Latching Part Unitary With Metallic Connector Or Contact Patents (Class 439/746)
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Patent number: 11831118Abstract: An electrical male terminal of this invention includes a clamp or crimp area, a main body, and a blade. Protruding members and support members of the main body act as overstress protection. A panel shield member protects a protruding guide member. In another embodiment of this invention, a protruding member extends from a first support member of the main body, and a cut-out portion at the lower portion of the main body accommodates therein the protruding member. Furthermore, in this another embodiment of the electrical male terminal of this invention, a protrusion extends from the unattached end portion of the lever member to protect the electrical male terminal from inadvertently falling out during use. The configuration or shape of the cross-section across the upper portion at the front portion of the main body and the support member at the front portion of the main body of the electrical male terminal is substantially U-shaped.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATIONInventors: Ping Chen, Gwendolyn Upson
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Patent number: 11658439Abstract: A male plug and a female receptacle and a docking structure thereof include a male plug and a female receptacle docked with each other. When the male plug and the female receptacle docked with each other, the male plug is fitted with the female receptacle using a horizontal holding force provided by a first fastening structure, and is fitted with the female receptacle using a vertical holding force provided by a second fastening structure, hence further reinforcing plugging stability between the male plug and the female receptacle by the horizontal and vertical holding forces.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Getac Technology CorporationInventor: Hsiu-Yu Kuo
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Patent number: 11043766Abstract: An electrical male terminal of this invention includes a clamp or crimp area, a main body, and a blade. A tang member having a lever member, locks with a connector assembly. Protruding members and support members of the main body act as overstress protection. The main body includes a tapered portion, a protruding guide member, and a panel shield member to guide the electrical male terminal, the panel shield member protecting the protruding guide member. The polarity of the electrical male terminal is such that the upper portion of the main body in the upper portion of the connector assembly is narrower than the lower portion of the main body in the lower portion of the connector assembly. Also, this invention includes methods for securing a wire or cable with the electrical male terminal, using a pair of wire-insulation clamping tabs or insulation crimp wing portions, and a pair of wire-clamping tabs or core crimp wing portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATIONInventors: Ping Chen, Gwendolyn Upson
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Patent number: 10971840Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulating body and a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body is provided. At least one of the terminals has a first section and a pair of second sections. The second sections structurally extend and branch out from the first section. On a plane where the terminals are located, orthogonal projections of the second sections are misaligned and do not overlap with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Hsu-Fen Wang, Kang Qin Li, Xi Wang
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Patent number: 10665977Abstract: A battery terminal clamp is provided for a rechargeable storage battery. The battery terminal clamp includes a body portion made of a conductive material. The body portion has a top planar element and a bottom planar element. The top planar element includes an orifice for accommodating the terminal post of a storage battery, and a tab integrally formed with the body portion. This tab extends upwardly from the top planar element, and serves as a secure attachment point for jumper cables.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Royal Die & Stamping, LLCInventors: Erik Freitag, Nathaniel Jedediah Hollin
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Patent number: 10062976Abstract: An electrical terminal block arrangement includes a terminal block with at least one housing having a first insertion opening and a second insertion opening, and a clamping body including a contact metal, a first spring, and a second spring arranged inside the housing; a discharge resistor that includes a plug-in contact, the plug-in contact being plugged in through the first insertion opening of the housing; and a capacitor that includes at least one capacitor wire, the capacitor wire being inserted through the second insertion opening of the housing and being clamped and electrically contacted to the contact metal by the second spring. The plug-in contact of the discharge resistor is clamped and electrically contacted to the contact metal by the first spring.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Udo Hoppe, Georg Grunenberg, Thorsten Rosin
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Patent number: 9954306Abstract: A connector includes a contact in an elongated shape that is electrically conductive, and a housing that has an internal space is formed. The contact includes a contact portion, a connection portion, a fixing portion, and a protruding portion. The contact portion is to be electrically connected to an electrically conductive member when the contact is housed in the housing. The connection portion is electrically connected to a core wire of an electrical wire. The fixing portion is provided on a side opposite to the contact portion relative to the connection portion, and fixes a covering of the electrical wire. The protruding portion is provided on an end portion side of the fixing portion opposite to the connection portion so as to protrude. The protruding portion reduces the amount of movement of the contact inside the internal space of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Taguchi, Kenji Okura, Mitsuru Iida, Chikara Ito
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Patent number: 9923296Abstract: An electrical connector is provided and includes a housing and a terminal. The housing includes a terminal receiving passageway and a lance extending into the terminal receiving passageway. The terminal is inserted into the terminal receiving passageway and includes a top surface facing the lance and a holding portion extending from and above the top surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.Inventor: Yusuke Mito
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Patent number: 9917397Abstract: A connector includes a contact in an elongated shape that is electrically conductive, and a housing that has an internal space is formed. The contact includes a contact portion, a connection portion, a fixing portion, and a protruding portion. The contact portion is to be electrically connected to an electrically conductive member when the contact is housed in the housing. The connection portion is electrically connected to a core wire of an electrical wire. The fixing portion is provided on a side opposite to the contact portion relative to the connection portion, and fixes a covering of the electrical wire. The protruding portion is provided on an end portion side of the fixing portion opposite to the connection portion so as to protrude. The protruding portion reduces the amount of movement of the contact inside the internal space of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Taguchi, Kenji Okura, Mitsuru Iida, Chikara Ito
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Patent number: 9666962Abstract: An electrical power connector includes a power terminal having a first contact and a second contact arranged back-to-back. The first contact has a first thickness. The first contact has a first mating segment having a mating interface. The first contact has a first mounting segment including a first compliant pin. The second contact has a second thickness approximately equal to the first thickness. The second contact has a second mating segment having a mating interface. The second contact has a second mounting segment including a second compliant pin. The first compliant pin is aligned with the second compliant pin and arranged back-to-back such that both the first and second compliant pins are received in a common plated via of a circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventor: Alan Weir Bucher
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Patent number: 9484170Abstract: Provided are: a plug body including a main body housing, a fuse having a pair of terminals protruding outside the main body housing with the fuse being accommodated in the main body housing, and a cover attached to the main body housing; a circuit accommodating body configured to accommodate a pair of terminals on a mating side connected to the pair of terminals of the fuse; a rotatable lever connected to the plug body and the circuit accommodating body and configured to connect and disconnect between the pair of terminals of the fuse and the pair of terminals on the mating side; and a fuse biasing portion configured to bias the fuse accommodated in the main body housing toward the cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Fumitoshi Henmi, Yuichi Motoshige
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Patent number: 9472885Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprising a wire attached to a terminal and a connector body. The terminal defines a pair of terminal wings protruding from opposite side surfaces of the terminal. A cavity within the connector body is configured to receive the terminal. Side walls of the cavity define terminal guides that have guide rails and a guide slots beneath the guide rails. As the terminal is pushed into the cavity, the guide rails urge the terminal wings toward a top wall of the cavity until the terminal wings reach an end of the guide rails. The terminal wings then enter open ends of the guide slots as the wire is pulled cavity and the terminal wings traverse the guide slots until the terminal wings engage closed ends of the guide slots and/or a terminal lock tab engages a lock surface within the cavity, thereby preventing the terminal from being inadvertently withdrawn from the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: John R. Morello, James M. Rainey
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Patent number: 8904633Abstract: An electronic assembly comprises a housing, a cover for the housing, a printed circuit board receivable in the housing, and a compliant pin header assembly. The compliant pin header assembly is mountable in the housing by inter-engaging features on the header assembly and the housing. The compliant pin header assembly has compliant pins for engaging corresponding features on the printed circuit board to connect the compliant pin header assembly electrically to the printed circuit board. The cover, when the electronic assembly is assembled, engages the housing and also engages the printed circuit board at a location spaced from an outer periphery of the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: TRW Automotive U.S. LLCInventors: Mike Blossfeld, Luis Fernando Sanchez
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Publication number: 20140256196Abstract: There is provided a connector and a method for making the connector preventing escape of a terminal fitting by improving latch force for the terminal fitting over a wide variety of products without inducing upsize or manufacturing cost. The connector comprises a connector housing including a terminal fitting and a terminal housing accommodating the terminal fitting, in which the connector housing includes a wall composing one inner face of the terminal housing, and a latch part latching the terminal fitting, the latch part including a latch arm having a tip extending from a base end disposed the inner face of the wall toward a back side in an insertion direction of the terminal fitting, a latch projection projecting from the latch arm in a direction intersecting the insertion direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Toshifumi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140120784Abstract: A power connector includes an insulative housing, at least a pair of power contacts assembled to the at least one contact-receiving passage. The pair of power contacts are arranged oppositely along an up-to-down direction and cooperating with each other. Each of the at least a pair of power contacts includes a cable termination portion, a contacting portion and an intermediate portion connecting the cable termination portion and the contacting portion. One lateral edge of the intermediate portion is a first latching portion, and the other lateral edge of the intermediate portion is a second latching portion. Thus, when the pair of power contacts are assembled together, the first latching portion of one power contact cooperates with the second latching portion of the other power contact, while the second latching portion of the one power contacts cooperates with the first latching portion of the other power contact to form a hollow frame therebetween along an up-to-down direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.Inventors: Hung-Chi TAI, Yung-Chih HUNG, Chieh-Yu CHENG
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Patent number: 8662922Abstract: A power connector adapted for electrically connecting with a cable includes an insulative housing defining a number of passageways extending therethrough and a number of contacts received in corresponding passageways. A latching arm is formed in each passageway. Each contact has a base section, a contact section extending from the base section, a retention section extending oppositely from the base section, and a side section extending perpendicularly from edges of the base section. The base section of the contact defines a latching hole receiving the latching aim of the insulative housing to thereby secure the contact in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., LtdInventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Zhi-Qiang Rong
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Publication number: 20140051307Abstract: In a terminal fitting, a lance engaged in a retaining recess in a cavity of a connector housing is arranged to protrude from the outside surface of a terminal body, and the lance is prevented from falling out of the cavity by the engagement of the lance and the retaining recess. The lance is a free end of a belt-form piece which is overlapped on the inner surface of a first outside wall of the terminal body which is raised up along an elastic displacement direction when the lance is engaged in the retaining recess, and which has a predetermined width in the elastic displacement direction and extends in parallel to an insertion direction in which the terminal fitting is inserted into the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroshi AOKI, Osamu OSHITA
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Publication number: 20140045387Abstract: The invention provides a terminal-mounting structure for mounting a terminal to a terminal-receiving portion, which includes the terminal and the terminal-receiving portion. The terminal includes an elongated plate-shaped connecting portion, a pair of wings extending from both edges of the connecting portion which are disposed in a width direction of the connecting portion and being perpendicular to the connecting portion, and a locking hole formed in the connecting portion and located between the pair of wings. The terminal-receiving portion includes a tube portion for receiving the terminal therein, and a lance capable of being locked to the locking hole of the terminal and positioned between the pair of wings. A front face of the connecting portion is not covered by the pair of wings at all. The pair of wings extends in a same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hiroyasu Furuya, Yasutaka Nagaoka, Norio Watanabe
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Patent number: 8602814Abstract: An electric meter socket assembly for connecting an electric meter to a power line. An electrically non-conductive meter base includes a terminal for connecting a power line to the base. The base also includes a track and an opening positioned along the track. An auxiliary jaw mount has a portion sized and shaped to engage the track and to prevent the mount from moving in a direction perpendicular to the track. The mount has an opening that is aligned with the opening in the base. An auxiliary jaw element has a flexible prong sized and spaced for insertion through the opening in the mount and into the opening in the base. The prong prevents the mount from moving from a predetermined position along the track. The prong includes a barb positioned to engage the mount and/or the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Duan Earl Packard, III, Jonathan Keith Baillio
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Publication number: 20130130562Abstract: To obtain a connector capable of efficiently enhancing a shear strength to increase a holding force against a reduction in a lance holding force which is caused by a decrease in a size. A connector 11 including a flexible engagement piece 25 which has a base end supported like a cantilever in a terminal accommodation chamber 17 for accommodating a terminal fitting and is thus deformable elastically, and has a free end 27 with which the terminal fitting to be inserted into the terminal accommodation chamber 17 is engaged, wherein the flexible engagement piece 25 having a beak 31 formed on the free end 27 to be engaged with the terminal fitting takes a shape of an inclined surface 29 having a height of a top portion 41 increased gradually from the free end 27 toward the base end in such a manner that a maximum shear area is obtained by a shear force of the terminal fitting.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Shinkawa, Tomihiko Nagayoshi
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Patent number: 8333621Abstract: A electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (20) defining a plurality of contact slots (23) extending along a longitudinal direction, a plurality of cantilevered arms (24) extending into the contact slots, respectively, and a transversal groove (25) located in front of the cantilevered arms and communicating with the contact slots; a plurality of contacts (30) received in the contact slots, respectively, each contact having a retention portion (31), a mating portion (32) extending forwardly from the retention portion, a tail portion (33) extending backwardly from the retention portion and a connecting portion (35) connected to the mating portion, and a positioning portion (34, 34?) integrally formed with the retention portion and extending into the transversal groove.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: To-Ying Chen, Yung-Chang Cheng, Min-Han Lin, Kai-Li Wang
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Patent number: 8241061Abstract: The subject of the invention is a plug for a socket of a connector housing including a sealing front part with a mat-seal equipping the rear of connector housing, and a rear part defining a zone for holding the plug in a rear passage of the connector housing, front part and rear part being connected by a transition zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: FCI Automotive HoldingInventors: Frédéric Chazottes, Christian Campfort
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Publication number: 20120122354Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) having a top wall (11) and a bottom wall (12) opposite to each other, at least one terminal slot located between the top wall and the bottom wall; a corresponding terminal (2) received in the terminal slot, and the terminal (2) having a body portion (20), a connecting portion (22) extending backwardly from the body portion and a contacting portion (29) extending forwardly from the body portion, the contacting portion (29) defining a positioning slot (28); and wherein there is a positioning member (121) located in the terminal slot and extending into the positioning slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: TO-YING CHEN, YUNG-CHANG CHENG
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Publication number: 20120108111Abstract: A terminal configured to be pressed into and fixed to a base material has a press-fit fixing portion configured to be pressed into the base material, a branch portion extending from the press-fit fixing portion, a plurality of extension portions that extend from the branch portion in a meandering manner, such that at least one meandering slit is formed thereby, a tip portion integrated with a free end of the extension portion, and a movable contact portion formed on the tip portion that is configured to protrude out of a contacting hole of the base material so as to be taken in and out.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Jiro Koyama, Hirotada Teranishi
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Patent number: 8152572Abstract: A connector includes an insulation body having a recess defined in the first end thereof and a protrusion extends from the inner end of the recess to form an annular gap between the inner periphery of the recess and the protrusion. The protrusion has a connection hole defined therethrough and a shoulder is formed in the connection hole. A passage is defined in the second end of the insulation body and communicates with the connection hole. A conductive member is inserted into the connection hole and the passage. Multiple flexible plates extend inclinedly from the outer periphery of the conductive member and are engaged with the shoulder. The body is easily removed from the mold and the conductive member is securely connected to the insulation body.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Inventor: Yang-Ru Liu
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Patent number: 8033874Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of cavities, a plurality of contacts received in corresponding cavities of the housing, and a plurality of cables terminated to the corresponding contacts. Each contact defines an intermediate portion, a pair of side contact beams extending from two opposite sides of the intermediate portion and a tail portion extending from an opposite end of the intermediate portion. The tail portion defines a second pair of gripping wings, each gripping wing defines a first locking portion and a second locking portion connecting with the first locking portion, the first locking portion and the second locking portion have a different height.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: De-Jin Chen
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Publication number: 20110117795Abstract: A resin-made connector housing capable of maintaining strength of a lance and preventing a reduction in a terminal holding force even when miniaturization of a connector advances is provided. In the resin-made connector housing in which a flexible lance 20 for retaining and fixing a terminal 1 is disposed inside a terminal receiving chamber 11, the lance is constructed by a cantilever-type arm 20A in which the lance is formed in an L-shaped section including a lateral wall 22 and a vertical wall 23 and the distal end side 29 is formed flexibly in a direction orthogonal to the lateral wall 22 using the proximal end side 28 as a fulcrum. An engaging projection 21 for engaging with the terminal is disposed on an inner surface of the distal end side of the arm, and the engaging projection is formed continuously to both of the lateral wall 22 and the vertical wall 23 constructing the arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuyuki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7938691Abstract: Unipolar or multipolar electrical plug connectors include contact carriers having contact chambers, into which contact elements can be inserted. These contact elements latch with so-called snap-on lances. In the present SYSTEM, the latching is produced by a part of the contact element with a snap-on lance, a smooth outer geometry of the contact element being present in the assembled state, but by latching of a non-resilient snap-on lance within the contact chamber. Consequently, the advantages of the snap-on lance locking mechanism unite with those of the clean-body construction.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rolf Wittmann
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Patent number: 7819705Abstract: A contact member includes a body part formed by providing a belt-shaped part in a substantially ring shape; an internal circumferential side contact part provided at one end of the body part and situated at an internal circumferential side of the contact member; and an external circumferential side contact part provided at another end of the body part and situated at an external circumferential side of the contact member.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventor: Junichi Akama
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Publication number: 20100173536Abstract: A contact member includes a body part formed by providing a belt-shaped part in a substantially ring shape; an internal circumferential side contact part provided at one end of the body part and situated at an internal circumferential side of the contact member; and an external circumferential side contact part provided at another end of the body part and situated at an external circumferential side of the contact member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventor: Junichi Akama
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Publication number: 20100075545Abstract: The present invention relates to contact, including a mating end for mating to two or more contacts and a conductive section. The conductive section includes a crimping end which is adapted to receive an electrical conductor and for being crimped thereto and a shaft section which extends between the crimping end and the mating end and includes two legs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Roland Tristan De Blieck, Peter Poorter
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Publication number: 20090318034Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal body defining at least two openings therein. Electrical terminals positioned in each of the at least two openings defined by the terminal body include respective crimp sections that extend beyond an end of the terminal body. A separator fin attached to the end of the terminal body extends beyond the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and is located between the at least two openings in the terminal body so that the separator fin defines a structure that is closed on an inner side to physically separate the crimp sections of the electrical terminals and open on an outer side so that the crimp sections of the electrical terminals are exposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: Sealco Commercial Vehicle Products Inc.Inventors: Zia Yavari, Dale Dwayne Emerson
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Patent number: 7479047Abstract: An assembly for connecting the stator windings of an electric motor to the respective power supply, that has a first box-like connector with first internal passages open at their ends to accommodate corresponding first electrical terminals, the first connector being provided with an engagement for the stator which is adapted to arrange the first passages parallel to the axis of the electric motor; at least one second box-like connector with second internal passages open at their ends to accommodate corresponding second electrical terminals for coupling to the first electrical terminals; and an adapter module for connecting the first connector to the second connector and comprising a third intermediate connector, which has a first part to be coupled in a cavity formed at the end part of the first internal passages and a second internal part for stably accommodating the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 20, 2009Assignee: INARCA S.p.A.Inventor: Ido Boischio
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Publication number: 20080182459Abstract: An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and defining a compliant portion having a first leg and a second leg. A segment of the first leg may be deformed in one direction, while a segment of the second leg may deformed in the opposite direction. Midpoints of each or both legs may be offset from the midpoint of the slit to achieve improved mechanical and electrical performance within a connector. Also provided is an electrical terminal having a tip that facilitates alignment with a panel member aperture and provides tactile feedback to a user, as well as an electrical terminal having a mounting end that is substantially smaller than its mating end, and connectors containing such terminals. Methods of routing electrical traces between adjacent electrical terminals are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: James L. Fedder, Attalee S. Taylor, David A. Trout
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Publication number: 20080176460Abstract: An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and defining a compliant portion having a first leg and a second leg. A segment of the first leg may be deformed in one direction, while a segment of the second leg may deformed in the opposite direction. Midpoints of each or both legs may be offset from the midpoint of the slit to achieve improved mechanical and electrical performance within a connector. Also provided is an electrical terminal having a tip that facilitates alignment with a panel member aperture and provides tactile feedback to a user, as well as an electrical terminal having a mounting end that is substantially smaller than its mating end, and connectors containing such terminals. Methods of routing electrical traces between adjacent electrical terminals are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: James L. Fedder, Attalee S. Taylor, David A. Trout
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Publication number: 20080124980Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (10) with a connector housing (12) having at least one rearwardly open contact cavity (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80), which comprises at least one contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a, 71b) for receiving a contact element (11a, 11b, 11c), and at least one guide groove (32a, 32b, 42a, 42b, 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d, 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d, 72a, 72b, 72c, 72d, 82a, 82b, 82c, 82d) for guiding a contact element locking means (21a, 21b, 21c) provided on the contact element (11a, 11b, 11c). A first guide groove (32a, 42a, 52a, 62a, 72a, 82a) arranged on one side of the contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a, 71b) is provided on its forward end with a first abutment (34a, 44a, 54a, 64a, 82a) for a forward contact shoulder (22a, 22b, 22c) of the contact element locking means (21a, 21b, 21c).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 7347741Abstract: A connector apparatus is provided as having an insulated housing and a terminal that is secured inside the insulated housing with locking lances. The locking lances have scalloped edges to ensure that the lances only partially penetrate the housing, but also provide a secure connection to provide an increased retention of the terminal in the housing. Once the terminal is secured within the housing, the terminal is permanently disposed within the housing and cannot easily be removed.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Michael Anthony Yeomans, Navin Kanjibhai Patel, Ricardo L. Koller
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Patent number: 7303447Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing comprising at least two contact receiving areas and at least two contact terminals connected to the housing in the contact receiving areas. A first one of the contact terminals includes a combined housing latch and shorting member. The combined housing latch and shorting member is latched behind a portion of the housing to retain the first contact terminal to the housing. The combined housing latch and shorting member directly electrically contacts a second one of the contact terminals. The combined housing latch and shorting member is resiliently deflectable and adapted to be moved by a portion of a mating electrical connector to electrically disconnect from the second contact terminal and still be retained latched behind the portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.Inventor: Adam P. Tyler
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Patent number: 7241186Abstract: A vehicle lighting source adapter includes a holder, terminals, and cables connected to the terminals. The holder has a pair of insertion blocks at both sides and an insertion plate at a front end. The insertion plate includes an upper surface and a lower surface. Each of the upper and lower surfaces is disposed with a pair of connection channels. Each connection channel includes a first and a second fillisters. A retainer is disposed to each of the first and second fillisters. Each terminal is inserted into and partially exposed from the first fillister and has its snap portion restricted by the retainer.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Inventor: Yu-Chu Lin
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Patent number: 7112105Abstract: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central contact beam (52) extending upwardly and rearwardly from the intermediate portion, a pair of side contact beams (54) extending upwardly from two opposite sides (502) of the intermediate portion and a tail portion (56) extending rearwardly from the intermediate portion. The central contact beam has a contacting portion (522) at a free end thereof. The side contact beams include a pair of vertical arms (540) located at opposite sides of the central contact beam and a pair of resilient side arms (542) extending rearwardly from the vertical arms.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 7094113Abstract: A terminal adapter for an electronic package having a stub terminal is provided. The adapter includes an adapter housing configured to be fitted over the electronic package and enclosing the terminal of the electronic package, a terminal receptacle formed in the housing, and at least one screw terminal assembly fitted within said terminal receptacle and locked thereto with deflectable mounting legs.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corp.Inventors: Timothy Hasenour, Randy Hannah, Kurt T. Zarbock
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Patent number: 7040936Abstract: A housing of an electrical plug-in connector having a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segment is greater than the material thickness of the intermediate segment and the contact segment. A counter-contact surface for interaction with this change in the material thickness, which is configured in the form of a step, is provided in the housing. Furthermore, the high-current socket is fixed in place in the housing by means of resilient tongues on the intermediate segment, and a catch projection in the recess in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 7024767Abstract: A method for making a terminal includes forming a reinforcement enclosed around the pieces of the distal end of the terminal to combine and connect the pieces. Thus, the pieces of the distal end of the terminal are connected closely by the reinforcement to form a compact conic body without forming an opening in the distal end of the terminal, so that the distal end of the terminal has a greater structural strength, thereby preventing the distal end of the terminal from being broken or worn out due to mutual hit when the distal end of the terminal is inserted into a female terminal in a misalignment manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chih-Ming Lai
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Patent number: 6994596Abstract: A terminal fitting (10) is formed to be mountable into a resin housing (30). A metal lock (11) is formed by cutting and bending in a bottom plate (14) of the terminal fitting (10) and is resiliently engageable with an engaging portion (34) in the housing (30) to lock the terminal fitting (10). This metal lock (11) has a base (11A) in the form of a flat plate. An extended portion (11B) is at the leading end of the base (11A) and bulges out in thickness or width direction, thereby increasing an area of engagement with the engaging portion (34) when the terminal fitting (10) is pulled in withdrawing direction. Accordingly, the terminal fitting (10) has a terminal holding force enhanced by the presence of the extended portion (11B).Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2004Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Takatoshi Katsuma, Hikaru Ito
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Patent number: 6979235Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector consists of a housing and a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segment is greater than the material thickness of the intermediate segment and the contact segment. A counter-contact surface for interaction with this change in the material thickness, which is configured in the form of a step, is provided in the housing. Furthermore, the high-current socket is fixed in place in the housing by means of resilient tongues on the intermediate segment, and a catch projection in the recess in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbHInventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
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Patent number: 6905371Abstract: This invention provides an improved terminal and a connector using the terminal. The connector includes an insulating housing and at least one conductive terminal. The insulating housing has an insert end, a connecting end opposite to the insert end, and at least one terminal passage extending through the insert end and the connecting end. The conductive terminal is received correspondingly in the terminal passage of the insulating housing, and has a securing portion that generates interference positioning with the insulating housing, a coupling portion connected to the securing portion and located proximate to the connecting end of the insulating housing, and at least two contact portions connected to the securing portion and located proximate to the insert end of the insulating housing such that the coupling portion connects electrically with an end portion of a corresponding lead wire, and the contact portions contact electrically corresponding terminals of a matching electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Ho Yi-Tse
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Patent number: 6905373Abstract: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central contact beam (52) extending upwardly from a front end (500) of the intermediate portion, a pair of side contact beams (54) extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the intermediate portion and a tail portion (56) extending from a rear end of the intermediate portion. The side contact beams include a pair of vertical arms (540) located at opposite sides of the central contact beam and a pair of resilient side arms (542) extending rearwardly from the vertical arms. The resilient side arms have connecting portions (54a) extending toward each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 6902438Abstract: A root portion of the terminal connecting section of one of the male terminals that projects outward is provided with a fitting section to be fitted into a female holder. The fitting section of the male holder is fitted into the insertion hole of the female holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Tsuyama
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Patent number: 6764339Abstract: An electrical connector having a shielding shell. The shielding shell disposed about an insulating housing mounted on a circuit board. The shielding shell including a first shell and a second shell. The first shell having a first side wall. The first side wall having a first locking member. The second shell having a second side wall. The second side wall having a second locking member corresponding to the first locking member. When the second locking member engages the first locking member the first side wall overlaps with the second side wall to prevent movement of the second shell in a vertical and horizontal direction in relation to the first shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.Inventor: Takafumi Kubo
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Patent number: 6758577Abstract: The present invention relates to a do-it-yourself (DIY) lamp structure, mainly comprising of a base, a lamp rod on the base, a coupling hole on the base, and an embedded groove protruded from the lateral side of the opening, so that the lamp rod is inserted into the opening and the embedded groove for the assembly; a bracket is extended outward from the rim in corresponsive to the position of the embedded groove of the base such that when the lamp rod is inserted, the bracket will be pressed in advance, and after the lamp rod passes through the embedded groove, the bracket can be flipped out appropriately and latched into the embedded hole of the base to fix the lamp rod and base in a secured position. Therefore, regardless of the package, transportation, or storage, the lamp rod and base can be detached in order to reduce the volume for the transportation and storage.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Inventor: Wen-Chang Wu