Abstract: A connector engagement body includes: a first connector including a first signal terminal and a first power supply terminal; a second connector including a power supply terminal locking portion, a signal terminal locking portion, a second signal terminal, and a second power supply terminal; and a lever including a signal terminal releasing portion, a power supply terminal releasing portion, a power supply terminal locked portion, and a signal terminal locked portion. The lever is engaged with the first connector and the second connector and causes a mating force and a separating force to act between the first connector and the second connector by moving between a mated position and a separated position relative to the first connector and the second connector.

Abstract: A rotatable connector device includes a steering roll connector that accommodates a flat cable in an accommodation space in the state where the flat cable can be wound and unwound. Also, a plurality of rotatable rollers are located on a top surface of a retainer concentrically with the retainer at an equal interval in a circumferential direction of the retainer. A regulation section on which a reversed part is allowed to be pressed is provided on the top surface of the retainer at a position away from one of the plurality of rotatable rollers, namely, a rotatable roller, on the side of a part of the rotatable roller along which the reversed part can be wound. The regulation section is away from the part of the rotatable roller by a gap which allows the reversed part to contact or detached from the rotatable roller.

Abstract: An electrical connector mounting on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The housing includes a main portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion. The mating portion has side walls and a receiving space surrounded by the side walls. The main portion has a mounting face and the mating portion has a mating face from which an opening is defined. The insulative housing defines at least one heat dissipation slot recessed from the mating face which extends inwards and communicating to the receiving space of the mating portion.

Abstract: A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a female portion is provided with an annular groove, with a sidewall, open to an interface end of the female portion. A male portion is provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The male portion is retained with a range of radial movement, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the male portion, by a bias web of a float plate. The male outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position.

Abstract: A bushing for a reefer plug includes an annular body having proximal and distal ends and an interior conduit for receiving an electrical cable. A distal circumferential seal portion is at the distal end, the distal circumferential seal inclining radially outwardly in the distal to proximal direction. A reefer plug assembly and method for connecting an electrical cable to a reefer plug are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing provided thereon with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and a holding member formed in a body on the housing to be operative to hold the flat circuit device inserted in the housing and then to release the flat circuit device from holding by the holding member, wherein the holding member has a movable arm portion extending from an inside surface portion of the housing, and the movable arm portion is provided thereon with an engaging portion operative to engage with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing for holding the same and a releasing portion protruding from the movable arm portion through an aperture provided on the housing toward the outside of the housing and is operative to move the movable arm portion for disengaging the engaging portion from the flat circuit device.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector for mating with an interface port having external threads, comprising a post configured to receive a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric of a coaxial cable, the post including a plurality of engagement fingers, a connector body attached to the post, a sleeve member attached to the post and having a first end and ascend end, wherein the sleeve member includes one or more protrusions proximate the first end configured to contact the plurality of engagement fingers to secure the connector in a locked position. Furthermore, associated methods are also provided.

Abstract: An LED socket is provided for accommodating an LED module and connecting to a heat sink. The LED socket includes a socket housing and a contact. The socket housing includes an LED module receiving portion and a first LED module securing member projecting downward from a bottom surface of the LED module receiving portion. The contact includes a securing portion securable with the socket housing, a wire connecting portion extending from the securing portion and received by the socket housing, and a contact portion insertable into the socket housing and projecting into the LED module receiving portion.

Abstract: A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a female portion is provided with an annular groove, with a sidewall, open to an interface end of the female portion. A male portion is provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The male outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position, secured by a releasable retainer dimensioned to secure the male portion and the female portion in the interlocked position.

Abstract: A communication connector for connecting with a communication plug is disclosed. The communication connector includes a base, a set of conductive terminals, a case, and a cover, wherein the set of conductive terminals is situated on the base, and the case is used for accommodating the base and the set of conductive terminals. The case has a first incline with an opening. The cover has a second incline and a notch. The shape of the second incline matches the first incline to allow the cover to move upward or downward relative to the case. The shape of the notch matches the communication plug. When the cover moves upward, the communication plug passes the notch, enters the opening, and electrically connects to the set of conductive terminals.

Abstract: A capacitively coupled flat conductor connector is provided with a male connector body and a female connector body. An alignment insert is coupled to the male connector body, the alignment insert dimensioned to support a predefined length of an inner conductor. An alignment receptacle is coupled to the female connector body, the alignment receptacle dimensioned to receive a connector end of the alignment insert to seat an overlapping portion of an inner conductor and an inner conductor trace parallel with one another against opposite sides of a dielectric spacer. An outer conductor dielectric spacer, which may be a ceramic coating, isolates the contacting elements of the outer conductor signal path between the male and female connectors.

Abstract: The connector assembly for a printed circuit board includes a set of differential signal wires, a set of alternating current (AC) power wires, a ground wire, and a connector. The set of differential signal wires includes a plurality of signal wires, and each of the signal wires has an insulator and a conductor. The set of AC power wires includes a plurality of power wires, and each of the power wires has an insulator and a conductor. The connector includes an insulated shell and a plurality of conductive pins received therein, and each of the conductive pins has a nipper. An end of each of the set of differential signal wires and the set of AC power wires is electrically connected to the printed circuit board, and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the nipper.

Abstract: An improved insulation displacement terminal (IDT) includes opposed spaced fingers having outer edges with first and second abutment sections adjacent the ends of the outer edges. A resilient spring-like mid-section in the finger between the abutment sections applies a generally normal force to a wire captured between the inner edges of opposed fingers of the IDT. The resilient spring-like mid-section of each finger may be provided by narrowing the width of each finger between the abutment sections such as by recessing the outer edges from the outer edges of the abutment sections or by providing slots or openings in the mid-section of the fingers. Corners of inner edges of the fingers are smoother and inner edges are generally planar to provide a large contact area between the fingers and a wire disposed therebetween. The IDT is mounted within a housing to provide an insulation displacement connector (IDC).

Abstract: The electrical connector assembly for field terminable connections includes a housing, switch assembly, at least one open channel, at least one insulated wire, and removable cover. Switch assembly is arranged and disposed within housing and includes at least one contact. At least one open channel is disposed within housing and aligned with at least one contact. At least one insulated wire includes insulation layer and conductive core and is arranged and disposed within at least one open channel and is adjacent to at least one contact. Removable cover for housing includes at least one protrusion arranged and disposed to cooperate with at least one open channel, at least one contact and at least one insulated wire. Securing removable cover with housing causes protrusion to penetrate insulation layer on at least one insulated wire to form electrical contact between the respective conductive core and the respective contact.

Abstract: A connector includes one contact terminal including a contact portion to be in contact with an other contact terminal and a connecting portion to be connected to an electric wire, and a housing including a housing hole formed therein to house the contact portion of the one contact terminal. The one contact terminal contacts with the other contact terminal by inserting the other contact terminal into the housing hole, and the contact portion of the one contact terminal is housed in the housing hole so as to be movable in a direction of intersecting with the insertion direction of the other contact terminal into the housing hole.

Abstract: An electrical assembly connection, in particular a motor connection for an electrical radiator fan motor, for a motor vehicle, has a connected cable harness. The cable ends of the cable harness are connected to an assembly-end connection terminal. Two housing parts of a connection housing are combined so as to form a hollow space in the assembled state and accommodate the connection-end cable ends of the cable harness. Wherein one of the housing parts contains at least one cable bushing which has a conical guide inner contour which opens in the direction of the connection terminal. A clamping part rests against the guide inner contour, and wherein, as a result of tensile loading on the cable harness, the clamping part slides along the corresponding guide inner contour and increases the clamping action on the corresponding cable as the tensile loading increases.

Abstract: An electronic device, systems and methods are described for detecting whether there has been a proper cable connection when a plug is inserted into a socket. A pressure sensor configured to measure air pressure within the socket generates one or more pressure signals as a function of the air pressure, and a processor determines whether a proper cable connection has been made (whether the plug has been fully inserted into the socket) as a function of the pressure signals.

Abstract: Each feed-through pin of a multiple-phase, high voltage plug-pin connector comprises at least one conductor having a first insulation layer extending along at least part of its length, the insulation layer having an enlarged, load-bearing portion of non-circular cross-section having oppositely directed projections, configured for engagement in a correspondingly shaped bore portion of the connector shell. The load-bearing portions may be of a rhomboidal cross sectional shape with rounded corners, with a first diagonal length shorter than a second diagonal length. The pins are spaced around the central longitudinal axis of the shell with the shorter diagonal of each load-bearing portion extending radially and the oppositely directed projections extending into the radial spaces in the shell between adjacent pins. This arrangement allows space within a limited diameter feed through hole for the enlarged, load-bearing shoulder portions of the insulation layer.

Abstract: Provided is a connector capable of preventing an operator from touching a filler and reducing a filling amount of a filler to cut down the cost. A connector (1) includes a terminal fitting (3) provided at an end of a high-voltage electric wire (2), and a connector housing (4) that has a terminal accommodation part (14) that contains the terminal fitting (3). The connector (1) is waterproofed by a filler (A) with which a filling chamber (15) in the connector housing (4) is filled. The connector (1) includes a holder (5) that is fitted to the connector housing (4) and that engages with the high-voltage electric wire (2) which is drawn from the filling chamber (15). A rib (26) is integrally formed with the holder (5), and provided across an opening of the filling chamber (15) and a part of the rib (26) is partly immersed in the filler.

Abstract: An inner wire capable of power integration and power division and adapted for use with an inverter having a casing and a circuit board includes a female connector and a male connector. The female and male connectors are each disposed in the casing and each include power lines, at least two signal lines, and a ground line. The power lines each have one end electrically connected to power connectors in pairs and the other end to power terminals respectively. The signal lines have one end electrically connected to two signal connectors respectively and the other end to signal terminals. The ground lines have one end electrically connected to ground connectors and the other end to ground terminals. The power terminals, signal terminals, and ground terminals are disposed in the male and female connectors. The signal connectors, ground connectors, and power connectors are electrically connected to the circuit board.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for fixing a connector includes a protrusion, a fixing plate, and a fastener. The protrusion protrudes from the connector, and is located at a side of the connecting portion. The protrusion includes a head portion and a pin connected between the head portion and the connector. The fixing plate defines an opening, a first hole, a second hole communicating with the first hole, and a positioning hole. The fastener is fixed to the connector and includes an extendable shaft. When the connecting portion extends through the opening, the protrusion extends through the first hole, and the shaft abuts against the fixing plate. The connector is moved to allow the pin to enter the second hole. The head portion is blocked by the fixing plate. The shaft engages in the positioning hole.

Abstract: A radio frequency interference (RFI) and grounding shield for a coaxial cable connector is disclosed. The shield comprises a circular inner segment and at least one arcuately shaped pre-formed cantilevered annular beam attached to the circular inner segment by a joining segment. The at least one pre-formed cantilevered annular beam extends angularly from a plane of the circular inner segment. The at least one pre-formed cantilevered annular beam applies a spring-force to a surface of the surface of a component of the coaxial cable connector establishing an electrically conductive path between the components. The at least one pre-formed cantilevered annular beam comprises an outer surface with a knife-like edge that provides a wiping action of surface oxides on component surfaces of the coaxial cable connector and allows for unrestricted movement when the coaxial cable connector is attached to an equipment connection port of an appliance.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with coaxial cables includes a deformable cylindrical casing and a slidably engaged shell.

Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprising a connector body; a post engageable with the connector body, wherein the post includes a flange; a nut, axially rotatable with respect to the post and the connector body, the nut having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the nut includes an internal lip, and wherein a second end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the second end of the nut to the side of the lip of the nut facing the first end of the nut at a point nearest the second end of the nut, and a first end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the first end of the nut to the same point nearest the second end of the nut of the same side of the lip facing the first end of the nut; and a continuity member disposed within the second end portion of the nut and contacting the post and the nut, so that the continuity member extends electrical grounding continuity through the post and the nut is provided.

Abstract: A rectangular tube (10) of a terminal fitting (T) includes a lid plate (16) extending substantially at a right angle from the extending end of a right side plate (15) and formed with a locking hole (20) extending over the entire width. A front plate (19F) is cantilevered from the right side plate (15) and arranged before the locking hole (20). A rear plate (19R) is cantilevered from the right side plate independently of the front plate (19F) and is behind and adjacent to the locking hole (20). A retracted portion (21) is formed over the entire width at the rear plate (19R), retracted inwardly of the rectangular tube (10) from the front plate (19F) to provide a height difference within the range of an engagement margin with a locking projection (34) and capable of facing a rear end of the locking projection (34).

Abstract: Connector receptacles that may be used in a variety of applications, may have a desirable aesthetic appearance, may be durable and reliable, and may be manufactured in a simplified manner. One example may provide a receptacle that may be used in a number of different devices to avoid having to redesign a receptacle for different devices. Another example may maintain a desirable appearance by reducing the chance of marring or functional damage during insertions of an insert.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a generally tubular housing connects the conductors of an electrically-shielded cable with an electrical component, including a injection-molded electrically-conductive synthetic plastic bridge arrangement connecting the cable shield layer at a stripped end of the cable with a connector shield member arranged on the connector housing into one end of which the conductors are introduced. An injection-molded annular carrier layer of insulating synthetic plastic material is molded concentrically about the conductor ends, one end of the carrier layer extending within the conductive bridging layer, and the other end extending within the bore of the connector housing into which the conductor ends extend. Consequently, the connector is structurally reinforced to resist the forces and stresses of vibration and shock.

Abstract: A connector structure includes an enclosure; a plurality of ground units arranged in the enclosure and respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of ground terminals electrically connected to one another and associated with the carrier plate; a plurality of signal units arranged in the enclosure side by side to locate between any two adjacent ones of the ground units, and the signal units respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of signal terminals associated with the carrier plate; and a ground connecting member connected to the carrier plates of the ground units and the signal units. With these arrangements, the connector has simple structure and can be easily assembled for use, and the ground units are connected to the ground connecting member to thereby effectively prevent electromagnetic interference during signal transmission and ensure increased transmission rate.

Abstract: A connector structure includes an enclosure; a plurality of ground units arranged in the enclosure and respectively including a plate portion and a plurality of ground terminals electrically connected to one another and associated with the plate portion; a plurality of signal units arranged in the enclosure side by side to locate between the ground units, and respectively including a plate portion and a plurality of signal terminals associated with the plate portion; a ground connecting member connected to the plate portions of the ground units and the signal units; and a circuit board located at a bottom of the enclosure for engaging with the ground and signal terminals. With these arrangements, the connector has simple structure and can be easily assembled for use, and the ground units are connected to the ground connecting member to thereby effectively prevent electromagnetic interference during signal transmission and ensure increased transmission rate.

Abstract: A connector structure includes an enclosure; a plurality of ground units arranged in the enclosure and respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of ground terminals electrically connected to one another and associated with the carrier plate; a plurality of signal units arranged in the enclosure side by side to locate between any two adjacent ones of the ground units, and the signal units respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of signal terminals associated with the carrier plate; and a ground connecting member connected to the carrier plates of the ground units and the signal units. With these arrangements, the connector has simple structure and can be easily assembled for use, and the ground units are connected to the ground connecting member to thereby effectively prevent electromagnetic interference during signal transmission and ensure increased transmission rate.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a case, a body, a contact, and an annular joint. The case includes a through hole and a periphery of the through hole. The body includes a main body, the main body including a front portion received in the through hole of the case and a rear portion continuous with the front portion. The contact includes an intermediate portion held in the main body, a contact portion received in the through hole of the case, and a tail portion located on an opposite side of the intermediate portion from the contact portion. The annular joint is made of an insulating resin and joins the rear portion of the main body and the periphery of the through hole of the case.

Abstract: Forming a connector head for a generator of an active implantable medical device by providing a pin (20) having alternating smooth sections (21) for receiving an electrical contact (210) and a profiled section (22); disposing the electrical contacts on the smooth sections; injecting into a first mold a flexibly resilient material around the profiled sections of the pin to produce isolation elements between the electrical contacts; injecting in a second mold a rigid material around the pin to form the connector head with the electrical contacts and isolation elements embedded therein; and withdrawing the pin from the cavity of the connector head thus formed. The material provides precise axial and radial positioning of the different elements, and good electrical insulation.

Abstract: A charging connection device includes a device connector configured to be coupled to a rechargeable electronic device, and a circuit board coupled to the connector and including charging circuitry and an associated light source, such as a light emitting diode (LED), thereon. A housing encloses the circuit board and includes a first end comprising a lens, with the connector extending from the first end. A touch switch, such as touch plates, is on the housing, coupled to the circuit board, and configured to activate the light source. A power source connector is coupled to the circuit board and associated with a second end of the housing. One of the touch plates and/or one side of the housing may include at least one opening therein to transmit light from the light source and indicate right-side-up.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a body, a cover, a contact, and a molded portion. The body includes a connecting hole, and a housing hole or slit communicating with the connecting hole and being open to an outside of the body. The cover blocks the housing hole or slit of the body. The contact includes a fixed portion fixedly attached in the housing hole or slit of the body, a contact portion disposed in the connecting hole, and a connecting portion protruding from between the body and the cover to an outside of the body and the cover. The molded portion, formed of insulating resin, covers and blocks at least a boundary between the body and the cover, a boundary between the body and the connecting portion of the contact, and a boundary between the cover and the connecting portion of the contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a comprising a first housing, a second housing removably fittable to the first housing, and a lock block disposed on the second housing and engageable with the first housing to secure the second housing at a predetermined position with the first housing. The lock block includes a first groove extending along a length of the lock block, a side portion in contact with the first groove, an end portion in contact with the first groove and orthogonal to the side portion, a side lock disposed on the side portion and securable with the first housing, and a first lock that is provided integrally with the end portion and secured to the first housing.

Abstract: A compression connector for connecting two PCBs includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. Each terminal includes a retaining section and two spring contacting sections extending from opposite ends of the retaining section and exposing beyond mating surface of the housing. The insulative housing includes a base housing and a pair of matching housing sandwich the base housing from opposite directions to retain the retaining sections in said three housings such that the terminals can be well retained therein.

Abstract: An electronic connector comprises a housing and a printed circuit board. The housing defines an opening therein. The printed circuit board is mounted in the housing. The printed circuit board has a front portion located within the opening of the housing and a rear portion attached to the housing. A USB3.0 port interface and an eSATA port interface are provided at the front portion of the printed circuit board. A terminal section is provided at the rear portion of the printed circuit board. The terminal section includes a plurality of connecting pads. The two interfaces are electrically connected with the connecting pads via a plurality of conducting traces. Thereby, the USB port interface or the eSATA port interface can be individually selected for data transmission, and electrical coupling between differential signal pairs can be reduced.

Abstract: A charger includes a female connector disposed in a mobile phone, and a male connector mated with the female connector and adapter for electrically connecting with an external power supply. The female connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber, and electrical terminals partially embedded in the insulating housing with one end thereof being exposed in the receiving chamber and the other end thereof projecting out of the insulating housing to be electrically connected with a printed circuit board of the mobile phone. The male connector has electrical contacts exposed outward. The male connector can be removably inserted in the receiving chamber of the female connector to realize an electrical connection between the electrical contacts and the corresponding electrical terminals.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a USB application device including a body, a circuit board, a plurality of first electrical pins and a plurality of electrical elements. The circuit board is disposed in the body. The plurality of first electrical pins are disposed on the circuit board and expended to the body such that the plurality of first electrical pins are partly exposed to the body. A space is formed between the plurality of first electrical pins and circuit board such that the plurality of electrical elements can be disposed on the space. The length of the circuit board therefore becomes shorter, and the volume of the USB application device is reduced.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a body of insulating material; a fourth signal terminal provided in the body; and fifth and sixth signal terminals arranged in a line along a first direction in the body, at a height position that is different from that of the fourth signal terminal. The sixth signal terminal is located in a region between the fourth signal terminal and the fifth signal terminal in the first direction. A frequency of a signal transmitted by the sixth signal terminal is about one tenth or lower of a frequency of a signal transmitted by the fourth signal terminal.

Abstract: The general field of invention is electrical connectors and their conductor geometry. This patent teaches how to make the register-free charge couplers to have self-cleaning ability as well as tolerating operation under dirty environments such as underbelly of cars, while still delivering the requirements imposed by the register-free functionality. Although this invention can benefit many connector designs and applications, it is particularly beneficial when applied to hands free connectors for charging electric vehicles—also known in the industry as the Electric Vehicle Charge Couplers. The specific geometry taught in the patent satisfies the requirements of register-free connectors such as not to be able to short circuit supply conductors, provide at least one drain side conductor for every supply side conductor, permit easy sliding between supply and drain side conductors and provide at least one drain side contact with its centerline to overlap each supply side contact.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a plug connector for inserting into at least one hole of an electrical outlet. The plug includes a plug body, a switch, a pushing member, at least one conductive member, and at least one locking member. The plug body is constructed of at least one shell defining a via hole, where the via hole penetrates entirely through the shell. The switch has a connecting end inserted through the via hole for connecting pivotally to the pushing member. The conductive member protrudes from the plug body, and the locking member is arranged in close to the conductive member. Thus, when the switch is operated, the connecting end is driven to push the pushing member to move with respect to the conductive member, and the locking member is pushed by the pushing member to deform or move.

Abstract: A cable connector with improved performance and ease of use. The connector has staggered ports to reduce crosstalk and to prevent incorrect insertion of a plug into a receptacle. The plug may be constructed with subassemblies, each of which has a lossy central portion. Conductive members embedded within an insulative housing of the subassemblies may be used to electrically connect ground conductors within the subassemblies. Further, the connector may have a quick connect locking screw that can be engaged by pressing on the screw, but requires rotation of the screw to remove. Additionally, a ferrule may be used in making a mechanical connection between a cable bundle and a plug and making an electrical connection between a braid of the cable bundle and a conductive shell of the plug. The ferrule may be in multiple pieces for easy attachment while precluding deformation of the cable, which disrupts electrical performance.

Abstract: To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate 21 has grounding conductive layers 291, 292 arranged on or above surfaces 212, 213 of the substrate, near a plunger of a signal transmitting contact 3b. Each grounding conductive layer is electrically connected to a conductive portion 241 electrically connected to each grounding contact, on surface 212 or 213 of substrate 21. Further, each grounding conductive layer is not electrically connected to the signal transmitting contact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a leadframe having a plurality of connections for electrical conductors, a plurality of contacts and at least two outer current bars, and to a connecting socket having a leadframe as well as to a system for transmission of electrical power, in particular from a plurality of solar modules (photovoltaic modules), having a connecting socket such as this. In order to devise a leadframe which occupies as little space as possible, at least one connection (32a-e) is provided for an electrical conductor between the outer current bars (34a, b). This allows the leadframe to have a compact physical shape. The invention is based on the discovery that leadframes are used in the prior art to bridge the distances between predetermined contact separations, offering the possibility of producing, in one stamped part, strip conductors which have different geometries.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connection member for secondary batteries to achieve the electrical connection in a battery pack including two or more cylindrical secondary batteries in a physical contact manner, the connection member including an outer circumferential contact part contacting an electrode terminal of a lower battery cell along the outer circumferential region of the electrode terminal of the lower battery cell, such that the outer circumferential contact part can be electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the lower battery cell in a surface contact manner and a central contact part contacting an electrode terminal of an upper battery cell or the central region of a sidewall of the battery pack for providing an elastic contact force to the entire connection member mounted between the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells or between the electrode terminals of the battery cells and the sidewall of the battery pack.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug connection element (1) having a contact member (16) which can be deformed in a spring-elastic manner and to which the plug connection element (1) can be electrically connected when it is plug-connected to a further plug connection element (2), characterized in that the plug connection element (1) has a clamping element (40) by means of which the contact member (16) and/or a separate spring (20) which supports the contact member (16) when contact is made can be deformed in a spring-elastic manner in such a way that the force which is required to plug-connect the plug connection element (1) to the further plug connection element (2) is reduced, and in that the action of the clamping element (40) can be removed by the plug connection element (1) being plug-connected to the further plug connection element (2), and as a result the contact member (16) can be brought into contact with the further plug connection element (2) so as to establish an electrical connection by wa

Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes a locking plate (19) extending from a first side plate (17) and a stabilizer (22) projecting from a second side plate (18). A cutout (35) is formed at the extending end edge of the locking plate (19) and engages the stabilizer (22) to restrict relative displacements of the locking plate (19) and the second side plate (18) to define a first linking portion (27) that links the base plate (16) and a first contact piece (23). A second linking portion (28) links the second side plate (18) and a second contact piece (24). A restricting portion (36) is formed on the locking plate (19) and restricts displacement of the second contact piece (24) away from the first plate-like contact piece (23).

Abstract: A pair of terminals having a first terminal loaded in a first connector and a second terminal loaded in a second connector mated with the first connector, the terminals coming into contact with each other and being electrified, wherein the first terminal is equipped with a contact portion including a protruding contact protrusion, the second terminal is equipped with a contact portion including a contact recess engaging the contact protrusion, the contact protrusion is equipped with an oblique portion extending obliquely widthwise relative to the contact portion, the contact recess is equipped with an oblique portion extending obliquely widthwise relative to the contact portion, and the oblique portion of the first terminal and the oblique portion of the second terminal cross each other.

Abstract: A small size floating vessel having a dual fuel system, optimized cargo capacity, and options for selectively operating on diesel fuel and natural gas for maximizing the range of vessel operation and reducing vessel emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulates.