Patents Assigned to Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8403705
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: a housing defining a plurality of walls and a receiving room surrounded by the walls, a metal shell enclosing the housing, a PCB located under the metal shell, a terminal module received in the housing and defining a plurality of terminals passing through the PCB and extending out of the metal shell and an insulative outer cover having a receiving cavity enclosing the metal shell, a block wall limiting the PCB moving forwardly and at least one convex limiting the metal shell moving rearwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Feng Liu, Chin-Te Lai, Bin Xu
  • Patent number: 8393913
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100), comprises: a housing (1) having therein two receiving rooms (11) extending along a front-to-rear direction and communicating with an exterior. Four printed circuit boards (2) received into two receiving rooms and positioned in the housing. A latch mechanism assembled to an exterior surface of the housing. And, a metallic holder interlocked with the housing and shielding a portion of the latch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 8353708
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a plurality of cable connectors soldered on the CPU and a CPU socket for electrical connecting the CPU to a printed circuit board (PCB). Each cable connector includes a base having a plurality of first terminals received therein, for contacting with conductive points of the cable. The CPU socket includes an insulating housing having a plurality of second terminals received therein and a loading mechanism attached to the insulating housing. The loading mechanism can simultaneously pressing the cables against the cable connectors and the CPU toward the CPU socket for electrically connecting the CPU with the cables and the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8353726
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulated housing defining an uninterrupted tongue portion with opposite first surface and second surface, the first surface defining a rib and a plurality of contacts loaded in the tongue portion. The contacts include first contacts with contacting sections loaded in the first surface at one side of the rib, second contacts with contacting section loaded in the first surface at another side of the rib and third contacts with contacting section loading in the second surface opposite to the rib. Each of the first and third contacts is composed of signal contacts and grounding contacts. Two distinct grounding bars are embedded in the tongue section and touch with front ends of grounding contacts of the first and third contacts respectively to reduce cross talk between signal contact of the first and third contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George Huanyi Zhang, Gustavo F. Duenas
  • Patent number: 8292630
    Abstract: A board mounted connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defines a top side and a bottom side; a plurality of terminals (2) combined with the insulative housing, each terminal having a contacting portion disposed above the top side of the insulative housing; and a protective cover (3) floatably associated with the insulative housing and enclosing the contacting portions of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Aaron Michael Bobuk
  • Patent number: 8119938
    Abstract: A touch keypad assembly (100) includes a main board (10), a metal dome (40) disposed on a predetermined position of the main board, a touchpad layer (30) disposed on the metal dome, a keypad cover (20) disposed over the touchpad layer, and a light guide film (60) disposed between the metal dome and the keypad cover. The touchpad layer is a flexible printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsien Yu, Yao-Pang Lu, Chao-Chang Li
  • Patent number: 8067109
    Abstract: A battery holder for a button-type battery (1) includes a holder body having a base wall (100) thereof for receiving the battery, and positive and negative terminals (20, 30) assembled to the holder body. The negative terminal has short and long spring elements (311, 315) defining first and second supporting point (311A, 315B) respectively, such that in an initial released position, the button-type battery is lifted up by the first and second supporting points bearing against the base wall, and in a fully released position, that battery is lifted by the second supporting point against the base wall with the first supporting point leaving away from the base wall. The above spring elements provides two-stage elastic forces, for ease of the user to release the battery from the battery holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: George(Huanyi) Zhang, De-Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 7985087
    Abstract: A card edge connector for mating with an electronic card includes an elongated housing, a number of contacts and a retainer disposed in the housing. The housing has a center slot extending along a lengthwise direction of the housing and a first tower section at one end thereof. The retainer is rotatably retained in the first tower section and does not extend beyond the first tower along the lengthwise direction, a thickness direction of the housing and a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the electronic card. The retainer has a locker to lock the electronic card and at least a spring sandwiched between the locker and an outer wall of the first tower section to make the locker automatically move in the lengthwise direction in an insertion process of the electronic card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuang-Xing Li, Xiao-Zhi Fu, Wen-Jun Tang, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Patent number: 7955114
    Abstract: An cable assembly (1000) includes an insulative housing (7); a plurality of terminals (211, 222) received in the insulative housing; a cable (6) having a plurality of wires connected to the terminals; and a latching member (3a) assembled to the insulative housing, the latching member having a latching arm (32) and an inclined tab (324) upwardly and inwardly projecting from the latching arm; an actuating member (7) having a frame (70) and an elastic arm (71) protruding backwardly from a lateral side of the frame, and an actuating tab (72) protruding inwardly from the elastic arm; an external cover (51) with a deformable button (514) formed at a lateral side thereof. The deformable button is pressed to urge the elastic arm of the actuating member inwardly movement and the actuating tab moves inwardly to downwardly press the tab so as to lower the latching arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 7883375
    Abstract: An electrical adaptor (100) includes a first connection assembly (2) having a first printed circuit board (20), a first connector (21) mounted to a front segment of the first printed circuit board, a first variable resistor (24) mounted to a rear segment of the first printed circuit; a second connection assembly (3) having a second printed circuit board (30), a second connector (31) mounted to a front segment of the second printed circuit board, a second variable resistor (34) mounted to a rear segment of the first printed circuit board; a cover member (1, 6) enclosing the first connection assembly and the second connection assembly therein; and wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are disposed at different levels and partially overlapping each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Li Li, Ping-Sheng Su
  • Patent number: 7819689
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for electrically connecting a CPU to a PCB, comprises an insulating housing (30), a metal frame (40) receiving the insulating housing, a metal cover (20) moveably assembled on the metal frame, a lever (50) rotatablely arranged on the metal frame to engage the metal cover with the metal frame. The insulating housing and the metal cover having several locking elements (31,21,22), a pick up cap having several latches (11,12) and capable of attaching on the insulating housing or metal cover alternatively in different periods through by the latches engaging with the locking elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 7796394
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for connecting an IC chip (2) to a printed circuit board (3). The electrical connector assembly includes a housing (1) engaging with the IC chip, a heat sink (6), a loading plate (4) and a number of first connecting portions (5). The loading plate is located between the heat sink and the housing and has a number of spring plates (41) extending toward the IC chip. The first connecting portions are provided for connecting the heat sink to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Feng Wang, Ling Tao, Nan-Hong Lin, Chih-Pi Cheng
  • Patent number: 7736172
    Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Guo-Hua Yang, David Ko, Su-Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 7699655
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of terminals (3) received in the insulative housing (2) and a shielding shell (4) covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing (2) includes a mating opening (24) extending along a longitudinal direction and a pair of grooves (231) extending with an angle to the mating opening and opening to an exterior. The shielding shell is provided with two shielding shell (41), (42) attached to an outer periphery of the insulative housing (2), which their ends are received and retained in the grooves (231).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Wang, Ming Zhang
  • Patent number: 7641507
    Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulative housing, some terminals, an insert and a shield. The insulative housing includes a main body, a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms. The forward section of said main body is a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves. The rearward section of said main body is a connecting portion with some troughs corresponding to the grooves. Each side arm includes two pair of separated receiving slots on the tail thereof to be connected to the receiving space. Each of terminals includes a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion. The insert includes a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Patent number: 7601010
    Abstract: A plug connector, mated with a complementary connector, includes a housing, a printed circuit board received in the housing, a cable with a plurality of conductors electrically attached to corresponding electrical pads of the printed circuit board, and a fastening portion. The housing includes a front housing defining a mating interface and L-shape rear housing. The mating interface includes a pair of tongue sections and an opening defined between the tongue sections. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electrical pads formed thereon, and defines a mating portion accessible from the mating interface and parallel to the pair of tongue sections. The fastening portion includes a connecting portion received in the housing and at least one column post passing through the housing and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 7446717
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna includes a first antenna operating at wireless wide area network and having a first radiating arm, a second antenna operating at wireless local area network and a grounding portion employed by the first antenna and the second antenna. Wherein the first radiating arm of the first antenna further includes a metallic sheet, an insulative member affixed to the metallic sheet and a metal foil affixed to the insulative member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Ta Hung, Po-Kang Ku, Yao-Shien Huang
  • Patent number: D595233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Huei Yang
  • Patent number: D617283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D621361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Hsun Huang, Zhi-Guo Wang, Yang-Chu Guo, Chun-Guang Wan, Zhi-Feng Lin