Abstract: Catheter assembly includes a cable assembly. The cable assembly includes first and second cable segments that are interconnected by a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes an elongated plug substrate and a mating array of electrical contacts supported by the plug substrate. The receptacle connector includes a system array of electrical contacts. The receptacle housing is sized and shaped to receive the plug substrate during a mating operation.

Abstract: Technologies are described for devices and methods to prevent crosstalk. The devices may comprise a first and a second electromagnetic interference shield, each effective to prevent crosstalk between inner contacts and each may include a first flat plate and a second flat plate connected at a bend. The device may comprise an inner insulator. The inner insulator may include walls defining slots configured to receive the first and second electromagnetic interference shields and walls defining cavities configured to secure inner contacts to the inner insulator. The device may comprise the inner contacts and an outer insulator. The outer insulator may be configured to slide over and attach to the inner insulator. The device may comprise a ferrule and an outer body. The outer body may be configured to enclose the outer insulator, the inner insulator, the inner contacts, the electromagnetic interference shields, and at least part of the ferrule.

Abstract: A movable floating connector is disclosed. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a fixed structure coupled to a chassis, a movable floating connector assembly, and an elastic object. The movable floating connector assembly includes a receiving connector configured to engage with a module connector of an insertable module removable from the chassis. The elastic object is interfaced between at least a portion of the fixed structure and at least a portion of the movable floating connector assembly. The elastic object is configured to provide a force on the movable floating connector assembly against a direction of insertion of the insertable module to maintain a consistent engagement between the receiving connector of the movable floating connector assembly and the module connector of the insertable module across a variation in length in the direction of insertion.

Abstract: The prevent invention relates to connector fields, and more particularly, to an engagement structure of Ethernet connector for vehicle. The plug and the socket are combined and engaged; the plug shell mounted around an outer periphery of the male terminal assembly; the plug shell including a lock plate and a lock seat. When the plug is combined with the cable end socket, the plug shell is inserted into the cable end socket shell, with the circular male terminal combined with the circular female terminal. When the lock plate is pushed from the second end toward the first end of the rail, the ramp elastically crosses over the second end of the bolt member to be engaged between the ramp and the protrusion, and the hook member is engaged with the outer hook.

Abstract: A stacked connector includes a first housing (10A) and a second housing (10B) to be stacked one on the other. The first and second housings (10A, 10B) include deflectable first locking lances (24A) and second locking lances (24B) configured to lock first terminal fittings (60A) and second terminal fittings (60B). The first and second locking lances (24A, 24B) include first base ends (22A) and second bases (22B) exposed in a first facing surface (11A) and a second facing surface (11B). The first and second base ends (22A, 22B) include parts overlapping in a stacking direction of the first and second housings (10A, 10B).

Abstract: An electrical safety system, for use in a wet area, the electrical safety system comprising a resealable housing, for installation into the wet area, a conductive bar extending through a side of the housing, for installation against a conductive element adjacent to the housing and an electrical coupling, coupled to the bar and housed in the housing, for coupling to an earth wire to earth the bar and thus the conductive element.

Abstract: A printed circuit board composite and a method for producing same. In the method for producing the printed circuit board composite, a first printed circuit board, in particular a sensor carrier printed circuit board, is connected in a form-fitting manner to a second printed circuit board, in particular a supporting printed circuit board. There is also described a printed circuit board composite.

Abstract: Provided is a connector capable of preventing foreign matter from entering from outside even under a high-vibration or high-temperature environment. The connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes a pair of a first fitting object (16) and a second fitting object (30) capable of being fitted together; a contact (50) provided to at least one of the first fitting object (16) and the second fitting object (30); and a first filler (70a) and a second filler (70b) provided respectively to the first fitting object (16) and the second fitting object (30), in which the first filler (70a) and the second filler (70b) are crushed and integrated to each other around the contact (50) when the first fitting object (16) and the second fitting object (30) are fitted together.

Abstract: A first terminal includes a to-be-held portion configured to be inserted, in a vertical direction, into a terminal holding hole. The outer surface of the to-be-held portion and the inner surface of the terminal holding hole formed in the first housing include: a contact region where the outer surface of the to-be-held portion and the inner surface of the terminal holding hole are in contact with each other; and a gap region where a reservoir space is formed between the outer surface of the to-be-held portion and the inner surface of the terminal holding hole. The contact region includes a partial region located on an exposed portion's side.

Abstract: A cabled receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a cavity extending between a front and a rear and having a mating slot receiving a pluggable module. A cable assembly is received in the cavity having wafers provided at an end of a cable bundle. Each wafer has a dielectric frame holding a wafer lead frame having signal contacts and ground contacts. The signal and ground contacts have terminating ends terminated to corresponding cables and mating ends received in the mating slot for mating with the pluggable module. Each wafer has a ground bus frame electrically coupled to each of the ground contacts to electrically common each of the ground contacts. The ground bus includes ground beams having mounting arms coupled to the dielectric frame and mating pads coupled to corresponding ground contacts. The mating ends of the signal contacts and the ground contacts are arranged in multiple rows for interfacing with the pluggable module.

Abstract: A connection structure between an electric wire and a terminal has an electric wire including a core wire with strands, and a terminal including a bottom-plate portion and a pair of core-wire-crimping pieces, which protrude from both edges of the bottom-plate portion and each distal-end portion of the pair of core-wire-crimping pieces being divided into a plurality of portions, the terminal enclosing and holding the core wire by the bottom-plate portion and the pair of core-wire-crimping pieces. The pair of core-wire-crimping pieces extends in directions to approach each other at a proximal-end portion, is in contact with each other at an intermediate portion, and extends in directions to be separated from each other at the distal-end portion. At least one portion of the plurality of portions of each distal-end portion of the pair of core-wire-crimping pieces extend in a different direction from other portions of the distal-end portion.

Abstract: A contact element (1) for establishing electric contact between two contact pieces (K1, K2) comprises a support strip (2), which extends in a longitudinal direction (L) and is designed in such a way that the length of the support strip (2) changes in the longitudinal direction (L) when a force (F) is applied to the support strip (2), as well as a plurality of contact parts (5, 5a, 5b), each of which has a first contact section (6) for contacting one of the two contact pieces (K1, K2), a second contact section (7) for contacting the other one of the two contact pieces (K2, K1), and a fastening section (8) for securing the contact part (5, 5a, 5b) to the support strip (2).

Abstract: Provided are a holding structure that holds connectors in a completely fitted state by a first locking holding portion and a second locking holding portion, and an ensuring member. A locking holder includes a locking release operation portion, a cantilever locking arm portion, and a fulcrum portion. A release operation force receiving portion is provided to the ensuring member, and is disposed at such a position that the release operation force receiving portion is not in contact with the fulcrum portion when the locking release operation portion is operated by being pushed while the ensuring member is at the main locking position, and the release operation force receiving portion is in contact with the fulcrum portion when the locking release operation portion is operated by being pushed while the ensuring member is at the temporary locking position.

Abstract: An insertion coupling structure includes a base portion that is in contact with a surface on one side in a thickness direction of a coupling member, a clamping portion that faces a surface on the other side of the coupling member, a rigid supporting portion that is provided to the clamping portion in a rib-like shape along an insertion direction that intersects the thickness direction of the coupling member and in which the coupling member is inserted, and is in contact with the surface on the other side of the coupling member, and an elastic supporting portion that has rigidity lower than the rigidity of the rigid supporting portion.

Abstract: A pluggable connector includes a housing, a handle, a rotating assembly, and a sliding block. The housing has a fastening portion disposed on a top surface of the housing. The handle has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion passes through the housing and is located inside the housing, and the second end portion is located outside the housing. The rotating assembly is rotatably disposed in the housing and coupled to the first end portion of the handle. The sliding block is movably disposed on the top surface of the housing and adjacent to the fastening portion. When a force is exerted to the second end portion of the handle, the first end portion of the handle drives the rotating assembly to push the sliding block, so that the sliding block is moved toward the fastening portion.

Abstract: A connector includes a second housing fittable with a first housing, a slide member movable relative to the first housing along a connector fitting direction, a transmission gear member rotatably supported by a support shaft provided on the first housing, a first rack gear portion provided on the slide member along the connector fitting direction, a driven gear portion of the transmission gear member rotated by movement of the first rack gear portion in the connector fitting direction, a main drive gear portion of the transmission gear member provided on a side opposite to the driven gear portion with the support shaft interposed therebetween, and a second rack gear portion provided on the second housing along the connector fitting direction, and movable relative to the first housing along the connector fitting direction by rotation of the main drive gear portion.

Abstract: A cable connector housing attachment for protecting and directing a cable including an anchor portion configured for attachment to a cable connector housing; and a cable guide portion comprising a base wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall each extending from the anchor portion in the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing, wherein the first side wall comprises a guiding edge opposite the anchor portion, wherein the guiding edge creates a non-parallel and non-perpendicular angle relative to the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing, and wherein the guiding edge directs a bend of the cable in a direction offset from the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing.

Abstract: An assembly device includes a first device and a second device. The first device is provided with a mounting slot. The second device has a through hole penetrating vertically therethrough. A buckle member is correspondingly accommodated in the mounting slot, and includes a base, a connecting leg extending downward from the base, and an extending portion extending obliquely downward from the base. The mounting slot is provided with a position limiting portion to stop the buckle member from being detached downward from the mounting slot. The connecting leg is inserted downward into the through hole, and is provided with a buckle portion extending in a lateral direction. The extending portion and the buckle portion are located at the same side of the connecting leg. The second device upward abuts the extending portion to drive the buckle portion to swing outward from the through hole.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a conductive member includes (a) a step of preparing a long conductive member provided with a cutting target in an extension direction portion, and (b) a step of firing a high energy-density beam at the cutting target while moving the high energy-density beam in a direction that intersects with the extension direction of the long conductive member, and also cutting the cutting target at, at least, a portion where the high energy-density beam moves, such that a dimension of the cutting target in a firing direction of the high energy-density beam gradually increases.

Abstract: A lever connector includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing fitted to and detached from the first connector housing, a lever rotatably supported by the second connector housing, a cam pin formed in the first connector housing, and a cam groove formed in the lever, pressing the cam pin by rotation of the lever, and applies a fitting force and a detachment force between the first connector housing and the second connector housing. The cam pin is slidably disposed in the cam groove. Further, the corn pin is disposed on a lateral side of a rotation center of the lever, and is disposed on a detachment side of the second connector housing relative to a line that passes through the rotation center and is orthogonal to an insertion/removal direction of the first connector housing and the second connector housing.