Abstract: An apparatus and method for expanding a box blank into a box, the apparatus comprising an arm assembly, a controller, a camera and a box blank conveyor. The arm assembly includes a folding arm having a position in a first direction and a rotational angle controlled by the controller based on a position of a feature of the box blank in the field of view of the camera. The camera captures images of the box blank which are used to position the arm assembly and to evaluate the need to reject a box blank.

Abstract: An energy-saving production process method for rapid drying and dewatering of paper-plastic products, which is applied to production of paper-plastic products, and mainly comprises a cold extrusion press station (2) which is independent and is arranged between a pulp suction forming station (1) and a hot-press shaping station (3); the cold extrusion press station (2) is provided with a top mold and a lower mold (21, 22) which can form a mold closing mold closing gap according to the shape and size of a product, the mold closing mold closing gap is used to first press a primary product to discharge water of about 30% to 50%, and then send same to the hot-press shaping station for continuous dewatering to below 3% to form a paper-plastic product. The paper-plastic product produced by using the present production process can shorten the production time and reduce the consumption of heat energy for drying.

Abstract: A high speed cable assembly includes a ribbon cable and a high speed connector. The ribbon cable includes a number of wires and a jacket enclosing the wires. Each wire has a central conductor and a shielding layer covering the conductor. The ribbon cable provides differential pairs of wires and drain wires, each drain wire positioned next to one differential pair of wire. The high speed connector has an insulating housing, and a printed circuit board assembled within the insulating housing. The printed circuit board is provided with first group of golden fingers on one end thereof, which are formed to electrically connect to the wires of the ribbon cable, respectively, and second group of golden fingers on the other end thereof, which are configured to form an I/O interface for transmitting high speed signals to a complementary connector.

Abstract: A cable end connector and the method of making the same are disclosed. The connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a central grounding unit, a grounding means, and a shielding shell electrically connecting with the grounding means. The first contact module includes first contacts and a first insulator retaining the first contacts. The first insulator has a first tongue section and a first assembling section. The second contact module includes second contacts and a second insulator retaining the second contacts. The second insulator has a second tongue section and a second assembling section. The shielding shell has a front shell and a rear shell partially overlapped on the front shell. The front shell substantially encloses the first and the second tongue sections of the first and the second contact modules, the central grounding unit and the grounding means. The rear shell covers the first and the second assembling sections of the first and the second contact modules.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and two contact modules. The insulative housing has a bottom mounting portion having a cavity opening downwardly and a mating portion, the mating portion has a central mating space and a pair of side walls on both sides of the mating space, and a plurality of contact receiving passageways defined on each side wall. Each contact module has an insulator received in the cavity and a plurality of contacts insert-molded in the insulator, each contact defines a contacting arm and a soldering portion. The insulative housing defines a pair of locating portions extending downwards from two sides of the mounting portion, the distance between the pair of locating portions is smaller than an internal diameter of the cavity, a pair of demising slots are formed on an interior side of each locating portion for the contact modules passing through.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and two contact modules. The insulative housing has a bottom mounting portion having a cavity opening downwardly and a mating portion, the mating portion has a central mating space and a pair of side walls on both sides of the mating space, and a plurality of contact receiving passageways defined on each side wall. Each contact module has an insulator received in the cavity and a plurality of contacts insert-molded in the insulator, each contact defines a contacting arm and a soldering portion. The insulative housing defines a pair of locating portions extending downwards from two sides of the mounting portion, the distance between the pair of locating portions is smaller than an internal diameter of the cavity, a pair of demising slots are formed on an interior side of each locating portion for the contact modules passing through.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a shielding shell enclosing the contact modules, and a grounding member. The contact modules each have a number of contacts and an insulator retaining the contacts. Each contact has a fastening portion assembled in the insulator, a contacting portion extending from the fastening portion, and a tail portion extending from the fastening portion opposite to the contacting portion. The contacts include grounding contacts. The shielding shell provides a front mating face. The grounding member connects with the grounding contacts and extends in different plane compared to the grounding contacts. The grounding member defines a front contact tab and the grounding contact defines a front edge end. The front contact tab is closer to the front mating face of the shielding shell than the front edge ends of the grounding contacts.

Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, includes an insulating housing, a number of conductive contacts, and a shielding shell. The insulating housing includes a base, a mating tongue extending forwards from the base, and a number of channels extending through the mating tongue and the base. The conductive contacts are retained in the channels, with each conductive contact having a fixing portion assembled within corresponding channel, a contacting portion extending from one side of the fixing portion and a soldering portion extending from the other side of the fixing portion opposite to the contacting portion. The shielding shell covers the insulating housing and the number of conductive contacts. One of the contacts is employed for grounding purpose.

Abstract: A Universal Serial Bus connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a shielding shell enclosing the contact modules, and a grounding member. The contact modules each have a number of contacts and an insulator retaining the contacts. Each contact has a fastening portion assembled in the insulator, a contacting portion extending from the fastening portion, and a tail portion extending from the fastening portion opposite to the contacting portion. The contacts include grounding contacts. The shielding shell provides a front mating face. The grounding member connects with the grounding contacts and extends in different plane compared to the grounding contacts. The grounding member defines a front contact tab and the grounding contact defines a front edge end. The front contact tab is closer to the front mating face of the shielding shell than the front edge ends of the grounding contacts.

Abstract: A USB cable end connector and the method of making the same are disclosed. The cable end connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a central grounding unit sandwiched between the two contact modules, a shielding shell enclosing the first and the second contact modules; and a grounding means attached to the first and the second contact modules along a height direction of the connector. The grounding means includes an upper grounding pad and a lower grounding pad. The upper grounding pad and the lower grounding pad are assembled to a first and a second insulators of the contact modules along a height direction, respectively. The upper grounding pad is sandwiched between the first contact module and the shielding shell. The lower grounding pad is sandwiched between the second contact module and the shielding shell.

Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting with a complementary connector, includes an insulating housing, a number of conductive contacts, and a shielding shell. The insulating housing includes a base, a mating tongue extending forwards from the base, and a number of channels extending through the mating tongue and the base. The conductive contacts are retained in the channels, with each conductive contact having a fixing portion assembled within corresponding channel, a contacting portion extending from one side of the fixing portion and a soldering portion extending from the other side of the fixing portion opposite to the contacting portion. The shielding shell covers the insulating housing and the number of conductive contacts. One of the contacts is employed for grounding purpose.

Abstract: A cable end connector and the method of making the same are disclosed. The connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a central grounding unit, a grounding means, and a shielding shell electrically connecting with the grounding means. The first contact module includes first contacts and a first insulator retaining the first contacts. The first insulator has a first tongue section and a first assembling section. The second contact module includes second contacts and a second insulator retaining the second contacts. The second insulator has a second tongue section and a second assembling section. The shielding shell has a front shell and a rear shell partially overlapped on the front shell. The front shell substantially encloses the first and the second tongue sections of the first and the second contact modules, the central grounding unit and the grounding means. The rear shell covers the first and the second assembling sections of the first and the second contact modules.

Abstract: A USB cable end connector and the method of making the same are disclosed. The cable end connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a central grounding unit sandwiched between the two contact modules, a shielding shell enclosing the first and the second contact modules; and a grounding means attached to the first and the second contact modules along a height direction of the connector. The grounding means includes an upper grounding pad and a lower grounding pad. The upper grounding pad and the lower grounding pad are assembled to a first and a second insulators of the contact modules along a height direction, respectively. The upper grounding pad is sandwiched between the first contact module and the shielding shell. The lower grounding pad is sandwiched between the second contact module and the shielding shell.

Abstract: A connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a shielding shell and a latching member. The contact modules each include a number of contacts and an insulator retaining the contacts. The contact has a fastening portion assembled in the insulator, a contacting portion extending from the fastening portion, and a terminal portion extending from the fastening portion opposite to the contacting portion. The shielding shell covers around the first and the second contact modules. The latching member assists to secure the connection between the electrical connector with a complementary connector. The first contacts and the second contacts each have a pair of grounding terminals and the latching member connects with the pair of grounding terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an internal circuit board including a number of first golden fingers at a front end thereof and a number of conductive traces corresponding to the first golden fingers and connected with the first golden fingers respectively, a shielding assembly having a first shell and a second shell together covering top and bottom surfaces of the internal circuit board; and a contact module electrically connected with the internal circuit board.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector and method of making the same. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, an internal circuit board extending from the front side of the insulative housing, a contact module received in the insulative housing and connected with the internal circuit board, and a shell covering the insulative housing and the internal circuit board. The shell and the internal circuit board form a mating space therebetween. The mating space is used to receive a mating plug.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a front space and a rear space, a number of electrical contacts each having a spring section projecting into the front space and a soldering section, an internal circuit board disposed in the rear space, and a pair of spring tabs secured to opposite sides of the insulative housing. The internal circuit board has a number of first golden fingers to connect with the soldering sections, a number of second golden fingers. The internal circuit board has a number of grounding pad adjacent to the second golden finger. The pair of spring tabs each has a locking section extending into the front space and a connecting section contacting with the grounding pad of the internal circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least a contact module and a grounding member. The insulative housing has a body portion and a mating portion forwardly extending from the body portion. The mating portion is provided with a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving space formed therebetween. The receiving space opens forwardly. The contact module has a plurality of contacts retained on the insulative housing. Each contact has a contact portion forwardly extending into the receiving space and a connecting portion backwardly extending out of the body portion. The grounding member has a middle grounding sheet and a pair of locking arms projecting into the receiving space. The middle grounding sheet is fixed in the body portion and spacing apart from the contacts along an up to down direction. The locking arms electrically connect with the middle grounding sheet.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a body portion and a mating portion forwardly extending from the body portion. each contact has a contact portion exposed on the mating portion and an extension portion extending backwardly from a rear end of the contact portion. The contacts comprise signal contacts, and in a transverse direction of the insulative housing, the contact portions of the signal contacts are wider than the extension portions of the signal contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The metallic inner shell includes at least two pieces which are separately made and fixed to the insulative housing. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.