Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a slot for receiving pins therein each having a U-shaped section. A pin retainer includes blocks integrated together and received in the slot. Each block has an insert portion fit into the U-shaped section of each pin thereby securing the pin in the slot. Two board locks, each having a channel-like portion receiving an expanded end of a fastener therein with an elongate fastener body extending through holes defined in the housing, secure the connector to a circuit board. The channel-like portion of the board lock has a first side defined by two spaced fingers which receive and retain the fastener body therebetween and an opposite second side from which a support section extends. A circuit board engaging section extends from the support section and is received in a slot defined on the circuit board with the support section directly positioned on the circuit board.

Abstract: An insulation displacement connector for terminating a ribbon cable consists of a connector housing, a number of contacts received in the connector housing, a locating member connected with the connector housing and a termination cover also connected with the connector housing. Each of the contacts has a tab extending through a contact passage in the connector housing, a piercing device received in a recess in the termination cover, and a connecting section located between the tab and the piercing device and fixedly received in a locating hole defined in the locating member. The locating member has two lateral sides each making up a pair of guides extending into the termination cover.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing defining a mating opening for receiving a mating connector. A first terminal module includes a first insert molded member receiving a number of first terminals therein. A second terminal module includes a second insert molded member receiving a number of second terminals therein. An electronic element attached to a top surface of the housing. The housing further includes a shielding device having first and second shells assembled thereto. The first and second terminal modules are assembled to the housing in a direction perpendicular to the mating opening of the housing thereby facilitating assembly of the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an external mating electrical connector to a circuit board on which the connector is mounted, includes a metallic shell for shielding an insulated housing, having a receiving opening formed on a mating surface thereof for receipt of the mating electrical connector and a pair of board locks formed on opposite bottom edges of the shell for providing a basic grounding protection. Auxiliary grounding means retentively attached to said shell, includes a convex contact portion includes a pair of convex bars and a pair of spring fingers for electrical engagement with a panel of a computer system in which the circuit board and the connector are installed thereby providing the receiving opening of the shell with an enhanced grounding protection wherein the convex bars are further located behind the spring fingers in compliance with different gaps between the panel and the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative body enclosed in a shielding casing. The body includes a rear wall and a base section perpendicularly extending from the rear wall. The rear wall defines a plurality of T-shaped slots and the base section defines grooves in communication with the slots for receiving L-shaped contact elements therein. The casing has a top panel and two side panels extending from opposite edges thereof. A bottom panel formed between the side panels includes two sections extending from the side panels and confronting each other. Each bottom panel section has an extension formed on a free edge thereof serving as a board lock. A rear panel extends from a rear edge of the top panel and closes a rear opening of the casing. Two extensions are formed on a lower edge of the rear panel to serve as board locks.

Abstract: A guide post assembly comprises a body member and a retaining member attached to the body member. The body has a coupling portion for engaging with a first connector and a cylindrical guiding portion for engaging with a second connector. The retaining member is stamped and rolled from a thin sheet of metal material to form a spring ferrule and a resilient expanded portion extending from the ferrule. The expanded portion forms a bulge projecting outwardly from a middle position thereof which resiliently abuts against an inner wall of a housing of the second connector to retain the guiding portion of the body member in the second connector. Thus, the first and second connectors are securely connected by the guide post assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a reception surface for receiving a complementary connector, an engaging surface opposite the reception surface for connecting with an external cable including a plurality of cable lines, and a plurality of receptacles formed in the insulative housing in communication with the reception surface and the engaging surface. A plurality of contacts are respectively received in the receptacles of the insulative housing and each contact has a reception portion for electrically engaging with the corresponding cable line of the cable. First and second shieldings secured together enclose the insulative housing and at least one end of the first and second shieldings is secured to a peripheral edge of the reception surface of the insulative housing.

Abstract: A guide socket is adapted to be embedded in a first electrical connector for receiving a guide post mounted on a mating second connector to guide the connectors into mating engagement with each other. The guide socket includes a body having an external threading receivingly engaging with an inner-threaded hole defined in the first connector. The guide socket defines a central bore extending through the body for receiving the guide post of the second connector. An inner circumferential groove is formed in the central bore for receiving and retaining a retaining ring therein. The retaining ring has an original inner diameter which is smaller than an outer diameter of the guide post and is resiliently expandable to a larger diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the guide post for allowing the guide post to extend therethrough and securely retain the guide post in the guide socket by means of a spring-back force caused by the resiliency thereof.

Abstract: A card connector includes a switch installed therein for generating on/off status in response to the insertion/withdrawal of an electrical card. The switch includes an elastic plate having a fulcrum end fixed in the connector, a free end normally connected to two separated metal plates fixed in the connector and an intermediate portion connected between the fulcrum end and the free end. An extension is formed in the intermediate portion of the elastic plate for receiving a force from the inserted card to urge the free end away from contacting with the two metal plates.

Abstract: An electrical mini jack for electrically connecting an exterior pin plug to a circuit board, comprises a plurality of signal contacts, a grounding contact, an insulative housing and a base cover. The housing includes an inclined receiving portion and a hole formed together on opposite walls thereof. The grounding contact consists of a planar body portion, a tail portion extending through the base cover for soldering to an electrical circuit on the circuit board, a pair of positioning portions for orienting the contact in the housing and a spring arm perpendicularly bent with regard to the body portion for providing an increased elasticity to form a smooth contact area with the inserted pin plug. Since the spring arm of the grounding contact is received therein the receiving portion of the housing, the spring arm is located below or coplanar with an outer surface of the wall thereby avoiding the direct collision of exterior forces.

Abstract: A mini electrical connector for electrically connecting an exterior mating connector and a circuit board, mainly comprises an insulative housing, a first shell means and a second shell means. The first shell means includes a shielding portion which has a third retentive section for locking a protrusion formed on the housing and has an orienting section. The second shell means includes a pair of first retentive sections for retentive cooperation with the orienting sections of the first shell means, and a pair of second retentive sections for retentive cooperation with the housing. By means of the first retentive sections, the second retentive sections and the third retentive section, the connector is easy and convenient to be assembled with the first shell means and the second shell means for some connector manufacturers.

Abstract: An shielded electrical connector comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive contacts received in a plurality of passageways defined in the housing, and standoff means for standing off on a circuit board in either a vertical arrangement in which the front mating face of the main body faces an upward direction or a horizontal arrangement in which the mating face facing a lateral direction. A shielding device surrounds the housing for prevent from electromagnetic interference. The shielding device is either manufactured as a unitary piece by stamping and bending or further comprises second shell as a two-piece design. The conductive contacts comprises a front contacting section including a stress-releasing portion for distributing stresses.

Abstract: A USB receptacle electric connector consists of a dielectric housing, four conductive contacts and a shielding/grounding shell. The housing has an outer wall and a middle wall located within the outer wall defining four contact passageways. Each contact has a contact portion and a fitting portion received in a corresponding contact passageway, and a terminal portion extending perpendicular to and outside the housing for connection with a printed circuit board. The housing and the shell are dimensioned so that the shell is mounted inside the housing. When the shell is mounted inside the housing, it abuts an inner face of the outer wall of the housing, in which three locking tabs formed by tail portions of three side walls of the shell are fixedly engaged with the housing while middle portions of the three side walls are restrained in three channels defined by the housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) for receiving an IC card (100) therein, includes a base (12) joined with a cover (42). A plurality of contacts (16) are disposed in the base (12) wherein the engagement portion (20) of each contact (16) protrudes out of an upper surface (22) of the base (12) for engagement with the contact pads on the IC card (100). The cover (42) includes a pair of holding slots (52) on two sides for carrying the inserted IC card (100) to rotatably move with the cover (42) when the cover (42) is pivoted from a slanted position to a horizontal position. The cover (42) further includes a pushing bar (54) which is adapted to carry the inserted IC card (100) to horizontally move with the cover (42) when the cover (42)is horizontally moved from the rear position to the front position.

Abstract: A Universal Serial B-type plug connector (1) consists of a dielectric casing (10) defining a front recess (22) for receiving a mating receptacle connector, four rear trenches (16) defined by a horizontal partition (13) and a vertical partition (14) mutually perpendicular to each other and four mounting channels (17) connecting the trenches (16) with the recess (22), respectively. Four contact pieces (30) each have a contact (32) extending into the recess (22), a mounting section (37) forcedly fitted into the one of the mounting channels (17), and a terminal portion (31) snugly fit into one of the trenches (16). A rear shield frame portion (50) has a base plate (51) abutting a rear end (13) of the dielectric casing (10) and two wings (502, 504) clipping a cable (2) connected with the connector (1).