmission conductor, third signal transmission conductor, fourth signal transmission conductor, second power supply transmission conductor, fourth grounding transmission conductor, fifth differential signal transmission conductor, sixth differential signal transmission conductor, seventh differential signal transmission conductor and eighth differential signal transmission conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kuang Ying Computer Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Ho Chung, Yu-Hung Lin, Chih-Ming Hsu, Yung-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 8864529
    Abstract: A USB plug connector structure can use the same set of terminals to apply on different USB connector patterns, such as plate edge connector or wire edge connector, through the design of various soldering portions and base portions being positioned on the same plane. Furthermore, the common mode signals generated from first and second differential signal transmission conductor sets can be restrained by means of first and second grounding base portions of a grounding transmission conductor surrounding first and second differential signal transmission conduct sets. In addition, crosstalk interference generated from the first and second differential signal transmission conductor sets to a signal transmission conductor set can be similarly isolated through the first and second grounding base portions. Furthermore, a bended angle of each bended portion ranges from 120 to 150 degrees, thereby guide scattered radio frequency interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kuang Ying Computer Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Ho Chung, Yu-Hung Lin, Chih-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 8858264
    Abstract: A retainer is provided to retain an electrically conductive terminal within a receptacle. The retainer has a longitudinal body sized to be received by the receptacle and engage the terminal to retain the terminal within the receptacle. The body has an aperture formed therethrough sized to receive a pin through the aperture to contact the terminal. A shoulder extends transversely from the body to engage a distal end of the receptacle and position the body relative to the receptacle. A fastener extends longitudinally from the shoulder and is spaced apart from the body to fasten the retainer to the receptacle. A receptacle assembly is provided with a barb formed externally on a body. An electrically conductive terminal is received within the receptacle assembly. A retainer is provided on an opening of the receptacle to retain the terminal therein in engagement with the barb to fasten the retainer to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Leo Mott, Michael Glick, Slobodan Pavlovic
  • Publication number: 20140302705
    Abstract: A connecting module includes: a body with conductive contact points formed on one surface; and a connecting terminal that is formed to be exposed to the other surface of the body and electrically connected to the conductive contact points, the connecting terminal including: a deformation portion that is elastically deformed in a direction toward or away from the body; and first and second support portions that are respectively formed on both sides of the deformation portion to support the deformation portion and integrally attached to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Jinyong Park, Chiyoung Kim, Kiyoung Kim, Dongho Lee, Kiho Cho
  • Patent number: 8851933
    Abstract: A releasable electrical connection and related methods use lateral compression of an electrically conductive spring to form a forced abutting solderless connection between the spring and a corresponding electrical lead, with the lead pressed between the spring and a support. The connection can be readily broken and remade for servicing related electrical equipment, such as an oxygen sensor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kerdea Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ervin Fosaaen, Robert Louis Bartosh
  • Patent number: 8851932
    Abstract: A contact includes an upper contact having a plunger with a tip configured to engage a first electronic component being movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper contact has deflecting beams deflected as the plunger is forced into the retracted position and forcing the plunger to return to the extended position when the plunger is released. The contact includes a lower contact having a base beam and a tail extending from the base beam for engaging a second electronic component. The base beam engages and is spring biased against the plunger. The plunger is movable relative to the lower contact. The base beam is biased against and maintains electrical contact with the plunger as the plunger is moved between the extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Walter Mason, Wayne Stewart Alden, III
  • Patent number: 8851931
    Abstract: A plug connector compatible to type-A USB 3.0 standard includes an insulative housing having a supporting portion, and a number of contacts divided into a first contact group and a second contact group on the insulative housing. The first contact group includes a number of first contacts compatible to USB 2.0 standard. The second contact group includes a number of second contacts compatible to USB 3.0 standard together with the first contacts. Each first contact and each second contact includes a flat first soldering section and a flat second soldering section, respectively. The flat first soldering sections and the flat second soldering sections are supported by and exposed on a single side of the supporting portion. As a result, cables can be easily and simultaneously soldered to the first and the second soldering sections for improving assembling efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Chen Pan, Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 8851922
    Abstract: An electrical connector device includes a first connector including a first metal shell member; and a second connector to be mounted on a board and including a second metal shell member. The second connector includes an opening portion for receiving a fitting portion of the first connector in a fitting direction. The second metal shell member includes a ground connecting portion to be contacted with the board and a ground contacting member situated in a cut hole. The ground contacting member is arrange to be capable of contacting with the first metal shell member. The ground connecting portion is arranged partially on a first imaginary straight line perpendicular to the fitting direction and a second imaginary straight line in parallel to the fitting direction so that the cut hole is not situated on the first imaginary straight line and is situated partially on the second imaginary straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8851930
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connection with a circuit board having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of SMT contacts. The electrical connector having a plurality of through hole terminals positioned according to the plurality of through holes and arranged in a top-down manner along an upper row and a lower row, and a plurality of SMT terminals positioned sequentially adjacent to each other along a common row in corresponding position to the plurality of SMT contacts on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Ltd.
    Inventor: Sheng-Wen Peng
  • Patent number: 8855715
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a first part configured to receive a first and second removable memory module, a second part coupled with the first part with a hinge, and conductive terminals configured to contact the first removable memory module in a first closed position and the second removable memory module in a second closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Heikki Antero Laaksonen, Timo Juha Hanninen, John Samuels
  • Publication number: 20140295711
    Abstract: A compression connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts located within the housing. Each of the plurality of contacts is configured to bend at a plurality of locations when pressure is applied to the contact. In addition, each of the plurality of contacts is configured to tuck within itself when pressure is applied to the contact. Furthermore, each of the plurality of contacts is constrained by the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: John P. Franz, Andrew James Phelan, George D. Magason, David A. Selvidge, Joseph R. Allen, Kelly K. Smith, Michael S. Bunker
  • Publication number: 20140295710
    Abstract: A female connector 1 includes a plurality of contactors 3, a holding body 5, a body 61, and a holder 62. Plurality of contactors 3 are connected to a plurality of electric wires 20 of a cable 2, respectively. Holding body 5 is designed to hold the plurality of contactors 3. Body 61 has a housing recess 610 designed to house the plurality of contactors 3 and holding body 5. Holder 62 is designed to prevent holding body 5 from falling from housing recess 610 by coupling to body 61. Female connector 1 includes a cover 63 formed by double molding so as to cover holder 62 in a state where cable 2 is inserted into holder 62 and where holder 62 and body 61 are coupled to each other. Holder 62 is designed to be in close contact with cable 2 along a whole circumference thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru INAGAKI, Shinichi NAKAMURA, Masahiko MIKURA
  • Publication number: 20140295688
    Abstract: Medical devices provide metallic connector enclosures. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with relatively thin wails in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to aid in miniaturizing the medical device. The metallic connector enclosures may be constructed with interior surfaces that deviate less from an ideal inner surface shape in comparison to polymer connector enclosures to allow for better concentricity of electrical connectors. The metallic connector enclosures may include a panel that allows access to the cavity of the connector enclosure where set screw blocks, lead connectors, spacers, seals, and the like may be located. Furthermore, the lead connectors within the metallic connector enclosures may be separated from the metallic connector enclosure by being positioned within non-conductive seals that reside within features included in cavity walls of the connector enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven T. Deininger, Jeffrey J. Clayton, Charles E. Peters
  • Publication number: 20140293555
    Abstract: A receptacle connector adapted to be fixed to a casing of an electronic device and electrically connected to a circuit board for enabling the receptacle connector to be adapted to connect with a plug connector is provided. The receptacle connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body has a tunnel, and the tunnel extends from the outer side of the insulating body to the inner side of the insulating body, wherein a side of the tunnel is exposed at a top portion of the insulating body, and the insulating body is adapted to be fixed to the casing to cover the side of the tunnel, so that the tunnel is adapted to form a plug hole with the casing. The conductive terminals are disposed through the insulating body. A receptacle connector and an electronic device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ying-Yen Cheng, Wan-Hsieh Liu, I-Cheng Chuang, Hsin-Chih Liu, Chih-Wei Tu, Cheng-Lung Chang, Chien-Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 8840433
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body, a soldering portion, an insertion arm, a through hole, and a conductive layer. The soldering portion is disposed on the body. The insertion arm protrudes from the body, and has at least one contact portion. The through hole is formed in the body. One end of the through hole is connected to the soldering portion, and the other end of the through hole is formed through the insertion arm. The conductive layer extends along an inner wall of the through hole from the soldering portion to the insertion arm, and connects the contact portion. The conductive layer is disposed on the body and the insertion arm to achieve an electrical contact effect. Since the body and the insertion arm are conducted through the conductive layer in the through hole, the electrical connector is easy-to-manufacture without requiring assembly of terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Der Yu Ho, You Hua Cai
  • Publication number: 20140273561
    Abstract: An electrical safety device includes a body having a cavity, a plurality of prongs configured to be received into sockets of an electrical outlet, and a plurality of sockets each of which is configured to receive a prong of an electrical plug therein. The electrical safety device further includes a locking assembly configured to secure the prongs of the electrical plug in the sockets of the body. At least a portion of each of the prongs of the electrical safety device includes at least one insulator disposed thereon and a retractable sheath surrounds each of the prongs of the electrical safety device to militate against an undesired contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Robert P. Busson, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140273628
    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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron James de Chazal
  • Publication number: 20140273636
    Abstract: An integrated design for an active HDMI connector is presented. The active HDMI connector comprises an active module circuit board, a connector pin assembly, connector pins, an insulation housing, and a metal connector shell. The connector shell partially encloses and partially exposes the active module. The connector pins each have a bent segment embedded in a molding assembly to fixate the pins within the molding assembly. The molding assembly defines a recessed slot for the active module. The active module has a cutout on a side of the module that is aligned with a tab on the connector shell. The tab is bent toward the inside of the connector shell to secure the active module inside the shell. The insulation housing includes pin separators that do not fully surround the connector pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Daowu Ye
  • Publication number: 20140273623
    Abstract: Distal connector assemblies that are on the distal end of medical lead extensions provide increased rigidity by including a rigid holder that contains the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors are separated within the rigid holder by insulative spacers that may be individual items or may be formed from a compliant carrier that the electrical connectors may reside within where the carrier is positioned within the rigid holder. The rigid holder may also contain a set screw block defining set screw bore or the rigid holder may include an integral portion that defines a set screw bore. The integral portion may include a slot to allow a molding pin loaded with the electrical connectors and other components to be dropped into a cavity of the rigid holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Hanson, Joseph P. Ricci, Adam J. Rivard, Jonathan C. Sell
  • Publication number: 20140273651
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CHIEF LAND ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUNG-NAN PAO, YU-HSIUNG LIN, SHENG-HSIANG HUANG, YU-FENG KE
  • Publication number: 20140273652
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing with a rear base and a front mating tongue in a mating direction and a plurality of terminals arranged in the housing in a lateral direction. The front mating tongue defines a first face and a second face. The first side defines a rib thereby the first face being divided to a first mating face, a third mating face and a second mating face on the rib. The second face is defined as a fourth mating face. The terminals include plate portions exposed upon the mating tongue and mounting legs outside the housing. The terminals are divided to four groups, the plate portions of the four groups are exposed upon the mating faces respectively. Each of the first and second groups of terminals includes grounding terminals and differential signal pairs, the plate portions of the differential signal pairs have a length equal to 3.2 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING-LUN SZU, CHIEN-PING KAO, TSU-YANG WU, SHENG-KO CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140273555
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a connector assembly. Optionally, first conductive members form a first row. Second conductive members include a first subset forming a second row and a second subset forming a third row, the second and third rows being parallel and offset with respect to one another. Individual ones of the first and second conductive members are arranged to be coupled at a first end to a corresponding contact. At least one of the first and second subsets has a vertical displacement to form a common row of the second conductive members at a second end of the second conductive members. Individual ones of the first conductive members are arranged to be coupled proximate a second end of the first conductive members to the second end of a corresponding one of the second conductive members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Gaurav Chawla, Rajasekaran Raja Swaminathan, Donald T. Tran
  • Publication number: 20140273653
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing formed with a rear base and a front mating tongue, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing thereby defining a mating cavity, contacts, and a first and a second detecting pin. The mating tongue defines a first and a second face and two lateral sides between the first and second faces. The contacts include contacting portions located on the first face. Each of the first and the second detecting pins forwardly protrude and has a contacting portion located in the mating cavity. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located behind that of the second detecting pin in the insertion direction. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located along and space from one of the lateral sides, the contacting portion of the second detecting pin is located in the second face of the mating tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TERRANCE F. LITTLE, AN-JEN YANG, CHIEN-PING KAO, CHUN-MING YU, KUO-CHUN HSU
  • Publication number: 20140273571
    Abstract: A high-voltage power connector comprising mating plug and socket assemblies. The socket assembly can include a hollow core surrounded by a bellows assembly filled with an inert liquid that eliminates arcing when an electrical connection is formed or broken. Embodiments of the plug and socket assemblies can include multiple contacts that first couple in air before an electrical circuit is formed and as the plug and socket are mated additional contacts inside the socket assembly mate while surrounded by an inert arc-suppressing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P.
  • Publication number: 20140273650
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed for use in automotive applications, which has improved retention capabilities. The connector includes a body portion that supports an array of conductive terminals. An outer housing is molded over the body portion and the terminal termination area to form an exterior protective housing of the connector. The protective housing of the connector is provided with a pair of engagement arms formed on the exterior of the protective housing. The arms are connected to the housing at their opposite ends and are formed with an intervening space between them and the housing. The space is configured to provide an outward bias force on the engagement arms such that when the connector is inserted into a receiving frame, the engagement arms are biased outwardly to press against sidewalls of the receiving frame and retain the connector in place therein without the need for additional latches or O-rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Molex Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8838868
    Abstract: A communication port and connector are described. A mobile computing device may include a hardware element, with the hardware element being communicatively coupled to a connection. The connection is communicatively coupled to a communication port, and the communication port includes a first pin and a second pin. Additionally, at least one of the first pin and the second pin is comprised of a ferromagnetic material. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Matthew Tippett
  • Publication number: 20140256188
    Abstract: An electrical system that includes an enclosure and a power source located outside the enclosure and generating a first current. The electrical system can also include a transmitting inductor located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the power source, where the first current generated by the power source flows through the transmitting inductor. The electrical system can further include a receiving inductor positioned proximate to the transmitting inductor within the enclosure, where the first current flowing through the transmitting inductor induces a second current to flow through the receiving inductor. The electrical system can also include a device located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the receiving inductor, wherein the second current induced in the receiving conductor powers the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Scott J. Bowen
  • Publication number: 20140256189
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: a frame, a terminal set, and a base. The frame further comprises: a first receiving part, for receiving a first unit while allowing the first unit to be installed in a first direction; a second receiving part; a supporting part, for supporting and installing a circuitboard in the first direction; and a plurality of sockets, arranged in communication with the first receiving part; and a through penetration part, formed at a position between the first receiving part and the second receiving part. The terminal set includes a plurality of terminals, each formed with a first end and a second end, and each first end is inserted into its corresponding socket and protruding outside the supporting part, and each second end is disposed protruding into the first receiving part. The base is formed with a plurality of grooves for receiving the plural terminals in a one-by-one manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Kinsun Industries Inc.
    Inventors: CHING-NENG KAN, LI-CHIN YANG
  • Patent number: 8827750
    Abstract: An application structure for an electric wave effect of transmission conductor solves a high frequency crosswalk problem through the following structures. The applicature structure includes at least one transmission conductor, and the application structure includes a first differential signal transmission conductor set, first signal transmission conductor set, second differential signal transmission conductor set, first ground transmission conductor, third differential signal transmission conductor set, second signal transmission conductor set, fourth differential signal transmission conductor set, first power source transmission conductor, second power transmission conductor and second ground transmission conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kuang Ying Computer Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Ho Chung, Yu-Hung Lin, Chih-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 8827751
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a supporting body, an insulating body engaged on the supporting body, a plurality of first terminals integrated in the insulating body, a plurality of second terminals integrated in the supporting body, and a shielding shell enclosing the supporting body and the insulating body. The first and the second terminals have contact portions thereof alternately arranged in two rows in longitudinal direction, and have soldering portions thereof vertically located with tail ends thereof projecting beyond a bottom face of the supporting body. The soldering portions are alternately arranged in two rows in longitudinal direction. The electrical connector of the present invention not only has high signal transmission rate and miniaturized structure, but also can be assembled quickly and accurately, thus it saves a lot of manpower and material resources, reduces the production cost and further improves the production efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Ping-Chih Chen, Yin-Lung Wu