Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector for contacting at least one electrical lead and for connection with a complementary connector, to an electrical plug-in connection for connecting at least one electrical lead to an electronic component and to an assembly method for assembling such an electrical connector. In order to provide an electrical connector of the above type and an associated assembly method which ensures simple, inexpensive producibility on the one hand and robust and reliable contactability on the other hand, and which additionally enables the greatest possible miniaturization, the connector (100) comprises a housing (116), in which the contact element (120) is at least partially accommodated and on which there is arranged a terminal cover (118) for covering the terminal area (124), which cover comprises a first lid part (126) and a second lid part (128), which are so constructed that they may both be moved to expose the terminal area (124) during fitting of the electrical lead (104).

Abstract: The present invention provides a female connector that can simplify the process of attaching male contacts by eliminating the need for the process of removing some of male contacts. The female connector has a female housing with recessed mating sections for receiving mating male connectors. A plurality of rows of male contacts protrude from the respective bottom surfaces of the recessed mating sections of the female housing to the interior portions of the recessed mating sections. Ribs protrude from the respective bottom surfaces of the recessed mating sections to the interior portions of the recessed mating sections with the protruding length from these bottom surfaces being greater than that of the male contacts. The ribs are provided in areas where the male contacts are arranged, and male contact receiving cavities that receive some of the male contacts are formed in the ribs.

Abstract: An insulation cutting and displacing contact element comprises a substantially U-shaped insulation displacement portion and a clamping portion. The insulation displacement portion has a base with a wire insertion opening. The base has first and second legs extending therefrom. Each of the first and second legs has an insulation displacement slot that communicates with the wire insertion opening. The first leg has a spring contact member projecting into an inner portion of the insulation displacement portion. The clamping portion extends from the second leg. The clamping portion is bent about a bending axis by about 90 degrees. The clamping portion has tongues for securing a connecting wire.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a housing with a slider. The slider is moveable between a first position where a card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing. The slider includes a spring that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection. A cam mechanism secures the slider in the first position and the final position. The cam mechanism includes a substantially heart-shaped cam groove and a cam rod. The cam rod has a support shaft fixed to the housing and a cam engagement member positioned in the cam groove. A locking member having a substantially cantilever construction locks the card in the housing and has a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove. The free end is moveable across the cam groove.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a flexible flat cable and a coupler. The flexible flat cable has a tip. A plurality of conductors is provided on a section of the tip between ends thereof. The coupler includes a first holding member mated with a second holding member. The flexible flat cable is positioned between the first and second holding members. The coupler is arranged behind the tip such that both sides of the tip are exposed. The coupler has a width longer than the section of the tip provided with the conductors.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a retainer. The housing has a plurality of contact accommodating cavities. The retainer is moveable between a temporary locking position and a main locking position. The retainer has first retainer arms that extend into a front surface of the housing. The first retainer arms have a second locking member formed on a top surface in a vicinity of a free end of the first retainer arms and a third locking member formed on a bottom surface in substantially a center of the first retainer arms. The second and third locking members are configured to abut the housing in the temporary locking position so that the retainer is prevented from moving from the temporary locking position to the main locking position.

Abstract: A waterproof connector sealing member has a plurality of electrical wire insertion holes that extend between the two main surfaces of a flat plate-shaped sealing main body. A plurality of projecting ribs are provided on the inner wall surface of each of the electrical wire insertion holes, and the projecting ribs of respectively adjacent electrical wire insertion holes are provided in different positions with respect to each other along the axial direction of the electrical wire insertion holes. Relief grooves are formed in the sealing main body in positions adjacent to the electrical wire insertion holes in the vicinity of the outer edges of this sealing main body, with each of these relief grooves extending from one of the main surfaces that is closer to the projecting rib of the adjacent electrical wire insertion hole provided toward the outside in the axial direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector reduces backlash of the retainer in a main locking state and increases the rigidity of the front plate of the retainer, while providing dimensional stability, and preventing warpage of the locking arms. The electrical connector comprises a front insertion retainer that is locked to the housing in a temporary locking position and in a main locking position. The retainer comprises a front plate having contact passage holes, and locking arms extending rearward from the upper and lower ends of the front plate. A strip extends in the direction of length and protrudes rearward from the center on the back surface of the front plate, and a recessed groove extends on the front surface of the front plate in a position corresponding to the strip. The housing has a recessed groove that mates with the strip when the retainer is in the main locking position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a micro-plug and socket connector that is suitable for mounting on a printed circuit board and that has a plastic housing including a fastening surface with soldering portions for mounting on the surface of the printed circuit board, a plug receiving opening having an inner contact region for the receiving and contacting a pin contact, and an outer contact terminal. The inner contact region, the outer contact terminal, the soldering portions and the electrically conductive connections provided therebetween are formed of metallized portions on the plastic housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a retainer that is inserted from the front surface of the connector housing and locked to the housing in a temporary locking position and in a main locking position, wherein the state of the retainer in the main locking position can easily be confirmed by visual inspection or by using an inspection probe. The retainer has main locking arms comprising main locking projections which prevent the retainer from being pushed in when the retainer is in the temporary locking position, and which prevent the retainer from being pulled out when the retainer is in the main locking position. The main locking projections are exposed through the housing when the retainer is in the main locking position. The housing has supporting parts that support the back surface of the main locking arms in the vicinity of the main locking projections when the retainer is in the main locking position.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes first electrical contacts arranged in first and second contact zones. The second housing includes second electrical contacts arranged in first and second contact holders. The second contact holder is displaceable with respect to the second housing in a direction of mating when the first and second housings are mated. The second contact holder is displaceable between a first position where the second electrical contacts of the second contact holder mechanically engage the first electrical contacts and a subsequent second position where the second electrical contacts of the first contact holder mechanically engage the first electrical contacts.

Abstract: A plug-in connection between a first connector at the edge of a printed circuit board and a second connector on a printed circuit board mount takes the form of a restrictedly guided swivel connection device. The printed circuit board with the first connector is swivelled about a swivel axis, which is held at the top, in the direction of the connector and at the bottom by an abutment. Escape by the connectors is prevented by engagement of the two outer walls of the connectors at a slide contact zone. Swivelling is only possible when the swivel axis has reached its desired position. Through swivelling of the arrangement, the blade contacts of the first connector make their way into the female contact elements of the second connector.

Abstract: The connecting box comprises contact elements which allow automatic contacting and assembling of a solar panel with the connecting box. The solar panel comprises fixed contacts suitable for automatic contacting with the contact elements of the connecting box. The contact elements of the connecting box comprise tapered receiving regions allowing automatic insertion of the fixed contacts of the solar panel into a contact region of the contact elements. Inexpensive production is possible as a result of automatic assembling of the panels with the connecting boxes.

Abstract: A waterproof connector assembly comprises a waterproof connector having an insulating housing with a housing main body and a mating member that extends from the housing main body. A sealing member is attached to an outer periphery of the mating member. A sealing member cover is supported on the insulating housing and is moveable between an initial position where the sealing member cover is positioned on an outside surface of the sealing member and a final position where the sealing member cover is positioned on an outside surface of the housing main body. A locking arm extends from the insulating housing and locks the sealing member cover in the initial position. A mating connector has an insulating mating connector housing with a mating member receiving recess. The locking arm locks the mating connector to the waterproof connector when the sealing member cover is in the final position.

Abstract: A contact terminal, by means of which an annular connector or two connectors may be gripped, is described. The contact terminal comprises a housing with a pivotally mounted terminal element which may be biased onto a contact face mounted on the housing at a contact region. A holding element is provided in the contact region, to prevent a connector inserted into the contact terminal from being pulled out in the lateral direction. The terminal element has a terminal face to grip the connector against the contact face.

Abstract: A card connector assembly that enables smooth insertion of a card into a card receiving opening, by preventing the front end of the card from striking the card receiving opening during insertion. The card connector assembly includes a frame, and an ejecting mechanism. The frame has a card receiving opening at a first end, and a connector at a second end. The connector electrically connects with a card, which is inserted into the frame. The ejecting mechanism includes a push rod, which is slidable in the insertion/ejection direction of the card. An eject button is provided at the end of the push rod on the side of the card receiving opening. A guide, for guiding the card to be inserted into the card receiving opening, is formed on the eject button.

Abstract: A wire harness connector in which at least one guide, the upper surface of which is inclined such that the upper surface becomes higher from the front end of the guide to the rear end of the guide, is formed on the side surface of a central portion of a locking member, and at least one sliding wall for gradually pressing the guide as the interconnection between a plug housing and a cap housing progresses is formed on the cap housing at a position corresponding to the position of the guide. Even when the locking member is not completely assembled with the plug housing due to worker carelessness, the cap housing is easily connected to the locking member by the sliding of the guide along the sliding wall, and the locking member is seated in the plug housing at a correct position simultaneously with the connection so that the secondary fixation of terminals by the locking member is completely performed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card connector in which heat dissipation of a card can be performed by means of a heatsink without requiring any operation of the heatsink by the consumer. The card connector comprises a heatsink for contacting one surface of the card that is inserted into a connector part, and a push rod for ejecting the card. The push rod has a cam having a first cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card at the time of the insertion of the card, and a second cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card during the ejection of the card.

Abstract: A PC card connector assembly which is capable of performing highly secure card connections, enables simultaneous use of a smart card, and is interchangeable with existing PC card connector assemblies. The PC card connector assembly includes an insulative housing having an opening, which is of dimensions that enable insertion of a plurality of PC cards. A planar smart card connecting unit partitions the opening in the vertical direction to form first and second cavities. The first cavity is designated as a PC card cavity, and the second cavity is designated as a smart card cavity. A plurality of first contacts are provided in the smart card connecting unit, for electrically contacting electrodes of the smart card received within the second cavity, while connected to second contacts.