Patents Represented by Attorney Ming Chieh Chang
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Patent number: 8337246Abstract: A modular jack (100) comprising a housing (200) defining an upper port and a lower port vertically stacked under the upper port, and a contact module (400) assembled to the housing. The contact modules each comprises a first vertical PCB (46) and a second vertical PCB (47) extending along a front-to-rear direction, a vertical shield plate (50) disposed between the first vertical PCB and the second vertical PCB, a mating module, and a horizontal shield plate (418) disposed between the upper contact module and the lower contact module. The horizontal shield plate is disposed below the upper row of ports and above the lower row of ports and connecting the vertical shield plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhi-Cheng Zhang
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Patent number: 8333616Abstract: A cable assembly includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, a cable having a shielding braid and a number of wires electrically connected to the conductive terminals, a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and a grounding flake made of metal material, connected to the shielding braid of the cable and attached to the inner surface of the metal shell.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., LtdInventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Xue-Chao Wang, Zhuang-Zhi Wu
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Patent number: 8333604Abstract: A loading plate includes a substantially rectangular primary plate with a central opening thereof and a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from opposite edges of the primary plate. The primary plate includes a plurality of depressing portions distributed along the inner periphery of the opening, a pair of opposite mounting holes located at opposite ends thereof, and a pair of slits respectively formed adjacent the mounting holes.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Darrell Lynn Wertz
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Patent number: 8333608Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a mating member (3), a printed circuit board (2), a LED (24) attached to the printed circuit board, a cable (6) having a positive wire (61) and a negative wire (62) connected with the mating member, an insulative shell (1), and a light pipe (4). The insulative shell is enclosing the printed circuit board, the cable and the mating member. The light pipe has a first transmitting member (40) and a second transmitting member (45) molded on a rear end of the first transmitting member, the first transmitting member is made of transparent material and the second transmitting member is made of untransparent material.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventor: David Ko
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Patent number: 8308511Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: a lower insulative housing with several terminal slots each comprising a sink communicating to exterior; an upper insulative housing assembled on the lower insulative housing to define a receiving room for receiving an audio plug, the upper insulative housing comprising several terminal slots corresponding to those of the lower insulative housing and an extension plate extending toward the sink of the lower insulative housing; a number of terminals each comprising a main body, a resilient arm and a solder tail extending from the main body, the main bodies of the terminals retained in cooperating terminal slots of the lower and upper insulative housing inwardly of the sinks of the lower insulative housing and the extension plates of the upper insulative housing; and a fastening member combining the upper and lower insulative housings as an integrating unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventor: Wei-De Zhang
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Patent number: 8303322Abstract: A card connector (100) used for receiving an inserted card (5), defining a card receiving space and a card insertion/ejection direction, includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (7) covering the insulative housing, a slider (41) assembled on the insulative housing, and a spring (42) compressed between the insulative housing and the slider for urging the slider along the card ejection direction. The metal shell includes a flexible beam (711) extending towards the card receiving space and a holding portion (712) at the free end of the flexible beam. The slider has a notch (413) releasably engaged with the holding portion. The slider is moveable relative to the insulative housing along the card insertion direction in response to a separation of the holding portion from the notch.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: Terrance F. Little, Stephen Sedio
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Patent number: 8303321Abstract: A card connector (100) used for receiving an inserted card (5), defining a card receiving space and a card insertion/ejection direction, includes an insulative housing (2) having a holding portion (2323), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a slider (41) having a lock retention pocket (413) releasably engaged with the holding portion of the insulative housing, and a spring (42) compressed between the insulative housing and the slider for urging the slider along a card ejection direction. The slider is moveable relative to the insulative housing in response to a separation of the holding portion from the lock retention pocket.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Terrance F. Little
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Patent number: 8292669Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for being mounted on a mother board (900) includes a housing and a number of contact modules (21, 22) each having a wafer (210, 220) and a number of terminals insert molded with the wafer. The terminals include an upper terminal (211, 221) having an upper contact portion (2111, 2211), and a lower contact terminal (212, 222) having a lower contact portion (2121, 2221). The upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are separated from each other along a vertical direction to define a slot (214, 224) therebetween. The upper terminal and the lower contact terminal are secured in the wafer at two positions remote from each other along a mating direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, with the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion approaching close to each other along the mating direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Chiung Wang, Qing-Man Zhu, Xue-Liang Zhang
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Patent number: 8292675Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for insertion of a first plug (800) along a mating direction. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) and a contact module (3) assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes an opening (10), a receiving cavity (11) and a pair of blocking member (14) provided in the receiving cavity. The blocking member includes a guiding portion adjacent to the opening, and a resilient portion (141) projecting more inwardly to the receiving cavity along a transverse direction perpendicular to the mating direction than the guiding portion, to thereby form a shoulder portion (144) facing to the opening between the guiding portion and the resilient portion. The resilient portion is deformable sidewardly along the transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventor: Dao-Kuan Zhang
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Patent number: 8282414Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises: an insulative housing (1); a number of first and second types of connectors (21, 22) disposed in the insulative housing. Each of the first type connectors (21) is arranged in an upstanding manner. Two second type of connectors (22) are arranged along a vertical direction and perpendicular to each other to form two mating ports (26) for mating with two complementary connectors simultaneously. A metallic shell (4) surrounds and engages the insulative housing. And a number of cables (3) extend into the insulative housing and electrically connect with the first and second types of connectors.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi Zhou, Xian-Kui Shi, Chung-Yen Yang
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Patent number: 8282417Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending from the base portion; a number of terminals (2) received in the housing; and an upper shield (31) and a lower shield (32) enclosing the insulative housing. The upper shield includes a main cover (310) located above the insulative housing and a pair of wing portions (312) extending oppositely, laterally relative to the main cover. The lower shield includes a main plate (320) located below the insulative housing and a pair of wings (321) extending oppositely, laterally relative to the main plate. One of the wing portion and corresponding wing defines a closed slot (3122) and the other one of the wing portion and the corresponding wing integrally, interiorly fits in the closed slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jian-Ping Xiao
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Patent number: 8262397Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) assembled in the insulative housing, an ejector (4) assembled at a side of the insulative housing, and a metallic shell (3) comprising a stopper portion (313). The ejector includes a slider (41) moveable along a mating direction and an ejection direction opposite to the mating direction, a spring member (43) for urging the slider to move along the ejection direction, and a pin member (42) having one end (421) secured on the insulative housing and the other one end (422) moveably guided by the slider. The stopper portion (313) stops the spring member (43) from urging the slider (41) during movement of the slider along the ejection direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hendrikus P. G. Van der Steen
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Patent number: 8259462Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a micro chip (1) arranged on the insulative housing, a PCB (3) located below the insulative housing, a number of contacts (5) received in the insulative housing and a locking element (4) interconnecting the insulative housing onto the PCB. The contacts extend beyond an upper surface of the insulative housing and solder with the micro chip. The contacts extend below a lower surface of the insulative housing and contact with the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Nan-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 8251744Abstract: An electrical connector (100) to be mounted on a substrate provides signal channels between a first side and a second side. The electrical connector includes a transformer (210), a common mode filter (327) and a separated filter (328). The transformer includes a first wire (314) having two opposite ends electrically connected to said first side and a second wire (312) having two opposite ends and a center tap (313). The common mode filter includes a third wire (322) and a fourth wire (324), each of the third wire (322) and the fourth wire (324) having an end respectively electrically connected to the two opposite ends of the second wire (312). The separated filter (328) includes a fifth wire (326) separated from the common mode filter (327) and the transformer (310), the fifth wire (326) having an end electrically connected to the center tap (313) of the second wire (312). Opposite ends of the third, the fourth and the fifth wires (322, 324, 326) are electrically connected to the second side.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chao-Tung Huang, Yong-Chun Xu
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Patent number: 8251714Abstract: An electrical connector is adapted for electrically connecting an electronic package (3) to a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (11), a stiffener (13) supporting the insulative housing and formed with a stopper (137), a clip (30) formed with a depressing portion (34), and a leaf (50) formed with an anchor (52). The clip is mounted on the stiffener and is pivotable between a first position and a second position. The leaf is mounted on the clip and is pivotable between the second position and a locked position. When the leaf is positioned at the locked position, the anchor is blocked by the stopper and the depressing portion of the clip depresses the electronic package.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Cheng-Chi Yeh
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Patent number: 8251715Abstract: An electrical connector is adapted for electrically connecting an electronic package (3) to a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10) for receiving an electronic package, a stiffener (30) supporting the insulative housing, a pair of latching members (50) mounted on the stiffener and pivotable about a respective first axis therethrough, and a lever (70) mounted on the stiffener and pivotable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the lever being operable to pivot the latching members to a closed position for pressing against the electronic package.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Cheng-Chi Yeh
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Patent number: 8251716Abstract: An electrical connector is mated with a counter connector in an inserting direction. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing and two rows of contacts inserted into the insulative housing in two opposite directions parallel to the inserting direction. The insulative housing defines two rows of receiving passageways arranged in a height direction perpendicular to the inserting direction. Each contact received in the receiving passageway defines a base portion, a pair of retaining portions extending from the base portion, a pair of elastic arms extending from the pair of retaining portions and a soldering portion extending from the base portion. All the contacts have a same shape expect lengths of the soldering portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: De-Jin Chen
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Patent number: 8251753Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and at least one contact (4) assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines an insertion hole (15) along a mating direction and a passageway (131) opening at an upper face (10) thereof. The passageway has a first slot (132) at a side face of the insulative housing and a second slot (133) positioned between the first slot and the insertion hole along a transverse direction which is perpendicular to the mating direction. The second slot communicates with the insertion hole. The insulative housing includes a supporting part (134) between the first slot and the second slot. The at least one contact is assembled to the insulative housing from the upper face.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Jin-Liang Du, Yin-Ji Zhou
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Patent number: 8251720Abstract: A card connector for connecting an electronic card, comprises an insulative housing and an ejector. The insulative housing defines a receiving space extending backwardly along a front to back direction for receiving the electronic card. The ejector comprises a slider, a spring sandwiched between the slider and a rear end of the insulative housing and a pole for controlling movement of the slider. The slider includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, the card connector has a first guiding groove engaging with the first protrusion and a second guiding groove engaging with the second protrusion, the slider defines a locking portion extending inwardly into the receiving space, the first guiding groove provides an escaping groove for the first protrusion thereby the slider can move along a insertion direction of the electronic card steadily.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao
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Patent number: 8251713Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. Each contact has a base portion, a resilient arm and a contacting portion located at one end of the resilient arm. The contacting portion has a free end attached with an insulative member so as to prevent short circuit with an adjacent contact.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nan-Hung Lin, Chun-Yi Chang