Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Wei Te Chung
  • Patent number: 8231283
    Abstract: A waveguide connector includes a ferrule with a number of waveguides inserted thereinto. The ferrule includes a front mating surface, a rear surface, front and rear passageways extending through the front and the rear mating surfaces, respectively. The front and the rear passageways are in communication with each other while the front passageway is thinner than the rear passageway. The waveguide each includes a number of cores and a cladding layer enclosing the cores. The front part of the cladding layer is of rectangular shape and includes four peripheral surfaces which are so limited by four inner surfaces of the front passageway, respectively, so as to precisely position the waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: James M. Sabo
  • Patent number: 8231407
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1000) includes an elongated housing (10) having a base portion and a mating portion, said base portion having an upper surface; a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing; a plurality of cables (30) each comprising an inner conductor (301) and an outer conductor (302) insulated from the inner conductor, said inner conductor connected to the corresponding contact; a grounding bar (40) mounted to the base portion and substantially flush with the upper surface, said grounding bar extending along a transversal direction, with a plurality of passages (43) defined thereon to accommodate the outer conductors, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jim Zhao, David Ko
  • Patent number: 8221138
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and at least one contact (2) retained in the housing. The housing includes a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending forwards from the base portion, and the base portion defines a mounting face (114) thereof and the mating portion defines a mating cavity (121) extending from a mating face (120) into the housing. The at least one contact defines a retaining portion (21) retained in the base portion, a resilient arm (22) extending from the retaining portion with a part projecting into the mating cavity and a soldering leg (23) arranged to parallel to the mounting face. The soldering leg is disposed within the scope of the mounting face and defines a first and a second soldering portion (231, 232) forming an angle therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Lung Lin, Kuo-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 8221160
    Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes an insulative cover (11, 12) defining an interior and an exterior, and the insulative cover having at least one platform (18) disposed outside of the interior thereof; a printed circuit board (3) located in the interior of the insulative cover; at least one connector (2) mounted to the printed circuit board; and a conductive member (4) fixed to the insulative cover, said conductive member (4) including a main body (41), an arm (42) extending forwardly from the main body and a spring finger (43) formed at a front edge of the arm, the main body supported by the platform, the spring finger contacting the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heng Liu, Xian-Kui Shi, Chung-Yen Yang
  • Patent number: 8221143
    Abstract: An electronic card connector (100) defining a receiving space (10) and includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and an ejecting mechanism (3) retained in the insulative housing (1), and a metal shell (5). The ejecting mechanism (3) includes a slider (31) and a latch strip (34) fixed on the slider (31). The latch strip (34) has a retention portion (341) retained on the slider (31) and a spring arm (343) extending sidewardly. The spring arm (343) has an arm portion (3431) and a resistive portion (3432) extending sidewardly. The resistive portion (3432) is offset from the arm portion (3431) along a width direction. The metal shell (5) has a limiting wall (55) extending into the receiving space (10) for protecting the spring arm (343) from being resisted overly by an electronic card. The limiting wall (55) defines a plane which is located between that of the resistive portion (3432) and arm portion (3431).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Wen-Yu Liu, Qi-Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 8221170
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base and a cover confronting with the base, and a plurality of contacts sandwiched between the base and the cover. The base defining at least one latching post to engaging with corresponding mating hole on the cover. The at least one post is a cone tubular with a diameter of a free end thereof larger than a diameter of a root thereof and the mating hole has a portion aligned with the free end which has a larger diameter than another portion thereof aligned with the root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: De-Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 8221136
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a PCB and a first and a second connector body. The first connector body includes a first housing defining a first coupled face and a mounting face perpendicular to the first coupled face, and first contacts including first contacting portions exposing to the first coupled face and soldering portions exposing to the mounting face and fitly connect on a first surface of the PCB. The second connector body is assembled to the first connector body and includes a second housing including a mating portion with a lengthwise mating slot and a second coupled face confronting with the first coupled face and second contacts including mating portions extending in the lengthwise mating slot and second contacting portions exposing to the second coupled surface and pressing against the first contacting portions. The second housing defines mounting portions seating on a second surface of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Kai Huang, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8221167
    Abstract: An electrical connector, comprising an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating portion extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways disposed in the base portion and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts assembling to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact defining a flat base part mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing and a mating part extending from the base part forwards from the base part and into said receiving space; wherein a spring tab extending downwards from the base part of the contact and locked to the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kuo, Chin-Pao Kuo
  • Patent number: 8215994
    Abstract: A card edge connector for use with a daughter board, and comprises an insulative elongated housing extending along a longitudinal direction, and defining opposite first and second side walls and a central slot formed therebetween for receiving the daughter board therein, a plurality of contacts each defining a retention portion retained in the housing, a resilient contact portion extending into the central slot from an upper portion of the retention portion for contacting with the daughter board, and a solder tail extending out of the housing form a lower portion of the retention portion. Wherein the contacts include a first row of contacts disposed in the first side wall, and a second row of contacts disposed in the second side wall. The first row of contacts have at least two adjacent grounding contacts electrically connected with each other during the contact portions of the contacts are contacting with the daughter board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gustavo F. Duenas, Ze-Lin Yao, Jason Chou, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Patent number: 8217853
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) with antenna function comprising: a PCB (50) comprising a feeding circuit and a grounding circuit; an electrical connector (20) installed on the PCB comprising a metal shell (21) electrically connecting to the grounding circuit; a metal patch (30) connecting to the metal shell comprising a radiating element (33) and a connecting element (31); the radiating element electrical connecting to the feeding circuit; the connecting element connecting the radiating element and the metal shell; the radiating element, the connecting element, and the metal shell forming an antenna that serves as a medium for transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lung-Sheng Tai, Wen-Fong Su, Hsieh-Sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 8210874
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first and a second electrical connector each having two connector ports. The first connector port of the first connector has an insulating mating tongue with a plurality of contacts thereon and an insulating protecting frame arranged side by side with the mating tongue along a longitudinal direction of the first connector and spaced away from the mating tongue. The second connector port is received in the protecting frame and has a shielding shell surrounding therearound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George Huanyi Zhang, Hong-Jing Luo, Bin Pan
  • Patent number: 8206158
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a pick-up cap assembled to the electrical connector. The electrical connector has an insulative housing defining a substantially rectangular cavity in a middle thereof and a plurality of contacts received in the cavity. The pick-up cap includes a main portion with a planar top surface and a plurality of latching arms extending from two opposite edges of the main portion for engaging with the electrical connector. Each latching arm has an engaging arm extending in a direction for engaging with the electrical connector and a pressing arm extending in an opposite direction. When the pressing arm is pressed inwardly, the engaging arm expands outwardly to release the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Jia-Hau Liu
  • Patent number: 8206182
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100), comprising an insulative housing (1) defining a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways (114) disposed in the base portion with an opening backwards and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces (121) disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts (2) mounting to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact including a flat base part (21) mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing, a connecting part (22) extending forwards from the base portion and received in the passageways, a mating part (23) extending from the connecting part and disposed in said receiving space, and a spacer part (24) located between the base part and the connecting part; wherein the spacer part covers the opening of the passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kuo, Chin-Pao Kuo
  • Patent number: 8202122
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a conductive housing, a pair of PCBs, two cables and a metal shell assembled to the housing. The housing defines a receiving cavity. The PCBs are received in the receiving cavity at different levels. The two cables are located at a rear wall of the housing and electrically connect to the PCBs. The metal shell is assembled to the housing and includes a frame portion, and an extension portion extending forwardly from an upper wall of the frame portion. The frame portion encloses a rear portion of the housing and the extension portion has a pair of first position holes. The housing has a pair of second position holes are aligned with first position holes respectively. Two bolts penetrate through the first position holes and are locked in the second position holes respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 8202100
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a lengthwise insulating housing defining a central axis along a lengthwise direction and two groups of terminals disposed in the base portion. The housing includes a base portion and two mounting portions at opposite ends of the base portion. Each conductive terminal includes a retaining portion retained in the base portion, and a first and a second contacting portion extending oppositely from the retaining portion. The two groups of terminals are located at two sides of the central axis and the first contacting portions expose to a first surface of the base portion and the second contacting portions expose to a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Luo
  • Patent number: 8202125
    Abstract: A card connector includes a first inserting slot (151) for insertion of a first memory card (200) with first terminals (3) extending thereinto; a second inserting slot (152) for insertion of a second memory card (300) with second terminals (4) extending thereinto; and a partition wall (14) located between the first and second inserting slots for separating the first and second inserting slots. The partition wall has one spring arm (142) integrally extending therefrom and located between the first and second inserting slots, when one of the first and second memory cards (200, 300) is inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152), the spring arm (142) protrudes into the other one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152) so as to prevent the other one of the first and second memory cards from being inserted into the other one of the first and second inserting slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Li, Jian-Fei Yu, Ke-Hua Ye, Qi-Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 8201338
    Abstract: A positioning device, used in antenna's testing system, includes a crane, a fastening device, a testing antenna and a laser generator. The crane includes a gearing with a sliding shoe thereon. The fastening device is fixed on the sliding shoe of the crane. The testing antenna is fixed in font of the fastening device. The laser generator is fastened on the fastening device and located on a level different from the testing antenna. The laser generator sends out laser for defining the position of the testing antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Kai Tsai, Hsin-Kuo Dai, Kun-Te Cheng, Kai Yang, Hsiang-Hui Shen, Yu-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 8202127
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulated housing and a plurality of contact loaded in the insulated housing. The insulated housing defines an uninterrupted longitudinal slot extending in a first direction and through a mating face in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction the slot having a first and a second inner side faces facing to each other. The first inner side defines a groove extending through the mating face in the second direction. Each contacts includes a retaining portion retained in the insulated housing, a contacting portion exposing in the slot and a tail portion. The contacting portions defines a mating orientation along which the contacting portions contact with corresponding contacts of a counter electrical connector intended to be inserted in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George Huanyi Zhang, Gustavo F Duenas, Bin Pan
  • Patent number: 8192236
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The housing defines a plurality of receiving passageways running through a front mating face to define an opening. The opening defines an upper and a lower inside face. Each contact includes an engaging portion exposing to the front face through the opening. The engaging portion intersect with the front face, defining a first joint point adjacent to the upper inside face and a second joint point adjacent to the lower inside face. The engaging portion defines a free distal end abutting against an inner face of the housing. The housing further defines a protrusion extending from the lower inside face towards the upper inside face in a condition that a distance between the second joint point and a top face of the protrusion is smaller than a length of the free distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 8192217
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating surface, a rear surface opposite to the mating surface and a plurality of passageways penetrating through the mating surface and the rear surface along a front-to-back direction. At least one pair of first grooves is formed in opposite inner sidewalls of each passageway and running through the rear surface. A pair of slits communicates and is staggered with the corresponding first grooves along a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. Each terminal includes a retention portion with at least one pair of barbs defined at two sides thereof. The retention portions pass through the first grooves along the front-to-back direction and are pressed along the vertical direction so as to retain the barbs in the corresponding slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yu Zhu