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 door hinge assembly comprises a first hinge member mounted to a motor vehicle and a second hinge member mounted to the removable door assembly rotatable between a closed position and a nominal fully open position. A locking member retains the second hinge member relative the first hinge member when the removable door assembly is rotated between the closed position and the nominal fully open position. A release block and a release tab is alternatively provided on either of the first or second hinge member. The release tab is resiliently urged to a locked position when the removable door assembly is rotated between the closed position and the nominal fully open position. The release tab is displaced to an unlocked position by the release block when the removable door assembly is rotated to an extended open position, whereupon the first hinge member may be separated from the second hinge member.

Abstract: A terminal includes a box, the box of the terminal connected to an electric wire includes a ceiling plate and an inner plate. The ceiling plate includes a front ceiling plate and a rear ceiling plate formed by a notch. The rear ceiling plate includes a projection part engagement surface provided by the forming of the notch. The inner plate includes a projection part. In a state where the ceiling plate and the inner plate are superimposed, the projection part and the projection part engagement surface are engaged with each other.

Abstract: A first terminal housing chamber of a terminal body includes a first elastic contact part that contacts the first counterpart terminal while imparting resilient force in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the first counterpart terminal, and gaps with respect to the first counterpart terminal in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the first counterpart terminal and the resilient force imparting direction of the first elastic contact part. A second terminal housing chamber of the terminal body includes a second elastic contact part that contacts the second counterpart terminal while imparting resilient force in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the second counterpart terminal, and gaps with respect to the second counterpart terminal in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the second counterpart terminal and the resilient force imparting direction of the second elastic contact part.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical connection apparatus provided on a substrate, comprising a base, a flexible circuit board, two connectors, and a fixing member. The flexible circuit board has a mating portion with a plurality of soldering pads; a mounting portion with a plurality of conductive blocks; and a plurality of conductive traces connecting the plurality of pads and the plurality of conductive blocks. The two connectors each have an insulative housing and a terminal. Each terminal has a soldering portion connected to the soldering pad. The substrate has a plurality of soldering pads connecting the conductive blocks. The fixing member fixes the base to the substrate. The present disclosure utilizes a ground layer of the flexible circuit board to reduce a signal crosstalk between the conductive traces, and utilizes the conductive blocks to connect the flexible circuit board and the substrate to improve coplanarity.

Abstract: A socket for connecting a trailer plug connector in the outside area of a towing vehicle has a socket housing, a first plug receiving opening, a cover, a harness connector, and a second plug receiving opening. Electrical socket contacts are supported in the socket housing extending into the first receiving opening for mating with a trailer plug connector and into the second plug receiving opening for mating with a harness connector. The harness connector has an outer perimeter lamella seal. The harness connector has terminal openings. A contact terminal connects with one single wire and has a single wire seal surrounding the single wire. The single wire seal abuts and seals an inside wall of the terminal opening. The socket housing includes a drainage opening from the inside of the first plug receiving opening to the outside of the socket housing. A shielding plate with a channel is located below the drainage opening to block water flow from outside into the plug receiving opening.

Abstract: A connector for connecting an electrical conductor to a glow plug of a diesel engine comprises an electrical receptacle terminal, a housing capable of receiving a terminal portion of the glow plug, and a bushing slidably mounted around the housing by engagement of a longitudinal guide rib disposed on an outer surface of the housing in a longitudinal guide groove disposed on an inner surface of the bushing. The housing has a substantially cylindrical tubular body containing the electrical receptacle terminal with an end opening defined by a pair of elastically deformable axial arms capable of engaging the terminal portion. The bushing is movable with respect to the housing from a pre-locking position to a locking position only when the housing is in a correctly mounted position on the terminal portion.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) having a center conductor crimping portion (18) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable (W) and an outer conductor (12) having a coupling (35). The center conductor crimping portion (18) is disposed inside the coupling by assembling the inner conductor (11). Openings (43, 44) open in the coupling (35) and enable tools to be applied to the center conductor crimping portion. A shield crimping portion (36) is connected to the coupling (35) and to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable W. A dielectric (13) is interposed between the outer and inner conductors (12, 11), and a cover (14) is configured to close the openings (43, 44) and electrically contact the outer conductor (12). The cover (14) has locking pieces (96) that are to be bent and locked into a locking hole (47) of the shield crimping portion (36).

Abstract: The lamp socket includes a connecting seat, a lamp cap, a first conductive wire and a second conductive wire. The connecting seat has a first passage provided therein, a first threaded section for thread connection with a lamp and an accommodating portion or hole in the first threaded section. The lamp cap is detachably provided at the connecting seat, and has a first conductive region and a second conductive region, the second conductive region having a second threaded section adapted to the first threaded section. A thread gap is formed between the first threaded section and the second threaded section. A limiting portion which may be formed as a mass enlargement at the end of the first wire cooperates with the accommodating portion or hole to prevent pull out of the wire from the thread group.

Abstract: A shielded connector includes a dielectric module (20) having an L-shaped terminal fitting (24) attached to a dielectric (21) and an outer conductor (30) that houses the dielectric module (20). The outer conductor (30) has a housing (31) with a first opening (35) at a front, a second opening (36) at a rear of a lower surface, and an insertion port (37) at a rear end communicating with the second opening (36). A lid (43) is continuous with an edge of the insertion port (37) and is displaced from an open position where the insertion port (37) is opened to allow insertion of the dielectric module (20) into the module housing (31) to a closed position where the insertion port (37) is closed. With the lid (43) closed, an outer plate (47) on the lid (43) covers the holding portion (41) on the module housing (31) to prevent accidental release.

Abstract: A system for facilitating electrical connection of a first electrical unit comprised in a first object with a second electrical unit comprised in a second object is disclosed. The system may include a base unit configured to be attached to the first object. Further, the base unit may include a base body and a base conductive pad disposed in a mid-region of the base body. Further, the system may include a first magnet, a second magnet and a third magnet disposed in the base body. Further, the system may include a holder unit configured to be attached to the second object, including a holder body. Further, the system may include a holder magnet disposed in the holder body. Further, the holder unit may include a moving guide, including a guide body, and a guide conductive pad. Further, the moving guide may include a guide magnet disposed in the guide body. The holder may be mounted on a mobile device that travels over the base unit. In one position the magnets act to repel movement of the moving guide.

Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate and a PCB connector footprint defined along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis being subdivided into PCB column grouping footprints in columns parallel to the longitudinal axis. The PCB includes signal vias arranged in pairs along a signal pair axis. The pairs of signal vias are aligned in the columns parallel to the longitudinal axis and in rows parallel to the lateral axis. The signal pair axis is non-parallel to the lateral and longitudinal axes. The PCB includes ground vias with at least one ground via arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias within the PCB column grouping footprints and at least one ground via is arranged between adjacent pairs of signal vias in adjacent PCB column grouping footprints. This orientation is to allow more spacing between the signal vias and some ground vias to enhance signal integrity.

Abstract: A bidirectional duplex electrical connector includes: a circuit board provided with two sets of circuits; a base seat; and a tongue, top and bottom surfaces of the tongue are top and bottom flat surfaces, each of the top and bottom flat surfaces is provided with a connection interface, and each of the two connection interfaces includes one row of electrical connection points, wherein the tongue and the base seat are integrally formed together, and the two rows of electrical connection points are respectively arranged and exposed, and in flat surface contact with and fixed to and only provided on front sections of the top and bottom flat surfaces of the tongue, wherein the tongue and the base seat covers top and bottom surfaces and two side surfaces of the circuit board.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing having a latch pocket holding a latch including a main body and a latch beam. The latch beam includes a latch hook received in a latch opening of a mating connector. An actuator is operably coupled to the latch to move the latch to a released position. The actuator includes a push button and a pull tab separate from the push button and movable in a rearward pulling direction relative to the push button. The latch hook is rotated from a latched position to the released position when the push button is actuated and when the pull tab is pulled in the rearward pulling direction without loading the latch against the mating connector.

Abstract: An assembly of mechanical components includes a solder joint between two metal components. A mounted component is retained on one side of a support structure by a solder joint on the other side of the support structure between a retainer and a connector that is fast with the mounted component and extends through the support structure. The retainer is of sheet metal construction, so that a height of the solder joint is no more than the thickness of the retainer, thus providing a low-profile joint. The assembly may be in the form of a movable push button for control of an electronic device.

Abstract: An electrical contact element for a bus element of a mounting rail bus system includes: a contact body that extends in an areal manner along an extension plane; and at least one contact leg that is arranged on the contact body and extends along the extension plane. When measured perpendicularly to the extension plane, the contact body has a first thickness and the at least one contact leg has a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness.

Abstract: A tuning fork terminal includes: a pair of press fit pieces having end surfaces facing each other with a gap into which a mating terminal is inserted; a connecting portion that connects one-end sides of the pair of press fit pieces; and a connection end surface that smoothly connects the one-end sides of each of the end surfaces of the pair of press fit pieces and the end surface of the gap side of the connecting portion. The connection end surface is formed by hollowing the one-end side of the end surface of the press fit piece more than the other part of the end surface, and the one-end side of each of the end surfaces of the pair of press fit pieces and the end surface of the connecting portion are smoothly connected in an arc shape to form a curved surface.

Abstract: A resin case is placed directly on an external wall of a vehicle transmission, and configures an outer peripheral side of a control unit for the transmission, with a connector to be joined to a harness connected to a functional component inside the transmission being electrically connected to the control unit. The resin case includes a case body and a rib provided to an outer surface of the case body. For example, the rib configures a heat release rib.

Abstract: A connector for connection to a substrate for mounting electronic devices. The connector includes a stack of coupling contacts pivotably disposed within a housing. Each coupling contact is generally H-shaped and defines opposing first and second spaces. The first and second spaces are aligned to form first and second receiving grooves in the stack, respectively. The connector also includes one or more mounting contacts partially disposed within the housing. Each mounting contact has a fastening structure joined to a bar section. The fastening structure is adapted for securement to the substrate and the bar section is disposed in the second receiving groove of the stack of coupling contacts.

Abstract: A convenience interface device is provided for personnel to access devices that reside inside an enclosure without opening the enclosure door. The convenience interface device includes a housing, a cover assembly comprising a cover and a cover receiving frame operatively connected to the housing, a first metal insert and a first magnet for magnetically connecting together, one of the first metal insert and the first magnet on one of the cover or the receiving frame and the other of the first metal insert and the first magnet on the other of the cover or the receiving frame, and a second metal insert and a second magnet for magnetically connecting together, one of the second metal insert and the second magnet on one of the cover or the receiving frame and the other of the second metal insert and the second magnet on the other of the cover or the receiving frame. The housing passes through an opening in the enclosure door and includes inside and outside outlet faces.