Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module including a battery cell stack including a structure in which a plurality of battery cells connected to each other in series and/or in parallel is stacked and each of the battery cells is stood on one side thereof, voltage sensing members provided with connecting terminals electrically connected to electrode terminal connection parts of the battery cells for detecting voltages of the battery cells, an upper case covering the end of one side of the battery cell stack and portions of upper and lower ends of the battery cell stack, the upper case being provided with mounting parts, into which the voltage sensing members are inserted and mounted, and a lower case coupled to the upper case while covering the end of the other side of the battery cell stack and portions of the upper and lower ends of the battery cell stack.

Abstract: A method for preventing battery from expanding is applied to awake an embedded controller to measure variations of a temperature and a storage capacity of a battery module of an electric device at a preset frequency to timely control the battery module to discharge when the electric device is in an off-state, so as to prevent the battery module from expanding and deforming.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a connector, a chassis main body, and a fixing portion. The connector has a connector main body and an attachment portion which has a hole for attachment. The fixing portion includes a pair of first locking portions and a projecting portion. The pair of first locking portions project from the chassis main body so as to be located on both sides of the connector when the connector is attached, and have a flange respectively which forms a void through which the attachment portion is inserted between the flange and the chassis main body. The projection portion projects from the chassis main body to an insertion path of the connector when the attachment portion is not inserted and is configured to be pushed by the attachment portion to retreat from the insertion path when the attachment portion is inserted.

Abstract: A connector (10) includes terminals (12), a bus bar (11), and a housing (14). Electric wires (19) are connected to the terminals (12). The bus bar (11) electrically connects the terminals. The housing (14) has terminal receiving chambers (16) and a bus bar receiving chamber (15). The terminals (12) are received in the terminal receiving chambers (16). The bus bar (11) is received in the bus bar receiving chamber (15). The bus bar has contact pieces (24), a coupling portion (25), and support portions (26). The support portions (26) extend from both end portions of the coupling portion. A position where the contact pieces make contact with contact point portions and a position where protrusions (29a, 29b) provided in the support portions are locked to the bus bar receiving chamber are aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction of the housing.

Abstract: A fuel cell purging control method for controlling hydrogen purge of a fuel cell including a stack having an anode and a cathode, an air supply device having an air supply line supplying air to the cathode of the stack, a back pressure adjusting valve adjusting back pressure of the air supply device, and a hydrogen supply device supplying hydrogen to the anode of the stack, includes steps of: determining hydrogen purge of the fuel cell while the fuel cell is being normally operated, reducing back pressure of the air supply line of the fuel cell when the hydrogen purge is determined, and purging hydrogen in the anode of the fuel cell for a preset period of time after the step of reducing the back pressure.

Abstract: A connector system is disclosed that is configured to provide terminals that support data rates of 10 Gbps or more. Such a connector system includes a wafer set configured to enable broad-side coupling of a differential pair of terminals across an air channel formed between the terminals.

Abstract: To provide a socket for a halogen lamp, which allows easy attachment and removal operations, as well as enables stable contact between a lamp terminal and an external electrode terminal when the lamp is attached. The socket includes a first holder part having a first hole, a second holder part having a second hole, and a spring member accommodated at a position between the first hole and the second hole and having a third hole. The first hole, second hole, and third hole have a shape extending in a direction that is different from a direction in which the terminal is passed through. The terminal is turned after being passed through the holes, whereby the terminal moves inside the first hole, second hole, and third hole, and is fixed when the terminal reaches an outer edge portion of the third hole of the spring member.

Abstract: A locking electrical outlet assembly includes at least one electrical plug that has a pair of blades and an outlet housing is provided that is positioned in a wall. A pair of sockets is each rotatably positioned in the outlet housing. Each of the sockets is rotatable between a first position and a second position, and each of the sockets is biased to rotate into the second position. A pair of locking units is each movably coupled to a respective one of the sockets for releasably retaining the sockets in the first position. Each of the locking units in the respective socket disengages the outlet housing when the electrical plug is plugged into the respective socket. A plurality of contacts is coupled to the outlet housing and each of the terminals on the sockets engages respective ones of the contacts when the sockets are rotated into a second position.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a pair of terminal modules sandwiching a metallic shielding plate via an insert-molding process and sandwiched between a pair of metallic shells to be commonly enclosed within an insulative front/inner housing via a first stage over-molding process and an insulative rear/outer housing via a second stage over-molding process. The rear housing forms a base from which the mating tongue of the front housing forwardly extends. A plurality of first positioning holes extend through the shielding plate, the pair of insulators, the pair of metallic shells. A plurality of second positioning holes extend through the front housing and the rear housing. The first positioning holes are filled with either glue or material of the rear housing, depending upon positional relation with the corresponding second positioning holes.

Abstract: An underwater connector half includes a base and at least two electrical connection terminals respectively connected to two electric wires received in at least one cable. The two electrical connection terminals are ring-shaped and coaxial about an axis located along a direction of assembly of a complementary connector half and the base has a side wall that is parallel to the axis and through which passes the cable. An underwater connector including such a connector half is also disclosed.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an electrical connector assembly includes a locking station and a plug cable connector. Said locking station has a receiving cavity, and a pair of side walls extending in a front-to-back direction and locating at two sides of the receiving cavity in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction. Said plug cable connector is forwardly inserted into said receiving cavity and includes a spring being deflectable in a vertical direction perpendicular to both said front-to-back direction and said transverse direction. Said spring includes a pair of laterally extending offset ends; and each side wall defines a locking shoulder facing forwardly and pressing against said respective offset end downwardly.

Abstract: A fuel cell system in a vehicle includes a fuel cell stack and a cooling system for cooling the fuel cell stack. The cooling system has a radiator and at least one pump configured to supply coolant to the fuel cell stack. A controller operates the cooling system to actively cool the fuel cell stack while the vehicle is shut down in response to conditions indicating that the next time the vehicle will be started, it will be a cold start. The controller can then, subsequent to initiating the cooling, purge the fuel cell stack.

Abstract: Examples herein relate to cuts in a circuit board. In some examples, a circuit board can include a signal connector located on the circuit board, and cuts extending through at least a body of the circuit board that are adjacent to the signal connector and extend from a perimeter of the circuit board to an inner portion of the circuit board, where the circuit board flexes relative to the signal connector responsive to the circuit board experiencing a force.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone socket. The earphone socket includes: a housing, a support bracket and a plurality of pins. The housing defines a mounting cavity with an open rear end and includes a fixed baffle located at a rear end of the housing and protruding beyond a rear end face of the housing. The support bracket is fixedly arranged in the mounting cavity. The plurality of pins comprises at least one pin snapped onto the support bracket, and respective tail portions of the plurality of pins extends out of the mounting cavity through the rear end of the mounting cavity, the rear end face of the housing is filled with a waterproof glue to fix the pins.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a battery module having an outer housing configured to receive a plurality of electrochemical cells, in which the outer housing has a wall including an inner surface facing a cavity formed by the outer housing, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and an opening extending through the wall. The battery module also includes a connector barrel configured to be disposed in the opening of the wall, in which the connector barrel has a first open end, a second open end, and a body forming a hollow interior between the first open end and the second open end, in which the connector barrel has a flange disposed on the body and extending outwardly from the body, and in which the flange has a plurality of ridges configured to abut the wall.

Abstract: A connector for a coaxial cable includes a coupler portion configured to engage an interface port, a housing portion having a forward end configured to be disposed at least partially within the coupler portion, and an outer conductor engager portion made of a conductive material disposed within the housing portion. The housing portion includes a rearward end configured to receive the coaxial cable, the housing portion is configured to move axially relative to the outer conductor engager portion, and an interior surface of the housing portion is configured to compress the outer conductor engager portion when the housing portion is moved axially relative to the outer conductor engager portion such that an interior surface of the outer conductor engager portion is compressed radially inward against an outer conductor of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: An interchangeable connection module for electrically connecting an electrical switching unit to an electrical installation includes a connecting part and an actuation button. The button is translatably movable between a rest position and a pressed position in order to move a corresponding deformable elastic strip into a depressed position thereof when the module is connected with the unit and the button is moved into the pressed position thereof. The connection module includes a locking device that is capable of cooperating with a locking interface of the unit, it being possible to actuate this locking device with the button.

Abstract: A battery terminal includes a fastening portion (11) that is partially open in a circumferential direction and a flange (42) projects radially out from the fastening portion (11). Two facing portions (14) project radially out from open ends (13) of the fastening portion (11) and face each other in the circumferential direction. The fastening portion (11) is reduced in diameter and fastened to a battery post P by having the facing portions (14) approach each other. The flange (42) of the fastening portion (11) has cuts (20) for partially reducing a thickness of the fastening portion (11) in a radial direction.

Abstract: A connector for a coaxial cable includes a coupler configured to engage another coaxial cable connector. The connector further includes a body disposed at least partially within the coupler. The connector further includes an outer conductor engager made of a conductive material disposed within the body and the coupler. The connector further includes a biasing element on an interior of the body. During a coupling of the connector to the coaxial cable: a connector end of the outer conductor engager moves axially relative to the body, the outer conductor engager is compressed by the biasing element, and an interior of the outer conductor engager is inwardly compressed against an outer conductor of the coaxial cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector, including an insulating body; multiple first terminals, insert molded into the insulating body and having at least one grounding terminal, at least one power supply terminal and a pair of differential signal terminals located between the grounding terminal and the power supply terminal adjacent to each other; and a middle shielding sheet, insert molded into the insulating body, and located above or below the first terminals. The middle shielding sheet has, on at least one side of a central line of the middle shielding sheet, a notch and a first protruding portion away from the central line as compared to the notch. The central line extends in a front-rear direction. The notch is concavely provided backward from a front end edge of the middle shielding sheet, and vertically corresponds to the power supply terminal. The first protruding portion has a through-hole vertically corresponding to the grounding terminal.