Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) socket apparatus includes an LGA socket, with two guide rails provided respectively on the inner sides of two opposite side walls of the socket. The height of the top surface of each guide rail from the socket's bottom is greater than the height of socket terminals from the socket's bottom. The length of each guide rail is smaller than the length of the sidewall's inner side. The guide rails support at least two protrusions provided at corners at opposite sides of an integrated circuit chip assembly when the assembly is slid into the socket from a side. The guide rails, when the assembly is slid to the end of the guide rail, enable the at least two protrusions to fall into the gaps between the ends of the guide rail and the respective socket end walls to install the assembly in the socket.

Abstract: Electrical connector includes a connector body having a front side configured to engage a mating connector and a mounting side configured to engage an electrical component. The electrical connector also includes a conductor array including a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors that extend through the connector body. The plurality of signal conductors includes adjacent signal conductors and the plurality of ground conductors include first and second ground conductors that are positioned between the adjacent signal conductors. The first and second ground conductors are separated from each other by a physical gap. The electrical connector also includes first and second resonance-control elements attached to the first and second ground conductors, respectively, within the gap between grounds. The first and second resonance-control elements are spaced from each other and include at least one of an electrically-lossy or magnetically-lossy material.

Abstract: Techniques for reducing resonance in contact fingers of a connector are described herein. An example of a device in accordance with the present techniques includes an add-in-card that includes a circuit board and an edge contact finger disposed on an outer surface of the circuit board. The add-in-card also includes a resonator disposed in an internal layer of the circuit board and coupled to the edge contact finger, wherein the resonator reduces a resonance in the edge contact finger.

Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting, in an electrically contacting manner, to at least one conductor includes a current bar held on a mount. The current bar connects to the at least one conductor. The connection terminal also includes an actuation lever, a clamping spring, and a slotted guide. The slotted guide has at least one closure slot and a clamping slot that branches off transversely therefrom. The actuation lever is movably guided in the slotted guide by a first pin and a second pin.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (20) and a number of terminals received in the insulative housing (20). Each terminal includes an engaging portion (54) for mating with a mating connector, a middle portion (56) interconnected with the engaging portion (54), and a soldering portion (55) interconnected with the middle portion (56). A dimension of the middle portion (56) in a thickness direction is greater than a dimension of the engaging portion (54) in the thickness direction.

Abstract: A terminal block for electrically connecting a plurality of first wires connected to an electric motor and a plurality of second wires connected to a power conversion device for supplying drive power of the electric motor includes a case, a plurality of terminals housed in the case and configured to connect the plurality of first wires and the plurality of second wires to each other, a partition wall provided between the plurality of terminals to electrically isolate the plurality of terminals from each other, and plate-like members provided between the partition wall and the terminals and made of a material with a higher elasticity than the case and the partition wall.

Abstract: A stab assembly is for a switchgear assembly of a panelboard. The stab assembly includes: a bus bar having: a mounting portion located on a backpan, the mounting portion including a number of edges each defining an aperture, and a number of elongated extensions each extending from the mounting portion into a corresponding electrical switching apparatus, the elongated extensions including a plug-on elongated extension; and a number of line terminals including a twofold line terminal, the twofold line terminal having: a bolt-on portion engaging the mounting portion, the bolt-on portion having an edge defining a thru hole, the edge of the bolt-on portion substantially overlaying one of the edges of the mounting portion, and a plug-on portion extending from the bolt-on portion, the plug-on portion having an engaging portion. The engaging portion substantially overlays the plug-on elongated extension. The engaging portion engages the plug-on elongated extension.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a connecting module for mechanically connecting two light strips each having at least one semiconductor light source and having at least two electrical contacts arranged in a housing, which electrical contacts each have two contact sections for making electrical contact with the light strips. The electrical contacts in each case pass through the housing with a further contact section for connection to a power supply.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, signal modules, and ground plates. The signal modules and ground plates are arranged in a pattern that includes ground plates flanking corresponding pairs of signal modules within the housing. The signal modules have a dielectric body and signal conductors held within the dielectric body. The signal conductors include contact beams protruding from a front edge for electrical termination. Each ground plate has contact beams aligned with the contact beams of the signal modules to provide shielding therebetween. Each signal module has a lateral thickness that is greater than a thickness of each ground plate. The signal conductors of each signal module are offset relative to a central plane of the signal module such that contact spacings between adjacent contact beams are uniform. Optionally, ground tie bars extend through the signal modules and ground plates to electrically common the ground plates.

Abstract: A pluggable module includes a pluggable body extending between a mating end and a cable end. The pluggable body has a first end and an opposite second end with sides extending therebetween along a length of the pluggable body. The first end, second end and sides define a cavity. An internal circuit board is held in the cavity. The internal circuit board is provided at an end of a cable communicatively coupled to the internal circuit hoard. The pluggable body is configured to be plugged into a receptacle assembly such that the internal circuit board is communicatively coupled to a communication connector of the receptacle assembly. The pluggable body includes a plurality of fins extending outward from at least one of the first end, the second end and the sides. The fins are provided proximate to the cable end of the pluggable body.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector having a first terminal and a second terminal which are used for fitting detection, a second connector fitted with the first connector, a manipulation lever for use in fitting the second connector with the first connector along a fitting direction, a fitting lock mechanism adapted to lock a fitting state of the first connector and the second connector and a fitting detection mechanism disposed at the second connector and adapted to short-circuit between the first terminal and the second terminal when the first connector and the second connector are fitted with each other, the fitting detection mechanism having a first contact point, a second contact point and a third contact point that are arranged in series between the first terminal and the second terminal when the first connector and the second connector are fitted with each other.

Abstract: There is provided a connector terminal to be inserted into and housed in a connector housing, the connector housing including a first space having an opening through which the connector terminal is inserted thereinto, and a second space into which a circuit board is fit, the second space being situated adjacent to the first space, the connector terminal including a hollow terminal body, and a resilient piece to be housed in the terminal body, the resilient piece including a contact portion resiliently protruding into the second space from the first space, the terminal body including a stopper restricting movement of the resilient piece in a direction opposite to a direction in which the connector terminal is inserted into the first space.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a first terminal assembly, a second terminal assembly mounted on the first terminal assembly with front parts of second terminals being located over front parts of first terminals, a tongue board assembly mounted between the first terminal assembly and the second terminal assembly, and an insulating housing molded outside the first terminal assembly, the second terminal assembly and the tongue board assembly. The tongue board assembly includes an insulating body positioning the front parts of the first terminals and the second terminals in bottom and top faces thereof. Front ends of the first terminals and the second terminals are exposed outside top and bottom faces of a tongue board of the insulating housing, wherein the tongue board together with the front ends of the first terminals and the second terminals are about a horizontal center plane of the tongue board.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing for insertion and ejection of a device, and an ejection mechanism. The ejection mechanism includes a rod member able to slide in the directions of device insertion and ejection. The rod member includes a main body portion extending in the directions of insertion and ejection, an operating piece connected to a protruding end of the main body portion protruding from the housing and extending in a direction intersecting the insert and ejection directions, and a reinforcing portion connected to the main body portion in front of the protruding end in the insertion direction and able to support the operating piece from the front in the insertion direction. The reinforcing portion includes a supporting end able to support the operating piece from the front in the insertion direction. The supporting end extends in a direction intersecting the length direction of the operating piece.

Abstract: In a first embodiment, an elastomeric connector may include conductive and nonconductive portions and a guide that at least partially surrounds the connector and transfers compression in at least two directions. In a second embodiment, an elastomeric connector includes conductive portions at least partially surrounded by a nonconductive portion that is at least partially surrounded by conductive material connectible to ground to shield. In a third embodiment, an elastomeric connector may include multiple conductive portions and a nonconductive portion. One of the conductive portions may be separated from a first other in a cross section of a first connection surface and a second one of the others outside the cross section. At least one of the conductive portions may be connected to at least one of the others within the connector. In a fourth embodiment, a sealing component may include conductive and nonconductive elastomeric material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved structure of an electric connector. Each of terminals has a butt joint part and is vertically linked with a joint part, and each joint part has an arch-shaped necked-down section with two grooves , and other side of joint part is linked with a positioning section which has an accommodating cavity and a protruding body separately formed at two opposite side surfaces thereof and is linked with an extension arm by other side. The extension arm is linked with an insertion section in a vertical direction. The insulative base member is formed integrally to encapsulate terminals, butt joint parts can be suspended and extended in a docking chamber, and extension arms and soldering parts are respectively exposed out of the insulative base member, so the terminals can be tightly fastened in insulative base member and the endurability of the electric connector can be enhanced.

Abstract: A wall socket having a connecting module includes a socket body and a connecting module. The socket body has a socket unit. The connecting module is mounted with the socket unit. The connecting module is electrically connected with the socket body and selectively protruded outside the socket body. Therefore, the invention has functions of wall socket, electricity-transmitting and electricity-connection, which is convenient for various applications with a better universal characteristic.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a front and a rear. The housing including a slot defined through the front that is configured to receive a mating connector therein. Signal contacts are held in the housing. The signal contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. Ground contacts are held in the housing and interspersed among the signal contacts. The ground contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. A ground bus includes a base and multiple sets of projections extending from the base. Each set including at least two projections that engage the same corresponding ground contact at spaced-apart locations. The sets of projections are connected via the base to create a ground circuit between the ground contacts that are engaged by the ground bus.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for mating with a first kind or a second kind of mating connector including an insulative housing and a number of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing and arranged in a horizontal row. Each conductive terminal comprises a tail portion, a mating portion, and a middle portion between the tail portion and the mating portion, the mating portion including a first upper contact surface and a first lower contact surface opposite to the first upper contact surface.

Abstract: A power socket structure comprises a base seat, a top lid, a safety gate and an elastic component, wherein the base seat includes a first electrode and a second electrode, the safety gate can be movably placed on a supportive platform of the base seat, the top lid has a first plug-in hole and a second plug-in hole, and the top lid covers the base seat such that the safety gate is located between the top lid and the base seat, and the gate body of the safety gate masks the first electrode and the second electrode at the normal position. In addition, the safety gate includes a first slope and a second slope, so that, in case any one of the first plug-in hole or the second plug-in hole is inserted, it can sway about the rolling component of the safety gate acting as the center thereby maintaining the relationship of masking the first electrode and the second electrode.