Abstract: An antenna structure includes a dielectric material in which antenna array elements are placed on either side. Elements on either side of the dielectric material overlap or are staggered opposing elements. The dielectric material may also include co-located, antenna arrays of array elements radiating in different directions. Antenna array elements may be formed using conformal shielding which applied and selectively removed to create antenna structures. Devices that include the antenna structure can include a casing that is a shaped lens to increase antenna aperture size and enhance antenna performance.

Abstract: A radial line slot array antenna has a slotted conductor plate in which a plurality of slots are formed and arranged in a spiral. The plurality of slots are arranged in the slotted conductor plate such that the arrangement distance in a radial direction between the slots varies gradually between a first portion determined based on a first frequency and a second portion determined based on a second frequency that is different from the first frequency.

Abstract: Connection terminal (10) according to the present invention includes a tab part and not smaller than four pinching plates (12) that hold an aluminum electric wire. Pinching plates (12) each include first slit (13) and contact surfaces (14). First slit (13) has a first open end located in one side of the slit, and a first tip located in the other side. The aluminum electric wire is inserted into first slit (13). Contact surfaces (14) are in contact with the aluminum electric wire that is press-fitted into first slit (13). A contact area in which contact surfaces (14) are in contact with a core wire is an area of 100% to 200% of a radial cross-sectional area of the core wire.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an adapter for connecting a network device is provided. The adapter includes adapter housing. The adapter housing further includes a base and a wall, such that the wall extends axially from the base. The base of the adapter housing also includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The adapter includes a plurality of socket openings that extend across the base between the inner surface and the outer surface. The plurality of socket openings extend axially, the socket openings continue across the inner surface of the base through the first end of the rim and the second end of the rim. In one embodiment, the adapter includes a bypass circuit. The bypass circuit allows a network device to get power from a line side of a power meter and the consumer to get power from the load side of the power meter.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a dielectric having a right angle body including a first segment and a second segment and defining a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments. At least one door at a right angle corner of the body provides access to the right angle chamber through a rear opening in an open state, and restricts access to the rear opening in a closed state. A female center contact in the right angle chamber in the first segment has a terminating end configured to electrically connect to a cable conductor of a cable received in the right angle chamber in the second segment. A front shield receives the dielectric and forces the door to move from the open state to the closed state upon loading the dielectric into the front shield. A rear shield couples to the front shield.

Abstract: A connector device includes a plurality of board mounted connectors and mating side connectors to be fitted with each other and a guiding hood. Levers are rotatably attached to the mating side connectors. A guiding hood includes a plurality of connector fitting parts which guide an insertion of the mating side connectors corresponding to the board mounted connectors, and is attached to the opening part of the housing case. The board mounted connectors and the mating side connectors are configured to be fitted with each other by rotating the levers which are engaged to the connector fitting parts. The guiding hood includes locking means configured to be locked and engaged to the board mounted connectors respectively by being elastically engaged with engaging parts of the board mounted connectors respectively in a direction in which the board mounted connectors are arranged.

Abstract: A fixture for electronic device includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame is fixed to a tray. A backplane is disposed on the first frame. A first electronic device is connected to the backplane and set in the first frame. The backplane is electrically connected the first electronic device and a motherboard by a cable, in which the motherboard is arranged on the tray. The second frame is pivotally connected to the first frame. A transfer board is fixed to the second frame. A second electronic device is connected to the transfer board, and assembled into the second frame. The second frame is fixed onto the tray, and the transfer board is connected to a connection port of the motherboard when the second frame is located in a first position, so as to make the second electronic device electrically connect to the motherboard.

Abstract: A contact terminal interposed between two contact targets so as to provide electrical conduction between the two contact targets includes: a first conductive member including a salient portion composed of a plurality of inclined surfaces, and a first contact portion that is provided at an end different from the salient portion and contacts an electrode of one of the contact targets; and a second conductive member including a second contact portion that has a curved shape and contacts an electrode of another one of the contact targets, a plurality of elastic portions each of which extends in a band shape along the curved shape from the second contact portion and is elastically deformable, and sliding contact portions each of which is provided at a leading end of one of the elastic portions and slidably contacts a corresponding one of the inclined surfaces.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing with a number of terminals therein and includes a substrate and a sidewall extending upwardly from the substrate, the substrate includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a number of through holes penetrated from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the electrical connector further includes a flex film located under the substrate, a frame located above the flex film and a number of solder balls electrically connecting the flex film to the printed circuit board, the four sides of the flex film and the frame are both insert-molded into the insulative housing.

Abstract: A board to board connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a number of contacts (2) assembled in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a first face (11), a second face (12) opposite to the first face, a pair of longitudinal vertical walls (13) connecting between the first face and the second face, a pair of transverse vertical walls (14) connecting between the first face, the second face and the longitudinal vertical walls, and a number of protrusions (131) protruding from the longitudinal vertical walls to be planar with the first face. The contacts are assembled in the insulative housing from the second face to the first face.

Abstract: A pluggable apparatus of a circuit board is provided, which solves the problem that hot plugging of a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-E) card is difficult to implement. The pluggable apparatus of the circuit board includes a base plate, a pulling strip, a rotating member, and a carrier plate, where the pulling strip is movably connected to the base plate by using a transverse guide mechanism, sawteeth are formed on a body of the pulling strip, the pulling strip further includes a handle that extends out of the base plate; the rotating member is in a bending line shape; the carrier plate is movably connected to the base plate by using a longitudinal guide mechanism; and a clamping trough is disposed on the carrier plate and is configured to fasten the circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical assembly connector for connecting a flexible assembly having a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts to a rigid assembly having a connector receptacle with a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts. The connector comprises an intermediary device configured to electrically connect the rigid assembly and the flexible assembly. The intermediary device has a plurality of connector electrical contacts. The intermediary device electrical contacts are exposed on a first base side and on a second base side of the intermediary device. The intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the second base side are configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the flexible assembly electrical contacts, and the intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the first base side are configured to electrically and mechanically couple to the attachment element electrical contacts.

Abstract: A coaxial connector plug and a coaxial connector receptacle that may be stably suctioned by a suction nozzle. A coaxial connector receptacle including a substantially cylindrical outer conductor and a center conductor surrounded by the outer conductor is mountable to a coaxial connector plug. An outer conductor has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the z-axis direction, and is provided with a slit that connects between the upper end and the lower end of the outer conductor. A center conductor is surrounded by the outer conductor. A projection is positioned in the slit. The outer conductor of the coaxial connector receptacle is inserted into the outer conductor from the negative side in the z-axis direction. The center conductor of the coaxial connector receptacle is connected to the center conductor.

Abstract: A bus bar module includes: a bus bar module body section formed of an insulating material, and including an output terminal installation section on which to install an output terminal, a part of the output terminal installation section projecting, and a cover latching section provided to a tip end side of the projecting output terminal installation section; and an output terminal cover configured to cover the output terminal on the output terminal installation section, provided to the bus bar module body section using a hinge section which is provided to a base end side of the output terminal installation section, and including a cover latch section provided to a tip end side of the output terminal cover, the cover latch section being fastened to the cover latching section of the bus bar module body section when the output terminal cover covers the output terminal on the output terminal installation section.

Abstract: In the present invention, a metal upper cover that covers an upper face opening of a frame is mounted on this upper face opening, and a bent piece that is inserted into a bent piece insertion hole provided to the frame is provided to a portion of the upper face cover on the side of a sensor insertion hole. Furthermore, ground connection pieces formed by extending the outside of the left and right sides of the frame from the upper face toward the lower face are provided in portions opposite the left and right edges linked to the edge of the top cover on which the sensor insertion opening of the frame is provided.

Abstract: A holding device for an electrical connector, includes a frame with an opening defined on a center thereof. A first locking portion is disposed on the frame and extends into the opening. A second locking portion has a main body with an elastic arm. The main body defines a fixed end fixed to the frame and an active end rotating around the fixed end. The second locking portion has an open position that the active end can move freely and a closed position that the active end locks to the frame while the elastic arm extends into the opening.

Abstract: A sealing wall grommet for a wall of an electrical device, comprising a flange-like installation sleeve for receiving a plug part having electrical contacts, to which there can be connected in a plug-in manner a mating plug part which has a securing screw-in sleeve that can be screwed to the installation sleeve and acts as a pull-out prevention means for the mating plug part, wherein the installation sleeve is designed to receive a plug-in section of the plug part and has an abutment which is connected to the installation sleeve, runs around the outer circumference thereof and has an annular seal for the wall. According to the invention, a tubular tensioning sleeve is provided for tensioning the installation sleeve, which tensioning sleeve has at least one inwardly projecting latching means that cooperates with a mating latching means formed on the outside of the installation sleeve.

Abstract: A connector includes a terminal member including a contact portion that can be brought into contact with a connecting target member, the terminal member being attached to an end of a wiring material, a housing including an insertion recess into which the connecting target member can be inserted, the housing retaining the terminal member such that the contact portion can be brought into contact with the connecting target member inserted into the insertion recess, and a dust protection member that protects the insertion recess against dust by blocking an insertion opening of the insertion recess. The dust protection member is formed such that the dust protection member can be penetrated by the connecting target member when the connecting target member is inserted into the insertion recess.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a high voltage interface cover system for inhibiting liquid contamination of high voltage connection areas of EV's and HEV's. This liquid contamination may come from atmospheric precipitation or road splash which comes in contact with the surface of either the HVDC connection block cover and/or the high voltage main device cover, and flows into the interface seals connecting them. The cover system comprises a pair of interlocking covers which provide a tortuous path for liquid contamination to penetrate the interface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a housing arrangement, in particular to a hermetic housing arrangement, having at least one housing for connecting a plug-in connector, wherein the housing arrangement has at least one seal. The housing arrangement in accordance with the present disclosure is characterized in that the at least one seal can be placed in at least one opening provided in the housing and/or in an opening provided in a plug flange of the plug-in connector and designed as a milled portion.

Abstract: A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of an electrical cable. The connector includes a boot member that slides over a portion of a wire manager to actuate a retention arrangement of the connector. Certain types of retention arrangements are actuated by deflecting flexible tabs of the wire manager inwardly to bite into at least an outer jacket of the electrical cable.

Abstract: The connector terminal includes at opposite ends a pair of press-fit terminals to be inserted into through-holes formed through two printed circuit boards located facing each other, each of the press-fit terminals having a plurality of contact pieces, and further includes at least one buffer portion deformable in accordance with a gap between imaginary longitudinal center lines of the press-fit terminals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector for a data or telecommunication cable comprising several wires with a contact carrier, comprising connection contacts for a plug-in connection and with connecting contacts, connected thereto in an electrically-conducting fashion, for the wires of the cable, and with an accepting screen.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a mounting block assembled to the housing and a first contact inserted into the mounting block and the housing. The housing includes a receiving space and a first through hole in communication with the receiving space. The mounting block is assembled in the receiving space and includes a second through hole which is aligned with the first through hole. The first contact is inserted into the second through hole and the first through hole in sequence along a rear-to-front direction. The first contact includes an elastic member and the housing and/or the mounting block comprise a stop surface to resist against the elastic member for position restriction.

Abstract: A fly line connector is disclosed. A pin is connected to a main body. A fly line is wrapped around the pin. A first engaging portion is formed on the main body. A first engaging hole is formed in the main body and is opposite to the first engaging portion. When a number of the fly line connectors are combined together, the first engaging portion of one of the fly line connectors is engaged with the first engaging hole of the other one of the fly line connectors.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and an alignment key assembled the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes an accommodating portion defining a plurality of through holes. The alignment key is assembled on the accommodating portion. The alignment key includes a post and an extending portion extending downwardly from the post. The extending portion extends into the through holes optionally.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts, a shield shell covering the insulative housing and a shield plate. The insulative housing has a body portion and a spacer. The contacts are received in the body portion. The shield shell includes a out shell and an inner shell, the inner shell is separated the insulative housing covering by the out shell to two parts each are upper inserting space and bottom inserting space. The shield plate received in the spacer and abutting against the inner shell electrically.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The tongue portion is located at a center of the metallic outer shell along a vertical direction. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area.

Abstract: An electrical connector having an insulative housing, a middle grounding member and a pair of contact modules. The insulative housing has a mating portion, a body portion and an upper cavity and a lower cavity at upper and lower sides of the body portion. The mating portion has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving space therebetween. The middle grounding member is retained in the body portion. Each contact module has an insulator received in the upper or lower cavity, contacts and a locking spring in the insulator. The locking spring is at a lateral side of the contacts and has a fixing portion fixed in the insulator, a locking arm forwardly extending to the receiving space and an extension tab backwardly extending from a rear side of the fixing portion. Each contact has a contact arm extending to the receiving space.

Abstract: A transmission module of a communication connector includes a plurality of first signal terminals, a plurality of second signal terminals, and a plurality of ground terminals. The terminals are coupling along a coupling direction. Along the coupling direction, the grounding terminals respectively correspond to the first and second terminals, a main portion of each signal terminal is orthogonally projecting to an area of a main portion of the corresponding ground terminal, in which the area is located inside the contour of the main portion. Moreover, the width of the main portion is less than or equal to two times of the width of the main portion of the corresponding signal terminal. Thus, the instant disclosure provides the transmission module with novel type.

Abstract: A switching device of electrical plug connector includes a plug body, a circuit board and a switching member. The plug body includes a connecting shell and an inserting space. The circuit board is disposed at the plug body and connected to a plurality of conductive plates. The switching member is connected to the circuit board and includes a transmission bar, a contact plate and an elastic member. The transmission bar passes through the circuit board; one end of the transmission bar is disposed in the inserting space. The contact plate is disposed adjacent to the conductive plates and connected to another end of the transmission bar. The elastic member sleeves on the transmission bar. When an electrical receptacle connector inserts into the connecting shell, one end of the transmission bar is abutted to drive another end of the transmission bar moving, thereby connecting the contact plate with the conductive plates.

Abstract: Disclosed are a power socket and an adapter having the socket. The power socket includes an insulating base and a plurality of conductive pins, and the insulating base includes a base body, an extension protruded from the base body, a slot formed on an end surface of the base body, a plurality of through hole formed on the extension and interconnected to the slots, and a penetrating hole formed on the extension and at a position corresponding to each respective through hole and penetrating the through hole, and each conductive pin is embedded into the through hole, and an end of each conductive pin is exposed from the slot, and the other end of the conductive pin is formed on an inner side of the penetrating hole, so as to simplify the manufacturing procedure and lower the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A connector for a cable, in one embodiment, has a body configured to receive a cable. The connector has a plurality of contacts moveably positioned within the body, and the connector has a component configured to slide or axially move.

Abstract: The present invention disclose an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card, including a tray and a card holder, where the tray includes a first groove, configured to accommodate a first digital memory card; and a second groove, disposed perpendicular to the first groove and configured to accommodate a second digital memory card, where the first groove and the second groove have hollowed portions that partially overlap; and the card holder includes a first spring and a second spring, where when the tray is inserted into the card holder, the first spring and the second spring extrude from the hollowed portions. According to the present invention, an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card, which is compatible with a SIM card and an SD card, is implemented, thereby flexibly meeting user requirements of using different cards by using an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card without increasing layout space.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle provide outlets and a cavity for receiving an insert. The insert connects to the electrical main through the receptacle and can provide additional functionality through the insert including emergency lighting, night lighting, gas detectors and charging connections.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include devices for converting a bi-pin interface to a wedge interface in a light-emitting-diode (LED) lighting system. The ultimate purpose of the invention is to reduce the cost, service time, and risk challenges faced by LED-lighting servicers. The invention accomplishes this purpose by neutralizing the challenge imposed by unknown inventory requirements.

Abstract: A joint connector includes a bus bar and a housing. The bus bar juxtaposes plural tab pieces to be connected to mating terminals. The housing has a bus bar accommodating part accommodating the bus bar, and includes plural terminal receiving chambers for receiving the mating terminals. The housing is formed with plural continuity check holes at a back end of the housing so as to expose a back end of the bus bar. In a case where the plural bus bars are accommodated in the bus bar receiving parts, at least one of the continuity check holes is positioned between the adjacent bus bars, and the at least one of the continuity check holes is formed in a resin-sealed part filled with an insulating resin material.

Abstract: A threadless light socket assembly allows a light bulb to be changed by pushing or pulling the light bulb into or out of the socket provides an outer insulator housing and an insulator cap which carrying a ground socket in a medial channel that grounds a light bulb base to a power supply. Plural spring biased thread locks protrude into center of the ground socket and are staggered in height to align with threads defined in a light bulb base. A positive contact is in the socket assembly supplies positive power from a power supply to the light bulb base. The threadless light socket has interchangeable components to allow installation in new and existing light fixtures.

Abstract: An electrical swivel system may have a movable swivel member adapted to connect to a landing gear and a fixed swivel member adapted to connect to an airframe. Each may have an interface apparatus whereby electrical signals may be conducted between components of the movable swivel member and the fixed swivel member. In this manner, electrical signals may be conveyed across a mechanically movable joint.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to a connector including a housing with a severing device and a pair of wire taps built into the housing. For example, the severing device may sever the electrical connection along one or more wires placed inside the connector. The pair of wire taps may patch into the severed ends of the wires, intercepting any signal transmitted through the wires, and patching any signal transmitted along the wire tap into the severed wires. The wire taps may further be connected to an intermediate device, placing the intermediate device in series with the ends of the severed wire. The connector may also include a switching device between the first and second wire taps. When the switching device is closed, the switching device may directly connect the wire taps, shorting out the intermediate device and effectively reestablishing the direct electrical connection between the severed wire ends.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining and contacting element (1) having a substantially U-shaped cross section comprising: a web (5), a first flange (3) and a second flange (4), wherein the flanges (3, 4) extend from an upper side of the web (5), a second molding (7) extending from the second flange (4) in parallel to the web (5), a plurality of conductive paths (12) arranged at least on part of an upper side (11) of the second molding (7), wherein a longitudinal extension of the conductive paths (12) runs in parallel with a longitudinal extension of the web (5). Moreover, the invention relates to a contacting arrangement (2) and to a method for establishing a contacting arrangement (2).

Abstract: A laser device including lasing materials composed of nanoparticles in an aerosol phase. One example is Nd2O3 in DMDCS with DMSO which is sprayed into a cuvette, measures have to be taken to prevent for aggregation. The fluorescence life-time is significantly shorter compared to nanoparticles dissolved in a liquid.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for suppressing modal instabilities (MI) in fiber-amplifier systems. In some embodiments, thermal effects drive the MI process, and in some such embodiments, the present invention provides a plurality of options for mitigating these thermal effects. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a hybrid fiber with a smaller core in the initial length where the thermal loads are highest, followed by a larger-core fiber. In some embodiments the length of the smaller-core section is chosen to keep the core heat-per-unit-length of the second section below a critical value for the onset of MI. In some embodiments, the hybrid fiber of the present invention avoids modal instabilities while yielding almost the same performance as compared to conventional fibers with regard to minimizing fiber nonlinearities such as Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS). In some embodiments, the hybrid fiber outputs a signal beam with at least 1 kW of power.

Abstract: A laser-driven dielectric electron accelerator is composed of a dielectric photonic crystal accelerator structure having an electron beam channel and buried grating whose elements are arranged linearly parallel to the electron beam channel. The accelerator structure preferably has a thin film material coating. The grating may have an asymmetric structure. The accelerator and undulator structures may be integrated with on-chip optical and electronic devices such as waveguide devices and control circuits so that multiple devices can be fabricated on the same chip.

Abstract: A light emitting device which includes at least one of a laser light source (1), wiring (9), a lens for excitation (2), a luminous body (4), a laser cut filter (6), a half parabolic mirror (5P), and a base (5h), in which a part of the wiring (9) is installed at a portion in which a breakage easily occurs due to at least one deformation of the laser light source (1), the lens for excitation (2), the luminous body (4), the laser cut filter (6), the half parabolic mirror (5P), and the base (5h), or a change in an installation position thereof.

Abstract: An end surface 3b of a solid-state laser element 3 is sloped in such a way that, assuming that laser light is incident upon air from the end surface, an angle of incidence which a normal to an inner side of the end surface forms with a traveling direction of the laser light substantially matches the Brewster angle at the incidence plane, an end surface 4a of a wavelength conversion element 4 is sloped in such a way that, assuming that the laser light is incident upon air from the end surface, an angle of incidence which a normal to an inner side of the end surface forms with a traveling direction of the laser light substantially matches the Brewster angle at the incidence plane, and the end surface 3b and the end surface 4b are arranged in such a way as to be opposite to each other.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser light source comprising an edge-emitting semiconductor body (10) is provided. The semiconductor body (10) contains a semiconductor layer stack (110) having an n-type layer (111), an active layer (112) and a p-type layer (113) which is formed for generating electromagnetic radiation which comprises a coherent portion (21). The semiconductor laser light source is formed for decoupling the coherent portion (21) of the electromagnetic radiation from a decoupling surface (101) of the semiconductor body (10) which is inclined with respect to the active layer (112). The semiconductor body (10) comprises a further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C) which is inclined with respect to the decoupling surface (101) and has at least one light-diffusing sub-region (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 120A, 120B) which is provided in order to direct a portion of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the semiconductor layer stack (110) in the direction towards the further external surface (102A, 102B, 102C).

Abstract: A high brightness diode laser package includes a plurality of flared laser oscillator waveguides arranged on a stepped surface to emit respective laser beams in one or more emission directions, a plurality of optical components situated to receive the laser beams from the plurality of flared laser oscillator waveguides and to provide the beams in a closely packed relationship, and an optical fiber optically coupled to the closely packed beams for coupling the laser beams out of the diode laser package.

Abstract: Novel methods and systems for miniaturized lasers are described. A photonic crystal is bonded to a silicon-on-insulator wafer. The photonic crystal includes air-holes and can include a waveguide which couples the laser output to a silicon waveguide.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes an n-type light guide layer containing a group III nitride semiconductor, an active layer, and a p-type light guide layer, in which the n-type light guide layer includes a semiconductor superlattice layer which is a stack of superlattice layers, the semiconductor superlattice layer having a structure in which group III nitride semiconductors A and group III nitride semiconductors B are alternately stacked, each of the semiconductors A and each of the semiconductors B being stacked in each of the superlattice layers, a relationship Eg (A)>Eg (B) holds, the semiconductor A is a film containing AlInN, and the film contains oxygen (O) at a concentration of at least 1×1018 cm?3, the semiconductor A has a film thickness of at most 5 nm, and a current is injected in a stacking direction of the superlattice layers.