Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20230387623
    Abstract: A finger protective cap for fitting on an installation part at an end of a connection terminal includes a peripheral wall, an end wall connected to an end of the peripheral wall, and an insertion post located in the inner cavity and connected to the end wall. The peripheral wall and end wall define an inner cavity accommodating the installation part. The insertion post is insertable into an insertion hole on the installation part and interference fit with a hole wall of the insertion hole. The inner cavity has an opening opposite to the end wall to allow the installation part to be inserted into the finger protective cap through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinshun (Jet) Wang, Fangyue (Jason) Zhu, Han Wu, Ming Xu, Jian Yang, Jianwen (Gerry) Zhang, Weidong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11831117
    Abstract: A conductive terminal adapted to be installed in an insulative housing of a connector comprises a mating portion located at a front of the terminal for engaging with a terminal of a mating connector, and a crimping portion located at a rear of the terminal for crimping to a wire. A blocking portion of the terminal is located between the mating portion and the crimping portion and engages with the insulative housing to constrain the movement of the conductive terminal in the housing in a longitudinal direction and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
  • Patent number: 11824290
    Abstract: A connector comprises a housing having at least a pair of legs extending from a bottom thereof, and at least one conductive terminal arranged in the housing. Each of the legs includes a body connected to the bottom of the housing and extending downward in a height direction of the housing. A conical guide is connected to a lower end of the body of each leg for guiding the leg into a hole formed in a circuit board. A positioning end is connected to a lower end of the conical guide of each leg and includes a positioning surface extending in the height direction for contacting an inner wall of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230369816
    Abstract: A connector adapted to electrically connect a first bus bar and a second bus bar includes an insulating housing having a first hole and a slot at an end of the insulating housing, a conductive terminal provided within the insulating housing and in electrical contact with the second bus bar inserted into the slot, and a conductive pin inserted into the first hole and electrically connected with the conductive terminal and the first bus bar. The slot extends in the insulating housing in a first direction and a third direction and receives the second bus bar inserted into the slot. The first hole extends at least partially through the insulating housing in a second direction. The conductive pin is slidable in the first hole relative to the conductive terminal in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaoyong (Mac) Liu, Jie (Roger) Luo, Hongqiang (Sean) Han, Rong (Summer) Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230364697
    Abstract: A soldering iron head includes a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a positioning slot formed on the bottom surface and extending between the first side surface and the second side surface. The positioning slot is adapted to accommodate and position an exposed end conductor of a cable. The cross section of the positioning slot is trapezoidal in shape, absent a lower bottom. An upper bottom facing side of the trapezoidal cross section of the positioning slot gradually increases in width from the first side surface to the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Hongzhou (Andy) Shen, Yun Luo, Haidong Wu
  • Publication number: 20230369819
    Abstract: An insertion device for inserting a cable assembly into a housing comprises a cable control module and a housing control module. The cable control module includes a terminal clamping device adapted to clamp to two terminals of the cable assembly, and a core wire clamping device adapted to clamp to two core wires of the cable assembly on which the terminals are crimped. The housing control module includes a housing clamping device adapted to hold the housing while the two terminals are inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: An (Joshua) Yang, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20230369810
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a plurality of transmission terminals disposed within the housing, and a grounding strip disposed within the housing and arranged on one side of the plurality of transmission terminals. The grounding strip includes a plurality of grounding terminals and a plurality of extensions. The plurality of grounding terminals each extend from at least one end of the grounding strip. The plurality of extensions each extend from the grounding strip and are arranged between two adjacent ones of the plurality of grounding terminals. At least one of the plurality of extensions faces towards corresponding ones of the plurality of transmission terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang (Vincent) Huang, Eric David Briant
  • Publication number: 20230369809
    Abstract: A connector connection terminal for an electrical connector includes a main body part, a soldering leg and a transition section. The main body part is adapted to be installed inside an insulating housing of the electrical connector. The soldering leg is adapted to be soldered onto a circuit board so as to electrically connect the connection terminal to the circuit board. The soldering leg and the main body part have different widths. The transition section extends from the main body part to the soldering leg such that a width of at least a portion of the transition section is gradually changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics AMP Guangdong Ltd, TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang (Vincent) Huang, Eric David Briant, Yiyang LU
  • Patent number: 11807953
    Abstract: An electroplating device for electroplating an alloy comprising a plurality of metals on a workpiece includes an electroplating bath, a plurality of groups of anodes, and a power supply device. The electroplating bath contains an electroplating solution in which the workpiece as a cathode is at least partially immersed. Each of the plurality of groups of anodes provides at least one metal required for electroplating. An electrolytic potential of at least one metal of each group of anodes is distinct from that of at least one metal of any other group of anodes. The power supply device adjusts the proportion of current transmitted to each group of anodes according to the proportion of the metals in the alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiqiong (Diana) Zhang, Chunyan (Cherie) Zhou, Dongqing (Gates) Peng, Yuelin (Kevin) Liang, Zhongxi Huang
  • Patent number: 11811170
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprising a male connector, and a female connector mateable to the male connector. Each of the male and female connectors include a shielding shell having two identical shielding half shells each comprising a bottom wall and a pair of side walls, a protrusion formed on one of the pair of side walls, and a latch formed on the other of the pair of side walls. The latch of one of the two shielding half shells engages with the protrusion of the other of the two shielding half shells for locking the two shielding half shells together. A terminal module is installed in each of the shielding shells. The terminal module and shielding shell of the male connector is adapted to be received within and electrically connected to the female connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Yingchun (David) Wang, Yusuke Okada, Yong (Chris) Wang, Liqiang (Gino) Yao, Daokuan (Jeremy) Zhang, Hua He, Haibo (Robert) Gan
  • Patent number: 11804675
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a metal housing, an insulation body received in the metal housing, the insulation body having an insertion slot, a signal terminal disposed in the insulation body, a power terminal disposed in the insulation body, and a metal sheet. The metal sheet is disposed in the insertion slot. The signal terminal and the power terminal are separated from each other by the metal sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua He, Yong Wang, Yingchun Wang, Yong Yang, Daokuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11799237
    Abstract: The present application provides a terminal body for high-voltage connection, a cable assembly and a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianrui Yin, Weidong Zhang, Haomai (Ivan) Yin
  • Patent number: 11799242
    Abstract: A unipolar connection terminal for a high-voltage connector and a connector device are provided in the invention. The unipolar connection terminal is mounted in a housing of the connector device. The connector device has a columnar insertion tube to be connected and passed through by a mating terminal, an end portion of the insertion tube extends in a radial direction to form at least three protrusion structures, and the at least three protrusion structures are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of an end surface of the insertion tube. According to the unipolar connection terminal and the connector device provided by the invention, when the unipolar connection terminal is mounted in the housing of the connector device, an erroneous assembly can be effectively avoided due to the arrangement of the protruding structures disposed at the end portion of the insertion tube, and a conduction effect of the connector device is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianrui Yin, Weidong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11777260
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a charging socket lead frame assembly and a charging socket. The charging socket lead frame assembly has a lead frame which has a frame body and an electrical connection structure arranged in the frame body. The lead frame is adapted to be installed in a cavity of a charging socket, and a plurality of terminals of the charging socket are adapted to pass through the frame body. One end of the electrical connection structure is exposed from the frame body to electrically connect with a lead of a temperature sensor. The lead frame is arranged in non-electrical contact with at least one signal terminal of the charging socket. Therefore, the structure of the lead frame can be simplified and the manufacturing difficulty and cost can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangyue Zhu, Jinshun Wang, Renyi Dou, Kaixuan Jiang
  • Patent number: 11772135
    Abstract: An air nozzle includes a main body having a compressed air passageway to allow a compressed air to flow therethrough and a compensation air passageway in communication with the compressed air passageway. An external air is sucked into the compressed air passageway through the compensation air passageway and ejected together with the compressed air when the compressed air flows through the compressed air passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jialin Zhang, Jinlong Li, Dan Li, Zhongxi Huang, Jiankun Zhou, Daiqiong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230307864
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a mounting port, a connection assembly installed in the mounting port of the housing and adapted to fasten a terminal of the connector to a mating terminal of a mating connector, the connection assembly has a first operation part exposed from the housing and the connection assembly is capable of being fastened or loosened by operating the first operation part, and a safety cover slidably mounted on the housing. The first operation part is in a position of interference with the safety cover to prevent the safety cover from being moved to a safety position when the connection assembly is not fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuchen Yang, Xiao (Nichee) Zhou, Kaixuan (Evan) Jiang, Ziwei (Vivi) Li
  • Publication number: 20230307874
    Abstract: A temperature detection assembly includes an elastic thermal conductivity component, a temperature sensor and a retainer. The elastic thermal conductivity component is formed with a mounting hole and is adapted to be inserted into an installation slot formed on a housing of a connector. The temperature sensor is inserted in the mounting hole of the elastic thermal conductivity component and is adapted to detect the temperature of a connection terminal of the connector. The retainer is adapted to be installed on the housing of the connector and to fix the elastic thermal conductivity component in the installation slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei (Weiser) Zhao, Kaixuan (Evan) Jiang, Feisong Ma, Dongdong Li, Rancher Chen
  • Patent number: 11767927
    Abstract: A solenoid valve having a solenoid body with a solenoid receiving cavity and a flow receiving passage. A solenoid assembly is provided in the solenoid receiving cavity. A valve is provided in the flow receiving passage. An armature extends from the solenoid to the valve. The solenoid valve also includes a control circuitry, a power connection and a bidirectional communications connection. At least one sensor is provided in the flow receiving passage. The at least one sensor is in communication with the control circuitry. When in operation, power is continuously supplied through the power connection and the actuation of the solenoid valve is initiated by the bidirectional communications connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH, TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Robin Wesson, Pai Rajendra, Tian Xia, Tracy Chen
  • Patent number: 11764508
    Abstract: A connection terminal for use with a plug-in terminal includes a terminal body and a tongue. The tongue extends from a first end of the terminal body along an axial direction of the connection terminal and defines a locking element. A first curled portion and a second curled portion are disposed oppositely on two sides of the terminal body. The first curled portion and the second curled portion define at least one first reinforcing rib and at least one second reinforcing rib, and include a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. A plug-in space is formed between the first and second curled portions and the terminal body for receiving the plug-in terminal. With the plug-in terminal inserted into the plug-in space, the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion abut against the plug-in terminal, and the locking element locks the plug-in terminal within the plug-in space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinxin (Daisy) Li, Liming (Eric) Wang, Tongbao (Tim) Ding, Zebin (Donnie) Tang, Yang (Leon) Zou
  • Patent number: 11761882
    Abstract: A connector visual inspection apparatus comprises a rotatable clamp for clamping a connector to be inspected. A first camera of the apparatus is arranged on one side of the clamp for capturing an end face image of the clamped connector along an axial direction of the connector. A computing device calculates an angular difference between an initial loading orientation and a predetermined orientation of the clamped connector according to the captured end face image. A drive device rotates the clamp around an axis that coincides with a central axis of the clamped connector by the calculated angular difference and into the predetermined orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Morocco SARL, TE Connectiyity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Zouheir Atif, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu