Abstract: An electric vehicle charging interface device is provided. The device includes a chassis having a top, a bottom, a front side, and a back side opposite the front side, the chassis configured to move between an uncompressed position and a compressed position relative to a longitudinal axis. The device further includes two electrodes extending from the front side of the chassis, and, a biasing portion configured to bias the chassis towards the uncompressed position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical shielding member for an electrical connector assembly. The electrical shielding member is made from bend and cut sheet metal. The electrical shielding member is configured to be received at least partially within a collector housing of an electrical connector assembly. The electrical shielding member comprises a receiving portion that is configured to receive a connector module and a corresponding connector module at least partially, so as to surround a mating region of the connector module and corresponding connector module on at least four sides.

Abstract: Provided is a technique that prevents impairment of attachability of an external connection bus bar. The present specification discloses a connection module to be attached to a power storage element group constituted by a plurality of power storage elements each having positive and negative electrode terminals and arranged side by side, the connection module including: a negative-electrode external connection bus bar that includes a plate-shaped extension portion and is configured to be electrically connected to an electrode terminal; and a second protector that holds the negative-electrode external connection bus bar. The second protector includes a placement portion on which the extension portion is placed and a locking portion that has a locking surface facing the placement portion, and the extension portion is provided with an extended locking piece 49 that extends from the extension portion toward the locking surface.

Abstract: A terminal module (10) includes an electrical contact member (11) having a coil holding surface (12F) configured to face a contact surface (62F) provided on a mating terminal (61), a conductive obliquely wound coil spring (21) and a holder (31) configured to hold the obliquely wound coil spring (21) by being assembled with the electrical contact member (11). The holder (31) includes a holder body (32) configured to hold the obliquely wound coil spring (21) along the coil holding surface (12F) and having a window portion (35) configured to expose the obliquely wound coil spring (21) toward a side opposite to the coil holding surface (12F), and locking pieces (39) continuous from the holder body (32) and configured to engage the electrical contact member (11).

Abstract: Disclosed are a card tray, a card connecting apparatus and a mobile terminal. The card connecting apparatus includes a card tray and a base. The base is configured to contain the card tray. The card tray includes an ejecting mechanism and a card carrying mechanism. The card carrying mechanism is provided with a sliding cavity. The ejecting mechanism includes a pull rod slidably arranged in the sliding cavity to form a card-rod separated structure that the ejecting mechanism is capable of pushing the card carrying mechanism into the base or pulling out the card carrying mechanism from the base and also capable of being ejected alone when the card carrying mechanism is clamped in the working position by the base.

Abstract: A plurality of laterally extending modules aligned longitudinally orthogonal to the lateral direction with terminals attached to each module housing, each terminal including a longitudinally extended main body held in the module housing, a contact arm extending upward or downward from the main body, the contact arm including a contact portion contacting a counter terminal, a first bent portion connected to the main body and bent upward or downward, and a second bent portion formed between the contact portion and the first bent portion and bent in a direction opposite to the first bent portion.

Abstract: A crimp crystal head includes a base, golden plates, a circuit board, crimping terminals and a fixing seat. The base has insertion slots. The golden plates are separately placed in the insertion slots. The circuit board is disposed in the base. Two ends of the circuit board connect to the golden plates and have terminal holes, respectively. Each crimping terminal has a wiring hole for being inserted by a twisted pair wire and a crimping trough for fixing and connecting the twisted pair wire. The wiring hole communicates with the crimping trough. Each crimping terminal has a fixing bar inserted into the terminal hole with interference fit. The fixing seat is installed on the circuit board and has terminal trenches and inserting holes separately communicating with the terminal trenches. The crimping terminal is inserted into the terminal trench. The insertion hole is inserted by the twisted pair wire.

Abstract: A series module for a modular designed control arrangement includes a first series interface and a first bus interface and a second series interface and a second bus interface, wherein a bus communication line is formed between the two bus interfaces and multiple connecting lines are formed between the two series interfaces and wherein the connecting lines are arranged at least partially Z-linked between the two series interfaces.

Abstract: A cooling system is provided for a traction battery of an electrified motor vehicle. That cooling system includes a cooling circuit, a refrigerant circuit, a plurality of flow control valves and a control system. That control system includes a controller configured to (a) control operation of the plurality of flow control valves, including a coolant proportional valve, and (b) prioritize cabin cooling over traction battery cooling.

Abstract: A fitting base of a plug includes a supporting element including at least one opening suitable for receiving at least one connector of the plug, a first stationary portion projecting from the supporting element, a first movable portion secured to the first stationary portion, the movable portion having a shape and dimensions suitable for the insertion thereof into a first cavity in the plug when the at least one connector of the plug is fitted in the at least one opening in the supporting element.

Abstract: An electrical shielding member for a network connector includes a receiving portion for receiving a cable end of a shielded cable and a contact beam extending from the receiving portion. The contact beam has a first contact point for electrically connecting the electrical shielding member to a counter shielding member of a counter network connector, and a coupling portion, provided at a distal end of the contact beam. The coupling portion is configured to be coupled to a corresponding coupling portion of a network connector housing. The network connector is configured for network communication at data rates of at least 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) and preferably at least 1 gigabits per second (Gbit/s).

Abstract: A battery cooling system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes a cooling fan connected to a battery system and configured to control a flow speed of a coolant to flow into the battery system. A heat exchanger is connected to the cooling fan and configured to lower the temperature of the coolant. A control valve is configured to selectively supply the coolant to one of the heat exchanger and the cooling fan. And a controller is configured to compare a first temperature, which is the temperature of the air of the environment where the battery cooling system is located, with a first reference temperature and control the control valve based on the comparison.

Abstract: A technique facilitates construction of a sealed electrical connector, e.g. sealed pothead assembly. Depending on the application, the electrical connector may be used to connect a power cable and a powered component such as an electric submersible pumping system. The electrical connector comprises at least one connector component and at least one electrical component. An injection molding process is used to construct an injection molded feature sealed to a corresponding component, e.g. to the at least one electrical component. The injection molded feature is readily formed and located between the at least one electrical component and the at least one connector component to form a simple and reliable seal which prevents unwanted passage of fluids.

Abstract: A connector has one housing having a tubular body which surrounds terminals; the other housing having a tubular body to be connected to the tubular body of the one housing; and a lock mechanism which allows tip surfaces of the tubular bodies that define external shapes of the pair of housings, respectively, to come into contact with each other and maintains a connected state of the one housing and the other housing.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device or electronic cigarette generates an aerosol or vapor for consumption by a consumer. The device may include a cartridge holding an aerosol precursor substance or fluid that is turned into the aerosol or vapor. The fluid may be stored in reservoir that allows for the fluid to be passed to an atomizer for generating the aerosol. The reservoir may be a flexible bladder that equalizes pressure inside the cartridge to reduce leakage, such as with an internal valve to activate fluid transfer. Alternatively, the reservoir may include one or more capsules that can be broken or melted to release the fluid.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative elongated housing, two rows of contacts disposed in the housing. The housing includes a pair of side walls extending along the longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The receiving slot is configured to receive a card type memory module. Each contact is equipped with the solder ball for surface mounting upon the printed circuit board. The contact includes a retaining section secured to the housing, a deflectable contacting section extending upwardly from the retaining section, and a tail section extending downwardly from the retaining section and including a connecting section and a solder pad. The solder pads of the contacts in a same row along the longitudinal direction are alternately arranged in opposite directions in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A fuel cell system of controlling a valve assembly to maintain a feed flow rate while avoiding a vibration generation range in order to reduce noise due to vibrations generated in the valve assembly is provided. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that receives fuel and generates electric energy and a valve assembly that adjusts a flow rate of fuel that is supplied to the fuel cell stack. A controller then oscillates the flow rate of the fuel to alternately have a first value that is equal to or greater than a upper limit value of a first vibration generation range and a second value that is equal to or less than a lower limit value of the first vibration generation range, in response to determining that the flow rate of the fuel supplied through the valve assembly is included in the first vibration generation range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the temperature of an electrical energy store on the motor vehicle side, comprising at least one temperature control system having at least one pettier element, which can be thermally coupled, or is thermally coupled, with the electrical energy store on the motor vehicle side, or to an electrical energy store on the motor vehicle side to be temperature-controlled, wherein in addition, the at least one temperature control system is thermally coupled with at least one temperature-control fluid reservoir containing at least one temperature-control fluid.

Abstract: A land-based electric vehicle charging plug has a plug base and a separate interface, which is secured to the plug base, wherein the plug base has an electrically non-conductive base body and at least one charging current base contact, which is fixedly anchored in the base body. The interface has an electrically non-conductive interface body and at least one corresponding charging current interface contact, which sits in a proximally accessible plug opening in the interface body.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a supply valve for supplying an anode gas into an anode system, a purge valve for discharging an off-gas from the anode system, a pressure detecting portion configured to estimate or measures a pressure inside the anode system, a supply valve control portion configured to control an open/close operation of the supply valve based on a load of the fuel cell, a purge flow rate estimating portion configured to estimate a purge flow rate of the off-gas discharged from the anode system through the purge valve based on a pressure decrease inside the anode system in a supply valve close state, and a purge valve control portion configured to open the purge valve in synchronization with the supply valve close state.