Abstract: A terminal structure to be assembled in a terminal slot is integrally formed by pressing a metal plate having first and second surfaces. The terminal structure includes a fixing portion and an elastic arm. The first surface of the fixing portion is fixed in the slot and is wider. The arm is connected to the fixing portion. Over 70% of the first surface of the arm are disposed on the same plane and the first surface of the arm has a curved shape. The first surface of the arm is narrower than the first surface of the fixing portion. An angle smaller than 30 degrees is formed between the first surfaces of the arm and the fixing portion. A top end of the arm exceeds a top end of the fixing portion, and is formed with a movable contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes terminals and a base formed with terminal slots each having opposite first walls and second walls. Pressing a metal plate forms a material tape and the continuous terminals connected thereto. Each terminal, assembled within the corresponding slot and then separated from the tape, has a cut surface, a plate surface, a fixing portion, an elastic arm and a pin portion. The fixing portion has a plate surface close to the first wall. The arm is connected to the fixing portion and has a plate surface, which extends longitudinally and slantingly upwards in a direction toward one side of the fixing portion and extends across the second wall to a location above the neighboring terminal slot. A connection point near a distal end of the arm is formed, and the pin portion disposed below the fixing portion extends downwards to a bottom end of the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plastic base, terminals, a metal member, and a bondable element. The plastic base is formed with a connection port. Each terminal is disposed on the plastic base and has a pin portion extending out of the plastic base. The metal member is fixed to the plastic base. The bondable element can be easily soldered and is assembled with a connection portion of the metal member.

Abstract: A terminal structure to be assembled in a terminal slot is integrally formed by pressing a metal plate having first and second surfaces. The terminal structure includes a fixing portion and an elastic arm. The first surface of the fixing portion is fixed in the slot and is wider. The arm is connected to the fixing portion. Over 70% of the first surface of the arm are disposed on the same plane and the first surface of the arm has a curved shape. The first surface of the arm is narrower than the first surface of the fixing portion. An angle smaller than 30 degrees is formed between the first surfaces of the arm and the fixing portion. A top end of the arm exceeds a top end of the fixing portion, and is formed with a movable contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base, an upper cover, terminals and a lever. The base is formed with terminal slots and a supporting seat formed with pivoting portions. The upper cover has a main body formed with through holes for accommodating the terminals, and a rear plate connected to a rear end of the main body. The lever has a rocking portion and a pivoting shaft, which includes first shafts pivotally connected to the pivoting portions, and a second shaft engaged with the rear plate. A side edge of the rear plate is nearer to a middle of the upper cover than a side edge of the main body. The rocking portion is disposed between the side edges so that the rocking portion may be rotated with respect to the side edge of the rear plate without exceeding the side edge of the main body.

Abstract: A multi-card connector assembly includes a mainboard on which a mainboard connector is disposed, a multi-card connector, and a circuit board, on which traces and a connection interface are formed. The multi-card connector includes a common seat formed with a plurality of slots into which different electrical cards may be inserted, and terminals disposed on the common seat. Each terminal has a pin extending out of a bottom surface of the common seat. Each trace has a first terminal and a second terminal, which are disposed on a plane of the circuit board. The first terminals of the traces are arranged in correspondence with the pins of the terminals of the multi-card connector such that the pins of the terminals are respectively soldered to the first terminals of the traces. The connection interface is electrically connected to the second terminals of the traces and is flexibly and electrically connected to the mainboard connector.

Abstract: A card-in/out device for an electrical connector having a base composed of a bottom seat and an upper cover covering over the bottom seat. The device includes a sliding slot structure, a pushing piece and an elastic member. The sliding slot structure disposed in the base has a circulation path formed with a concave first positioning point and an initial second positioning point, and a bottom surface formed with one-way stoppers such that a one-way circulation from the second positioning point to the first positioning point and then the second positioning point is formed. The pushing piece engaged with an inner surface of the upper cover may slide back and forth, and has a push portion to be pushed by an inserted electrical element, and a guiding rod fit into the sliding slot structure. The elastic member provides a force for moving the pushing piece back to an original position.

Abstract: A terminal structure to be assembled in a terminal slot is integrally formed by pressing a metal plate having first and second surfaces. The terminal structure includes a fixing portion and an elastic arm. The first surface of the fixing portion is fixed in the slot and is wider. The arm is connected to the fixing portion. Over 70% of the first surface of the arm are disposed on the same plane and the first surface of the arm has a curved shape. The first surface of the arm is narrower than the first surface of the fixing portion. An angle smaller than 30 degrees is formed between the first surfaces of the arm and the fixing portion. A top end of the arm exceeds a top end of the fixing portion, and is formed with a movable contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base, an upper cover, terminals and a lever. The base is formed with terminal slots and a supporting seat formed with pivoting portions. The upper cover has a main body formed with through holes for accommodating the terminals, and a rear plate connected to a rear end of the main body. The lever has a rocking portion and a pivoting shaft, which includes first shafts pivotally connected to the pivoting portions, and a second shaft engaged with the rear plate. A side edge of the rear plate is nearer to a middle of the upper cover than a side edge of the main body. The rocking portion is disposed between the side edges so that the rocking portion may be rotated with respect to the side edge of the rear plate without exceeding the side edge of the main body.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes terminals and a base formed with terminal slots each having opposite first walls and second walls. Pressing a metal plate forms a material tape and the continuous terminals connected thereto. Each terminal, assembled within the corresponding slot and then separated from the tape, has a cut surface, a plate surface, a fixing portion, an elastic arm and a pin portion. The fixing portion has a plate surface close to the first wall. The arm is connected to the fixing portion and has a plate surface, which extends longitudinally and slantingly upwards in a direction toward one side of the fixing portion and extends across the second wall to a location above the neighboring terminal slot. A connection point near a distal end of the arm is formed, and the pin portion disposed below the fixing portion extends downwards to a bottom end of the base.

Abstract: An electrical connector to be electrically connected to a transmission cable plug. The connector includes a plastic base, a metal housing and at least one fastening assembly. At least one connection slot and a plurality of terminals are formed on the plastic base. Each of the terminals has a pin portion extending out of the plastic base. The metal housing covers the plastic base while exposing the at least one connection slot of the plastic base and the pin portions of the terminals to the outside. The at least one fastening assembly contacts the metal housing and thus is electrically connected to a circuit board. The at least one fastening assembly and the metal housing pertain to different parts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base and terminals. The base is formed with terminal slots in which the terminals are disposed. Each terminal slot has first and second walls, and third and fourth walls. Each terminal includes a fixing portion, an elastic arm and a pin portion. The fixing portion presses against and is positioned by the terminal slot. The fixing portion has first and second plates that are folded. The first plate contacts the first wall of the terminal slot. The elastic arm is connected to a top of the second plate. The elastic arm extends upward in a direction toward the fixing portion. A connection point is formed on the elastic arm close to a free end of the elastic arm. The pin portion, which is formed by prodding and pressing the fixing portion, extends toward a bottom of the base.

Abstract: An upright battery seat for a button battery includes a base and positive and negative terminals each having an elastic arm located in a slot and electrically connected to the battery, a positioning portion positioned with the base, and a pin portion extending out of the base. The base has a circumferential wall and a longitudinal placement surface to form the slot. The wall is formed with an opening and first and second engagement portions. The first and second engagement portions engage with two side edges of the battery. The first engagement portion has an engaging surface substantially perpendicular to an inner surface of the wall. The arm of the positive terminal projects over the inner surface and enables one side of the battery to engage with the engaging surface. When the battery is pressed down, the side edge of the battery can escape from the engaging surface without locking.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plastic base, a plurality of terminals and a metal housing. One connection space is formed on the plastic base. The terminals each having a pin portion extending out of the plastic base are disposed in the plastic base. The metal housing has a top surface, two side surfaces, a front surface and a rear surface and covers the plastic base. One of the top, side, front and rear surfaces is formed with an opening for exposing the connection space of the plastic base to the outside. A locking device is formed on the rear surface and one of the side surfaces of the metal housing. The locking device includes a first engaging piece and a second engaging piece corresponding to the first engaging piece. The first engaging piece is formed with a longitudinal slot through which the second engaging piece passes.

Abstract: An electrical connector with a solder ball locking structure includes a base, solder balls and terminals. The base has terminal slots, solder ball slots under the terminal slots, and channels respectively communicating the terminal slots with the solder ball slots. The solder balls are respectively disposed in the solder ball slots. Each ball has a bottom end projecting over a bottom of the base. The terminals are respectively disposed in the terminal slots. Each terminal has a contact extending toward a top of the terminal slot and at least one connecting sheet extending toward a bottom of the terminal slot. The connecting sheet extends to the solder ball slot through the channel and intrudes into the solder ball to form a locking structure, which prevents the solder ball from falling out of the solder ball slot.

Abstract: An integrated circuit package having metallic members intruding into solder balls. The integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit, an encapsulant, a plurality of solder balls and a plurality of metallic members. A plurality of bonding pads is disposed on an integrated circuit. The encapsulant is made of an insulation material and covers the integrated circuit. A plurality of slots is formed on a bottom surface of the encapsulant. The solder balls are respectively disposed in the slots on the bottom surface of the encapsulant and protrude from the bottom surface of the encapsulant. Each metallic member has a first end, which is electrically connected to a bonding pad of the integrated circuit, and a second end, which protrudes from the bottom surface of the encapsulant and is bent to intrude into a corresponding one of the solder balls to fix the solder ball.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plastic base, a metal housing, a plate-engaging element and a grounding element. A connection portion and terminals each having a pin portion extending out of the plastic base are disposed on the plastic base. The metal housing covers the plastic base while exposing the connection portion of the plastic base and the pin portions of the terminals. The plate-engaging element is formed with one elastic hook extending below the plastic base to engage with a connection hole of a circuit board. The grounding element contacting the metal housing is formed with a positioning piece extending below the plastic base and being positioned by a grounding hole of the circuit board. The plate-engaging element and the metal housing pertain to different parts. The plate-engaging element is formed with a fixing portion engaging with the plastic base.

Abstract: An electrical connector to be electrically connected to a plug includes a plastic base, a metal housing and an engaging element. A connection slot and terminals are formed on the base. Each terminal has a pin portion extending out of the plastic base. The metal housing covers the plastic base while exposing the connection slot and the pin portions. The engaging element has a fixing part and an elastic engaging piece which is located within the connection slot. A projecting engaging portion, which is near a distal end of the engaging element and engages with the plug, is formed. The metal housing is composed of a thin metal plate which is bent. The engaging element and the metal housing pertain to different parts. A thickness of the engaging element is greater than that of the metal housing. The engaging element is assembled in the plastic base through the fixing part.

Abstract: A lateral engaging structure of an electrical connector is disposed at one side of a plastic base of the connector to engage with an inserted circuit board. The structure includes a main body and an elastic arm. The main body has vertical first and transversal plates. The first plate is connected to the plastic base. The transversal plate is disposed at a front end of the first plate and extends in a direction perpendicular to the first plate. The transversal plate is formed with a step including a first surface, a second surface and a vertical stopping surface. The elastic arm has a rear end connected to the first plate, a front section engaging with the circuit board, and a front end formed with a stopping portion, which protrudes forward and is disposed below the first surface.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a seamless metal housing and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrical connector includes a plastic base and a metal housing. The housing shields a connection portion of the plastic base and is integrally formed with a top surface and a plurality of circumferential surfaces to define a chamber having an opened bottom end. At least one surface among the circumferential surfaces and the top surface is formed with an opening to expose the connection portion of the plastic base. No seam is formed between any adjacent two surfaces among the top surface and the circumferential surfaces.