Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a lower shield (3), an insulative housing (1) assembled to the lower shield, a number of terminals (2) and a pair of upper shields (4). The lower shield has a bottom wall (33) and a pair of first side walls (32). Each first side wall has a pair of upper base portions (361) and a lower base portion (326) and defines a recess (325) between the upper base portions and the lower base portion. Each upper base portion has a projecting portion (363) extending outwardly therefrom through the recess for engaging with a protrusion (46) disposed on a top surface of the upper shield.

Abstract: A card connector in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and exposed into the card receiving space, an ejector disposed in the insulating housing and a locking member. The ejector comprises a movable slider, a spring and a holding equipment to securely hold the slider in a final position and to release the slider from the final position when ejecting the card. The locking member has a retaining portion immovably fixed relative to the insulating housing and a latching portion locking the card.

Abstract: An electrical comprises a base, and a plurality of contacts received in the base. The base defines a mating interface, a mounting interface opposite to the mating interface, and a plurality of passageways arranged between the mating interface and the mounting interface so as to receive the contacts. The base further defines peripheral edges, and each edge defines at least one positioning member extending upwardly from the mating interface along the peripheral edges, said positioning members seated around region having contacts so as to define a receiving cavity adapted to have an CPU module received therein jointly with the mating interface.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) mounted on a circuit board is provided for mating with an electric device. The electrical connector includes a dielectric housing (10) having a terminal passage (16), a pair of conductive contact elements (20) received in the housing, and a fixing pad (30) connecting the circuit board. Each conductive contact element includes a base portion (21) positioned in the terminal passage, a tail portion (22) arranged on one side of the housing for connecting with a circuit board, a contacting portion (24) which serves for contacting the electric device, and a spring portion (23) connecting the contacting portion resiliently to the base portion. The fixing pad is fixed to the other side of the housing for providing balanced force acted on the electrical connector during mating with the electric device.

Abstract: An LGA socket includes a socket body (10), a number of contacts planted in the socket body, a hollowed floating frame (50) floating on a number of push fingers (11) formed on the socket body, a stiffener (20) disposed right round the socket body and the floating frame, and a socket plate (40) and a load lever (30) respectively mounted to opposite ends of the stiffener. The floating frame is provided with a number of receiving sections (54) to hold an LGA package (60). The floating frame with the LGA package held thereon is vertically movable between a free state in which the conductive pads of the LGA package do not engage with the contacts, and a compressed state in which the conductive pads of the LGA package resiliently register with corresponding contacts. Thus, damage to the contacts during installation is avoided and reliable electrical connection is ensured.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat-conductive base (20), and a plurality of combined fins (30) uprightly attached onto the base. Each fin includes a main body (31), a bottom flange (32) extending from the main body, and two lower abutting plates (34) extending upwardly from the flange. A pair of first locking tabs (342) is formed from outer sides of the lower abutting plate, and extends into corresponding cutouts (36) of the main body of an adjacent fin. Two upper abutting plates (34?) are formed from a top edge of the main body. A second locking tab (40) extends from an outer side of each upper abutting plate, and into a corresponding notch (38) of the main body of the adjacent fin. Then, the first and second locking tabs are bent inwardly to abut against the main body of the adjacent fin. Thus, the fins are firmly combined together.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention, comprises a receptacle connector (20) and plug connector (10). The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of first terminals (24) received in the housing. The housing comprises a base portion (211) and a mating portion (212) extending from the base portion (211). The mating portion (212) comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls connecting with the top and the bottom walls and defines a tongue (26) therein. A lateral side of tongue connects with one of the side walls, and another side of the tongue is spaced with the other side wall where a recess (262) is formed. The plug connector comprises an insulative housing (11) and a plurality of second terminals (14) received in the insulative housing. The housing comprises a base portion (111) and a pair of parallel tongues (113) extending from the base portion. A rib (114) is formed to connects the two tongues.

Abstract: A field emission display package (1) includes an anode plate (30) coated with a phosphor layer (40), a resistive buffer (60) spaced from the phosphor layer (40), a plurality of electron emitters (50) formed on the resistive buffer (60), a cathode plate (70) in contact with the resistive buffer (60), a silicon thin film (80), and a sealed housing (5). The sealed housing includes a front plate (10), a back plate (20) and a plurality of side walls (90) affixed between the front plate and the back plate so that the front plate, the back plate and the side walls define an interspace region. The front plate and the back plate are preferably made from glass. The side walls are made from an Invar-36 alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to that of the glass.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) is provided for electrically mating with a mating connector (9) defining a receiving recess (95). The electrical connector includes a casing (2) and a theftproof member (8) movably disposed on the casing. The theftproof member has a latch portion (821). The theftproof member is movable between an unlocked position where the latch portion is disengaged from the receiving recess of the mating connector and a locked position where the latch portion latches into the receiving recess of the mating connector.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a front panel (10), a disk drive bracket (20) and a bottom panel (30). The front panel includes two opposite side plates (11) and a bottom flange (12). A bottom portion of each side plate forms an L-shaped securing portion (111) defining a locking hole (113). The disk drive bracket includes two sidewalls (22). A front end of a bottom portion of each sidewall defines a locking hole (221). Rearwardly of the locking hole, the bottom portion of the sidewall is bent to form a rail (222). The bottom panel includes two guiding channels (31) on opposite lateral sides thereof. In assembly, the disk drive bracket is secured to the front panel. The rails of the disk drive bracket are then slid into the guiding channels of the bottom panel, to attach the combined front panel and disk drive bracket to the bottom panel.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) and a number of upper and lower terminals (20, 30). The dielectric housing defines a slot (15) extending in a longitudinal direction thereof and a number of upper and lower passageways (16, 17) communicating with the slot. The upper and lower terminals are respectively received in the upper and lower passageways. Each of the upper and lower terminals includes a mounting plate (21, 31), a resilient arm (22, 32) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting with an electronic card, a solder tail (25, 35) extending from the mounting plate for electrically connecting to the PCB, and upper and lower retaining portions (23, 33, 24, 34) extending from the mounting plate in a same direction and are retained in the housing.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector assembly includes a plug (1) and a receptacle (2). The plug has a first housing (10) with a front mating tongue (13), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the first housing, and a first shield (30) enclosing the first housing. The first shield has an inverted U-shaped portion (321) for covering the mating tongue and the dimensions of the mating tongue is smaller than the remaining part of the first housing. The receptacle has a second housing (50), a plurality of contacts (60) received in the second housing, and a second shield (70) enclosing the second housing. The second housing defines a bottom surface (521) abutting against an inner surface of a bottom plate (72) of the second shield, and a top surface (520) spaced from a top plate (71) of the second shield.

Abstract: A dual band antenna (1) includes a printed wiring board (PWB) (20). The PWB has an antenna trace (10) and a grounding plate (30) respectively disposed on opposite surfaces (20a, 20b) of the PWB. The antenna trace includes a radiating arm (100) and a matching means (13). The radiating arm includes a meandering segment (12) and a linking segment (11). The linking segment links two points of the meandering segment, thereby forming a closed loop. Because of the closed loop, the radiating arm has two transmission paths, one longer path, which does not include the linking segment, and one shorter path, which does include the linking segment. The dual band antenna, therefore, is capable of operating at two different frequency bands because of the two paths of the radiating arm.

Abstract: An optical fiber cable holder (1) includes a holding member (2) and a fixing member (3). The holding member includes a top cover (21), a pair of holding arms (22) extending from opposite sides of the top cover, a pair of spring arms (23) extending from other opposite sides of the top cover, and a pair of locking hands (24) extending from the spring arms. A guide slot (211) is defined in the top cover, and a pair of receiving holes (213) is defined in the holding arms for retainingly receiving optical fibers (4) therein. The fixing member includes a base plate (2), an locking ring (32) connected with the base plate, and a locking groove (34) defined between the locking ring and the base plate. The locking hands are slidably received in the locking groove. The holding member is thereby rotatably engaged with the fixing member.

Abstract: A computer enclosure (10) includes a chassis (20), a hood (40), a handle (54), and a latch (60) attaching the hood to the chassis. A support bracket (30) is secured in the chassis, and defines a plurality of slots (38). The hood defines a recess (44) and two apertures (48). The handle is slidably received in the recess, and has two hollow cylinders (58) extending through the apertures. The latch defines two through holes (64) for extension of two screws (66) therethrough to engage with the cylinders, thus securing the handle to the latch. The latch has a plurality of hooks (62) corresponding to the slots of the support bracket. When the latch is in a first position, the hooks are engaged at the slots. When the latch is moved to a second position, the hooks are released from the slots, whereupon the hood is easily removed from the chassis.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector adapted to mate each other. The receptacle connector includes an insulative housing enclosed within a shell. The housing includes a main body with a tongue extending forwardly therefrom. A plurality of signal contacts received within the housing. A pair of power contacts are respectively disposed by two sides of the signal contacts in the housing. The plug connector includes the similar basic structures as the receptacle connector. The pair of power contacts of both the receptacle connector and the plug connector are delicately configured in the limited space in the corresponding connector housing to meet the required characters/qualities while without any interference in either mutually mating or self-assembling.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a chassis (60) and a hood (10) attached to the chassis. The chassis includes a rear panel (90) defining a slot (91) and a pair of side flanges (71). Each side flange defines a number of cutouts (74) and a number of slits (75) exposed to the cutouts, respectively. The hood has a pair of side walls (30) and a J-shaped catch (40) extending from a rear flange (32) between the side walls. The catch of the hood is received in the slot of the chassis, allowing the hood to be rotatable with respect to the chassis between an open position and a closed position while being selectively removable from the chassis when at the open position. The J-shaped catch engages with the slot for supporting the hood at the open position. Each side wall has a number of latches (31) for being received in the cutouts and moved into the slits of the chassis thereby securely fixing the hood to the chassis when the hood is at the closed position.