Patents Assigned to Alltop Electronics (Suzhou), Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9214766
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The tongue portion is located at a center of the metallic outer shell along a vertical direction. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Li-Li Liang, Yong-Gang Zhang, Mao-Jung Huang, Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 9214762
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a mounting block assembled to the housing and a first contact inserted into the mounting block and the housing. The housing includes a receiving space and a first through hole in communication with the receiving space. The mounting block is assembled in the receiving space and includes a second through hole which is aligned with the first through hole. The first contact is inserted into the second through hole and the first through hole in sequence along a rear-to-front direction. The first contact includes an elastic member and the housing and/or the mounting block comprise a stop surface to resist against the elastic member for position restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20150357775
    Abstract: A two in one electrical connector is adapted for selectively mating with a first mating plug and a second mating plug with different widths. The two in one electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a tongue, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, an internal shell covering the insulative housing, and an external shell surrounding the inner shell. The internal shell has a receiving space to receive the tongue, an enclosed first mating end, and a first opening close to the first mating end. The opening does not penetrate the first mating end. The external shell has a first resisting arm extending into the receiving space for positioning the first mating plug. The two in one electrical connector can not only retain the first mating plug, but also effectively improve the strength of the mating port thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Yung-Chih HUNG, Ya-Juan GOU, Dan LI, Qing-Fang DENG
  • Patent number: 9209568
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing including a receiving portion, a number of mating portions extending from the receiving portion and a number of contact-receiving slots extending through the mating portions and the receiving portion. At least one of the mating portions includes an anti-mismating block at a corner thereof. The plug connector includes a plug insulative housing including a mating surface and a number of cavities extending through the mating surface for receiving the mating portions. The plug insulative housing includes an anti-mismating groove at a corner of one of the cavities to receive the anti-mismating block of the receptacle insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 9160113
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a cover shielding the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a top wall, a pair of side walls and a plug-receiving cavity formed thereby. Each contact includes a resilient contacting portion extending into the plug-receiving cavity. The cover includes a top plate covering the top wall and a pair of side plates respectively covering the pair of side walls. Each side plate includes an engaging arm extending inwardly therefrom. The insulative housing defines a pair of cutouts formed at boundaries of the top wall and the pair of side walls. The pair of engaging arms extend into the plug-receiving cavity through the pair of cutouts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Chun-Hsien Wu, Siu-Mien Yang
  • Patent number: 9142910
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a number of contacts received in the housing and a spacer for holding the contacts. The housing includes a mating portion and a pair of extensions extending from the mating portion. The pair of extensions and the mating portion jointly form a receiving space to receive the spacer. The spacer includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion perpendicular to the horizontal portion. The horizontal portion defines a slot through which the contacts extend. The vertical portion includes an inner wall, an outer wall and a channel extending through the inner wall and the outer wall. The outer wall defines a recess opening in communication with the channel. When the contacts are associated with the spacer, the contacts are partly exposed to the recess opening via the channel for robust heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Chun-Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 9142905
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive contacts, and a retainer seat. The insulative housing includes a mating face for mating with a plug connector and a mounting face opposite to the mating face. The insulative housing defines a number of contact-receiving passages penetrating from the mating face to the mounting face and a mounting recess recessed from the mounting face toward the mating face a certain distance. The conductive contacts are respectively received in the contact-receiving passages. Each conductive contact includes a contacting portion for electrically contacting the plug connector, a termination portion for electrically connecting with a Printed Circuit Board, and an intermediate portion connecting the contacting portion with the termination portion. The retainer seat is fixedly received in the mounting recess of the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, I-Hung Cheng, Shi-Ke Xie
  • Patent number: 9142917
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing and a plurality of female contact groups each of which includes first and second female contacts combined together. Each of the first and second female contacts includes a retaining portion including a first locking portion and a second locking portion. Each first locking portion includes a slit. Each second locking portion includes a positioning portion and an engaging arm. The retaining portions of the first female contact and the second female contact are of the same configuration after rotating 180 degrees. When the first female contact is combined in position with the second female contact, the positioning portion and the slit of the first female contact engage with the slit and the positioning portion of the second female contact, simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 9136644
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing and a number of female contact groups fixed in the receptacle insulative housing. The receptacle insulative housing includes a receiving portion, a plurality of mating portions and a pair of locking arms integrally formed at opposite lateral sides of the receptacle insulative housing. The plug connector includes a plug insulative housing and a number of male contacts fixed in the plug insulative housing. The plug insulative housing includes a mating surface, a plurality of cavities and a pair of locking walls located at opposite lateral sides of the plug insulative housing. When the plug connector the receptacle connector are mating with each other, the locking arms are in locking with the locking walls for fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 9136625
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector mateable with each other. The plug connector includes a plug insulative housing and a pair of plug power contacts. The plug insulative housing includes a first plug cavity, a first plate cantileveredly extending into the first plug cavity, and upper and lower plug contact slots in communication with the first plug cavity. The pair of plug power contacts are respectively received in the upper and lower plug contact slots. Each plug power contact includes a flat contacting section exposed to the first plug cavity and a first soldering section. The flat contacting sections are positioned on upper and lower surfaces of the first plate, respectively. The plug connector and the receptacle connector define heat dissipation channels in communication with each other in order that generating heat can be effectively dissipated to the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 9136632
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a contact module received in the housing. The housing defines a receiving cavity for accommodating a complementary connector, a mounting space communicating with the receiving cavity, and a pair of mounting blocks located at opposite lateral sides of the mounting space. The contact module includes a base and a number of contacts fixed in the base. The base includes a pair of lateral side edges. Each contact includes a retaining portion fixed in the base and a contacting portion extending slantly from the retaining portion into the receiving space of the housing. The contacts include a pair of side contacts located at opposite outmost sides thereof. The retaining portion of each side contact is disposed with a protruding section protruding laterally beyond corresponding lateral side edge of the base to engage with respective mounting block formed on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Siu-Mien Yang, Chun-Hsien Wu, Hung-Chi Tai
  • Patent number: 9130287
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung, Chieh-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 9130293
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. Each conductive contact is substantially located in a main surface and includes a contacting portion extending beyond the front wall of the insulative housing, an intermediate portion extending rearward from the contacting portion and received in the insulative housing, and a termination portion bending vertically from the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is torn to form at least an interfering means which extending away from the main surface to interferentially engage with the insulative housing for retaining the conductive contact in the insulative housing reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Ya-Juan Gou, Chih-Che Chen
  • Publication number: 20150249296
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of first contact modules, a number of second contact modules and a number of third contacts all assembled into the insulative housing. Each first contact module includes a first wafer and first contacts insert-molded in the first wafer. Each second contact module includes a second wafer and second contacts insert-molded in the second wafer. The first contact modules, the second contact modules and the third contacts are arranged side by side after being inserted into the insulative housing. The adjacent first wafer and the second wafer cooperatively include mutual locking structures so that they can be inserted into the insulative housing in turn under a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, I-Hung CHENG, Kuo-Cheng LIU
  • Publication number: 20150249301
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a mounting block assembled to the housing and a first contact inserted into the mounting block and the housing. The housing includes a receiving space and a first through hole in communication with the receiving space. The mounting block is assembled in the receiving space and includes a second through hole which is aligned with the first through hole. The first contact is inserted into the second through hole and the first through hole in sequence along a rear-to-front direction. The first contact includes an elastic member and the housing and/or the mounting block comprise a stop surface to resist against the elastic member for position restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU
  • Patent number: 9124036
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing member, a first contact group, a second contact group, a metallic shell and a grounding member. The housing member includes a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate to which the first contact group and the second contact group are respectively associated. The first contact group and the second contact group are compatible to USB 3.0 standard. The grounding member comprises a body portion located between the second mounting portions of the first contact group and the third mounting portions of the second contact group. The grounding member is electrically and mechanically connected to the metallic shell for cross-talk prevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Yi-Chang Chen, Chun-Hsien Wu, Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 9093785
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a pair of latch members located at lateral sides of the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mating portion, a mounting portion and a number of passageways extending therethrough to receive the contacts. Each latch member includes a pivot portion connected to corresponding lateral side of the insulative housing, a locking arm extending forwardly from the pivot portion and a driving portion extending backwardly from the pivot portion. The locking arms are capable of pivoting outwardly along a horizontal direction to a release status under condition that the driving portions are inwardly pressed. With the dual latch members, the electrical connector can be much reliable in locking with a mateable connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung, Chieh-Yu Cheng
  • Publication number: 20150200495
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a shielding cage. The shielding cage includes a first cage and a second cage for mating with the first cage. The first cage includes a base portion and a pair of restricting portions bent downwardly from opposite lateral sides of the base portion. Each restricting portion defines a number of recesses at its bottom edge. The second cage includes a shielding plate, a number of locking arms bent upwardly from the shielding plate and a number of recessed engaging portions on lateral sides of the locking arms. When the second cage is assembled to the first cage, the restricting portions are restricted by the engaging portions and the locking arms inside and outside for not only achieving strong integral strength, but also achieving robust shielding effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Chun-Hsien WU
  • Publication number: 20150200485
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulative housing, a contact retained in the insulative housing and a water-proof protective cover tightly covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mating surface, a mounting surface and a receiving space extending forwardly through the mating surface. The contact is retained in the receiving space. The contact includes a rear section, a mounting tail extending beyond the protective cover, first and second protrusions extending forwardly from opposite lateral sides of the rear section, and first and second contacting sections extending inwardly and backwardly from the first and the second protrusions, respectively. The water-proof protective cover tightly covers the mounting surface of the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Yung-Chih HUNG, I-Hung CHENG, Jie-Jun ZENG
  • Publication number: 20150180175
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulative housing including a receiving portion, a number of mating portions extending from the receiving portion and a number of contact-receiving slots extending through the mating portions and the receiving portion. At least one of the mating portions includes an anti-mismating block at a corner thereof. The plug connector includes a plug insulative housing including a mating surface and a number of cavities extending through the mating surface for receiving the mating portions. The plug insulative housing includes an anti-mismating groove at a corner of one of the cavities to receive the anti-mismating block of the receptacle insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Yung-Chih HUNG