Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics
  • Publication number: 20250118914
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a printed circuit board having a first electrical pin and a second electrical pin positioned on the printed circuit board, a socket connector including an insulation housing having a first socket and a second socket, and a locker movable between a first position and a second position. The first electrical pin is removably inserted into the first socket and the second electrical pin is removably inserted into the second socket. The insulation housing has a locking cavity communicated with the first socket. The locker engages with the first electrical pin to lock the first electrical pin in the first socket in the first position, and the locker disengages from the first electrical pin to release the locking of the first electrical pin in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua (Andy) Li, Wei Yao, Michael James Horning, Chenglong Huang
  • Patent number: 12274019
    Abstract: A back plate configured to support a circuit board includes a body. The body defines a central recess formed into a top surface thereof, and a raised main support column extending from the central recess and adapted to support the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Tyco Electronics AMP Qingdao Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinqiang (Jeff) Wang, Zhiqiang (Simon) Li, Guoxiao (Neo) Shen, Jiefeng (Lear) Zhang, Brian Patrick Costello
  • Patent number: 12272900
    Abstract: A connector assembly device includes a terminal clamping device clamping and fixing a terminal of a connector and an insertion module. The insertion module includes a housing clamping device clamping and fixing a housing of the connector, a terminal guide device having a conical guide hole guiding the terminal into the housing, and a linear moving device driving the housing clamping device and the terminal guide device to move towards the terminal. The terminal is inserted into the housing through the conical guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: An (Joshua) Yang, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Publication number: 20250112393
    Abstract: A terminal includes a horizontal plate having a first side and a second side opposite to each other in a first horizontal direction, a first elastic arm, and a second elastic arm. A first end of the first elastic arm is connected to a first side edge of the horizontal plate and a second end of the first elastic arm is fixed to a circuit board. A first end of the second elastic arm is connected to a second side edge of the horizontal plate and a second end of the second elastic arm is fixed to the circuit board. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm grip a mating plug inserted between them to make electrical contact with the mating plug. The horizontal plate is suspended above the circuit board by the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Pan, Weidong Zhang, Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 12266887
    Abstract: The sealing element of the waterproof connector has a shape in which a family seal portion that waterproofs the peripheries of electric wires which are sandwiched between an inner housing and an outer housing 40, and which are not illustrated, and a seal ring portion that performs waterproofing between the seal ring portion and a mating housing are integrated. The standing board portions of the inner housing penetrate the long openings of the sealing element, and the portion to be caught of the outer housing is caught by catch protrusion portions that are formed in upper portions of the standing board portions and each have a hook shape, whereby the inner housing and the outer housing are assembled in a state in which the family seal portion of the sealing element is sandwiched between the inner housing and the outer housing. The mating housing comes into contact with the third waterproof portion of the sealing element, which acts as the seal ring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Akiguchi
  • Patent number: 12266454
    Abstract: A hot pressing machine for continuously hot pressing a flexible flat cable includes a plurality of hot pressing units arranged at intervals along a feeding direction of the flexible flat cable. A central controller of the machine is operably connected to the plurality of hot pressing units and is configured to control the plurality of hot pressing units to synchronously hot press the flexible flat cable located in the plurality of hot pressing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Zhonghua Xu, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Jian Cao, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu
  • Publication number: 20250105557
    Abstract: A connector housing assembly includes a first housing having a first flange installed on a first installation panel, the first flange has a first mounting hole, a first support member installed in the first mounting hole and having a first through-hole that extends along an axial direction of the first mounting hole, a first elastic ring fitted on the first support member and radially compressed between the first support member and an inner circumferential surface of the first mounting hole, and a first connecting member passing through the first through-hole and connectable to the first installation panel. There is a first radial gap between the first support member and the inner circumferential surface of the first mounting hole when the first housing is installed on the first installation panel, allowing the first housing to float radially relative to the first connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianfei (Fencer) Yu, Guoqiang (David) Li, Yong (Chris) Wang, Xinzheng (Tony) Fan, Daokuan (Jeremy) Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250105543
    Abstract: A terminal includes first and second rigid side plates, a rigid top plate, first and second elastic connection arms, and a pair of elastic clamping arms. The second rigid side plate is arranged opposite to the first rigid side plate. The rigid top plate is located between the first and second rigid side plates. The first elastic connecting arm is connected between the rigid top plate and the first rigid side plate. The second elastic connecting arm is connected between the rigid top plate and the second rigid side plate. The pair of elastic clamping arms are connected to the rigid top plate and are adapted to clamp an inserted mating plug to electrically contact with the mating plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaozhi (George) Fu, Wei Zhang, Dingbing (Frank) Fan
  • Patent number: 12257649
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shangha) 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
  • Patent number: 12255422
    Abstract: A connector and a connector assembly are disclosed. The connector has a housing adapted to be inserted into a mating housing of a mating connector; an elastic latch provided on an outer wall of the housing and having a locking part for locking the mating housing and an unlocking part for unlocking the locking part; and a connection position safety mounted on the outer wall of the housing and adapted to be moved between a safety position to prevent the elastic latch from being unlocked and a pre locking position to allow the elastic latch to be unlocked. When the locking part is locked to the mating housing and the connection position safety is in the pre locking position, the unlocking part is hidden inside the connection position safety, so that human finger cannot contact the unlocking part. Therefore, the present invention can effectively prevent the elastic latch from being accidentally unlocked and improve the use safety of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianxiong Li, Yuchen Yang, Haomai Yin
  • Publication number: 20250087951
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a first terminal disposed in the housing, and a second terminal disposed in the housing and located above the first terminal. An adapter terminal is fixed to the first terminal and has a connection end extending beyond the first terminal and the second terminal in a transverse direction of the housing. A first connecting member electrically connects a first conductive component to a top surface of the connection end of the adapter terminal. A second connecting member electrically connects a second conductive component to a top surface of the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua (Andy) Li, Wei Yao
  • Publication number: 20250087927
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulation housing, a pair of terminal modules, and an insulation component. The pair of terminal modules are installed side by side in the insulation housing. Each terminal module includes a shell having a first side wall and an opposite second side wall, a first terminal having a rear part installed in the shell, a connection member rotatably connecting the first terminal to the shell, and a second terminal having a front part inserted between the first terminal and the second side wall of the shell. The insulation component is movably arranged in the insulation housing, and is clamped between the second terminals of the pair of terminal modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaoyong (Mac) Liu, Wei Yao
  • Publication number: 20250087944
    Abstract: A connector includes a shielding shell having a plurality of sockets and a plurality of terminal modules respectively inserted into the sockets. The terminal modules include a signal terminal module for transmitting signals and a power terminal module for transmitting power. The signal terminal module includes a signal terminal holder and a signal terminal provided in the signal terminal holder. The power terminal module includes a power terminal holder and a power terminal provided in the power terminal holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunji He, Jianjia Qi, Feng (Carlos) Pan
  • Publication number: 20250079748
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a first terminal disposed in the housing and having a first elastic contact part and a first welding part, and a first wire extending into the housing and welded to the first welding part of the first terminal. The first elastic contact part extends along a longitudinal direction of the housing to electrically contact a first mating terminal inserted along the longitudinal direction. A surface of the first welding part is parallel to a height direction of the housing. The first wire extends into the housing along the height direction and is welded to the surface of the first welding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qianjin (Orando) Li, YuQiang (Thomas) Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250079100
    Abstract: A contactor movable contact assembly includes a driving shaft having a shoulder, a movable contact movably installed axially on the driving shaft and positioned above the shoulder, a spring component axially compressed between the shoulder of the driving shaft and the movable contact, and an insulator fixed on the driving shaft and electrically isolating the driving shaft from the movable contact. The driving shaft drives the movable contact from an opened position electrically separated from a static contact to a closed position electrically in contact with the static contact. The spring component applies a predetermined contact pressure on the movable contact to ensure reliable electrical contact between the movable contact and the static contact. A portion of the driving shaft between the shoulder and an upper end of the driving shaft is completely wrapped in the insulator to increase a creepage distance between the driving shaft and the movable contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun (Tod) Chen, Shixiong (Stephen) Cao
  • Publication number: 20250079784
    Abstract: A crimping system includes a base, a fixing device, and a waste recycling device. The base defines a throwing port that allows waste materials to pass through. The fixing device is fixedly installed on the base and adapted to fix a flexible flat piece. The crimping device is movably installed on the base and is movable in two perpendicular, horizontal directions. The crimping device is adapted to crimp a terminal onto the flexible flat piece when it is moved to a predetermined crimping position aligned with the crimping part on the flexible flat piece. The waste recycling device is fixedly installed on the crimping device and moves synchronously with the crimping device. The waste recycling device is adapted to recover waste materials generated during crimping of the terminal, and to eject recovered waste materials through the throwing port when it is moved to a predetermined position aligned with the throwing port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiao Meng, Shen Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250079761
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a locking member rotatably connected to the housing. The locking member is rotatable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The locking member includes a pair of force arms, a pair of hook shaped locking parts, and a pair of rollers. First ends of the pair of force arms are rotatably connected to an outer side of the housing. The pair of hook shaped locking parts are respectively formed on second ends of the pair of force arms. The pair of rollers are rotatably installed on the ends of the hook shaped locking parts. As the hook shaped locking part is locked onto the locking post, the roller of the hook shaped locking part is in rolling contact with the locking post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: SIBAS Electronics (Xiamen) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingchun (David) Wang, Xiangshui Su, Yong (Chris) Wang, Liqiang (Gino) Yao, Qiang Yuan, Aibing (Alan) Dong, Hua He
  • Publication number: 20250081362
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main circuit board, an electronic device, side circuit boards, and a pressure applying unit. The electronic device is installed on and electrically connected to the main circuit board. The side circuit boards are positioned at edges of the electronic device on a side of the electronic device away from the main circuit board and electrically connected to the electronic device. The pressure applying unit is positioned on a side of the electronic device and on each of the side circuit boards away from the main circuit board. The pressure applying unit applies pressure: 1) to the side circuit boards to maintain an electrical connection between the side circuit boards and the electronic device; and 2) to side regions of the electronic device to maintain an electrical connection between the main circuit board and the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics AMP Qingdao Ltd.
    Inventors: Guibin (Gabby) Lin, Zhiqiang (Simon) Li, Jiefeng (Lear) Zhang, Jinqiang (Jeff) Wang, Wei (David) Zhao, Tingting Zhang, Guoxiao (Neo) Shen
  • Publication number: 20250073828
    Abstract: A welding device includes a frame body, a first movable module, a second movable module, a third movable module, and a welding module. The first movable module is installed on the frame body and movable in a first horizontal direction. The second movable module is installed on the first movable module and movable in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. The third movable module is installed on the second movable module and movable in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first and second horizontal directions. The welding module is installed on the third movable module and movable together with the first, second, and third movable modules. The welding module is suspended outside the frame body, and the first movable module is provided in an inner chamber of the frame body to reduce the distance between the welding module and the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Robert Francisco-Yi Lu, Haidong Wu
  • Publication number: 20250079742
    Abstract: A connector terminal module includes a retaining body having a terminal hole, a terminal disposed in the terminal hole of the retaining body, a cable having a conductor core electrically connected to the terminal, and a shielding shell including a front shell part fitted onto the retaining body and a rear shell part crimped onto an end of the cable. The front shell part and the rear shell part of the shielding shell are opposite to each other in a longitudinal direction of the shielding shell. The shielding shell is an integral stamped piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Technology (SIP) Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunji He, Jianjia Qi, Feng (Carlos) Pan