With Connectors Patents (Class 174/59)
  • Patent number: 11938876
    Abstract: An electrical unit and method of assembly that includes a base housing having a plurality of sides and an opening in one of the sides configured to receive a wire therethrough, and a cover configured to mate with the base housing, defining an internal chamber therebetween. A power distribution box is disposed within the internal chamber, at least one electrical connector is disposed at least partially within the internal chamber, operatively engaging the power distribution box, and extending through the opening, and a universal sealing plate that is selectively mountable on each side of the power distribution box and mounted to align with and seal against sides of the opening and at least a portion of the electric connector extending through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Darr, Peter Kowtun
  • Patent number: 11931930
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally describe a monolithic, e.g., integral, box unit and methods of manufacturing monolithic box units. The monolithic box unit has a ring portion and a body portion, both of which are molded and set simultaneously. The method proceeds with filling a female oriented cavity with a Polymer mixture, allowing both the ring portion and body portion to fill and cure at the same time. Once ejected from the cavity, the entire unit can be trimmed and then add hardware and cover to complete the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Newbasis, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Harrington, Matt Stockbridge, Adrian Garcia
  • Patent number: 11855429
    Abstract: An electric junction box assembly includes a case, a housing and a cover. A housing is disposed on an outer surface of the case. The housing includes a back wall and a pair of supports disposed on the back wall. The supports are spaced apart from each other and each support includes an upper support member and a lower support member spaced apart from each other so as to define an opening. The upper support member has an arcuate inner surface and the lower support member has an arcuate inner surface each having a radius greater than the opening. The cover includes an axial rod having a thickness smaller than a height of the opening and a width greater than the height of the opening, wherein a rotation of the axial rod prevents the cover from being dislodged from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Magda, Brian Carnick
  • Patent number: 11842875
    Abstract: Provided are approaches for integrating solenoids and fuses within a compact housing. In one approach, a fuse apparatus (100) may include a housing (102) including a main body (104), a cover (106) coupled to a first side (110) of the main body (104), and a base (112) coupled to a second side (116) of the main body (104), wherein the cover (106) and the main body (104) define a fuse cavity (120), and wherein the base (112) and the main body (104) define a main cavity. (122) The fuse apparatus (100) may further include a plurality of fuses (124) disposed within the fuse cavity (120), and a plurality of solenoids (130) electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) (132), wherein the plurality of fuses (124) is disposed above the PCB (132), and wherein the PCB (132) is positioned within the main cavity (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Du Cheng, Yanqiu Jia, Dan Jin
  • Patent number: 11778724
    Abstract: A first busbar includes a first electrical connection portion that is electrically connected to a main relay, a first heat transfer connection portion that is thermally connected to the insulating plate, and a first detour portion that connects the first electrical connection portion and the first heat transfer connection portion to each other. A second busbar includes a second electrical connection portion that is electrically connected to the main relay, a second heat transfer connection portion that is thermally connected to the insulating plate, and a lateral detour portion and a lower detour portion that connect the second electrical connection portion and the second heat transfer connection portion to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Fujimura
  • Patent number: 11757271
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box that includes: a box main body having one surface on which a plurality of component mounting portions in which electrical components are to be mounted are provided; a cover member covering the one surface of the box main body; a lock mechanism including a locked portion provided on a peripheral wall portion of the box main body and an elastic lock portion provided in a cantilever shape on the cover member. The top wall portion of the cover member is made of a resin material with a greater thermal conductivity than the elastic lock portion provided on the peripheral wall portion of the cover member, whereas the elastic lock portion provided on the peripheral wall portion of the cover member is made of a resin material with a greater elasticity than the top wall portion of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Akiba
  • Patent number: 11735999
    Abstract: An inverter casing and a connection structure of an inverter and a junction box are provided. The inverter casing includes an upper casing with an inner side that is provided with a cavity for accommodating a circuit board, and an upper surface that is provided with a junction recess for accommodating a junction box that is fixedly installed in the junction recess. Moreover, a bottom part of the junction recess is provided with an elastic protrusion for connecting a high-voltage protection device, and two incoming terminals. The elastic protrusion cooperates with a knockout pin on the junction box for high-voltage power-off protection, and the two incoming terminals are connected with external cables via the junction box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: JING-JIN ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiang Zhao, Hao Zhang, Gabriel Gallegos Lopez
  • Patent number: 11724918
    Abstract: There is provided a method of renewing a passenger conveyor that is capable of preventing the passenger conveyor from being unavailable for a long time period when the passenger conveyor is renewed in a stepped manner. The method of renewing a passenger conveyor includes a safety device update process of updating an existing safety device to a new safety device in the passenger conveyor, and a drive machine and control panel update process of, after the safety device update process, updating an existing drive machine of the passenger conveyor to a new drive machine and updating an existing control panel of the passenger conveyor to a new control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Nagao
  • Patent number: 11728601
    Abstract: A modular power source comprises a middle block having a housing, comprising a connector for receiving power from a supply of electricity, and at least one electrical socket on a face of the middle block, at least one wing assembly, comprising at least one connector on a face of the wing assembly, the connector configured to form an electrical connection between the wing assembly and the inner block, and at least one controllable electrical socket, and at least one computing device configured to connect or disconnect the at least one controllable electrical socket from the power source, wherein the at least one wing assembly is configured to rotate about an axis with respect to the middle block when electrically connected to the middle block via the electrical connection. Alternative embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ReVert Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Lybik, Yuan Ryan Li, David Gregerson, Amir Tayyebi Moghaddam, Erwin Noble
  • Patent number: 11689001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement having at least one switch cabinet and at least one power strip, the power strip being fixed to a vertical profile inside the switch cabinet via an adapter, wherein the adapter is a hook-in adapter which has a first adapter part on the vertical profile and a second adapter part on the power strip, the power strip being hooked into the first adapter part on the vertical profile via the second adapter part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Bodo Thielmann
  • Patent number: 11626648
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module capable of reducing manufacturing costs and improving manufacturing efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; a battery management unit having a printed circuit board with a printed circuit, the printed circuit board having a connecting portion on inner and outer peripheries of which a connecting conductor is coated to be electrically connected to the printed circuit; and a bus bar plate having a plate shape, the bus bar plate having a connection portion configured to electrically connect the plurality of secondary batteries and a sensing portion with a strip form elongated from one side end of the connection portion, the sensing portion having a bent structure where a longitudinal end thereof is bent at least two times, at least a part of the bent structure being in elastic contact with an inside of the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Yang, Hak-In Kim
  • Patent number: 11605940
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle contains a plug outlet that has a pair of contacts for electrical connection to respective hot and neutral power lines. A controlled switch, such as a TRIAC, is connected in series relationship between the outlet contact and the hot power line. Sensors in the receptacle outputs signals to a processor having an output coupled to the control terminal of the controlled switch. The processor outputs an activation signal or a deactivation signal to the controlled switch in response to received sensor signals that are indicative of conditions relative to the first and second contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Brainwave Research Corporation
    Inventors: John Eriksen, Jean-Guy Gagne, Patrick Belanger
  • Patent number: 11600982
    Abstract: A quick junction box includes a junction box base having a cavity suitably sized and shaped for receiving therein the first set of existing wires and the second set of existing wires, a plurality of electrically conductive members housed within the junction box base, a junction box cover lid having a plurality of apertures for receiving a plurality of existing fasteners therethrough, and a lock for attaching the junction box cover lid to the junction box base. The plurality of electrically conductive members are configured to enable electrical connections between the first set of existing wires and the second set of existing wires while the first set of existing wires and the second set of existing wires remain physically spaced apart within the junction box housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Mariusz Wroblewski
  • Patent number: 11497129
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes strand mounts for small cell radios and/or antennas. A strand mount may include a plurality of polymeric mounting tubes configured such that one or more small cell radios and/or antennas can be mounted thereto, a pair of polymeric retaining members, each retaining member having a plurality of apertures sized and configured to receive a corresponding end of each mounting tube, and one or more mounting brackets configured to secure the strand mount on a cable strand. Stand mount assemblies are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Severin, Jacob Adams, Robert Campbell, Dale Heath, Brian Cross
  • Patent number: 11482815
    Abstract: A shield device includes: a first electrical conductor; an electrical insulator that is configured to electrically insulate the first electrical conductor from a second electrical conductor; a first shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a first circumference of a first shield that surrounds at least two first insulated conductors of a first section of a shielded cable; and electrically connect the first shield with the first electrical conductor; and a second shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a second circumference of a second shield that surrounds at least two second insulated conductors of a second section of the shielded cable; and electrically connect the second shield with the first electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BAKC Capital Group
    Inventor: Bruce Karjala
  • Patent number: 11456568
    Abstract: A protective hood for outdoor electrical outlets or receptacles has an angled top surface, two side panels, and an angled bottom surface having an aperture. In one variant of the protective hood, the aperture in is configured to receive power cords for connection to an electrical outlet over which the protective hood has been mounted, such as an existing electrical outlet installed on a building wall or a power pedestal. In another variant of the protective hood, the aperture in the angled bottom surface is configured to allow an electrical outlet to be installed directly therein, but with the protective hood still being mountable over an electrical outlet on a building wall or power pedestal instead of having an electrical outlet installed in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: A. C. Dandy Products Ltd.
    Inventor: Hans Broere
  • Patent number: 11444424
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting support intended to make it easier to connect at least one free connector to a complementary connector, the free connector being mounted at one end of an electric cable, the complementary connector being able to be mounted on an electronic board, the mounting support comprising a base and, for each free connector, a first impression and a second impression formed in a face of the base, the first impression being designed to receive a head of the free connector and comprising first holding means designed to keep the head of the free connector in the first impression, the second impression being designed to accommodate a connecting portion of the free connector and of the electric cable, and comprising second holding means designed to keep the connecting portion in the second impression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
    Inventors: Dominique Susini, Cécile Maurech, Yann Le Henanff, Stéphane Kohn
  • Patent number: 11381066
    Abstract: A resin structure includes a first resin body, having an annular first side wall portion, a second resin body having a second side wall portion, and a third resin body having an annular third side wall portion. The second resin body is assembled to the first resin body, such that an upper edge of the second side wall portion and at least a portion of an annular lower edge of the first side wall portion in a circumferential direction are aligned. The third resin body is assembled to the second resin body, such that an annular upper edge of the third side wall portion and at least a lower edge of the second side wall portion are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Kurata, Hideki Kawamura, Minoru Umezaki, Naoki Tozuka
  • Patent number: 11276537
    Abstract: A housing includes a first mounting portion having a first through hole penetrating in a first direction and a second mounting portion having a second through hole penetrating in the first direction. The second mounting portion is disposed separately from the first mounting portion to one side in a second direction and is disposed closer to one side in a third direction than the first mounting portion. The first fixed terminal includes a first fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to one side in the third direction than the first mounting portion. The second fixed terminal includes a second fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to an opposite side in the third direction than the second mounting portion and that is disposed closer to the opposite side in the third direction than the first fastening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 11121483
    Abstract: A terminal holder for accommodating a plurality of terminal fittings that are attached to respective ends of a plurality of electrical wires, each of the plurality of terminal fittings including a connection that is connected and fixed to an attachment object through a bolt inserted in the connection, and a fixing portion that is fixed to the electrical wire, the terminal holder including: a plurality of through holes in which the connections of the plurality of terminal fittings are to be respectively disposed and that expose the connections; a plurality of accommodations for respectively accommodating the fixing portions of the plurality of terminal fittings; and a partition wall continuously extending between the fixing portions and between the connections of adjacent terminal fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai, Toshimitsu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10971911
    Abstract: A main body of a wire leading tool including a lid body that covers the main body in a detachable manner is configured to include a flat plate-shaped base portion, a base hole portion that is penetratingly provided in the base portion, a standing wall portion that stands from the base portion in a U shape and surrounds the base hole portion by a curved portion of the U shape, and a connector supporting portion that stands from the base portion at a position closer to the base hole portion relative to an open end of the U shape of the standing wall portion, is continuous to the standing wall portion on both sides, and has an insertion hole which is penetratingly provided for inserting a pipe connecter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Yanegijutsukenkyujo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10971864
    Abstract: A shield device includes: an electrical conductor; an electrical insulator that is configured to electrically insulate the electrical conductor from a DIN rail and to hang the shield device from the DIN rail; a first shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a first circumference of a first shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a first section of a shielded cable; and electrically connect the first shield with the electrical conductor; and a second shield connector configured to: directly contact at least 180 degrees of a second circumference of a second shield that surrounds at least two insulated conductors of a second section of the shielded cable; and electrically connect the second shield with the electrical conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BAKC CAPITAL GROUP
    Inventor: Bruce Karjala
  • Patent number: 10910772
    Abstract: An electrical safety system, for use in a wet area, the electrical safety system comprising a resealable housing, for installation into the wet area, a conductive bar extending through a side of the housing, for installation against a conductive element adjacent to the housing and an electrical coupling, coupled to the bar and housed in the housing, for coupling to an earth wire to earth the bar and thus the conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: CONDUCTOR HUB PTY LTD
    Inventor: Austen Ritchie
  • Patent number: 10888007
    Abstract: A multi-gang electrical box includes an electrical enclosure defining opposed side walls, a lower wall, an upper wall, and a rear wall. The rear wall has a perimeter adjoining the side walls, the lower wall, and the upper wall to form a cavity. The electrical enclosure has a centrally registered longitudinal axis traversing the lower wall and the upper wall. A complementary cover assembly is configured to removably affix to an opening of the cavity of the electrical enclosure. A plurality of linear grooves disposed along an interior surface of the opposed sidewalls, respectively, and spaced from the lower wall and the upper wall. A plurality of chamfered channels are disposed at the rear wall for receiving electrical wires therethrough. Each of the upper wall and the rear wall has a corresponding smooth, planar, and uninterrupted inner surface, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Vernon Bahl
  • Patent number: 10886720
    Abstract: Cable, which can be connected at one end to a connector, having at least two cores, a shield, an insulator, which is formed between the cores and the shield, and having a sleeve, which is formed at the end of the cable, wherein the sleeve comprises a first region with an oblong cross-section and a second region with a round cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard Pichlmaier, Johannes Schmid, Thomas Lödding
  • Patent number: 10879678
    Abstract: A power distributor includes a detachable display and a power distribution unit. The power distribution unit includes a plurality of electrical sockets and a display port available to provide connection to the detachable display. Configuration parameters are stored within the power distribution unit. The detachable display includes a memory that contains configuration information for the power distribution unit. The configuration information can be transmitted through the display port to the power distribution unit and stored by the power distribution unit as the configuration parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: Liang Light Chen
  • Patent number: 10784597
    Abstract: A multi-tap device for a cable television (CATV) system includes a tap housing and a first circuit board positioned within and removably connected to the tap housing. A directional coupler is connected to the first circuit board. A faceplate is integral with the tap housing. One or more subscriber tap ports are connected to the faceplate. An access cover is connected to the tap housing. The access cover is configured to be opened to provide access to an interior of the tap housing for a user to disconnect the first circuit board from the tap housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Jones, Noah Montena
  • Patent number: 10770878
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes a frame having a cylindrical outer wall, and a cover having a side wall fitted into one end in an axial direction of the outer wall. The outer wall has a plate-shaped protruded portion, and the protruded portion has a pair of side portions respectively placed at one end and the other end in a width direction. The side wall has a pair of edge portions and has a notch between the pair of edge portions. Each of the pair of edge portions has a first facing surface and a second facing surface. The first facing surface abuts on the pair of side portions in a thickness direction of the protruded portion, and the second facing surface faces the pair of side portions in the width direction and positions the cover with respect to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Nakashima, Kunihiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10686309
    Abstract: A terminal accommodating body includes a terminal accommodating chamber for each coupling terminal capable of accommodating a coupling terminal capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of an electronic component, and a terminal holding portion that holds the coupling terminal. In all the terminal accommodating chambers, in a plurality of common accommodating chambers in which the coupling terminal and one terminal portion in a one plate-like bus bar having a plurality of terminal portions electrically connectable to the terminal of the electronic component are capable of being replaced and accommodated, and a partition wall between the adjacent common accommodating chambers has an inter-chamber inserting portion into which the coupling portion is inserted in an accommodated state of the terminal portion to the common accommodating chamber, in order to accommodate a coupling portion in the common accommodating chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Fukuhara, Kazuki Iguchi, Tatsuya Tsubouchi, Makoto Nakayama
  • Patent number: 10476218
    Abstract: A power distributor has a plurality of electrical sockets and a plurality of display ports. Each display port in the plurality of display ports is available to provide connection to a detachable display. The display ports in the plurality of display ports are located at different locations on the power distributor so that when the detachable display is mounted on a first display port of the plurality of display ports, the detachable display faces in a direction that is different than any other directions the detachable display would face if mounted on any other display port in the plurality of display ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Liang Light Chen
  • Patent number: 10468792
    Abstract: A terminal block including a partition walls with curved edges. The partition walls with curved edges is erected between a plurality of terminals to separate the adjacent terminals to insulate. The partition walls with curved edges. The partition walls with curved edges includes an upper end surface and both side surfaces. Each of the both side surfaces includes a taper surface tilted downward and continuous to the upper end surface, and a vertical surface which is continuous to a lower side of the taper surface and positions a connection counterpart terminal to be connected with one of the plurality of terminal at a position of connection with the terminal. The partition walls with curved edges serve to guide the counterpart terminals into position for attachment to terminals of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirotaka Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10447021
    Abstract: A switch box or outlet box with no wire nuts having three bus bars, one for each of the hot, neutral, and ground wires of a three conductor wire. Separate conductors are connected between the bus bars and an electrical component, such as an outlet or switch thereby eliminating the need for wire nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Larry J. Dicken
  • Patent number: 10396476
    Abstract: A connection device for conductors has one or more single conductor terminals which are formed as direct plug connections. Each conductor terminal has a metal contact element such as a metal clamping cage, a spring support made of a non-conductive material such as plastic, and a clamping spring. Each of the spring supports is placed on at least one corresponding receiving element made of a non-conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karlo Stjepanovic, Stephan Fehling
  • Patent number: 10389102
    Abstract: A gland assembly includes a gland body (3) and a cap nut (5) connected by screw threads (25). A cable holding device (11) is received within the cap nut (5) and has a plurality of fingers (19) configured to apply a gripping force to a cable (7) extending through the gland assembly in response to a torque applied to the cap nut (5).The fingers (19) are configured to increase the gripping force on the cable (7) in response to a linear force applied to the elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Carl Jackson, Jason Clark
  • Patent number: 10259329
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus capable of cheaply securing safety and achieving watertightness. The power conversion apparatus (100) has: a charging device (14) for charging from an external power source (20) to a cell (30); an inverter (13) for converting the current of the cell (30) from direct current to alternating current and supplying the current to a motor (40); and a junction box (15) for relaying an electrical connection. The inverter (13), the charging device (14), and the junction box (15) are contained in a single housing. Also, the charging device (14) and the junction box (15) are electrically connected, and the junction box (15) and the inverter (13) are electrically connected. Also, the junction box (15) and the inverter (13) are connected by a bus bar (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Hosaka, Kazushige Kakutani, Kenji Taguchi, Takashi Kamiya, Nobuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10236648
    Abstract: A power distribution unit including a plurality of outlet cores arranged along an outlet panel of a housing and mounted to one or more circuit boards with an unobstructed space between adjacent pairs of the plurality of outlet cores. The outlet cores each extend a portion of the distance between the circuit boards and the outlet panel, and the outlet panel includes a plurality of apertures each corresponding to an associated one of the plurality of outlet cores. One or more overcurrent protection devices are mounted in a non-outlet panel aligned along the length of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Irons, Peter Giammona, James P. Maskaly, Vimalkumar Bhakta, Mark Ramsey
  • Patent number: 10218110
    Abstract: A seal cover (40) is mounted on a shield connector (20) of a device case (10) and includes a cover body (41), a second sealing member (43), a shield shell (51) and shell fixing bolts (B) that are inserted through third bolt insertion holes (55) of the shield shell (51) with clearances (C1) between the shell fixing bolts (B) and edges of the third bolt insertion holes (55). The cover body (41) includes a restricting protrusion (48) that is inserted through a restricting hole of the shield shell (51) with a clearance (C2) defined between the restricting protrusion (48) and an edge of the restricting hole (58). The size of the clearance (C2) is such that the restricting protrusion (48) does not contact the edge of the restricting hole (58) even if the shield shell (51) rotates as the shell fixing bolt (B) is tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 10208915
    Abstract: A headlight unit 10, 110 is described including a reflector 12 and a lamp mounting cavity 20. A lamp 30, 130 is mounted within the lamp mounting cavity 20. The lamp mounting cavity 20 is sealed by a cap 40 of partly flexible material. The cap 40 is provided as a heat spreader and dissipation element in thermal contact with the lamp 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Martinus Petrus Creusen, Lukas Kuepper
  • Patent number: 10199762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waterproof electronic control device such that a connector unit is inserted into at least one wall face of a case, a control substrate is incorporated in a housing chamber formed of the case and connector unit, an aperture portion and an upper face of the connector unit are covered with a cover, and a waterproofing member is disposed on a contact surface of each of the case, connector unit, and cover. A structure is such that a first inclined portion is provided in a side wall of one portion of the case, a regulating wall is provided in a direction opposing an inclined face of the first inclined portion, a second inclined portion of the connector unit is provided in a position opposing the first inclined portion and comes into contact with an inner face of the regulating wall when inserted into the case, and the first inclined portion and the second inclined portion come into contact at a final insertion stage of the second inclined portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kaneko, Tadayuki Fujimoto, Ryoji Saki, Kensuke Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 10170899
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting at least two electric cables to an electric machine in a vehicle includes a housing and at least two contact elements. At least two openings, each allowing the passage of one of the cables, are located in the housing wall in such a way that only one of the cables that are fed in a direction through the openings in the housing and that continue to run in a straight line in the direction inside the housing makes direct contact with precisely one of the contact elements and can be electrically connected to this contact. All the other cables can be connected to a respective element of the remaining contact elements using a respective conductor bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Lange, Ekkehard Pittius, Valerias Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10164354
    Abstract: An example terminal block includes an annular arrangement of terminal pairs. Each of the terminal pairs has a first height and is adjacent another terminal pair having a second height different from the first height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin August Cerka, Kenneth Eugene Hall, Ronald Charles Hager, William Sean Raymond
  • Patent number: 10103475
    Abstract: A connector and cabling system is provided. The system includes a plurality of pigtails, each pigtail of the plurality of pigtails are configured to couple to one of a plurality of electronic devices, wherein each electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices has a corresponding box or package. The system includes a cable and a plurality of first connectors. Each first connector of the plurality of first connectors is configured to extend through and attach to a wall of a box or opening of the package with a first port of the first connector inside the box. The first port is coupled to the pigtail, and a second port of the first connector outside the box or package. The second port is coupled to the cable. The plurality of electronic devices is provisioned via the cable, the plurality of first connectors and the plurality of pigtails, with each of the plurality of electronic devices, in the corresponding box or package. A method of preparing electronic devices for shipping is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: VCE IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Thaddeus Stoner, Joseph Layton
  • Patent number: 10017135
    Abstract: A branching structure for connecting a branch harness to a main line harness, includes connection terminals configured to electrically connect branch lines of the branch harness to main lines of the main line harness respectively, a terminal block on which the connection terminals are supported, and fasteners that respectively fasten the connection terminals onto the terminal block. Each of the connection terminals has a belt-shaped wound portion to be wound around a corresponding one of the main lines. The wound portion is fastened by a corresponding one of the fasteners so that both ends of the wound portion come closer to each other and a center portion of the wound portion tightens around the main line so as to be brought into surface contact with a bar conductor of the main line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Shingo Kambara, Yoshihiko Sano, Motoko Hara, Takashi Okawa, Mai Shimizu, Satoshi Saitou, Akihiro Takagi, Masahiro Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10001618
    Abstract: Disclosed is fiber optic splice protection device, comprising: a closure including a cover and a chassis; wherein a circle of groove is formed on mating edge of four walls of one of the cover and the chassis, and an elastic sealing member is placed in the groove; a circle of projection is formed on mating edge of four walls of another of the cover and the chassis; the cover is locked on the chassis in the way of locking, when the cover is locked on the chassis, the projection is pressed against the elastic sealing member and is embedded into the groove in order to achieve the seal locking between the cover and the chassis. The cover of this application may ease to open repeatedly, and the good seal performance between the cover and the chassis can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Tong, Jiangzhen Xia
  • Patent number: 10003137
    Abstract: This device is the modification of my U.S. Pat. No. 9,293,903, date: Mar. 22, 2016. A convenient electrical connector box will be used for repairing a broken household electrical line, or connecting an existing electrical line to new multiple locations. It provides all components in a package for completing a task. The package will include an electrical connector unit, a cover for enclosing the entire electrical connector unit, screws for securing the electrical connector box on a building structure, and screws for attaching the cover to the electrical connector unit. The electrical connector box can be mounted on a building structure in an open space such as the attic, crawlspace, or outer wall of a frame of a building or similar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Man Khac Do
  • Patent number: 9960518
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide high performance and reliable electrical cable connectors and connector assembly. An electrical cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing (110) and terminals (140) disposed in compartments (111) of the housing (110). The housing (110) has a mating face (101) for connecting to a counterpart connector, and each compartment (111) has a mating end (111a) adjacent to the mating face (101) and an entrance (111b) opposite to the mating end (111a). Each terminal (140) is disposed in one of the compartments (111) by being inserted into the compartment (111) from the entrance (111b). A cover (120) is assembled to the housing (110) to block the entrance (111b) of each compartment (111), such that removal of the terminals (140) from the housing (110) through the entrance (111b) is prevented. The cover (120) has openings (126, 128) formed thereon to allow electrical cables (130) to pass through to connect to the terminals (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenny Tai, Kenny Chen, Beer Fu
  • Patent number: 9941645
    Abstract: Circuit breakers with cooperating plug and socket assemblies which are configured as separate spaced apart components, with plugs and sockets held spaced apart from the circuit breaker body, typically above the top of the circuit breaker body. The plug assembly can have a short compact profile and can include pairs of plugs held by an insulated support with a compact spacing between adjacent pairs and upper and lower plugs of each plug pair. The plug assembly can be attached to a racking frame to allow the plug assembly to be retracted during a rack-out action of the unit from a motor control center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Robert Allan Morris
  • Patent number: 9921250
    Abstract: A structure of mounting a current sensor to a battery cable includes a battery cable, a thermal fusion bonding tape wound around an outer circumference of the battery cable, and a current sensor. The current sensor includes a housing including a current detecting part configured to detect a current flowing through the battery cable, and a holder configured to hold and compress a thermal fusion bonding tape mounting portion in cooperation with the housing to deform a cross-sectional shape of the thermal fusion bonding tape mounting portion into an elliptical shape. The thermal fusion bonding tape mounting portion is a portion where the thermal fusion bonding tape is wound around the battery cable. Upon a compression between the housing and the holder being released, the elliptical shape of the cross-sectional shape of the thermal fusion bonding tape mounting portion is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sugimori, Kunihiro Harada, Yasuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9917380
    Abstract: A multipurpose wire connection device includes a base plate, a conductive plate, a wire fixation screw, a fireproof box, a support, and a dustpan-shaped housing. The support is disposed on the base plate. The fireproof box includes a rear panel, a bottom panel, two side panels, and an inserted plate. The wire fixation screw is mounted on the conductive plate. The housing is fixed on the bottom plate by a housing fixing screw. The multipurpose wire connection device prevents sparking and red burning of a ground screw when lightning current passes therein, due to corroded contact in long-term exposure to wind and rain. It avoids fire and explosion accidents. It avoids screw corrosion and facilitates ground resistance measurement. The multipurpose wire connection device can also be used for electrical relay, division, and branching. It prevents fire, explosion, rain intrusion, and rust development. It is easy to disassemble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: State Grid Corporation of China, State Grid Shanxi Power Corporation Yuncheng Power, Shanxi Zhongzhou Electric Co., LTd
    Inventors: Xiangyun Wang, Le Wang, Zao Wang, Jun Yang, Tian Zheng
  • Patent number: 9866169
    Abstract: A photovoltaic junction box comprises a body having a first end and a second end opposite to each other in a lengthwise direction thereof, and a first side and a second side opposite to each other in a widthwise direction thereof, a plurality of conduction terminals disposed in the body, and a plurality of diodes each having an anode pin and a cathode pad respectively soldered on two adjacent conduction terminals. An angle between two adjacent diodes of the plurality of diodes is not equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Cui Li, Yuan Zhong, Xiang Xu, Wenbo Lv