Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector for high-speed networks of the voice and data transmission (CDDI connectors). The object of the present invention, namely to develop a CDDI connector with electrical properties which are improved and which guarantees that the requirements for high-speed network components are met, is achieved by the arrangement of the contacts on an inner and on a middle circle.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing and a branched joint terminal for branching a primary line to a plurality of secondary lines. The connector housing has a plurality of terminal housing extending parallel to each other and opening at the front side for accommodating one terminal connected to the primary line or to the secondary line (5B). The connector housing is provided with grooves extending between the side walls thereof and crossing the terminal housing. Thus extended formed groove is also opened at the front side for receiving the joint terminal therein. When joint terminal is placed in the groove, the first and second terminals accommodated in the terminal housing are electrically connected through the joint terminal so that the primary line is branched and connected to the secondary terminals.

Abstract: Electrical connector casings comprising a female casing member and a male casing member the male casing member, wherein includes an inclined elastic bar fastened at a point partway along its length to an abutment and the female casing member has a passage adapted to receive the elastic bar. Partway along the length of this passage is a projection on the path of the abutment and having, on the side facing the opening of the female casing member, a steep edge joining at right angles to a part joining at right angles a .retaining steep edge which, with the abutment, locks the two casing members together.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for a connector has a first connector housing formed with a fitting hood and a second connector housing mated with the first connector housing and formed with a lock projection. A leaf spring member fitted to the first connector housing is formed with a lock hole engageable with the lock projection and a push spring piece brought into contact with an inner surface of the fitting hood so as to urge the lock hole against the lock projection.

Abstract: A conductive plate element is positioned in an IC socket which includes a socket base defining a plurality of slots for firmly receiving corresponding number of the conductive plate elements and allowing corresponding number of IC pins inserted therein. The conductive plate element is substantially a fork including a left upper plate and a right upper plate both intersected at a lower flat intersection portion thereof, a shoulder extending outward and substantially perpendicular to the flat intersection portion and being bent downward as a lower plate. The left upper plate and the lower plate are substantially parallel to each other. The right upper plate is twisted in substantially a middle portion thereof thus forming a twisted portion. A contact portion which is substantially flat extends upward from the twisted portion.

Abstract: An aligning socket for an IC that provides an aligning bar that aligns and secures IC leads to the corresponding socket contacts (6), and where the bar has extensions or ears (42) that extend toward the row of IC leads (38). The ears have chamfered edges that, as the bar is forced toward the IC leads, guide the IC leads to mate with the socket contacts. For more fragile gull-winged leads, a rail 18 is provided to support the under side of the leads and the alignment bar ears are designed to fit over the ends of the rail. When the bar and socket contacts are forced toward the IC leads, the bar ears overlap the ends of the rail and force any mis-aligned IC leads to move such that alignment of the leads and the socket contacts is achieved.

Abstract: A connector examining device in which a retainer for attaching a terminal within a housing can be pushed into the housing simultaneous with an examination of a connector. When a lever is pulled up, a cam comes in contact with a trailing end surface of a detector portion. This allows the detector portion to slide toward a connector receiving portion. After the detector portion is in contact with the connector receiving portion, the connector receiving portion and the detector portion together are further displaced. At this time, a retainer pusher, fixed to a base, pushes into the housing the retainer temporarily engaged with the housing of the connector held by the connector receiving portion. Thus, the retainer and the terminal within the housing are engaged with one another, and the terminals are engaged with the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a connector assembly with an association indicator. The association indicator comprises: an indicator opening provided on the female connector housing; a movable member having an indicator member and being movably arranged inside the female connector housing; moving means for moving the movable member according to insertion of the male connector housing into the female connector housing; guide means for guiding the indicator member to the indicator opening according as the movable member is moved in such a manner that the indicator member appears in the indicator opening only when said pair of electrical terminals are associated; and prevention means for preventing the indicator member from being excessively inserted into the indicator opening to pass a predetermined position in the indicator opening, when excessive force such as to force the indicator member to pass the predetermined position is exerted on the indicator member by insertion of the male connector housing.

Abstract: A connector has upper and lower rows of contacts (20, 22, FIG. 4 ) whose contact tails (40, 42) are soldered to front and rear rows of pads (26, 24) on a circuit board (14), which provides flexibility in downward deflection of all contact tails in a short forward-rearward distance (B) . While the upper tails of the upper row of contacts extend at a downward-forward incline, the lower tails have rear portions (80) with inclined parts (90) that extend at an upward-forward incline, and forward portions (82) with inclined parts (92) that extend at downward-forward inclines. A heating bar (102, FIG. 7 ) for heating the forward ends (120, 122) of the contact tails for reflow soldering to the pads, has slots (124) in its lower surface (106) that extend from its rear end (126) to a location (130) behind its front end (132).

Abstract: This invention prevents lowering of working efficiency and an abnormal deformation, a breakage and the like of conductive terminals upon coupling a printed circuit base plate to a card edge connector in a card edge connector assembly. When a card edge connector 10 is inserted into an mouth 4 in a base plate holder 1, sliding edge portions 27 ride on ramp faces 5a on ribs 5 to pivot a pair of inner housings 20. Then, contacting portions 22a of first terminals 22 engage with second terminals on opposite sides of a printed circuit base plate 2. The printed circuit base plate 2 enters smoothly between the contacting portions 22a without causing an elastic deformation in the portions 22a and gouging the plate 22 due to their contact.

Abstract: A male plug for an underwater electrical connector wherein a movable rod is contained within a plug housing to exclude the ambient water medium in order to protect the internal electrical contacts. When coupled with a complementary female receptacle, the rod can be extended into the receptacle and first and second sets of electrically connected spaced apart contacts on the rod establish electrical communication between electrical conductors of the receptacle and electrical conductors of the plug respectively.

Abstract: A latching device (10) for a card edge connector (30) and auxiliary board (60) having a first arm (12) and a second arm (14), wherein the second arm includes a latching unit (20) and a latching release unit (26), when the latching device (10) is inserted into a receptacle compartment (46) in the connector (30), the first arm (12) is biased toward the second arm for fixing the latching device (10) in the receptacle compartment. The latching unit (20) includes round shoulders (22, 24) which are provided to fit into round recesses (62) of an auxiliary board (60). A directed pressure (A, B, C) placed on the release unit (26) causes the latching unit (20) to rotate away from an area in card edge connector (30) where an auxiliary board is disposed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved XLR connector which automatically terminates at least two of the matable connecting terminals of the XLR connector when the XLR connector is not attached to another XLR connector. The XLR connector includes a spring-biased switching member which opens and closes depending on whether the XLR connector is attached to another XLR connector. According to a first embodiment of the invention, an internal resistor is provided in the XLR connector which has a resistance that matches the impedance of the signal lines coupled to the XLR connector. According to a second embodiment, two additional terminals are provided on the XLR connector which are coupled together through the switching member. Thus, the state of the XLR connector may be detected by detecting the potential difference between the two additional terminals.

Abstract: A socket for testing integrated circuit (IC) packages (100) has a lower block (10) with a plurality of contact elements (11) movable between open and closed positions mounted therein, an upper block (20) fixed on the lower bock (10) and formed with a lead insertion hole (21) for the insertion of each lead (101) of the IC package (100), a cover member (30) adapted for vertical, up and down movement relative to the upper block (20), and a spring biased slide block (40) mounted to slidably reciprocate in a recess formed between the upper and lower blocks (10,20) in a direction which crosses, at approximately a right angle, the direction in which a lead (101) of an IC package (100) would be inserted into an opened contact element (11). The slide block (40) has a plurality of apertures (41) for opening and closing contact elements (11) upon movement of the cover member (30) by the use of a contact part opening and closing element (50) converting movement of the cover (30) to sliding action of the slide block (40).

Abstract: An electrical jack assembly for modular plugs, includes a jack unit, and an electrical shielding metal shell covered on the jack unit, the electrical shielding metal shell being made from an integral metal plate by punching and then bent into shape over the jack unit to cover same and protect its inside circuit against outside noises.

Abstract: A common, grounded three-conductor male electrical plug including in the grounded blade a spring biased catch for engaging the walls of a female receptacle and locking the plug in the receptacle. An aperture in the plug allows a non-conductive tool to move the catch against the spring bias and away from the walls of the receptacle to unlock the plug and permit removal from the receptacle.

Abstract: A socket for receiving a threaded article therein for complementary threaded engagement between the article and the socket. The socket includes one or more sets of threads integrally formed upon an interior side wall of the socket wherein at least one thread of the set has a length shorter than the remaining threads so as to prevent cross-threading.

Abstract: A socket for electrically connecting a circuit card to a substrate comprises a dielectric housing (10) having a card receiving slot (12) and a plurality of contacts (30). Each of the contacts (30) comprises an electrically conductive body including a portion rigidly secured with respect to the housing, a lead for engaging a respective circuit trace on the substrate, and an elastic portion extending from the rigidly secured portion along a course which includes first a stress loop (44) and then a contact loop (46). The contact loop (46) is open in a direction toward the slot opening. A pair of opposed contact points (50, 52) at ends of the contact loop 46 extend into the slot (12) through opposite sides thereof for engaging respective contact pads on the circuit card. The stress loop (44) is open in a direction substantially opposite to the contact loop.

Abstract: A card edge connector having a housing, an electromagnetic shield, and a voltage drain contact directly fixedly attached to the shield. The voltage drain contact has a contact area located above the top of a center section of the housing. Electrical contact is made between the voltage drain contact and a voltage drain pad on a daughter board before the daughter board makes electrical contact with signal contacts in the housing. This avoids undesired surges of current.

Abstract: Wire terminal clamp having a wire receiving means situated in a surface, a wire clamping member and a means for moving the wire clamping member across the surface, so that when the wire clamping member is moved in one direction a wire end can be clamped and when the wire clamping member is moved in an opposite direction any wire end that is clamped can be released.