Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics
  • Cable
    Publication number: 20220270782
    Abstract: A cable comprises a pair of insulated core wires extending parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction. Each of the insulated core wires includes a central conductor and a core insulation layer wrapped around the central conductor in a circumferential direction. A first metal shielding layer is wrapped around the pair of insulated core wires. A second metal shielding layer is wrapped around the first metal shielding layer. An outer insulation layer is wrapped around an outer circumferential surface of the second metal shielding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Zhiwei (Jack) Guo, Hainan (Harlan) Lu, Jonathan Edward Lee
  • Device and method for transferring components
    Patent number: 11420829
    Abstract: A device for transferring components includes a transfer assembly and a drive assembly. The transfer assembly has a transfer track transferring a plurality of components therein. The transfer track has an operation position for operating the components. The drive assembly has a first drive mechanism transferring a first set of components of the components at the operation position in the transfer track and a second drive mechanism transferring a second set of components of the components at the operation position in the transfer track. The first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism in turn drive the first set of components and the second set of components, continuously transferring the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Cao, Lvhai Hu, Fengchun Xie, Yun Liu, An Yang, Yingcong Deng, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Terminal retainer and mating terminal retainer
    Patent number: 11424575
    Abstract: The application discloses a terminal retainer and a mating terminal retainer. The terminal retainer has a plate body and a terminal isolation plate, wherein the plate body is provided with a plurality of first through-holes and/or a plurality of second through-holes; the terminal isolation plate has one end thereof disposed on the plate body and extends to a selected height from the plate body. The terminal retainer provided by the application can help a connection terminal to be stable and firm. During plugging in, the terminal retainer can prevent the connection terminal from being bent or broken under stress thereby to be safe and convenient for use. The terminal retainer is provided with a bushing, so that the connection terminals can be isolated from each other to avoid mutual interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Wan, Haomai Yin
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A COVER STRUCTURE AS WELL AS A MATING CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220263282
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a first terminal assembly having a longitudinally extending first plate-shaped fixing portion, a longitudinally extending first terminal portion, and a substantially laterally extending first connection portion to connect the first plate-shaped fixing portion and the first terminal portion. A second terminal assembly includes a longitudinally extending second plate-shaped fixing portion, a longitudinally extending second terminal portion, and a substantially laterally extending second connection portion to connect the second plate-shaped fixing portion and the second terminal portion. A first conductive block electrically is connected to an inner side of the first plate-shaped fixing portion of the first terminal assembly facing the second plate-shaped fixing portion of the second terminal assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaoyong (Mac) Liu, Jie (Roger) Luo, Guangming (Suny) Zhao
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 11417976
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a plurality of conductive terminals mounted in the connector housing. The plurality of conductive terminals include a plurality of ground terminals and a plurality of signal terminals. The ground terminals and the signal terminals are each made of a lossy metal. A surface of each of the signal terminals is coated with a low lossy metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Huang, Wei Peng, Hongtao Liu
  • Connector
    Publication number: 20220255265
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a mating portion matable with a mating connector and a flexible beam with a housing-side catch portion, and a connection position assurance device (CPA) that slides between a first position on the housing and a second position closer to the mating portion than the first position. The CPA in the second position assures that the connector is completely mated with the mating connector. The flexible beam extends in a sliding direction of the CPA and slidably supports the CPA. The housing-side catch portion interferes with the CPA and deflects by interfering with the CPA. The CPA includes a rail that has a device-side catch portion interfering with the housing-side catch portion and that slides while being supported by the flexible beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Yoshino
  • Cable Connector Assembly
    Publication number: 20220255273
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a coaxial connector, a shielded cable, and a ferrule. The coaxial connector has an inner terminal, an insulating housing surrounding the inner terminal, and an outer terminal surrounding the insulating housing. The shielded cable has an inner conductor connected to the inner terminal, an insulation layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the insulation layer. The ferrule is positioned inside the outer terminal and crimped to the outer terminal. The outer terminal has a plurality of catching portions formed in different positions in an axial direction of the shielded cable and catching on the ferrule to restrain the shielded cable from being pulled out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Tadashi Kumamoto
  • Cable and Cable Assembly
    Publication number: 20220254544
    Abstract: A cable includes a pair of insulated core wires extending parallel to each other, each of the insulated core wires having a central conductor and a core insulation layer wrapped around the central conductor, an inner insulation layer wrapped around the core insulation layers, a metal shielding layer wrapped around the inner insulation layer, an outer insulation layer wrapped around the metal shielding layer, and a single drain wire disposed between the metal shielding layer and the outer insulation layer. The core insulation layers of the pair of insulated core wires abut against each other at a pair of first sides of the core insulation layers facing toward each other. The single drain wire is located at a second side of the core insulation layer of one of the pair of insulated core wires facing away from the other of the pair of insulated core wires in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co.Ltd.
    Inventors: Hainan (Harlan) Lu, Zhiwei (Jack) Guo, Jonathan Edward Lee
  • Electroplating Device and Electroplating System
    Publication number: 20220243350
    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: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiqiong (Diana) Zhang, Chunyan (Cherie) Zhou, Dongqing (Gates) Peng, Yuelin (Kevin) Liang, Zhongxi Huang
  • CONTACT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONTACT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220243355
    Abstract: An electroplating device includes an electroplating bath containing an electroplating solution into which a workpiece to be electroplated as a cathode is at least partially immersed, a first anode provided in the electroplating bath, and a liquid spraying device. The liquid spraying device includes a main body part having at least one inlet for conveying the electroplating solution into the main body part, and a plurality of nozzles installed on the main body part. At least part of the nozzles are positioned such that a flow direction of the electroplating solution ejected from the nozzle is substantially parallel to a direction of a power line formed by the first anode and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiqiong (Diana) Zhang, Yuelin (Kevin) Liang, Dongqing (Gates) Peng, Chunyan (Cherie) Zhou, Zhongxi Huang
  • Connector housing and electrical connector
    Patent number: 11404813
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a receiving chamber having a pair of opposite side walls, a support rib disposed in a lower portion of the receiving chamber and extending in the longitudinal direction, a row of first receiving compartments disposed in each of the pair of opposite side walls of the receiving chamber, and a partition wall disposed between each pair of adjacent first receiving compartments. The receiving chamber extends in a longitudinal direction and a height direction and is adapted to receive a mating connector. The row of first receiving compartments face the support rib and position a plurality of conductive terminals. Each partition wall extends from an outer side of the first receiving compartments in a lateral direction and is connected to the support rib. At least one of the partition walls is at least partially cut away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Huang, Hongtao Liu
  • Cable detection apparatus
    Patent number: 11403743
    Abstract: A cable detection apparatus includes a cable support and a vision system. The vision system has a camera device rotatable about an axis parallel to an axial direction of a cable to be detected, so as to capture an image of the cable, and an optical element rotated synchronously with the camera device. The optical element transmits the image of the cable to the camera device by changing an optical path of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Kunshan League Automechanism Co.. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongtao Liu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, An Yang, Lvhai Hu, Yuting He
  • Connector assembly
    Patent number: 11404828
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector, a circuit board having a first soldering pin and a second soldering pin electrically connected with the first soldering pin, a cable having a wire with a conductor, and an outer shield housing mounted on the circuit board and covering the connector, the cable, and the circuit board. The connector includes a shield housing, an insulation body disposed in the shield housing, and a conductive terminal held in the insulation body. The conductive terminal is soldered to the first soldering pin. The conductor is soldered to the second soldering pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiefeng Zhang, Wenbo Lv, Ming Lei, Ning Wang, Bo Gao
  • Connector Housing
    Publication number: 20220239038
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a housing main body and a latch arm having a latch arm main body and a latch portion protruding from the latch arm main body. The latch arm main body is formed of a first material, extends like a cantilever from the housing main body, and is elastically deformable with respect to the housing main body. The latch portion is formed of a second material having a higher rigidity than the first material and latches with a latched member. A transition region between the first material and the second material has a continuously changing mixing ratio between the first material and the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kimura, Masaki Yamada
  • TERMINAL BLOCK
    Publication number: 20220239021
    Abstract: A terminal block includes an insulating casing defining a recess receiving a conductive bar and a retaining spring. The conductive bar includes a base portion, a support leg attached to the base portion and a cooperating leg attached to the base portion. In a mounted position of the conductive bar and the retaining spring within the recess, the support leg engages with a support part of the retaining spring, and the cooperating leg is positioned to engage with a conductor inserted into a plug of the terminal block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Philippe France, Geoffrey Moine, Anna-Line Escoffier, Laurene Seguin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WELDING WORKPIECE BY VISION GUIDED WELDING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220237768
    Abstract: A method for welding a workpiece with a vision guided welding platform. The welding platform comprises a welding tool, and a camera for guiding the movement of the welding tool from a start point to an end point. The method includes the steps of adjusting a focal length of the camera such that a focal plane of the camera is located on a surface of the workpiece and obtaining a surface image of the workpiece. The method further includes the steps of determining a current focal length of the camera, determining a corrected pixel length of a pixel in the surface image and determining the number of pixels between the start point and the end point of each movement of the welding tool. Using the corrected pixel length, a distance between the start and end points is determined and the welding tool is guided to move therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Plug-in connector with a handle part
    Patent number: 11398688
    Abstract: A plug-in connector cooperating with a terminal block includes a body having a cooperation assembly mechanically securing the plug-in connector on the terminal block, the body having a compartment accommodating a fuse element, a pair of plug contacts received within the compartment, and a handle part having an actuating portion and a linking portion. The plug contacts are each connected to a terminal of the fuse element. Each of the plug contacts has a contact tongue extending outside of the compartment, the contact tongue electrically secured to a bus bar of the terminal block. The linking portion is attached to the body and extends along a linking axis parallel to an insertion axis of a pin of the cooperation assembly. The actuating portion has an actuating surface extending transversely to the insertion axis and cooperating with a marking element disposed along the actuating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Andre Imperato, Yannick Villardier, Damien Lacoste
  • Lead insertion system
    Patent number: 11390554
    Abstract: A lead insertion system adapted to insert a lead into a glass tube includes a first robot on which a first gripper is mounted and a second robot on which a second gripper is mounted. The first gripper grips the glass tube and the second gripper grips the lead. The lead insertion system includes a flame heater heating the glass tube gripped by the first robot and the lead gripped by the second robot with a flame. The second robot inserts the lead into the glass tube held by the first robot with the lead heated by the flame and the glass tube heated and softened by the flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Kunshan League Automechanicsm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingcong Deng, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Fengchun Xie, Haidong Wu
  • General Platform For Processing Workpiece
    Publication number: 20220219912
    Abstract: A platform for processing a workpiece includes a transmission mechanism, a plurality of workstations and a plurality of movable vehicles. The transmission mechanism transports the workpiece to be processed to one of the plurality of workstations. Each movable vehicle includes a processing module and a docking interface adapted to connect with a docking station of each workstation. The movable vehicles are each adapted to move in and out of each workstation, and each processing module is adapted to process the workpiece transmitted to the workstation after the movable vehicle is moved in and positioned in the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Tyco Electronics (Qingdao) Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Jian Cao, Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Fengchun (Fred) Xie, An (Joshua) Yang, Yun (Shanghai) Liu, Wenhe Ma, Peng Ji, Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Tao Xu
  • Electrical Connector and Connector Assembly
    Publication number: 20220224054
    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: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Fengping (Alex) Xu, Wei (Zach) Peng