Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20190187070
    Abstract: A soldering quality detection platform comprises a 2D image acquisition device adapted to acquire a 2D image of a soldered region of a soldered product, a 3D image acquisition device adapted to acquire a 3D image of the soldered region of the soldered product, and a judgment device. The judgment device is adapted to determine whether a soldering quality is qualified based on the 2D image and the 3D image of the soldered region of the soldered product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Hongzhou Shen, Jian Zeng
  • Publication number: 20190190172
    Abstract: A connector housing comprises a body, an outside surface of the body having a pair of opposite mounting surfaces, a first contact surface, and a second contact surface, and a mounting portion disposed on each of the mounting surfaces. The mounting surfaces, the first contact surface and the second contact surface are perpendicular to each other. A distance between the mounting portion and the first contact surface is equal to a distance between the mounting portion and the second contact surface. The connector housing is interchangeably mounted with the first contact surface on a circuit board or with the second contact surface on the circuit board by a same mounting mechanism engaging the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaozhi Fu, Ming Shi, Hongtao Jiang, Yong Yang, Yuquan Chen, Leshu Yang
  • Patent number: 10326243
    Abstract: A connector comprises a housing, a plurality of rows of terminals disposed in the housing, and an insertion tongue disposed in the housing. The plurality of rows of terminals include at least a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals adjacent to the row of first terminals. The insertion tongue has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. Each of first terminals has a first contact portion held on the first side of the insertion tongue and each of second terminals has a second contact portion held on the second side of the insertion tongue. A first end part of the first contact portions of at least some of the first terminals are disconnected from the first terminals. A second end part of the second contact portions of at least some of the second terminals are disconnected from the second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Liang Huang
  • Patent number: 10326226
    Abstract: A contact comprises a first cylindrical section, a second cylindrical section, and a transition section connected between the first cylindrical section and the second cylindrical section. The first cylindrical section has a first peripheral wall with a first diameter and a first protrusion rib disposed on the first peripheral wall. The second cylindrical section has a second peripheral wall with a second diameter less than the first diameter and a second protrusion rib disposed on the second peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Hongjun Yin, Yuquan Chen, Qijun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190176210
    Abstract: An automatic feeding system adapted to arrange a variety of components having different shapes comprises a storage apparatus and a first conveying device. The storage apparatus includes loaded storage devices loaded with the components and unloaded storage devices unloaded with the components. The first conveying apparatus includes a pair of first support frames disposed opposite to each other, a loading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to convey the unloaded storage devices to a loading position to load the components thereon and change the unloaded storage devices to loaded storage devices, and an unloading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to receive the loaded storage devices conveyed from the loading position. The unloading conveying apparatus conveys the unloaded storage devices to the loading conveying apparatus after the components on the loaded storage devices are picked up by a pick-up apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Changjun Wang, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Lvhai Hu
  • Patent number: 10321594
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electric protective cover for a receptacle and a receptacle. The electric protective cover comprises a cover body and a mounting portion. The cover body extends along a radial direction of the receptacle and is configured for covering a circuit board. An accommodating hole enclosed by an accommodating hole wall is disposed on the cover body to accommodate a connecting terminal. The mounting portion is disposed on the cover body to be mounted onto a receptacle housing. The electric protective cover according to the present disclosure may be readily and quickly assembled on the housing by means of the mounting portion and provide protection for the circuit board arranged on the housing and the elements on the circuit board by means of the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Fangyue Zhu, Haomai Yin
  • Patent number: 10320115
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a receptacle housing and a receptacle. The receptacle housing comprises a housing body and a hole wall. The hole wall continuously extends from the housing body along an axial direction of the housing body. The hole wall surrounds along a circumferential direction of the housing body to form a mounting hole for accommodating a corresponding connecting terminal. The hole wall is provided with a water draining through-hole. By providing the water draining through-hole in the hole wall, the receptacle housing according to the present disclosure may drain water accumulated in the mounting hole in such a circumstance as water drops are brought therein upon plugging a mating connecting terminal, and provide water draining channels by means of such an ingenious structural design that safety performance may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jicheng Xiao, Fangyue Zhu, Haomai Yin
  • Patent number: 10312636
    Abstract: A connector comprises an insulation body and at least two rows of contacts disposed in the insulation body. The at least two rows of contacts extend in a first direction. A plurality of first contacts of a first row of the at least two rows of contacts corresponds to a plurality of second contacts of a second row of the at least two rows of contacts. A pair of corresponding contacts in the first row and second row is staggered in the first direction by a predetermined distance set to be 1.20-1.80 times a contact pitch between a pair of adjacent contacts in each of the first row and second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Clarence Yu, Liang Huang, Zhiwei Liu
  • Patent number: 10302876
    Abstract: A connector comprising a first outer housing defining at least one cavity, the cavity being cylindrical, a first insert disposed in the cavity, the first insert comprising at least a first housing, the housing being cylindrical, a first ferrule in the first housing, the first ferrule configured with arcuate sides to be received in the cavity, the first ferule comprising an end face, at least one alignment hole for receiving an alignment pin defined in the end face, and at least one fiber-receiving channel for receiving an optical fiber, an optical fiber disposed in the fiber-receiving channel of the first ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Corporation, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Soren Grinderslev, Lin Lin
  • Publication number: 20190143726
    Abstract: A method of producing a solderable aluminum contact comprises formulating an ink, applying the ink to an aluminum substrate to form an ink layer on a surface of the aluminum substrate, and melting the ink layer. The ink includes a solderable element that is conductive. The melting of the ink layer forms an alloy on the surface of the aluminum substrate including the solderable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Corporation, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shallu Soneja, Gokce Gulsoy, Yiliang Wu, Xiao Zhou, Helge Schmidt, Soenke Sachs, Felix Greiner
  • Publication number: 20190143374
    Abstract: A chip sorting and packaging platform comprises a supply module, a sorting module, and a packaging module. The supply module is adapted to feed a plurality of chips. The sorting module is configured to pick up the chips fed by the supply module and to determine whether each of the chips is qualified. The packaging module is configured to package qualified chips of the chips sorted by the sorting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Qinglong Zeng
  • Patent number: 10290969
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sealing element, a seal assembly and a receptacle. The sealing element comprises a pair of seal sidewalls that are arranged to be spaced from each other and a connecting top wall. Each of the seal sidewalls includes a pair of seal surfaces. The pair of seal sidewalls have the seal surfaces that are oppositely arranged. The connecting top wall is disposed between the pair of seal sidewalls and connects them integrally. The pair of seal sidewalls and the connecting top wall form a retaining groove. The sealing element of the present disclosure may provide a waterproof seal for multiple parts and can be readily assembled and save costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. & Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangyue Zhu, Haomai Yin
  • Patent number: 10283912
    Abstract: A connector comprises a body, a shield housing fitted over the body, and a spring disposed within the shield housing and fitted over the body. The body has a first positioning structure formed on an outer wall of the body. The shield housing has a second positioning structure formed on an inner wall of the shield housing. The spring has a first end abutting against the second positioning structure and an opposite second end abutting against the first positioning structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Gao, Hao Wang, Biao Pan, Jiefeng Zhang, Ning Wang, Jianfei Yu
  • Publication number: 20190124807
    Abstract: An assembly system that includes a robot adapted to grip an electronic device to be mounted on a circuit board, a first vision system that identifies a position and a posture of the electronic device gripped by the robot, a fixing device that fixe a plurality of circuit boards thereon, and a second vision system that identifies a position and a posture of the circuit board fixed on the fixing device. The robot mounts the gripped electronic device on a circuit board under the visual guidance of the first vision system and the second vision system. The view field of the second vision system is not capable of completely covering a surface region of all circuit boards fixed on the fixing device. The assembly system further includes a moving mechanism that moves the second vision system in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, so that the second vision system completes identification of all circuit boards on the fixing device step by step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190124802
    Abstract: A positioning device including a support tab, two pairs of sliding blocks slidably mounted in the support table, a positioning plate extending vertically from on a top of each sliding block, a base on which the support table is supported, a cylinder installed in a chamber of the base, a ball received in the cylinder, a piston rod slidably mounted in the cylinder that pushes the ball to move upward in a vertical direction, so that the ball drives the two pairs of sliding blocks to move away from each other in the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, respectively, until the positioning plates of the two pairs of sliding blocks abut against four inner walls of the opening of the circuit board, respectively, to allow the electronic device to be received in a positioning slot defined by the positioning plates, and a release mechanism that drives the ball to move downward to allow the two pairs of sliding blocks to be moved toward each other in the first horizontal direction and the secon
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd., Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Dai, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Songping Chen, Xiangyou Hou, Qinglong Zeng, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu
  • Publication number: 20190124805
    Abstract: An assembly system comprises a fixing device configured to fix a housing and a pressing mechanism adapted to assemble a contact into the housing. The pressing mechanism includes a fixing block having a contact guiding slot adapted to receive the contact therein and a movable block movably mounted on the fixing block and adapted to press the contact downward. The movable block is moved downward to press the contact received in the contact guiding slot into a contact installation slot of the housing in a condition in which the contact guiding slot of the fixing block is aligned with the contact installation slot of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190119051
    Abstract: An unloading system comprises a rotatable table configured to be rotatable about a vertical axis parallel to a vertical direction, a plurality of fixing devices mounted on the rotatable table around a periphery of rotatable table and separated from each other, and a manipulator adapted to grip a product fixed on each of the fixing devices and move the gripped product to a predetermined position. The rotatable table is adapted to rotate the plurality of fixing devices mounted thereon into a work area of the manipulator one by one and the manipulator is adapted to unload the product from each of the fixing devices one by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20190119052
    Abstract: A feeding system comprises a hopper adapted to accommodate a plurality of different types of products, a conveyor belt positioned above the hopper and configured to convey the products, and a lifting mechanism adapted to lift the products in the hopper onto the conveyor belt. The lifting mechanism includes a transferring belt circulating around an annular path and a plurality of step plates evenly spaced along the annular path. The step plates are adapted to carry one or more of the products and the transferring belt is configured to drive the step plates to circulate around the annular path so as to lift the products from the hopper onto the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Polska Sp. z.o.o.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Jaroslaw Kowalski, Andrzej Przybylski, Jaroslaw Grzebski, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao
  • Publication number: 20190124804
    Abstract: A positioning device that has a support table, two pairs of sliding blocks slidably mounted in the support table, a positioning plate extending vertically at the top of each sliding block, a base on which the support table is supported, a cylinder in the base, a ball in the cylinder, a piston rod slidably mounted in the cylinder and pushing the ball to move upward in a vertical direction, so that the ball drives the two pairs of sliding blocks to move away from each other in the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, respectively, until the positioning plates of the two pairs of sliding blocks abut against four inner walls of the opening of the circuit board, respectively, to allow the electronic device to be received in a positioning slot defined by the positioning plates, and a release mechanism that drives the piston rod to move downward in the vertical direction to allow the two pairs of sliding blocks to be moved toward each other in the first horizontal direction and the second
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shenzhen AMI Technology Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Measurement Specialties (China) Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyong Dai, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Songping Chen, Xiangyou Hou, Qinglong Zeng, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Changjun Wang
  • Publication number: 20190119053
    Abstract: A feeding system comprises a hopper having a discharge port at a bottom of the hopper, a flow control gate disposed at the discharge port of the hopper, a sliding rail obliquely disposed below the hopper, and a vibration excitation unit. The hopper accommodates a plurality of different types of product components and each of the product components flows out from the discharge port of the hopper. A flow rate of the product components flowing out from the discharge port is adjustable by adjusting an opening degree of the flow control gate. The sliding rail is configured to receive the product components flowing out from the discharge port. The vibration excitation unit receives the product components from the sliding rail and is configured to separate the product components and to change a posture of the product components by virtue of vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, Haidong Wu, Hui Xiao, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu