Abstract: The contact includes a base portion, a contact portion, and a spring portion integrally molded with a thin metal plate. The spring portion includes a first bending portion, a flat plate portion, and a second bending portion. The first bending portion is bent such that a first surface of the thin plate is on an outer peripheral side, and the second bending portion is bent such that a second surface of the thin plate is on an outer peripheral side. The thin plate has a thickness t of from 0.10 to 0.15 mm, a curvature radius R1 of the first bending portion is from 0.6 to 1.0 mm, and a ratio L/R1 of a length L between the first bending portion and the second bending portion of the flat plate portion to the curvature radius R1 is configured to satisfy 0<L/R1?4.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulating body and a cable. The insulating body includes a first terminal group and a second terminal group received in the insulating body. The first terminal group has a first terminal. The first terminal has a first soldering surface at one end thereof. The second terminal group has a second terminal. The second terminal has a second soldering surface disposed opposite to the first soldering surface. The cable has a first core wire disposed between the first soldering surface and the second soldering surface and soldered to the first soldering surface and the second soldering surface. The first terminal and the second terminal have same functions share the first core wire and are directly soldered to the first core wire.

Abstract: A connection system includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and a mating assist device. The first electrical connector includes a first housing that has a mating end. The second electrical connector includes a second housing that has a mating end. The second housing is a duplicate of the first housing. The mating end of the first housing is configured to mate to the mating end of the second housing during a mating operation. The mating assist device is mounted to the first housing and is configured to engage catch features protruding from an outer surface of the second housing. The mating assist device is configured to be rotated or pivoted relative to both the first and second housings to linearly pull the second electrical connector towards the first electrical connector during the mating operation via the catch features.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. In certain embodiments, the electrical connection can be secured by frictional engagement between the plug and receptacle housings. This can be accomplished by forcing a wedge into an interface between the housings or expanding a locking element, such as an elastomeric ring, into the interface. Such locking and releasing of the secure connection can be actuated using a locking nut.

Abstract: An electrical connector used for mating a mating connector includes an insulation body having a base portion and a tongue extending from the base portion, terminals fixedly disposed in the base portion and grouped into an upper row and a lower row, and a middle shielding sheet embedded in the tongue and located between the upper and lower rows. The tongue has upper and lower surfaces arranged opposite to each other, and a front surface connected to the upper and lower surfaces. The upper and lower rows of terminals are exposed on the upper and lower, respectively. The middle shielding sheet has a front end surface extending out of the front surface, a slot formed on the front end surface, and a first projection portion extending into the slot, overlapping a central line of the middle shielding sheet along a longitudinal direction, and located behind the front surface.

Abstract: A connector comprises a latching assembly, a connector body, and a fixation sleeve. The fixation sleeve is rotatably held on the connector body by the latching assembly between a first latching position and a second latching position. The fixation sleeve is disposed at a different angular position relative to the connector body in the first latching position than in the second latching position.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation body. Multiple terminals are fixed on the insulation body in an upper row and a lower row. Each terminal has a soldering portion. The soldering portions are arranged in two rows in a front-rear direction. A middle shielding sheet is fixed on the insulation body, and has a planar plate portion. A baffle extends downward from a rear end of the plate portion and is located between the soldering portions in the two rows. The plate portion extends horizontally in a lateral direction to form a connecting portion, which is in front of the rear end of the plate portion. A rear edge of the connecting portion bends downward to form a leg. In the front-rear direction, a distance between the rear end of the plate portion and the rear edge of the connecting portion is greater than a width of the connecting portion.

Abstract: A card edge connector assembly includes a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot receiving a pluggable module and a card guide module coupled to the housing. The card guide module has a main body having a cavity receiving the pluggable module and support beams secured to the host circuit board with a window defined between the support beams under the main body receiving the card edge connector. A latch is coupled to the main body being latchably coupled to the pluggable module in a latched position to secure the pluggable module in the cavity and being decoupled from the pluggable module in an unlatched position to allow the pluggable module to be removed from the cavity. An actuator with a ramp surface may be pressed downwardly to drive the latch to the unlatched position.

Abstract: A high-current connector and a high-current connection device, the high-current connection device comprises a circuit board and at least one group of (two) high-current connectors. Each high-current connector comprises a conductive mating member and a conductive combined shunt. The conductive mating member has a main body and an alignment soldering leg, the main body is formed as a columnar body and has a bottom surface and a top surface, the alignment soldering leg integrally extends from the bottom surface and protrudes from the bottom surface. The conductive combined shunt has a base portion combined with the main body and a plurality of shunt pins extending from at least two opposite sides of the base portion, and the plurality of shunt pins are positioned on both sides of the alignment soldering leg.

Abstract: A high current connector, having an inner conductor contact for carrying current, an outer conductor part, and an isolator part which keeps the inner conductor contact spaced apart from the outer conductor part, wherein a resiliently compressible damping element is provided on the connector in such a way that, when a complementary counterpart connector is inserted into the connector, the element is resiliently compressible in an insertion direction and the mobility of the isolator part is reduced with respect to the inner conductor contact and/or with respect to the outer conductor part. This feature is used to eliminate play between the affected parts to lessen material wear.

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: A method and apparatus (“utility”) for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. The utility includes a clamping mechanism whereby the very forces that would otherwise tend to pull the connection apart serve to actuate the clamping mechanism, thereby securing the mated pair. The apparatus may be integrated into a standard receptacle, or retrofitted to work with existing devices. In one embodiment, the clamping mechanism acts solely on the ground prong of a standard plug assembly, so that it is unnecessary to consider electrical potentials applied to the clamped prong in relation to the design of the clamping mechanism. Further, the withdrawing movement of the prongs of a plug may cause elongate clamping surfaces of the clamping mechanism to frictionally engage opposing surfaces of the clamped prong.

Abstract: An electrical contact limiter structure of wire connection terminal has a simplified structure and is easy to operate to enhance the stability of the operation and motion of a metal leaf spring. The wire connection terminal includes conductive components mounted in the insulation case and electrical contact assembled with the conductive components. The electrical contact has a limiter for receiving the metal leaf spring and restricting moving path thereof. The limiter is partitioned into at least one space. A limitation mechanism is assembled with the limiter. The metal leaf spring is mounted in the space. The wiring circuits or conductive wires coming from an apparatus can be easily directly plugged into the space of the limiter to insert with the metal leaf spring. The limiter and the limitation mechanism cooperatively prevent the metal leaf spring from being deflected and over-bent and damaged in operation.

Abstract: There can be provided a device configured to impart flavoring to an airstream admitted the device prior to the airstream reaching an aerosol generator of the device, the device thereby operable to deliver a flavored aerosol from an outlet.

Abstract: Implementations of a two-piece electrical connector are provided. In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may be used to conductively connect two electronic devices (e.g., audio equipment). In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may be configured to reduce signal degradation (e.g., skin effect, noise, distortion, etc.) during transmission between connected electronic devices. In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may comprise a plug and a jack configured to connect together and thereby complete an electrical circuit. In some implementations, the plug and jack may each include two contacts. In some implementations, each contact is a segment of a foil conductor that is a single unitary piece of material (i.e., there are no breaks or soldered joints). In this way, through the use of foil conductors having a unitary construction, signal degradation is reduced between electronic devices connected together by a two-piece electrical connector.

Abstract: A power connector may comprise a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member has a plurality of first terminals, and a connecting base formed at an end of the second connecting member comprises a plurality of L-shaped slots thereon, and each of the L-shaped slots has a second terminal secured therein. When the first terminals and the second terminals are connected, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are electrically connected. The other end of the second connecting member has a first base which comprises a connecting surface and an assembling surface, and a second frame protruding from the assembling surface has a first housing therein. A cover is disposed in the first housing, and an outer periphery of the cover has a first packing groove filled with a hot-melt adhesive layer to achieve sealing effect.

Abstract: A plug-in power supply for supplying a consumer with a low voltage and a plug-in power supply which in operation is configured as a power adapter unit with one of its matching interchangeable mains plug units. The power adapter unit comprises a housing; a voltage transformer module for converting a mains voltage into the required low voltage in the housing; an engaging seat, for the plug unit, at an inner side of the power adapter unit to be directed towards a mains socket, the plug unit being slidably connected with the engaging seat; at least two electric contacts in the seat connecting the transformer module with contacts at an inner side of the plug unit directed towards the power adapter unit; and a locking member, at a rear profile of the engaging seat which limits the sliding of the plug unit.

Abstract: In a connector (4) including: a first connector housing (5) including a hood portion (52) having a substantially cylinder shape to be fitted to an outer circumference of a cylindrical portion (82) of a second connector housing (8), and a lock arm (53) formed integrally with a terminal storing portion (51) such that a free end side of the lock arm (53) is deflected and deformed in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the cylindrical portion (82); and the second connector housing (8) including the cylindrical portion (82), and a lock protrusion (83) which is provided to protrude from an outer surface of the cylindrical portion (82) and which engages the lock arm (53) when a fitting length between the cylindrical portion (82) and the hood portion (52) reaches a predetermined value, the first connector housing (5) is formed of a hydrolysis-resistant material.

Abstract: An electrical contact pad for electrically contacting a connector includes a first region having a first length in a longitudinal direction, and a second region having a second length in the longitudinal direction that is greater than the first length. The first region is arranged to contact a first arm of the connector and the second region is arranged to contact a second arm of the connector. The first length being smaller than the second length results in a beneficial increases the impedance of the electrical contact pad. A chamfered edge of the contact pad results in an additional beneficial increase in the impedance of the electrical contact pad.

Abstract: A contact for an electrical connector having a connecting section a contact section. The connecting section has a connecting mounting member. The contact section has a contact mounting member engageable with the connecting mounting member of the connecting section. The contact section is separable from the connecting section, electrically connectable to the connecting section at a contact region, and detachably mechanically connectable to the connecting section at the contact region.