Abstract: A conductive network includes a first conductive device having multiple first signal layers. Each first signal layer has a first substrate and a plurality of first conductive traces disposed on one side of the first substrate. The network further includes a second conductive device having multiple second signal layers. Each second signal layer has a second substrate and a plurality of second conductive traces disposed on one side of the second substrate. In addition, the network includes at least one bridge layer for electrically joining together the first and second conductive devices. The at least one bridge layer has a bridge substrate and a plurality of bridge traces supported by the bridge substrate.

Abstract: A bulkhead plate member for providing an attenuating barrier for electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise in a computer system housing. The bulkhead plate member includes a rectangular shaped main portion having a material thickness. The main portion has a plurality of edge walls defining an opening for receiving a peripheral component connector affixed to a printed circuit board (PCB). The edge walls are adapted to contact side walls of the peripheral component connector to provide contact regions substantially perpendicular to the main portion and greater than the material thickness of the main portion, such that EMI noise is conducted through the bulkhead plate member, at the edge walls of the opening, to a bulkhead wall of the computer system housing thereby suppressing the EMI noise. The edge walls of the opening provides increased surface area contact between the bulkhead plate member and the peripheral component connector to maximize the attenuation of EMI noise around the connector.

Abstract: An electrical feedthrough includes a connector body made of a metallic material, at least one contact pin inserted through a cavity in the connector body, and an insulating body made of a thermoplastic material formed between the connector body and the contact pin so as to provide a hermetic seal between the connector body and the contact pin.

Abstract: A USB connector assembly (1) comprises an insulating housing (10) including a T-shaped main section (11) and a pair of mating tongues (12) extending from opposite ends of the T-shaped main section, a plurality of terminals (30) received in the insulating housing, a pair of front shells (20) receiving the mating tongues, a rear shell (40) enclosing a rear portion (19) of the T-shaped main section, and a screw (50) engaging with a screw hole (140) defined in the insulating housing through through-holes (220) of the pair of front shells for securing the front shells on the insulating housing.

Abstract: A spool support for supporting an elongated electrical cord around an electrical outlet. The spool support defines: a planar open main frame having a central window, for through engagement by the electrical outlet, and a peripheral edge wall, surrounding the central window, this peripheral edge wall including an upper end section and a lower end section; a first arcuate channel member, integral to the main frame upper end section and projecting forwardly from the plane formed by the main frame; a second arcuate channel member, integral to the main frame lower end section and projecting forwardly from the plane formed by the main frame, the first and second channel members extending upwardly and downwardly respectively and forming together a loop for winding thereinto the electrical cord.

Abstract: A jack includes a housing having a cylindrical piece, a body, and at least one external connection terminal. The cylindrical piece includes a plug insertion hole and the body includes an inner chamber. The plug insertion hole and the chamber receive a plug for electrical connection to a circuit. The external connection terminals are fixed to the housing in grooves to simplify assembly. The external connection terminals include elastic pieces and contact pieces. During an assembly with the plug, elastic pieces elastically urge contact pieces into electrical contact with an inner conduction portion of the plug and provide secure electrical connection.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a flexible circuit substrate extending between a pair of mechanical connectors to electrically couple circuits, and a supporting member between the mechanical connectors to reduce twisting of the flexible circuit substrate. The supporting member cambered to permit the mechanical connectors to translate with respect to one another. A clamping member includes a tapered clamping surface in an undeformed, unclamped position. The clamping member bends when in a clamped position, resulting in approximately planar clamping surface. Resilient pressure pads on the clamping members bias the flexible circuit substrate to the circuit board. The pressure pads are mounted in wells in the clamping members to support a side wall of the pressure pads. Frames provide additional support to the side walls of the pressure pads. The pressure pads include a raised edge along a periphery of a contact surface of the pressure pad.

Abstract: Electrical arc suppression when terminals under load are connected/unconnected is provided via an applied magnetic field causing the arc path to be lengthened, with the consequences that the voltage necessary for the arc to be sustained is increased and the arc energy is decreased. In a preferred form, at least one magnet with a high permeability flux return path is placed adjacent the terminal proximity zone of initial/final touching of mating terminals. The magnetic field increases the arc length, and thereby suppresses the arc by increasing the voltage necessary to sustain the arc and decreasing the energy of the arc.

Abstract: A connector contact includes a pair of contact arms, a contact support, and an external connecting terminal. The pair of contact arms are made of strips having a predetermined thickness and opposing end faces. The contact arms have flat contact surfaces, on inner sides of their distal end portions, which are formed by crushing the strips toward their end faces. The contact support supports the contact arms. The external connecting terminal projects from the contact support. A method of manufacturing a connector contact is also disclosed.

Abstract: A connector (F) includes two partial locks (41) for holding a terminal retainer (15) in a partial locking position with respect to a housing (Fh) and two full locks (42) for holding the terminal retainer (15) in a full locking position. Terminal fittings (5) can be inserted longitudinally into the housing (Fh) when the retainer (15) is in the partial locking position, but are a locked in the housing (Fh) when the retainer (15) is in the full locking position. The partial locks (41) are on opposite sides of the housing (Fh) and are spaced longitudinally. Similarly, the full locks (42) are on opposite sides of the housing (Fh) and are spaced apart longitudinally. The spaced disposition of the locks (41, 42) stabilizes the retainer (15) in response to forces exerted longitudinally of the terminal fittings (5).

Abstract: A connector has means for preventing terminal fittings from being inserted in an inverted manner, and in which nothing protrudes from outer faces of these terminal fittings. Cut-away portions 17 are formed at a ceiling side of anterior ends of left and right side plates 11B of a box-shaped member 11 of a terminal fitting 10. Protrusions 34 are formed within a cavity 24 at anterior ends of left and right wall faces thereof, in locations somewhat removed from a wall face having a lance 26 formed thereon. These protrusions 34 are capable of fitting into the cut-away portions 17. When the terminal fitting 10 is correctly inserted, the protrusions 34 fit into the cut-away portions 17, and the terminal fitting 10 is pushed into a correct position and is retained by the lance 26. When the terminal fitting 10 is inserted in an inverted manner, the anterior end of the box-shaped member 11 strikes against the protrusions 34 before the terminal fitting 10 reaches the correct position.

Abstract: A connection device for connecting a coaxial cable to a printed circuit card, the device comprising: a tubular socket suitable for fixing to the card; and a plug suitable for being mounted at the end of a coaxial cable, said plug comprising a tubular plug body and a central contact for connection to the central conductor of the cable, the socket and the plug being arranged so that the plug can be inserted into the socket in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the printed circuit card. The socket comprises a resilient portion suitable for urging the plug body towards the printed circuit card along said direction so as to hold the central contact of the plug pressed against a conductive track of the printed circuit card.

Abstract: An adapter is shown for a vehicle cigarette lighter socket. The adapter has an adapter body, with a pair of socket members and an oppositely arranged elongate plug member attached to the adapter body. The elongate plug member has an electrical contact at one end which is electrically connected to the adapter via a ribbon form spring contact. The elongate plug member is for insertion into the single vehicle lighter socket and two appliances can be powered from the first and second socket members. The plug member can also be movable relative to said adapter body.

Abstract: A multipolar plug-in connection, wherein at least one partially cylindrical metal shell is provided on the connector and accompanying outlet or coupling. A contact spring element is also provided on at least one longitudinal edge of at least one of the partially cylindrical shells. When the plug-in connection is made correctly, the element establishes a contact with the longitudinal edge of adjacent partial cylinder shells in the direction of the periphery.

Abstract: A plug-and-socket connection for water-cooled, current-bearing lines, in particular, to bipolar, high-frequency current conductors for the induction heating of tools is provided. The plug-and-socket connection allows both the electric circuit for the power supply and the circuit for the cooling water to be rapidly and easily closed by hand, or to be interrupted, for example, for maintenance work. The plug-and-socket connection includes a female element and a male element which contain chambers and ducts opening into the chambers that supply the cooling water. The ducts come into contact with one another when the plug-and-socket connection is in the interconnected position. The chambers are in direct contact with the water tubes, which are provided for supplying the cooling water. The backflow of cooling water occurs via a direct connection between a water tube which supplies the male element with cooling water and another water tube which conveys the cooling water away from the female element.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) includes a base (20) and a plurality of electrically conductive frets (14) connected to the base. The frets (14) have exposed portions (82) on a first surface (40) of the base (20). The apparatus (10) further includes a cover (22) and a pad (80) that is connected with a second surface (62) of the cover (22). The cover (22) is connected with the base (20) such that the second surface (62) of the cover overlies the first surface (40) of the base and the pad (80) overlies the exposed portions (82) of the frets (14). The pad (80) is compressed between the frets (14) and the cover (22).

Abstract: A connector housing (1) of a connector (1) is constituted by a lower housing (7), which is mounted on a printed circuit board (2), and an upper housing (8) connected to the lower housing (7) in such a manner as to be able to perform shifting movement with respect the housing (7). Further, terminals (6) are provided in such a way as to penetrate through a partitioning wall portion (8a) of the upper housing (8) and through a connecting block portion (7b) of the lower housing (7). At that time, tapered holes (7d) are provided in the connecting block portion (7b). The terminals (6) are maintained in a state in which a bending deformation thereof caused by the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) is allowed. Consequently, when the connector (1) is connected to the mating connector (3), the connectors (1, 3) can be connected to each other by performing the shifting movement of the upper housing (8) thereby to concurrently absorb the positional displacement therebetween.

Abstract: An extending cigar-lighting seat is constructed to be inserted into a car cigar-lighting socket. The extending cigar-lighting seat includes at least an inserting member, a first extending member, a second extending member and a universal connector. Each extending member can be connected to another portion, wherein the distal of the extending member can be connected with various products, such as power extending connectors, air pumps, and hand-free receivers of handsets. The universal connector serves to adjust the connecting object upwards, downwards, rightwards, or leftwards. The number of extending member may be increased to larger than two as desired.

Abstract: A plug connection part, in particular for RJ45 plug connectors, comprises a multiplicity of conductor paths which have at one end a contact spring and at the other end an output contact, where the contact springs starting from an end facing away from the output contact run towards the output contact, and where the conductor paths run at least partly mutually crossing in a compensation section following the contact springs and the conductor paths along a part length of the compensation section lie at least partly above each other and run electrically separated by means of an insulator arranged in between.

Abstract: An IC socket adapted to establish an electrical connection between an IC package and a printed board includes a socket body having a mount portion on which the IC package is mounted, a number of contact pins disposed on the socket body in substantially equally adjacent arrangement, each of the contact pins having one end to be connected to a terminal of the IC package and another end to be connected to the printed board, and an interval widening member provided for the socket body for widening a pitch interval between the other ends of adjacent contact pins so as to provide a predetermined distance therebetween.