Abstract: A cable shield tunnel for an electrical device includes a ground bus and a floor shim, discrete from the ground bus, and coupled to a circuit card and forming a cable tunnel that receives an end of a cable. The ground bus includes an end wall extending along a first end of the cable tunnel, a first side wall extending from the end wall along a first side of the cable tunnel, and a second side wall extending from the end wall along a second side of the cable tunnel opposite the first side. The first and second side walls are configured to be coupled to the circuit card. The floor shim is provided at a second end of the cable tunnel opposite the first end and is positioned between the cable and the circuit card.

Abstract: A method of detecting temperature of an electrical terminal. The method includes: applying a material patch to a surface of the electrical terminal, the material patch containing a polymer matrix with a polymeric positive temperature coefficient material which contains a mixture of electrically conductive magnetic particles, whereby the material patch does not appreciably increase the electrical resistance or thermal capacitance of the electrical terminal; and remotely sensing a change in the material patch with an electrically isolated circuit which is external to the electrical terminal to determine if the electrical terminal is operating at a safe temperature to optimize current flow across the electrical terminal.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a card slot at a mating end configured to pass through a panel opening of a panel forward of the panel for receiving a circuit card. A cable end of the housing is rearward of the panel. The electrical connector assembly includes contacts held in the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes cables terminated to the contacts and extending from the housing. The electrical connector assembly includes a connector mounting bracket having a collar surrounding a window receiving the housing. The connector mounting bracket has mounting latches extending from the collar with latch fingers configured to be coupled to the panel. The connector mounting bracket includes a biasing element configured to engage the panel to bias the panel against the mounting latches.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for mating with a mating connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a housing with a cable receiving portion and a mating portion. The housing has a first surface and an oppositely facing second surface. The mating portion has a mating projection which extends from the first surface in a direction away from the second surface. The mating projection has a circular cross-sectional configuration. The mating projection has an angled wall which extends from the first surface to a mating face, the angled wall is angled relative to a plane of the first surface and a plane of the mating face. The mating face has contacts which extend therethrough. The contacts has circular engagement sections arranged concentrically about a center of the mating face. A nonconductive coating applied to the angled wall.

Abstract: A sealing device and method for sealing an electrical terminal. The sealing device includes a heat shrinkable tubing having an inner wall. A first sealant/adhesive is configured to cooperate with the heat shrinkable tubing. The first sealant/adhesive has a first sealant/adhesive first surface and an oppositely facing first sealant/adhesive second surface. The second surface of the first sealant/adhesive is bonded to the inner wall of the heat shrinkable tubing. A second sealant/adhesive is configured to cooperate with free ends of electrical conductors which are in electrical engagement with the electrical terminal. The second sealant/adhesive has a second sealant/adhesive first surface and an oppositely facing second sealant/adhesive second surface. The second sealant/adhesive first surface is provided in engagement with the electrical conductors. The second sealant/adhesive second surface is provided in engagement and bonded with the first sealant/adhesive first surface.

Abstract: A servo-driven Z-shape bending device includes a base, a Z-shape bending module disposed on the base, a servo-drive mechanism disposed on the base, and a terminal feeding mechanism disposed on the base. The Z-shape bending module is configured to perform a bending operation on a terminal to be bent to form a Z-shaped terminal. The servo-drive mechanism is configured to servo-drive the Z-shape bending module to perform the bending operation. The terminal feeding mechanism is configured to feed the terminal to be bent to the Z-shape bending module.

Abstract: A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.

Abstract: A structure for creating a sealed wire bundle includes a first adhesive material in the form of a circular or semi-circular shape. The first adhesive material has a first outer wall with first spoke arms extending inward from the first outer wall. The first adhesive material has a first viscosity. First wire receiving spaces are provided between the first spoke arms. Wires are positioned in the first wire receiving spaces. As heat is applied to the adhesive structure, the adhesive structure flows to fill voids between the plurality of wires to thereby seal the wires.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a housing having a pin access opening through a bottom open to a cavity configured to receive a pin. The socket connector includes a socket in the cavity electrically connected to a pin. The socket connector includes a latch movably received in a latch pocket to engage the pin to secure the socket connector to the pin. The latch includes a latch release accessible exterior of the housing to release the latch. The latch release moves the latch between a latched position and a clearance position. A latching rib of the latch engages the pin in the latched position and is released from the pin in the clearance position to allow uncoupling of the socket connector from the pin.

Abstract: A monopole antenna assembly includes a cable having a cable inner conductor and a cable outer conductor. The monopole antenna assembly includes an antenna base including a ground plane. The ground plane is electrically connected to the cable outer conductor using a compression connection. The monopole antenna assembly includes a monopole radiator having a radiating element and a cable connection element extending from the radiating element. The crimp element is coupled to the cable inner conductor at a compression connection.

Abstract: A sensor unit includes a transducer element monitoring a measurand and generating an electrical output signal correlated with the measurand, a sensor substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a recess extending from the first surface of the substrate through to the second surface of the substrate, and a circuit carrier. The transducer element and a first electrically conductive contact pad are arranged on the first surface and electrically connected. The circuit carrier has a second electrically conductive contact pad. The sensor substrate is mounted on the circuit carrier with the first surface facing the circuit carrier. The first electrically conductive contact pad and the second electrically conductive contact pad are interconnected by an electrically conductive material filled in from the second surface towards the first surface of the sensor substrate.

Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a heat sink assembly for a receptacle cage for dissipating heat from a pluggable module plugged into the receptacle cage. The heat sink assembly includes fin plates and spacer plates arranged in a plate stack independently movable for engaging and conforming to the pluggable module. Each spacer plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the spacer plate engaging the pluggable module. Each fin plate includes a thermal interface at a bottom of the fin plate engaging the pluggable module. The fin plates include branched fin plates and unbranched fin plates. Each of the unbranched fin plates are planar between the bottom and the distal end thereof. Each of the branched fin plates are non-planar and include at least one bend between the bottom and the distal end thereof.

Abstract: An antenna assembly for installation on a spoiler of a vehicle includes a substrate having an inner surface and an outer surface coupled to an interior surface of the spoiler of the vehicle. The substrate includes an upper substrate portion, a lower substrate portion and a rear substrate portion between the upper substrate portion and the lower substrate portion. The upper and lower substrate portions are oriented generally horizontally. The rear substrate portion is oriented generally vertically. The antenna assembly includes an antenna element coupled to the substrate having antenna members in a serpentine antenna pattern including cross members extending across the substrate and lateral members extending between the cross members. The antenna element includes an upper antenna portion, a lower antenna portion and a rear antenna portion between the upper antenna portion and the lower antenna portion.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a plurality of individual microelectromechanical transducer elements includes forming a plurality of microelectromechanical transducer elements on a wafer. Each microelectromechanical transducer element has a sensitive region with a membrane and a sensing element monitoring at least one measurand and generating an electrical signal correlated with the at least one measurand, and an electrical contact outputting the electrical signal. The method includes providing, for each microelectromechanical transducer element, a sealing structure around a sensitive region and an electrical connection connected to the electrical contact. The sealing structure and the electrical connection are made out of a reflow solder material. The method includes dicing the wafer to form individual microelectromechanical transducer elements.

Abstract: A cable clamping device includes a pair of grip jaws, a reset mechanism, and a handle connected to the grip jaws by the reset mechanism. The handle is pivotable about a handle pivot between a first position in which the grip jaws are in an open position and a second position in which the grip jaws are in a closed position around a cable. The reset mechanism pivots the handle from the second position to the first position before moving to a reset position of the reset mechanism that holds the handle in the first position.

Abstract: A pin has a compliant section at a first end and a welding section at a second end opposite the first end. The compliant section is electrically connected with a via of a printed circuit board. The welding section has a welded connection with a passive component.

Abstract: A power cable having a central ground conductor. Phase interweave power conductors are positioned about the central ground conductor. Individual phase interweave power conductors have the same diameter. The individual phase interweave power conductors have a cross sectional area which is optimized. Each of the individual phase interweave power conductors is configured to support 100% cross sectional usage to maximize power carrying capability. The power cable reduces the skin effect of the power cable and the proximity effect of the power cable.

Abstract: A welding system comprises a welding module and a moving module adapted to move the welding module to a predetermined welding position. The welding module includes a guiding device and a welding tool. The guiding device has a plurality of tubular guiding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tubular guiding heads are disposed close to joints of a plurality of cables so as to guide a plurality of welding wires to the joints of the plurality of cables. The welding tool has a plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads arranged in a row, ends of the plurality of tooth-shaped welding heads are disposed close to the joints of the plurality of cables and configured to simultaneously heat the plurality of welding wires guided to the joints of the plurality of cables, so as to simultaneously weld the joints of the plurality of cables onto a circuit board.

Abstract: A moldable interconnect device for providing an electrical connection between two or more opposing arrays of contacts for establishing an electrical circuit. The moldable interconnect device having an insulting substrate and an array of conductive elements held in the insulating substrate, the conductive elements are made of an elastomeric conductive composite. The composite having a polymeric matrix comprising a crosslinked polymer. The polymer having a curing agent for catalyzing crosslinking of the polymer matrix and conductive metal particles and non-conductive compressible rubber particles dispersed with the polymer matrix. The non-conductive compressible rubber particles having a greater compressibility than the elastomeric conductive composite that is the same as the elastomeric conductive composite but free of non-conductive compressible rubber particles.

Abstract: A part packing system includes a bag holding machine including a part funnel having an opening configured to receive an end of a part and having a bag end manipulator holding first and second bag end gripper mechanisms that receive an end of the bag therebetween to open the end of the bag to form a mouth at the end of the bag. The bag end manipulator moves the first and second bag end gripper mechanisms to position the mouth of the bag immediately downstream of the opening of the part funnel. A part loading machine including a part manipulator holding the part and moving the part to a loading position upstream of the part funnel and moving the part gripper mechanism to load an end of the part through the opening in the part funnel into the mouth of the bag to load the part into the bag.