Abstract: A terminal-equipped wire is provided with a wire including a conductor, a terminal to be connected to the conductor, and a shell to be mounted on the terminal. The terminal includes a grip portion for sandwiching the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion for pressing at least a part of the grip portion toward the conductor. The grip portion has a Sn—Ni alloy layer. The Sn—Ni alloy layer includes locally projecting protrusions. The protrusions bite into the conductor.

Abstract: A connecting terminal for connecting an electrical conductor is provided. The connecting terminal includes a housing and a conductor insertion opening formed in the housing, via which the conductor to be connected is insertable into the conductor connection chamber along an insertion direction. The connecting terminal also includes a current bar arranged in the conductor connection space of the housing and a clamping spring arranged in the conductor connection chamber and having a retaining leg and a clamping leg. The clamping leg is transferrable into a clamping position and into an open position. The connecting terminal further includes an actuating element, which is arranged displaceably in the housing along an actuating direction. The clamping leg of the clamping spring is actuatable by means of the actuating element in order to transition from the clamping position into the open position.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a contact receiving passageway extending through a mating end of the housing in a longitudinal direction and a contact disposed in the contact receiving passageway. The housing has a window extending through a wall of the housing in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The contact has a mating section disposed at the mating end and a contact section extending from the mating section. An exposed portion of the contact section is exposed to an area exterior of the housing through the window.

Abstract: A pin assembly includes a plurality of pins and a plurality of seals. The plurality of seals are separate from one another and are each formed from an elastically deformable material. The seals are each disposed on one of the pins and are each retained on the one of the pins by interaction of the elastically deformable material with the one of the pins.

Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a protrusion portion provided on a second housing at a position close to and facing a distal end portion of a locking portion in a locked state in which the locking portion is locked to a locked portion, so that the protrusion portion restricts an action of an external force on the distal end portion of the locking portion in the locked state.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a slot; plural contacts secured in the insulative housing and exposed to the slot; and a metallic shell mounted to the insulative housing and having a top plate, a bottom plate, and a connecting part connected to the top plate at an upper end thereof and connected to the bottom plate at a lower end thereof, wherein the top plate has a pair of actuating arms and the connecting part has a pair of locking arms, and the top plate is movable about the upper end of the connecting part to actuate the pair of locking arms by the pair of actuating arms.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a flat flexible cable disposed in the housing. The housing has a base and a cover movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. The cover has a body and a protrusion protruding from the body. The flat flexible cable has an insulation material and a plurality of flat flexible conductors embedded in the insulation material. The flat flexible cable has an opening extending through the insulation material. The protrusion extends through the opening and abuts the base in the closed position of the cover.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a housing defining an interior space and a slot and a spring pin terminal disposed within the slot of the housing. The spring pin terminal includes a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and an intermediate portion that extends between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. The first contact portion includes a contact point that engages a first electrically conductive structure and a retention force support that engages a portion of the intermediate portion of the spring pin terminal. The second contact portion includes a contact point that engages a second electrically conductive structure and a retention force and alignment support that engages the intermediate portion of the spring pin terminal.

Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body and a slider. The terminal body is formed by processing a metal sheet. The terminal body is coupled to a front end of an electric wire with respect to an extending direction in which the electric wire extends. The terminal body holds the electric wire. The slider is slidable in the extending direction relative to the terminal body. The terminal body includes connecting tabs that includes contact surfaces contactable with the electric wire. Each of the connecting tabs has a cantilever shape. The slider includes pressing portions that press the connecting tabs so that the connecting tabs deform and the contact surfaces contact the electric wire when the slider is slid. The connecting tabs include burrs that are produced during processing of the metal sheet. The burrs protrude from the contact surfaces toward the electric wire.

Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire that includes a conductor, a terminal connected to the conductor, and a shell attached to the terminal. The conductor has a nominal cross-sectional area of 0.13 mm2 or less. The terminal includes a grip portion that pinches the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion that presses at least a portion of the grip portion toward the conductor. At least one of the conductor and the grip portion includes a tin layer, and an oxide coating formed on the surface of the tin layer. An adhering portion formed of a portion of tin contained in the tin layer that passes through the oxide coating and pours out onto a surface of the oxide coating. The adhering portion has an area of 0.100 mm2 or more.

Abstract: An electrical system comprises a flexible circuit (FC) comprising at least one conductive circuit trace disposed within or between one or more dielectric layers and defining at least one exposed conductive circuit trace portion, an electrical device system comprising an electrical device disposed within a housing and at least one conductive terminal electrically connected to the electrical device and that extend substantially to an end of the housing, and an electrical connector configured to physically secure and electrically connect the at least one exposed conductive circuit trace portion to the at least one conductive terminal of the electrical device system, wherein the electrical connector and the housing of the electrical device system define at least one connection feature for physically securing to each other.

Abstract: A connecting terminal (A, B) comprising: a housing (1) comprising a conductor inlet opening (8) configured to receive a conductor (9) to be clamped, the housing (1) comprising a conductor clamping region extending from the conductor inlet opening (8) in an insertion direction of the conductor (9) to be clamped; a current rail (3) disposed in the housing (1) and forming at least a first boundary of the conductor clamping region; and a spring clamp (4) disposed in the housing (1) and configured to exert a clamping force towards the first boundary of the conductor clamping region shall provides a more reliable operation over an extended period of time, in particular with maximum size conductors. To that end, the current rail (3) comprises a first extension (27) forming a second boundary of the conductor clamping region.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor which makes it easy to mount a cable to a circuit board. This sensor 1 is provided with: a circuit board 2; a connector 10 which is composed of a metal material and which is fixed to the circuit board 2; and a cable 3 which is connected to the circuit board 2 via the connector 10. The connector 10 has: a bottom part 11 that is connected to the circuit board 2; and a pair of pinching elements 12L, 12R that are raised upright from said bottom part 11. The cable 3 is held in a space S between the pair of pinching elements 12L, 12R.

Abstract: Provided is a female electrical connector referred to as a retaining ring terminal. The retaining ring terminal is a one-piece electrical connector having a crimp style cable connector portion on one end for receiving an electrical cable and a female post connector portion on a second end for receiving a post or male electrical connector. The female post connector portion includes a flat planar ring and a plurality of tabs (separated by a plurality of grooves) which extend from the inner surface of the flat planar ring inwardly towards the opening of the female post connector portion. The female post connector portion also includes a groove which extends through a flat planar ring, referred to as a ring groove which becomes a tab groove and has the same shape as the other tab grooves. A pair of ring holes are positioned on opposite sides of the ring groove on the flat planar ring.

Abstract: The described connector assemblies are useful in wire-to-board systems. Some assemblies include a free-end connector that is attached to a twin-ax cable, and a fixed-end connector that is attached to a board. Embodiments include a free-end terminal set including a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and a ground plate. The ground plate has a horseshoe shape and provides a ground terminal on opposing sides of the first and second signal terminals. Additionally, embodiments include a locking system between the free-end connector and fixed-end connector, and lead designs for the fixed-end connector utilizing a similar horseshoe shape as that used for the ground plate of the free-end connector.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector with a plug end surface which is provided for connecting the electrical plug connector to a mating plug connector includes an electrical contact for connecting an electrical conductor to the electrical plug connector. The plug connector includes a spring cage having a clamping spring acting as a pressure spring and a busbar contact region opposite the clamping spring. The plug connector further includes a single-part or multipart connection housing designed to accommodate the contact and to latch the clamping spring in a latching state in an open position. The latching and open position can be brought out of engagement by inserting the conductor. The plug connector further includes a release element which is provided for releasing the electrical conductor from the contact so that the conductor can be removed from the plug connector. The release element is integrated in the plug connector.

Abstract: A unipolar connection terminal for a high-voltage connector and a connector device are provided in the invention. The unipolar connection terminal is mounted in a housing of the connector device. The connector device has a columnar insertion tube to be connected and passed through by a mating terminal, an end portion of the insertion tube extends in a radial direction to form at least three protrusion structures, and the at least three protrusion structures are arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of an end surface of the insertion tube. According to the unipolar connection terminal and the connector device provided by the invention, when the unipolar connection terminal is mounted in the housing of the connector device, an erroneous assembly can be effectively avoided due to the arrangement of the protruding structures disposed at the end portion of the insertion tube, and a conduction effect of the connector device is guaranteed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wire terminals and/or termination mechanisms arranged and configured for use with a wiring device The wire terminals may be used in any suitable line-voltage wiring device. The wire terminals are arranged and configured to selectively receive a distal end of a wire therein.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for applying a compression load on at least part of an application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) ball grid array (“BGA”) package during the rework or secondary reflow process. The compression-loading assembly may include a top plate and a compression plate. The compression plate may exert a compression load on at least part of the ASIC using one or more compression mechanisms. The compression mechanisms may each include a bolt and a spring. The bolt may releasably couple the top plate to the compression plate and allow for adjustments to the compression load. The spring may be positioned on the bolt between the top plate and the compression plate and, therefore, may exert a force in a direction away from the top plate and toward the compression plate. The compression load may retain the solder joint and may prevent the solder separation defect during the reflow process.

Abstract: This utility model provides a wiring terminal, used for receiving and connecting to a conducting wire, the wiring terminal including: a housing, provided with a mounting channel and an insertion hole communicating with the mounting channel for the conducting wire to be inserted; a conductive piece and a clamping piece, both of which are arranged in the mounting channel, where the conductive piece and the clamping piece cooperate to form a natural state in which the conducting wire placed in the mounting channel is clamped between the clamping piece and the conductive piece through elastic abutment and a pressed state in which the conductive piece and the clamping piece are controlled by an external force to deform in a direction distal from the clamped conducting wire.