Patents Examined by Hien D. Vu
  • Patent number: 7410385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a busbar connection module comprising a housing and a predetermined number of clamping devices arranged in the housing for receiving and fastening exposed line ends, comprising feet projecting on the underside of the clamping devices for fastening to busbars, the clamping devices being arranged in succession in a plane and being constructed without screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Wohner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alex Büttner
  • Patent number: 7402069
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a housing main body and a tubular shroud. Terminal receiving chambers are mounted on the housing main body. A male connector housing is inserted into the shroud. The male connector housing receives male terminals to be fitted to female terminals received in the terminal receiving chambers. A notched groove is formed on the shroud in a length direction of the female terminals. A half-fit detecting member receives a female connector housing and includes a pair of correcting ribs. A pair of abutting walls facing each other is mounted on both sides of the notched groove. The pair of correcting ribs abuts on the pair of abutting walls to prevent a width of the notched groove to be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shigeta, Akihiro Tsuruta, Hiromasa Kubota
  • Patent number: 7393252
    Abstract: The female contact element comprising a rear shank designed to receive an electrical conductor and a front shank equipped with an elastic socket designed to receive a male contact element. The female contact element is formed from a one-piece tubular body in which the front shank and the rear shank are arranged, the elastic socket being fixed mounted in the front shank. A method for manufacturing such a female contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sourian
    Inventors: Pascal Ribeau, Jean-Michel Dechanteloup
  • Patent number: 7374462
    Abstract: In a terminal for a rotating armature, each of bus rings (A-C) is structured such that each of ring main bodies is formed as a plate shape included in a plane orthogonal to an axial direction thereof, and has a plate-shaped piece folded in a direction along the axial direction from one end in a peripheral direction of each of the ring main bodies, the plate-shaped piece of each of the bus rings (A-C) protrudes from a resin portion, and a leading end side portion of the plate-shaped piece is formed as a weld connection portion to each of connection terminals of a coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6811451
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing (10) and a retainer (40) that can be moved from a partial locking position to a full locking position in the housing (10). Terminal fittings (30) can be inserted into the housing (10) when the retainer (40) is at the partial locking position. However, the retainer (40) locks the terminal fittings (30) when the retainer is moved to the full locking position. Pairs of partial locks (50° F., 50 R) prevent the retainer (40) from moving loosely from the partial locking position toward the full locking position. Pairs of full locks (51° F., 51 R) prevent the retainer (40) from moving loosely from the full locking position toward the partial locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Mase, Tsutomu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6733323
    Abstract: A pull tab (1, 3) is adapted to extract an L-shaped electrical connector (2) from a mating electrical device. The electrical connector includes a mating portion (20) and a cable-retaining portion (21) for retaining a cable (4). The pull tab has a strip-like configuration and includes an engaging portion (11, 31) and a handling portion (12, 32) extending from the engaging portion. The engaging portion exerts an extraction force on the connector. The handling portion is provided for facilitating manual extraction operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Tso-Chin
  • Patent number: 5954521
    Abstract: An interface card connector that includes a plastic main body and a PC board that includes a main portion and a front insertion portion. The insertion portion is provided on top and bottom surfaces with multiple elongated conductor contact strips. The plastic main body includes a transverse opening through which the insertion portion of the PC board extends. The protective side walls are provided on inner surfaces with guiding channels that receive the PC board. The PC board is pushed through the plastic main body in the guiding channels so that the insertion portion extends beyond the plastic main body, thereby enabling the contacts of the PC board to be directly electrically connected to a compatible connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: All Best Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: George Yang
  • Patent number: 5904586
    Abstract: A flexible board electrical connector includes an insulating housing having an opening and a pair of holding sections on opposite sides of the opening; a plurality of contact elements having fulcrum sections and spring contact sections disposed in the opening; a pressure member attached to the holding sections for rotation between a closed position where it is close to the contact elements and an open position where it is spaced apart from the closed position; the insulating housing having receiving faces for supporting a leading portion of a flexible board; the pressure member having a pressure edge and bearing faces such that when the pressure member is turned to the closed position, the pressure edge depresses the flexible board between the spring contact sections and the receiving faces while the bearing faces engage the fulcrum sections of the contact elements thereby preventing separation between the pressure member and the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Takayasu
  • Patent number: 5899777
    Abstract: An electric wire connector includes a hollow tubular fitting element screwably fitted into a screw hole on a conductive connector, a hollow tubular plug element rotatably coupled to one end of the fitting element to secure inwardly extended wire strands of an electric wire being inserted through the fitting element and the plug element in positive contact between the plug element and the periphery of the screw hole of the conductive connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Shih-Tsung Liang
  • Patent number: 5743767
    Abstract: A connector bridges the gap between a gauge and a printed circuit on an instrument cluster case. The connector has a molded body having a base seated on the case and a crown adjacent the gauge. Apertures in the crown receive gauge terminals. Contacts molded in the body have annular heads with spring fingers in the apertures for contacting the terminals and elongated legs extending through the base to connect with the printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard Thomas Londeck, Donald Frederick Wildfong, Nickey Doyle Keen
  • Patent number: 5716228
    Abstract: A computer plug connector fastening mechanisms comprising two rectangular frames formed in an outer shell of a computer plug connector at two opposite lateral sides. The frames have two clamp holders respectively fastened therein to hold two clamping devices which are inserted therethrough for clamping the computer plug connector to a computer plug socket. The clamp holders each ave two parallel side walls on which a hook portion is formed to engage to elongated grooves on the inner wall surface of the frames. A front portion of the clamp holders includes an inward raised portion, an insertion hole, a through hole, a stopper, and a projected hook. The clamping devices each have a metal clamping plate which has hole near its front and includes an inward and forward extended L-shaped hook plate that includes an oblique hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: John Chen
  • Patent number: 5674086
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a feeding connector half and a receiving connector half, wherein the feeding connector half comprising: a case; a connector main body slidably accommodated in a front half portion of the case for accommodating a plurality of terminals; a handle attached to a rear half portion of the case; a slider for causing the connector main body in the case to slide; a rotatable lever of which intermediate portion is supported in the case, a working portion of the lever rotatably attached to the handle and an operating portion of the lever projecting out of the case; a locking means for locking the lever at a portion where the connector main body is locked to a connector main body of the receiving connector half due to a rotation of the rotatable lever; and a means for unlocking the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shigemi Hashizawa, Shigemitsu Inaba, Toshiaki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 5628643
    Abstract: A contact connector is disclosed, which comprises an insulation body defining a contact chamber, a first pin hole, and a second pin hole, the contact chamber being defined inside the insulation body, the first pin hole and the second pin hole being defined on the front surface of the insulation body, the first pin hole being spaced apart from the second pin hole, the second pin hole extending along a first line which passes the first pin hole, the second pin hole having a width at least twice the height thereof, the first pin hole and the second pin hole being connected to the contact chamber, a first contact, disposed in the contact chamber, having at least one elastic contact piece traversing the first pin hole along the first line, and a second contact, disposed in the contact chamber, having at least one elastic contact piece traversing the second pin hole along the first line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventor: Noboru Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5622508
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a circuit board is provided which comprises a connector housing having a pin retaining wall which is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, and a plurality of terminal pins each having a stem portion for insertion into a corresponding one of the insertion holes. Each of the terminal pins includes a clip portion arranged outside the connector housing. The clip portion includes an opposed pair of legs extending from a connecting web away from the pin retaining wall of the connector housing. The opposed pair of legs approach each other in a direction away from the connecting web but being elastically openable for engagement with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Nagahata, Tokihiko Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 5613881
    Abstract: A male connector 20 includes a male connector housing 22 formed with a multitude of cavities 21, and male terminals 23 mounted in the corresponding cavities 21. A female connector 10 includes a female connector housing 12 and female terminals mounted in the female connector housing 12. A pair of ribs 15 project from the opposite lateral sides of the leading end of the female connector housing 12 to prevent erroneous insertion of the female connector housing. Guide grooves 27 engageable with the ribs 15 are formed in a receptacle 24. Stepped portions 28 are formed on opposed inner wall surfaces of the receptacle 24 in positions higher (more toward the opening edge of the receptacle 24) than the male terminals 23. The obliquely inserted female connector housing 12 comes into contact with the stepped portions 28 and thereby any further entry thereof is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyofumi Ichida, Osamu Sasai
  • Patent number: 5611698
    Abstract: A surface mounting IC socket includes an IC receiving section defined in a frame, and a plurality of contacts spaced apart in side-by-side relation along the frame. Leads of an IC received in the IC receiving section are brought into electrical connection with the contacts within the IC receiving section. Each contact includes a press-in plate portion which is to be pressed into the frame from a lower surface of the frame adapted to confront a wiring board, a contacting arm to be contacted with one of the IC leads extending toward the IC receiving section from a lower end of the press-in plate portion, and a surface mounting arm extending from a lower end of the press-in plate portion toward the IC receiving portion so as to be soldered to a pattern formed on the wiring board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 5595500
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a cast housing (11) having at least one end for electrical coupling to another electrical connector. A shaft (23) is slidably mounted in or upon the housing (11) and comprises a locking lug (24) for engagement with a part of another electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises further means engageable with the shaft (23) resulting in sliding movement of the shaft (23) to effect movement of the lug (24) for interaction thereof with the part of the other connector. Such means might comprise a lever (12) pivotally attached to the housing and connected to the shaft (23), or other means such as a rack and pinion arrangement (51, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael P. Page
  • Patent number: 5595511
    Abstract: A battery terminal for a terminal post of a battery includes a terminal body formed by a single plate. The terminal body has top and bottom terminal members each continuous to top and bottom tightening members. The top and bottom tightening members are provided with tapered outer surfaces. A tightening tool having upper stage tapered surfaces and lower stage tapered surfaces is place above the tightening members. When the tightening tool is pressed against the tightening members, the upper stage tapered surfaces and the lower stage tapered surfaces press said first and second tapered outer surface to compress said top and bottom terminal members to firmly hold the terminal post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Okada
  • Patent number: 5591038
    Abstract: An electrical plug lockout device having an integrally formed pin for engaging with a prong of an electrical plug to prevent unauthorized insertion of the plug into an electrical outlet. The plug lockout further includes shielding means for shielding all of the prongs of a plug against inadvertant or unauthorized use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Casimir M. Guzay, Jr., Shawn E. Whittaker
  • Patent number: 5591043
    Abstract: A cord holding attachment for an electrical receptacle is disclosed in two embodiments. In a first embodiment, the cord holding attachment consists of a flat, flexible device designed to be installed under the electrical receptacle cover and having two pairs of laterally disposed wing-like structures. Each of the wing-like structures has a slot designed to allow receipt of an electrical conductor adjacent the male plug end. The wing-like structures may be folded toward one another and may be attached to the electrical conductor adjacent the male plug to retain the male plug interconnected in the female receptacle portion of the electrical receptacle. In a second embodiment, the wing-like structures are replaced with thinner, elongated strips which are reinforced with wires which are embedded in the strips and in the main portion of the device which is mounted behind the electrical receptacle cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Cory Kenney