Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a mating member (10) adapted to be mated with a mating connector, a cable (20) electrically connected with the mating member, a strain relief member (30) enclosing the cable, and an outer shell (40) assembled at outer sides of the mating member and the strain relief member. The outer shell includes a first shell (41) and a second shell (42) mated with the first shell. The strain relief member includes a mating portion (31) enclosed by the outer shell and a ring portion (32) connected with the mating portion. Both of the first shell and the second shell are latched with the mating portion.

Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes: a mating member; a cable; a printed circuit board (PCB) interconnected between the mating member and the cable; a metal shell enclosing the PCB, a rear of the mating member, and a front of the cable, the metal shell including an upper shell part and a lower shell part both welded to the rear of the mating member; and an insulative outer shell enclosing the metal shell, the rear of the mating member, and the front of the cable, wherein the upper shell part is welded to the lower shell part.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a cable (300) and a connector (200) connected with the cable. The connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving room (10), a printed circuit board (2) received in the insulative housing, a mating member (3) mounted on the insulative housing and electrically connected with the printed circuit board, a light member (4) mounted on the printed circuit board, a light guide member (5) for guiding the light emitting from the light member to an outer side of the insulative housing, and an outer cover (9) sealing an end of the insulative housing. The light guide member includes a light emitting portion (51) and a light transmission portion (54). The light emitting portion has a column shape having two opposite ends, the light emitted to an outer side of the insulative housing through the two ends of the light emitting portion.

Abstract: A power cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an outer case enclosing the insulative housing; a cable electrically connecting with the electrical connector, the cable including a number of core wires connected with corresponding contacts; and a sensor enclosed by the outer case, the sensor including a number of conductive wires connected with corresponding core wire; wherein the insulative housing defines a receiving cavity between two of the contacts, the sensor is inserted into the receiving cavity, and electrical transmission through said core wires is controlled by the sensor.

Abstract: A flat cable (100) includes an insulative carrier (20) extending along a front-to-back direction, a set of signal conductors (10) held by the insulative carrier, and a metal grid layer (30) attached to the insulative carrier. The insulative carrier has a top face facing upwardly and a bottom face facing downwardly. The insulative carrier defines a set of receiving passageways (210) disposed along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. The set of signal conductors extend along the front-to-back direction and have different pitches along the transverse direction. The metal grid layer is attached to the top face or the bottom face. The metal grid layer has different densities along the front-to-back direction in order to make the impedance of the flat cable consistent along the front-to-back direction.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable electrically connected thereto. The connector includes a metal shell, a metal cage enclosing a rear end of the metal shell, and an outer housing enclosing the metal cage therein. The connector has a front end for inserting into a mating connector and a rear end. The diametrical dimension of the front end is smaller than the diametrical dimension of the rear end. The outer housing includes a front portion extending forwardly beyond the metal cage to prevent the cable connector mistakenly inserted into an unintended receptacle connector.

Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a printed circuit board (PCB) (2) received in the insulative housing, a light member (4) mounted on the PCB, a light guide member (5) mounted on the PCB, and a shading member (6) covering the light guide member. The insulative housing includes a housing body (11), a receiving cavity (12) enclosed by the housing body, and a light transmitting area (13) mounted on the housing body. The PCB is mounted in the receiving cavity and the light guide member opposes the light transmitting area to transmit light emitted by the light member to outside of the insulative housing. The light guide member (5) is integrally formed with the shading member (6).

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing having a receiving space (18) extending along a front-to-back direction, and a printed circuit board module (2) received in the receiving space of the insulative housing. The printed circuit board module defines a protruded ridge (24) offset to one side thereof, the protruded ridge extending along a vertical direction, and a groove (185) is defined in the receiving space for accommodating the protruded ridge.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a cable (300) and a connector (100) connecting to said cable (300). The connector (100) includes a contact module (1) and a shell (2) installed at the outside of the contact module (1), the shell (2) including a base (21) extending in a transverse direction and a pair of side covers (22,23) assembled to two sides of the base (21) in the transverse direction. Each of the base (21) and side covers (22,23) includes an insulating layer (211,221,231) and a shield layer (212,222,232), the shield layers (212,222,232) of the base (21) and the side covers (22,23) form a shield space surrounding the contact module (1).

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a PCB defining some second conductive pads disposed on a rear end portion of the PCB and some third conductive pads disposed behind the second conductive pads, a cable defining a number of coaxial wires and single wires, and a housing. Each coaxial wire has a first inner conductor, an inner insulative layer enclosing the first inner conductor, a metal braided layer soldered to the corresponding third conductive pads, and an outer insulative layer. Part of the coaxial wires and single wires adjacent to the coaxial wires are disposed on at least one surface of the PCB. Each single wire has a second conductor, a first insulative layer, and a second insulative layer. The first insulative layer is made of heat-resisting material to prevent the adjacent single wires from being damaged when soldering the metal braided layer of the coaxial wires.

Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes a bottom metallic shell having a lower wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall, and defining a receiving slot. The front wall has an inserting groove extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction and a mounting slit extending downwardly from a top edge of the front wall and communicating to the inserting groove. A top metallic shell assembled to the bottom metallic shell along a top-to-bottom direction has a plurality of side walls, an opening defined by the side walls, and a front wall extending downwardly from of the side walls and abutting against the front wall of the bottom metallic shell to seal the mounting slit. A printed circuit board (PCB) is located in the receiving slot and enclosed by the bottom and top shells. A connector connects with a top section of the PCB.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal module mounted in the housing. The terminal module includes an insulative body, a fixed part mounted on the insulative body extending along a back-to-front direction, and a plurality of terminals. The fixed part defines a mounting hole through the fixed part along front-to-back direction. The insulative body has a connecting arm inserting into the mounting hole for position the fixed part on the insulative body. The fixed part defines a pilot hole extending to the mounting hole, and glue is disposed into the pilot hole to bond the fixed part with the insulative body.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a printed circuit board electrically connected with at least some of the contacts, a cable electrically connected with the contacts and the printed circuit board, an insulative member enclosing the printed circuit board, and a shielding case enclosing the insulative housing and the insulative member, wherein the insulative member includes a recess portion spaced from the shielding case.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a printed circuit board module including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of electrical elements disposed on the PCB, the PCB includes a mating end for mating with a mating connector and a plurality of conductive paths electrically connecting with the electrical elements; wherein the PCB includes a fracture surface, and the plurality of conductive paths are exposed to the fracture surface.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a cable and an electrical connector electrically connected with the cable, and the electrical connector includes a mating member, a printed circuit board electrically connected with the mating member, a light emitting element electrically connected with the printed circuit board and a light guide element for transmitting the light emitted by the light emitting element, having a receiving room, wherein the light emitting element is received in the receiving room, and the printed circuit board includes a soldering portion electrically connected with the matting member and an extension portion rearwardly extending from the soldering portion, and the cable connector assembly further includes a stopping member disposed between the soldering portion and the light guide element and abutting against the light guide element, to block the receiving room of the light guide element.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cable connector assembly including the steps of: connecting a mating member to a cable through an internal printed circuit board; enclosing a shell over the mating member and the cable; fixing a number of dowel pins to the shell; molding a strain relief over the shell; removing the dowel pins to form a number of pinholes in the strain relief; and telescoping an outer over-mold on the strain relief along a front-to-back direction.

Abstract: A plug connector assembly including a cable connected to a plug connector, the plug connector including an insulative cover having a light region, a printed circuit board (PCB) received in the insulative cover and having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a mating member mounted on the PCB and extending through the insulative cover, a pair of light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, and a light guide disposed between the two LED lamps, wherein the mating member is mounted on the first surface of the PCB and the two LED lamps are mounted on the second surface of the PCB and wherein the light guide has a top face exposed to the light region of the insulative cover.

Abstract: A plug connector assembly (1) adapted to plug into a receptacle in two reversed directions, includes a mating member (10), a cable (30) electrically connected with the mating member, and an outer shell (50) including a main body (51), and a strain relief member (52) disposed at a rear end of the main body and enclosing the cable. The main body includes a front portion (510) enclosing a rear end (102) of the mating member, and a rear portion (511) opposite to the front portion and connected with the strain relief member. A thickness of the front portion is smaller than a thickness of the rear portion measured along a vertical direction.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a front end, a rear end, and an intermediate portion; a cable electrically connected to the rear end of the PCB; an inner metal member disposed about the intermediate portion of the PCB; an insulating member holding the inner metal member in position relative to the PCB; a metallic shield disposed around the insulating member; a front metal casing engaging the metallic shield; a rear metal casing surrounding a front of the cable and engaging the front metal casing; and an outer over-mold surrounding the front and rear metal casings.

Abstract: A flat cable includes a number of pairs of differential signal wires and a number of power wires distributed on two sides of the differential signal wires. The differential wires are horizontally and vertically arranged in a matrix.