Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a first insulating body, a sleeve barrel and a spring. The first insulating body defines a first sliding slot penetrating a front surface thereof. The sleeve barrel is worn outside the first insulating body. The spring is disposed between the sleeve barrel and the first insulating body. A slider block is protruded from a front portion of an inner surface of the sleeve barrel, the slider block is capable of sliding in the first sliding slot. The receptacle connector includes a second insulating body. The second insulating body defines a second sliding slot corresponding to the first sliding slot which includes a longitudinal part penetrating a rear surface of the second insulating body and an inclined part extending sideward and inclining frontward from a front end of the longitudinal part.

Abstract: A connector (C) has a terminal fitting (10) including a terminal connecting portion (11) to be connected to a mating terminal and barrels to be crimped to a wire (W). A housing (50) has a terminal accommodating chamber (57) that is configured to accommodate the terminal fitting (10). A sleeve (20) has an accommodation space (21) configured to accommodate the barrels crimped to the wire (W). A rubber plug (45) includes a center hole (46) and is configured so that the wire (W) extending back from a rear wall (24B) of the accommodation space (21) penetrates therethrough in a sealed state. A rear holder (60) obstructs rearward movement of the terminal fitting (10) via the sleeve (20). A center position (P2) of the center hole (46) is displaced toward a rear bottom plate (19B) from a center position (P1) of the terminal connecting portion (11).

Abstract: A terminal block device to which a first wire and a second wire are to be connected includes a terminal block body made of an insulating material, a cover that is made of an insulating material and covers the terminal block body, a shaft member at which a terminal of the first wire and a terminal of the second wire are engaged, a cylindrical relay terminal through which the shaft member is inserted and which is inserted through the cover, a fastening member for fastening the terminal of the first wire and the terminal of the second wire to the relay terminal. The relay terminal includes a first seat surface that is contactable with the terminal of the first wire between the terminal block body and the cover and a second seat surface that is contactable with the terminal of the second wire outside the cover.

Abstract: Pluggable connector including a connector housing having a leading end. The connector housing includes interior sidewalls that define a receiving space and an opening to the receiving space at the leading end. The pluggable connector also includes a contact array of electrical contacts disposed in the receiving space. The contact array is configured to engage corresponding electrical contacts of a mating connector. The pluggable connector also includes an inner electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket that is coupled to the interior sidewalls and surrounds a portion of the interior space about the central axis. The connector housing is configured to receive the mating connector through the opening and into the receiving space when the connector housing is moved in a mating direction along the central axis. The inner EMI gasket engages the mating connector in the receiving space to electrically couple the mating connector to the connector housing.

Abstract: The card connector includes a socket for inserting a tray, the socket having an ejector for ejecting the inserted tray in response to a pushing operation performed using a pin inserted into a through-hole in the tray, and a lock portion extending from the proximal portion of the socket in an oblique direction vertically with respect to the insertion direction of the tray and engaging an engaged portion of the tray on the proximal side of the ejector, the lock portion being disengaged from the engaged portion of the tray by the leveling action of the pin inserted into the through-hole, and the ejector being pushed in by the pin having leveled the lock portion.

Abstract: A socket assembly is for a meter center including at least one meter having a stab. The socket assembly includes a base member; and a jaw assembly having a first jaw member and a second jaw member coupled to the first jaw member, each of the first jaw member and the second jaw member having a number of retaining edges and being structured to engage the stab. The jaw assembly is structured to rotate between a first position corresponding to disengagement between the number of retaining edges and the base member, and a second position corresponding to engagement between the number of retaining edges and the base member.

Abstract: A vehicle-side connector (10) is to be connected to a battery in a vehicle. The vehicle-side connector (10) includes a housing main body (20) fixed to a body of the vehicle, and a sub-housing (30) fit to the housing main body (20) from an inner side of the vehicle. A seal (31) is sandwiched between the housing main body (20) and the sub-housing (30) to cut off the interior of the vehicle from water. A water guide (27) is formed by a clearance (S) between the housing main body (20) and the sub-housing (30) and is outside a water cut-off area defined by the seal (31). A water drain (28) opens down from the water guide (27) in the housing main body (20) and is configured to drain water to an outer side of the vehicle.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, flexible terminals, and flat terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion. The flexible terminals and the flat terminals are held in the base portion and disposed at an upper surface of the tongue portion. The flat terminals are arranged in front of the flexible terminals and include two pairs of signal terminals and a ground terminal between the signal terminals. Each flat terminal includes a flat contact portion, a tail portion, and a body portion between the flat contact portion and the tail portion. The body portion of the ground terminal includes two first widening portions extended outward from two sides thereof. A first distance is defined between each first widening portion and the body portion of the corresponding nearest signal terminal. A second distance is defined between the two signal terminals for each pair thereof.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a mating tongue defining top and bottom surfaces thereon. Each surface is provided with a plurality of conductors in one row wherein the characters/categories of the conductors on the top surface are sequentially arranged to be same with those on the bottom surface with a pair of power conductors in two notches at two lateral side edges. The corresponding receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board, defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue therein. Opposite top and bottom rows of contacts are respectively located by upper and bottom sides of the receiving cavity and categorized essentially in a same sequence with the conductors of the plug connector for respectively connecting to the corresponding conductive pads, respectively. A pair of power contacts are located by two lateral sides of the receiving cavity to couple to the corresponding power conductor portions in the notches.

Abstract: A low profile electrical connector includes a connector body having a top, a bottom and opposite sides. The connector body has a width defining a width profile and a height defining a height profile of the connector body. The electrical connector includes a latch extending from the connector body. The latch has a first latch, a second latch and an actuator operably connected to the latches. The first and second latches are positioned along the first and second sides. The actuator extends along the top and is actuated downward to deflect the first and second latches from latching positions to released positions. The first and second latches are positioned below the top and above the bottom such that the first and second latches are entirely contained within the height profile of the connector body.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for creating a connection mechanism for a circuit board. The method includes securing a plurality of electrical conductors to a sleeve. Once the electrical conductors have been coupled to the sleeve, the sleeve and the plurality of conductors are coupled to, and molded with, the circuit board. At least one side of the circuit board, such as, for example, the molding over the plurality of electrical conductors, is subsequently reduced to expose at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors. An electrical connector is then coupled to the at least the portion of the one or more of the plurality of electrical conductors that was exposed when the first side of the printed circuit board was reduced.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a mating tongue defining top and bottom surfaces thereon. Each surface is provided with a plurality of conductors in one row wherein the characters/categories of the conductors on the top surface are sequentially arranged to be same with those on the bottom surface with a pair of power conductors in two notches at two lateral side edges. The corresponding receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board, defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue therein. Opposite top and bottom rows of contacts are respectively located by upper and bottom sides of the receiving cavity and categorized essentially in a same sequence with the conductors of the plug connector for respectively connecting to the corresponding conductive pads, respectively. A pair of power contacts are located by two lateral sides of the receiving cavity to couple to the corresponding power conductor portions in the notches.

Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a flat conductive member. The electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for receiving the flat conductive member; terminals arranged in the housing in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member rotatable between an open position and a close position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an engaging portion for engaging an engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the close portion. The movable member includes a pressure receiving portion for abutting against the engaged portion when the movable member is situated at the open portion. The movable member includes a passing allowing space between the engaging portion and the pressure receiving portion for allowing the engaged portion to pass through. The engaged portion passes through the passing allowing space when the movable member is rotated toward the close position.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a connector body defining a front mating cavity with a first inner side and a second inner side opposite to the first inner side, and a rear cable supporting platform with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first inner side and a plurality of terminals. The terminals include two rows of contacting sections arranged along the first and second inner sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs extending to the platform to be welded to a cable. The soldering legs are arranged in one row and exposing to the first surface of the platform while the second surface of the platform has no soldering legs to be welded to the cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector with improved terminal set comprising having an insulation seat; a first and a second terminal sets joined respectively with the insulation seat, the first and the second terminal sets comprising having respectively an alignment terminal, multiple first terminals and multiple second terminals, each of the alignment terminal, the first and the second terminals having a contacting portion, a bending portion and a welding portion; each of the first and the second terminals being provided respectively on two sides of each of the alignment terminals, and the contacting portion and the bending portion for each of the first and the second terminals having a deflecting portion connected therebetween; and a metal shell covering the insulation seat, the first terminal set and the second terminal set.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a circuit board and elastic pieces is provided. The elastic pieces are disposed on the circuit board. Each elastic piece includes contact portions, fixing portions and insulating portions. The fixing portions are fixed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The contact portions are connected to corresponding fixing portions and are protruded from the fixing portions along a direction away from the circuit board. Each insulating portion is connected to two adjacent fixing portions, so as to connect and electrically insulate the fixing portions. Moreover, an electronic device including the above-mentioned connector is also provided.

Abstract: A receptacle block defines one or more sockets at which plugs may be received. Each socket contains a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts. Each socket also includes a sensing contact that interacts with the second set of contacts to close an electrical switch. For example, the sensing contact can interact with an arm extending from one of the contacts of the second set. Closure of the switch can be detected and interpreted to indicate that a plug has been received at the respective socket.

Abstract: An electrical connecting module includes a first electrical connector, and a second electrical connector, both being coaxially fittable into each other. The first electrical connector includes a first housing, and a contact terminal housed in a terminal space formed in the first housing. The second electrical connector includes a second housing and a cylindrical terminal fixed in the second housing, the cylindrical terminal being fabricated by joining opposite ends of an electrically conductive sheet to each other in a manner such that the sheet defines a circular cross-section. The contact terminal includes an elastic contact piece contacting an inner surface of the cylindrical terminal. Each of the housings includes a positioning section for causing the elastic contact piece to contact the cylindrical terminal at the inner surface other than an area through which the opposite ends of the electrically conductive sheet are joined to each other.

Abstract: An connector terminal to be inserted into an opening of a housing, includes a first portion inserted into the opening such that the first portion is held in the opening, and a second portion outwardly projecting from the first portion, the second portion being formed at a surface thereof with at least one groove extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the connector terminal is inserted into the opening.

Abstract: A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends.