Patents by Inventor Jin Ping Zu

Jin Ping Zu 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).

  • Electrical connector having terminal positioning structure
    Patent number: 7063545
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of terminal (20) received in the housing. The housing includes a mating portion (11), a number of upper and lower terminal receiving passageways (131, 132), a pair of sidewalls (14) extending rearwardly from the mating portion and a number of ribs (16) and recesses (17) formed between the pair of sidewalls. Each terminal includes a contact portion (21), an engaging portion (22) perpendicularly and downwardly extending from the contact portion, and a soldering portion (23) connecting with the engaging portion. The engaging portions (221, 222) of the terminals extend out of the upper and the lower terminal receiving passageways and are respectively retained in the recesses and abutting against the ribs. The ribs and the recesses form a better terminal positioning structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Ping Zu, Chun Sheng Li, Xiao Liang Chen, Feng Zhu
  • Electrical connector having terminal positioning structure
    Publication number: 20050054223
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of terminal (20) received in the housing. The housing includes a mating portion (11), a number of upper and lower terminal receiving passageways (131, 132), a pair of sidewalls (14) extending rearwardly from the mating portion and a number of ribs (16) and recesses (17) formed between the pair of sidewalls. Each terminal includes a contact portion (21), an engaging portion (22) perpendicularly and downwardly extending from the contact portion, and a soldering portion (23) connecting with the engaging portion. The engaging portions (221, 222) of the terminals extend out of the upper and the lower terminal receiving passageways and are respectively retained in the recesses and abutting against the ribs. The ribs and the recesses form a better terminal positioning structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Jin Ping Zu, Chun Sheng Li, Xiao Liang Chen, Feng Zhu