Abstract: A power distribution assembly with boltless busbar system for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The power distribution assembly includes an interconnecting busbar segment that connects two boltless busbar system together. Each boltless busbar system includes a male busbar assembly and a female busbar assembly. The male busbar assembly includes a male terminal, internal spring member, internal male housing, and external male housing that receives an extent of the male terminal, the internal spring member, and the internal male housing. This male terminal includes a side wall arrangement that defines a receiver and further includes at least one contact arm. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver.

Abstract: A USB device includes a base, a circuit board disposed on the base and having front-end and rear-end portions and a ground circuitry, an upper cover, solder points, a switch and a button mount. The rear-end portion is used for inserting into a connection port of a computer terminal. The upper cover covers the front-end portion and has an opening. The solder points are formed on the front-end portion and coupled to the ground circuitry. The switch having a metal cover is soldered to the solder points for controlling wireless connection between the computer terminal and an external device. The button mount is movably disposed through the opening and sleeves the front-end portion for triggering the switch. An electrostatic discharge entering from the opening can pass through a first guide hole of the button mount and is conducted to the ground circuitry via the metal cover and the solder point.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device for receiving an aerosol generating article includes an electrical circuit including a controller for determining a change in an electrical property of the circuit. The change in the electrical property of the circuit is caused by the user interacting with an aerosol generating article received by the device.

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol provision system can include the cartridge and a control unit, and the system can include a vaporizer for vaporizing An aerosolizable material. The cartridge can include an air channel extending from an air inlet for the cartridge to an outlet via an aerosol generation region, and a reservoir for containing aerosolizable material for aerosolizing. The cartridge can further include an aerosolizable material level observation means for allowing a user to observe a level of aerosolizable material inside the reservoir. The aerosolizable-material-level observation means can include at least one contoured surface located on a surface of the cartridge to improve the visibility of the aerosolizable material level inside the reservoir due to the interaction of light with the contoured surface.

Abstract: A connector unit comprises: a connector that has terminals connected to terminal parts of electric wires, and a housing that holds the terminals; and a cylindrical connector cover that is formed from an elastic material and that covers the housing. The connector cover has an annular seal part provided at a position at which it is possible to contact a mating connector-side surface in a fitted state with the mating connector.

Abstract: There is provided a cable tap (36) comprising an input (38) and an output (40), a first signal path (37) connected between the input (38) and the output (40), and a splitter element (26) providing a plurality of tap ports (24), wherein a second signal path (43) is connected between the splitter element (26) and the first signal path (37) and signal processing element (42) is disposed in the second signal path (43), the signal processing element (42) configured to measure and adjust characteristics of a signal passing between the splitter element (26) and the first signal path (37) so as to ensure each tap port remains at a required signal level. The signal processing element (42) comprises a gain control element (44) acting on at least one level attenuator (46) and at least one equalizer (50).

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol provision system can include the cartridge and a control unit, and the system can include a vaporizer for vaporizing an aerosolizable material. The cartridge can include an air channel extending from an air inlet for the cartridge to an outlet via an aerosol generation region, and a reservoir for containing aerosolizable material for aerosolizing. The cartridge can further include an aerosolizable material level observation means for allowing a user to observe a level of aerosolizable material inside the reservoir. The aerosolizable-material-level observation means can include at least one contoured surface located on a surface of the cartridge to improve the visibility of the aerosolizable material level inside the reservoir due to the interaction of light with the contoured surface.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic system includes a vehicle ECU, a wire harness, and an accessory ECU. The wire harness includes a wire harness connector provided at an end of the wire harness. The accessory ECU includes a wire harness interface, a connection port, and a vehicle ECU interface. The wire harness interface electrically connects to the wire harness connector. The connection port electrically connects to an electronic device. The vehicle ECU interface electrically connects to the vehicle ECU. The accessory ECU is provided between the wire harness connector and the vehicle ECU.

Abstract: A housing (10) includes a plurality of cavities (14), a first lock receiving portion (21) arranged to correspond to one cavity (14) and a second lock receiving portion (22) arranged to correspond to another cavity (14). A retainer (60) is arranged in the housing (10) to restrict terminal fittings (50) from coming out from the cavities (14). The retainer (60) includes a deflectable and deformable deflecting piece (71). The deflecting piece (71) includes a first locking portion (73) for locking the first lock receiving portion (21), a second locking portion (74) for locking the second lock receiving portion (22) and a slit (72) arranged between the first locking portion (73) and the second locking portion (74). The slit (72) is open in a separating direction of the retainer (60) from the housing (10).

Abstract: A device for generating an inhalable medium, the device comprising: a container retaining a first volatilizable material; a heater for volatilising the first volatilizable material held in the container; a chamber containing aerosolizable material comprising nicotine; g reservoir containing a basic solution; and an outlet; the arrangement being such that in use, the basic solution is released from the reservoir and enters the chamber containing the aerosolizable material, and the first volatilizable material is volatilized by the heater to form a vapor and/or an aerosol, which passes through the chamber containing aerosolizable material and entrains one or more constituents of the aerosolizable material, thereby forming an inhalable medium which passes through the outlet.

Abstract: A receptacle includes a housing made of insulating resin and a first receptacle contact assembly integrally formed with the housing by insert molding. The first receptacle contact assembly includes a plurality of contact units arranged in a pitch direction. Each contact unit includes a base made of metal including a fixed part in a flat-plate shape fixed to the housing and four projecting parts projecting upward from the fixed part, an insulating layer that covers the base, and four conductive patterns that are formed on the insulating layer, extend from the fixed part to the four projecting parts, and function as contacts. The fixed parts of the plurality of contact units link together in an unbroken manner in the pitch direction.

Abstract: In a punching step, a hoop material is punched in such a way that the hoop material includes a plurality of fixed parts linking in an unbroken manner in a feed direction of the hoop material and four projecting parts projecting from each of the fixed parts, and each conductive pattern extends from each fixed part to each projecting part. In an accommodating step, the hoop material is accommodated into an injection mold in such a way that the hoop material is supported at both ends in the injection mold by using two fixed parts corresponding to the front end and the back end in the feed direction among the plurality of fixed parts remaining in a housing even at the completion stage of the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors in an aircraft includes a pin having a first contact surface and a socket to receive the pin. The socket has a second contact surface contacting a first contact surface of the pin when the pin is in the socket. A securing part is positioned to apply a contact or clamping force pressing the contact surfaces against each other. The securing part includes a shape memory alloy to exist in a martensite an austenite phase depending on temperature of the securing part, wherein the securing part assumes a first pre-set shape when the temperature is below a first temperature threshold, and a second pre-set shape when the temperature is above a second temperature threshold higher than the first temperature threshold, wherein the contact or clamping force applied by the securing part in the second pre-set shape is greater than in the first pre-set shape.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body, a first insert and a second insert. The connector body has a first opening and a second opening. The first insert includes a bore that is removably positionable within the first opening. The second insert includes a coupling portion that is removably positionable within the second opening. The coupling portion is conFIGured to engage the bore and removably secure the first insert and the second insert within the connector body.

Abstract: Provided is a connector device including: a first connector; and a second connector connected to the first connector. The first connector includes a first terminal, a first lock member, and a first housing. The second connector includes a second terminal, a second lock member, and a second housing. The first housing has a first plate portion, a first inner protruding portion, a first outer protruding portion, a first inner space, and a first outer space. The second housing has a second plate portion, a second inner protruding portion, a second outer protruding portion, and a second inner space. The first lock member has a first inner lock portion and a first outer lock portion. The second lock member has a second inner lock portion locked to the first inner lock portion and a second outer lock portion locked to the first outer lock portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a round plug connector for detachably connecting lines, comprising at least one housing element for receiving at least one insulating body and at least one locking element for detachably connecting to a counter plug connector. The housing element also receives at least one circumferential spring element. The spring element is produced for connecting an electromagnetic shield made from an electrically conductive material and has at least one ring retained in a circumferential recess in the housing element and at least one substantially axial wing.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device including a housing delimiting a first opening at a first end of the housing through which to receive aerosol generating material and a second opening at a second end of the housing, wherein at least one heater is arranged within the housing and configured to heat the aerosol generating material received within the housing thereby to generate an aerosol, and wherein a hollow member is arranged within the housing and extends at least partially between the second and first openings, the hollow member having an end that faces the second opening and is configured to encourage the formation of liquid droplets.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system comprising: an aerosol-generating article (1), the aerosol-generating article comprising a single metered dose of an aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow pathway (108) arranged between an air inlet (110) and an air outlet (112); an aerosolisation chamber (116) arranged at a location along the airflow pathway (108) such that the airflow pathway passes through at least a portion of the aerosolisation chamber (116); and a flow controller (122, 124) for selectively controlling the flow of air through the airflow pathway (108), the flow controller (122, 124) having an open configuration in which air can flow into and out of the aerosolisation chamber (116) and a closed configuration in which air is substantially prevented from flowing into and out of the aerosolisation chamber (116); wherein the aerosolisation chamber (116) is configured to open to receive only one aerosol-generating article (1) at a time; wherein the aerosolisation chamber (116) is configured to close to contain the

Abstract: A coaxial connector device includes: a signal contact member; a signal contact member; a ground contact member to which a ground potential is applied; and a conductive member including a rear ground connection portion that is connected to the ground contact member, and a front ground connection portion that is connected to a ground contact portion of a mating connector device. When viewed in a direction of fitting to the mating connector device, the front ground connection portion overlaps at least a part of a signal line including a center conductor of a coaxial cable and the signal contact member, and at least a part of a signal line including a center conductor of a coaxial cable and the signal contact member.

Abstract: A lead finger has a v-shaped contact point and a u-shaped profile. The u-shaped profile includes a portion that is disposed below a top surface of a PCB. The v-shaped contact point aids in guiding a host connector clip to an ideal location of the lead finger, where the ideal location may allow for more contact surface area and better contact to the host connector clip. The u-shaped profile may reduce impact force of the host connector clip to the lead finger.