Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly includes a connector module having a connector body having contact channels holding coaxial contacts and a mounting frame defining a passage having a recess that receives the connector body. The mounting frame has a pocket open to the recess and a backing plate removably received in the pocket. The backing plate is coupled to the mounting frame to at least partially block the recess. The mounting frame includes blocking surfaces and the backing plate includes a blocking surface defining a confined space oversized relative to the connector module to allow a limited amount of floating movement in the confined space in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the mating axis.

Abstract: A coaxial cable-connector assembly comprising: (a) a coaxial cable; (b) a coaxial connector; (c) a rear body; and (d) a coupling nut. The coaxial cable comprises: an inner conductor; a dielectric layer circumferentially surrounding the inner conductor; an outer conductor circumferentially surrounding the dielectric layer; and a jacket circumferentially surrounding the outer conductor. The coaxial connector comprises: an inner contact electrically connected with the inner conductor; an outer body spaced apart from and circumferentially surrounding the inner contact; and a dielectric spacer interposed between the inner contact and the outer body. The rear body has a main section, a rear collet extending rearwardly from the main section, and a front engagement structure that coordinates with the outer body to engage the outer conductor. The nut has a threaded section and a tapered inner surface.

Abstract: A wire connection portion of a terminal has a first part and a second part. The first part has two first sidewall portions and a first coupling portion coupling them. The first sidewall portions are located apart from each other in a lateral direction. The second part has two second sidewall portions and a second coupling portion coupling them. The second sidewall portions are located apart from each other and outside the first sidewall portions, respectively, in the lateral direction. The first coupling portion is located apart from the second coupling portion in an up-down direction. The first sidewall portions are provided with contact portions, respectively, to be brought into contact with an electrical wire. When the electrical wire is connected to the terminal, the contact portions sandwich the electrical wire in the lateral direction. The contact portions may be rounded to press on sides of a bare wire placed in the device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for water resistant connectors. A male connector includes a rib or a draft angle that creates a seal when engaged with a female connector. A male connector includes an overmold that includes or is made of a thermoplastic elastomer. Male or female connectors include molds that include or are made of a thermoplastic polymer, such as polypropylene. A female connector includes spring contacts that fit within individual pockets of the female connector.

Abstract: A float connector for interconnecting two printed circuit boards that includes a contact assembly including a plurality of contacts and a holder therefor such that opposite ends thereof are exposed outside of the holder. The holder supports each contact in a clearance fit inside thereof, thereby allowing each contact to radially tilt to compensate for radial misalignment between the boards. A first guide member has a plurality of first guide features corresponding to the ends of the contacts, respectively, for aligning the contact ends for electrical connection with one board. A second guide member has a plurality of second guide features corresponding to the ends of the contacts, respectively, for aligning the contact ends for electrical connection with the other board. The contact assembly is axially moveable between the guide members along an axis generally parallel to longitudinal axes of the contacts to compensate for axial misalignment between the boards.

Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly includes a connector module having a connector body having a first side edge including a first slot. The connector body has contact channels holding coaxial contacts. The coaxial connector assembly includes a mounting frame having a first side wall including a second slot and a second side wall having a blocking surface supporting the connector body in a recess. The second slot is open to the recess. The coaxial connector assembly includes a side support removably received in the first and second slots. The side support has a side support surface. The side support passes through the second slot and extends into the first slot such that the side support surface supports the first side edge of the connector body in the recess. The side support may be formed as a threaded fastener.

Abstract: A connection module includes a negative electrode external connection busbar to which an external connection component is to be bolt-fastened; a positive electrode external connection busbar to which an external connection component is to be bolt-fastened; and an insulating protector configured to hold the external connection busbars in an insulated manner. The insulating protector includes a support plate portion including a support plate surface that faces and extends along an outer surface of a frame outer wall for accommodating an electricity storage element group in a state in which the connection module is attached to the electricity storage element group, at least the support plate surface being configured to abut against an outer surface of the frame outer wall so as to support the insulating protector when the external connection components are bolt-fastened to the first external connection busbar and the second external connection busbar.

Abstract: A butting surface (6) is formed on a tip of the receptacle (2) of a male connector (M), and a smooth sealing surface (10) is formed on a back side via a tapered surface (7, 9). A pad (5) to be butted in a compressed state by the butting surface (6) when the male connector and a female connector (M, F) are connected is mounted in a back part of a terminal accommodating portion (13) of the female connector (F). A seal body (14) separate from the pad (5) and held in close contact with the sealing surface (10) in a watertight manner is mounted in front of the pad (5) in the terminal accommodating portion (13).

Abstract: The connector includes an insulative housing, two rows of contacts retained in the housing, and a metallic shell enclosing the housing. The contact includes a contacting section extending into the mating cavity, and a connecting section exposed outside of the housing. An insulative block/spacer is attached to a back side of the housing integrally with a metallic shielding/grounding blade therein. The shielding/grounding blade includes a pair of securing legs at two ends in the transverse direction. A pair of grounding bars are soldered to the outer conductors of the two rows of wires, respectively. Each of the grounding bars includes a pair of securing legs at two ends in the transverse direction. Both the securing legs of the shielding/grounding blade and those of the grounding bars are secured to interior surfaces of the two side walls of the outer shell.

Abstract: A subsea connector cable connection system has an interface and a retainer. One of the interface and the retainer has an external screw thread on a cylindrical section and the other has a corresponding internal screw thread on a cylindrical section. The interface further includes a conical body extending from the cylindrical section and the retainer further includes a corresponding conical internal surface extending from the cylindrical section and adapted to be spaced from the surface of the conical body when the interface and retainer are screwed together. Interaction of the conical body and conical internal surface produces a first end stop adapted to stop axial movement of the retainer. A second end stop remote from the first end stop is provided, adapted to stop axial movement of the cable. In one embodiment the connector may include a locking mechanism whereby undoing the joint requires more torque than doing up the joint.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a plurality of lower terminals, a lower insulator, a shielding plate, a plurality of upper terminals, an upper insulator and an outer insulator. The lower insulator partially covers the lower terminals and exposes a lower contact area of a lower contact segment of each lower terminal. The shielding plate is assembled onto the lower insulator. The upper insulator partially covers the upper terminals, exposes an upper contact area of an upper contact segment of each upper terminal, and is assembled onto the lower insulator. The outer insulator partially covers the above elements, and exposes the lower contact areas and the upper contact areas.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing with a fitting portion; a terminal accommodated in the housing, one end side of the terminal being arranged in the fitting portion; a flat cable drawn out of a drawing-out portion of the housing, provided with conductors connected to the other end of the terminal; and a holder integrally provided with the terminal on the other end side of the terminal, accommodated in the drawing-out portion, in which a connection portion of the terminal and the flat cable is arranged. The flat cable is draw out of the drawing-out portion in a direction orthogonal to a fitting direction of the housing. The terminal is placed across the conductors at the connection portion. The drawing-out portion is closed with a sealing material. The sealing material is integrally provided with an inner periphery of the drawing-out portion and an outer periphery of the flat cable.

Abstract: Disclosed is a socket device for testing an IC, the socket device including: a base on which an integrated circuit (IC) is mounted; a contact module having multiple contacts; a floating hinge block elastically supported on a side of the base in a vertical direction; a lid configured to rotate with the floating hinge block and having a pressing portion on a bottom surface thereof; a floating latch elastically supported on a side of the base to be parallel to the floating hinge block such that the lid is fixed; a first camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating hinge block and adjusting a height of the floating hinge block; a second camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating latch and adjusting a height of the floating latch; a lever; a handle; and a link connected to the lever and the handle respectively to rotate independently.

Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. The housing forms a mating surface for mating with an electronic part, and a supporting/mounting surface on which an FPC is seated. The contact includes a contacting section exposed upon the mating surface, a soldering section extending through the FPC, and a connecting section between the contacting section and the soldering section. A metallic shell is attached upon the housing, facing the FPC direction in the vertical direction to restrict movement of the FPC in a vertical direction. The contacts may be bent after assembly to expose the soldering sections at the mounting face.

Abstract: A terminal block including a partition walls with curved edges. The partition walls with curved edges is erected between a plurality of terminals to separate the adjacent terminals to insulate. The partition walls with curved edges. The partition walls with curved edges includes an upper end surface and both side surfaces. Each of the both side surfaces includes a taper surface tilted downward and continuous to the upper end surface, and a vertical surface which is continuous to a lower side of the taper surface and positions a connection counterpart terminal to be connected with one of the plurality of terminal at a position of connection with the terminal. The partition walls with curved edges serve to guide the counterpart terminals into position for attachment to terminals of the block.

Abstract: A pressure contact terminal includes a component clip configured to clip an electronic component and be electrically connected with the electronic component, a pressure contact blade to be connected with a wire by pressure contact, and a step connection configured to connect the component clip and the pressure contact blade to each other at different bottom face heights. The step connection of the pressure contact terminal may prevent displacement of the pressure contact blade from being transmitted to the component clip.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the housing, a metallic shielding shell, and a cable sub-assembly. The contact includes a front mating section and a rear connecting section. The cable sub-assembly includes a plurality of wires and a grounding unit. The wire includes an inner/transmission conductor, an inner insulator, an outer/grounding conductor/layer, and an outer insulator sequentially coaxially arranged with one another. The connecting sections of the contacts are mechanically and electrically connected to the inner conductors of the corresponding wires. The grounding unit includes a grounding bar mechanically and electrically connected to the grounding layers of the corresponding wires and with forwardly extending legs for connection to the shielding shell. Also included is a central shielding plate with extensions at opposite ends for connection to the grounding bar.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of signal and ground contacts retained in the housing. The housing forms opposite mating surface and mounting surface, and a plurality of signal contact passageways and ground contact passageways extending therethrough to receive the signal contacts and ground contacts therein. All the mating surface, the mounting surface and the set of interior surfaces of each signal contact passageway and each ground contact passageway are plated/coated with corresponding metal layers while some dividing structures are formed on the mating surface and the mounting surface so as to electrically separate the metal layers of the signal contact passageways from those of the ground contact passageways.

Abstract: An electrical connector with an insert assembly used to retain contact in an electrical connector. The insert assembly includes a rear insert and a front insert. The rear insert has a rear insert front surface, a rear insert rear surface and a rear insert outer surface. The rear insert outer surface extends between the rear insert front surface and the rear insert rear surface. Rear insert contact-receiving openings extend from the rear insert front surface to the rear insert rear surface. Latches are provided in the rear insert outer surface and are provided in alignment with respective rear insert contact-receiving openings. The latches are integrally formed in the rear insert outer surface. The latches are positioned proximate to the rear insert contact-receiving openings thereby allowing the latches to deform into the rear insert contact-receiving openings.

Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention mainly describe an electrical connector set mainly consisting of a space-end electrical connector disposed in a battery accommodating space and a battery-end electrical connector connected to a replaceable battery. The space-end electrical connector is integrated with a first outer circular cylinder member and a first inner circular cylinder member therein. In contrast to the space-end electrical connector, the battery-end electrical connector is also provided with a second outer circular cylinder member and a second inner circular cylinder member therein. By such arrangement, after connecting the battery-end electrical connector with the space-end electrical connector, the outer wall of the first outer circular cylinder member contacts with a circular negative electrode of the second outer circular cylinder member and the outer wall of the first inner circular cylinder member contacts with the circular positive electrode of the second inner circular cylinder member.