Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
  • Patent number: 10840638
    Abstract: A connector housing adapted to receive a contact comprises a first latch disposed on a top surface of the housing and having a first pressing part and a first extension portion formed on the first pressing part and a second latch disposed on the top surface of the housing and having a second pressing part and a second extension portion formed on the second pressing part. The first latch and the second latch are disposed side by side on the top surface and are adapted to lock to a case of a mating connector. The first latch and the second latch are unlocked by pressing down the first pressing part and the second pressing part. The first extension portion and the second extension portion are disposed adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Dhanesh M K, Hongbo Zhang, Riccardo Francesco Robone
  • Patent number: 10461472
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first connector, a second connector matable with the first connector, an elastic clip mounted on the first connector and movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position, and a safety locking member slidably mounted on the first connector and movable between a pre-locking position and a locking position. The elastic clip is coupled to the second connector in the engagement position to keep the second connector mated with the first connector. The elastic clip enables decoupling of the first connector and the second connector in the disengagement position. The safety locking member contacts the elastic clip in the locking position and prevents movement of the elastic clip from the engagement position toward the disengagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Demis Spincich
  • Patent number: 10374356
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a contact-carrying body having a plurality of electrical terminals, a slide member slidably mounted within the contact-carrying body and having a rack, an upper body mounted to the contact-carrying body, and a lever pivotally mounted on the upper body. The lever has a toothed wheel engaging the rack; movement of the lever between an inoperative position and an operative position moves the slide member between a retracted position and an advanced position. The lever has arms and a handle. Each arm of the lever has a telescoping structure including a first arm portion and a second arm portion slidably mounted to the first arm portion and connected to the handle. A movable portion including the second arm portion of each arm and the handle is movable with respect to each of the first arm portions between an elongated lever position and a shortened lever position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Fulvio Amerio, Alessandro Genta
  • Publication number: 20190221967
    Abstract: A connector housing adapted to receive a contact comprises a first latch disposed on a top surface of the housing and having a first pressing part and a first extension portion formed on the first pressing part and a second latch disposed on the top surface of the housing and having a second pressing part and a second extension portion formed on the second pressing part. The first latch and the second latch are disposed side by side on the top surface and are adapted to lock to a case of a mating connector. The first latch and the second latch are unlocked by pressing down the first pressing part and the second pressing part. The first extension portion and the second extension portion are disposed adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Dhanesh M K, Hongbo Zhang, Riccardo Francesco Robone
  • Publication number: 20190036235
    Abstract: An ignition coil for an ignition system of an internal combustion engine includes a primary winding connected, by an electrical connection, to a generator, and a secondary winding connected to a spark plug and including a plurality of turns of capillary wire covered with an insulating layer and wound on an electrically insulating support. The support includes a receiving seat in which there is inserted a terminal to which an end portion of the capillary wire is anchored. A connector includes an elastic clip contact element that is fitted on the terminal and is provided with a cutting element to cut the insulating layer of the capillary wire. A stop device prevents the elastic clip contact element from closing beyond a determined amount or entity. An abutment body abuts on the terminal to establish the electrical connection between the capillary wire and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicants: Eldor Corporation S.P.A., Tyco Electronics Amp Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco BARBERIS, Marcello FARINOLA, Alessandro GENTA, Dorian BISETTI, Mauro GALIMBERTI, Pasquale FORTE
  • Publication number: 20190013597
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a contact element capable of being coupled to a support element on which a wire is wound and a flexible sleeve mounted around the contact element to retain the contact element on the support element. The contact element has an inoperative undeformed position in which flexible walls of the contact element are outwardly divergent from one another and, when the contact element is fitted over the support element in the inoperative undeformed position, a cutting element of the contact element remains at a distance from the wire. The flexible sleeve is movable into a final operative position in which the flexible sleeve pushes the flexible walls toward an inwardly inclined position in which the cutting element cuts into the insulating material of the wire and forms an electrical connection with the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Marcello Farinola
  • Publication number: 20180342835
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first connector, a second connector matable with the first connector, an elastic clip mounted on the first connector and movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position, and a safety locking member slidably mounted on the first connector and movable between a pre-locking position and a locking position. The elastic clip is coupled to the second connector in the engagement position to keep the second connector mated with the first connector. The elastic clip enables decoupling of the first connector and the second connector in the disengagement position. The safety locking member contacts the elastic clip in the locking position and prevents movement of the elastic clip from the engagement position toward the disengagement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Demis Spincich
  • Publication number: 20180342834
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a contact-carrying body having a plurality of electrical terminals, a slide member slidably mounted within the contact-carrying body and having a rack, an upper body mounted to the contact-carrying body, and a lever pivotally mounted on the upper body. The lever has a toothed wheel engaging the rack; movement of the lever between an inoperative position and an operative position moves the slide member between a retracted position and an advanced position. The lever has arms and a handle. Each arm of the lever has a telescoping structure including a first arm portion and a second arm portion slidably mounted to the first arm portion and connected to the handle. A movable portion including the second arm portion of each arm and the handle is movable with respect to each of the first arm portions between an elongated lever position and a shortened lever position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Fulvio Amerio, Alessandro Genta
  • Patent number: 9774102
    Abstract: A connector for connecting to a magnetic coil wound onto a support is disclosed. The connector comprises a first resilient body formed of a conductive material and having a plurality of cutters disposed on a plurality of inner walls of the first resilient body. The first resilient body is inserted onto the support and held in an open position during insertion. The first resilient body is biased into a closed position. In the closed position, the plurality of cutters cut an insulating layer on the magnetic coil and the first resilient body retains the magnetic coil on the support while electrically connecting the magnetic coil and the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Marco Barberis, Marcello Farinola
  • Publication number: 20170207550
    Abstract: A connector for connecting to a magnetic coil wound onto a support is disclosed. The connector comprises a first resilient body formed of a conductive material and having a plurality of cutters disposed on a plurality of inner walls of the first resilient body. The first resilient body is inserted onto the support and held in an open position during insertion. The first resilient body is biased into a closed position. In the closed position, the plurality of cutters cut an insulating layer on the magnetic coil and the first resilient body retains the magnetic coil on the support while electrically connecting the magnetic coil and the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Marco Barberis, Marcello Fairnola
  • Patent number: 9490576
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a first connector member, a second connector member, and a connector position assurance element. The first connector member has a stop surface with flanking projections. The second connector member is complimentary to the first connector member and has a stop element with a second raised portion. The connector position assurance element is slidably mountable on the first connector member and has a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion engages the flanking projections when the first connector member is completely mated to the second connector member in a final mating position. The second engagement portion is spaced a distance from the first engagement portion in a longitudinal direction of the connector position assurance element, and is engaged with the second raised portion when the first connector member is mated to the second connector member in the final mating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Adriano Plazio, Fulvio Amerio
  • Patent number: 9325102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing assembly (100,200), which can be used for sealing an electric circuit of a connector (510). The sealing assembly includes a soft, elastic core (130), which is compact when deformed and which includes one or more inserting channels (132) for inserting contacts. The sealing assembly includes an outer inserting layer (110) and an outer exiting layer provided with protective elements (120) in correspondence with the inserting channels (132) and adapted to be positioned between the cutting edges of a contact and the sealing core (130) during insertion of the contact in the sealing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Alessandro Genta
  • Patent number: 9136637
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body, the connector body having a plurality of seats for a plurality of terminal contacts. The electrical connector also includes at least one sealing element received in the connector body in a plane transverse to conductors associated with the plurality of terminal contacts, so as to provide a seal around the conductors. The connector body is provided with a guide passage for slidingly mounting a sealing layer within the connector body, by moving the sealing layer parallel to a plane thereof, in such a way that the sealing layer can be inserted into the connector body after the plurality of terminal contacts along with the respective conductors have been received in the connector body. The sealing layer engages slidingly around the conductors until a final mounting position is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro Genta, Raoul Zannini
  • Publication number: 20150222055
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a first connector member, a second connector member, and a connector position assurance element. The first connector member has a stop surface with flanking projections. The second connector member is complimentary to the first connector member and has a stop element with a second raised portion. The connector position assurance element is slidably mountable on the first connector member and has a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion engages the flanking projections when the first connector member is completely mated to the second connector member in a final mating position. The second engagement portion is spaced a distance from the first engagement portion in a longitudinal direction of the connector position assurance element, and is engaged with the second raised portion when the first connector member is mated to the second connector member in the final mating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Adriano Plazio, Fulvio Amerio
  • Publication number: 20140220803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing assembly (100,200), which can be used for sealing an electric circuit of a connector (510). The sealing assembly includes a soft, elastic core (130), which is compact when deformed and which includes one or more inserting channels (132) for inserting contacts. The sealing assembly includes an outer inserting layer (110) and an outer exiting layer provided with protective elements (120) in correspondence with the inserting channels (132) and adapted to be positioned between the cutting edges of a contact and the sealing core (130) during insertion of the contact in the sealing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP ITALIA S.R.L
    Inventor: Alessandro Genta
  • Publication number: 20140106589
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body, the connector body having a plurality of seats for a plurality of terminal contacts. The electrical connector also includes at least one sealing element received in the connector body in a plane transverse to conductors associated with the plurality of terminal contacts, so as to provide a seal around the conductors. The connector body is provided with a guide passage for slidingly mounting a sealing layer within the connector body, by moving the sealing layer parallel to a plane thereof, in such a way that the sealing layer can be inserted into the connector body after the plurality of terminal contacts along with the respective conductors have been received in the connector body. The sealing layer engages slidingly around the conductors until a final mounting position is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessandro GENTA, Raoul ZANNINI
  • Patent number: 8651890
    Abstract: An electric connector is described which provides direct contact between an electric conductor and a respective counterpart. The connection is locked in place by means of one or more spring clips, for example associated with a casing. In a variant a single common casing is provided for the direct connection between a plurality of electric conductors and respective counterparts, which may be contact elements which are also associated with respective electric conductors or bump contacts of a PCB. In a further variant the counterpart is also an electric conductor, in such a way that direct contact is produced between two electric conductors held in mutual engagement by one or more spring clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Chiarelli
  • Publication number: 20120034810
    Abstract: An electric connector is described which provides direct contact between an electric conductor and a respective counterpart. The connection is locked in place by means of one or more spring clips, for example associated with a casing. In a variant a single common casing is provided for the direct connection between a plurality of electric conductors and respective counterparts, which may be contact elements which are also associated with respective electric conductors or bump contacts of a PCB. In a further variant the counterpart is also an electric conductor, in such a way that direct contact is produced between two electric conductors held in mutual engagement by one or more spring clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Davide Chiarelli
  • Publication number: 20110136363
    Abstract: The present application relates to a connector device for connecting a cold cathode of a neon or fluorescent tube lamp to a supply cable comprises a first body in form of a tubular housing, inside which a metal sheet is provided having elastically deflectable teeth for engaging one end of the fluorescent tube. A second body of the connector device is associated to one end of the supply cable. The first and second bodies are respectively provided with first and second coupling elements in form of two concentric cylindrical rings made of an electrically conductive material, which engage one inside the other in the coupled condition of the first and second bodies. In this engagement condition, the two concentric rings lock therebetween bent terminal portions of a first wire connected to the electrode of the fluorescent tube and a second wire forming part of the supply cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.R.L.
    Inventor: Hassane Yaali