Abstract: A power supply apparatus for a sliding structure includes a wire harness 10 which is extended from a body 5 to a sliding structure, an elastic member 40 for urging the wire harness 10 in a warp absorbing direction, a harness supporting member 501 mounted on the elastic member, on which the wire harness 10 is placed, a curved portion protection member 70 which accommodates a curved portion 12 of the wire harness 10 at an intermediate position in a longitudinal direction thereof, and an unusual sound suppressing portion 511, 512 for preventing unusual sound from being generated when the harness supporting member 501 hits against the curved portion protecting member 70. As the unusual sound suppressing portion, projections 511 and 512 to be in contact with the curved portion protecting member 70 are attached to the harness supporting member 501. Because of the above configuration, even when vibration is applied to an engine or car body, unusual sound will not be generated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite insulator comprising: (i) a composite body having at least two connectors and (ii) a housing, wherein the housing includes silicone rubber and the composite body is located inside the housing.

Abstract: A modification system for modifying a tightly-braided electrical harness including at least one conductor cable bundle surrounded by a tight braid. The modification system includes: at least one modification conductor element constituted by at least one conductor cable surrounded by a shielding braid; and at least one spare sheath portion comprising a flexible tube portion mounted in part inside the braid of said harness in such a manner that a first end of said tube extends beyond the end of said harness braid and that the second end of the tube is external to said harness braid, passing through it, at least said portion of the tube that is external to the harness braid being surrounded by a tight braid.

Abstract: A connecting terminal, in particular a terminal strip, has a busbar and at least one spring terminal element. The spring terminal element is formed separately from the busbar, it is electrically conductively connected to it, and it is as thin as possible, with minimum use of material. The spring element has a spring limb and a contact limb opposite the spring limb, for connecting an electrical conductor which has been inserted between these limbs and rests against the contact limb. The spring limb and the contact limb are both supported against the busbar for absorbing spring forces.

Abstract: A distribution frame for film conductors is provided having a first busbar, arranged in a recess in a part-shell, for a first signal path and a second busbar, arranged in a recess in a part-shell, for a second signal path. Each busbar can be connected, via a bridging element, to two or more film conductors coupled to electrical components, the connection between a busbar and an electrical component can be released by moving the bridging element. The two part-shells abut against one another at an interface when the distribution frame is assembled. The film conductors of a signal path are routed through one or more ducts in a part-shell and are bent back at the end of the duct(s) such that the bent-back part of the film conductors is arranged in the region of the interface between the part-shells when the distribution frame is assembled.

Abstract: A chip cover with an insulative property and having a radiating portion has a housing portion on its lower surface. A flip chip piece, which has an electrode surface on which a plurality of projected electrodes of a semiconductor are arranged on its back surface, is accommodated in the housing portion. An anisotropic conductive adhesive agent is applied or printed to the electrode surface of the chip piece to embed the projected electrodes, and an insulative adhesive agent is applied or printed in a thicker configuration to a bonding surface which is provided on a lower surface of the chip cover and around the chip piece to embed the projected electrodes. The anisotropic conductive adhesive agent and the insulative adhesive agent are heat-pressed to be temporarily cured.

Abstract: An optical disc drive enclosure (10) includes a first cover (20) and a second cover (30). The first cover has a bottom plate and two first side plates (22). A locating plate (24) extends inwardly from a front upper edge of each first side plate, and two protrusion plates (26) are formed on an upper edge of each first side plate. The second cover has a top plate (31) and two second side plates (32). A locating slot (34) is formed at a front end of each second side plate, and can engage with the corresponding locating plate. Two cutouts (36) are defined in each second side plate. During assembly, the locating slots engage with the locating plates, with the second cover at an angle to the first cover. The second cover is then rotated downwardly so that the cutouts engage with the protrusion plates and the second side plates are clipped between the first side plates and the protrusion plates. The first cover and the second cover can then be fixed together by a pair of screws (59).

Abstract: A cover fitting for connecting more than one raceway includes an L-shaped top having first and second curved grooves extending along the inner surface of the top and a plurality of hooks extending outwardly from the inner surface for engaging a portion of each raceway base. The cover fitting further includes first and second opposing sides extending from the inner surface of the top. The cover fitting can be used with a fitting base received in first and second grooves for situations requiring a specific bend radius, or in applications without a fitting base, where there are no bend radius requirements.

Abstract: A connecting apparatus of the present invention includes a cable used for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a section rotatably supported by a hinge member with respect to said apparatus main body section, wherein the cable is provided in parallel to a rotation axis of the hinge member so as to be held by the apparatus main body section and the section, respectively, and the cable has a half-loop shape. Because the cable is provided in parallel to a rotation axis of the hinge member so as to be held by the apparatus main body section and the section, respectively, the torsional stress is dispersed in the half-loop of the cable when the cable is twisted by a rotation of the section rotatably supported. On this account, the stress is not concentrated, thereby reducing the stress applied to the cable, and improving a durability of the cable.

Abstract: In a flexible print circuit having a plurality of signal wires, core wires formed from a shape memory material are provided on the two end portions thereof in the direction of width, and are caused to memorize a wiring completion shape within an electronic instrument in advance. In a wire harness having a plurality of signal wires, core wires formed from a shape memory alloy are disposed on the two sides of the planar signal wire array, or positioned along the central axis of the signal wires which are bundled into circular form. A guide frame for guiding a wire harness having a plurality of signal wires and which is caused to memorize in advance a shape which removes the wire harness from the movement range of a movable component within the electronic instrument.

Abstract: Micro-discharge machining is employed to obtain a die, and an optical package substrate is produced by press formation using such a die. An optical fiber, an optical waveguide, a lens, an isolator, an optical filter and a light receiving/emitting element are mounted by passive alignment.

Abstract: A mounting device has a lock component attached to a wire harness shield and a bracket component for attachment to an engine part. The bracket component has two spaced, upright parallel arms defining an opening between them. The arms have free ends extending toward each other and separated by a gap. The lock component has a box-like shape with spaced sides. A deflectable section is formed in a first side. A stem extends from the deflectable section toward a second side of the lock component and through a slot in the second side. A push element is formed on an end of the stem extending from the slot. Latches or ledges are formed on ramp-shaped protrusions formed on the deflectable section on each side of the stem. When the lock component receives the parallel arms of the bracket component, the free ends of the arms act on the protrusions to force the deflectable section outward until the ledges snap beneath the free ends of the arms.

Abstract: An easy-to-operate support structure of a cover in which the cover can stably remain upright and specifically elongated wires are not required for connecting a substrate fitted to the cover and a substrate of a case main body is provided for a cover support structure of a shield case including a case main body having a bottom plate, side plates and a back plate and a cover having an upper plate and side plates covering the case main body. To prevent the cover from turning down when the cover is opened, engagement grooves capable of meshing with the back plate and/or the side plates of the case main body are formed in the upper plate and/or the side plates of the cover, and the cover can turn upright when the engagement grooves are meshed with the back plate or the side plates of the case main body.

Abstract: An optical connector having alignment members for aligning with a connector on two mutually perpendicular axis with the optical connector including a displaceable block carrying optical fibers therein that is spatially positionable along a third axis to provide optical communication through the optical connector even though the optical connector may not have continuous optical fibers extending therethrough.

Abstract: A receptacle for confining circuit cards to different locations within a housing and that has a frame is provided. The frame has an array of slots, each containing one of the circuit cards. In one embodiment, the receptacle has a cam that is selectively engageable with the frame for clamping the circuit cards within the frame. In another embodiment, a shaft is rotatably attached to the receptacle. The shaft has a head at one end and a nut opposite the head. A resilient element is disposed on the shaft between the head and the nut. The resilient element is axially compressible between the head and nut to bulge generally perpendicularly to the axial direction into engagement with the frame for clamping the circuit cards within the frame.

Abstract: The cantilever and compression strength of a polymer post insulator decreases according to lengthening of lever length of the polymer post insulator. By combining polymer post insulators to construct a structure having an increased strength in an arbitrary direction, a polymer insulator apparatus and a method for mounting the same can provide a sufficient strength and rigidity even as a long insulator for high voltage that requires a long insulation distance. Polymer post insulator columns 12-1, 12-2, in which plural polymer post insulators 1-1 to 1-4 are stacked, are arranged in parallel. The polymer post insulator columns 12-1, 12-2 arranged in parallel are connected with each other via connecting plates 13-1 to 13-3 at each connection site of the polymer post insulators 1-1 to 1-4 constituting the polymer post insulator columns 12-1, 12-2 as well as at the top and bottom of the polymer post insulator columns 12-1, 12-2.

Abstract: A moisture barrier is molded and/or glued around an exposed section of a conductor where a surrounding insulation layer is removed. A gap between the conductor and a surrounding insulation layer consequently terminates at the moisture barrier and moisture is prevented from creeping any further. The moisture barrier is preferably integrated in a wick dam of a test cord utilized in a telephone line-testing device.

Abstract: A connector apparatus for controlling fluid dispensing/transmission that includes a control component for communication between couplers thereof. A first coupler has a transmitter, and is releasably connected with a mating reader coupler that has a transmitter and fluid control device to exchange information with the transmitter of the first coupler. The transmitters communicate and are operated by wireless means such as by RF devices. Upon confirming that the first coupler is properly coupled to the mating coupler and that the first coupler has a proper identification, the fluid control device controls fluid flow, using the transmitters of the first coupler and the mating reader coupler, under predetermined parameters, e.g., pressure, temperature, duration, and flow rate, as indicated in the first coupler.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor radio frequency (RF) device having a shielding structure for minimizing coupling between RF passive components and conductive routing for active components. In one example, the device includes at least one shielding layer formed between the RF passive components and conductive routing. The shielding layer includes at least one opening. In another example, a second shielding layer may be used. The second shielding layer may also have an opening, and the openings in the first and second shielding layers may be offset from one another. The first and second shielding layers may be connected to each other through a guard ring, and may also be connected to a common voltage potential.

Abstract: An equipment tray for simplified insertion and removal of electronic equipment to a rack is described. The electronics equipment can be horizontally or vertically mounted. The tray has a first region in which electronics equipment is releasably secured and a second region that provides cable management and exhaust airflow control.