Abstract: A transfer card structure includes a lower cover and an upper cover combined with the lower cover thereon. A terminal module is disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The terminal module has an insulation plate, a plurality of terminals, and an individual contact. The terminals and the individual contact are embedded in the insulation plate. The terminals include a plurality of touch portions and pin portions respectively on a front edge and on a rear edge of the insulation plate. A short portion is further arranged between the touch portions and the pin portions. The short portion includes a first bridge portion bent from a respective one of the terminals, and a second bridge portion bent from the individual contact. Therefore, a short circuit is caused via the terminals and the individual contact that connect with each other in order to lower production costs.

Abstract: A card reading device includes an insulating housing, at least a set of conductive terminals, a rear wall, and a shielding member. The rear wall includes a metal plate and a plastic plate that is formed by insert molding, which has a stable configuration and is unlikely to shake or distortion. The rear wall reliably presses and contacts with a top edge of a soldering portion of the conductive terminals, which is easier to be soldered so as to avoid soldering skipping or solder voiding. Moreover, the shielding member presses a top edge of the rear wall so as to make the rear wall securely press the soldering portion. Furthermore, the rear wall includes a plurality of openings therein, which make the gas circulate so as to avoid solder voiding. Thereby the qualified ration is improved.

Abstract: A socket device is installed on a circuit board of an electronic product and includes an insulating housing formed with a contained space for containing an electronic component, a plurality of terminals installed in the contained space, and a holding casing covered around the insulating housing. The insulating housing has at least one horizontal penetrating groove formed at two sides thereof. The terminals are electrically connected with the electronic component. The holding casing forms at least one elastic arm at its two sides, respectively. Each elastic arm forms a pressing portion from a top edge thereof to the contained space for pressing the electrical component, and a guiding portion transversely extended from a free end thereof to the contained space. Each guiding portion is slidably contained in the penetrating groove. Therefore, it can prevent the elastic arm twisted outwardly and the socket device from deforming during the assembly process.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, and a shell body. The insulating body includes a body, pivoting concave ditches located at two sides of end of the body and formed along horizontal directions, and circular rotating angles located at the top rim of the two sides of the end of the body. The body receives a plurality of conducting pins. The shell body includes a top wall, side walls, pivoting convex columns, and a blocking element. The pivoting convex column is located in the pivoting concave ditch. By moving the pivoting convex column in the pivoting concave ditch, the shell body moves. By contacting the blocking element with the arc of the circular rotating angle, when the shell body rotates to a specified angle with the insulting body, the shell body moves along the side wall of the shell body.

Abstract: A plug connector for plugging with a mating connector includes a lower housing, an upper housing fixed on the lower housing, a disengaged member and a covering lid. The upper housing has a receiving cavity concaved from its top surface and a pivotal groove formed in the receiving cavity. The disengaged member has a main body, an elastic member disposed on the main body, a handle portion extending and inclining upwardly from the main body, and a hooking plate extending from the main body. The hooking plate is opposite to the handle portion and is exposed outside the upper housing. The main body forms a rod-shaped portion disposed movably in the pivotal groove. The hooking plate hooks elastically the mating connector. The covering lid is fixed on the upper housing and covers the receiving cavity. The elastic member is propped against a bottom surface of the covering lid.

Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting to a mating connector has a circuit board, a cable, and a support member. The circuit board has a front portion, a mid portion, and a rear portion. The front portion has a plurality of conductive pads for electrically contacting electrical portions of the mating connector. The rear portion has a plurality of soldering pads. The cable has a plurality of wires. The wires are soldered onto the soldering pads. The mid portion and the rear portion of the circuit board are embedded into the support member via a manner of insert-molding. As a result, the circuit board will not loosen from the support member, and the connection between the soldering pads of the circuit board and the wires of the cable is reliable.

Abstract: A connector has a cable module, a sleeve, and a case body. The cable module has a printed circuit board, a cable, and an insulating member. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electric pads disposed at a front thereof. The cable has an outer layer structure and a plurality of conducting wires. The insulating member is molded on the conducting wires and a front of the outer layer structure. The conducting wires are electrically connected to a rear of the printed circuit board. The sleeve is disposed around the outer layer structure of the cable and behind the insulating member. The case body forms a front opening in a front thereof. The case body forms a locking portion therein. The electric pads disposed at the front of the printed circuit board are located in the front opening, and the sleeve is positioned at the locking portion.

Abstract: A connector has a first outer casing, a second outer casing, and a cable module. The first outer casing has a first front sectional portion. The second outer casing has a second front sectional portion. The cable module includes a printed circuit board, a cable, and an insulating member. The printed circuit board has a plurality of electric pads disposed at a front thereof. The cable has a front electrically connected to a rear of the printed circuit board. The insulating member retains the front of the cable and the rear of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is received between the first front sectional portion and the second front sectional portion. The front of the printed circuit board extends out of the first front sectional portion and the second front sectional portion. As such, the number of components of the connector of the present invention is reduced.

Abstract: An elastic terminal provides multi-directional reacting forces for ensuring the contact reliability and uses a cheaper Cu alloy to reduce production costs. The elastic terminal is received in an electrical connector, and has a retaining portion, an elastic arm, and a contact portion. The retaining portion has a soldering leg extending downwardly and vertically therefrom, which is connected electrically to a cable. The elastic arm has a longwise curved portion which extends upwardly from one side of the retaining portion, and at least two transverse curved portions which are formed on one side of the longwise curved portion. The contact portion is formed on an end of the elastic arm and is exposed outside the slot of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A foolproof device mounting arrangement of a card connector is disclosed to include a metal baffle set in between a first receiving chamber and a second receiving chamber in a connector body and movable vertically between the first receiving chamber and the second receiving chamber to prevent insertion of a second memory card into the connector body after insertion of a first memory card, and a plurality of springy support members mounted inside the connector body for supporting the metal baffle in between the first receiving chamber and the second receiving chamber.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing and an ejector. The insulative housing has an insertion space formed therein, and a guiding groove. The ejector includes a sliding element having a guiding block projected from a bottom side thereof, and the guiding block is installed slidably in the guiding groove. Due to this arrangement, the sliding element can be moved smoothly into the guiding groove and the electronic card can be inserted smoothly into the insulative housing or ejected smoothly from the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical card connector, in which a shielding member introduced therein has a tab using for abutting against a top of a guide rod so as to limit an upward displacement of the guide rod. This configuration can prevent the guide rod from shaking up and down. The guide rod is thus securely fixed. On the other hand, the guide rod further includes a guide groove slideably mated with a corresponding guide rib of an insulating housing, which make the slider slide reliably in a front-to-back direction. Moreover, the slider further includes a spring switching for abutting against and fixing an inserted electrical card. Thereby, the electrical cards can be engaged in the receiving cavity reliably.

Abstract: A card reception device includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contact sets, a connection module and a transiting mechanism. The insulating housing includes a printed circuit board disposed in a bottom thereof and a soldering portion arranged on the printed circuit board. The contact sets electronically connect to the printed circuit board. The connection module includes a base orientated to the insulating housing and a plurality of touching contacts and leading contacts arranged to opposite sides of the base. The transiting mechanism used to electrically connect the soldering portion of the printed circuit board includes a transiting contact set, a compression member orientated to the insulating housing in order to suppress against the transiting contact set, and a transiting member orientated to the insulating housing and electrically connecting the connection module and a plurality of first approaching contacts that are arranged on the transiting contact set.

Abstract: An electrical card connector, in which a shielding member introduced therein has a latch, and an against portion used for abutting against a guide rod of a ejector and a top of an fixing end of the guide rod, respectively, so as to limit an upward displacement of the guide rod. This configuration can prevent the guide rod from shaking up and down; the guide rod is thus securely fixed. On the other hand, the guide rod further includes a protrusion slideably mating with a corresponding groove of an insulating housing, which make the slider slide reliably in a front-to-back direction. Moreover, a guide groove of the slide rod is mated with a guide rib of the insulating housing so as to make the slider slide stably on the insulating housing. Thereby, the electrical cards can be inserted or ejected stably and smoothly.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing, an ejector and a shield casing. The insulative housing includes an insertion space formed therein, and a guiding groove. The ejector includes a sliding element and an auxiliary terminal. The sliding element has a guiding block projected from a bottom side thereof. The guiding block is installed slidably in the guiding groove. The auxiliary terminal is disposed slidably in the sliding element. The auxiliary terminal has a guiding piece. The shield casing covers the insulative housing, and has a concave portion received in the insertion space. The shield casing has a guiding track parallel to the guiding groove of the insulative housing, wherein the guiding piece is installed slidably in the guiding track. As such, the sliding element can be moved smoothly into the guiding groove and the electronic card can be smoothly inserted into or ejected from the insulative housing.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an electrical card connector, in which a shielding member introduced therein includes a latch, and an against portion using for abutting against a guide rod of an ejector and a top of a fixing end of the guide rod respectively so as to limit upward displacement of the guide rod. This configuration can prevent the guide rod from shaking vertically; thereby the guide rod is fixed in a stable manner. Moreover, a guide groove of the slide rod mates with a guide rib of the insulating housing so as to make the slider slide on the insulating housing stable. Thereby, electrical cards can be inserted or ejected stably and smoothly.

Abstract: A method for switching input devices between an input mode and a serial use mode is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) activating software installed in the input device; (b) determining the number lock key status and detecting which key is pressed; and (c) if the number lock key status is “ON” and the pressed key is one of the numeric keys, a first scan code is transmitted to the computer, if the pressed key is not one of the numeric keys, a second scan code is transmitted, if the number lock key status is “OFF” and the pressed key is one of the direction function keys, a third scan code is transmitted to the computer, and if the pressed key is not one of the direction function keys, a fourth scan code is transmitted.

Abstract: A jack plug of digital connector includes a jack plug with an optical fiber cable. The device is characterized in that the jack plug is composed of a front plug and a tail plug. A plug hole is disposed at the back part of the front plug. The tail plug has an insertion hole and on the front part of the tail plug possesses two clips at upper and bottom side respectively. The optical fiber cable picks through the insertion hole of the tail plug and then insert the tail plug into the plug hole of the front plug so as to make the two clips of the tail plug hold the optical fiber cable and fixed them at the back end of the front plug.