Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first plug connector housing in which a first plug contact is arranged, a second plug connector housing, and a seal. The second connector housing includes a protective enclosure, a contact carrier insert in which a second plug contact is fixedly arranged, and a lever. The protective enclosure and the contact carrier insert are movable relative to one another. While the contact carrier insert is connected to the first connector housing with the first and second plug contacts being joined together the protective enclosure moves relative to the contact carrier insert in a direction toward the first connector housing during an actuation of the force-amplifying means to compress the seal between the protective enclosure, the contact carrier insert, and the first connector housing.

Abstract: An assembly for use in a system comprising a plurality of pairs of conductors, and a plug/receptacle for terminating the cable at a rear end thereof, a plurality of evenly spaced terminal contacts/tines respectively exposed along a front of the plug body/within the receptacle, arranged in parallel, and a printed circuit board assembly comprising a plurality of pairs of traces interconnecting each conductor of the pairs of conductors with respective ones of the terminal contacts/tines. A center pair of the conductors is attached to a first pair of the terminal contacts/tines and a second pair of conductors is attached to a second pair of the terminal contacts/tines. The center pair of terminal contacts/tines is positioned between the second pair of contacts/tines wherein in operation a current flow in the center pair of terminal contacts/tines is in a direction substantially away from the second pair of terminal contacts/tines.

Abstract: A card edge connector comprises an insulating body and a metal strengthening member. The insulating body comprises a card slot and a tower. The tower comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a first guiding wall and a second guiding wall. A first mounting groove is formed between the first side wall and the first guiding wall, a second mounting groove is formed between the second side wall and the second guiding wall, a guiding groove is formed between the first guiding wall and the second guiding wall. The metal strengthening member comprises a base portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm extend toward the guiding groove and are respectively adjacent to the first guiding wall and the second guiding wall.

Abstract: A method of waterproofing a coated electric wire attached connector terminal which is formed of metal material and which includes a barrel part which is crimped to a conductor which is exposed from a sheath, a terminal part, a connecting plate which is formed between the barrel part and the terminal part, and connects the barrel part and the terminal part. The method includes an adhesive material applying step in which adhesive material is applied to the connecting plate, and a molded part molding step in which the coated electric wire attached connector terminal is placed in a metal mold to form an injection space around the connecting plate, the barrel part and the sheath and resin is injected into the injection space to cover the connecting plate, the barrel part and the sheath with a resin molded part.

Abstract: A coated electric wire attached connector terminal includes a barrel part which is crimped to a core line which is exposed from a sheath at one end of an electric wire, a terminal part to be electrically connected to a mating terminal, a connecting plate which is formed between the barrel part and the terminal part, and connects the barrel part and the terminal part, adhesive material which is applied to the connecting plate, and a resin molded part which is formed to cover the connecting plate, the barrel part and the sheath.

Abstract: An interconnect assembly including a substrate with a plurality of through holes extending from a first surface to a second surface. A plurality of discrete contact member are located in the plurality of through holes. The contact members include proximal ends that are accessible from the second surface, distal ends extending above the first surface, and intermediate portions engaged with an engagement region of the substrate located between the first surface and the recesses. Retention members are coupled with at least a portion of the proximal ends to retain the contact members in the through holes. The retention members can be made from a variety of materials with different levels of conductivity, ranging from highly conductive to non-conductive.

Abstract: An arrangement having a DC-voltage busbar and a power component. The power component has two flat DC-voltage connection conductors, each with a contact section and arranged closely adjacent to one another. Each connection conductor has a clamping section beside the respective contact section in the direction of current flow. The busbar has two partial busbars, each with a contact section and arranged closely adjacent to one another. Each partial busbar has a clamping section beside the respective contact section in the direction of current flow. The contact section of at least one connection conductor is electrically connected to the contact section of the associated partial busbar by connecting the clamping sections of the connection conductor to the clamping section of the partial busbars in a flat and force-fitting manner above one another and the respective contact sections therefore lying directly flat on one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cord locks to secure connections of cords, especially electric cords. Cord locks of the present invention can be used to prevent the undesired separation of male and female cord plugs.

Abstract: A disclosed connector latch for latching a cable assembly to a connector includes a substantially planar body and has a width approximately equal to the cable assembly width. The connector latch includes a retention clip comprising first and second tabs. Each tab extends the latch body and terminates at a flange displaced above the latch body by a thickness of the cable assembly. The connector latch includes a clamp with first and second branches. Each branch includes a middle portion pivotally coupled to the latch body, a fang at a distal end of each branch, and pinch plates at a proximal end of each branch. The branches are configured with an unbiased state in which they engage a distal edge of a connector connected to the cable. The mass storage device may be an M.2 solid state drive and the device connector may be a serial ATA connector.

Abstract: A connector (1) which has: a male connector (3) provided with a locking portion (11); an aligning plate (7) which includes an engaged portion (15), and a locked portion (17) that is provided at the base side surface of a male terminal, and which prevents, when temporarily mounted to the male connector, the movement of the male terminal towards the base side by the locked portion being in contact with the locking portion; a female connector (5); and a lever (31) which includes an engaging portion (19), and makes a prescribed limited movement relative to the female connector, and when the female connector, and the aligning plate are detached from the male connector, the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion of the aligning plate, and the aligning plate is moved away from the male connector.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing attached to a board; a ground terminal including a ground base disposed in the housing, and a first ground connection part extending from the ground base toward a first end of the housing and to be connected to a ground line of a coaxial cable; and a signal terminal including a signal base that is held in the housing and surrounded by the ground base while being insulated from the ground base, and a first signal connection part extending from the signal base toward the first end of the housing and to be connected to a signal line of the coaxial cable. The ground terminal and the signal terminal are configured to elastically bend at a second end of the housing when the housing is attached to the board.

Abstract: A connector assembly is provided and includes a connector, a lock, and a spring arrangement. The connector has a housing, a spring arrangement holder, and a plug section. The housing has an upper shell and a lower shell that provide a lock receiving passageway into an interior thereof. The spring arrangement holder is disposed along the lower shell. The plug section is disposed along the lower shell and opposite the spring arrangement holder. The lock is inserted into the lock receiving passageway. The spring arrangement is inserted into the spring arrangement holder.

Abstract: Coaxial cable-connector assemblies include: a coaxial cable having: an inner conductor having a termination end including a bore; a dielectric layer that overlies the inner conductor; and an outer conductor that overlies the dielectric layer having a termination end; a right angle coaxial connector including: an inner conductor body with a post configured to mate with the inner conductor body of a mating jack, the inner conductor body further including a receptacle that receives the termination end of the inner conductor such that the post is generally perpendicular to the inner conductor; an outer conductor body configured to mate with the outer conductor body of the mating coaxial cable jack and electrically connected with the termination end of the outer conductor; and an expansion member inserted into the bore of the termination end of the inner conductor sized and configured to radially expand the termination end of the inner conductor.

Abstract: A tool for catching an IC package comprises a main body, a plurality of operation arms and a plurality of clamping arms. The main body has a base and a plurality of lateral portions rotating relative to the base. The operation arms each extends upwardly from a top portion of a corresponding lateral portion. The clamping arms each extends downwardly from a lateral portion and is formed with a clasping portion at a free end thereof, the clasping portion has a latching slot. The operation arms bring the lateral portions to rotate inwardly and open the clamping arms.

Abstract: A charge connector includes a connector case and a connector body. The connector case includes a pair of case split members to be coupled together. The connector body is housed in the connector case and includes charge terminals connected with electric wires and housed in a connector housing. The connector housing is provided with rotation direction regulation projections. The case split members are provided with rotation direction regulation holes that engage with the rotation direction regulation projections. The case split member is provided with a temporarily holding portion for holding the connector housing at a temporarily housed position. The connector housing is provided with a temporarily held portion at which the temporarily holding portion is locked.

Abstract: A contact member provided inside a cylindrical contact holder of a female terminal has a diameter variable portion including a number of metal string members whose both ends are held by front side and rear side holding rings. When a slider is moved in a connector engaged state, a linear movement of a cam projection provided on the slider is converted into a rotational movement of a rotary ring by a cam groove 290, so that the front side holding ring fixed to the rotary ring is rotated to apply a twist to the diameter variable portion, whereby the metal string members are deformed into a hyperboloidal shape and the smallest inner diameter portion thereof is brought into pressure contact with a male terminal.

Abstract: A female terminal (40) to be connected to a male terminal (80) includes a tubular portion (41) configured by a plurality of peripheral walls. Resilient pieces (46, 47) extend in a front-back direction while facing the peripheral walls in the tubular portion (41). Excessive deflection preventing portions (90, 91) are provided on the peripheral walls, including a front abutting portion (92) and a rear abutting portion (93) arranged behind the front abutting portion (92), and configured to prevent the resilient pieces (46, 47) from being deflected excessively by contacting the resilient pieces (46, 47) at both the front and rear abutting portions (92, 93).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrohydraulic and/or electromechanical motor vehicle control device (I), in particular for a motor vehicle brake system, including an electronic control unit (4), which is connected to a hydraulic unit (3) or at least to one electrically conductive housing part. The electronic control unit includes at least one first circuit board (5) for accommodating electrical or electronic components and includes at least one connecting plug (8), which electronic control unit is further characterized in that at least one electrically conductive connecting contact (6) is provided, which is connected to at least one electrically conductive fastening means (8) in such a way that there is an electrically conductive connection between the electrically conductive main body of the hydraulic unit (3) and/or the housing part and the reference potential of the circuit board (5) of the electronic control unit (4).

Abstract: A fixing structure includes a battery post terminal having extended portions each having an inclined surface formed thereon, and an electrode fitting part sandwiching, from both sides, side surfaces of a battery post by performing pressing to narrow a space between the extended portions; a slope member having four leg parts each having a slope formed thereon whose inclination angle is the same as that of the inclined surface, and pressing the extended portions by being moved in an up-and-down direction while making the slopes to be brought into contact with the inclined surfaces; and a bolt moving the slope member in the up-and-down direction, in which the four leg parts are disposed with a space provided therebetween along an outer periphery of a screw part, the screw part being set as a center, when the battery post terminal is seen from a vertical direction.

Abstract: A coaxial electrical interconnect is disclosed. The coaxial electrical interconnect can include an inner conductor including an electrically conductive spring probe. The coaxial electrical interconnect can also include an outer conductor including a plurality of electrically conductive spring probes disposed about the inner conductor. Each spring probe can have a barrel and a plunger biased out of the barrel. The plunger can have a first plunger portion external to the barrel and a second plunger portion disposed partially in the barrel. The first and second plunger portions can have different diameters. A barrel of the spring probe of the inner conductor can be located proximate a plunger of at least one of the spring probes of the outer conductor.