Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics
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Publication number: 20230299514Abstract: A connector includes a case having an input and a plurality of outputs, a terminal housing in the case, a plurality of terminals in the terminal housing, and a bus bar disposed inside the terminal housing and connected to the terminals. At least one terminal of the terminals is exposed to an outside through any one of the outputs and is connectable to an external terminal inserted into the case. Another terminal of the terminals is exposed to the outside through another output of the outputs and is connectable to another external terminal inserted into the case. At least some of the bus bar is in the input and exposed to the outside of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Sang Park, Hee Jun Lim
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Patent number: 11761882Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Morocco SARL, TE Connectiyity Solutions GmbHInventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Zouheir Atif, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Patent number: 11764507Abstract: A conductive terminal comprises a pair of abutting plate-shaped body parts having a front side and a rear side opposite to each other in a thickness direction thereof, and a left side and a right side opposite to each other in a width direction thereof. An insertion part extends from one of the two body parts. The terminal further includes a pair of first supporting wings arranged on the front side and the rear side of the body parts and aligned with each other at edges of the left side of the two body parts, respectively, and a pair of second supporting wings arranged on the front side and the rear side of the two body parts and aligned with each other at edges of the right side of the two body parts, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shangahi) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zebin (Donnie) Tang, Liming (Eric) Wang, Xinxin (Daisy) Li
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Patent number: 11764508Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinxin (Daisy) Li, Liming (Eric) Wang, Tongbao (Tim) Ding, Zebin (Donnie) Tang, Yang (Leon) Zou
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Publication number: 20230291150Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector and a connector assembly. The connector comprises a housing, a connection assembly, a safety cover and a high-voltage interlock. During mating the connector with the mating connector, when the connection assembly is not fastened, the connection assembly is in a position of interference with the safety cover to prevent the safety cover from being moved from an initial position to a safety position. The safety cover and the high-voltage interlock are slidably connected. When the safety cover is moved to the initial position, the high-voltage interlock is moved to a disconnected position, and when the safety cover is moved to the safety position, the high-voltage interlock is moved to a connected position. The high-voltage interlock is separated from the mating high-voltage interlock before the terminal is electrically connected with the mating terminal, improving use safety of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuchen Yang, Xiao (Nichee) Zhou, Kaixuan (Evan) Jiang, Ziwei (Vivi) Li
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Patent number: 11757209Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an electrical terminal to an electrically conducting post includes a spring and a locking device retaining the electrical terminal on the electrically conducting post in a locked position of the fastening device. The spring is at least partially loaded in the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SASInventors: Thomas Vuillardot, Xavier Rouillard, Joseph Daher, Francois Jodon de Villeroche
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Patent number: 11753265Abstract: A stamping strip reel replacing system includes an autonomous mobile robot and an automatic guide vehicle. The autonomous mobile robot is adapted to autonomously move to a position where a reel driving shaft for mounting the reel is located, and includes a grabbing tool for grabbing the reel. The automatic guide vehicle moves together with the autonomous mobile robot, and carries an empty reel wound with no stamping strip. The autonomous mobile robot is further adapted to unload a full reel wound with the stamping strip from the reel driving shaft and place the unloaded full reel onto the automatic guide vehicle by operating the grabbing tool. The autonomous mobile robot is further adapted to grab the empty reel from the automatic guide vehicle and mount the grabbed empty reel onto the reel driving shaft by operating the grabbing tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Josef Sinder, Zongjie Tao, Xiaochen Yu, Swapnilsinh Solanki, Jiankun Zhou, Tim Darr
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Publication number: 20230279949Abstract: A seal ring installation module comprises a seal ring pickup and transfer device adapted to pick up a seal ring and transfer the seal ring to a component. The pickup and transfer device includes a support member and an outer cylinder sleeved on the support member. The support member has an external shape or at least one external dimension corresponding to those of the component. One end of the support member protrudes from an opening at one end of the outer cylinder to pick up and support the seal ring. One of the outer cylinder or the support member is movable axially relative to the other and is adapted to, with the component axially aligned with and contacting the one end of the support member, transfer the seal ring supported on the one end of the support member from the support member to the component under a biasing force applied by an end face of one end of the outer cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xianghao (Jorge) Bao, Jian Cao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Fengchun (Fred) Xie, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lei (Alex) Zhou, (Samuel) Hu
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Publication number: 20230283033Abstract: A cutting device for cutting an initial product into a plurality of products comprises a base, a cutter seat and a cutter. The initial product includes an insulator and a plurality of groups of terminals fixed on the insulator. The base of the cutting device includes a plurality of slots arranged side by side, and a first positioning slot formed on an inner sidewall of each of the slots of the base and adapted to position one of the terminals of the initial product. The cutter seat is inserted into one of the plurality of slots and defines a blade slit. The cutter is adapted to be inserted into the blade slit to cut off the insulator of the initial product to form the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Jian Cao, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Fengchun (Fred) Xie, An (Joshua) Yang, Yun (Shanghai) Liu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Patent number: 11749928Abstract: A housing for an electrical connecting terminal comprises a body defining a cavity for accommodating the connecting terminal, and a latch member located in the cavity. The latch member extends from a bottom surface of the cavity toward a top surface of the cavity and includes an opening located proximate the bottom surface of the cavity and a locking portion for locking the connecting terminal within the body.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Yang (Leon) Zou, Liming (Eric) Wang, Tongbao (Tim) Ding, Xinxin (Daisy) Li, Zebin (Donnie) Tang
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Patent number: 11749957Abstract: A cable straightening device includes a plurality of cable straightening units connected in series. Each of the cable straightening units includes a base, a pair of rows of rollers mounted on the base and cooperating with each other to define a pressing path extending in a row direction, and a mounting frame disposed on at least one end of a pair of opposite ends of the base in the row direction. A cable is pressed by the rows of rollers while passing through the pressing path. Any two adjacent cable straightening units are assembled together at the mounting frame of each so that center lines of the pressing paths of two adjacent cable straightening units are aligned with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Jian Cao, Yun Liu
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Publication number: 20230274856Abstract: A cable includes a pair of insulation core wires arranged to extend longitudinally parallel to each other, each of the insulation core wires has a central conductor and a wire insulation layer circumferentially wrapped around the center conductor, a first insulation tape layer and a second insulation tape layer wrapped outside the first insulation tape layer, and a metal shielding layer wrapped outside the second insulation tape layer. The first insulation tape layer is wrapped outside the wire insulation layers of the pair of insulation core wires to fix the pair of insulation core wires and cause the wire insulation layers of the pair of insulation core wires to abut against each other and deform at outer peripheries of a pair of sides of the wire insulation layers facing each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hainan Harlan Lu, Zhiwei Jack Guo
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Patent number: 11742718Abstract: A component for grounding having conductivity includes a first face positioned opposite a first motor case having conductivity, a second face positioned opposite a second motor case having an insulating property and positioned opposite the first motor case, and a third face positioned opposite a plug having conductivity. The first and third faces and the second face are in a front-back relation in the component for grounding, and the first face and the third face are contiguous to each other for an electrical connection between the first motor case and the plug. The second motor case is provided with a connector couplable with the plug, and, on the second motor case, at least a part of the third face has a contact-avoiding shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.Inventor: Kosuke Maeba
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Patent number: 11742607Abstract: The present invention provides a connector housing assembly and a charging socket connector. The connector housing assembly has a housing configured to support a connection terminal; and a lock received in a chamber of the housing. The lock is movably installed in the housing and is adapted to be moved between a pre-locking position and a final locking position; the lock is provided with a blocking structure configured to lock the connection terminal when the lock is moved to the final locking position; the housing is provided with an operation port communicated with the chamber, and the lock is pushed to move between the pre-locking position and the final locking position by a tool inserted into the chamber through the operation port. Compared with the prior art, the assembly process of the connector housing assembly of the present invention is simple, and the productivity is effectively improved. A blind plug may be located in the operation port when the tool is removed from the port.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (SIP) LTD., TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Renyi (Ronny) Dou, Fangyue (Jason) Zhu, Haomai (Ivan) Yin
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Publication number: 20230264291Abstract: A welding system for welding a wire to a welding pad includes a moving device movable in at least two directions, a welding head mounted on the moving device and a visual devise. The welding head is adapted to clamp the wire. The visual device guides the moving device to move the welding head to a predetermined position. In operation, the moving device moves the welding head to a clamping position aligned with the wire, and moves the clamped wire to a welding position aligned with the welding pad under the guidance of the visual device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbHInventors: Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
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Publication number: 20230268687Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing defining a receiving slot adapted to receive a pin of a cluster block, and a connection terminal provided in the housing. At least one of the housing or the connection terminal defines an anti-shaking structure adapted to prevent the shaking of the electric connector with respect to the cluster block when the electrical connector is coupled with the cluster block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shaghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenfang (Felix) Zhang, Yongjian (Justin) Huang, Tongbao (Tim) Ding
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Patent number: 11733809Abstract: A touch detection device includes a touch panel, a piezoelectric sensor mounted on the touch panel for detecting a tap event applied to the touch panel, and a control circuit board in electrical communication with the piezoelectric sensor. The control circuit board includes a signal processing circuit for processing a detection signal output from the piezoelectric sensor, and a controller for determining whether the tap event is a correct human finger tap event based on the processed detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yulin Feng, Yuming Song, Jin Chen, Yifeng Jiang
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Patent number: 11735850Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, and two first connectors mounted side by side on the front side of the circuit board. A cable includes a plurality of wires divided into two groups, with each of the groups of wires being electrically connected on one end to a respective one of the first connectors via the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Hongjian (Neil) Ni
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Patent number: 11735847Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, with a connector installed on the front side of the circuit board. A plurality of first welding pads are formed on the front side of the circuit board, and a plurality of second welding pads are formed on the back side of the circuit board. A plurality of wires are connected to the circuit board, with a first portion thereof connected to the first welding pads and a second portion thereof connected to the second welding pads. Each of the plurality of wires extend away from the circuit board from above the front side of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongjian (Neil) Ni, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230261407Abstract: A contact element includes a frame and a contact spring fixed to the frame. The frame has a first region and a second region opposite the first region. The second region is spaced apart from the first region by a gap. The contact spring has a fixed end fixed to the first region of the frame and a free end opposite the fixed end. The contact spring extends from the first region across the gap to the second region. The free end of the contact spring overlaps the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicants: TE Connectivity India Private Limited, Tyco Electronics France SASInventors: Rakesh R S, Sundareshan M D, Xavier Rouillard