Abstract: A connection terminal includes: a tubular electric wire connection portion configured to be tightened and crimped to an end portion of an electric wire; a tubular intermediate portion which includes one end continuously formed at one open end of the electric wire connection portion and which has a cross-sectional shape larger than a cross-sectional shape of the electric wire connection portion; and a tubular terminal connection portion which is continuously formed at another end of the intermediate portion and which has a cross-sectional shape larger than the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate portion. The connection terminal further includes a terminal contact portion which protrudes inwardly from the terminal connection portion. A pair of terminals each formed in this manner and having basically the same shape may be joined to a pair of wires and connected to each other.

Abstract: A clamping device (40) for providing an electrical connection between a subsea pipeline (1) and an electrical conductor (31). The device has a clamp element (41) comprising a first leg (41a) having a first leg end (41c) and a second leg (41b) having a second leg end (41d). The legs (41a, 41b) are configured to be provided on respective sides of the pipeline (1). The clamping device has a releasable tensioning device (48) connected to one of the legs (41a, 41b). The clamping device (40) has a first state, in which the ends (41c, 41d) of the first and second legs (41a, 41b) are provided at a first distance (d1) away from each other. The clamping device (40) has a second state, in which the tensioning device (48) is tensioned, causing the ends (41c, 41d) of the first and second legs (41a, 41b) to be at a second distance (d2) away from each other, the second distance (d2) being larger than the first distance (d1). The clamping device (40) has a template hole (42) provided in one of the legs (41a, 41b).

Abstract: Connector element includes an enclosure made of a generally non-magnetic material having an open face; an insulating plate with a plate aperture; a permanent magnet placed inside the enclosure, the magnet dimensions preventing egress from the enclosure through the plate aperture; a washer made of a conductive soft ferromagnetic material with a washer aperture being larger than dimensions of said permanent magnet, placed inside the enclosure. Also disclosed are transformable electronic devices, optionally including displays, toys and educational kits built using the self-actuating connector elements.

Abstract: Connector element includes an enclosure made of a generally non-magnetic material having an open face; an insulating plate with a plate aperture; a permanent magnet placed inside the enclosure, the magnet dimensions preventing egress from the enclosure through the plate aperture; a washer made of a conductive soft ferromagnetic material with a washer aperture being larger than dimensions of said permanent magnet, placed inside the enclosure. Also disclosed are transformable electronic devices, optionally including displays, toys and educational kits built using the self-actuating connector elements.

Abstract: A power panel for an electrical system includes a chassis having chassis slots for power modules, a bus body coupled to the chassis to connect the power panel to a power source, and first and second module connectors. The first and second module connectors are fixed relative to the bus body to connect the power modules to the bus body. The second module connector is movable relative to the first module connector to accommodate position of the power modules in the chassis slots. Electrical cabinets, power panels, and methods of seating power modules in power panels are also described.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal structure in which a first terminal is insertable in a second terminal. The first terminal includes a pin and a first rotor provided at an end of the pin. The second terminal includes a female pin, a hollow elastic member rotatable along the inner circumferential face of the receptacle in the female pin, and a second rotor provided at an end of the elastic member. The second rotor and the elastic member are configured to rotate circumferentially when the first rotor is moved in the insertion direction.

Abstract: An electrical connection device has an electrical connector and a sealing member. The connector has an insulating housing which has an abutting face. The sealing member is provided to the housing and is adapted to be abutted between the face and a panel of an electronic device. The sealing member has an annular body, two first annular ribs, a plurality of second annular ribs and a plurality of positioning posts. The annular body has first and second surfaces and a plurality of penetrating holes penetrating the first and second surfaces. The first annular ribs respectively protrude from the first and second surfaces, and are adapted to respectively abut the panel and the face. The second annular ribs respectively protrude from the first and second surfaces, encircle the penetrating holes respectively, and are adapted to abut the panel and the face.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing holding plug connector contacts and a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a latch with a latch beam movable between a latched position and an unlatched position and an actuator for moving the latch. The latch assembly includes a pull tab extending from the rear of the housing having first and second attachment members. The first attachment member is coupled to the actuator proximate to a first end of the housing and is movable in a rearward pulling direction to move the actuator and actuate the latch to the unlatched position. The first attachment member pulls the first end of the housing to unmate the housing from the mating connector. The second attachment member is coupled to a second end of the housing to pull the second end of the housing and unmate the housing from the mating connector.

Abstract: A pin-side plug for electrical connection to a socket-side plug has a pin-side plug housing (6) with a plug base and a plug wall, an electrically conductive contact pin (3) with a free pin end (31) and a base-side pin end (32) for fastening the contact pin to the pin-side plug housing (6), and a protective element (5) which is designed to be electrically insulating. The protective element (5) is arranged on the pin-side plug housing (6) at a distance from the contact pin (3). The socket-side plug has a socket-side plug housing (9) with a plug base (91) and with a plug wall (92), and a socket (100) which is arranged in the socket-side plug housing (9) and is designed for receiving the contact pin (3) in the connected state. The socket-side plug housing (9) has a receptacle (93) for receiving the protective element (5) in the connected state.

Abstract: An electric connector for a circuit board includes a housing including a reception part, a plurality of metal members, and a movable member that is movable relative to the housing. The movable member includes a movement restricted part. The metal members include a rolled surface that is parallel to a connector width direction and an exposed part that is exposed from the housing. The rolled surface of the exposed part faces the movement restricted part and the exposed part includes a movement restricting part that restricts movement of the movement restricted part. The connector includes a housing part for housing the movement restricted part and the movement restricting part.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for a mating connector to be inserted thereto. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having a tongue, and multiple terminals. A middle grounding sheet is located between the terminals in upper and lower rows, and has at least one first through hole. Each of left and right sides of the middle grounding sheet has a latch slot and a notch. The insulating body has a first insulating post entering the first through hole and a second insulating post entering the notch. A dimension of the second insulating post is larger than a dimension of the first insulating post. A metal shell frames outside the insulating body to form an insertion space. A first clearance between a first protruding portion and a shielding casing of the mating connector is more than or equal to 0.001 mm and less than or equal to 0.0449 mm.

Abstract: A connector including a male housing and a female housing is provided. A beak portion of the male housing has a push-back surface provided on a front side of the male housing with a top portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined outward gradually toward a rear side of the male housing, and a pull-in surface provided on the rear side of the male housing with the portion of the beak portion as a boundary and inclined inward gradually toward the rear side of the male housing. When the locking claw of the locking arm of the fitting assurance member reaches a boundary between the locking projection of the male housing and the lock piece of the female housing, the pressing claw of the elastic arm in the fitting assurance member is disposed on the pull-in surface side over the top portion of the beak portion.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a housing including a card slot open to a cavity and a contact assembly received in the cavity. The contact assembly has a contact positioner holding upper contacts in an upper contact array and lower contacts in a lower contact array. The contact positioner has a positioner card slot. The contacts include intermediate portions extending between mating beams and contact tails. The contact arrays include separate and discrete front and rear contact holders. The front contact holder is positioned between the mating beams and the intermediate portions. The rear contact holder is positioned between the intermediate portions and the contact tails.

Abstract: A cover and a system of covers for placement in sealed relation over a connector or a pair of connectors that is or are adapted to terminate a cable or splice together a pair of cables. The covers include a cable end that sealingly receives a cable therein, an elongated body that provides secure cover to a cable connector, and an end that abuts a bulkhead or sealingly engages with a second cover when used in a splicing application.

Abstract: A shielded connector includes a body with a socket adapted to receive a cable termination plug. Connector contacts in the socket mate with contacts of the cable plug. Connector pins project from the body and are operably coupled to the connector contacts in the socket. An electrically conductive shield covers part of the body and includes (i) a first shield part; and (ii) a second shield part physically disconnected from the first shield part and electrically isolated from the first shield part such that an open space separates the first shield part from the second shield part. The first shield part includes a cable shield contact located adjacent the socket that electrically mates with the EMI shield termination contact of the plug. The first and second shield parts further include respective first and second shield connector pins to physically and electrically connect the shield with an associated printed circuit board for dissipation of electrical charges from the first and second shield parts.

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 connector having a cage with a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls between the top wall and the bottom wall and a light pipe assembly with a light pipe and a connection structure fixing the light pipe assembly on an outer surface of one of the cage side walls.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a plastic seat; a tongue connected to and disposed on a front end of the plastic seat; and two rows of terminals. Each of the terminals is provided with an electrical connection point. The electrical connection points of the two rows of terminals are respectively arranged on top and bottom surfaces of the tongue. A front section of the tongue is a thinner flat plate body, top and bottom surfaces of the thinner flat plate body are two low surfaces, a rear section of the tongue is a thicker flat plate body, top and bottom surfaces of the thicker flat plate body are two high surfaces, and a side view of the tongue has a convex shape. A combination of the bidirectional duplex electrical connector and a docking electrical connector is also provided.

Abstract: A noise filter includes a filter circuit including a noise reduction element that reduces a noise component, a conductive first circuit connection member to which a first connection portion of the noise reduction element is electrically connected, and a conductive second circuit connection member to which a second connection portion of the noise reduction element is electrically connected, and an electric connection structure that electrically connects an intermediate connection portion of a core wire of an electric wire to one of the first circuit connection member and the second circuit connection member. The electric connection structure includes a circuit side connection body provided in one of the first circuit connection member and the second circuit connection member and indirectly or directly electrically connected to the intermediate connection portion by an elastic force indirectly or directly exerted on the intermediate connection portion.

Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal includes: an electric wire including a conductor portion having conductivity and an insulator portion which covers the outside of the conductor portion and has a cut away or tapered portion at its leading face; a terminal connection portion electrically connected to a counterpart terminal; a conductor crimp portion crimped to the conductor portion; and a sheath crimp portion separated from the conductor crimp portion and crimped to the insulator portion. The sheath crimp portion includes a second base portion on which the insulator portion is mounted and a second barrel piece portion crimped with the insulator portion wrapped. In the insulator portion, the distance from an end on the conductor crimp portion side to the conductor crimp portion is relatively short, and the distance from an end on the conductor crimp portion side to the conductor crimp portion is relatively long.