Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a busway and a corresponding electrical component. The busway includes a profile and a conductor. The profile is disposed on a first side, a second side and a third side, wherein the first side and the second side are parallel to each other, the third side is parallel to an extending direction of the busway and adjacent to the first side and the second side, and at least a part of the profile on the first side and the second side is planar. The conductor is disposed within a space defined by the first side, the second side and the third side, and the conductor is U-shaped and opens towards a fourth side that is parallel to the third side and adjacent to the first side and the second side. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a fast, reliable electrical connection can be achieved.

Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle.

Abstract: A controlled-impedance cable assembly for removably attaching a controlled-impedance cable to a surface of a device. Signal contacts are attached to signal conductors of cables and ground members are coupled to shields of the cables. Ends of the signal conductors and of elongated appendages extending from the ground members are positioned to make a pressure contact to pads and ground lands on the surface. Pressure to make those contacts may come from deflection of the ends of the signal conductors and elongated ground appendages or from a spring. The signal contacts and elongated appendages may be positioned to provide an impedance matching an impedance with the cables.

Abstract: A plug is connectable to an electrical socket which has concentric ring shaped openings housing electrical contacts. The plug has a body supporting electrically conductive concentric rings insertable into the socket to contact the electrical contacts to form electrical connections. A hollow post extends away from the plug body and has a transverse aperture therethrough. A rod with a narrowed portion is slideable within the post. A spring biases the rod towards a latched position in which the narrow portion is not adjacent to the transverse aperture. A cross-brace is connected to a portion of the rod which extends outside of the post. Pins engage the cross brace and can be pushed to move the brace, and thereby push the rod to position the narrowed portion to an unlatched position adjacent the aperture to enable removal of the plug.

Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and an inhibiting structure. The fixed body includes a first fixed body portion and a second fixed body portion disposed facing each other with a space being defined between the first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion. The first fixed body portion and the second fixed body portion are coupled at a coupling portion. The rotation body rotatably is assembled to the fixed body. The inhibiting structure is configured to inhibit foreign matter from entering the space through the coupling portion. The coupling portion is exposed to an outer surface of the fixed body.

Abstract: A connector includes: a housing; and a short-circuit terminal. A deformable portion is configured to deform in a direction of moving away from the terminal during housing of the terminal and to deform in a direction of moving closer to the terminal when the housing of the terminal is finished. The short-circuit terminal has, as different portions, a contact point portion to contact with the two or more terminals and a push target portion to contact with the deformable portion. The short-circuit terminal is configured to reduce its pressure of contact toward the terminal at the contact point portion, during the housing of the terminal, due to a movement of the push target portion along with the deformable portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector having a first connector body and a first connecting portion protruding from the first connector body, a second connector having a second connector body and a second connecting portion protruding from the second connector body, the second connecting portion overlapping the first connecting portion in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the second connector, and a terminal fastening lance protruding from the first connector body and extending on an inner side of the second connector body. Of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, one disposed on a relatively outer side has a transmitting material that allows a laser to pass therethrough and the other disposed on a relatively inner side has an absorbing material that absorbs the laser. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are connected to each other through laser welding.

Abstract: A connector system is provided with a first connector including a first transmission line, and a second connector including a second transmission line. The second connector includes a processing unit configured to perform an information transmission process of creating information regarding verification, and transmitting the information to the first connector. The first connector includes: a switch configured to, in a state where the first connector and the second connector are connected to each other, select whether or not to electrically connect the first transmission line and the second transmission line to each other; a verification unit configured to perform a verification process of verifying the second connector, based on the information received from the second connector; and a control unit configured to control the switch, based on a result of the verification process.

Abstract: An electronic assembly with a first substrate and electrical connector terminals mounted on the first substrate. The electrical connector terminals have contact fingers and tracks. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The bus bar may slide in the tracks such that, when the bus bar is mounted in an electronic system including the electronic assembly, the electrical connector terminals enable the electronic assembly to slide relative to the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the electrical connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may be slid in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: terminal pairs to which wire pairs are attached; a terminal holding part made of insulating material and holding the terminal pairs; an outer shell made of electric conductive material and accommodating the terminal holding part and end portions of the wire pairs; a fitting part fitted to a counter connector; and a shield member disposed in the outer shell and made of electric conductive material. The shield member includes wire separation walls twisted around the axial center of the shield member. The wire separation walls separate the wire pairs for each wire pair, and two insulated wires of each wire pair are curved in the same direction as each other.

Abstract: A socket connector assembly is provided and includes a body, a socket connector and a force fit assembly. The socket connector is positioned in the body and includes a socket frame. The socket frame includes an upper side, a lower side positioned opposite the upper side, and a spring assembly connecting the upper side and lower side such that the upper side is moveable relative to the lower side along a height direction. The force fit assembly secures the body to the socket connector.

Abstract: A shorting terminal includes a base portion, a contact portion, a folded portion, an opposing portion and a protruding portion. The base portion is in the form of a flat plate. The contact portion can short a pair of terminal fittings by contacting the pair of terminal fittings. The folded portion extends in such a manner as to be folded from the base portion. The opposing portion extends from the folded portion toward the contact portion and is formed such that an interval between the base portion and the opposing portion is smaller than an interval between opposing inner surfaces of a shorting terminal holding chamber. The protruding portion extends from the opposing portion to the contact portion and is formed such that an interval between the base portion and the protruding portion is larger than the interval between the opposing inner surfaces of the shorting terminal holding chamber.

Abstract: A terminal clamp including a contact cage including a cage ceiling, two cage side walls respectively adjoining the cage ceiling at a respective side and a cage floor, wherein the cage ceiling, the cage floor and the cage side walls form a portion of a cage jacket; a spring element which forms a clamping device together with a reaction bearing formed by the cage ceiling, the clamping device configured to support and electrically contact an electrical conductor; a conductor insertion opening arranged at a face of the contact cage upstream of the clamping device in a conductor insertion direction x; a cage jacket cutout in the cage jacket configured to provide access to the spring element for an opening tool configured to adjust a position of the spring element relative to the reaction bearing and to open the clamping device.

Abstract: A combination loadbreak and deadbreak temporary grounding device that includes a conductive body configured to accept a grounded bushing well; a grounded bushing well disposed through the body and having an inner end configured to slip onto a loadbreak mounting clip on a loadbreak mounting bracket and an outer end configured to accept either a loadbreak bushing or a deadbreak bushing for coupling, respectively, to either a loadbreak or deadbreak elbow connector; and a grounding cable electrically connected to the conductive body.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body having an accommodating hole. The body has a protruding block and a platform protruding into the accommodating hole. The platform is located below the protruding block. A conductive terminal is accommodated in the accommodating hole. The conductive terminal has a base, which bends to form an accommodating space to accommodate the protruding block. The base has a through slot, and first and second branches located at two sides of the through slot. A lower section of the first branch is limited between the first protruding block and the platform. A method for manufacturing the electrical connector includes inserting the conductive terminal with the accommodating space opening upward into the accommodating hole by the strip, and rotating the conductive terminal with the protruding block as an axis, until the lower section of the first branch is located between the platform and the first protruding block.

Abstract: A conductor connection terminal with at least one spring-loaded clamping connection for connecting an electrical conductor, wherein the conductor connection terminal has at least one housing with a conductor insertion opening for inserting the electrical conductor to be connected, a busbar, a clamping spring with a clamping arm for clamping the electrical conductor to the busbar in a contact area on the busbar, and a pivotable actuation element for actuating the clamping spring, wherein the actuation element has at least one actuation handle for a manual actuation and at least one bearing plate which is connected to the actuation handle and via which the actuation element is rotatably mounted on at least one component of the conductor connection terminal, wherein the actuation handle is accessible from the outside on an actuation side of the housing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector assembly with a connector position assurance member which may reduce a defect rate in engaging connectors to each other, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a connector assembly in which a connector position assurance (CPA) member is automatically operated to lock a lever when the lever completes its operation for engaging the female and male connectors to each other.

Abstract: A hybrid busbar (1) for a busbar system, said hybrid busbar (1) comprising a current carrying rail profile (2) adapted to carry an electrical current with a predefined high current amplitude and at least one contact receiving rail profile (3) having a plurality of equally spaced contact openings (4) configured to receive protruding electrical contacts (6) of electrical devices (ED-A) to be connected to said busbar system, wherein the current carrying rail profile (2) and the contact receiving rail profile (3) are connected with each other to form said hybrid busbar (1) providing at least one bounding geometry with a rectangular cross section (CS), wherein the hybrid busbar (1) can be engaged from behind by hook-shaped mounting latches (7) of electrical devices (ED-B) to be connected to said busbar system.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes a longitudinal insulative housing, two rows of terminals and an insulative block fixed therein. The insulative housing includes two side walls and a card slot between the side walls and opening upward, the side walls defines grooves for receiving terminals and opening downward. Each terminal includes a retaining portion fixed in the groove, each row of the terminals including a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of grounding terminals. Each signal groove loaded with the signal terminal is filled with the insulative block, the block fitly abuts against the retaining portion of the signal terminal.

Abstract: A plug and socket combination together with a light source for achieving the look and effect of a recessed lighting fixture with only a standard electrical junction box and without any type of recessed lighting housing. For renovations, a plug and socket combination can be used with an existing conventional recessed lighting housing.