Patents Examined by Paul Baillargeon
  • Patent number: 9685747
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical connector and an electrical connector manufactured by the same. The method includes: separately stamping a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal has a first welding portion, and the second terminal has a second welding portion; insert-molding the first terminal in a first body and a second body, and insert-molding the second terminal in a third body and a fourth body; assembling and locating the first body and the third body, and assembling and locating the second body and the fourth body; and synchronously bending the first terminal and the second terminal. Relative locations of the first welding portion and the second welding portion are unchanged, which ensures that the first welding portion and the second welding portion are located at predetermined locations, ensures good welding of the electrical connector, and ensures a reliable electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Xiao Li Chen
  • Patent number: 9685716
    Abstract: The present invention provides an attachment structure of an electronic device which reduces the working man-hour and the electronic device is easily detached. Therefore, the attachment structure of the electronic device is to detachably latch latching claw portions provided on a lower surface of a base of a connector terminal platform onto latching ribs of a DIN rail. Particularly, in leading ends of elastic arm portions extending from the base, the latching claw portions capable of being latched onto the latching ribs of the DIN rail are provided, and operation receiving portions for elastically deforming the elastic arm portions by a push-down operation are provided. By pushing down the operation receiving portions and elastically deforming the elastic arm portions, a latching state of the latching claw portions latched onto the latching ribs of the DIN rail can be cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Naoya Sasano
  • Patent number: 9680264
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio jack assembly that reduces or eliminates signal loss with an audio jack by reducing or eliminating the resistance with a conventional audio plug. The jack assembly employs a support housing having a passageway sized to receive the audio plug with an insulated first connector having first and second terminal strips, each formed integral to a first disk base and positioned to engage the grooved tip of an audio plug when engaged. A second isolated connector includes first and second terminal strips positioned to engage each side of a sleeve when the audio plug is engaged. The second connector is electrically isolated from the first connector wherein the second connector is fastened to the support housing securing the first connector therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: David J. Polinski
  • Patent number: 9680252
    Abstract: A connector pair comprises a connector and a mating connector. A movement of the connector to a first position along a first direction and a subsequent movement of the connector from the first position to a second position along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction completes a connection between the connector and the mating connector. The connector comprises a magnetic portion, and the mating connector comprises a mating magnetic portion. When the connector is located at the first position, the magnetic portion receives a force, which urges the connector to be moved toward the second position, from the mating magnetic portion. When the connector is located at the second position, the magnetic portion receives a force, which binds the connector at the second position, from the mating magnetic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 9666966
    Abstract: Electrical connector including a contact array having electrical contacts. Each of the electrical contacts includes a proximal base and an elongated body that extends from the proximal base to a distal end. The elongated body has a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal base and the distal end, and a lateral axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The elongated body includes a body side that extends along the longitudinal and lateral axes and is shaped to form a wipe track. The wipe track is configured to engage a contact finger of the mating connector as the contact finger moves linearly along the longitudinal axis. The wipe track has a non-linear path such that the wipe track turns at least partially in a lateral direction as the wipe track moves toward the proximal base along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Ray Leibold, Justin Shane McClellan
  • Patent number: 9647382
    Abstract: A connector terminal includes a barrel part capable of attaching thereto a conductor exposed from an outer skin of an electric wire to cause to conduct and connect, and a terminal part caused to conduct to a mating terminal. The barrel part and an end of the electric wire are covered with a waterproof case made of resin to be made waterproof. The waterproof case is made of divided two case members, and is formed of the same material as the outer skin of the electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Yasunori Nabeta
  • Patent number: 9647364
    Abstract: A thin connector includes a first connector and a second connector both having a flat plate shape, the first connector includes first conductive layers disposed on a first insulating layer and superimposed on one another via an intermediate insulating layer, each first conductive layer has a spring contact array, among the first conductive layers, a first conductive layer closer to the first insulating layer has the spring contact array disposed more frontward in the fitting direction while a first conductive layer farther from the insulating layer has the spring contact array disposed more rearward in the fitting direction, the second connector includes a single second conductive layer disposed on a second insulating layer, the second conductive layer has projection arrays, among the projection arrays, a projection array disposed more frontward in the fitting direction are lower while a projection array disposed more rearward in the fitting direction are higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuya Komoto, Yu Tatebe
  • Patent number: 9634538
    Abstract: A terminal assembly configured to conduct current from an external power source to a hermetical motor-compressor unit. The terminal assembly includes a terminal board, at least one opening defined through the thickness of the terminal board, at least a conductive pin received in the opening, and an insulator having a convoluted contour. The insulator may be disposed over the conductive pin and spaced away from the terminal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Todd Wayne Smith, Joel S. Duga, Jon Christopher Johnson
  • Patent number: 9627809
    Abstract: An LGA socket suitable for electro-optical modules, such as transceivers having channels operable at 25 Gbit/s, or greater. A socket may include a socket body having a bottom side to face a printed circuit board (PCB), and a backstop on a top side to receive a leading edge of a module substrate. The backstop has an overhang to contact a first side of the module substrate when seated into the socket body. The socket further includes a first and a second row of electrical contacts, the first row being more proximate to the backstop than is the second row. Contacts extend through the socket body between the top and bottom sides and are positioned relative to the overhang to be compressed against contact pads on a second side of the module substrate by a torque applied to the module substrate about a fulcrum within the socket body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Glen Gordon
  • Patent number: 9620874
    Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprises a first connector having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first insulating housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second insulating housing, a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector to have a pair of end portions supported respectively by the first fixing metallic member, and a pair of engaging portions formed on the second fixing metallic member so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member are caused to engage respectively with the engaging portions when the second insulating housing is coupled with the first insulating housing, wherein each of the engaging portions is constituted with a hole through which the end portion of the resilient movable holding member passes from the outside to the inside of the second fixing metallic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Takemoto
  • Patent number: 9614300
    Abstract: An electrical connector connecting a male connector and a female connector in a freely engageable and detachable manner, in which: a male tab is provided at the male connector; a housing part where the male tab is inserted is provided at the female connector; a spring state contact piece and a beat piece to sandwich the male tab are provided at the housing part; and a protrusion protruding toward the male tab inserted into the housing part is provided at least one of the contact piece and the beat piece, wherein the protrusion includes a contact part which is in contact with the male tab inserted into the housing part and a sidewall part which is provided at a periphery of the contact part, and the contact part has so-called a star-shape in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, DOWA THERMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Akifumi Onodera, Akira Sugawara, Hiroto Narieda
  • Patent number: 9614326
    Abstract: In a connecting structure of a terminal configured to connect a female terminal inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber to the male terminal, the female terminal comprises a tubular part made of a metal plate and formed into which the male terminal is inserted, a plate shaped engaging piece continued from a side wall of the tubular part and folded back so that the engaging piece is located in a path into which the male terminal is inserted, a notch formed on an outer side surface of a folded back part of the engaging piece. The male terminal is provided with a cut-out part which can accommodate the engaging piece, and the engaging piece is accommodated in the cut-out part when the female terminal is inserted to a set position to lock a movement of the female terminal in a pulling out direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Takashi Muro, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masao Nagano
  • Patent number: 9608384
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a cage and a switch unit. The housing has a base and a side wall connected to a side edge of the base. The cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is on an end face. The switch unit is provided to the side wall. The side wall further has a mounting space that can receive the switch unit and a through-hole extending from the end face of the side wall into the mounting space along the card insertion direction so that a pin-like element can be inserted into the through-hole to enable the switch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Patent number: 9601863
    Abstract: A device connector includes a housing (20) with terminal supporting portions (30) projecting through a mounting hole (2) in a case (1) of a device. A flange (25) protrudes on the outer periphery of the housing (20) and faces a surface (2A) of the case (1) outward of the mounting hole (2). A surface packing (15) is mounted on the front surface of the flange (25) and is compressed between the front surface of the flange (25) and the case (1). A reinforcing portion (28) includes circumferentially spaced ribs (27) on the rear surface of the flange (25) and aligned in a front-back direction. A metal bracket (60) is fit externally fit on the housing (20). The bracket (60) presses the rear surface of the reinforcing portion (28) over the entire circumference and is bolt-fastened to an outer surface of the case (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiko Takemura
  • Patent number: 9577371
    Abstract: Provided is a connector having a locking mechanism that can ensure both the joining strength between a housing and a locking portion and the locking strength and that can cope with pitch narrowing and miniaturization. A plug connector comprises a plug-side housing, plug-side contacts provided to the plug-side housing and adapted to be electrically connected to a receptacle connector, and plug-side locking portions provided to the plug-side housing and adapted to maintain a connected state of the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The plug-side locking portions each comprise a locking plate having a flat plate-like shape and provided so that the normal direction of the plane of the flat plate is oriented in a locking direction with the receptacle connector, and retaining portions provided to the locking plate and formed so as to be integrated with the plug-side housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Takayuki Nishimura, Hiroaki Obikane
  • Patent number: 9543698
    Abstract: A connector has a first housing (21) provided movably in a holder (10) and movements thereof are regulated by locking between resilient locking pieces (15) formed on the holder (10) and locks (23) formed on the first housing (21). In the process of assembling a first device (60) and a second device (70), the first housing (21) and a second housing (40) are connected properly and lock releasing portions (47) resiliently deflect the resilient locking pieces (15) to separate the resilient locking pieces (15) from the locks (23). When locking between the resilient locking pieces (15) and the locks (23) is released, the first housing (21) moves with respect to the holder (10) while being kept properly connected to the second housing (40) as assembly of the first and second devices (60, 70) proceeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Norihiko Tanigawa
  • Patent number: 9543689
    Abstract: A terminal crimped wire includes a wire including a conductor and an insulation sheath covering a circumference of the conductor, a crimping terminal crimped to the wire, an anticorrosion material which covers an exposed part of the wire drawn out of the crimping terminal, and an elastic member provided along a circumference of the wire. The wire is crimped to the crimping terminal via the elastic member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Tsutomu Takayama
  • Patent number: 9531113
    Abstract: A flat cable waterproofing connector includes a flat cable having an insulating covering part where conductor wires are covered with an insulating film, terminals bonded to the conductor wires, and a connector housing engaged with a mating connector so that the terminals are connected to terminals of the mating connector. The flat cable waterproofing connector further includes a resin mold part integrally molded on an end part in a longitudinal direction of the flat cable so as to cover a bonding part between the conductor wires and the terminals, and the resin mold part has a waterproofing mold part for covering the bonding part, and a holding mold part for covering the flat cable at a deeper side in the longitudinal direction of the flat cable than the waterproofing mold part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Ohyama, Keishi Jinno, Kazunori Miura
  • Patent number: 9509082
    Abstract: A terminal crimped wire includes a wire including a conductor and an insulation sheath covering a circumference of the conductor, a crimping terminal crimped to the wire, an anticorrosion material which covers an exposed part of the wire drawn out of the crimping terminal, and an elastic member provided along a circumference of the wire. The wire is crimped to the crimping terminal via the elastic member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Tsutomu Takayama
  • Patent number: 9509096
    Abstract: A manual service disconnect for a battery system includes a disconnect header having a housing defining a receptacle, a high current terminal connector within the receptacle, a high voltage interlock (HVIL) connector within the receptacle and a control device terminal connector within the receptacle. A disconnect plug is removably coupled to the disconnect header. The disconnect plug has a high current fuse electrically connected to the high current terminal connector and a HVIL shunt terminal electrically connected to the HVIL connector. A current power control device is received in the receptacle and is electrically connected to the control device terminal connector. The current power control device is exposed for servicing when the disconnect plug is removed from the disconnect header and the current power control device is inaccessible when the disconnect plug is coupled to the disconnect header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weiping Zhao, James Aric Boyer