Patents by Inventor Xue-Liang Zhang

Xue-Liang Zhang 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).

  • Publication number: 20120058651
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
  • Publication number: 20120052712
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120040560
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
  • Publication number: 20120040569
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU
  • Publication number: 20120040545
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120040563
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120040566
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Chiung WANG, Xue-Liang ZHANG, Jiang-Hong WU, Qing-Man ZHU
  • Publication number: 20110306244
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG
  • Publication number: 20110300761
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20110287642
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (1) includes a connector (100) and a cable (200) has an end mounted to the connector. The cable includes at least one inner conductor (210). At least one connecting conductors (300) has a first end (310) inserting into the at least one inner conductor and electrically connecting with the at least one inner conductor, and an opposite second end (320) electrically connecting with the connector to establish an electrical connection between the connector and the cable for signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8057260
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an interior printed circuit board (13) with a number of conductive pads (132), a cable (2) and an insulative holding device (25). The cable (2) includes a number of conductors (21), a conductive sheath (22) shrouding the conductors (21) and an insulative sheath (23) shrouding the conductive sheath (22). Each conductor (22) has a soldering tail (24) extending to the outside of the insulative sheath (23) and soldering to the conductive pad (132). The insulative holding device (25) encloses the insulative sheath (22) and the conductors (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Xue-Liang Zhang, Chien-Chiung Wang
  • Publication number: 20110275236
    Abstract: A connector (200) to be forwardly inserted into a receptacle (300) and latched therein. The connector (200) includes a housing (11, 13) and a latch releasing device (7) having a releasing member. The releasing member has a longitudinal pulling portion (75) extending rearward moveable relative to the housing (11, 13) in a horizontal direction, a raising portion (71) extending forwardly from the pulling portion (75), and a supporting portion (71) having a front end supporting the raising portion (713) and a back end fixed to a top face (133) of the housing (11, 13). The front end rotates about the back end to raise the raising portion (71) in response to a backward pulling movement of the pulling portion (75), thereby unlatching the connector (200) from the receptacle (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG
  • Publication number: 20110034082
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an interior PCB (13) with a number of conductive pads (132), a cable (2) and an insulative holding device (25). The cable (2) includes a number of conductors (21), a conductive sheath (22) shrouding the conductors (21) and an insulative sheath (23) shrouding the conductive sheath (22). Each conductor (22) has a soldering tail (24) extending to the outside of the insulative sheath (23) and soldering to the conductive pad (132). The insulative holding device (25) encloses the insulative sheath (22) and the conductors (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Xue-Liang Zhang, Chien-Chiung WANG
  • Publication number: 20100330841
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises a body (10) defining a mounting hole (13) of a first diameter, an adapter (40) defining a through hole of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the adapter being separably mounted to the body, and a cable (120) received in the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XUE-LIANG ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG
  • Patent number: 7841887
    Abstract: A pluggable module (3) retained in a mating receptacle cage (1) which has a retaining tab (10) includes a housing (30) and an ejector device (34). The housing has a latch portion (310) retained in the retaining tab, a recessing portion (312) defined on a surface thereof, at least one inclined portion (314) located on the surface of the recessing portion. The ejector device includes a spring member (340) slidably received in the recessing portion and a driving portion (341) for pulling the spring member forwardly. The spring member is guided by the inclined portion and upwardly resists against the retaining tab for releasing the latch portion of the housing from the retaining tab of the receptacle cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xue-Liang Zhang, Qing-Man Zhu, Chien-Chiung Wang
  • Patent number: 7789667
    Abstract: An RF connector assembly (100) assembly has a first connector and a second connector (3) electrically connecting with the first connector. The first connector includes a first main body (11) defining an interior space (110), an insulative member (12) received in the interior space, a center conductor (13) retained within the insulative member, a flexible bushing (14) and a magnetic member (15) retained in the interior space. The second connector includes a mating member (35) firmly resisting against the flexible bushing under an attractive force exerted by the magnetic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Xue-Liang Zhang, Chien-Chiung Wang
  • Patent number: 7727014
    Abstract: A coaxial connector (1, 1?, 1?) for being mounted on a panel (300) includes a metallic bracket (10, 10?, 10?) defining a receiving space (11, 11?, 11?) therein, an insulative member (20, 20?, 20?) mounted on the metallic bracket and a contact terminal (30, 30?, 30?) received in the securing portion. The insulative member has a securing portion (21, 21?, 21?) received in the receiving space and defining a passage (210, 210?, 210?), and a mounting portion (22, 22?, 22?) integrated with the securing portion for being mounted on the panel. The contact terminal is received in the passage of the securing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Xiao-Guo Zhang, Xue-Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7699646
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) has a terminal connector (3), a number of cables (1) connected to the terminal connector, an outer shell (71) defining an interior space (710) receiving the terminal connector, an inner shell (70) and a wire spacer (5). The terminal connector includes an insulative base (302) having a number of terminals (303) mounted therein, a shield (301) enclosing the insulative base and a printed circuit board (31) having a number of pads (311, 312) disposed thereon and arranged in two rows. The wire spacer partially extends out of the outer shell (71) and has a number of parallel passages for extension of the cables and organization of the number of cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Xue-Liang Zhang, Er-Hou Zhou, Chien-Chiung Wang
  • Publication number: 20090280682
    Abstract: A coaxial connector (1) mounted on a panel includes an insulative bracket (10) extending along a longitudinal axis thereof, a metallic member (20) disposed in the insulative bracket, and a contact terminal (30) assembled in the insulative bracket. The insulative bracket has a securing portion (13) defining a passage (130) and a connecting portion (14) surrounding the securing portion for mechanically connecting with a mating electrical connector. The metallic member is disposed between the securing portion and the connecting portion and has a mating portion (22) for electrically connecting with the mating electrical connector. The contact terminal is secured in the passage of the securing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-GUO ZHANG, QING-MAN ZHU, XUE-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20090280683
    Abstract: A coaxial connector (1, 1?, 1?) for being mounted on a panel (300) includes a metallic bracket (10, 10?, 10?) defining a receiving space (11, 11?, 11?) therein, an insulative member (20, 20?, 20?) mounted on the metallic bracket and a contact terminal (30, 30?, 30?) received in the securing portion. The insulative member has a securing portion (21, 21?, 21?) received in the receiving space and defining a passage (210, 210?, 210?), and a mounting portion (22, 22?, 22?) integrated with the securing portion for being mounted on the panel. The contact terminal is received in the passage of the securing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: QING-MAN ZHU, XIAO-GUO ZHANG, XUE-LIANG ZHANG