Abstract: The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a wire coupling portion, the wire coupling portion including a generally flat, plateau portion wherein the plateau portion includes a trough. The electrical connector wherein the trough is generally semi-cylindrical. The electrical connector further comprises an overlap portion that is positioned generally parallel to the plateau portion. The electrical connector wherein the overlap portion is positioned generally adjacent to an open side of the trough. The electrical connector further comprising an electrical device coupling portion at an end of the electrical connector opposite to the wire coupling portion.

Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting at least one electrical conductor includes: a housing; a first connection space formed in the housing; a second connection space formed in the housing; a first busbar piece arranged in the first connection space; a second busbar piece arranged in the second connection space; a first torsion spring which is arranged in the first connection space and has a clamping limb and a retaining limb; and a second torsion spring which is arranged in the second connection space and has a clamping limb and a retaining limb. The first connection space and the second connection space adjoin one another. The first torsion spring is arranged in the first connection space and the second torsion spring is arranged in the second connection space such that the retaining limb of the first torsion spring is supported by the retaining limb of the second torsion spring.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector module having a connector body with side edges and end edges. The connector body has contact channels holding contacts. The connector assembly includes a mounting frame having side walls and an end wall opposite a window between the side walls. The window is open to and provides access to a passage that receives the connector module. The mounting frame includes a connector module support structure for supporting the connector module in the passage that defines a confined space oversized relative to the connector body of the connector module to allow a limited amount of floating movement in the confined space in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the mating direction.

Abstract: A terminal module (10) has a metal case (20) with a ceiling wall (21), a bottom wall (51) facing the ceiling wall (21), opposed side walls (23) extending from the ceiling wall (21) toward the bottom wall (51) and retaining pieces (24). A coil spring (40) is sandwiched between the ceiling wall (21) and the bottom wall (51). The retaining pieces (24) face each other in a direction perpendicular to a facing direction of the side walls (23) and project toward the bottom wall (51) from the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). The side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) are disposed alternately on the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). A spring receiving portion (26) formed by the ceiling wall (21), the side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) receives an end part of the coil spring (40) on the side of the ceiling wall (21).

Abstract: An electrical connector with biased latch and method. The electrical connector has a housing and a latch which extends from the housing. The latch has a latching region and a biasing region. The latching region has a latching projection with a reference surface. The biasing region has a biasing member. The cooperation of the biasing member with a mating electrical connector and the reference surface with the mating electrical connector prevents the unwanted movement of the electrical connector relative to the mating electrical connector.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprising a termination with at least one conductive, compressible member and a conductive ground shield. The conductive, compressible member may be held within a connector module forming the termination such that the conductive compressive member is pressed against, and therefore makes electrical contact with, both an outer conductive layer of the cable and ground structures within the connector module. In some embodiments, these connections may be formed using a conductive, compressible member with an opening configured to receive the end of the cable therethrough. The conductive ground shield may be configured to compress the conductive, compressible member, and to cause the conductive, compressible member to electrically contact the cable's conductive layer. The conductive, compressible member may be formed from a compressible material and may comprise a plurality of conductive particulates configured to provide electrically conductive paths.

Abstract: The electric switch comprises at least one key (4) that pivots about a pivoting axis (5) and a base (2) provided with at least one electric connection and disconnection actuation point (3), so that the pivoting of the key 4 causes the application of pressure to at least one actuation point 3 and causes the electric connection or disconnection, and it is characterized in that the base (2) comprises at least one pivoting actuator (6). A low-cost mechanical type electric switch is obtained which automatically returns to its rest position, and which for the user has the same sensation as an electronic type electric switch.

Abstract: An I/O device includes an I/O base, at least two I/O modules supported on the I/O base, and a duplex terminal block assembly supported on the I/O base. The at least two I/O modules include a first I/O module and a second I/O module coupled to the duplex terminal block assembly in parallel. The duplex terminal block assembly can include connectors for connecting to a field device. The duplex terminal block assembly can include conductive structures for coupling the connectors with each of the first and second I/O modules. The duplex terminal block can be installed in a pair of ports in an I/O base to connect two I/O modules in parallel.

Abstract: A connector (10) includes a first connector (20) and a second connector (50) to be connected to each other. The first connector (20) includes first terminals (21) and a first housing (23) configured to accommodate the first terminals (21). The second connector (50) includes second terminals (51) and a second housing (53) configured to accommodate the second terminals (51) and having a receptacle (54) to be fit to the first housing (23). A concave portion (30) is provided on a side of the first housing (23) to be fit to the second housing (53). The second housing (53) is provided with a pry preventing protrusion (62) projecting forwardly of the receptacle (54) and configured to suppress a positional deviation of the second housing (53) with respect to the first housing (23) by entering the concave portion (30) during a connecting operation.

Abstract: A female terminal 10 to be fit to a male terminal 50 is provided with a box-shaped female body portion 12 including a ceiling wall 14 and a bottom wall 21 facing each other in a vertical direction and open in a front-rear direction, the male terminal 50 being inserted into the female body portion 12, contact pressure applying portions 16 provided between the ceiling wall 14 and the bottom wall 21 of the female body portion 12 and configured to apply a contact pressure to the male terminal 50 by contacting the male terminal 50 from the side of the ceiling wall 14, and a pressure increasing plate 30 configured to displace the contact pressure applying portions 16 toward the bottom wall 21 by being inserted into between the ceiling wall 14 of the female body portion 12 0 and the contact pressure applying portions 16.

Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulating body and a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body is provided. At least one of the terminals has a first section and a pair of second sections. The second sections structurally extend and branch out from the first section. On a plane where the terminals are located, orthogonal projections of the second sections are misaligned and do not overlap with each other.

Abstract: A connector includes: a casing that has a housing space, a through hole communicating the housing space with an external space, and an electric wire insertion hole, and that holds a connection terminal connected to a counterpart device; a wiring material that has a distal end part inserted into the housing space via the electric wire insertion hole and a conductor part exposed from a covering at the distal end part, the exposed conductor part being curved at a curved part and connected to the connection terminal; and a conductive voltage detection terminal that has a connection part connected to the exposed conductor part at a position closer to the covering than a curved part and a voltage detection part facing the through hole, and that is provided by branching from a conduction path between the connection terminal and the conductor part.

Abstract: A connector (1) is mounted on a case (12) including an internal space (120) accommodating an electronic board (11). The connector (1) includes first terminals (3), a first core (4), second terminals (5), a second core (6), a housing (7) and a ventilation passage (8). The ventilation passage (8) allows the internal space (120) of the case (12) to communicate with outside air. At least a part of the ventilation passage (8) is constituted by a groove (40) formed in at least one of mutually overlapping surfaces (411, 611) of the first core (4) and the second core (6). An outer vent (81) of the ventilation passage (8) is formed at a position closer to the case (12) than the receptacle (71) in a Z direction.

Abstract: For example, the provision of a cable connector where a cable holder can maintain the position of a member where the cable holder is mounted, before and after the mounting. The cable connector includes a housing and paired cable holders. One end of a cable can be mounted in each of the paired cable holders. Each of the paired cable holders includes a cantilevered arm portion extending in a mounting direction of the cable holder on the housing. At least part of the arm portion can come face to face with part of the housing in a direction along a lead-out direction of the cable from the cable holder, at the time and after the mounting of the cable holder on the housing.

Abstract: The invention concerns a manufacturing method for an electrical resistor (1), in particular for a low-resistance current measuring resistor, with the following steps (S1-S4): a) providing a plate-shaped base part (9) for the resistor (1), the base part (9) having a certain thickness and corresponding to the thickness a certain value of an electrical component characteristic (R), the thickness-dependent electrical component characteristic (R) preferably being the electrical resistance (1) of the base part (9), the sheet resistance or the transverse resistance, and b) rolling the base part (9) with a certain degree of rolling (AG), the thickness of the base part (9) decreasing in accordance with the degree of rolling (AG) and the value of the component characteristic (R) changing accordingly, c) measuring the thickness-dependent electrical component characteristic (R) on the rolled base part (9), and d) adaptation of the degree of rolling (AG) as a function of the measured electrical component characteristic (

Abstract: Plug assembly including a pluggable connector having a mating end and a trailing end and a central axis extending therebetween. The pluggable connector includes internal electronics that generate thermal energy within the pluggable connector. The mating end is configured to engage a data connector. The pluggable connector also includes a thermal interface region that is coupled to the pluggable connector. The thermal interface region includes a series of transfer plates that extend parallel to each other and to the central axis. The transfer plates define a series of plate-receiving slots extending parallel to the central axis. The thermal interface region transfers the thermal energy generated by the internal electronics through the transfer plates.

Abstract: An assembly to electrically attach equipment is provided. The assembly may include a junction box and the equipment may include solar panels. The junction box may include a housing with side openings through which interconnecting conductors may pass through and into an inner cavity within the box. The housing also may include bottom openings through which conductors from the solar panel may pass through and into the inner cavity within the box. Within the cavity, the junction box may include flat conductive plates to which the ends of the conductors are electrically connected. In this way, a set of junction boxes may be used to electrically connect a group of solar panels in series. Each junction box may also include a diode configured between its flat conductive plates.

Abstract: Tamper resistant cartridges for electrical devices are provided. The tamper resistant cartridges include a housing and one or more tamper resistant assemblies configured to normally block access to electrical contacts with the electrical device, and to permit access to such electrical contacts when the line phase prongs of a plug are inserted into the electrical device.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals. Each conductive terminal has: a main body portion; an elastic arm bending and extending upward from the main body portion; a through slot running through the elastic arm, forming a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm at two opposite sides thereof; and a contact portion bending and extending upward from the elastic arm. A width of the first elastic arm is greater than a width of the second elastic arm. The contact portion defines a virtual center line along an extending direction thereof. A gap between an inner side wall of the first elastic arm on a side thereof adjacent to the through slot and the center line is smaller than a gap between an inner side wall of the second elastic arm on a side thereof adjacent to the through slot and the center line.

Abstract: Various embodiments include device housing for an electrical device comprising: an inner housing with a first lower shell and a first upper shell; and an outer housing with a second lower shell and a second upper shell. There is a cable insertion opening defined by a cable seating profile in the first lower shell and a flush cable cover profile in the first upper shell for a cable routed to the device; a clamping body retained by the inner housing; and a friction and/or form-fitting contact between the clamping body and the cable can be effected by means of the outer housing when the clamping body is pressed onto an outer surface of the cable by the upper shell of the outer housing.