Abstract: A board-to-board connector comprising a first connector and a second connector is disclosed. The first connector has a first housing. Each first fitting guide portion of the first housing is provided with a protrusive sidewall portion configured to define both sides of each concave guide portion of the first housing to be connected to each side wall portion of the first housing and protrude out from a fitting face of each side wall portion of the first housing. The protrusive sidewall portion is provided with a sloped guide surface formed at an entrance end of each concave guide portion of the first housing to be inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of the first housing.

Abstract: A surface mount connector includes first terminals and second terminals to be mated to counterpart terminals of a mating counterpart connector. The first terminals and the second terminals are mounted in a housing in an alternating array. Each of the first terminals includes a contact portion to be connected to a first counterpart terminal, a fixing portion connected to an outer side of the contact portion and fixed to the housing, and a surface-mounting soldering portion connected to an outer side of the fixing portion. Each of the second terminals includes a contact portion to be connected to a second counterpart terminal, a fixing portion connected to an outer side of the connecting portion and fixed to the housing, and a surface-mounting soldering portion connected to a mounting-surface side end of the fixing portion.

Abstract: A coaxial connector (1), which is attached to a circuit board (2) having a land (151), includes a coaxial terminal (51) having a coaxial structure including a centre terminal (52) and a cylindrical outer terminal (61) surrounding the centre terminal; a housing (11) accommodating the coaxial terminal; a cylindrical contact (81) movable in an axial direction of an axis of the outer terminal and brought into contact with the land; a biasing member (71) biasing the cylindrical contact so that the cylindrical contact projects from the housing; and a rotation mechanism which rotates the cylindrical contact about the axis when the cylindrical contact is pushed into the housing against a biasing force of the biasing member. Accordingly, the coaxial connector capable of performing wiping in a terminal having the coaxial structure, such as a probe, is provided.

Abstract: A method of tracking and acting on events related to the delivery of a mail piece is provided. An integrated record associated with an addressee of a mail piece is created. The mail piece is given a unique identifier, is associated with the addressee, and is placed in a mail stream with the date and nature of associated delivery events being recorded. After a predetermined delivery event occurs, a follow-up communication is transmitted to the addressee, and the date of this follow-up communication is recorded. The date of any response by the addressee to the follow-up communication is also recorded. To the integrated record associated with the addressee is added the date and nature of the delivery events associated with the mail piece, the date of the follow-up communication, and the date of any response by the addressee to the follow-up communication.

Abstract: The board-to-board connector has a configuration in which first stage fitting guides (18a) are arranged on an inner end of side wall portions (14) of a first housing (11) of a first connector (1), an island portion (13) is arranged in a concave portion (12a) surrounded by the side wall portions, second stage fitting guides (22a) are arranged on four corners of the first housing, fitting surfaces (18) of the side wall portions are at the same surface as a fitting surface of the island portion, and a gap between the fitting guides on both side wall portions is set to a predetermined value. Owing to this configuration, a fumbling tight-fitting operation is made easy, and it is thus possible to complete the tight-fitting operation in a short period of time and in an accurate manner. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a board to board connector which has good operability and high reliability.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector for a print ink cartridge.

Abstract: A connector according to the present invention is equipped with an elastic member with elasticity, at least one terminal including a connecting conductor portion formed on one side of the elastic member and connected to a circuit side conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a first flat circuit substrate, a first opposing conductor portion formed on another side of the elastic member and opposed to a second opposing conductor portion electrically continuous with a circuit provided on a second flat circuit substrate, and a linking conductor portion linking the connecting conductor portion and the first opposing conductor portion with each other so as to allow them to make relative movement, and a dielectric portion formed at least on one of the first opposing conductor portion 25a and the second opposing conductor portion.

Abstract: A card connector (1) is disclosed. The card connector (1) comprises a housing (11), at least one terminal (51), a card guiding mechanism and an identification switch. The housing (11) is configured to accommodate a card adapter (101), in which a first card (201) is fitted, or a second card (301). Each of the at least one terminals (51) is attached to the housing (11). The card guiding mechanism includes an urging member (81). The urging member (81) is configured to urge the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) in a direction opposite to an insertion direction. The card guiding mechanism is configured to hold in a lock position the card adapter (101) or the second card (301) pushed in the insertion direction by way of push operation. The identification switch is formed by a first contact member (52) and a second contact member (53), and is arranged further inward in the insertion direction from an insertion direction front end (301a) of the second card (301) held in the lock position.

Abstract: To provide a connector that increases the amount of elastic deformation of a beam and can improve the contact stability between a flat electrical wire and a terminal while restraining an increase in the difference between the position of a cam in the anteroposterior direction and the position of a pressing portion formed on the cam, a pressing portion that pushes flat electrical wire is formed on the lower surface of center beam of rear connecting terminal. Cam of actuator is positioned between upper beam and center beam of rear connecting terminal. Inclined surface that extends at an angle upward and backward is formed on the upper surface of center beam. Cam pushes inclined surface down.

Abstract: A structure for use with data network management systems uses a plurality of cables interconnecting patch panels, network devices and end-user devices and further utilizes integrated circuits to monitor the status of these end-user devices. The structure includes respective primary (36) and secondary (45) circuit boards. A plurality of connective jacks (31) are mounted on the primary circuit board and these jacks are interconnected to switches and other patch panels within the network. Wires from the jacks extend to and connect with end-user devices and a secondary circuit board is spaced apart from the primary circuit board so as to define a hollow nest (42) within the patch panel assembly that houses and protects integrated circuits (45, 52) and the like.

Abstract: A tapered waveguide optical mode transformer (20) includes a tapered core formed on a planar substrate structure (16). To vertically taper the core (21), steps (22) are etched into the top surface of the core. The steps have depths and lengths along the optical axis of tapered waveguide that are selected to transform the optical mode characteristics of a desired optical fiber to the optical mode characteristics of a desired planar waveguide. The core can also be tapered horizontally to form a 2-D tapered waveguide. The tapered waveguide can be integrally included in planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) to reduce light coupling losses between optical fibers and the PLC waveguides.

Abstract: A substrate connector utilizes a plurality of conductive terminals, each of which are held in a single terminal-receiving cavity of a substrate. The terminals of the connector have a hook-shape with a retention portions in the form of a fork having a central slot and two free ends spaced apart from the retention portion and which protrude out of their cavities for contacting contact pads on opposing circuit boards. The retention portions engage abutments formed in the cavities to hold the terminals in place but do so in a manner that permits the terminals to move in both the vertical and horizontal directions.

Abstract: Terminal assemblies, connectors and methods of manufacturing the terminal assemblies are provided such that a plurality of elongated terminals are arranged in parallel at a pre-defined pitch and are partially enclosed by a terminal holding member, and in which the terminals are separated from one another during a material removal process.

Abstract: An impedance matched circuit board utilizes a series of vias, one signal via that is surrounded by four ground vias in order to effect impedance matching with a coaxial signal transmission line. The vias are plated and extend through the thickness of the circuit board. Both opposing surfaces of the circuit board are provided with a conductive ground layer and each such ground layer has an opening formed there that encompasses one or more of the vias. On the top surface the opening surrounds the signal and ground via and on the bottom surface the opening only partially surrounds the signal via and the opening includes a convex portion formed therein.

Abstract: A plug connector (100) has an insulative housing (103) with an. elongated mating blade (104) that supports a plurality of conductors (130) in the form of conductive surfaces disposed on a mating face of the mating blade. Dielectric barriers (150) are disposed on the conductive surfaces so that galvanic connection with contacts on a circuit board is prevented. The dielectric barriers permit transfer of electrical signals from the plug connector conductors to the circuit board contacts. The plug connector fits into a shell member (200) mounted to the circuit board (153) and the shell member includes a plurality of cantilevered press arms (220) that apply a contact pressure on the plug connector to ensure contact between the dielectric barriers and the circuit board contacts.

Abstract: An electrical-wire support structure (30) is disposed at a rotary connection portion of a device and connects first and second portions (11, 12) of the device. The second portion being rotatable about at least two rotational axes. The electrical-wire support structure includes frame members having a through-hole (36, 43) through which an electrical wire (51) may pass, and the through-hole (36, 43) is positioned on one of the rotational axes. An electrical wire (51) has first and second opposite ends. The first end is configured to be disposed on the first portion (11) and the second end is configured to be disposed on the second portion (12).

Abstract: A connector for connecting together two ends of flat flexible cable includes a base member and a cover member. The base member has a plurality of slots that receive a corresponding number of conductive terminals. The terminals have two upward bends in them near their midpoint and these bends are spaced apart longitudinally along the terminals so as to mate with exposed ends of the lengths of flat cable. Two projections serve as press arms to retain a cover in place upon the base member. The cover exerts a pressure on the cable ends and the terminals to provide a reliable electrical contact between them.

Abstract: To provide an electric connector capable of securing a sufficient distance between a position at which a projecting portion of a flat electric cable is placed and a position soldered on the surface of a circuit board even when the electric connector is formed having a low profile an electric connector, for connecting an FPC, having a projecting portion formed on an edge thereof, to a circuit board, is disclosed. The electric connector has a plurality of terminals, a housing, and a reinforcing member fixed to the housing. The reinforcing member has a pull-out stop portion positioned outside in the width direction of the FPC relative to the plurality of terminals, and a fixed portion positioned apart from the pull-out stop portion toward the outside in the width direction of the FPC and fixed on the surface of the circuit board.

Abstract: A cable connector is provided including an insulative housing having an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position at which the flat flexible cable may be inserted and a second position at which the contact pads of the flat flexible cable are operatively engaged by terminals of the connector. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted in the housing. Each terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a contact pad of the flat flexible cable. Each terminal includes a base portion disposed at a rear end of the terminal and extending in the vertical direction, an actuator holding arm portion, a front resilient contact arm portion, and a rear resilient contact arm portion. The contact arm portions engage the contact pads in a mutually independent way.

Abstract: A board-to-board connector is disclosed. The connector has first and second connectors. The first connector has concave insertion portions in which first terminals are arranged. The second connector is configured to be engaged, by fitting, with the first connector. The second connector has convex insertion portions in which second terminals are arranged and which are inserted in the concave insertion portions.