Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a chip module, includes an insulating body, multiple conducting terminals received in the insulating body, and a fixing member having a base for fixing the chip module. The insulating body has an accommodating cavity that is rectangular and opened upward. A stop wall projects upward from each of four corners of the accommodating cavity. Each conducting terminal has a contact portion extending upward for electrically contacting a conductive connection surface of the chip module. The contact portions are located in the accommodating cavity and do not exceed the stop wall upward. The base is assembled above the insulating body. Four extending portions extend downward from the base and are assembled at an outer side of the stop walls. An inner side of each extending portion is provided with a guiding inclined surface cooperating with the outer side of the stop wall.

Abstract: A test socket has a housing structure that holds conductor pins which provide mechanical and electrical connections between vertically aligned contacts of a device under test and a PCB. The housing structure comprises a top housing and a bottom housing. The top housing has counterbore holes to receive and vertically constrain top ends of the conductor pins. The bottom housing comprises a sheet and an optionally attached supporting frame. The sheet has through-holes that are vertically aligned with the counterbore holes of the top housing to receive and vertically constrain bottom ends of the conductor pins when the top and bottom housings are attached to each other.

Abstract: An assembly that provides solderless electrical interconnection between two devices provided with electrical contact lands that are distributed in plane Land Grid Arrays (LGA's). One of the devices can be a package containing an electronic or opto-electronic device and the other device can be a PCB. The alignment of the lands of the LGA's is provided by guides that include a frame having vertical walls and centering pins inserted into metallized via-holes provided in the PCB, the dimensions of the frame allowing the sliding insertion and extraction of the package. Electrical connection between the lands of the two LGA's is provided by a contactor pad placed between the package and the PCB. The assembly includes a cover removably attached to the frame by a locking mechanism, the cover being provided with one or more elastic members which exert a downward force over the package compressing it against the contactor pad.

Abstract: A connector has a housing including an insertion portion, a recess-shaped shaft receiving portion opening in an opening direction and an abutment surface facing in an opposite direction from the opening direction, and an operation member held by the housing rotatably around an axis direction of a rotation shaft portion inserted in the shaft receiving portion, the operation member including a lock portion and a projection, as the operation member is brought to a closed position while a connection end portion of a connection target is inserted in the insertion portion, the lock portion is fitted in a lock receiving portion of the connection target to prohibit pull-out of the connection end portion of the connection target from the insertion portion, and the projection comes into contact with the abutment surface to prohibit movement of the operation member in the opening direction.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a rear cover plate. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the insulated housing. The rear cover plate includes a baffle plate and one or more hole. The hole is formed on the surface of the baffle plate for checking tail portions of the second receptacle terminals which are formed as SMT (surface mount technology) legs. Accordingly, the soldering condition between the tail portions of the second receptacle terminals and contacts of a circuit board can be checked from the hole.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a cavity. A wafer stack is received in the cavity. The wafer stack includes a plurality of electrical wafers arranged parallel to each other within the cavity. Each wafer includes a first edge and a second edge. Each wafer includes at least one trace between the first and second edges. The electrical connector includes a flex harness including a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs). The FPCBs are electrically connected to corresponding wafers.

Abstract: A rigid-flex circuit connector is provided that includes a layered circuit board and an array of electrical contacts. The layered circuit board has a rigid board stacked above a flex board. The rigid board includes at least one rigid substrate and a rigid board circuit. The rigid board circuit includes a plurality of conductive vias extending into the rigid board from a top surface of the rigid board. The flex board includes at least one flexible substrate and a flex board circuit. The flex board circuit electrically connects to the conductive vias of the rigid board circuit. The array of electrical contacts is loaded in the conductive vias. The electrical contacts have mating ends that protrude from the top surface of the rigid board to mechanically engage and electrically connect to mating contacts of a mating electronic component.

Abstract: An inline communications connector is provided that includes a housing and tip and ring contacts that are mounted in the housing. The tip contact includes an input tip socket, an output tip socket and a tip socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output tip sockets. The ring contact includes an input ring socket, an output ring socket and a ring socket connection section that physically and electrically connects the input and output ring sockets. The input tip socket is not collinear with the output tip socket and the input ring socket is not collinear with the output ring socket.

Abstract: In an electrical plug type connector having an electrically conductive contact element having a contact surface, the contact surface has a microstructure.

Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector terminal including a silver layer on a surface of an electrical contact portion, having a reduced coefficient of friction of a surface and excellent in practicality and productivity and provide a method for producing such a connector terminal. A coating layer made of a silver layer and a film formed by bringing the silver layer into contact with a solution containing thiol and benzotriazole is formed on a contact portion of a connector terminal to be electrically brought into contact with another electrically conductive member. A solvent of this solution is preferably water and the thiol is preferably octadecanethiol.

Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a receptacle housing, a housing opening, a first receptacle connector, and a second receptacle connector. The receptacle housing includes a first cavity that extends from a first end to a central structure. The housing opening is defined at the first end. The first cavity and the housing opening are sized and shaped to enable insertion of a plug assembly constructed to comply with the Society of Automotive Engineers J2863 standard. The first receptacle connector includes a first portion that extends from the central structure into the first cavity. The second receptacle connector includes a second portion that extends from the central structure into the first cavity. The first and the second receptacle connectors are sized and are disposed such that they are configured to both be inserted into a single connector cavity of the plug assembly and such that they are electrically insulated from one another.

Abstract: A switching electrical power contactor having a bi-blade type switch, has ferrous plates attached to the blades to increase the current carrying capacity and reduce the resistance of the switch. The contactor is incorporated on the outside of a mains meter enclosure or in a wall box for a mains meter, within the space defined by the sprung jaws of the meter socket.

Abstract: Methods and devices for interconnection of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and to one another or to other components using ultra low profile electrical connectors. Examples include male and female inserts for placement in the plane of a PCB, and PCB assemblies comprising one or the other of male or female inserts for such placement. Further examples include surface mounted male and female connectors and PCB assemblies, in which the connectors comprise base members and connector elements configured to couple to corresponding assemblies on other PCT assemblies by movement in a horizontal plane relative to the PCB.

Abstract: A contact element for electrically conductive collection of components, the contact element having contact points for contacting contact regions of the components and having a first section, formed at least primarily in the shape of a spring tab, that electrically collects the contact points, and having a second section that electrically connects the contact points, wherein the collecting path formed by the second section is shorter than that of the first section.

Abstract: A connecting mechanism having a male contact and a female contact, each of the male and female contacts having a first surface including at least in part a flat surface portion defined therein, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a contact surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The contact surface is designed so that, when the first contact and the second contact are electrically connected with each other, the contact surfaces of the first contact and the second contact make a surface contact therebetween that inclines with respect to the flat surface portions of the first and second contacts in a cross section that crosses the first surface, the second surface, and the contact surface.

Abstract: A receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a plug connector, includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a metal sheet, and a shielding shell attached to the housing. The housing includes a first insulative housing defining a first tongue portion extending forwardly, a second insulative housing defining a second tongue portion extending forwardly, and a third insulative housing defining a third tongue portion extending forwardly. The terminals include a number of first contacts and second contacts. The third insulative housing is over-molded with the first insulative housing, the metal sheet, and the second insulative housing to enclose the first tongue portion and the second tongue portion into the third tongue portion and the first contacts and the second contacts respectively exposed on an upper and a bottom surface of the third tongue portion.

Abstract: A connector assembly configured to be mounted through an opening in a panel for providing a connection between different harnesses of a vehicle. The connector assembly includes a connector housing and a fixing element. The fixing element is configured to lock the connector housing to the panel when the connector housing is inserted into the opening in the panel and the fixing element is attached to the connector housing. The fixing element is configured to be releasably attached to the connector housing.

Abstract: A weatherproof cover assembly for an electrical wiring device such as an electrical receptacle includes a base having a front face and an opening in the front face for receiving the face of the electrical wiring device. A cover is hinged to the base to pivot between an open position and a closed position covering the electrical wiring device. The cover assembly includes a first cord retention member proximate a first side of the cover assembly having an opening with a dimension for gripping an electrical cord and a second cord retention member proximate a second side of the cover assembly with an opening with a dimension for gripping the electrical cord. The cord retention member can be a hook formed on the base and spaced outwardly from the cover or a slot formed in the peripheral edge of the cover.

Abstract: An underwater connecting apparatus is provided. The underwater connecting apparatus includes a flexible diaphragm defining a wall of a chamber for receiving therein an electrical conductor and for containing an electrically insulating material around the conductor. The flexible diaphragm includes an electrically conductive material.

Abstract: An embodiment of a cable assembly includes a cable including at least a shielded conductor, a mating connector mounted to a first assembly end, and an elongated strain relief grommet disposed longitudinally between the cable and the mating connector. The strain relief grommet includes a grommet body formed from a compressible material. The body includes a first grommet end portion disposed proximate to the mating connector, and a second grommet end portion disposed distal to the mating connector.

Abstract: Security devices and methods of securely coupling electronic devices and peripherals are provided. In one embodiment, a peripheral has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The first coded magnet is configured to securely provide data to a device associated with the second coded magnet, if the first and second coded magnets' patterns are keyed to one another.

Abstract: A connector system is disclosed that can support high data rates over a connector with terminals on a 0.5 mm pitch. A plug connector can include a termination module that has a paddle card and a plug module that includes rows of terminals. The termination module and the plug module can be aligned via the row of terminals and pads on the paddle card. A receptacle connector includes two rows of terminals that are provided on opposite sides of a tongue. The tongue includes impedance notches aligned with terminals arranged as differential pairs. Ground terminals extend past the differential pairs and along the impedance notch.

Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing to be fitted to a counterpart connector housing, a pair of lock arms integrally formed on the connector housing and configured to be engaged with a pair of connecting engagement portions of the counterpart connector housing to lock a state of the connector housings fitted to each other, a pair of wedge pieces configured to be assembled into a wedge insertion hole in the connector housing so as to be movable from a standby position to an unlocking position in the connector housing, the pair of wedge pieces being configured to release, when the pair of wedge pieces are pressed to the unlocking position, a locking of the connector housings fitted to each other. Each of the wedge pieces and the wedge insertion hole has an asymmetrical front and rear cross-sectional shape.

Abstract: A connector is provided with a lock portion, a lock supporting portion and a lock releasing member. A part of the connector forms a fitting portion to be received by a mating fitting portion of a mating connector in a mated state. The lock portion is provided in the fitting portion and locks a mating lock portion in the mated state. The lock supporting portion supports the lock portion to allow movement of the lock portion in a direction intersecting with a fitting direction. The lock releasing member is provided with a pressing portion. When release operation of the lock releasing member is performed, the pressing portion presses a pressed portion to move the lock portion toward an inside of the fitting portion in a perpendicular to the fitting direction.

Abstract: The puller type card socket of the Present Disclosure relates to a card socket furnished with a housing and a cover that covers the housing, configured so that a card can be inserted and withdrawn between the housing and the cover.

Abstract: An electric connector includes a first pair of differential signal terminals, a second pair of differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal, a second ground terminal and a third ground terminal. The first signal terminal and the second signal terminal of the first pair of differential signal terminals and the third signal terminal and the fourth signal terminal of the second pair of differential signal terminals are arranged in a first direction in sequence. The pins of the first pair of differential signal terminals are staggered in a second direction transverse to the first direction and the second pair of differential signal terminals are staggered in a second direction transverse to the first direction. The electric connector according to the disclosure can reduce electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A coaxial electrical interconnect is disclosed. The coaxial electrical interconnect can include an inner conductor including an electrically conductive spring probe. The coaxial electrical interconnect can also include an outer conductor including a plurality of electrically conductive spring probes disposed about the inner conductor. Each spring probe can have a barrel and a plunger biased out of the barrel. The plunger can have a first plunger portion external to the barrel and a second plunger portion disposed partially in the barrel. The first and second plunger portions can have different diameters. A barrel of the spring probe of the inner conductor can be located proximate a plunger of at least one of the spring probes of the outer conductor.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a pair of modules (3) each including a row of terminals (31) and a first housing (32) insert molded with the terminals, a metal plate (1) sandwiched between the pair of modules, a pair of latches affixed to the metal plate, and a second housing over molded with the pair of modules, the metal plate, and the pair of latches to form a subassembly. Each terminal includes a securing portion (312) secured to the first housing, a soldering portion (313) extending rearwardly from the first housing, and a contacting beam (311) cantilevered forwardly from the first housing.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and including a grounding contact, a cable and a connecting member, each of the contacts defines a soldering portion, the soldering portions are arranged in two rows spaced along a vertical direction, each row of the soldering portions includes one part of the grounding soldering portion, the cable includes a plurality of coaxial wires to electrically connect with corresponding contacts, each coaxial wire includes an inner conductor, a inner insulative layer enclosing the inner conductor, a braiding layer enclosing the insulative layer, and an outer insulative layer enclosing the braiding layer, the connecting member is electrically connected with the parts of the grounding soldering portion and the braiding layers of the coaxial wires.

Abstract: A connector is disclosed. The connector includes a conductive housing having a port and a peripheral wall surrounding the port, a conductive elastic sheet riveted on the peripheral wall of the port of the housing by a plurality of rivets, and a plurality of contact spots formed on at least one of the housing and the elastic sheet. The housing and elastic sheets are electrically connected by the plurality of contact spots when the elastic sheet is riveted on the housing.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector (100) and cable (300) connected with the electrical connector. The cable has a plurality of core wires (31) including a plurality of first wires (34) and second wires (35), an outer jacket (32) enclosing on the core wires, and a shielding layer (33) enclosing the second wires. The first wires having a power wire (341) for power transmission and a plurality of coaxial wires (342) for high speed signal transmission, wherein the second wires have a detective wire (351) for detection signal transmission, a pair of ground-wires (352), a twisted pair wire (353) for USB 2.0 signal transmission an spare wire (354). Each of the first wires has a larger diameter than that of second wires, and the first wires are located between the shielding layer and outer jacket, the second wires are enclosed in the shielding layer.

Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulating body, multiple terminals received in the insulating body, and a contact member. The insulating body includes a base and a tongue extending forward from the base. The tongue has a rear segment and a front segment, and the rear segment is higher than the front segment. Each terminal has a mating portion exposed from the front segment. The front segment has an isolation portion close to the rear segment, and the isolation portion is higher than the mating portion and lower than the rear segment. The contact member is disposed at the rear segment, and used for buckling a grounding elastic sheet of a mating connector during mating. The isolation portion is at least partially located on an insertion path of the grounding elastic sheet.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector housing comprising: an upper housing portion; a lower housing portion located below the upper housing portion; and at least three partition members located an inner space defined by the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion for partitioning the inner space into at least four insertion ports. At least one pair of the at least three partition members are connected to each other through a connecting plate so as to form a frame part in a general “” shape; and the connecting plate is stacked onto a corresponding bottom of the lower housing portion. Thus, the amount of the partition members forming the connector housing is reduced, the structural strength of the entire connector housing may be increased, and a dimensional accuracy of each insertion port is reliably ensured.

Abstract: Cable assembly including a mating connector having a plurality of communication terminals. The mating connector is configured to mate with a system connector of a communication system during a loading operation. The cable assembly includes a trailing sub-assembly having an intermediate connector and an external cable that is terminated to the intermediate connector. The cable assembly also includes a flexible cable extension having signal pathways that are terminated to and extend from the intermediate connector to the mating connector. The intermediate connector communicatively interconnects the signal pathways and the external cable. The mating connector is configured to engage a guide track when inserted into the communication system and slide along the guide track toward the system connector along a non-linear path. The flexible cable extension permits the signal pathways to bend while transferring an operative force for mating the system connector and the mating connector.

Abstract: An electrical adapter assembly including an adapter housing, an electrical receptacle defined by a first technical standard that is disposed within a first face of the adapter housing. The receptacle is configured to receive a first electrical plug defined by the first technical standard. The electrical adapter assembly also includes a second electrical plug defined by a second technical standard projecting from a second face of the adapter housing and electrically interconnected to the electrical receptacle and a thermally conductive member disposed within the adapter housing and projecting from the first face of the adapter housing. The electrical adapter assembly also contains features for detecting a connection of the electrical adapter assembly to the first plug.

Abstract: A platform comprises an array of slots for mounting electronic modules. Side rails are mounted on the platform. A side rail defines at least one outer edge of a slot. A central structure mechanically supports corresponding first electrical connectors for the slots. In a slot, a tray holds an electronic module. The tray comprises a second electrical connector supported at or near an interior end of the tray. The tray is secured laterally by at least one of the side rails. The tray is secured at or near the interior end by the second electrical connector that engages the first electrical connector. The tray is secured at or near an exterior end by an outer fastener associated with a floor of the platform.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of network communication. In an embodiment, the present invention is a breakaway RJ45 cable assembly that includes a standard RJ45 plug inserted into a modified RJ45 jack that, upon a sufficient amount of tension, releases the installed standard RJ45 plug. To insure that, as tension builds up in the cable assembly, the connection between the modified RJ45 jack and the patch cord to which the standard RJ45 plug is connected to experience tension substantially along the plug and jack body lengths the breakaway cable assembly is installed in the middle of a communication channel.

Abstract: A carrier module detachably connected to a busbar is provided, including a main body, an electronic connector, and an elastic member, wherein the elastic member includes at least one elastic portion disposed between the main body and the electronic connector. When a first force is applied on the carrier module along a first direction, the electronic connector is engaged with the busbar in a first position. When a second force is applied on the carrier module along the first direction, the electronic connector moves from the first position along a second direction to a second position relative to the main body and compresses the elastic portion.

Abstract: An electrical device assembly includes an electrical device and a power input member. The electrical device includes an end portion having a cavity with a mounting surface at a distal portion of the cavity. The power input member includes a body and a power input cable extending from the body. The body has a plurality of faces including first and second mounting faces. The cavity is sized and configured to receive the power input member body: in a first position with the first mounting face facing the mounting surface and with the power input cable extending away from the electrical device in a first direction; and in a second position with the second mounting face facing the mounting surface and with the power input cable extending away from the electrical device in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

Abstract: A connector is provided that includes a cabinet connector at a cabinet that includes at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device and a device connector at a control object device to be controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device. The device connector may be separably coupled to the cabinet connector. The device connector may be movable along at least two of an X-axis and a Y-axis defining a plane parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector and a Z-axis perpendicular to the cross section of the cabinet connector.

Abstract: A method of receiving a plug at a receptacle is disclosed. The method may include receiving a plug at a receptacle, the receptacle including contacts disposed with a rotational symmetry about a center point of the receptacle. The method may also include determining, via detection circuitry, any orientation of the plug inserted into the receptacle. The method may also include changing, via selection control circuitry, a connection path coupled to the contacts based on the orientation of the plug.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a brush holder apparatus. In one embodiment, a brush holder apparatus for receiving a brush includes: a first support member; a box member affixed to the first support member; and a cam member operably connected to the first support member, the cam member configured to retain the brush against an inner surface of the box member.

Abstract: Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder.

Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring a brush holder assembly and/or detecting wear of a brush in a brush holder assembly are disclosed. One method includes sending data from a plurality of remote monitoring locations to a central control unit, where the data may be evaluated in order to monitor states of brushes at a plurality of remote electrical facilities. For example, multiple images of a marker tracking longitudinal movement of the brush may be acquired. A comparison of the images, for example, a comparative imaging technique, such as pixel-by-pixel comparison, may then be performed in order to evaluate a condition of the brush, such as the wear rate, wear state, or life expectancy of the brush.

Abstract: Heat sealing a connector assembly can be performed by providing connector assembly in component accessible state, overlaying sealing tape on electrical contacts and housing, sealing tape being impregnated with heat sensitive adhesive, the overlaying leaving the dimples exposed, and sealing the connector assembly by applying heat to heat sensitive sealing tape.

Abstract: A USB 3.0 connector includes an insulative body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and an outer shell covering the insulative body. The insulative body includes a base that has a base upper wall, a base lower wall, and two base sidewalls. The base lower wall has a rear end notched in a frontward direction to form a plurality of alternating shallow and deep notches to position first and second legs of the first and second terminals, which are bent downwardly. The alternating shallow and deep notches space the first legs apart from the second legs, respectively. The number of component parts for assembly is therefore reduced.

Abstract: A gas laser oscillation device includes a discharge part, a blower part, and a laser gas path. The discharge part excites a laser gas medium and the blower part blows the laser gas. The laser gas path forms the circulation path of the laser gas between the discharge part and the blower part. The blower part includes an impeller section, a drive section, and an intermediate chamber disposed between the impeller section and the drive section. In the impeller section, a rotating blade to be rotated by a drive section via a rotating shaft is disposed. In the intermediate chamber, a main space and a gas damper space are partially partitioned by a gas shielding member.

Abstract: There was the problem that the pressure of the laser medium rises from the target value by the heat when generating laser light. The laser oscillator includes a controller, laser medium flow path, resonator part, blower, pressure detecting part, laser medium supply-exhaust part, and temporary stop command part. The controller controls the resonator part to stop to generate laser light if a temporary stop is commanded, controls the blower 18 to slow the rotational speed of the blower from the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed, and controls the laser medium supply-exhaust part so that the pressure is the second target value lower than the pressure at the time when the rotational speed of the blower is the second rotational speed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laser oscillator comprising an amplifying optical fiber (MA) inserted in a resonant cavity so as to act as an active medium, and pumping means (DL, CP) causing a population inversion in said amplifying optical fiber, characterized in that said amplifying optical fiber comprises at least two cores (C1, C2) optically coupled to each other in a common cladding (G), and in that the shapes, sizes, refractive indices and the relative arrangement of said cores are chosen so that super-modes are supported, at least one (SMI) of which super-modes has, in an emission spectral band of said laser oscillator, a normal chromatic dispersion.

Abstract: An enhancement resonator (20) being configured for generating intra-resonator laser light (1) by coherent superposition of input laser light, comprises at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) spanning a ring resonator path in one common resonator plane, said resonator path being free of a laser light amplifying medium, wherein the at least three resonator mirrors (21, 22, 23, 24) include at least two toroidal mirrors and/or at least one cylindrical mirror. Furthermore, a laser device (100) comprising the enhancement resonator (20) and a method of generating intra-resonator laser light (1) are described.