Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding (3) enclosing the insulative housing (1), a printed circuit board (4) connected with tail portions (21) of the contacts and a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board (4) has a first printed circuit board (41) and a second printed circuit board (42) located below the first printed circuit board, the first and the second printed circuit boards are electrically connecting with each other by a flexible circuit (43).

Abstract: A pin layout of a golden finger for FPC is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; a first conductive layer, having a plurality of first routings; a second conductive layer, having a plurality of second routings; and a plurality of conductive members; wherein the first and the second conductive layers are formed respectively on the two opposite sides of the substrate in a manner that each first routing is electrically connected to its corresponding first pin, while disposing a plurality of second pins, without contacting to the first pins and the first routings, on the side of the substrate where the first conductive layer is disposed for corresponding each of the second pins to the extensions of the plural second routings; and the plural conductive members are disposed forming electric connections between the second routings and the second pins in respective.

Abstract: A three-dimensional connector for a coordinate input device, which provides a touch pad and a support plate under said touch pad, includes a flat conductor cable. The flat conductor cable has an end connecting with the touch pad and another end providing a plurality of conductive lines. Each of the conductive lines corresponds to and is perpendicularly penetrated with a connecting pin; said connecting pin has a head section to press-fit with said flat conductor cable, extends through a slot, which is provided at the support plate next to said touch pad, to act as a contact such that said flat conductor cable is capable of transmitting electronic signal along a direction perpendicular to said flat conductor cable. Hence, the flat conductor cable can be connected firmly without loosening so as to enhance compactness of the three-dimensional connector substantially.

Abstract: A shielded connector assembly for interconnecting a camera module (50) to a printed circuit board (not shown) via a flexible printed circuit board (70) comprises a shielded shell (10) having a receiving space (100), a spring plate (30) assembled in the shielded shell, a flexible printed circuit board secured in the receiving space and abutting against the top surface of the spring plate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first section (701) received in the receiving space and second section (700) extending beyond the receiving space. The fist section at least defines a plurality of conductive pads (708) to contact with pads (not shown) formed on the bottom face of the camera module. A protecting element (702) is disposed on top surface of the first section and encloses the conductive pads and disconnects therewith so as to prevent the flexible printed circuit board from being scraped during production and assemble and the like.

Abstract: An assembly structure of flexible board and rigid board includes a rigid board, a sub-board and a flexible board. The rigid board defines a locking gap having two side surfaces projecting toward each other to form two resisting portions. The sub-board has a standing portion inserted in the locking gap. Bilateral sides of the standing portion extend outward to form two preventing arms against a bottom surface of the rigid board. The flexible board has a base portion inserted in the locking gap of the rigid board. The base portion has a front surface and a back surface located to a front surface of the sub-board. The front surface of the base portion is against the resisting portions.

Abstract: An arrangement for connecting an electronic subassembly and an optical subassembly in an electro-optical communication device such as an electro-optical transceiver. The arrangement includes a body of a rigid dielectric material for mounting e.g. on the optical subassembly. The body has electrically conductive pathways provided thereon and includes a shaped portion providing a socket-like formation. At least one electrical contact element is coupled with e.g. the electronic subassembly. The electrical contact element is pluggable into the socket-like formation of the body of rigid dielectric material and includes an elastic device adapted to elastically co-operate with the socket-like formation of the body of rigid dielectric material to retain the electrical contact element plugged in the socket-like formation to provide electrical contact with the electrically conductive pathways provide thereon, while permitting vibrational displacement of the electrical contact element within the socket-like formation.

Abstract: The specification discloses an optical transceiver that provides a FPC board to electrically connect the OSA with the circuit board. The FPC board provides pads to be connected with corresponding pads formed on the circuit board and at least one opening in adjacent to the pads. In the present invention, the shape and the position of the opening fit with the outer shape and the position of a corresponding electrical component mounted on the circuit board. By mating the opening in the FPC board with the component on the circuit board, the pads on the FPC board may be aligned with pads on the circuit board.

Abstract: A connection structure between signal transmitting boards includes a flexible signal transmitting board and a generic signal transmitting board. The generic signal transmitting board has a transmitting base which defines a limiting opening. The flexible signal transmitting board has a flexible base positioned at a side of the transmitting base. The flexible base defines a positioning slice which extends to the other side of the transmitting base via the limiting opening for locating the generic signal transmitting board and the flexible signal transmitting board together.

Abstract: In one aspect, an electrical connector to connect circuit cards includes a compliant member that includes a first end portion and a second end portion, a first rigid member attached to the first end portion of the compliant member and including a first bore extending along an axis, a second rigid member attached to the second end portion of the compliant member and including a second bore extending along the axis and a pin secured in the first bore and configured to move within the second bore. The compliant member is configured to translate along the axis from a first position corresponding to the first and second rigid members being separated to a second position corresponding to the first and second rigid members being in direct contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector with a flexible printed circuit (FPC) received may carry electrical signals between the FPC and a substrate. Latching mechanisms may serve to position the cap on the body such that the positions facilitate the insertion and retention of the FPC in the cap for a good electrical connection. The FPC may be received loosely in the cap when the cap is in a first position on the body. When the cap is depressed into a second position, the FPC may be compressed between the cap and the body. Mating ends of the contacts may electrically connect to exposed conductive elements of the FPC. Mounting ends of the contacts in the contact housing may electrically connect to the conductive elements on a substrate. If the contacts are compression contacts, the terminals of the contacts may deflect or compress when a force is exerted upon them.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning components on a module. A flexible circuit may be attached to a module in which a tooling apparatus is attached to the module. A plurality of circuit pads on a functional section of the flexible circuit is aligned by a first alignment structure located on a sacrificial portion of the flexible circuit to a second alignment structure on the tooling apparatus. The flexible circuit is attached to the module while the flexible circuit is in an aligned position.

Abstract: A connector connection terminal has a fixed piece to be inserted to a base of a connector, a coupling portion extending from the fixed piece, and a movable piece extending in parallel to the fixed piece to both sides from a free end of the coupling portion and being operated by an operation lever rotatably assembled to the base. At least one of the fixed piece and the movable piece includes at least one pointed end portion. The connector connection terminal is formed through electroforming.

Abstract: An electrical connector capable of being connected with a FPCB and a PCB stably, includes an insulating housing defining a receiving space at a top portion thereof. A plurality of terminals is received in the insulating housing and each terminal has a contacting portion projecting into the receiving space for being connected with the FPCB. A reinforcement board is received in the receiving space for being fastened together with the FPCB. A slide cover slidably covers on the insulating housing and presses against the reinforcement board. When the electrical connector is soldered to the PCB, the FPCB is electrically connected with the PCB stably for the slider cover pressing against the reinforcement board to make the FPCB connected with the terminals steadily.

Abstract: Techniques for ultra-high density connection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultra-high density connector includes a bundle of substantially parallel elongate cylindrical elements, where each cylindrical element is substantially in contact with at least one adjacent cylindrical element. Ends of the elongate cylindrical elements are disposed differentially with respect to each other to define a three-dimensional interdigitating mating surface. At least one of the elongate cylindrical elements has an electrically conductive contact positioned to tangentially engage a corresponding electrical contact of a mating connector.

Abstract: To prevent damage to equipment due to the oblique insertion of a fat cable, a capacitor-connection line having a capacitive circuit element is disposed adjacent to a power supply line of a printed circuit board and connected to a ground of the printed circuit board. When a flat cable is obliquely inserted, the capacitor-connection line which comes into erroneous contact with the power supply line works as high impedance in the case of a direct current, and the current does not flow. Damage generated when a flat cable is obliquely inserted into a connector of a printed circuit board is prevented in this manner.

Abstract: A pin layout of a golden finger for FPC is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; a first conductive layer, having a plurality of first routings; a second conductive layer, having a plurality of second routings; and a plurality of conductive members; wherein the first and the second conductive layers are formed respectively on the two opposite sides of the substrate in a manner that each first routing is electrically connected to its corresponding first pin, while disposing a plurality of second pins, without contacting to the first pins and the first routings, on the side of the substrate where the first conductive layer is disposed for corresponding each of the second pins to the extensions of the plural second routings; and the plural conductive members are disposed forming electric connections between the second routings and the second pins in respective.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a circuit board, a housing, terminals, a flexible circuit board and a reinforcement plate. The housing has a depression portion and is disposed on the circuit board. The depression portion has a first opening and a second opening adjacent to the first opening, and the terminals are disposed in the depression portion and electrically connected to the circuit board. The flexible circuit board has a first surface, a second surface and pads disposed on the first surface, and the reinforcement plate is disposed on the second surface near one end of the flexible circuit board, wherein when the flexible circuit board is joined to the housing and the first opening faces to the flexible circuit board, the pads contact the terminals, whereby the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the flexible circuit board extends from the housing via the second opening.

Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a connection object, a housing holds at least one contact to be contacted with the connection object and a switch for detecting whether the connection object is in a connected state or an unconnected state. The switch includes a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The first conductive member includes a first spring portion which is elastically deformable and extends in a first direction to have a free end, a conductive member abutting portion which is formed at the free end of the first spring portion and adapted to the abutted to the connection object in the connected state in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a first contact point which is connected to the first spring portion. The second conductive member includes a second contact point faced to the first contact point in the second direction.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a flexible printed wiring board, a printed circuit board, a support member to support the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a frame member to cover the printed circuit board and to assist support of the display panel. The printed circuit board is supported at a side surface of the support member by bending the flexible printed wiring board, and the support member includes, at the side surface for supporting the printed circuit board, a first support part to support one end side of the printed circuit board which is opposite to another end side to which the flexible printed wiring board is connected, and a second support part to support the another end side of the printed circuit board. The frame member has a contact portion for contacting the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing electrical pathways between one or more unsingulated integrated circuits and one or more test circuits external to the integrated circuits, includes a flexible substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, a plurality of first contact structures disposed in a central portion of the first surface of the flexible substrate, a plurality of second contact structures disposed in a peripheral annular region of the first surface of the flexible substrate, and a plurality of first electrically conductive pathways, each of the plurality of first electrically conductive pathways coupled to a respective first and second contact structure, wherein the second surface is free from first contact structures, second contact structures, and first electrically conductive pathways.

Abstract: A storage controller of the present invention reduces maintenance work by the user by irreplaceably mounting the respective component parts inside an enclosure. A plurality of disk drives, which comprise a spare drive, and repair slots are arranged in close proximity in a matrix on the front side inside the enclosure. A backboard is disposed rearward of the respective disk drives. A plurality of control boards are arranged rearward of the backboard by being stacked one atop the other. A plurality of disk drives and a plurality of batteries respectively stacked one atop the other are arranged on the one side of the respective control boards. A plurality of power devices stacked one atop the other are arranged on the other side of the respective control boards. A plurality of cooling fans are arranged in the center part of the enclosure. The respective parts are affixed to the enclosure so as to be irreplaceable under normal circumstances.

Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed for coupling a signal wire bundle from a controller console to a hand-operated catheter assembly. The connector includes a female connector component having a cylindrical cavity, wire fingers disposed within the cylindrical cavity, a guide peg disposed on a surface of the cylindrical cavity at a point proximate an opening of the cylindrical cavity, and a central pin disposed on a base surface at a closed end of the cylindrical cavity. The connector also includes a male connector component having a substantially cylindrical shape having a non-uniform transverse cross-section radius. The male connector component comprises a set of signal leads disposed along arcs of a cylindrical surface of the male connector, a slot defined within the male connector's surface is arranged to accept the guide peg of the female connector component and constrain the relative positions of the male connector and female connector during engagement.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing, conductive contacts arranged in the housing, each of which has a fixed beam fixed to the housing, a movable beam having a contacting projection and an engaging portion and a connecting strut for connecting the movable beam with the fixed beam, and an actuator rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and for engaging with the engaging portion of the conductive contact to cause the contacting projection of the conductive contact to come into press-contact with one of connecting terminals arranged on a circuit board having been inserted into the housing when rotated to shift from the first station to the second station, wherein a first side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the contacting projection of the movable beam is substantially perpendicular to the fixed beam and a second side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the engaging portion of the movable beam slants from the movable beam to the fixed beam so that

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically mounted on a circuit board for connecting with a complementary connector, which comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and a retaining member fixed in the insulative housing for fastening the connector onto the circuit board. The insulative housing includes a base portion, an inserting portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the bottom of the base portion. Said retaining member comprises two first retaining patches fixed in two opposite sides of the insulative housing. On the front end of the bottom, there defined a plurality of receiving slot, said retaining member further comprises several second retaining patches correspondingly received in said receiving slots.

Abstract: A flexible cable positioning device is disclosed. The flexible cable positioning device comprises a baseboard, a positioning housing, a cover and a flexible cable. The baseboard has a plurality of contact points. The positioning housing is located on the baseboard and corresponded to the contact points. The cover is mounted on the positioning housing, and has a plurality of protruding parts corresponding to the contact points. The flexible cable is accommodated removably in the positioning housing, and the flexible cable has a contact part disposed between the contact points and the protruding parts. The cover is for pressing and fixing the flexible cable into the positioning housing, and the protruding parts are for fixing the contact part of the flexible cable to the contact points of the baseboard. Therefore, the contact part of the flexible cable is electrically connected with the contact points of the baseboard firmly and stably.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly and method of connecting an electrical connector to a substrate are provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a substrate having first electrical circuitry formed on a surface, an elastomer, and second electrical circuitry disposed at least partially between the substrate and the elastomer. Elements of the second electrical circuitry are pressed into contact with contact pads of the first electrical circuitry. The electrical connector assembly also includes a holder securing the elastomer in a compressed state to provide a pressure contact between the circuit elements and the contact pads.

Abstract: A socket for a quick-connector having a main housing has a top and bottom housing, and a non-connected wall having one side and the front wall of a recessed space are provided with a fastening peg corresponding to a peg slot provided at the bottom housing, allowing the two housings to be mounted and engaged such that the circuit board, the flexible circuit board, the terminal platform, the male or female socket and the locking bolt are contained therein, and the rear rotating section is formed by the top and the bottom rear section housing as a hollow pivotal shaft, which is engaged within the recessed space and the slot of the pivot, allowing a 0 to 180 degree rotation, the interior of the rear section is the cable mounting, for holding the cable which branches from the rear rotating section housing to form a hollow pivot shaft to the main housing; the terminal platform, the male or female socket and the flexible circuit board are soldered to form a connected component.

Abstract: An electrical connecting device for two electrical components which, when assembled, have electrical contact areas facing each other. The electrical connecting device comprises: a plurality of metallic connecting elements, each connecting element having first and second contact portions resiliently compressible against each other; and a flexible dielectric carrier sheet for the connecting elements, a portion of each connecting element being attached to the carrier sheet. Each connecting element comprises a strip of material having a bend at an intermediate portion. In the device, the connecting elements are resiliently compressible against each other, independent of any supporting structure. A rigid supporting structure is accordingly not required.

Abstract: A device includes a chassis and a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit has a terminal portion which is disposed so as to overlap with a mounted area of a circuit board mounted on a surface of the chassis. The device includes a connection auxiliary member which is disposed on the surface of the chassis at a position close to the terminal portion. The connection auxiliary member includes a fixed portion fixed to the surface of the chassis and a deformed portion connected to the fixed portion. The deformed portion deforms so that a part thereof rises from the surface of the chassis by pushing the deformed portion toward the fixed portion to lift up the terminal portion of the flexible printed circuit from the surface of the chassis.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to assemble multi-core dice. A first socket has first N sets of front side bus (FSB) contacts to house a first package having first 2N dice. Each of the first 2N dice has M cores. N and M are positive integers. A first chipset has 2N FSB signal groups interfacing to the first package via the first N sets of FSB contacts using first N FSB signal groups of the 2N FSB signal groups.

Abstract: A method for mounting a head stack assembly (HSA) circuit assembly is disclosed. A flexible circuit substrate may be coupled to a stiffener. The stiffener may be a metal, such as aluminum, or some other stiff and durable material. The flexible circuit substrate may be made of an organic material and may have a series of electronic leads embedded in the flexible circuit substrate. The flexible substrate may be coupled to the stiffener by an adhesive or laminated onto the stiffener. The stiffener may be mounted onto the actuator arm by soldering or by laser welding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that controllably allows the relative rotation between structures, such as a gimbal and a structure to which it is mounted. According to one aspect, the apparatus includes a twist capsule assembly with internal stop mechanisms that controllably prevents the amount of clockwise and counterclockwise rotation with respect to a rotation axis. According to another aspect of the invention, by limiting the amount of relative rotation, other means of communicating power and signals between the structures can be used, thus avoiding or reducing the limitations imposed by conventional slip ring assemblies. According to yet another aspect, the invention includes techniques and structures for allowing conventionally shielded cables and wires to be used in place of slip rings, while allowing for rotation between structures, thus even further improving the communication of power and signals between structures.

Abstract: A method of making a printed circuit board in which at least three substrates are aligned and bonded together (e.g., using lamination). Two of the substrates have openings formed therein, with each opening including a cover member located therein. During lamination, the cover members for a seal and prevent dielectric material (e.g., resin) liquefied during the lamination from contacting the conductive layers on the opposed surfaces of the inner (first) substrate. A PCB is thus formed with either a projecting edge portion or a plurality of cavities therein such that electrical connection may be made to the PCB using an edge connector or the like.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a flex circuit, and a spring-and-pressurized-gas mechanism for selectively pushing electrical contacts of the flex circuit against contacts of an interposer used to make electrical contact with a part to be electrically tested, a device under test (DUT). The mechanism includes a pair of pawls that are rotated to hook onto posts of the board to pull the electrical connector toward and into contact with the contacts of the interposer. The mechanism has a chamber for receiving pressurized gas, to push against a piston, to compress a spring that is mechanically coupled to and rotates the pawls. The mechanism is biased such that the electrical connector engages the interposer when gas pressure is removed, allowing the connector to remain engaged with interposer using only the forces from the spring.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrical connector for a printed circuit board includes a body having a fixation portion for affixing the connector to an associated printed circuit board. The fixation portion includes a first side formed between a second and third side. A first tab member extends from the first side, wherein the first tab member is configured to exert a compressive force on an associated flex connector to securely hold the associated flex connector between the first tab member and the associated printed circuit board.

Abstract: A device for connecting printed circuit boards. The device comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface, and flat pickup portions respectively disposed on opposite faces of the first mounting face and the second mounting face; each terminal includes a first leg on the first mounting surface, and a second leg on the second mounting surface.

Abstract: A shielded shell (1) for interconnecting a camera module to a printed circuit board via a flexible printed circuit board comprises a base wall and a frond wall, a back wall, a left wall and a right wall cooperatively defining a receiving space. A plurality of spring fingers is integrally formed on one of the bottom wall and sidewalls. Therefore, the procedure is simply and a better electrical path is provided between the camera module and the printed circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed is an interposer for accessing one or more signals from an Integrated Circuit (IC) package. The interposer is disposed between the IC package and a socket body. The interposer comprises a plurality of clearance holes and at least one connecting element. The plurality of clearance holes allows an array of contacts on a first surface of the socket body to pass through the interposer and make electrical contact with a first set of contacts of a plurality of contacts of the IC package. The at least one connecting element is configured to make electrical contact with a second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package. The electrical contact between the at least one connecting element and the second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package provides access to the one or more signals from the IC package.

Abstract: An electric connector assembly includes a flexible printed circuit including a fastening potion and two different surfaces, an electric connector attached on the first surface of the FPC, a first reinforced patch, attached on the second surface of the FPC, a pulling element attached on the first reinforced patch and including a second reinforced patch and a pull-tab. The pull-tab surrounds the second reinforced patch therein and a part of the pull-tab is attached between the first and second reinforced patches.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, which includes an insulative housing and a flexible bus inserted into the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base defining a slot therein, and a mating portion connected with the base. Mounting portions are integrally formed on opposite sides of the base for receiving fixing sheets. The flexible bus has a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface forming a plurality of contact points on an end thereof. When the flexible bus extends into the slot of the insulative housing, contact points of the flexible bus are exposed out of a side of the mating portion for electrically connecting with a mating connector.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and devices for fabricating printable semiconductor elements and assembling printable semiconductor elements onto substrate surfaces. Methods, devices and device components of the present invention are capable of generating a wide range of flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices and arrays of devices on substrates comprising polymeric materials. The present invention also provides stretchable semiconductor structures and stretchable electronic devices capable of good performance in stretched configurations.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an inexpensive and simple means for electrically and mechanically connecting a plurality of printed circuits together. The present invention also comprised embodiments where the printed circuits can be moved relative to each other without breaking the electrical contact between them. Yet another embodiment contemplates a means for joining two linear printed circuits to make a longer circuit. In yet another embodiment, the printed circuits and connections are used to make an inexpensive, reliable electrical harness for contacting a patient-worn sensor to a patient monitor such as an ECG monitor.

Abstract: A circuit device of the present invention includes a first element which is placed parallel to a first reference plane and which senses a physical quantity, and a second element placed parallel to a second reference plane which intersects the first reference plane at a predetermined angle. The circuit device further includes a sealing resin for integrally sealing the first and second elements, a first conductive pattern which is electrically connected to the first element and placed parallel to the first reference plane and which has a back surface exposed from the sealing resin, and a second conductive pattern which is electrically connected to the second element and placed parallel to the second reference plane and which has a back surface exposed from the sealing resin.

Abstract: The object is to provide a transceiver module that is capable of performing a high-rate communication, and satisfies the demand at a moderate cost in a case where short distance communication is enough for transmitting or receiving signals. The transceiver module has a Re-timer 11, a control portion 12, a reference clock generating portion 13, a power portion 14 and a CX4 interface 15. The Re-timer 11 is coupled to a transceiver portion (Tx/Rx) 21 through an XAUI (10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface) interface 22, and is coupled to other component that is coupled to one end of a cable 150 for balanced transmission through the CX4 (10GBASE-CX4) interface 15.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing having a pair of longitudinal side walls (11) and a pair of end walls (12) connecting the side walls thereby defining a receiving cavity therebetween. A plurality of terminal grooves (13) are defined in an inner side of the side wall and exposed to the receiving cavity. A plurality of terminals are received in said terminal grooves and comprise signal terminals and grounding terminals. At least one shell (3) covers on an outer side of the side wall and defines an upper side and a lower side. At least one grounding arm (33) is formed at the lower side of the shell and spaced to the lower side of the shell thereby forming a slot (333) therebetween. The at least one grounding arm (33) has a first portion (331) abutting against the side wall and a second portion (332) mechanically and electrically contacting with the grounding terminal.

Abstract: The object is to provide a transceiver module that is capable of performing a high-rate communication, and satisfies the demand at a moderate cost in a case where short distance communication is enough for transmitting or receiving signals. The transceiver module has a Re-timer 11, a control portion 12, a reference clock generating portion 13, a power portion 14 and a CX4 interface 15. The Re-timer 11 is coupled to a transceiver portion (Tx/Rx) 21 through an XAUI (10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface) interface 22, and is coupled to other component that is coupled to one end of a cable 150 for balanced transmission through the CX4 (10GBASE-CX4) interface 15.

Abstract: An ejection mechanism for a connector is disclosed. The connector has a housing that carries contacts, a frame attached to the housing for guiding insertion and removal of a card, and a pivot arm disposed in the housing that ejects the card toward a removal side by pivoting. The ejection mechanism has a cover connected to the frame, a push bar having a push button. The ejection mechanism also has a cam groove plate with a cam groove connected to the cover. The ejection mechanism also has a cam pin connected to the push bar and received within the cam groove. The ejection mechanism also has a push plate having a restricting hole that receives the cam pin and the push plate is configured to pivot the pivot arm in reaction to movement of the push button.

Abstract: An electrical assembly including a socket assembly, a first circuit member electrically coupled to contact members along a first side of a socket assembly, and a second circuit member electrically coupled to the contact members along a second side of the socket assembly. A flexible circuit member is interposed between the socket assembly and the second circuit member. The flexible circuit member comprises a plurality of electrical traces electrically coupled with the contact members on the socket assembly. In one embodiment the flexible circuit member comprises a distal portion extending the electrical traces beyond the socket assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a carrier having opposite first and second sides. A plurality of contacts are held in the carrier. Each contact includes a first conductive element defining a first conductive path and a second conductive element defining a second conductive path separate from the first conductive path. The first and second conductive paths are configured to electrically connect an electrical component on one side of the carrier to an electrical component on the opposite side of the carrier.

Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulative housing, some terminals, an insert and a shield. The insulative housing includes a main body, a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms. The forward section of said main body is a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves. The rearward section of said main body is a connecting portion with some troughs corresponding to the grooves. Each side arm includes two pair of separated receiving slots on the tail thereof to be connected to the receiving space. Each of terminals includes a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion. The insert includes a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body.