Patents by Inventor Zi-Qiang Zhu

Zi-Qiang 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).

  • Publication number: 20100227504
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a number of contacts retained in the housing and a metal shell covering the housing to form a receiving space with the tongue portion for receiving an electrical plug. The housing has a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The contacts consist of two pairs of differential signal contacts and a pair of grounding contacts between the two pairs of differential signal contacts. Each contact has a contact portion. All contact portions are arranged in a row on one side of the tongue portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHEN-XI WANG, HONG-QIANG HAN, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Patent number: 7789702
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) and a front metal shell (3) covering a front side of the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) has a body portion (11), and a positioning slot (141) located at a lower side thereof. The front metal shell (3) has a base portion (31) and a board lock (5) integrally extending backwardly from a lower end of the base portion (31). The board lock (5) has a flat securing portion (51) which is received in the positioning slot (141) for preventing the board lock (5) from moving along an up to down direction, and a locking leg (52) bending downwardly from an inner side of the securing portion (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing-Hai Xiang, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu, Bo Yang, Jia-Wei Gu
  • Patent number: 7771242
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a number of receiving slots (110) and a number of retaining slots (22) communicating with each other along a front-to-back direction. Each contact (3) has a securing portion (30) engaging with the retaining slot (22), a contact portion (33) extending forwardly into the receiving slot (110) from the securing portion (30), and a tail portion (34) extending out of the insulative housing from the securing portion (30). The retaining slot (22) defines a first inclined face (220) at an inner wall thereof. The securing portion (30) has a second inclined face (300) corresponding to the first inclined face (220) and abutting against the first inclined face (220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhang-Lan Xue, Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100173524
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and arranged in one row, and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing. The contacts (2) consist of a first type of grounding contacts (G) and a second type of a set of pairs of differential contacts (21, 22, 23, 24). The metal shell has a receiving space (30) for receiving a matchable plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZI-QIANG ZHU, JERRY WU, HONG-QIANG HAN, CHEN-XI WANG
  • Patent number: 7726990
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving hole for accommodating a mating plug, a first set of and a second set of switch terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), and a flexible terminal (27) positioned between the switch terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25). The flexible terminal (27) has a retaining portion (270), a flexible arm (271) bent from the retaining portion (270) and a contact portion (275) formed on the flexible arm (271). The switch terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) abut against the plug in a left-to-right direction. The flexible terminal (27) abuts against the mating plug in an up-to-down direction to provide a great insertion force in order to reach a good inserting or pulling feeling of the mating plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100130043
    Abstract: An audio jack (1) includes an insulative housing (2) defining an insertion opening (213), and a plurality of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing (2); each contact (3) has a contact portion (313, 3212) extending into the insertion opening (213) and a tail portion (311, 3221) for connecting with a circuit board; at least a contact (32) comprises a mating section (321) for contacting with a corresponding audio plug (8) and a transmission section (322) separated with the mating section (321) for connecting with the circuit board which the mating section (321) does not connect; at least a contact portion (3212) is arranged on the mating section (321) to electrically connect with the transmission section (322) when the audio plug (8) is fully inserted into the insertion opening (213).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHEN-XI WANG, HONG-QIANG HAN, LUN-SONG HU, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20100130062
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1), and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) has a base (11) and a tongue (12) extending forwardly from the base (11). The metal shell (3) has a top wall (31), a bottom walls (32), and a pair of side walls (33). The top wall (31), bottom wall (32) and side walls (33) define a receiving space (34) therebetween. The bottom wall (32) has two first walls (321) extending opposed to each other from a lower end of the side walls (33), two oblique second walls (322) extending inwardly and upwardly from two first walls (321), and a third wall (323) connecting two second walls (322) together. The third wall (323) is higher than the second walls (322) along an up to down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHEN-XI WANG, HONG-QIANG HAN, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20100124851
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a main body (10) and a tongue plate (11) extending from the main body, and a number of terminals (2) retained in the insulative housing and being arranged in two rows. Each terminal has a contacting portion (201) extending into the tongue plate, a retaining portion (202) retained in the main body, a bending portion (22) extending from the retaining portion, and a tail portion (23) extending from the bending portion and comprising a mounting portion (231) for being mounted on a PCB. The bending portions (22) in each one of the two rows bending oppositely to the other row from the respective retaining portions. A distance between the two rows of the mounting portions (231) is greater than a distance between the two rows of the contacting portions (201). A distance between each two adjacent mounting portions (231) in each row is greater than a distance between the two respective contacting portions (201).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FENG XIONG, HONG-QIANG HAN, LUN-SONG HU, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20100124852
    Abstract: An electrical connector for being mounted on a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing defining a receiving space for receiving a mating plug; and a plurality of terminals assembled to the insulative housing and comprising at least one signal terminal, a first switch terminal moveable in an up-to-down/radial direction, and a pair of second switch terminals spaced from each other side by side. The first switch terminal is not provided with a soldering tail to be mounted on the print circuit board. The second switch terminals each having a soldering tail for being mounted on the printed circuit board. when the mating plug is inserted into the receiving space, the first switch terminal contacts the second switch terminals respectively to make the second switch terminals electrical connect with each other via the first switch terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHEN-XI WANG, HONG-QIANG HAN, LUN-SONG HU, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Patent number: 7699627
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a front mating face, a base portion, a mating portion protruding forwardly from the base portion and a number of passageways recessed rearward from the front mating face, the housing defining a number of blocks on a rear side thereof, the blocks each having an abutting face on a lower end thereof; a number of first contacts received in the passageways respectively and each including a contacting portion exposed in the passageway to mate with a corresponding mating connector, a level retaining arm fixed in the passageway and defining a front end connecting with the contacting portion and a rear end opposite to the front end, and a vertical mounting portion extending downwardly from a rear end of the retaining arm, the vertical mounting portion including a soldering portion to be soldered onto a printed circuit board and a protrusion tab extending laterally to have a larger width than that of the soldering portion, the protrusion tab abutting against
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xing-Hai Xiang, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100093215
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for abutting against a metal plate (200), comprises an insulative housing (1) defining a main body (11) and a tongue plate (12) extending forwardly from the main body, a plurality of terminals (2) retained in the main body and extending into the tongue plate, a metal shell (3) shielding the insulative housing and comprising an upper wall (31), a pair of side walls (32) extending downwardly from two lateral sides of the upper wall, and a bottom wall (34) in parallel with the upper wall, and a spring member (5) defining a securing portion (51) fixed to the shell and a resilient resisting portion (52) abutting against the metal plate. A plurality of fingers (35) are formed on the upper wall, the side walls and the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Xiong, Hong-Qiang Han, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100072832
    Abstract: A flux-switching magnetic machine is provided having a drive element and a driven element. The drive element is configured to generate a composite magnetic field comprising a fixed component and a variable component, the fixed component being generated by spaced fixed field members and the variable component being generated by spaced armature windings. The driven element has a plurality of magnetisable portions configured to be coupled to the composite magnetic field generated by the drive element, such that the driven element moves in response to changes in this field. The number of fixed field members is greater than the number of armature windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Zi-Qiang Zhu, Richard L. Owen, Arwyn S. Thomas
  • Patent number: D614578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D614579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D614580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D616370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D616829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D617283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: D622223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng Xiong, Zi-Qiang Zhu, Lun-Song Hu, Hong-Qiang Han, Xiao-Peng Yu
  • Patent number: D624021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Wu Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu