Patents by Inventor Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240079808Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body having a terminal installation position for installing a terminal, a first connecting part, an accommodating cavity, and an insertion slot, a cover having a second connecting part, and an elastic support fixed in the accommodating cavity. The cover is movably connected to the body by the first connecting part and the second connecting part. The elastic support has a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm supports the cover. The second elastic arm has a snap-fit part locking an external insert inserted into the insertion slot at a preset position. The cover is movable relative to the body to have the second connecting part press and elastically deform the second elastic arm, driving the snap-fit part to move and unlock the external insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Patent number: 11901662Abstract: A connector housing includes a body defining an accommodating channel sized to receive a pin terminal, and a blocking structure formed in the accommodating channel and positioned to prevent a bent portion of a pin terminal from rebounding.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang, Jianding Du
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Patent number: 11831117Abstract: A conductive terminal adapted to be installed in an insulative housing of a connector comprises a mating portion located at a front of the terminal for engaging with a terminal of a mating connector, and a crimping portion located at a rear of the terminal for crimping to a wire. A blocking portion of the terminal is located between the mating portion and the crimping portion and engages with the insulative housing to constrain the movement of the conductive terminal in the housing in a longitudinal direction and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Patent number: 11824290Abstract: A connector comprises a housing having at least a pair of legs extending from a bottom thereof, and at least one conductive terminal arranged in the housing. Each of the legs includes a body connected to the bottom of the housing and extending downward in a height direction of the housing. A conical guide is connected to a lower end of the body of each leg for guiding the leg into a hole formed in a circuit board. A positioning end is connected to a lower end of the conical guide of each leg and includes a positioning surface extending in the height direction for contacting an inner wall of the hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230131397Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a latch and a terminal mounted in the housing. The terminal has a locking hole with a locking hole front portion in a terminal insertion direction along which the terminal is inserted into the housing and a locking hole rear portion in the terminal insertion direction. A size of the locking hole front portion is larger than a size of the locking hole rear portion. The latch elastically protrudes into the locking hole to lock the terminal in the housing. The latch has a latch front portion in the terminal insertion direction and a latch rear portion in the terminal insertion direction. A size of the latch front portion is larger than a size of the latch rear portion. The size of the latch rear portion is smaller than the size of the locking hole front portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Services GmbH, TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.r.l.Inventors: Yongjia (Winter) Wang, Liang Zhang, Subhash Maheshbabu, Federico Lupo, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230116329Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing having a flange along a circumferential direction, the flange has a groove spaced radially from the housing, and a sealing element disposed in the groove and forming a seal between the flange and a panel that has an opening receiving the housing. The sealing element is pressed against the panel when the housing partially passes through the opening of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dalei (Otto) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230073193Abstract: The present invention provides a connecting terminal for connecting a wire, including: a body; a clip portion extending from both sides of the body and configured to hold a conductor of a wire; and a fixing part extending from both sides of the body, including: a clamping part configured to clamp an insulating layer of the wire; and a stopping part formed on the clamping part and configured to abut the terminal position assurance device to enable the connecting terminal to be fixed in the housing when the connecting terminal is mounted in the housing of the connecting assembly. Since the fixing part has both a clamping part for clamping the wire and a stopping part forming an appropriate height difference with the wire, the connecting terminal provided by the present invention becomes more compact and miniaturized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230054113Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first housing and first connection terminals. The first housing defines a receiving cavity with an open upper end. A second connector includes a second housing and second connection terminals. The second housing is adapted to be partially inserted into the receiving cavity such that the second connection terminals electrically contact with the first connection terminals. The second housing defines an oblique-insertion restriction structure protruding from a remaining uninserted portion of the second housing. The restriction structure is sized and positioned to abut against an upper end surface of the first housing in a condition in which the second housing is inserted into the receiving cavity in an oblique posture relative to the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20220173540Abstract: A connector housing includes a body defining an accommodating channel sized to receive a pin terminal, and a blocking structure formed in the accommodating channel and positioned to prevent a bent portion of a pin terminal from rebounding.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang, Jianding Du
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Publication number: 20220085530Abstract: A connector comprises a housing having at least a pair of legs extending from a bottom thereof, and at least one conductive terminal arranged in the housing. Each of the legs includes a body connected to the bottom of the housing and extending downward in a height direction of the housing. A conical guide is connected to a lower end of the body of each leg for guiding the leg into a hole formed in a circuit board. A positioning end is connected to a lower end of the conical guide of each leg and includes a positioning surface extending in the height direction for contacting an inner wall of the hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qin (Candy) Xu, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
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Publication number: 20220021132Abstract: A conductive terminal adapted to be installed in an insulative housing of a connector comprises a mating portion located at a front of the terminal for engaging with a terminal of a mating connector, and a crimping portion located at a rear of the terminal for crimping to a wire. A blocking portion of the terminal is located between the mating portion and the crimping portion and engages with the insulative housing to constrain the movement of the conductive terminal in the housing in a longitudinal direction and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang