Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 7540772
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a housing having a body and a plug tip, a cable raceway having a raceway riser configured to receive a cable, the cable raceway being configured for attachment to the body, wherein the plug tip of the housing is angled with respect to a raceway riser when the cable raceway is attached to the body is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.p.A., Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Sardi, Adriano Plazio, Fulvio Amerio, Markus Eckel, Markus Bahr, Josef Woller, Wolfgang Maier
  • Patent number: 7354284
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a body with a central portion and a front portion, a tubular body extending from the central portion to the front portion, the tubular body defining a cavity, an electrical contact at least partially housed within the cavity, and a closure element configured for insertion into the cavity such that the electrical contact cannot be accessed from outside the electrical connector is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ugo Aime, Giovanni Turco
  • Patent number: 6666730
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric connector for use in vehicles. The connector comprises a first connector body having a first housing, a first opening, and a first projecting portion and a second connector body having a second housing, a second opening, and a second projecting portion. Pluralities of contacts have indented portions such that when the contacts are correctly inserted into the first and second housings, the indented portions correspond with the first and second openings. As a result, when the second connector body is received in the first connector body the first projecting portion is received in the second opening and the second projecting portion is received in the first opening to reciprocally couple the first and second connector bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Oscare Canuto, Roberto Martini
  • Patent number: 6659788
    Abstract: An electric connector for a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising a connector body having an electric connector. An attachment body having resilient retainer arms for holding the connector body in a pre-assembled position and for engaging the connector body in a final assembly position on the steering wheel, and a complementary connector having an electric contact that couples with the electric connector of the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Oscare Canuto, Roberto Martini