Having Modular Or Multipart Insulating Body Patents (Class 439/701)
  • Patent number: 8974253
    Abstract: A contact module includes an overmolded leadframe with frame members separated by corresponding gaps and a removable insert coupled to a corresponding receptacle signal contacts. The removable insert has a main wall, end walls extending from the main wall and forming a receiving space therebetween, and a finger extending from the main wall in the receiving space. First and second channels are formed between the finger and the corresponding end walls that receive the contacts. The finger and end walls hold the lateral positions of the contacts during the overmolding process. The receiving space is filled with dielectric material during overmolding and the removable insert leaves a window in the corresponding frame member that exposes the corresponding receptacle signal contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland B.V.
    Inventors: Tekke Drijfhout, Albert Pieter Jan Mooij, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink, Ronald Nico Adriaan Daamen
  • Patent number: 8936474
    Abstract: An electrical junction box has a box body (84) is formed by combining a first case (12) and a second case (14). The first case (12) has a receptacle (18) for housing a stacked connector (20). A connector lock (50) is provided on the second case (14) for fixing the stacked connector (20) inside the receptacle (18). The connector lock (50) latches and fixes at least two of the connector housings (88) that are successive in the stacking direction in the stacked connector (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Katsuse
  • Patent number: 8926378
    Abstract: A first housing (10) includes a first frame (11) with a frame main body (12) and a receptacle (13), a plurality of first sub-housings (17) individually accommodated in first accommodation spaces (14) of the first frame (11), a projection (21) projecting forward from the frame main body (12) and reinforcements (22) projecting from outer surfaces of the projection (21). A second housing (30) includes a second frame (31) with second accommodation spaces (32), second sub-housings (35) individually accommodated in the second accommodation spaces (32), a second partition wall (33) between adjacent second accommodation spaces (32), an accommodating recess (38) in the second partition wall (33) and configured to accommodate the projection (21). A cut portion (39) is formed in the second partition wall (33) and accommodates the reinforcements (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Tanimura
  • Patent number: 8926377
    Abstract: Techniques for improving electrical performance of a connector. The techniques are compatible with the form factor of a standardized connector, such as an SFP connector or stacked SFP. The resulting connector has reduced insertion loss for high speed signals. Such techniques, which can be used separately or together, include shaping of conductive elements within the connector while still retaining the same mating contact arrangement. Changes may be made at the contact tail portions or in the intermediate portions where engagement to a connector housing occurs. The techniques also include the incorporation of lossy bridging members between conductive elements designated to be ground conductors. For connectors according to the stacked SFP configuration, multiple bridging members may be incorporated at multiple locations within the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Kirk, Vijay Kasturi
  • Patent number: 8915758
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector having a plurality of contact housings and a lock housing. The plurality of contact housings are vertically positioned upon each other. Each contact housing having a first end, a second end, and a step portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The lock housing includes a cover plate extending across an upper side of the plurality of contact housings and a lock arm extending from the cover plate and engageable with at least one of the plurality of contact housings. The lock arm includes an end portion engageable with the step portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Seiji Shishikura, Hiroyuki Iketani
  • Publication number: 20140357133
    Abstract: A contact module includes an overmolded leadframe with frame members separated by corresponding gaps and a removable insert coupled to a corresponding receptacle signal contacts. The removable insert has a main wall, end walls extending from the main wall and forming a receiving space therebetween, and a finger extending from the main wall in the receiving space. First and second channels are formed between the finger and the corresponding end walls that receive the contacts. The finger and end walls hold the lateral positions of the contacts during the overmolding process. The receiving space is filled with dielectric material during overmolding and the removable insert leaves a window in the corresponding frame member that exposes the corresponding receptacle signal contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Tekke Drijfhout, Albert Pieter Jan Mooij, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink, Ronald Nico Adriaan Daamen
  • Patent number: 8899995
    Abstract: A modular battery device may include a substantially planar dielectric substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface spaced from and opposite the first major surface. A plurality of conductive couplers may extend through the substrate from the first major surface to the second major surface at spaced locations. Each conductive coupler may have a first connector element disposed at the first major surface of the substrate electrically connected to an associated second connector element forming an extension extending from the second major surface of the substrate. The device may be selectively engageable with another such device by selectively mating the first connector element of a first conductive coupler on the device in mechanical and electrical engagement with the second connector element of a second conductive coupler on the other such device. Devices having batteries may be stacked to provide parallel and/or series connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yakup Bulur, Richard J. Fishbune, Mark E. Maresh, Neil C. Swenson, Adam M. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 8900018
    Abstract: A plug connector system for a plug connection between electrical conductors, wherein the plug connector system accommodates plug modules with electrical contacts contained therein. The plug modules are first inserted into a region of a holding frame. A plug insert may be arranged in the holding frame and locked in place, and then subsequently slid 90° sideways in the holding frame and held in place. The holding frame is designed as a self-supporting part of the plug connector system, for the purpose of accommodating the plug modules, and can provide protection from external influences by means of a surrounding housing. The plug modules can be inserted into the holding frames from both sides, meaning in the direction in which the connection is made, or also in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Riepe, Martin Schmidt, Nicole Spilker
  • Publication number: 20140349523
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable. The connector includes a shell having a front shell and a back shell assembled to each other, an insulative housing, and a number of contacts. The front shell includes a mating portion and a bending portion backwardly extending from the mating portion. The insulative housing includes a body portion and a stepped portion extending backwardly from the body portion. The contact includes a tail portion exposed on the stepped portion. The cable includes a number of conductive wires connected with the tail portions of the contacts. The bending portion is mated with the back shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FEI-YAN PENG, XIAN-KUI SHI, JERRY WU, JUN CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140349524
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a housing that includes terminal chambers. At least two neighboring joint terminals are housed in terminal chambers neighboring among the terminal chambers, respectively. Each of the neighboring joint terminals includes a wire-crimping portion, a terminal body housed in a terminal chamber among the plurality of terminal chambers, and a pair of first and second contact portions, respectively. The first contact portion of one of the neighboring joint terminals is electrically contacted with the second contact portion of another of the neighboring joint terminals. The connector housing is provided with pairs of elastically deformable tabs, each of the pairs including two opposed deformable tabs and provided in each of the plurality of the terminal chambers. The opposed deformable tabs contact with sidewalls of the terminal body of the each of the neighboring joint terminals, respectively, by an elastic restoration behavior of the opposed deformable tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Nobuyuki SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8894448
    Abstract: A multipolar outlet for a conductor connector system. The outlet includes a housing divided into at least two chambers, each chamber including two contacts accessible from a first end of the chamber. The outlet further includes a separator for separating conductor wires and for holding the wires in place in the separator, the separator being arranged to form an end piece for the chambers at a second end, opposite to the first end, wherein the contacts are arranged to be electrically connected to the wires when the separator is in place in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: BKS Engineering AG
    Inventor: Walter Affeltranger
  • Patent number: 8882530
    Abstract: Provided is a lever fitting-type connector wherein the time for connecting a second connector comprised of a plurality of connector segments to a first connector can be reduced; and a compact connector portion of a wire harness can be obtained. A second connector (14) fitted and connected to a first connector (13) by an operation for rotating a fitting operation lever (15) attached to the first connector (13), is configured by combining a main connector segment (31) with a subsidiary connector segment (32). The main connector segment (31) has a lever engagement portion (34) to be engaged with the fitting operation lever (15) when the main connector segment is fitted to an initial fitting position. The main connector segment (31) is shifted from the initial fitting position to a complete fitting position by an operation for rotating the fitting operation lever (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaoru Matsumura, Kazuto Ohtaka, Hideki Homma, Tetsuya Mitani
  • Patent number: 8876537
    Abstract: An electrical junction box (10) has a box body (84) is formed by combining a first case (12) and a second case (14). The first case (12) is provided with a receptacle (18) that houses a connector (20). The second case (14) has a connector lock (50) that fixes the connector (20) in the receptacle (18) and a vehicle fixing portion (68) that fixes the box body (84) to a vehicle attachment portion (78).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Katsuse
  • Patent number: 8876547
    Abstract: A socket is provided for an LED light string and is formed by jointing two unsymmetrical casing members through thermal fusion by application of ultrasonic wave to thereby securely combine with electrical wires and a luminous element. The first and second casing members are provided with raised-and-recessed inter-engageable structures including holes and protrusions and multiple tiny bosses that is thermally fusible through application of ultrasonic wave for adhesion purposes. The first casing member includes a receiving channel for receiving electrical wires therein and the second casing member includes hold-down blocks and holding blocks for holding the electrical wires in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Tung-Ling Wang
  • Patent number: 8870606
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a contact module inserted into the insulative housing and a number of cables connected to the contact module. The contact module includes an insulative block and a number of contacts fixed in the insulative block through insert molding. The contacts includes a number of cantilevered contacting portions extending beyond the insulative block and a number of soldering pads. The cantilevered contacting portions of adjacent contacts overlap each other from a side view, while the soldering pads of the adjacent contacts are offset from each other and exposed on upper and lower surfaces of the insulative block, respectively, from the side view. As a result, the contact module can be easily assembled to the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Publication number: 20140315446
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals integrated in the insulating body, a strengthening structure and a shell mounted around the insulating body. The insulating body has a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from a front face of the base portion. A top face of the tongue portion is concaved downward to form a receiving groove passing through a front end of the tongue portion. The strengthening structure has a base plate and two holding arms which oppositely extend from two opposite side edges of a rear of the base plate. A front edge of the base plate is bent downward to form a protecting eave. The base plate is molded in the receiving groove of the tongue portion and the holding arms are embedded in the base portion. The front end of the tongue portion is wrapped by the protecting eave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Bin He, Zhu-Rui Liu
  • Patent number: 8840435
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector (1) with an inner housing (2), an outer housing (3) and a locking arrangement (L). In order to provide a control mechanism for a correct insertion of the inner housing (2) into the outer housing C(3), the invention provides that the electrical connector (1) has an indicator sleeve (18), whose insertion into the outer housing (3) is blocked by the locking arrangement (L), if the inner housing (2) is incompletely inserted into the outer housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia SRL, Tyco Electronics AMB GmbH
    Inventors: Adriano Plazio, Fulvio Amerio, Markus Eckel
  • Patent number: 8814595
    Abstract: A broadside coupled connector assembly has two sets of conductors, each separate planes. By providing the same path lengths, there is no skew between the conductors of the differential pair and the impedance of those conductors is identical. The conductor sets are formed by embedding the first set of conductors in an insulated housing having a top surface with channels. The second set of conductors is placed within the channels so that no air gaps form between the two sets of conductors. A second insulated housing is filled over the second set of conductors and into the channels to form a completed wafer. The ends of the first and second sets of conductors and the blades are jogged in both an x- and y-coordinate to reduce crosstalk and improve electrical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas S. Cohen, Huilin Ren, Marc B. Cartier, Jr., Trent K. Do, Mark W. Gailus
  • Patent number: 8796562
    Abstract: A combiner box includes a combiner module and an electrical connector unit disposed in a casing. The combiner module includes an insulating board, and plural first and second input electrodes disposed on opposite surfaces of the insulating board along a first direction and corresponding respectively to plural first and second input sockets of the casing. The second input sockets are disposed below and alternatingly arranged with the first input sockets along the first direction. The electrical connector unit includes plural first and second input terminals disposed in the first and second input sockets and electrically connected to the first and second input electrodes, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventor: Chi-Jen Yang
  • Publication number: 20140213121
    Abstract: A method for producing modular electrical connectors having varying contact element configurations includes providing a common header component having a plurality of receptacle spaces defined therein. A plurality of different contact sub-assemblies are provided having varying contact element configurations, with each of sub-assembly having a common size configured for receipt in the receptacle spaces. A pattern of the contact sub-assemblies is defined for a particular desired connector configuration from any combination of the contact sub-assemblies, and the contact sub-assemblies are fitted and adhered into the receptacle spaces in the header component according to the pattern. A kit may be provided with the modular components for making the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AVX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Flender, Gert Krah, Christian Glaß, Martin Fuchs
  • Patent number: 8777676
    Abstract: A reconfigurable contact block usable for at least DIN rail and panel mount applications. The contact block's wiring compartments have reversible wiring terminals and reversible, interchangeable protective covers. Lateral wiring ports in each cover guide inserted wires to the covered terminal, and an axially facing cover opening provides tool access to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Sorin I. Mortun, Rui Chris Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140194012
    Abstract: A spacer (20) which is inserted and installed into a spacer accommodating space (12) of a housing body (10) includes a temporary locking protrusion (25) which is equipped on an outer wall surface (21a) of an outside wall (21) and which engages with first component locking means (15) of the housing body (10) when the spacer (20) is moved to a temporary locking position to regulate the movement of the spacer (20) in the insertion direction, and a principal locking protrusion (26) which is equipped on an inner wall surface (21b) of the outside wall (21) and which engages with second component locking means (16) when the spacer (20) is moved to a principal locking position to regulate the movement of the spacer (20) in the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Akagi
  • Patent number: 8771016
    Abstract: An improved open pin field connector is provided for enhanced performance when carrying high speed signals by selective application of one or more techniques for controlling electrical performance parameters. Lossy material may be positioned adjacent to conductive elements of the connector so as to reduce resonance in pairs of conductive elements and/or to provide a desired characteristic impedance for pairs of differential signal conductors. The lossy material may be shaped and positioned to avoid capacitive coupling that might otherwise increase cross talk. In a right angle connector, the lossy material may have a step-wise increase in thickness to provide comparable loss along longer and shorter conductive elements. Conductive elements may be shaped to balance performance characteristics of pairs selected to carry differential signals regardless of orientation along a row or column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Prescott B. Atkinson, Mark W. Gailus, Mark G. Hanrahan
  • Patent number: 8771023
    Abstract: A lead frame assembly for an electrical connector is provided. The lead frame assembly includes a first lead, a second lead adjacent the first lead and a dielectric material. The leads have a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end. The leads are received within the dielectric material with the intermediate portions being substantially surrounded by the dielectric material. The dielectric material includes at least a first channel in the dielectric material arranged in-between the first and second leads. The first channel is defined by at least three sides and has a length extending in a direction substantially parallel to the intermediate portions of the first and second leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventor: Jeroen De Bruijn
  • Publication number: 20140187058
    Abstract: A modular multiple piece socket and a computing system are described herein. The modular multiple piece socket includes a plurality of socket pieces, wherein at least one corridor separates the socket pieces. The plurality of socket pieces may be configured to secure a processing unit to a printed circuit board. The at least one corridor may be filled with a thermally conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hongfei Yan, Jeffory L. Smalley
  • Patent number: 8764487
    Abstract: A device and assembly related to connecting cables, wires, and electrical devices are described herein. The device and assembly can comprise a panel connector removably coupled to a cable connector. The panel connector can include a panel connector retainer, a panel connector subretainer, and at least one contact pin. The cable connector can include a cable connector retainer, a cable connector subretainer, and at least one contact pin. Also described herein are connectors having a ground clamp and cable clamp useful in connecting cables, wires, and electrical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Precision Concepts Group LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Ballard
  • Publication number: 20140179171
    Abstract: A reconfigurable contact block usable for at least DIN rail and panel mount applications. The contact block's wiring compartments have reversible wiring terminals and reversible, interchangeable protective covers. Lateral wiring ports in each cover guide inserted wires to the covered terminal, and an axially facing cover opening provides tool access to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Hubbell Incorporated.
    Inventors: Sorin I. Mortun, Rui Chris Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140179172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector system for a plug connection between electrical conductors, wherein the plug connector system accommodates plug modules with electrical contacts contained therein, wherein said plug modules are first inserted laterally into a region of a holding frame, wherein a plug insert is arranged in the same and locked in place, and then subsequently slid 90° sideways in the holding frame and held in place. The housing frame is designed as a self-supporting part of the plug connector system for the purpose of accommodating the plug modules, and can provide protection from external influences by means of a surrounding housing. In addition, in contrast to conventional arrangements used to date in plug connectors, the plug modules can be inserted into the holding frames from both sides, meaning in the direction in which the connection is made, or also in the opposite direction, and can be removed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter RIEPE, Martin SCHMIDT, Nicole SPILKER
  • Patent number: 8747168
    Abstract: Each housing (10) includes terminal accommodating chambers (12), a communication opening (14) formed in an outer surface and communicating with the terminal accommodating chambers (12), and projections (16) projecting from a terminal accommodating portion (11). With the housings (10) placed one above the other, the projections (16) inserted in the terminal accommodating chambers (12) through the communication opening (14) are engaged with terminal fittings (20) in the terminal accommodating chambers (12) to retain the terminal fittings (20). Receiving portions (13) are provided in each housing (10) and each projection (16) includes a lock (18) to be engaged with the corresponding receiving portion (13) to hold the housings (10) in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinjiro Kida
  • Patent number: 8734191
    Abstract: A touch safe right angle power connector includes a header assembly that includes a conductive pin, an inner shroud that surrounds the pin, and an outer shroud that surrounds the inner shroud. The inner shroud has slots therethrough. The power connector includes a power terminal connector having a plug housing that has a cavity and an insert assembly that is received in the cavity. The insert assembly has a terminal body configured to be terminated to an end of a conductor of a power cable and is electrically connected to the pin of the header assembly. The insert assembly has a dielectric insert that holds the terminal body. The insert assembly has a shield that surrounds the dielectric insert and provides shielding for the terminal body. The plug housing has optional ribs which are received in corresponding slots to orient the power terminal with respect to the header assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Weiping Zhao
  • Patent number: 8721372
    Abstract: Respective plungers are slidably supported in a stable manner without fluctuation, and reliable electrical contact is achieved. In a contact of the present invention, a first plunger and a second plunger include tip end portions provided on tip end sides, slidably supported, and contacting two respective members and sliding portions provided on proximal end sides, formed in halved shapes of the respective plungers, slidably overlapped with each other, and inserted in a compression coil spring. Each of the sliding portions is set to have a length to be slidably supported together with the tip end portion of the other plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics
    Inventor: Yoshiei Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8721373
    Abstract: A connector (A) includes a resiliently deformable resilient receiving portion (35) arranged to traverse an opening area of a lock hole (32) formed in a holder (30) and linked to an inner surface of the lock hole (32) at links (36) on opposite ends in a longitudinal direction. A locking rib (15) projects from a lock projection (12) formed in a housing (10) and extends along the longitudinal direction of the resilient receiving portion (35). The locking rib (15) causes the resilient receiving portion (35) to curve and deform in the process of assembling the housing (10) and the holder (30). Escaping edges (18) are formed on opposite longitudinal ends of a projecting edge (16) of the locking rib (15). The escaping edges (18) are oblique to the longitudinal direction of the resilient receiving portion (35) that is not resiliently deformed, and substantially face the links (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Yukihiro Fukatsu
  • Patent number: 8715016
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing having at least one contact cavity and an interchange port. A power contact is held by the connector housing within the contact cavity. The power contact is configured to conduct electrical power. An interchangeable signal module is separably mounted to the connector housing such that at least a portion of the signal module is held within the interchange port of the connector housing. The signal module includes an insulator holding a signal contact that is configured to conduct electrical data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Anne DeBock, Robert Charles Flaig, Graham Harry Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8708756
    Abstract: A connector includes terminal elements each having a base, multiple terminals securely received in the base with first ends and second ends, positioning blocks formed on one side face of the base and cutouts defined in a top portion of the base, a casing having receiving spaces defined in the casing for receiving the second ends of the terminals, positioning holes each defined to communicate with a corresponding one of the receiving spaces to position therein the second end of the terminals and ribs formed inside the casing to isolate each of the terminals from influence from the other terminals and an insert having receiving holes defined to receive therein the terminal elements and transverse columns corresponding to the cutouts of the terminal elements such that with the transverse columns received in the corresponding cutouts, connection between the insert and the terminal elements is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Kou-Ching Lee, Jian-Li Guan, Ya-Ping Liang, Yao-Te Wang
  • Publication number: 20140084678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modularizable electrical connection plug (100), intended to be connected to an electrical device, provided with: a first element (110) comprising first electrical contacts (111), a second element (120) separately comprising, on the one hand, intermediate electrical contacts (121) adapted to be connected to the said first electrical contacts (111) and, on the other hand, electrical output contacts (122) intended to be connected to electrical terminals of a current outlet, means (140) for assembling the first and the second element together with one another. According to the invention, the plug has interlocking means (150) for assembly of the first and second elements, distinct from the said assembly means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventor: Sylvain ISAAC
  • Publication number: 20140080362
    Abstract: A connector includes contacts and a housing. The contacts constitute two differential pairs. Each contact has a first portion, a second portion and a coupling portion. The first portion is press-fitted into and held by the housing. The first portion has a contact portion to be brought into contact with a mating connector. The second portion is to be connected with and fixed on a board. The coupling portion couples the first portion with the second portion. The first portions are arranged in a single row while the second portions are arranged in two rows. The first portions are larger in width than the second portions and the coupling portions. The second portions of the contacts constituting one differential pair belong to the rows different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukiko SATO, Takashi TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20140080363
    Abstract: A connector comprises a contact, an inner housing, an inner shell, an outer housing and an outer shell. The inner housing holds the contact. The inner shell covers, at least in part, the inner housing. The outer housing holds the inner shell. The outer shell covers, at least in part, the outer housing. The inner shell has a connected portion and a connection portion. The connection portion extends from the connected portion and is directly connected with an attachment object when the connector is attached to the attachment object. A boundary between the connected portion and the connection portion is positioned apart from and rearward of the front end of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshihiro OKA, Akinori KIMURA
  • Patent number: 8668530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector system for a plug connection between electrical conductors, wherein the plug connector system accommodates plug modules with electrical contacts contained therein, wherein said plug modules are first inserted laterally into a region of a holding frame, wherein a plug insert is arranged in the same and locked in place, and then subsequently slid 90° sideways in the holding frame and held in place. The housing frame is designed as a self-supporting part of the plug connector system, for the purpose of accommodating the plug modules, and can provide protection from external influences by means of a surrounding housing. In addition, in contrast to conventional arrangements used to date in plug connectors, the plug modules can be inserted into the holding frames from both sides, meaning in the direction in which the connection is made, or also in the opposite direction, and can be removed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Riepe, Martin Schmidt, Nicole Spilker
  • Patent number: 8634187
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a PCI card includes an enclosure, a mounting bracket, a securing bracket, and a securing member and a resilient member. The mounting bracket is configured to secure a first end of the PCI card. The securing bracket includes a bracket body and a securing plate. The securing member includes a main body and a securing portion. The main body defines a mounting slot. The securing member is configured to rotate to enable the securing portion to engage the securing plate, and to enable the mounting slot to receive a second end of the PCI card. The resilient member is mounted to the securing bracket and deformed to resist the securing member. The resilient member releases to drive the securing member to move away from the PCI card when the securing portion disengages from the securing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Hu Lu, Zhan-Yang Li, Po-Wen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130337703
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a contact module inserted into the insulative housing and a number of cables connected to the contact module. The contact module includes an insulative block and a number of contacts fixed in the insulative block through insert molding. The contacts includes a number of cantilevered contacting portions extending beyond the insulative block and a number of soldering pads. The cantilevered contacting portions of adjacent contacts overlap each other from a side view, while the soldering pads of the adjacent contacts are offset from each other and exposed on upper and lower surfaces of the insulative block, respectively, from the side view. As a result, the contact module can be easily assembled to the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Yung-Chih HUNG
  • Patent number: 8591268
    Abstract: An electrical connector for detachable connection of a multi-core cable to a mating connector with a grip body which surrounds the cable and the cable cores, a contact carrier which holds a plurality of contact elements and a pivotally arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part. The individual contact elements are connected electrically conductively to the individual cores and the sleeve-shaped threaded part can be screwed to a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded part of the mating connector. The connector contact elements mounted in corresponding open grooves of the contact carrier which run parallel to its longitudinal axis, and a side of the contact carrier facing the mating connector, bordering the grooves, has through holes corresponding to the number of grooves, through which holes the ends of the contact elements that face away from the cores project in the longitudinal direction of the contact elements, being inserted obliquely and pivoted in to a parallel orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Valeri Reimchen
  • Publication number: 20130280964
    Abstract: A first housing (10) includes a first frame (11) with a frame main body (12) and a receptacle (13), a plurality of first sub-housings (17) individually accommodated in first accommodation spaces (14) of the first frame (11), a projection (21) projecting forward from the frame main body (12) and reinforcements (22) projecting from outer surfaces of the projection (21). A second housing (30) includes a second frame (31) with second accommodation spaces (32), second sub-housings (35) individually accommodated in the second accommodation spaces (32), a second partition wall (33) between adjacent second accommodation spaces (32), an accommodating recess (38) in the second partition wall (33) and configured to accommodate the projection (21). A cut portion (39) is formed in the second partition wall (33) and accommodates the reinforcements (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Tanimura
  • Patent number: 8550839
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a cable clamp having a cable end and a mating end. The cable clamp has an upper housing and a lower housing joined to the upper housing. An aperture is formed in at least one of the upper housing or the lower housing. The upper housing and the lower housing are moveable between a pre-assembled position and an assembled position. An insert is provided having a wire end and a mating end. The insert has a tab configured to engage the aperture to secure the insert within the mating end of the cable clamp in the pre-assembled position. The upper housing and the lower housing are moveable to the assembled position to retain the insert within the mating end of the cable clamp and a cable within the cable end of the cable clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David James Fabian, Thomas Dean Ratzlaff, Paul Craig Tally, William H. Bernhart
  • Publication number: 20130244501
    Abstract: An input/output module comprises a module body, a circuit board, and an input/output port. The circuit board is coupled to the module body and has a first surface and a second surface. A second connection portion is disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to a mobile electronic device body. The input/output port is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the second connection portion. The input/output port has an insertion end corresponding in position to an opening of the module body and connected to an external transmission connector. Further provided is a mobile electronic device having an input/output module, wherein the input/output module is replaceable such that the mobile electronic device has a transmission interface function and is expandable in applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: CHUN-HSIANG HSU, CHING-FENG HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20130237100
    Abstract: A multipolar outlet for a conductor connector system. The outlet includes a housing divided into at least two chambers, each chamber including two contacts accessible from a first end of the chamber. The outlet further includes a separator for separating conductor wires and for holding the wires in place in the separator, the separator being arranged to form an end piece for the chambers at a second end, opposite to the first end, wherein the contacts are arranged to be electrically connected to the wires when the separator is in place in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: BKS ENGINEERING AG
    Inventor: Walter Affeltranger
  • Patent number: 8529300
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a front housing that has a mating interface. Contact modules are loaded into the front housing and extend rearward from the front housing. Each contact module has a plurality of conductors that are held by a dielectric contact module body. The conductors have mating portions that extend from the contact module body and mounting portions that extend from the contact module body. The contact modules have channels formed therein. An organizer bar is received in the channels of the contact modules. The organizer bar is manufactured from a dielectric material. The organizer bar holds the positions of the contact modules relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher David Ritter, Ronald A. Carns, David K. Fowler
  • Publication number: 20130203299
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact housing (1) for at least two electrical contact means, in particular for an electrical plug connector or mating connector for the automotive sector, with two contact-housing modules (10, 20), with a first electrical contact means being able to be set up in a first contact-housing module (10) and a second electrical contact means in a second contact-housing module (20), the contact-housing modules (10, 20) being provided to be able to be moved towards one another and being able to be fixed to one another, in particular being able to be mutually latched with each other. Further, the invention relates to an electrical plug connector or an electrical mating connector, in particular an electrical female connector, and to an assembled electrical line, the electrical plug connector or the electrical mating connector, or the assembled electrical line having a contact housing (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Wilkner
  • Publication number: 20130178099
    Abstract: The high-density connector contains an insulating body having at least two socket pieces extended towards a front direction. Each socket piece contains an accommodation space and, along a top side and a bottom side of the accommodation space, there is an array of terminals, respectively. A first terminal hole is configured on the body connecting the accommodation space. A terminal positioning seat with a second terminal hole is configured on the back side of the body. For each terminal, one of its ends penetrates the first terminal hole into the accommodation space and the other end penetrates the second terminal hole into the terminal positioning seat. The high-density connector with two sockets is capable of connecting two cables so as to achieve reduced space footprint and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: XIANG HUANG, Chunyuan Tang
  • Patent number: 8475217
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a base with two opposite sides and a tongue extending forwardly from the base, a first insulator attached to one side of the base, a second insulator attached to the other side of the base, and a plurality of contacts including a first set of contacts sandwiched between the base and the first insulator, and a second set of contacts sandwiched between the base and the second insulator. The contacts each has a contact portion arranged on the tongue for mating with a corresponding plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zi-Qiang Zhu, Feng Xiong, Hong-Qiang Han
  • Patent number: 8475177
    Abstract: A backplane cabling interconnect scheme is provided that includes a wafer based cable termination and an organizer shroud. The shroud complements existing backplane connectors and provides positioning and polarization for the cable terminated wafer. The wafer cable ends can be stacked or arranged in various arrays and are held in place with an integral latch. A permanent latch is provided for high vibration environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ohio Associated Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Larry M. Crofoot, John T. Venaleck