Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.
  • Patent number: 12055353
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a heat sink mounted on a top wall of the housing, and an elastic clip. The housing has an inserting cavity, a first connecting portion on a first side, and a second connecting portion on a second side. The heat sink has a base, a heat sink body mounted on the base, and a through hole formed at a bottom of the heat sink body and extending laterally through the heat sink body. The elastic clip has an elastic lateral beam extending laterally through the through hole. The elastic lateral beam has a first mating connecting portion at a first end and a second mating connecting portion at a second end. The first mating connecting portion engages the first connecting portion and the second mating connecting portion engages the second connecting portion, elastically holding the heat sink on the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Jiwang, Liu WenYu, Han Hongqiang, Ge Xingjie
  • Patent number: 12057660
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulation housing, a plurality of grounding terminal columns and a plurality of hybrid terminal columns. The plurality of grounding terminal columns are arranged on the insulation housing and comprises a plurality of first grounding terminals. The plurality of hybrid terminal columns are arranged on the insulation housing adjacent respective ones of the plurality of grounding terminal columns and includes a plurality of second grounding terminals and a plurality of differential signal terminal pairs. Each of the differential signal terminal pairs is located between two adjacent second grounding terminals in one hybrid terminal column and is adjacent to two first grounding terminals of the grounding terminal columns adjacent to the one hybrid terminal column at both sides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fengping (Alex) Xu, Wei (Zach) Peng
  • Publication number: 20240240350
    Abstract: An electroplating device includes an electroplating pool containing an electroplating solution, a first anode plate immersed in the electroplating solution, and a first pulse rectifier having a positive electrode electrically connected to the first anode plate and a negative electrode electrically connected to a workpiece to be electroplated that is immersed in the electroplating solution. The first pulse rectifier periodically outputs a first set of pulse currents during electroplating of the workpiece. The first set of pulse currents includes a plurality of first different pulse currents that differ in a peak current density and a duty cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiqiong (Diana) Zhang, Dongqing (Gates) Peng, Jianhua Nie, Zhongpu (Johnson) Deng, Xunwei (Will) Zhu, Chunyan (Cherie) Zhou, Zhongxi Huang, Kefang Yuan
  • Publication number: 20240243504
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a pair of elastic fingers and a pair of terminals at least partially accommodated in the housing. Each of the terminals has a terminal body coupled with the housing and an elastic arm connected to the terminal body. The elastic arms of the terminals face each other and clamp a mating terminal inserted between them. The elastic fingers pass through the terminal bodies of the terminals and press against the elastic arms of the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaoyong (Mac) Liu, Jie (Roger) Luo, Hongqiang (Sean) Han
  • Publication number: 20240239627
    Abstract: A pin wheel includes an outer wheel having an inner cavity extending through the outer wheel along an axial direction and a plurality of radial through-holes communicated with the inner cavity, an inner wheel assembled in the inner cavity to rotate together with the outer wheel, a plurality of pins respectively and movably installed in the radial through-holes, and a plurality of springs making the pins floatable in the radial through-holes. A first end of each of the pins extends out of one of the radial through-holes to engage with a positioning hole of a terminal material strip. A plurality of grooves are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the inner wheel. The grooves of the inner wheel respectively correspond to a second end of each of the pins to allow the second ends of the pins to each enter one of the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An (Joshua) Yang, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20240242858
    Abstract: A cable clamping device includes a first clamping device having a first fixture for clamping a cable and a second clamping device having a second fixture for clamping the cable. The first fixture clamps at a predetermined location on the cable. The cable has an extension section extending a predetermined length forward from the first fixture. The second fixture clamps on the extension section of the cable to align the extension section of the cable with a cable processing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An (Joshua) Yang, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Patent number: 12039748
    Abstract: A bubble measurement system includes a bubble detector including a vessel having a flow path configured to receive a flow of fluid includes air bubbles from a bubble generator. The bubble measurement system includes an imaging system having an imaging device for imaging the fluid and air bubbles in the flow path of the vessel of the bubble detector. The imaging system has an imaging controller coupled to the imaging device and receiving images from the imaging device. The imaging controller processes the images to measure bubble size of each air bubble passing through the bubble detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Du Wen, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Shu Wang, Lei Zhou, Michael Ritchie, Michael Pedrick, Philip Amante, Sonny O. Osunkwo
  • Publication number: 20240235074
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation housing having opposite first and second sides, an array of a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of solder balls, and a spacer. The conductive terminals are mounted within the insulation housing, with each conductive terminal having a contact segment and an opposite solder segment. The contact segment is at least partially exposed from the first side, and the solder segment is at least partially exposed from the second side. Each solder ball is connected to the solder segment of a corresponding conductive terminal. The spacer is disposed on the second side of the insulation housing and is positioned between adjacent solder balls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinlei (Tony) Li, Hailong (Sanders) Yan, Qiaoli (Cherie) Chen
  • Publication number: 20240227177
    Abstract: A robot operating device includes a mobile vehicle, a guide rail installed on the mobile vehicle, and a plurality of robots slidably installed on the guide rail and movable along the guide rail. The mobile vehicles each include a mobile base having a roller at a bottom thereof, and a fixed bracket installed on the mobile base. The guide rail is fixedly installed on the fixed bracket and extends in a horizontal direction. The plurality of robots are adapted to manipulate a product manufacturing machine to manufacture products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong Zhang, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Zongjie (Jason) Tao
  • Publication number: 20240235068
    Abstract: A connecting terminal is adapted to connect a plurality of insulated wires together and includes a terminal body and a cap. The terminal body defines a receiving cavity having an inner wall. The inner wall includes a toothed structure adapted to pierce through insulation layers of the insulated wires in response to crimping of the terminal body. The cap is sleeved over the terminal body and is adapted to insulate the terminal body from an external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhimin Zhang, Tongbao (Tim) Ding, Yongjian (Justin) Huang, Jinyu Zhang, Zhongxi Huang
  • Publication number: 20240227057
    Abstract: A welding head includes a first welding head part having a first welding end adapted to contact a welded member, and a second welding head part having a second welding end adapted to contact the welded member. The first welding head part and the second welding head part are arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and are movable relative to each other in a vertical direction. The first and second welding head parts are sized and oriented such that, when welding the welded member, a bottom surface of one of the first welding end or the second welding end abuts a top side of the welded member, and a side surface of the other of the first welding end or the second welding end abuts one side of the welded member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20240235129
    Abstract: A connector comprises a housing in a form of a bent tube. The housing includes a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and a bent portion connected between the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion. The first tubular portion and the second tubular portion extend at an angle of more than 0 degree and less than 180 degrees relative to each other. The housing is adapted to hold a cable extending through an interior thereof, wherein the cable is bent within the bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Feng, Yuchen Yang, Ziwei (Vivi) Li, Xiao (Nichee) Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240235127
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation housing, a conductive housing assembled to the insulation housing, a plurality of conductive terminals installed within both the insulation housing and the conductive housing, and a spacer. The plurality of conductive terminals include a plurality of ground terminals in contact with the conductive housing to electrically connect the plurality of ground terminals together. The spacer is connected to the insulation housing such that the conductive housing is positioned between the insulation housing and the spacer. The spacer is formed with a clamping structure clamping the conductive housing and the ground terminals together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Xinlei (Tony) Li, Hailong (Sanders) Yan, Junya Tsuji, Masaaki Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20240235121
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a socket connector and a plug connector pluggably connected to the socket connector. The socket connector includes a first housing, a plurality of first signal contacts within the first housing, a plurality of first ground contacts within the first housing, and a first common ground member within the first housing. The first common ground member implements a common grounding of the first ground contacts. The plug connector includes a second housing, a plurality of second signal contacts in the second housing, a plurality of second ground contacts in the second housing, and a second common ground member in the second housing. The second common ground member implements a common grounding of the second ground contacts. The first common ground member and the second common ground member are in a detachable contact connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Huei-Shun (Calvin) Feng, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Yin (Erin) Xu, Kehao (Asroc) Chen
  • Patent number: 12034240
    Abstract: An electrical connection terminal and an electrical connection assembly are disclosed. The electrical connection terminal has a base, and a plurality of tabs connected to the base. The plurality of tabs are separated from each other, and each of the plurality of tabs is adapted to mate with a mating terminal in a plug-in manner. In the present invention, the electrical connection terminal adopts a plurality of parallel tabs, so the length of the electrical connection terminal and the current flow path through the electrical connection terminal are reduced. Therefore, the electrical connection terminal of the present invention has low body resistance, less heating and is more suitable for high current applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuchen Yang, Xiao (Nichee) Zhou
  • Patent number: 12034246
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a support bracket and a connection terminal. The connection terminal includes a terminal body mounted on the support bracket and in sliding electrical contact with a bus bar extending in a first plane, and a terminal connection portion protruding from a bottom of the terminal body in a first direction parallel to the first plane and electrically connected to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhengguo Sun, Guangming Zhao, Jie Luo
  • Publication number: 20240222883
    Abstract: A connecting terminal includes a planar main body having an electrical contacting portion, and a welding portion. The electrical contacting portion is adapted to be in electrical contact with a mating terminal. The welding portion is connected to the electrical contacting portion and is adapted to be welded to at least one cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YuQiang (Thomas) Zhao, Qianjin (Orando) Li
  • Publication number: 20240212887
    Abstract: A busbar assembly includes a first and a second busbar, an intermediate insulating member, an insulation mounting assembly, and a fastener. The busbars are arranged at an interval in a thickness direction of the busbar assembly. First and second through holes are formed in respective ones of the busbars. The intermediate insulating member is arranged between the first busbar and the second busbar. A third through hole is formed in the intermediate insulating member and is aligned with the corresponding through holes in the thickness direction. At least a portion of the insulation mounting assembly is inserted through the aligned first, second, and third through holes to fix the first busbar and the second busbar relative to the intermediate insulating member. The fastener is mounted at least partially within the insulation mounting assembly to fix the insulation mounting assembly, the intermediate insulating member, the first and second busbars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong (Summer) Zhang, Jie (Roger) Luo, Hongqiang (Sean) Han, Robert A. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20240203678
    Abstract: An elastic member adapted to apply a contact pressure to a movable terminal of a relay includes a fixed part and a pair of elastic arms. The fixed part is adapted to be fixed to a movable seat of the relay. The pair of elastic arms are connected to respective sides of the fixed part and extend obliquely therefrom. End parts of the pair of elastic arms are adapted to abut against two ends of the movable terminal of the relay and apply a predetermined contact pressure thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun (Tod) Chen, Shixiong (Stephen) Cao
  • Publication number: 20240203675
    Abstract: A static terminal of a relay includes a static terminal body. The static terminal body has a first side plate, a second side plate, a third side plate, a static contact, and an electrical connection part. The second side plate is spaced from and opposite to the first side plate. The third side plate is connected between the first side plate and the second side plate. The static contact is fixed on the first side plate. The electrical connection part extends downwards from a bottom of the second side plate and is adapted to electrically connect to a main circuit. The first side plate, the second side plate, and the third side plate of the static terminal body define an accommodation space. The static contact electrically contacts a movable contact of a movable terminal located in the accommodation space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun (Tod) Chen, Shixiong (Stephen) Cao