Patents Examined by Larisa Tsukerman
  • Patent number: 8210867
    Abstract: A connection structure of a coaxial harness includes a coaxial harness, a ground bar, and a substrate. The coaxial harness includes a plurality of coaxial cables lined up. The coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an inner insulator, an outer conductor, and a jacket. The inner insulator and the outer conductor and the jacket are placed at an outer side of the center conductor in an order of the inner insulator, the outer conductor, and the jacket. The ground bar sandwiches a plurality of the outer conductor exposed at an end terminal part of the coaxial harness. The substrate is provided with a ground bar connection terminal and a center conductor connection terminal group. The ground bar connection terminal is connected with the ground bar. The center conductor connection terminal group includes an alignment of a center conductor connection terminal connected respectively to the center conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Kojima
  • Patent number: 8202119
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a USB port (11) including a tongue portion (12) defining four first recesses (121) receiving four first terminals and one second recess (122) for receiving one second terminal. The four first terminals and the second terminal are arranged side-by-side at a same side of the tongue portion. The second terminal includes a second contact beam having a width smaller than that of a first contact beam of the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dao-Kuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8167641
    Abstract: A mounting assembly configured to mount a communication connector to a panel of an electrical system. The mounting assembly including a stress-distribution member that has an abutment surface abutting a flange of the connector. The stress-distribution member has a fastener opening. The mounting assembly also includes a fastener element that extends along a central axis. The fastener element has a cross-section taken perpendicular to the central axis that is sized and shaped to permit the fastener element to be freely inserted through through-holes of the connector and the panel. The fastener element is inserted into the fastener opening and secured to the fastener element. The stress-distribution member distributes mechanical energy provided by the fastener element when the connector is in a shock or vibration environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin Thackston
  • Patent number: 8152536
    Abstract: A connecting device for connecting to an electrical connection system of a solar module includes a connector housing to be arranged on an outer surface of the solar module and also at least one conductor component, which is arranged in the connector housing. At least one connection mechanism is provided with connecting device, and formed for connecting to a conductor, which is led out of the solar module, of the electrical connection system of the solar module. The connection mechanism has at least one resilient contact region, which is embodied for contacting the led-out conductor in a contacting position, the connection mechanism also includes at least one engagement portion, which is embodied for engaging a tool in order to move the resilient contact region out of its contacting position. This allows the connector housing to be attached to the connector housing in a largely automated manner and to be connected to a led-out conductor of the connection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz-Peter Scherer, Guenter Feldmeier, Istvan Novak
  • Patent number: 8128431
    Abstract: A terminal comprising a plate shaped electrical connector including an engagement portion and an equipment portion, a ring shaped support member intimately attached to an outer periphery of the equipment portion and abutting to the engagement portion, and a ring shaped elastic seal intimately attached to the outer periphery of the equipment portion and adjacent to the support member from a side of the support member opposite a side abutting the engagement portion. Also, a connector comprising the terminal and a connector housing including a terminal space into which the terminal is inserted, the terminal space having an inner peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Tsuyoshi Mizushima, Yoshiaki Ozaki
  • Patent number: 8118603
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulting main body having a plurality of receiving holes, and a plurality of pins located in the receiving holes. Each pin has a base portion, a welding portion and a flexible arm. The flexible arm has a first bend portion bent and extended upwards from the base portion, a second bend portion bended from the first bend portion, a first yield space above the second bend portion, a third bend portion bent slantedly and extended upwards from the second bend portion and a second yield space below the third bend portion. A contact portion is located at the end of the flexible arm. Due to the pin structure with the first yield space and the second yield space, the two flexible arms will not easily contact each other to prevent the short circuit problem or the interference problem from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien Chih Ho
  • Patent number: 8113880
    Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulating housing, for receiving at least one electrical contact terminal connected to a cable, wherein at least one terminal accommodating chamber is formed, said insulating housing including a front face intended to mate with a counterpart connector, and a rear wall provided with a rear slot for introducing each terminal in the respective chamber. It further including a sealing deformable material facing the rear wall, and a press for pressing the sealing deformable material against the rear wall. The press comprises a flap connected to the housing so as to be able to rotate between an open position in which access to the rear slot is allowed, and a closed position in which the flap presses the sealing deformable material against the rear wall, so that the sealing deformable material deforms in order to sealingly close the rear slot and come into contact with the cable when it is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: FCI Automotive Holding
    Inventors: Patrice Cappe, Michel Lecuivre, Christian Campfort
  • Patent number: 8113870
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a cable (5) connected with the contacts (2), a strain relief portion molded on the cable (5), the strain relief portion having a extruding portion (52) on a front end thereof and a retaining portion (51) behind the extruding portion (52), the retaining portion (51) also having a pair of locking blocks (53) at opposite sides thereof, and a cover (8) enclosing the aforementioned components, a back surface of the cover (8) defining a pair of gaps (826) at opposite sides thereof and connected with the correspondence locking block (53) in order to make the strain relief portion and the cover (8) assemble together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Jun Chen, Qing Wang
  • Patent number: 8113869
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a cable (5) connected with the contacts (2), a strain relief portion (50) molded on the cable (5), the strain relief portion (5) having a extruding portion (52) on the front end thereof and a retaining portion (51) behind the extruding portion (52), a plurality of retaining blocks arranged between the extruding portion (52) and the retaining portion (51), a cover (8) enclosing the aforementioned components, the cover (8) comprising an upper cover (81) and a lower cover (82), a back surface of the upper cover (81) and the lower cover (82) defining a arc-shaped cutout, the retaining portion (51) is mounted in the front of the arc-shaped cutout and the retaining block is locked in the arc-shaped cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Jun Chen, Qing Wang
  • Patent number: 8096842
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided for connecting two planar surfaces or structures together to permit electrical transmission between the two. As described, the connector have at least two housing sections having grooves formed therein for receiving springs, such as canted coil springs. The springs are configured to provide constant mechanical and electrical connection between multiple parts and allow for small motions between such parts. By allowing for movement of the connected parts, adequate connection during thermal changes and/or vibrations is maintained. This is possible due to the spring contact interface between the connector assembly and the connecting parts, which allows relative movement between the springs and the connecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Poon, Kyle Smith
  • Patent number: 8096840
    Abstract: Provided are a conductive contact holder and a conductive contact unit that enable a test to be performed in a precise temperature environment. For this objective, a construction includes a holder substrate that individually receives plural conductive contacts, and a floating member attached to the holder substrate such that a distance from a surface of the holder substrate is varied within a predetermined range by an external force. The floating member has plural hole sections into which a front end section of each of the conductive contacts received in the holder substrate is inserted. A gap between the holder substrate and the floating member forms at least a part of a passage of fluid introduced from outside of the conductive contact holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Hironaka, Toru Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 8083530
    Abstract: A circuit board connector with no delay (skew) of signals and no crosstalk of signals. In a circuit board connector, a plurality of terminals having horizontal portions to be connected to ends of electric wires and vertical portions extending downward from one ends of the horizontal portions and arranged to be connected to a signal pattern of a printed circuit board are included, vertical portions of upper terminals are located on the back side of vertical portions of lower terminals, are bent in the width directions, and the path lengths of the upper terminals and of the lower terminals are equal. A tip portion of the lower terminal is received by a receiving groove of an inner housing housing a base portion of the vertical portion of the adjacent terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazumasa Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8083549
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and a shielding shell which are molded integrally. The insulating housing has a top wall, two side walls, a bottom wall and a rear wall which are interconnected to form a box shape with an accommodating chamber formed thereamong. The terminals are molded in the insulating housing with contact portions extended into the accommodating chamber. The shielding shell includes an inner shell and an outer shell fixedly attached on the inner shell. The inner shell includes a top plate, two side plates and a bottom plate which are interconnected together to surround a receiving space thereamong. The shielding shell is molded in a periphery of the accommodating chamber with a portion of the outer shell exposed outside the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shu-Man Chiang
  • Patent number: 8062062
    Abstract: An exemplary electrical connector includes a housing, and a high definition multimedia interface and a digital visual interface received in the housing. The housing includes a sidewall. The sidewall defines a cutout and a window above the cutout. The high definition multimedia interface includes a high definition multimedia interface port received in the window and multiple pins protruding out from the housing. The digital visual interface includes a digital visual interface port received in the cutout and multiple pins protruding out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Guo, Mei Huang
  • Patent number: 8043116
    Abstract: A socket having a replaceable module includes a socket panel and a replaceable module. The socket panel is provided with socket units. The replaceable module is detachably provided on the socket panel. The replaceable module is provided with socket subunits. The edge of the replaceable module is provided with a trough located between the replaceable module and the socket panel. The present invention further provides a replaceable module for a socket. The replaceable module can be replaced according practical demands, which makes it more versatile. Further, the replaceable module has a better safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsin Liao
  • Patent number: 8033837
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), and a pair of extending portions (114) extending backwardly from the base portion and spaced apart from each other along a transverse direction to form a receiving space (1143) therebetween, each extending portion defining a first slot (1142) communicating with the receiving space and a first block (1144) located at an inner side of the first slot; a plurality of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and passing through the receiving space; and a spacer (6) attached to the insulative housing for retaining the electrical contacts, the spacer having a pair of second slots (65) for receiving the first blocks and a pair of second blocks (66) located at outer sides of the corresponding second slots (65) for being retained in the first slots (1142).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8011940
    Abstract: A power socket device having switches is disclosed and has a housing, socket units, two conductive frames and switch units. The housing has bolt holes. Each of the socket units has a socket body and a pair of conductive terminals. The socket body is formed with a pair of terminal slots. The socket unit can be received in the housing, and slid upward and downward therein. The conductive terminals are inserted in the terminal slots, and selectively in contact with or disconnected from the conductive frames. The socket body has an engagement hole. The switch unit is inserted into the bolt hole, and selectively abutted against the socket body or engaged in the engagement hole, so that the socket unit can be positioned on a predetermined position on a vertical direction. Thus, it is unnecessary to unplug a plug of an external appliance when switching on or off the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Well Shin Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan Well Shin Electronic Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jui-hsiung Wu
  • Patent number: 7896700
    Abstract: A socket connector is disclosed that includes a housing, multiple contact modules fixed to the housing, and multiple shield members coupled and fixed to the corresponding contact modules. The contact modules and the shield members are alternately arranged in alignment in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The shield members are fixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Miki, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Kimihiko Omura
  • Patent number: 7887377
    Abstract: The low capacitance audio connector allows reduction of the interelectrode capacitance through its compatibility with driven shield techniques. This permits an entire audio cable employing these techniques to have very low total capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventor: Henry B. Wallace
  • Patent number: 7878850
    Abstract: A cable connector (100) includes an insulative housing (30), a number of terminals (70) received in the insulative housing, a metal cover (10) shielding the insulative housing, a number of cables (50) and a grounding plate (90). The terminals include a number of signal pins (70B, 70D) and a number of grounding pins (70A, 70C, 70E). The cables correspondingly connect with the terminals. Each cable includes a central conductor (507) and a braiding layer (503). The grounding plate mechanically and electrically connecting with the braiding layers of the cables, the grounding pins and the metal cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Kwan Wu