Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting an electronic package (1) with a circuit substrate. A preferred embodiment of the electrical connector is a land grid array connector, which includes a parallelepiped-shaped insulative housing (2) and a plurality of retention arms (3). The housing includes four raised sides (21), and the retention arms are located in two contiguous raised sides. The retention arms include engaging portions (32) for resiliently abutting side walls of the electronic package. A material of the retention arms is different from a material of the housing. In the preferred embodiment, the material of the retention arms is metal. Thus the retention arms have superior resiliency, especially compared to the material of the housing.

Abstract: A harness system and connector system for a computer, such as a portable or wearable computer. The connector system includes a docking connector which interfaces with a system unit, a plurality of leads in communication with the docking connector and a plurality of connecting elements associated with the plurality of leads, the connecting elements each being adapted to interface with at least one external component.

Abstract: A coupler for use with at least two banana plug connectors includes two preferably cylindrical portions molded together as a flexible unit. Apertures in the cylindrical portions are able to receive protrusions extending from each of the banana plug connectors to form a frictional fit between the coupler and the connectors. The frictional fit retains the connectors together, which prevents accidental shorting of the connectors and enables the connectors to assume various rotational and/or linear relationships with respect to each other to accommodate different spacings and orientations of corresponding female connectors.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for coupling a communication signal to a communication device includes a backplane, having first and second sides, and a connector, adapted to receive the communication signal, coupled to the backplane on the first side. The connector has a first set of conductive pins that extend through the first side of the backplane and protrude out the second side of the backplane. A portion of the first set of conductive pins is adapted to receive a line card connector formed with a plurality of contact cavities. The system further includes a guide member operable to guide a line card into the line card connector.

Abstract: A telecommunications coaxial connector comprises a body with a first open end, an opposite second open end and an axial opening defined through the body, a cap positioned about the first open end. The cap is electrically connected with the body and includes a side wall, an open end aligned with the axial opening and a continuous ring about the open end of the cap and an integral spring member defined in the side wall. A center conductor is positioned within the axial opening such that the center conductor extends into the cap and an insulator electrically isolating the center conductor from the body. The present invention also relates to a telecommunications chassis including an enclosure with open ends and a bulkhead with coaxial telecommunications connectors, the bulkhead positioned across an open end with the coaxial telecommunications connectors within the enclosure.

Abstract: An embedded type connector comprises a connector main body and at least one embedded socket stage. The connector main body is of hollow shape and has a bottom wall, a left wall, a right wall and a rear wall on inner sides thereof. The left wall and the right wall have two vertically extended insertion grooves and two projecting rails, respectively. The bottom wall has a plurality of terminal holes. The embedded socket stage comprises an insertion plate and a socket mounted on the plate and having a plurality of terminal holes. The insertion plate has dents on both sides thereof with separation same as the rails, The embedded socket stage is inserted into the main body with the dent fitted with the projecting rail and slides downward. In this way, the at least one embedded socket stage can be stacked within the main body.

Abstract: An energy saving lamp includes an electronic ballast with a printed board positioned upright in a lamp base, wherein all electronic components are provided on the printed board. The electronic components are arranged such that heat generated during operation is dissipated to the metallic fitting of the lamp base. The required insulation is provided by a base insulator of insulating material positioned between a fitting and a central contact. The gas discharge lamp further includes U-shaped gas tubes and is fastened on the lamp base with a lamp insert which is composed of two parts.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode includes a transparent substrate, a transparent anode layer disposed over the substrate, and a hole-transport layer disposed over the anode layer. The diode also includes a light-emitting layer disposed over the hole-transport layer, an electron-transport layer disposed over the light-emitting layer, a cathode disposed over the electron-transport layer and having a thickness selected so that light can pass through such cathode, and a light-absorbing layer disposed over the cathode. A dielectric spacer layer disposed over the light-absorbing layer and a conductive layer disposed over the spacer layer and electrically connected to the cathode so that when a voltage is applied between the transparent anode and the cathode, the light-emitting layer produces light which passes directly through the hole-transport layer and the transparent anode and substrate.

Abstract: An electrical connector mountable to a substrate. The electrical connector comprises a housing, and a surface mount contact and hold down both secured to the housing. The hold down may be a surface mount hold down. A ball grid array connector comprising a housing, a plurality of contacts secured to the housing, a plurality of fusible elements secured to the contacts for mounting the connector to a substrate, and a hold down secured to the housing. The hold down may be a surface mount hold down. A method of mounting an electrical connector to a substrate. The method comprises providing a substrate and an electrical connector having a contact and a hold down, and securing the contact and the hold down to the substrate. The contact may be secured to a surface of the substrate. A method of securing an electrical connector to a substrate. The method comprises providing a substrate and an electrical connector having a contact and a hold down, and mounting the contact to the substrate.

Abstract: A computing system includes a number of circuit cards fastened by brackets to a slotted panel, which has slots allowing the attachment of external cables to the circuit cards. Electrical grounding between the slotted panel and the brackets is achieved through the use of a conductive gasket extending along an inner surface of the slotted panel. The conductive gasket includes a central web, a number of contact bumps extending from the central web to the slotted panel, and a number of contact bumps extending from the central web to the brackets. Contact bumps thus extending in opposite directions are placed in alternating positions along the central web, so that the central web is deflected as the contact gasket is compressed.

Abstract: An organic EL display device is provided which has excellent uniformity of luminosity within the display area, even if the display area is relatively large. A plurality of cathode terminals connected to a cathode layer that is disposed on the display area are provided at different locations on the substrate.

Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting the circuit paths on a printed circuit board to another printed circuit board. A casing has a flexible electrical connector positioned under it and coupled to a plurality of electrodes. The flexible electrical connector has conductive traces thereon. The flexible electrical connector extends around the casing, enters the top of the casing and terminates on electrodes in an intermediate circuit board. Individual shuttle flex strips are coupled to the intermediate circuit board and have traces thereon that are coupled to electrodes of the intermediate circuit board. The shuttle flex strips are coupled to a plurality of shuttles that can be moved forward to engage conductive pins in a receiver housing positioned on a second circuit board. In this way, the signal paths from one circuit board are coupled to another circuit board.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes: a box-type case having an opening at its rear face and upper face; a circuit board having a receiving portion and an engaging hole formed adjacent to the receiving portion, the circuit board being installed inside the case; a key board unit positioned at an upper surface of the case; and a connector having a front face with a plug inserting portion, a side face having a fixing piece and a lower face, wherein the lower face of the connector penetrates the receiving portion and is fixed at the circuit board, and the plug inserting portion of the connector faces the opening. Since the connector is positioned penetrating the receiving portion formed at the circuit board, the connector may be positioned at about the middle position of the connector, to make the whole product thin.

Abstract: A ball grid array socket connector (1) includes an insulative base (10), a number of conductive contacts (18) fixed to the base, a number of solder balls (30) attached to tail portions (32) of corresponding contacts and a cover (20) movably attached to the base. The base has a top surface (14), a bottom surface (16) and defines a number of cavities (12) through the top surface and the bottom surface. The cavities are arranged in a matrix. The contacts are received in corresponding cavities of the base. The base provides a number of stand-offs (28) which downwardly protrude from the bottom surface of the base and terminate at a plane (D) generally parallel with the bottom surface of the base. The solder balls each have a bottom tip (31) that downwardly extends beyond the plane D. The base defines a number of notches (26) in the bottom surface thereof. The notches are located at outer sides of the matrix of cavities.

Abstract: A jackscrew system preventing undesired problems during mating and de-mating of miniature electrical connectors. The jackscrew includes a thrust shoulder that separates the jackscrew threads from the remainder of the shaft. A “C-shaped” retaining ring is closed onto a diameter of the jackscrew shaft adjacent shoulder and the head of the jackscrew. A counter-bore is provided in the plug connector body into which the crimp ring enters when under the load of de-mating the connector from the receptacle. The counter-bore acts to restrict the crimp ring from opening under mating and de-mate forces when the thrust shoulder applies such forces against the crimp ring land thereby against the plug body, and thus assures retention of the crimp ring under mating and de-mating operating conditions.

Abstract: A spiral contactor for establishing an electric connection with a semiconductor device or an electronic part including a solder ball includes a spiral probe having a spiral shape as viewed from a top thereof. The spiral probe is embedded in an insulating substrate in a manner that permits resilient deformation thereof in accordance with a shape of the solder ball, and an edge of the spiral probe is pressed to engage into the solder ball and slides along a periphery of the solder ball, thereby cutting oxide membrane thereon. The spiral contactor may be manufactured by combination of the photolithography technique and the plating process, and used for a semiconductor inspecting apparatus and an electronic part.

Abstract: In a connector, a first connector element, in particular a plug, and a second connector element, in particular a socket or a housing adapter, have a first or second contact insets around the first contact inset of a plug, and a sleeve-shaped latch segment is arranged from which, running along the longitudinal direction of the connector, resilient latch flanges with latch tabs are formed that are appropriate for locking onto a ring-shaped groove formed on the inner side of the second connector element (locking position). The plug includes an outer sleeve-shaped actuation slid, which can be slid back against the spring force along the longitudinal direction of the connector (unlocking position) and is appropriate for actuating one or more unlocking elements, which can be slid along the longitudinal direction of the connector under a section of the latch flanges and are appropriate for supporting the latch flanges (locking position).

Abstract: An easily-installed cover plate for hiding the face of sockets by covering an electrical outlet, including the face of the sockets. The cover plate is mounted over the receptacle and has apertures for plug blades. In the preferred embodiment, the cover plate is rectangularly shaped to cover a duplex receptacle, having apertures to receive plug blades and a center hole for receiving a screw which secures the cover plate over the duplex receptacle.

Abstract: A ZIF socket (1) includes a base (10) having a plurality of passageways (100) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (20) therein, a cover (12) having a corresponding number of holes (125) in alignment with the corresponding passageways, and a lever (14) assembled between the base and the cover for driving the cover to move along the base. The base includes a retention member (163) and the cover includes a supporting surface (1231) and a slot (165) to cooperate with the retention member. Both of the retention member and the supporting surface are disposed for efficiently fastening the cover and the base together.

Abstract: A clamping structure of projection lamp comprises a shade assembly, a lamp cup and a clamping tongue. The shade assembly has an insulating body with two grooves on two outer walls thereof. The lamp cup has two leads connected to the shade assembly. The lamp cup has two grooves on two outer walls thereof. The clamping tongue has a resilient main body having a plurality of upper arms and lower arms on two opposite sides thereof. The upper arm has upper clamping part and the lower arm has lower clamping part. The upper clamping parts of the upper arms clamp the grooves of the shade assembly and the lower clamping parts of the lower arms clamp the grooves of the lamp cup such that the lamp cup is elastically connected to the shade assembly.