Patents by Inventor Yung-Chien Chung

Yung-Chien Chung 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: 7374440
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20), an ejector (30) and a metal shell (40). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejecting direction. The contacts (20) are retained in the insulating housing. The ejector (30) is assembled to the insulating housing, including a slider (31) movable along the card insertion/ejecting direction, an ejecting arm (32), a resilient member (34) and a locking equipment, the ejecting arm protrudes into the card receiving space and has an upright wall (324), a blocking wall (325) for contacting and ejecting the card directly and a horizontal reinforce wall (326), which are linked with one another and defines a space to receive a corner of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 7318753
    Abstract: An electrical jack (100) for mating with an audio plug includes an insulative housing (1) defining a longitudinal central hole (101), a plurality of channels, and a pair of gaps communicating with the central hole. A plurality of conductive contacts are received in the channels and each has a contact section, a retention section secured in the channels, and a solder section extending out of the insulative housing. A grounding contact (3) with a top plate (35) and a pair of side plates (31, 33) encloses the insulative housing. Each side plate has a spring arm (311, 331) extending through the gap into the central hole thereby increasing the mating force with the mating plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chien Chung, Kun-Hua Chen, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7217159
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for being assembled in a notch (4) of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) (200) comprises a dielectric housing (1) defining passageways (12) thereon, a plurality of contacts (2) received in corresponding passageways, and a retaining device (31) retaining the electrical connector to the PCB. Each contact comprises a soldering section (22) extending out the dielectric housing and retained on the PCB. The retaining device has a same thickness W to that of each soldering section of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 7214083
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) is adapted for receiving a module body (4). The connector comprises a dielectric housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a shielding shell (3). The housing has sidewalls (11, 12) forming a cavity (10) to receive the module body therein. The contacts are disposed on the sidewalls of the housing. The shielding shell has sidewalls (31,32) surrounding the housing and a pair of pressing members (33) and at least two clipping members (34) extending from two opposite sidewalls (32) of the shell. Each pressing member comprises a pressing portion (331) for pressing against a surface (421) of the module body and an operating portion (332) extending upwards from the pressing portion. The at least two clipping members resiliently retain on the sidewalls of the dielectric housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 7207814
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a rear wall (11), and first and second side walls (12 and 13) substantially parallel extending forwards form the rear wall; a shielding member (5) covering on the housing and defining a receiving cavity together with the first and second side walls for receiving an electrical card (6), the receiving cavity having a font entry from which the electrical card is inserted into the receiving cavity; and a number of terminals (2) disposed in the housing and each having a contact portion (22) extending into the receiving cavity for contacting the electrical card. The shielding member is provided with a pair of guiding plates (56) at the front entry of the receiving cavity and disposed between the first and second side walls for guiding the electrical card into the receiving cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20070010106
    Abstract: An electrical jack (100) for mating with an audio plug includes an insulative housing (1) defining a longitudinal central hole (101), a plurality of channels, and a pair of gaps communicating with the central hole. A plurality of conductive contacts are received in the channels and each has a contact section, a retention section secured in the channels, and a solder section extending out of the insulative housing. A grounding contact (3) with a top plate (35) and a pair of side plates (31, 33) encloses the insulative housing. Each side plate has a spring arm (311, 331) extending through the gap into the central hole thereby increasing the mating force with the mating plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Yung-Chien Chung, Kun-Hua Chen, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20060286870
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a rear wall (11), and first and second side walls (12 and 13) substantially parallel extending forwards form the rear wall; a shielding member (5) covering on the housing and defining a receiving cavity together with the first and second side walls for receiving an electrical card (6), the receiving cavity having a font entry from which the electrical card is inserted into the receiving cavity; and a number of terminals (2) disposed in the housing and each having a contact portion (22) extending into the receiving cavity for contacting the electrical card. The shielding member is provided with a pair of guiding plates (56) at the front entry of the receiving cavity and disposed between the first and second side walls for guiding the electrical card into the receiving cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060270260
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20), an ejector (30) and a metal shell (40). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejecting direction. The contacts (20) are retained in the insulating housing. The ejector (30) is assembled to the insulating housing, including a slider (31) movable along the card insertion/ejecting direction, an ejecting arm (32), a resilient member (34) and a locking equipment, the ejecting arm protrudes into the card receiving space and has an upright wall (324), a blocking wall (325) for contacting and ejecting the card directly and a horizontal reinforce wall (326), which are linked with one another and defines a space to receive a corner of the card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060264116
    Abstract: A jack connector (100) for electrically connecting a mating plug and a PCB comprises an insulative housing (10), a first contact (20) and a second contact (30) both accommodated in the insulative housing (10). The housing (10) defines a plug-insertion hole (110) and a side wall (13) having a depression (132) therein. The first contact (20) contains a cylindrical-shaped pin (23) extending within said plug-insertion hole (110) and a tab (221) projecting toward said pin wherein the tab is slantedly retained in the depression (132). Under this condition, the first contact can be retained in the insulative housing with strong retention force for preventing a front-to-back movement of the first contact (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Yung-Chien Chung, Kun-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 7134900
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a first connector (10), a second connector (20) and latching mean. The first connector includes a first housing (100), a number of first terminals (160) received in the first housing and a first shell (130, 140). The second connector includes a second housing (200), a number of second terminals (260) received in the second housing and a second shell (240). The latching mean includes a latching member (150) assembled on the first connector and a gap defined on the second connector. The latching member includes a pair of arms (151, 153), a connecting portion (157) connecting the arms, and a latching section (152) formed on the arm and received in the gap (245) of the second connector. The face of the latching section close to the connecting portion is inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 7134907
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1000) comprises a cable end connector (100) soldered with a number of wires (3) and a header connector (200) which is mounted on a motherboard to mate with the cable end connector. The cable end connector comprises a housing (1) receiving a number of contacts (2) therein. The housing defines a first receiving space ( 110a) for receiving the header connector and a second space (110b) for receiving front ends of the wires. The contacts are located between the first and second spaces, and each having a soldering portion (21) and a contacting portion (22). The soldering portion of each contact has a soldering surface (211) which faces the second space to be electrically connected with corresponding wires and an inner surface (212) which opposite to the soldering surface faces the first space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuneki Watanabe, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060246762
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) is adapted for receiving a module body (4). The connector comprises a dielectric housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a shielding shell (3). The housing has sidewalls (11, 12) forming a cavity (10) to receive the module body therein. The contacts are disposed on the sidewalls of the housing. The shielding shell has sidewalls (31,32) surrounding the housing and a pair of pressing members (33) and at least two clipping members (34) extending from two opposite sidewalls (32) of the shell. Each pressing member comprises a pressing portion (331) for pressing against a surface (421) of the module body and an operating portion (332) extending upwards from the pressing portion. The at least two clipping members resiliently retain on the sidewalls of the dielectric housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kun-Hua Chen, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060234555
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a shielding shell (2) and a plurality of terminal (3) disposed on the housing. The insulating housing includes a base portion (10) and a tongue portion (11) projecting from the base portion. The shielding shell includes a front portion (21) surrounding the tongue portion and defining a pair of opposite walls, back portion (22) surrounding the base portion and defining a pair of corresponding opposite walls, and a pair of connecting portion (23) unitarily connecting the front and back portion at the opposite walls thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060234530
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for being assembled in a notch (4) of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) (200) comprises a dielectric housing (1) defining passageways (12) thereon, a plurality of contacts (2) received in corresponding passageways, and a retaining device (31) retaining the electrical connector to the PCB. Each contact comprises a soldering section (22) extending out the dielectric housing and retained on the PCB. The retaining device has a same thickness W to that of each soldering section of the contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060228946
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes a first connector (10), a second connector (20) and latching mean. The first connector includes a first housing (100), a number of first terminals (160) received in the first housing and a first shell (130, 140). The second connector includes a second housing (200), a number of second terminals (260) received in the second housing and a second shell (240). The latching mean includes a latching member (150) assembled on the first connector and a gap defined on the second connector. The latching member includes a pair of arms (151, 153), a connecting portion (157) connecting the arms, and a latching section (152) formed on the arm and received in the gap (245) of the second connector. The face of the latching section close to the connecting portion is inclined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20060172589
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1000) comprises a cable end connector (100) soldered with a number of wires (3) and a header connector (200) which is mounted on a motherboard to mate with the cable end connector. The cable end connector comprises a housing (1) receiving a number of contacts (2) therein. The housing defines a first receiving space ( 110a) for receiving the header connector and a second space (110b) for receiving front ends of the wires. The contacts are located between the first and second spaces, and each having a soldering portion (21) and a contacting portion (22). The soldering portion of each contact has a soldering surface (211) which faces the second space to be electrically connected with corresponding wires and an inner surface (212) which opposite to the soldering surface faces the first space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Tsuneki Watanabe, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 6939166
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting with flexible printed circuit (5, FPC) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of terminals (20) fixed in the housing, a slider (40) for fixing the FPC in the housing and a pair of solder pads (30). The housing includes a tail portion (107). A number of passageways (1071) are defined in the tail portion. Each terminal includes a terminal portion (204) for electrically connecting with cable (6) received in corresponding passageway of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Publication number: 20050118861
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting with flexible printed circuit (5, FPC) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of terminals (20) fixed in the housing, a slider (40) for fixing the FPC in the housing and a pair of solder pads (30). The housing includes a tail portion (107). A number of passageways (1071) are defined in the tail portion. Each terminal includes a terminal portion (204) for electrically connecting with cable (6) received in corresponding passageway of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 6891719
    Abstract: A panel antenna (2) and a method for installing the same on an electronic device (not labeled), includes a panel (101), an antenna body (21), a cable (23), and a connector (22). The electronic device includes a case (1), with at least an expansion slot (100) openable on a surface of the case. The antenna body is mounted on the panel and the panel antenna is received in the expansion slot. The installation method includes the following steps: attaching the antenna body and the connector to either end of the cable; attaching the antenna body to the inside wall of the panel; electrically connecting the connector of the panel antenna to the mating connector (not labeled) of the electronic device; mounting the panel with the antenna body attached thereon in one of the expansion slots of the computer, with the engaging sides screwed or engaging with the opening of the expansion slot and the panel covering the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chu Lin, Chieh Chao Yu, Yung-Chien Chung
  • Patent number: 6863546
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (3) includes a housing (31), a number of contacts, a cable (33), and a enclosure (32). The housing has a mating face (310), an outer side face (315), a receiving space (311) defined in the mating face, a number of passageways (312) in communicating with the receiving space, and a guiding post (313) formed on the outer face and extending along the outer face in a mating direction. The contacts are received in the passageways. The cable electrically connects with the contacts. The enclosure encloses the housing, the contacts, and the cable. The closure has an outer side wall (321), and a positioning post (322) formed on the outer side wall and extending in the mating direction of the cable connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-chen Yang, Yung-Chien Chung, Hsien-Chu Lin, Chi-Kai Huang