Abstract: The subject of the invention is a coupling element for two plugs comprising a body (18) provided with: a first base impression (24) arranged in said body, a terminal housing (34) able to receive an insert (32) in which is created a second base impression (30), a third connection impression (36) derived from the first impression and emerging in this terminal housing, and a contact-bearing connection block (32). The invention also covers the necessary male and female elements as well as the coupling device obtained.

Abstract: A connector assembly for printed circuit boards comprises a first connector having a first housing of insulating material and a plurality of male signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. The connector assembly further comprises a second connector having a second housing of insulating material and a plurality of female signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. In each row and each column of both connectors all contacts are arranged at an equal pitch in row and column direction, each row of contacts containing only signal or only ground contacts, respectively. The rows of ground contacts are staggered in row direction by half the pitch of the contacts. Four rows of signal contacts and four rows of ground contacts are provided. Both outer rows of contacts contain signal contacts and a further row of ground contacts is provided centrally between the two central rows of signal contacts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a harpoon-type clip (1) for positioning, on a printed circuit, a connector fitted with right-angled contacts, the clip (1) having two parallel resilient arms (4, 6) provided at their respective ends (8) with a protuberance (10) which is intended to ensure that the connector is retained on the printed circuit.According to the invention, each of the arms (4, 6) has at least one lug (12) extending towards the other arm, the lugs (8) being intended to be soldered after the connector has been fitted onto the printed circuit, so as to prevent the clip (1) from becoming detached from the printed circuit.

Abstract: Electrical connector provided with a casing having a front face and a rear face and having at least one row of cavities, accommodating female contact terminals, provided with first holes (30) emerging in the front face of the casing, and at least one of the walls of which has at least one elongate thin region forming a column (34) separated form the rest of the wall by slots parallel to the direction of insertion of the contact terminals into the cavities, this thin region being provided with an internal lug (36) to be engaged in a window in the terminals, the connector being furthermore provided with secondary locking means for the contact terminals, these secondary locking means consisting of studs (41) that can be moved perpendicular to the direction of insertion of the terminals between a parted position of the columns and a bearing position of the columns.

Abstract: A connector comprises first and second connector halves, each having a housing with a mainly circular cross section. The first connector half is matable with the second connector half by means of a rotatable coupling ring surrounding the first housing. In the coupled position an axially extending ring-shaped section of the second housing lies within the coupling ring. The first housing at least along a part of its axial length is received in a boot of elastic, resilient material, the boot being provided with a circumferential slot, in which a radially projecting inner edge of the coupling ring is received freely rotatably. In the coupled position a front sealing part of the boot is sealingly compressed against the axially extending ring-shaped section edge of the second housing.

Abstract: A connector for printed circuit boards comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns. At least a plurality of said contacts are provided with press-fit terminations for connection to the printed circuit board. The housing is provided with shoulders, each of the shoulders cooperating with a rear section of a contact having a press-fit termination. Each shoulder engages a rear section at a location aligned with the corresponding press-fit termination.

Abstract: A connector 21 comprises a receptacle housing 26 which is affixed to one wiring element 22 and a plug housing 27 which is affixed to another wiring element 24; projecting parts 26c which project in the direction of the other housing 27 in the vicinity of the floor surface 26b of the receptacle housing 26 during the engagement of the housings 26 and 27 are provided in one or the other of the inner surface of the side walls 26a of the receptacle housing 26 and the side surfaces 27a of plug housing 27, and the dimensions c1 of a fitting gap between the two housings 26 and 27 at these projecting parts 26b is set so as to be smaller than the dimensions c2 of a fitting gap between the housings 26 and 27 at parts other than the projecting parts 26c.

Abstract: An electrical connector press for connecting an electrical connector to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector has contacts with compliant attachment zones for insertion into holes of the printed circuit board The press comprises a gripping device for holding a housing of the connector, a force measuring device connected to the gripping device a distance measuring device connected to the gripping device; and a controller connected to the gripping device, the force measuring device and the distance measuring device. The controller controls movement of the gripping device towards the printed circuit board. The controller is connected to a memory having data of geometry of the contacts and the data of a desired insertion depth of the contacts into the holes. The controller can determine a distance which the contacts should be inserted into the holes based upon the data in the memory and force sensed by the force measuring device after the compliant attachment zones contact the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The method and apparatus comprise a pick-up and insertion head (1) movable along a predetermined direction (Y-axis) between a pick-up area (3) provided for electronic components bearing an array of contact pins (6) and a printed circuit board (20), whereby during the movement of the pick-up and insertion head (1), having picked up a component provided with contact pins (6) from the pick-up area (3), between the pick-up area (3) and the printed circuit board (20), the position of the contact pins along the Y-axis are detected by means of a first laser beam (7) determining the actual position of each pin along said Y-axis as a first array of data, almost at the same time the position of the contact pins along the X-axis are detected by means of a second laser beam (13) determining the actual position of each pin along the X-axis as a second array of data; by means of said two arrays of data, the mean center position of each pin can subsequently be computed and compared with the normal allowable center position

Abstract: A connector is made with a male body and a female body that can be partially fitted into each other. The female body, within itself, possesses a ring pushed back towards the exterior by a spring. The ring is held inside the female body by a window into which it gets embedded. During the insertion of the male body, a stop of this body pushes the ring back towards the back of the female body. The ring then releases the window which gets embedded in a groove of the male body. The coupling and the fixed joining of the two parts of the connector are then automatic. To uncouple them, it is enough to press on the lever which carries along the window. The spring which pushes back the ring also contributes to the effortless ejection of the male body. It is shown that in no case should force be exerted except in a single direction: a longitudinal direction on the male connector to couple it and a transversal direction on a lever of the window to uncouple the two elements.

Abstract: A connector for a smart-card reader, includes at least two conducting blades (1,2), the first blade (1) of which has a bearing surface (3) shaped so as to be able to be forced by part of the card, upon insertion of the latter into the reader, to move this blade (1) relative to the second blade (2) so as to establish contact between these two blades (1,2), or alternatively to break, contact between the latter, and so as to detect the end of travel of the card. The bearing surface (3) of the first blade (1) is shaped so as to allow a slight movement of the card beyond the end-of-travel position. The second blade (2) includes a bearing surface (5) shaped so as to be able to be forced by the card, when the latter is moved beyond the end-of-travel position, to move the second blade (2) to a position in which it is no longer in contact with the first blade (1), or alternatively to a position in which it comes into contact with the latter.

Abstract: An operating handle system for a hand-held power tool comprises an operating handle including first and second courses enabling it to be gripped in first and second orientations, respectively. A trigger is movably attached to the operating handle for movement between an operative position for energizing a motor for driving an operating element such as a grinding wheel and an inoperative position at which the motor is de-energized. The trigger includes a first portion associated with the first course and spaced therefrom when the trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when in the operative position. The trigger includes a second portion associated with the second course when the trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when in the operative position. The first and second courses are mutually perpendicular as are the first and second portions.

Abstract: Electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors (12) having an insulating covering (14), which comprise: a receiver element (2) with two primary edges (8) in the shape of an arcute angle, with wings (10) emerging from each of said edges, which can partially enclose conductors (12); and a wedge element (4) provided with active edges (18) that form the same arcute angle; the wedge element (4) can be inserted between the primary edges (8) of element (2), comprises an electrically conductive material and its active edges (18) have external and opposing perforated means (20) suitable for piercing said electrical conductors (12) by perforating said insulating covering (14).

Abstract: This invention relates to a connector bushing (1) comprising a plug-in zone (2) and a cable connection zone (3), the plug-in zone (2) being formed as a bushing (4) with a base (5), two side walls (7a, 7b) bent from the base (5), and first and second roof halves (8a, 8b) which start from the side walls and have free ends (9a, 9b) which are bent over towards the interior of the bushing. The connector bushing (1) comprises a central base zone (20) following the plug-in zone (2), being formed in the shape of a box with a base part in extension of the base of the plug-in zone with side walls in extension of the side walls of the plug-in zone and with a roof zone which is formed by third and fourth roof halves (18, 19) which are formed by bending over the side walls of the central base zone.

Abstract: A hermaphroditic electric terminal (1) having a connection portion (6) for connection to an electric cable (7), and a contact portion (8) cooperating with a contact portion of an identical terminal; the contact portion (8) having a rigid half-shell-shaped contact element (20) and an elastic contact blade (21), both extending substantially parallel to the connection direction (A) of the terminal; and the elastic contact blade (21) facing the concavity of the half-shell-shaped contact element (20).

Abstract: An input/output connector for a portable communication device, wherein the input/output connector is to be surface mounted on a printed circuit board. The input/output connector comprises an insulating housing, contacts and means for shaping the contacts. The insulating housing has two positioning dogs fixed to lateral parts of the insulating housing. The two positioning dogs are to be soldered to the printed circuit board when the input/output connector is mounted thereto. The contacts are also to be soldered to the printed circuit board when the input/output connector is surfaced mounted to the printed circuit board. The means for shaping the contacts are received and mounted rigidly on a specified reference surface of the insulating housing. The means for shaping the contacts constrain and wedge the contacts relative to the reference surface of the insulating housing so that each of the contacts is contained in a common plane of reference for the coflatness of the contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector for a flexible circuit comprising a number of side by side conducting tracks between a pair of insulating layers; an insulating casing with an inner end seat for receiving one end of the flexible circuit; a number of electrical terminals housed inside the casing and presenting contact portions cooperating with respective tracks of the flexible circuit by slitting the insulating layers; and a safety element, which snaps inside the seat and presents walls for gripping the contact portions of the terminals onto the flexible circuit.

Abstract: The electrical connector comprises a base A having a body (1) with a front tubular skirt (2) in which is held at least one ball that can be radially displaced and a pin having a body (4) that can be inserted in the skirt and having at least one imprint for receiving the ball. The pin also has a locking ring (6) repelled axially on the body towards [from?] a front stop position and a ball driver ring (7) radially interposed between the body of the pin and the locking ring, having a sliding keying with the locking ring and having an inner diameter such that it holds the ball inside when it [the ring] covers it [the ball]. A sleeve (24) has a sliding keying with the pin body. A first elastic means, interposed between the pin body and the sleeve, pushes the sleeve towards a ratcheted position with the ball driver ring. A second elastic means, interposed between the sleeve and the ball driver ring, tends to move them apart from one another.

Abstract: The connecting coupler for a printed-circuit board is inserted in two housings (3, 4) made of electrically insulating material of connectors placed one on each side of the printed-circuit board (1) and each bearing a contact member (5, 6), each contact member (5, 6) comprises an internal cavity (7, 8) open to that face of the insulating housing (3, 4) that rests against the printed-circuit board (1). The coupler further comprises a contact piece (9) in the shape of a rod, the opposite ends of which can engage in the respective cavities (7, 8) of the two contact members (5, 6), while the central part (10) of this contact piece (9) is forcibly inserted into a hole (11) in the printed-circuit board (1).This coupler allows couplings to printed-circuit boards of varying thickness.

Abstract: An electric connector (1) presenting an insulating casing (2) with a number of axial cavities (3); a number of electric terminals (4) housed inside respective cavities (3); primary retaining means (17) for retaining the terminals (4) inside the cavities (3); and a secondary retaining device (26) in turn presenting a movable element (27) which snaps on to the casing (2) into an activating position of the secondary retaining device (26); the casing (2) and the movable element (27) being formed in one piece in the deactivating position of the secondary retaining device (26), and being connected integral with each other by yielding means (28); and the movable element (27) being movable between the deactivating and activating positions by means of a straightforward translatory movement.