Abstract: The invention relates to a modular system comprising an electrical base unit (1) with a plurality of slots each for receiving a pluggable electrical unit (2), each pluggable electrical unit (2) being connected to the base unit (1) by means of a multi-pin plug-in connection comprising a plug-in contact device (23) and a mating plug-in contact device (13) and the base unit (1) being provided with signal processing means (12).

Abstract: A DIMM connector, including pins for transmitting side band signals for at least one of battery status or control for a battery backed cache is disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a longitudinal axis with two rows of terminal-receiving passages generally on opposite sides of the axis. The passages are alternatingly staggered along the axis, with adjacent sides of the passages in the two rows thereof overlapping along the axis. A plurality of conductive terminals are received in the passages. Each terminal includes a relatively wide body portion with a relatively narrow contact portion projecting from one side of the body portion. The terminals are disposed in the passages in alternating orientations longitudinally of the axis, whereby the contact portions of the terminals are disposed in the overlapping sides of the passages to define a single row of contact portions longitudinally of the axis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector assembly including a connector for use in electrically connecting a surgical instrument to a power source, such as a generator. The connector generally includes an outer shell with a plurality of first and second electrical conductors disposed within the outer shell for providing the electrical connection between the surgical instrument and a cable leading to the power source. In one aspect of the present invention, the connector includes an isolation barrier disposed within the outer shell so as to separate each of the first electrical conductors from each of the second electrical conductors. In another aspect, the connector includes a keying feature in which the outer surface of the outer shell is modified so as to ensure that the connector may only be plugged into the generator a single way. This reduces the risk that the electrical conductors may be bent due to improper orientation during the insertion action.

Abstract: A cable connector comprises a housing and a number of terminals received in the housing. The housing has a mating surface and a mounting surface opposite to the mating surface. The housing defines one or more rows of receiving holes extending through the mating surface and the mounting surface for receiving the terminals. A cross-section of the receiving hole presents a slanted rectangle section plus a pair of recessing sections on opposite long sides of the slanted rectangle section. Each recessing section defines a vertical peripheral wall. The terminal comprises a gradually twisted contact portion at one end thereof, a straight extending portion connected with the contact portion, and a securing portion at the other end thereof correspondingly twisted in a similar way as the contact portion. The straight extending portion has a width comparable to a horizontal distance between the peripheral walls of the recessing sections of the receiving hole.

Abstract: An electric plug made of a synthetic resin material and capable of preventing tracking comprises a plug main body made of a synthetic resin material such as PVC, a pair of blades connected to electrical wires exposed at one end of a cable, and a groove formed in the front face portion of the plug main body at a position between the blades, so that the blades are prevented from becoming short-circuited due to the presence of dust or water-drops between the plug blades.

Abstract: A connector comprises a connector housing 22 which includes two terminal cover sections 26, 27 and a mounting part 28 adapted to engage with a mating member, and a plurality of terminals 23 each of which includes a connecting portion 38 and a continuously formed contact portion 39 having springy characteristics. The connecting portion 38 is projected into one of the terminal cover sections 26, and the contact portion 39 is projected into the other of the terminal cover sections 27. The other terminal cover section 27 is positioned inside the mating member after being assembled. One of the walls 32 defining the other terminal cover section 27 is provided with holes 33 through which external terminals 48 provided on the mating member are adapted to pass.

Abstract: A plug includes a housing having a compartment, a base mounted in the housing, two blades securely attached to the base, and a grounding prong that is electrically connected to an external grounding wire. The base includes an inner side facing the compartment of the housing and an outer side facing away from the compartment of the housing. A receiving member extends from the inner side of the base and locates in the compartment. The grounding prong includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the grounding prong is securely, releasably engaged with the base with the second end of the grounding prong extended out of the housing for use with a socket with a ground slot. The grounding prong is removably received in a receptacle of the receiving member when used with a socket without a ground slot.

Abstract: The present invention includes a terminal block accommodation chamber formed in a sub-plate, a cover member detachably mounted on the opening of the terminal block accommodation chamber, and a terminal block that is formed integrally with the cover member and that is loaded in and unloaded from the terminal block accommodation chamber by installing and removing the cover member. The terminal block has a plurality of feeding terminals to which leads drawn through an introduction port in the cover member are connected. A plurality of plug-shaped contact shoes for electric connection are attached to the respective terminals. Socket-shaped contact shoes leading to the solenoid valve are provided in a first connector installed inside the terminal block accommodation chamber. When the solenoid is inserted into the accommodation chamber, the contact shoes of the terminal block are connected to the contact shoes of the first connector.

Abstract: A low crosstalk connector configuration includes a terminal face, and at least three pairs of elongated parallel electrical connector terminals, wherein each pair is aligned in a plane normal to the terminal face. A first pair of terminals is aligned in a plane parallel to a second plane in which a second pair of terminals is aligned. A first distance between midpoints of the first and the second pairs of terminals in a direction parallel to the first and the second planes, equals a second distance between the midpoints in a direction perpendicular to the first and the second planes. A third pair of terminals is aligned in a third plane perpendicular to the first and the second planes. The third plane coincides with a point between either of the first or the second pair of terminals. A cable and connector assembly includes a length of cable with at least three pairs of twisted wires, with each wire pair connected to a corresponding pair of the connector terminals.

Abstract: An LED light string structure is provided. The LED light string structure includes an LED (1) having conductive leads (12) projecting from one end. The leads (12) have an arcuate shape and make electrical contact with first and second terminals (31). The apices of the arcuate leads (12) act as both electrical contact points and as mechanical retention points.

Abstract: A plug terminal mounting arrangement includes a terminal holder base holding six terminals in respective terminal slots thereon. A U-shaped metal plate and a metal connecting block are fastened to front and rear side walls of the terminal holder base. Six U-shaped locating plates are respectively coupled between adjacent V-shaped locating blocks at the rear side of the terminal holder base. A seven-line power cord has seven wires respectively connected to the metal connecting blocks and the terminals. The V-shaped locating blocks have a partition board arranged between the legs of the V-shape for preventing the U-shaped locating plates from contacting one another. The terminal slots of the terminal holder base each having a rectangular cross section at one end adjacent the front side wall of the terminal holder base, and a T-shaped cross section at an opposite end adjacent the rear side wall of the terminal holder base.

Abstract: The present invention includes a terminal block accommodation chamber formed in a sub-plate, a cover member detachably mounted on the opening of the terminal block accommodation chamber, and a terminal block that is formed integrally with the cover member and that is loaded in and unloaded from the terminal block accommodation chamber by installing and removing the cover member. The terminal block has a plurality of feeding terminals to which leads drawn through an introduction port in the cover member are connected. A plurality of plug-shaped contact shoes for electric connection are attached to the respective terminals. Socket-shaped contact shoes leading to the solenoid valve are provided in a first connector installed inside the terminal block accommodation chamber. When the solenoid is inserted into the accommodation chamber, the contact shoes of the terminal block are connected to the contact shoes of the first connector.

Abstract: A semiconductor die carrier may include an insulative substrate; an array of groups of multiple electrically conductive contacts arranged in rows and columns on the insulative substrate, wherein the groups from adjacent rows are staggered as are the groups from adjacent columns, and a portion of each group overlaps into an adjacent row or an adjacent column of the groups of the array; a semiconductor die; and structure for providing electrical connection between the semiconductor die and the conductive contacts.

Abstract: A connector for an electric vehicle in which a bus bar connecting portion of a terminal is secured and connected, in parallel, to a plate-like bus bar arranged in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. In the connector, a connector housing has a terminal accommodating chamber in the form of a substantially cylindrical space, and a rotation-preventing face is provided on the inner wall of the terminal accommodating chamber to radially and inwardly protrude from the inner wall. A body portion of the terminal is formed into a rod to be fitted into the terminal accommodating chamber. The bus bar connecting portion in the form of a plate, with a width equal to an outer diameter of the body portion, is extended from the rear end of the body portion. Two slants are formed on the body portion by partially removing the body portion along two planes intersecting perpendicularly to each other.

Abstract: A connector assembly for a heating unit (10) on an aircraft sensor or indicator (or other product application) includes a plug ring (16) having an annular periphery (72) provided with a plurality of circumferentially-spaced plug contacts (40), and a receptacle ring (17) having an annular periphery (42) provided with a corresponding plurality of circumferentially-spaced receptacle contacts (27) receiving the plug contacts (40) on the plug ring (16). The receptacle ring (17) has a pair of adjacent segments each having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced receptacle contacts (27), such that the plug contacts (40) on the plug ring (16) may be received in either plurality of receptacle contacts (27) on the receptacle ring (17).

Abstract: An electrical connector (18) comprises, an insulating housing (19), a front portion of the housing (19) comprising an elongated plug (21), elongated cavities (23) bridging transversely across the plug (21), a mouth (25) of each of the cavities opening into an elongated, blade receiving, narrow slot (22), each narrow slot (22) intersecting a corresponding one of the cavities (23), a conducting electrical contact (20) in each of the cavities (23), each of the contacts (20) having thin leaf sides (29) on a blade receiving receptacle, each receptacle being positioned beneath a corresponding narrow slot (22), and edges on respective thin leaf sides (29) being overlapped by undercut shelves (27) along an intersection of the narrow slots (22) with respective cavities (23).

Abstract: A semiconductor die carrier may include an insulative substrate; an array of groups of multiple electrically conductive contacts arranged in rows and columns on the insulative substrate, wherein the groups from adjacent rows are staggered as are the groups from adjacent columns, and a portion of each group overlaps into an adjacent row or an adjacent column of the groups of the array; a semiconductor die; and structure for providing electrical connection between the semiconductor die and the conductive contacts.

Abstract: A pin terminal includes a rounded pin-like electrical connection portion, a body portion, an interconnecting portion, a conductor clamping portion and a covering clamping portion, and this pin terminal is processed into a roll-shape. A drawn portion of a corrugated configuration is circumferentially provided by pressing between the cylindrical body portion of a larger diameter and each of the electrical connection portion of a smaller diameter and the interconnecting portion of a smaller diameter.

Abstract: An electrical adapter includes a housing block made of electrically insulating material and a pair of spaced, parallel, electrically conducting blade terminals embedded in the housing block. The first ends of the blade terminals engage contact elements in an automotive fuse block or panel and the second ends, which are either freely accessible within, or extend from, the housing block, engage the electrical connectors of an auxiliary device.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly has a plug (1) and socket (2) which are engageable along axis (3) for a plug body (34) to be received within a socket body (4) as a tubular core (5) of the socket receives a core (35) of the plug. Spring terminals (13) are located within an annular cavity (7) and blade terminals (31) are located within an annular cavity (36) of the respective socket and plug bodies. Terminals (13) have cantilevered contact faces (18) inclined relative to the axis (3) and the terminals (31) have contact edges (52) which slide over the contact faces (18) to provide electrical contact and a cleaning/wiping action therebetween. Contact faces (18) are displaced inwardly against their resilient biasing by engagement with the contact edges (52) while the terminals (31) are restrained from outward displacement by seatings (42) in the wall (34).The spring terminals (13) and blade terminals (31) are fitted axially to their respective bodies through slots 11 and (38) respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed. The connector is made up of an electrical connector comprising: a first (female) housing and a second (male) housing, the first and second housings being capable of mating by being brought together along an axis, such that when the housings are mated the second housing lies at least partially within the first housing. Mounted in the first housing is a first conductor. The first conductor has a fixed end mounted in the housing and a free end and is biased in a first direction substantially transverse to the axis. A second conductor is mounted in the second housing at a position in relation to the axis such that when the first and second housings are mated the first conductor is adjacent the second conductor. A camming means is mounted in the second housing for interacting with the first conductor on mating of the housings.

Abstract: A projection-type male connector component includes a buttress of insulative polymeric material surrounded by a number of electrically conductive contacts electrically isolated from each other. The male component is designed to mate with an equal number of female cantilever beam contacts. The buttress is provided with a tapered end and the male contacts are bent over this tapered end so that the female contacts touch the male contacts when the male and female contacts are mated rather than the insulative material from which the buttress is made. In this way, excessive wear of the female contacts is avoided.

Abstract: The present invention features an electrical and electronic connector module having six degrees of freedom. The connector module is particularly useful in advanced electrical and electronic wiring systems, such as multiplexed wiring systems, wherein many electrical functions or signals share common wire pathways. The connector module comprises a male header containing a plurality of male connector elements. A plurality of female connector elements disposed in a receptacle assembly is designed to align and mate with respective ones of the male connector elements disposed in the male header. The header and receptacle align by means of a pair of header shoulder bolts that seat within apertures disposed on distal ends of the receptacle. The mating of the male-female connectors is assured by reason that the receptacle is allowed to float within a housing, which forms part of the receptacle assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body and an array of posts extending out at least one side of the connector body. Each of the posts defines a tip and two opposed pairs of post faces that intersect at edges extending along the post. The tip defines four tip faces which converge toward a tip nose, and each tip face is aligned with a respective one of the post faces. Each of the tip faces is convex outwardly, and the edges between the post faces adjacent the tip are curved with a radius of curvature greater than about 0.005 inches. The electrical connector is assembled by press fitting the posts through pre-formed through holes, and the tip geometry reduces skiving of material out of the through hole as well as assembly forces.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a low insertion force, high normal force mating contact structure comprising a male terminal and a female terminal. The contact portions of the female terminal are adapted to electrically engage the lead-in portion of the male terminal as the male terminal is inserted into the mouth between the contact portion of the female terminal. The lead-in portion of the male terminal is split and defines a pair of diverging beams extending forwardly and angled outwardly from the final contact area. The beams have inwardly facing, laterally offset, opposing camming portions adapted to engage and increasingly deflect the contact portions of the spring arms of the female terminal as the male terminal is moved from an initial position to a final position wherein the female contact portions are in engagement with the final contact area of the male terminal.

Abstract: A mating electrical safety plug and receptacle. The plug includes a set of non-conductive tubular prongs, each of which shrouds a conductive element. The ends of each prong are open to receive a corresponding central post of the receptacle. The plug may include a ground prong. The receptacle is provided with a set of openings, each opening adapted to receive a corresponding prong. Each opening has a central post concentrically disposed, thus producing an annular cavity for the receipt of a tubular prong. Each central post includes a recess having a conductive element disposed therein. The receptacle may also be provided with a ground opening to accommodate a plug with a ground prong. The conductive element recessed within each central post engages with a respective conductive element shrouded by a corresponding prong. These mating conductive elements engage only when the plug is fully connected.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body and an array of posts extending out at least one side of the connector body. Each of the posts defines a tip and two opposed pairs of post faces that intersect at edges extending along the post. The tip defines four tip faces which converge toward a tip nose, and each tip face is aligned with a respective one of the post faces. Each of the tip faces is convex outwardly, and the edges between the post faces adjacent the tip are curved with a radius of curvature greater than about 0.005 inches. The electrical connector is assembled by press fitting the posts through pre-formed through holes, and the tip geometry reduces skiving of material out of the through hole as well as assembly forces.

Abstract: An electrical connector terminal formed from sheet stock of desired thickness in a "T"-shaped blank. Opposite arms of the "T"-shaped blank are folded on themselves accordion-style to form an integral head portion having a thickness of several multiples of the sheet stock thickness. An electrical contact fulcrum surface is formed on the edges of the folded material of the head portion.

Abstract: An automotive headlamp socket includes an interior floor having a wall projecting therefrom. The wall contains a plurality of T-shaped slots which frictionally accept electrical contacts.

Abstract: The tab is for mating with an electrical receptacle having oppositely bowed, gold plated, contact surfaces. The tab has a gold plated contact portion, one side of which is formed with two small radius, smoothly convex ribs extending along opposite margins of the one side for good wiping contact with one of the contact surfaces of the receptacle. The opposite side of the contact portion is formed with a single, smoothly arcuate rib for engaging the other contact surface of the receptacle to provide high durability contact therewith, the single rib being of much greater radius than either of the two ribs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-pin electrical connector of low insertion force type comprising a male plug having pin terminals of two different kinds, and a female socket having contacts of same kind. Each pin terminal of one kind has a straight inclination extending downwards from its tip end at a relatively small angle whereas each pin terminal of the other kind has a straight inclination extending downwards from its tip end at a relatively large angle. Thus, the resultant insertion force of pin terminals of one kind reaches its peak value earlier than the resultant insertion force of pin terminals of the other kind reaches its peak value while the male plug is inserted in the female socket. To an advantage the straight inclination can be easily shaped with precision. This permits mass production of pin terminals of same insertion force characteristics.

Abstract: An electrical plug is set forth including a first blade in electrical association with a first electrical conductor member and a second divided blade associated electrically with a plurality of first and second electrical switch wires, wherein a resilient polymeric insulator strip is formed between the first and second divided blade portions to provide a plurality of switched electrical wires directed from the divided blade structure permitting electrical switching of the switched wires. The insulative member is formed to ensure securement of the plug member within the associated electric outlet. An electrical receptacle apparatus is set forth including a first slot in electrical association with a first electrical conductor member and a second slot with two electrical conductors associated electrically with a plurality of first and second electrical switch wires permitting electrical switching of the switched wires.

Abstract: An electrical brain-contact device and device for connecting a plurality of lead wires with individual conductors. The lead wires extend to a terminal mount and to an array of terminals; a conductor support holds an array of the individual conductors; and a connector block with a first space and an array of second spaces serves to join the conductors to the terminals, preferably by a biasing means. The first space receives the terminal mount and the array of second spaces receives the conductor array. The block may be single or have a plurality of sub-blocks attached end-to-end allowing the block to be sized to accept any number of terminals and conductors. Each block or sub-block is preferably a non-conductive one-piece member.

Abstract: A multi-contact electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of wires to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes an open topped housing having a plurality of contact chambers, wire holding sections, and terminal receiving bores, with the terminal receiving bores intersecting lower portions of the contact chambers and extending in parallel to the wire holding sections. Each wire holding section includes a securing arrangement such that the wire placed therein is securely held, and each of the contact chambers accommodates a contact member having a pair of spaced pressing elements, with a space between the pressing elements being narrower than a diameter of a conductor in the wires so that the insulating cladding or cover of the wire is penetrated by side ridges of the pressing elements to allow the conductor of the wire to make an electrical contact with the contact member.

Abstract: An electrical apparatus is disclosed which comprises a combination of a solenoid device such as a solenoid valve, a relay or a plunger driving solenoid device and an energization control circuit which energizes the solenoid device. One end of an electrical cable is connected to the solenoid valve while the other end of the cable is connected to a connector. The electrical cable prevents the transmission of oscillations which the solenoid valve experiences to the connector. The energization control circuit is housed within the connector. The energization control circuit responds to a changing of a given switch from its on to its off condition, by energizing the electrical coil only during a given time interval. When the time interval has passed, it interrupts the energization of the electrical coil, and the energization control circuit itself is substantially disconnected from the power source.

Abstract: A high density receptacle has a right-angled configuration having pins extending from a mounting face for interconnection to a printed circuit board. A second face is mountable to a bulkhead and has three rows of pins mounted in a cavity recessed from the second mounting face for interconnection to a matable plug having socket contacts. The contacts within the receptacle are disposed in three tiers, the contacts being bent around mandrels to form the right-angled bend. Below the mandrels is a contact locating plate having contact receiving slots in line with the contacts. The upper and lower row of contacts are laterally aligned with each other and with a first contact receiving slot. The first slot has two widths, and has a rib extending down along the edges of the slot. When the contacts are placed in the slot, the ribs interferingly hold the contacts in place.

Abstract: An electrical connector system comprising a cylindrical plug assembly with terminals and a cylindrical socket assembly with terminals is disclosed. The assemblies may be axially joined virtually independent of their rotational orientation with respect to each other to effect the proper coupling of the terminals. The terminals of each assembly are recessed within their assemblies and coil springs are positioned to bias the terminals into an electrical coupling relationship with one other.