Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion, the tongue portion having a plurality of terminal-receiving slots, a respective separating wall being disposed between every two neighboring terminal-receiving slots, at least one separating wall having an extending portion extending backwardly along an insertion direction to be located behind respective rear ends of the other separating walls; a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing and including a row of first contacts, each first contact having a pair of gaps located forwardly of the extending portion along the insertion direction; a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing; and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector each of which having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities for receiving a plurality of terminal lead wires. The plug connector having a perimeter seal for creating a waterproof barrier between the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector including at least one bridging portion having a surface for guiding and aligning the seal when the plug and receptacle connectors are mated together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector system comprising a contact terminal, a connector housing defining an aperture that receives the contact terminal therein, and a cable strain relief member separate from the connector housing. The cable strain relief member comprises a fastening feature for fastening the strain relief member to a cable for strain relief, and an integrated locking feature for locking the strain relief member to a corresponding counter connector.

Abstract: A female terminal (10) disclosed by this specification is a female terminal (10) with a resilient piece (23, 26) to be resiliently brought into contact with a male terminal (11). The resilient piece (23, 26) is displaceable between an initial position where the resilient piece is located before the male terminal (11) contacts and a deformation position where the resilient piece (23, 26) is resiliently deformed by the contact of the male terminal (11) therewith. A contact mark (35) formed on a point where a contact pressure generated between the resilient piece (23, 26) located at the initial position and the male terminal (11) is maximized and a slide contact mark (36) formed by the slide contact of the male terminal (11) with the resilient piece (23, 26) displaced to the deformation position are arranged not to overlap each other.

Abstract: An insulation piercing connector includes a connector body, a bolt, a piercing pin, and an insulator member that electrically insulates the piercing pin from the bolt. The connector body includes a cable receiving slot and a threaded bore in communication with the cable receiving slot. The bolt includes a threaded shank with a central bore, and a head joined to the threaded shank by a shear-off section. The piercing pin is supported within the central bore by the insulator member and includes opposite first and second ends. The first end is configured to pierce the insulation of an electrical cable extending through the cable receiving slot and contact a conductor. The central bore of the bolt threadingly receives a sensor. The sensor includes a probe that contacts the second end of the piercing pin to obtain information from the conductor, such as voltage, current, and/or thermal information.

Abstract: A connector terminal includes a top side contact portion which makes contact with a top surface of a counter connector terminal and three linear bottom side contact portions each of which extends along a fitting axis and makes contact with a bottom surface of the counter connector terminal, the three bottom side contact portions being arranged such that centers of themselves form an isosceles triangle, the top side contact portion being, when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the counter connector terminal in a fitted state, positioned in a straight line that lies between a base and a vertex facing the base in the triangle and extends parallel to the base in a manner that a ratio of a distance from the base to a distance from the vertex is 1:2.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals and a metallic shielding plate s retained in the insulative housing, and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion along an insertion direction. The terminals define a number of first contacts and second contacts. The first contacts and second contacts respectively define a pair of grounding contacts located at two sides thereof. Each grounding contact of the second contacts has a hook portion bent upwardly and extending inwardly from outmost edge thereof and located above the grounding contact of the first contacts located at the same side. A free end of the hook portion is contacted with the grounding contact of the first contacts at same side physically and electrically.

Abstract: A waterproof bushing connector assembly has a waterproof bushing receptacle connector having a receptacle housing assembly, a receptacle bushing module and an optical receptacle connector, and a waterproof bushing plug connector engaged detachably with the waterproof bushing receptacle connector and having a plug housing assembly, a plug bushing module, an optical plug connector and a rear mounting lid. The bushing designs allow different optical receptacle connectors to be replaced on an electrical device easily and conveniently.

Abstract: A plug connector part for a plug connector includes a housing part; a plug portion arranged on the housing part for plug-connection to another plug connector part; and a latching element, which is arranged in a movable manner on the housing part, including a latching portion for locking to the other plug connector part, the latching element being movable between a first, locking position for establishing locking between the plug connector part and the other plug connector part and a second, unlocking position for unlocking the plug connector part from the other plug connector part. A handle is arranged on the housing part, and has a handle piece with a securing element arranged on the handle piece so as to be movable in a securing direction to act on the latching element in a securing position to prevent the latching element from moving out of the first, locking position.

Abstract: A composite connector includes an insulative base having a seat and a tongue plate extended forward from the seat, a first insulative board attached onto the seat and arranged in parallel to the tongue and on one side of the first surface, a plurality of first conductive terminal pieces located on an outer side of the first insulative board and away from the tongue, a second insulative board attached onto the base and arranged in parallel to the tongue plate and on one side of the second surface, a plurality of second conductive terminal pieces located on an outer side of the second insulative board and away from the tongue plate, and a plurality of first elastic connecting terminals arranged between the first surface and the first insulative board. Accordingly, the technical effect of transmission for multiple transmission interfaces is achieved.

Abstract: A separable clasp connector is provided that has first and second parts that are pivotable with respect to one another by a die set. The clasp connector includes one or more die alignment features to ensure proper alignment with the die set so as to apply an unlocking force in a predetermined direction. Die sets and methods also provided to move a separable clasp connector back-and-forth among a locked position and an unlocked position.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a tractor-trailer electrical cable to a truck tractor or a trailer electrical system includes a housing defining an interior space and having a mounting flange extending radially therefrom at a head end, at least one locking tab at the head end, and a wall dividing the interior space into a head end space and a foot end space, the wall having a plurality of holes in an array, a plurality of terminal pins secured against movement in the holes in the wall and extending from the foot end space into the head end space and a connector body having an outer wall configured to slide into the head end space of the housing.

Abstract: A connector including a shield case including a first shell and a second shell, a body housed in the shield case, and a terminal held by the body. The first shell includes a connecting portion of tuboid shape extending in a first direction, and a cover extending in the first direction contiguously from the connecting portion. The second shell is a separate member from the first shell and attached to the cover. The second shell and the cover constitute a composite tube extending in a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, or in an oblique direction, which includes components of the first and second directions. The terminal includes a first portion, which extends in the first direction and is disposed inside the connecting portion, and a second portion, which extends in the second direction or the oblique direction and is disposed inside the composite tube.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector mounted on the first electrical connector moveably. The first electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of first terminals and a cover mounted on the insulative housing. Each of the first terminals includes a pair of elastic mating portions having two guiding portions extending therefrom. The second electrical connector includes an insulative base and a number of second terminals. When the second electrical connector is connected with the first electrical connector, the second terminals are inserted into the first terminals in a zero-insertion-force manner.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector has an insulated housing. A first terminal set and a second terminal set are held in the insulated housing. The first terminal set has two first grounding terminals, two first power terminals and multiple signal terminals. Each one of the terminals of the first terminal set has a first soldering section. The second terminal set has two second grounding terminals, two second power terminals and multiple signal terminals. Each one of the terminals of the second terminal set has a second soldering section. The second soldering sections of the second grounding terminals are located next to the first soldering sections of the first grounding terminals. The second soldering sections of the second power terminals are located next to the first soldering sections of the first power terminals. A soldering process of the connecter is improved by clustering the grounding terminals and the power terminals.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical contact subassembly and an outer housing. The contact subassembly is terminated to an electrical cable. The outer housing defines a cavity and holds the contact subassembly in the cavity. A mating segment of the outer housing defines a socket of the cavity that is configured to receive a plug end of a mating connector assembly. The outer housing further includes an interface seal within the cavity. The interface seal is configured to engage the plug end of the mating connector assembly during a mating operation to seal an interface between the connector assembly and the mating connector assembly. The seal may be formed by in-situ molding in the outer housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly for use with a mining cable coupler includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a front portion including a plug and a rear portion including a barrel configured to receive a first conductor. The second connector includes a front portion including a socket having a channel defined therein and a rear portion including a barrel configured to receive a second conductor. An annular groove is defined in an inner surface of the channel. An annular spring held in the annular groove. The channel is sized and configured to receive the plug such that the plug resiliently contacts the spring to electrically connect the first conductor received in the first connector barrel and the second conductor received in the second connector barrel.

Abstract: A socket housing and contact assembly process includes forming the solder ball contact region after initial installation of a set of contacts into the housing. The contact regions of the set of contacts pass through corresponding contact cavities to extend beyond the housing and the contact regions are formed over at equal angles for solder ball placement.

Abstract: A ground terminal fitting includes a bolt fastening portion (11) to be bolted to a ground part (40) and a wire connecting portion (12) to be connected to an end part of a wire (30). The bolt fastening portion (11) and a bottom plate portion (18) of the wire connecting portion (12) are arranged flush with each other. A protrusion (21) projecting toward the ground part (40) is provided on a part of the bolt fastening portion (11) around a bolt insertion hole (14) through which a bolt (41) is to be inserted. Since a linking portion (13) lining the bolt fastening portion (11) and the wire connecting portion (12) needs not be formed into a bent shape according to this configuration, a stress concentration on the linking portion (13) can be alleviated.

Abstract: A connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts, a slide plate, and a moving plate. The contacts are configured to make contact with a plurality of contact pads of a mating connector. The slide plate has a cam face composed of a pattern of projections and recesses and expanding in a direction intersecting with the mating direction. The moving plate expands in an overlapping manner with the slide plate and receives an action of the cam face caused by the sliding of the slide plate. The moving plate moves toward the mating connector and pushes the contacts onto the contact pads of the mating connector.