Patents Assigned to Bellwether Electronic Corp.
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Patent number: 12640512Abstract: A cable connector and an insulating housing configured for the cable connector are provided. The insulating housing includes a body portion, a power mating portion, and a snap-fit member. The body portion has a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other in a first direction, and a third surface and a fourth surface disposed opposite to each other. The first surface and the second surface are connected between the third surface and the fourth surface, and a plurality of first channels are formed therein along the first direction. The power mating portion is disposed on the second surface and has a plurality of column bodies. Each of the column bodies has a first end connected to the second surface and a second end. The plurality of first channels respectively penetrate the plurality of column bodies.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Sung-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 12586965Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulating body, a first cable assembly, a second cable assembly, and a first stop structure. A portion of the first cable assembly and the second cable assembly are correspondingly disposed in a first terminal slot and a second terminal slot of the insulating body. The first stop structure is made of a curable substance and is located in the insulating body to limit a range of movement of the second cable assembly in the second terminal slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 12586938Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first circuit board, a first connector, a second circuit board, a second connector, a plug, and a blocking portion. The first connector is disposed on the first circuit board. The first connector includes a first conductive terminal, a first busbar, and a first sleeve. The first busbar is connected to the first conductive terminal. The second connector is disposed on the second circuit board. The second connector includes a second conductive terminal, a second busbar, and a second sleeve. The second busbar is connected to the second conductive terminal. The second sleeve is connected to the second busbar. The plug passes through the first sleeve of the first connector and the second sleeve of the second connector. The blocking portion is disposed on the plug. A diameter of the blocking portion is greater than a diameter of the plug.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2024Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Bellwether Electronic Corp.Inventors: Yen-Jang Liao, Fan-Hsuan Liu, Po-Kuei Su
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Patent number: 12438298Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a housing and at least one electrically conductive terminal. The housing has a first through hole. The at least one electrically conductive terminal is disposed in the housing. The at least one electrically conductive terminal includes a crown spring portion and a first extending portion. The first extending portion is connected to the crown spring portion. The crown spring portion includes a plurality of contact arms. The first extending portion includes a plurality of first pins. The crown spring portion is located in the first through hole, and the first pins are exposed from the housing. The plug connector is inserted into the first through hole and contacts the contact arms.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: October 7, 2025Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Jimmy Enrique Acera, Robert Hla Thein
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Patent number: 12438303Abstract: A plug connector includes an insulating body, an elastic latch, and a blocking bar. The blocking bar is connected to the insulating body and spans a pushing portion of the elastic latch. The pushing portion has at least one hook and a pushing end hung in the air. The blocking bar is located between the hook and the pushing end for protecting the pushing end.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 7, 2025Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Kuan-Wu Chen, Hsing-Yu Lee, Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 12424772Abstract: A bus bar connector with a replaceable fuse are provided. A first terminal assembly inside the casing includes a first connecting element and plural first resilient contacts electrically connected with the first connecting element. A second terminal assembly inside the casing includes a second connecting element and plural second resilient contacts. An end of the second connecting element is electrically connected with the plural second resilient contacts, and another end of the second connecting element extends to form a cable connecting portion. The first cable assembly includes a first cable body extending from at least one of the left and right sides of the casing, and a cable connection portion connected to one side of the first cable body. The fuse element is connected in series between the cable connection portion and the first connecting element. The second cable assembly is electrically connected to the cable connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Tai-Ching Sung
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Patent number: 12206193Abstract: An electrical power connector and an electrically conductive terminal are provided. The electrical power connector includes an insulating housing, multiple electrically conductive terminals, and at least one position fixing member. The insulating housing includes multiple column bodies and a convex rib structure, the column bodies extend in a first direction and are arranged at intervals, and the convex rib structure extends in a second direction and is formed in an intersecting arrangement. An inside of the insulating housing has multiple tunnels that correspondingly penetrate through the column bodies in the first direction. Multiple grid passages are formed by the convex rib structure. The electrically conductive terminals are respectively mated in the grid passages and the tunnels. The electrically conductive terminals are each connected to a cable. The at least one position fixing member is embedded on at least one side of the convex rib structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 12170422Abstract: The present invention discloses a plug connector including an elastic fastener and a protective shield. The protective shield provides protection for the elastic fastener by covering or blocking the latter. In a typical example, the protective shield includes a main plate. The protective shield spans over a pressing piece of the elastic fastener and is overlapped with at least one portion of the pressing piece so as to cover and protect the latter.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 12155143Abstract: A current transmission assembly and a current transmission system are provided. The current transmission system includes the current transmission assembly and a circuit board structure. The current transmission assembly includes a pluggable component, at least one conductor component, and at least one electrically connecting component. The pluggable component includes a housing, at least one set of electrically conductive arms, and at least one connecting member. The at least one sets of electrically conductive arms is disposed inside the housing. The at least one conductor component includes an electrical insulator and a wire main body. The electrical insulator encircles the wire main body, so that a first terminal and a second terminal are exposed from the wire main body, and the first terminal is connected to the at least one two connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2024Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignees: Bellwether Electronic (Kunshan) Co., Ltd, BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Chang, Xiang-Biao Tang, Yen-Lin Chen
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Patent number: 12095216Abstract: A wire-end connector and a connector assembly are provided. The connector assembly includes the wire-end connector and a board-end connector. The wire-end connector includes a housing, multiple conductive wires, and multiple conductive terminals. The housing includes an insulating body with multiple apertures disposed therein, an elastic latch arm, and a flange. The flange is arranged along an outer side of a first opening, and two limiting arms are respectively formed at two end portions of the flange that are adjacent to the elastic latch arm. A midline is defined by each of first partition walls along a third direction, the two adjacent midlines are spaced apart from each other by an interval, and each of the intervals is at least twice a width of each of the first partition walls. The conductive terminals are disposed in the apertures, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yen-An Chen
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Patent number: 12046852Abstract: An insulating housing and a wire-end connector including the insulating housing are provided. The insulating housing includes a body portion, a power mating portion, a signal mating portion, and a snap-fit member. The body portion has a first surface and a second surface that are oppositely disposed, and a third surface and a fourth surface that are oppositely disposed. A plurality of first channels are formed along a first direction inside the body portion in a horizontal and parallel arrangement. The power mating portion is disposed on the second surface and includes a plurality of pillars, and the first channels penetrate the plurality of pillars, respectively. The signal mating portion is disposed on the third surface and has a fifth surface and a sixth surface that are oppositely disposed, and a plurality of second channels are formed therein along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Sung-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11990703Abstract: An insulating housing and an electrical connector including the insulating housing are provided. The electrical connector, for transmitting power and signal with a mating electrical connector, comprises a body portion, a plurality of power terminals, a power mating portion, at least one signal terminal, and a signal mating portion. The power mating portion has a plurality of column bodies extending from a front surface thereof and accommodating the plurality of power terminals therein. The signal mating portion is connected with the body portion and located over one side of the power mating portion and accommodating at least one signal terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Sung-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11888252Abstract: A current transmission assembly and a current transmission system are provided. The current transmission system includes the current transmission assembly and a circuit board structure. The current transmission assembly includes a pluggable component, at least one conductor component, and at least one electrically connecting component. The pluggable component includes a housing, two sets of electrically conductive arms, and two connecting members. Each of the two sets of electrically conductive arms is disposed inside the housing. Each of the conductor components includes an electrical insulator and a wire main body. The electrical insulator encircles the wire main body, so that a first terminal and a second terminal are exposed from the wire main body, and the first terminal is connected to one of the two connecting members. Each of the electrically connecting components includes a connecting portion, to which the second terminal of the wire main body is fixed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: Bellwether Electronic (Kushan) Co., Ltd, BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Ching-Hsiang Chang, Xiang-Biao Tang, Yen-Lin Chen
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Patent number: 11515672Abstract: An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a metal plate, a first-row terminal assembly, and a second-row terminal assembly. A hollow area of the metal plate has a first projection area on a projection plane that is parallel to the metal plate, and a contact area of the second power terminal set has a second projection area overlapping the first projection area on the projection plane. The first projection area has a first border line and a second border line. The second projection area has a third border line and a fourth border line. The first border line and the third border line have a first projection distance therebetween. The second border line and the fourth border line have a second projection distance therebetween. The first projection distance and the second projection distance are both 0.2 mm or more.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 11257608Abstract: A cable structure including at least one conductor, a cladding layer, a low dielectric constant (Dk) resin layer, and a shielding layer is provided. The cladding layer includes a low Dk adhesive layer and two insulation layers. The low Dk adhesive layer is coated around the at least one conductor. The two insulation layers respectively are adhered to two opposite surfaces of the low Dk adhesive layer. Each of the low Dk adhesive layers and the two insulation layers has a dielectric constant between 1.3 and 3. The low Dk resin layer is adhered to the cladding layer through a first adhesive layer. The shielding layer is adhered to the low Dk resin layer through a second adhesive layer. The at least one conductor is disposed in the low Dk adhesive layer and positioned between the two insulation layers.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Feng-Jen Tsai, Yen-Jang Liao
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Patent number: 11177598Abstract: A full-shielding cable connector includes an insulated body, a metal frame, a shielding conductive body, and a pull rod. The insulated body has a plurality of terminal slots for receiving a plurality of terminals, respectively. The metal frame is fixed to the insulated body. The metal frame has pins that are electrically connected to a grounding circuit of a circuit board. The shielding conductive body is detachably assembled to the insulated body and arranged above the metal frame. The shielding conductive body has a cable receiving chamber for receiving a cable, and contacts a top and bottom surface of the cable. The pull rod is rotatable with respect to the shielding conductive body. The pull rod can be rotated to a front end of the insulated body to be fastened thereto.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Yung-Liang Chi
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Patent number: 10879634Abstract: A plug connector having a protective member replacing a gold finger on a circuit board includes an insulation base, a cable terminal block, and a grip. The insulation base includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls. The cable terminal block includes at least one cable including multiple conductors. The circuit board includes a contact section and a solder section, and the width of the solder section is greater than the width of the contact section. Two stopping and grounding parts are respectively formed on both sides of the solder section adjacent to the contact section. The circuit board includes multiple conductive pads on a surface of the contact section and multiple solder pads on a surface of the solder section. The conductors of the cable are separately soldered to solder pads. The protective member is clipped to the contact section of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Yen-Jang Liao, Wei-Min Lin
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Patent number: 10847911Abstract: An electrical connector for receiving an FFC/FPC includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, a pair of retaining pins, and a metal cover. The insulating housing includes a main body and a pair of shoulder parts. Each shoulder part has a guiding bump, and a pre-pressing board. An oblique-entry space is formed between the guiding bump and the pre-pressing board. The pair of retaining pins are respectively fixed in the pair of shoulder parts. A bottom end of the retaining pin is exposed from the bottom surface of the insulating housing. The metal cover is slidably disposed on the top surface of the insulating housing, and includes a top pressing plate and a pair of side sliding rails. A front end of the top pressing plate has a pressing rib. The metal cover is movably arranged between an initial position and a pressed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventor: Ung-Liang Chi
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Patent number: 10756468Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes an insulated housing, and a flexible flat cable assembly. The flexible flat cable assembly includes a first flat cable, a second flat cable, and a reinforced board. The reinforced board is sandwiched between the first flat cable the second flat cable. An inner shielding layer is disposed between conductors of the first flat cable and the reinforced board, and between conductors of the second flat cable and the reinforced board, respectively. A positioning plate protrudes outward from each of two sides of the reinforced board. The insulated housing has a displacement-preventing mechanism formed on an inner side thereof for blocking the positioning plate, so as to limit the displacement of the reinforced board along the inserting direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Yen-Jang Liao, Jie-Yau Tan
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Patent number: D1127733Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2025Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: Bellwether Electronic Corp.Inventor: Yung-Liang Chi