Patents by Inventor Su-Feng Liu

Su-Feng Liu 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).

  • Patent number: 7798861
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises a first insulative housing (10), a second insulative housing (30) engaging with the first insulative housing (10), and a plurality of contacts. Said second insulative housing (30) has a first platform (321) and a second platform (322) arranged at different levels. Each of the contacts (20) includes a mating portion (21) supported by the first insulative housing and a tail portion (23) supported by the second insulative housing, the tail portions (23) of the contacts are spaced into two rows and located on the first and second platforms; another contact has a tail portion disposed inside the second insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Su-Feng Liu, Chin-Te Lai, Xin Yuan
  • Patent number: 7798821
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a main body portion with a front face, an upper and a lower tongue portion respectively extending forwardly from a top and bottom side of the front face, and the main body portion defining a base section and an organizer angled with the base section, and the insulative housing defined by an upper cover and a lower cover engaged with the upper cover; a printed circuit board disposed in the insulative housing and defining a mating portion extending forwardly from the front face of the insulative housing and disposed between the upper and lower tongue portion and a rear portion opposite to the mating portion thereof; and a cable terminated to the rear portion of the printed circuit board and extending out of the insulative housing along the organizer of the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Su-Feng Liu, Bin Xu, Wei-Ya Cheng, Li-Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 7794273
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the housing (1), a plurality of wires (3) electrically connecting to the contacts (2) and a fastening device (7). The housing (1) defines at least a through hole (107) in a lateral side thereof. The fastening device (7) comprises a bolt (71) matching with a nut (72) received in the through hole (107), the nut (72) has an engaging portion (723) split into at least two deformable pieces (7230), and the bolt (71) is slidably received in the nut (72) to urge the deformable pieces (7230) splaying when the bolt is pushed in; a stopper is arranged between the bolt and the nut to prevent the bolt from sliding out of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Xu, Su-Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100203754
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100), comprises a housing (10) formed by a base portion (101) having a first top surface (1011) and a mating portion (102) having a second top surface (1021), and the housing has a receiving space therein. A plurality of conductive contacts (311, 331) are retained in the housing. A cable (7) is entered into the receiving space and electrically connected with the conductive contacts. A pulling member (52) is moveable relative to the housing in a horizontal direction, and comprises a cooperating portion (524) at a front end thereof. And a latching member (51) is cooperated with the pulling member and assembled to the housing for latching with a complementary connector. The latching member comprises an engaging section (513) assembled to the housing, a latching section (515) disposed on the top of the base portion and an actuating section (5140) disposed between the engaging section and the latching section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: DONG-SHENG LI, SU-FENG LIU, BIN XU, CHIN-TE LAI
  • Patent number: 7771214
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal retainer (1) defining three through holes (11, 12, 13) extending along a longitudinal direction, each through hole accommodating a deflectable locking member therein; three terminals (1, 2, 3) respectively secured in the corresponding through holes by the corresponding deflectable locking members. One of the locking member is capable of deflecting along a first direction, and the other locking members are capable of deflecting along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Yin Wang, Chin-Te Lai, Su-Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100184320
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for mating with a mating connector (800) along a mating direction includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of latches (7) and a number of terminals (5) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a front face (11), a pair of side walls (13) each defining an opening (131), a pair of receiving spaces (12, 14) defined between the pair of side walls, and a partition (16) disposed between the pair of receiving spaces. The pair of latches are mounted in the openings and each formed with an engaging portion (75). The latch resiliently yields in the opening along a moving direction perpendicular to the mating direction to permit the engaging portion moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BIN XU, SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI, JUN ZONG
  • Publication number: 20100184338
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell has a top shell (51) and a bottom shell (52) assembled with each other, the bottom shell comprises a frame-shaped base portion (520) and an extension portion (523) extending backwards and bent downwards from the base portion. The base portion defines a top wall (5201), a bottom wall (5202) and a pair of side walls (5203) connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, the extension portion has a bottom surface lower than the bottom wall of the base portion and a pair of side portions bent upwards from lateral edges of the bottom surface, the side walls of the base portion and the side portions of the extension portion have a locking mechanism engaging the base portion with the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-CHUN HOU, CHIN-TE LAI, SU-FENG LIU, HONG-ZHEN LUO
  • Patent number: 7758388
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector (100) and a plug connector (200) mating with the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector (100) has a receptacle housing (10) and a plurality of receptacle contacts (12) received in the receptacle housing, and the receptacle housing comprises a base portion (102) and an expansion portion (104) extending outwards from the base portion. The plug connector comprises a plug housing (20) and a plurality of plug contacts (21) retained in the plug housing. Each of the receptacle contacts and the plug contacts define a mating portion (121, 211), a retention portion (123, 213) retained with associated housing and a tail portion (124, 214) extending beyond the associated housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Xu, Su-Feng Liu, David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Patent number: 7753743
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a main portion (21) and a tongue portion (22) extending forwardly from the main portion; a terminal (4) received in the insulative housing; and a retainer (5) includes a beam (51) and two locking members (52) extending forwardly from opposite ends of the beam, the two locking members latching with the main portion, and the beam pressing against the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guo-Hua Yang, Chin-Te Lai, Su-Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100151715
    Abstract: A cable assembly for mounting to a panel, comprises a housing comprising a mating portion and a retaining portion extending rearward and outward from a rear end of the mating portion, the retaining portion has a receiving hole therein and a cutout communicated with the receiving hole. At least one key is formed on each of an upper surface and a lower surface of the mating portion. A plurality of conductive contacts are disposed in the housing. A positioning member mounted to the retaining portion of the housing defines an inner arm, an outer arm and a connecting portion connecting with the inner arm and the outer arm. The inner arm is disposed in the receiving hole and having a front end extending out of the receiving hole. The outer arm is located on a lateral side of the retaining portion and has a front end extending into the receiving hole via the cutout and is capable of moving the inner arm rearward to make the front end of the inner arm retracted into the receiving hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-YIN WANG, CHIN-TE LAI, SU-FENG LIU, LI-BIN WANG
  • Publication number: 20100151732
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an inner shielding member (3) having a first shielding part (31) and a second shielding part (32), both first shielding part and the second shielding part having a similar main portion; a printed circuit board (4) with side portions thereof being sandwiched between the first shielding part and the second shielding part; a plug port (5) disposed in front of the printed circuit board; and an external cover (2) mounted to the inner shielding member, with the plug port extending into an opening defined in the external cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BIN XU, SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI
  • Patent number: 7736172
    Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Guo-Hua Yang, David Ko, Su-Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 7736190
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (10), a shell encapsulating the insulative housing and a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing abreast. The insulative housing defines a tongue (12), a plurality of passageways (121) and receiving grooves (131), the passageways extending to the tongue, the tongue has a stopping portion (126) in the front of each passageway. A cavity is defined below each stopping portion and communicated with the passageway. Each contact has a contacting portion (21) and a tail portion (23) wider than the contacting portion, the contacting portions are received in a corresponding passageways with the tail portions received in a corresponding receiving grooves. Each contacting portion defines a tab (210) protruding forwardly from a bottom surface thereof, the tab is received in the cavity and protected by the stopping portion (126); each tail portion is stamped downwards to form a notch (231) receiving wires and soldering with the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Yuan, Su-Feng Liu, Chin-Te Lai
  • Publication number: 20100068941
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a main portion (21) and a tongue portion (22) extending forwardly from the main portion; a terminal (4) received in the insulative housing; and a retainer (5) includes a beam (51) and two locking members (52) extending forwardly from opposite ends of the beam, the two locking members latching with the main portion, and the beam pressing against the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Guo-Hua Yang, Chin-Te Lai, Su-Feng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100068939
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector (100) and a plug connector (200) mating with the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector (100) has a receptacle housing (10) and a plurality of receptacle contacts (12) received in the receptacle housing, and the receptacle housing comprises a base portion (102) and an expansion portion (104) extending outwards from the base portion. The plug connector comprises a plug housing (20) and a plurality of plug contacts (21) retained in the plug housing. Each of the receptacle contacts and the plug contacts define a mating portion (121, 211), a retention portion (123, 213) retained with associated housing and a tail portion (124, 214) extending beyond the associated housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Bin Xu, Su-Feng Liu, David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Publication number: 20100022116
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100) is mounted into a panel (200) defining a mounting hole (501) and has a first connector (1), a second connector (2) back to back assembled to the first connector, and a cable device (3) mounted to the first connector. The first connector (1) has a first insulative housing (10) having a base (101) and at least a locking member (102) extending through the mounting hole to lock the first connector to the panel. The base and the locking member are integrally formed as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BIN XU, SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI, LI-BIN WANG
  • Publication number: 20090280687
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises a first insulative housing (10), a second insulative housing (30) engaging with the first insulative housing (10), and a plurality of contacts. Said second insulative housing (30) has a first platform (321) and a second platform (322) arranged at different levels. Each of the contacts (20) includes a mating portion (21) supported by the first insulative housing and a tail portion (23) supported by the second insulative housing, the tail portions (23) of the contacts are spaced into two rows and located on the first and second platforms; another contact has a tail portion disposed inside the second insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI, XIN YUAN
  • Publication number: 20090280691
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an elongated insulated housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) connected to the base portion. A plurality of contacts are received in the insulated housing. An elongated printed circuit board (3) has a body portion (32) and a mounting portion (31) connected to the body portion, the body portion disposed behind the base portion and electrically connected to the contacts, and the mounting portion offsetting the insulated housing along a transversal direction. A cable (6) is connected to the mounting portion of the printed circuit board. A cover encloses the base portion of the insulated housing and the body portion of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI, BIN XU
  • Publication number: 20090280663
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (10), a shell encapsulating the insulative housing and a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing abreast. The insulative housing defines a tongue (12), a plurality of passageways (121) and receiving grooves (131), the passageways extending to the tongue, the tongue has a stopping portion (126) in the front of each passageway. A cavity is defined below each stopping portion and communicated with the passageway. Each contact has a contacting portion (21) and a tail portion (23) wider than the contacting portion, the contacting portions are received in a corresponding passageways with the tail portions received in a corresponding receiving grooves. Each contacting portion defines a tab (210) protruding forwardly from a bottom surface thereof, the tab is received in the cavity and protected by the stopping portion (126); each tail portion is stamped downwards to form a notch (231) receiving wires and soldering with the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIN YUAN, SU-FENG LIU, CHIN-TE LAI
  • Patent number: D617281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Ji Chen, Su-Feng Liu, Chin-Te Lai