Abstract: An input/output transmission interface assembly capable of being assembled on a motherboard includes a first transmission interface, a board-to-board connector, and a second transmission interface. The first transmission interface includes a first circuit board, a first electrical connector, a driving chip, and a plug portion. The plug portion is at one side of the first circuit board for being plugged into the motherboard. The second transmission interface includes a second circuit board and a second electrical connector. The second circuit board is substantially parallel to the first circuit board. The board-to-board connector is assembled on and between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected with each other through the board-to-board connector.

Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.

Abstract: An electrical assembly may include a bus bar assembly, a fuse connected to the bus bar assembly, a contactor connected to the bus bar assembly, a bracket connected to the bus bar assembly, and/or a cooling member connected to the bracket such that the fuse is indirectly connected to the cooling member via the bus bar assembly and the bracket. A method of operating an electrical assembly may include controlling the contactor to provide current from a power source to a load, generating heat via the current flowing through the fuse, conducting the heat from the fuse to the bus bar assembly, conducting the heat from the bus bar assembly to the cooling member, and/or dissipating the heat via the cooling member.

Abstract: A connector apparatus including a housing, and a primary lock reinforcement. The housing includes at least one substantially cylindrical coaxial cavity therein. The coaxial cavity has a first end, a second end, and a locking finger. At least one stop is located proximate the second end. A locking finger is positioned intermediate the first end and the second end. The locking finger includes a locking tab, and an unlocking surface. The locking finger is formed to be flexible and capable of flexing between a lock position and an unlock position. The locking finger is biased toward the lock position. The primary lock reinforcement is placed in the housing and has an opening therein corresponding to the second end of the cylindrical coaxial cavity.

Abstract: An improved structure of a universal socket with polarity correction comprising: a cover, a wedging body disposed under the cover, and a shell disposed under the wedging body. The cover is formed with first neutral, first live wire, second neutral, and second live wire electrode socket holes. The wedging body is formed with first neutral electrode, first live wire electrode, second neutral electrode, and second live wire electrode holding holes. Neutral and live wire electrode plate accommodating grooves, and an electrode plate assembly are disposed in the shell. The electrode plate assembly comprises a first neutral electrode plate and a second neutral electrode plate electrically connected to each other and disposed in the neutral electrode plate accommodating groove, and further comprises a first live wire electrode plate and a second live wire electrode plate electrically connected to each other and disposed in the live wire electrode plate accommodating groove.

Abstract: A cable assembly (100) having a first cable (20) having a first conductor (22), a second cable (40) having a second conductor (42) and an electrically conducting joining element (60). The joining element (60) has a first opening (61) and a second opening (63). The cable assembly (100) comprises a number of canted coil springs (70). A terminal portion of the first conductor (22) is secured to the first opening (61) by means of a first canted coil spring (70). A terminal portion of the second conductor (42) is secured to the second opening (63) by means of a second canted coiled spring (70).

Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation lever that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis, and an interlocking rotation mechanism provided between the rotation lever and the shutter and configured to rotate the shutter in accordance with rotation of the rotation lever. A pressing force of the mating connector, whose fitting tip end portion is moved to a position facing the front opening, acts on a lever front end portion of the rotation lever so as to rotate the rotation lever, and thus the shutter is rotated by the interlocking rotation mechanism so as to open the front opening.

Abstract: A system includes a housing (105) that includes one or more ports (113) through which electrical connections to one or more electronic components situated within the housing can be made from exterior of the housing. At least one enclosure bushing (204) is coupled to at least one port. The enclosure bushing includes a cylindrical service jacket receiver (207) defining a lumen (208), a flange (212) abutting a portion of the housing, and one or more lugs (216,217,302,303) extending from a portion of the cylindrical service jacket receiver. A coupling nut (205) having one or more circumferential lug receivers (702,703,704,805) applies a compression force to the frustoconical weather gasket when the one or more lugs engaging the locking notch (708) of the one or more circumferential lug receivers.

Abstract: An electrical assembly may include a contactor, a bus bar connected to the contactor, a bracket connected to the bus bar, and/or a cooling member. The cooling member may be connected to the bracket such that the contactor is indirectly connected to the cooling member via the bus bar and the bracket. A method of assembling an electrical assembly may include providing a bracket and one or more contactors, inserting the one or more contactors into the bracket, disposing a flexible circuit at least partially on and/or in the bracket, electrically connecting the flexible circuit with the one or more contactors, connecting a bus bar assembly with the one or more contactors, connecting the bus bar assembly with the bracket, disposing a cooling member on or about the bracket, and/or connecting the cooling member with the bracket.

Abstract: A spring-actuated electrical connector assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting a device to a power source in high-power, high-voltage applications is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a first connector with an internal receiver, a plurality of side walls, and at least one contact beam. The contact beam integrally extends to an outer surface of the side wall and includes a free end that extends inward of the outer surface of the side wall. An internal spring member is dimensioned to reside within the receiver of the first connector. This assembly also includes a second electrically conductive connector with a receptacle dimensioned to receive both the first connector and the spring member to define a connected position during operation of the device. In the connected position, at least one spring arm of the spring member exerts an outwardly directed force on the contact beam of the first connector to outwardly displace the contact beam into engagement with the second connector.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing configured to accommodate a connection terminal, a shutter that is rotatably provided in the housing and is configured to open and close a front opening of the housing, a rotation arm that is rotatably supported to the housing about a rotation axis and has an arm portion and a connection engagement portion, and a connection member that is provided so as to be rotatable together with the shutter and includes a first lever portion that is pressed and rotated by a tip end of the connection engagement portion. A pressing force of the mating connector acts on the arm portion so as to rotate the rotation arm, and thus the shutter is rotated together with the connection member rotated by the connection engagement portion so as to open the front opening.

Abstract: A terminal is provided with a terminal body including a mating connecting portion, a wire connecting portion and a coupling portion, and a shell. The wire connecting portion includes sandwiching portions extending in an extending direction of a wire and configured to sandwich the wire. The shell includes pressurizing portions for pressurizing the sandwiching portions toward the wire. The mating connecting portion includes a mating bottom wall and mating side walls formed to rise upward in a predetermined rising direction from the mating bottom wall. The wire connecting portion includes a wire-side bottom wall and wire-side side walls rising upward in the rising direction from the wire-side bottom wall. The coupling portion is inclined in a direction opposite to the rising direction from the wire-side bottom wall toward the mating bottom wall to couple the wire-side bottom wall and the mating bottom wall.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices comprising a power unit and a cartridge that is configured for engagement with the power unit. In particular, the cartridge can be configured for rotation about a longitudinal axis thereof so as to be insertable into a chamber of the power unit in a plurality of different orientations. Further, the aerosol delivery device can include processing circuitry that can be configured for detection of the cartridge orientation and execution of a control function assigned to the respective orientation.

Abstract: A retainer apparatus includes a post having a first end to be received by an opening of a wall plate cover of an outlet and a second end opposite the first end. At least a portion of the post has a plurality of grooves positioned between the first end and the second end. The plurality of grooves forming a retainer-receiving portion. A plug retainer is moveably coupled to the post. The plug retainer to slide along the retainer-receiving portion in a linear direction relative to the grooves when the plug retainer is moved relative to the retainer-receiving portion of the post.

Abstract: A connector has a plug housing and a termination cap housing assembly pivotably attached to the plug housing. The termination cap housing assembly has a pair of contacts secured thereto such that pivoting the termination cap housing assembly to the plug housing terminates the contacts to a pair of wires inserted into the plug housing.

Abstract: Apparatus including an elongated body to couple with a surface mount connector to reduce or prevent deformation of the surface mount connector during soldering of the surface mount connector to a substrate, the surface mount connector including a connector housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. In one implementation, the elongated body may include: a first body end portion forming a first tab insertable into a first portion of a socket defined by the first housing end portion; and a second body end portion forming a second tab insertable into a second portion of the socket defined by the second housing end portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector for a bus bar including a bar-shaped finger divided into a central portion, a pair of end portions symmetrically formed on opposite sides of the central portion, and a pair of connecting portions respectively formed between the central portion and the pair of end portions. The connector for a bus bar includes: a plurality of fingers, at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form one side portion and at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction to form the other side portion disposed opposite to the one side portion; a pair of coil springs, one end and the other end of which is fixed to the one side portion and the other side portion to be arranged at a predetermined distance apart from each other with respect to the central portion of the finger; and a bracket for supporting the one side portion and the other side portion.

Abstract: A connector includes a pair of terminals. Each of the terminals includes a first sub-terminal having a first fixation part and a plurality of first elastic arms extending from the first fixation part, and a second sub-terminal having a second fixation part and a plurality of second elastic arms extending from the second fixation part. The first fixation part of the first sub-terminal is laminated on the second fixation part of the second sub-terminal, and the plurality of first elastic arms and the plurality of second elastic arms are alternately arranged in a row for electrically contacting with a shared bus bar.

Abstract: An electronic system for a vehicle includes: a first module including: a first circuit board having a predetermined form factor; a first module on the first circuit board and including a plurality of pins; a first electrical connector disposed on a first surface of the first circuit board and including a plurality of pins; and a plurality of electrical conductors connecting the pins of the first electrical connector with the pins of the first module, respectively; and a second module including: a second circuit board having the predetermined form factor; a second module on the second circuit board and including a plurality of pins; a second electrical connector disposed on a first surface of the second circuit board and including a plurality of pins, the second electrical connector coupled to the first electrical connector.

Abstract: A connector for providing an electrical connection between at least one terminating mating terminal to a substrate. The connector includes a housing having at least one terminal receiving cavity. A receptacle terminal is positioned in the at least one terminal receiving cavity. The receptacle terminal has a latching projection which cooperates with the at least one mating terminal to retain the at least one mating terminal in electrical engagement with the receptacle terminal when the at least one mating terminal is fully inserted in the at least one terminal receiving cavity. A release mechanism is provided in the housing in line with the latching projection of the receptacle terminal, the release mechanism is configured to cooperate with the receptacle terminal to depress the latching projection when the at least one mating terminal is to be removed from the at least one terminal receiving cavity.