Patents by Inventor Qing-Man Zhu
Qing-Man Zhu 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: 20120208405Abstract: A connector assembly (1) includes a receptacle connector (200) and a plug connector (100). The receptacle connector has a receptacle housing (20), a number of primary contacts and periphery contacts (22) secured in the receptacle housing. The plug connector includes a plug housing (10), a supporting member (113), and a conductive member received in the plug housing. The conductive member includes a paddle board (110) having a number of conductive pads (a1, a3, a4) for contacting with the primary contacts, and a number of terminals (12) supported by the supporting member for contacting with the periphery contacts. The supporting member is secured on the paddle board to separate the terminals from the paddle board along an up-to-bottom direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120171879Abstract: A plug connector (100) mating with a complementary connector has a housing (1) defining a latching recess (117), a cover (3) and a releasing mechanism including a puller (5) and a latch (4) operable by the puller. The latch has a latching portion (42). The latching portion includes a resisting portion (423) for engaging the cover and a claw (424) in front of the resisting portion and projecting toward a first direction. The resisting portion, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, is movable to engage the cover and to pivot the claw from a latched position to a released position where the claw is received in the latching recess along a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, PENG ZHAI
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Publication number: 20120171903Abstract: A plug connector (100) includes a paddle board (21) and a housing having a first and a second housing portions (11, 12). The first housing portion includes a first side wall (1111) defining a first channel (112a), a second side wall (1112) defining a second channel (112b), and a cavity (13) defined between the front portion of the first side wall and the second side wall. The first channel has a rear portion exposed outwardly of the cavity for guiding the paddle board. The second housing portion is engaged with the first housing portion along a left-to-right direction to be in alignment with the second side wall for positioning the paddle board between the first and second housing portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, PENG ZHAI
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Publication number: 20120164860Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle (200) having a latching tab (2) defining a latching hole (21) and a plug connector (100). The plug connector includes a housing (1) having a latching nose (111) for latching with the latching hole and a releasing mechanism. The releasing mechanism includes two resisting beams (53) disposed on the housing and having two protrusions (531), a puller (71), and an operator (72) having two guiding portions (722) projecting toward and in front of the protrusions. The guiding portions slide beneath the protrusions, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, to tilt the resisting beams upwardly and lift the latching tab from a latched position to a released position for releasing the latching nose from the latching hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, JIAN-JUN ZHU, JERRY WU
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Publication number: 20120149255Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes a cover (40) defining a cavity (101), a circuit board (20) assembled in the cavity and including a first surface (201) and a second surface (202) lower than the first surface, and a cable (2) having a jacket (22) and a number of wires (21) shrouded by the jacket. Each wire includes an inner coat (210) and a conductor having a free end (211) exposed outwardly from the inner coat for being soldered to the first surface, with the inner coat disposed on the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU, JIAN-JUN ZHU
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Publication number: 20120129402Abstract: A connector assembly has a receptacle connector and a plug connector adapted for inserting in the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector (100) includes housing (140), a first terminal (162) and a second terminal (164) secured in the housing. The second terminal is lower than the first terminal. The plug connector includes a paddle board (200) having a first conductive member (242) and a second conductive member (244). The second conductive member is higher than the first member. The first terminal contacts with the first conductive member, and the second terminal contacts with the second conductive member. The paddle board is capable of inserting into the housing easily and protecting the terminals and the paddle board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120129396Abstract: A plug connector (1000) comprises a shielding cover (6) and a circuit board module (100) mounted therein. The circuit board module includes a first circuit board (1) having a rear soldering portion (15) for soldering a cable, a second circuit board (2) having a number of mating pads (211, 212, 203, 204, 205) for mating with a receptacle and a number of soldering pads (213) for connecting to a top surface (10) of the first circuit board, and a third circuit board (3) having a number of mating pads (311, 312, 303, 304, 305) for mating with the receptacle and a number of soldering pads (313) for connecting to a bottom surface (11) of the first circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, JIANG-HONG WU
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Publication number: 20120093466Abstract: An optical connector assembly (1000) includes an optical connector plug (100) and an optical connector receptacle (600). The optical connector plug includes a base (3), a head portion (1) and a pair of springs (2) compressed between the base and the head portion. The base includes a body portion (30) and a pair of beam portions (31) formed at opposite sides of the body portion. Each beam portion has a guiding portion (310) extending from the body portion, a lever (312) and a latching portion (311). The head portion carries a number of fibers and includes a securing portion (10) defining a pair of guiding recesses (12). The guiding portions are slidably mounted to the guiding recesses. The latching portions retain the securing portion in position relative to the body portion against a restoring force of the springs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120064776Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly (200) includes a panel (4) and a receptacle connector (100). The receptacle connector adapted to be mounted onto the panel for mating with a plug connector (300) having a plurality of first terminals (311) and a shielding shell (320) enclosing the first terminals. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing (1) comprising a base section (10) and a mating section (12) extending from the base section having at least one opening (121) for receiving the first terminals, a plurality of second terminals (16) mounted in the at least one opening, and an outer shell (2) having a sleeve (22) enclosing around the mating section. The sleeve and mating section enclose a slot (60) therebetween for receiving the shielding shell of the plug connector stably.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: QING-MAN ZHU, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, JIANG-HONG WU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120058652Abstract: A connector (100) adapted for inserting into a cage (400) having a latching hole (401), the connector includes a cover (20) stamped from a metal sheet and a PCB (10) mounted in the cover for transmitting high frequency signal transmission. The cover has an integral arm (210). The arm has an outward tab (211) engaged with the latching hole for latching the connector with the cage. The arm is operable to move inwardly to disengage the tab from the latching hole for unlatching the connector with the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120058651Abstract: A connector (100) includes a cover (20) stamped from a metal sheet having a first cover portion (21) and a second cover portion (22) engaging with each other, and a printed circuit board (PCB) (10) having a notch (101). The second cover portion has two opposite side walls (224) and a respective protrusion (2242) extending inwardly from each of the side walls to support the PCB upwardly. The first cover portion has a lower opening (2150) engaging the PCB downwardly. Said protrusions and the opening holding the PCB from both an up-to-bottom direction and a right-to-left direction. One of the first cover portion and the second cover portion having a rib (2142) inserted into the notch for preventing the PCB from moving along a front-to-back direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
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Publication number: 20120052712Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a receptacle (1) having a latching tab (10) defining a latching hole (101) and a plug connector (3). The plug connector includes a housing (31) having a latching protrusion (313) for latching with the latching hole of the receptacle, and a releasing mechanism (36) including a releasing portion (368) formed in front of the latching protrusion and having a forwardly downwardly inclining releasing face (3681), an actuator (364), and an operator (361) formed with a first beam (3612). The first beam is movable, together with the actuator, from a latched position to a released position along the releasing face of the releasing portion to expel the latching tab outwardly to release the latching protrusion from the latching hole of the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120040569Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a PCB (220) having a front edge to be inserted into a mating receptacle. The PCB comprises a top face having a row of first mating pads (242), and an opposite bottom face having a row of second mating pads (262) and a row of third mating pads (264) behind the second row of mating pads. The first and second mating pads are compatibly fit with an SFP receptacle (120). The PCB comprises a first sub-PCB (540) having a first outer layer containing the first mating pads and an opposite second outer layer containing the second mating pads, and a second sub-PCB (560) attached to the second outer layer on an area behind the second mating pads, the second sub-PCB having a second outer layer containing the third mating pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
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Publication number: 20120040563Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for being mounted on a mother board (900) includes a housing and a number of contact modules (21, 22) each having a wafer (210, 220) and a number of terminals insert molded with the wafer. The terminals include an upper terminal (211, 221) having an upper contact portion (2111, 2211), and a lower contact terminal (212, 222) having a lower contact portion (2121, 2221). The upper contact portion and the lower contact portion are separated from each other along a vertical direction to define a slot (214, 224) therebetween. The upper terminal and the lower contact terminal are secured in the wafer at two positions remote from each other along a mating direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, with the upper contact portion and the lower contact portion approaching close to each other along the mating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120040560Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a PCB (220) having a front edge to be inserted into a mating receptacle. The PCB comprises a top face having a row of first mating pads (242), and an opposite bottom face having a row of second mating pads (262) and a row of third mating pads (264) behind the second row of mating pads. The first and second mating pads are compatibly fit with an SFP receptacle (120). The PCB comprises a first sub-PCB (540) having a first outer layer containing the first mating pads and an opposite second outer layer containing the second mating pads, and a second sub-PCB (560) attached to the second outer layer on an area behind the second mating pads, the second sub-PCB having a second outer layer containing the third mating pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
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Publication number: 20120040545Abstract: A transceiver connector (100) is adapted for inserting into a receptacle (400) having a latching tab (41) defining a latching hole (411). The transceiver includes a releasing mechanism (3) and a housing (1) having a pair of sliding slots (132) and a latching protrusion (121) latched with the latching hole. The releasing mechanism includes an actuator (31) defining a pair of inserting holes (315), a sliding member (32) including a through hole (325) and a releasing portion (322) having an expelling portion (324) and an inserting portion (323), and a pivot (33) inserting though the inserting holes, the sliding slots and the through hole. The inserting portion inclines at a first angle smaller than a second angle at which the expelling portion inclines. The sliding member is movable forwardly to insert the inserting portion beneath the latching tab and then to move the expelling portion to expel the latching tab outwardly to release the latching protrusion from the latching hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
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Publication number: 20120040566Abstract: A receptacle connector (100) and a plug connector having a paddle board (800) mate with each other along a mating direction. The receptacle connector includes a housing (1) defining a slot (224), and a pair of first groups of terminals secured in the housing and a second group of terminals. The first group of terminals includes a first terminal (221) having a first contact portion (2211) disposed at a first side of the slot (224), a second terminal (222) having a second contact portion (2221) and a third terminal (223) having a third contact portion (2231) disposed at a second side of the slot. The first contact portion is positioned between the second contact portion and the third contact portion along the mating direction. The second group of terminals include a fourth terminal (211) and a fifth terminal (212).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Chiung WANG, Xue-Liang ZHANG, Jiang-Hong WU, Qing-Man ZHU
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Publication number: 20120021627Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a receptacle (2) having an inwardly extending latching tab (21), and a plug connector (1) insertable into the receptacle. The plug connector includes a housing (12) defining opposite first and second sides and a pair of grooves (123), and a releasing mechanism (11) including an outwardly tilting releasing tab (110) located at the first side, a lever (114) located at the second side, and a body portion (116) formed with a pair of inverted U-shaped resilient portions (115) received in the grooves. The releasing tab is movable rearwardly, by a rearward movement of the lever through a deformation of the resilient portions, to outwardly push the latching tab for permitting an extraction of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, PENG ZHAI
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Publication number: 20110306244Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes a cable (200), a connector (100) including a conductor subassembly (11), and an adapter plate (300). The cable includes a number of wires including a row of first wires (23) and a row of second wires (25). The conductor subassembly (11) has a number of first conductors (1123) and at least one second conductor (1122). The first wires are connected to the first conductors. The adapter plate is disposed between the row of first wires and the row of second wires and includes a conductive layer electrically connecting the second wires to the at least one second conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG
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Publication number: 20110300761Abstract: An electrical adapter (100) includes a connector assembly and a case receiving the connector assembly. The connector assembly has a first mating port facing forwardly to receive a first plug and a rear mating port facing backwardly for receiving a second plug. The case has a unitarily formed bushing (42) sheathing the connector assembly. The bushing (42) has a top wall (422), a bottom wall (424), two side walls (426, 428) connecting opposite sides of the top and the bottom walls (422, 424), and a number of protrusions (423, 425, 427, 429) extending from the walls (422, 424, 426, 428) and positioning the connector assembly in the bushing (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG