With Coupling Separator Patents (Class 439/152)
  • Patent number: 9054478
    Abstract: An improved method is employed to produce a plug connector having a defined breaking strength. The plug connector is receivable in a receptacle connector disposed in an electronic device. The plug connector has an inner enclosure bonded to a tab of the connector. The bonds are designed to break at a torque that is less than the breaking strength of the tab of the connector and/or the receptacle connector. The designed breaking strength protects the receptacle connector and/or the electronic device from damage when a force is applied to the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Ibuki Kamei, Warren Z. Jones, Paul J. Thompson
  • Patent number: 9048580
    Abstract: An easy-pull male network connector includes a male connector body providing a resilient clip lockable to a mating female network connector, a protective jacket surrounding the male connector body, a bracket located at one end of the male connector body remote from the resilient clip, a pivotable hook pivotally mounted at the bracket and hooked on the resilient clip and biasable to release or press the resilient clip when the protective jacket is moved forwards or backwards relative to the male connector body, and a tool attachable to the protective jacket and operable to move the protective jacket backwards relative to the male connector body. Thus, when the user pulls the protective jacket backwards, either with the hand or by means of the tool, to press the resilient clip, the easy-pull male network connector is disengaged from the mating female network connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NINGBO EXCELLENCE COMMUNICATED CONNECTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chien-Hsun Chien
  • Patent number: 9048568
    Abstract: An easy-pull network connector includes a male connector body providing a resilient clip lockable to a mating female network connector, a protective jacket surrounding the male connector body, a bracket located at one end of the male connector body remote from the resilient clip, a pivotable hook pivotally mounted at the bracket and hooked on the resilient clip and biasable to release or press the resilient clip when the protective jacket is moved forwards or backwards relative to the male connector body. Thus, when the user pulls the protective jacket backward to press the resilient clip, the easy-pull network connector is disengaged from the mating female network connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: NINGBO EXCELLENCE COMMUNICATED CONNECTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chien-Hsun Chien
  • Publication number: 20150137757
    Abstract: A self unplugging power connector for charging mobile devices is provided. The self unplugging power connector includes electrical contact members for an electrical outlet, a release mechanism to remove the electrical contact members from the outlet and a current sensing circuit to activate the release mechanism when the circuit senses a current reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: IZAK BENCUYA
  • Publication number: 20150140844
    Abstract: A releasable electrical contact connection is formed between a first plug part and a complementary second plug part. The first plug part has an electrically conductive screw bolt on which a cable end can be mechanically and electrically connected by a threaded nut, the cable end and the threaded nut being part of the second plug connector. The cable end and the threaded nut are disposed in an insulating plug housing of the second plug part and are held movably in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the screw bolt in the plug housing, in order to establish or release the electrical and mechanical connection. The threaded nut can be rotated from outside the plug housing. The plug housing is surrounded by an insulating housing wall of the first plug part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Decker, Holger Schlotter
  • Patent number: 9017084
    Abstract: Disclosed a memory card connector including a case body having a memory card storage portion which allows insertion of either a memory card having single row of signal pad portions and a memory card having front and rear rows of the pad portions, the case body having rear-row signal contacts coming into abutment with the rear-row signal pad portions of the memory card and contacts that establish electric contact by coming into abutment with the single row of signal pad portions or the front-row signal pad portions. Each the rear-row signal contact has two contact ends to abut only with the case portion of the card when the card having single row signal pad portions is stored in the storage portion, and to abut only with the rear-row signal pad portion of the card when the card having the two rows of pad portions is stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Kenichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20150099382
    Abstract: A multiple-in-one interface connector includes a shielding casing, an insulation body received in the shielding casing, a micro card receiving zone formed on a surface of the insulation body and a micro USB connection zone, a card ejection bar movably arranged at one side of the insulation body, and a card ejector rotatably mounted to the insulation body and operatively coupled to the card ejection bar. The insulation body includes a micro card receiving port and a micro USB connection port respectively in the micro card receiving zone and the micro USB connection zone. A micro card and a micro USB male connector can be respectively inserted to the micro card receiving zone and the micro USB connection port. To eject the micro card, the card ejection bar is pushed to move the card ejector so as to eject the micro card out of the micro card receiving zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: KUANG YING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUN-TE CHANG, HSUAN-HO CHUNG, YU-HUNG LIN, YI-HUNG YU
  • Publication number: 20150079825
    Abstract: A terminal-provided wire (10) includes a wire (13) with a core (11) whose end is exposed, and a terminal (20) crimped to the end of the core (11) and connectable to a mating side. The terminal (20) includes a front terminal portion (21) and a rear terminal portion (22). The rear terminal portion (22) includes a bottom plate portion (26) on which the core (11) is to be placed, a pair of wire barrel portions (27) extending from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be crimped to the core (11), an easily breakable portion (28) extending in an axial direction from the bottom plate portion (26) and to be broken at the time of disassembling, and a fixing portion (29) extending in the axial direction from the easily breakable portion (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Junichi Ono, Toshiya Oota, Takuji Otsuka, Takashi Tonosaki
  • Publication number: 20150072548
    Abstract: A mini USB connector includes an electrical insulating terminal holder including an accommodation chamber and first and second tongue members at a front side relative to the accommodation chamber, a conducting terminal set including multiple conducting terminals mounted in the accommodation chamber and arranged in three sets, and an EMI shielding shell surrounding the electrical insulating terminal holder and the conducting terminals and defining therein a mating chamber that matches with the accommodation chamber, the first tongue member and the second tongue member to constitute first, second and third insertion spaces respectively for the insertion of different types of electronic cards or electrical connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SONETEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Chi CHEN, Su-Yung CHOU, Yi-Chieh LIN, Te-Fu LU
  • Publication number: 20150072547
    Abstract: A mini USB connector with card plug-in function includes an electrical insulating terminal holder including an accommodation chamber and first and second tongue members bilaterally disposed at a front side of the accommodation chamber, a conducting terminal set including multiple conducting terminals mounted in the accommodation chamber and arranged in three sets, and an EMI shielding shell surrounding the electrical insulating terminal holder and the conducting terminals and defining therein a mating chamber that matches with the accommodation chamber, the first tongue member and the second tongue member to constitute first, second and third insertion spaces respectively for the insertion of different types of electronic cards or electrical connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SONETEDK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Ting-Chi CHEN, Su-Yung CHOU, Yi-Chieh LIN, Te-Fu LU
  • Patent number: 8976534
    Abstract: In order that even the cell connectors (17) of, for instance, a traction rechargeable battery (11) which carry very high currents can be connected to a battery management system (21) in a fault-resistant and functionally reliable manner, firstly a circuit board (24) in the form of a leadframe (25) encapsulated with plastic by injection molding is latched onto the housing (13) mechanically grouping the cells (12), said circuit board in any case not projecting higher than the adjacent end faces (15) of the cell terminal connections (14) projecting at a clear radial distance therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Zehdenick Innovative Metall-und Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Warmuth, Thomas Schmiedel, Andre Schmidt, Ronny Warsinke
  • Publication number: 20150056831
    Abstract: A plug puller for removing an electrical plug from an outlet, including an elongate sheet of flexible dielectric material defining first and second opposing ends, grasping elements proximate the first and second opposing ends of the elongate sheet, at least one plug opening positioned between the opposing ends for being placed around prongs of the electrical plug and held in place on the plug while the plug is inserted in the outlet, and the opposing ends adapted for being moved between a first position extended outwardly away from each other and a second, removal position with the opposing ends folded towards each other for being grasped and pulled away from the outlet to remove the plug. A related method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Sidney J. Llewellyn, III
  • Patent number: 8961206
    Abstract: A mini USB connector with card plug-in function includes an electrical insulating terminal holder including an accommodation chamber and first and second tongue members bilaterally disposed at a front side of the accommodation chamber, a conducting terminal set including multiple conducting terminals mounted in the accommodation chamber and arranged in three sets, and an EMI shielding shell surrounding the electrical insulating terminal holder and the conducting terminals and defining therein a mating chamber that matches with the accommodation chamber, the first tongue member and the second tongue member to constitute first, second and third insertion spaces respectively for the insertion of different types of electronic cards or electrical connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sonetek Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ting-Chi Chen, Su-Yung Chou, Yi-Chieh Lin, Te-Fu Lu
  • Publication number: 20150044890
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (3) covering the insulative housing for defining a receiving space (10), an ejector comprising an operating member (4), and an actuating member (5) actuated by the operating member. The actuating member includes a post (51) located in the insulative housing, a pivoting plate (52) pivotedly assembled on the post, and a torsion spring (50). The torsion spring has a helical portion (501) installed around the post, a first flexible beam (5021) retaining with the pivoting plate, and a second flexible beam (5022) secured with the operating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: WEI-DE ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8934233
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a casing, an electronic element, and an ejection mechanism. The casing has a receiving space and an opening. The ejection mechanism includes: a holder for holding and carrying the electronic element to pass through the opening to be exposed outside the casing; a first biasing spring biasing the holder to project outwardly from the opening; a stopping member rotatably pivoted to the casing and contactable with a projection of the holder; a second biasing spring biasing the stopping member to contact the projection, and having an elastic modulus greater than that of the first biasing spring; and a releasing member operable for driving the stopping member to detach from the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Jung Liao
  • Patent number: 8933321
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically or remotely rendering a solar array safe during an emergency or maintenance. A watchdog unit is disclosed for monitoring a signal from a central controller. If the signal is lost, interrupted, or becomes irregular, or if a shutdown signal is received, then the watchdog unit can shutdown one or more solar modules. Shutting down a solar module can mean disconnecting it from a power bus of the solar array or lowering the solar module voltage to a safe level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Tigo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Hadar, Shmuel Arditi
  • Publication number: 20140357106
    Abstract: A tool includes an elongated shaft, having an end configured for insertion into a space between adjacent rows of cable connectors held in respective receptacles in a panel. A protrusion projects from the shaft adjacent to the end. The protrusion has a location and height selected so as to engage and compress an elastic retaining latch of a connector that is contained in a receptacle in one of the rows when the end of the shaft is inserted into the space adjacent to the one of the rows, so as to release the connector from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Gary Varshavsky, Dmitriy Volotsky
  • Patent number: 8888516
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base with a number of contacts, a cover pivotally mounted to the base, a pair of supporting components for mating with the cover, and a reinforce piece fixed to the cover. The reinforce piece is fixed to the cover and includes a pair of opposite engaging projections extending into the front opening The cover and the pair of supporting components are mateable with each other in condition that one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots clockwise while a remaining one of the cover and the pair of supporting components pivots anti-clockwise. The cover and the supporting components are pivotal between an opening location and a closed location for receiving a plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Chun-Hsien Wu, Hung-Chi Tai
  • Publication number: 20140213083
    Abstract: Disclosed a memory card connector including a case body having a memory card storage portion which allows insertion of either a memory card having single row of signal pad portions and a memory card having front and rear rows of the pad portions, the case body having rear-row signal contacts coming into abutment with the rear-row signal pad portions of the memory card and contacts that establish electric contact by coming into abutment with the single row of signal pad portions or the front-row signal pad portions. Each the rear-row signal contact has two contact ends to abut only with the case portion of the card when the card having single row signal pad portions is stored in the storage portion, and to abut only with the rear-row signal pad portion of the card when the card having the two rows of pad portions is stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi SATO, Kenichi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 8782869
    Abstract: A connector of a cable (e.g., a 30-pin connector) can be used to facilitate various security-related and other functionalities. For example, a connector can include security locking mechanisms for engaging or locking the connector to a portable electronic device. A connector can additionally support the transmission of security signals, data signals, power, and/or the like. An unlocking tool can be used to disengage a connector locked to the portable electronic device. More specifically, the unlocking tool can be applied to a connector and cause the locking mechanisms of the connector to release such that the connector can be freely disconnected from a connected portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, Alexander M. Kwan, Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Daniele G. De Iuliis, James G. Smeenge, Ricardo A. Mariano, Victoria A. Spielmann
  • Patent number: 8767381
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an ejectable component assembly having a connector that can receive and retain a removable module within a housing of the electronic device. The ejectable component assembly may also be provided with an ejector mechanism for at least partially ejecting the removable module from the connector. The ejector mechanism may receive a user input force at an ejector user interface, translate that user input force into an ejection force, and apply that ejection force onto the removable module for ejecting the module. The ejector user interface may be provided at any suitable position of the housing that may not interfere with other functions of the device. The path along which the ejector mechanism translates the user input force into the ejection force between the ejector user interface and the removable module may be provided in any suitable way throughout the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashutosh Shukla, Benjamin Pope, Kenneth Jenks, Scott Myers
  • Publication number: 20140179135
    Abstract: An ejecting device includes a housing for allowing insertion of a storage card, an engaging member, a processor, a ejecting member, an electromagnet, a switch button, and an spring member. The ejecting member is received and movable in the housing. The engaging member is configured to engage in the ejecting member or disengage from the ejecting member. The switch button is configured to generate an ejection signal. The processor is configured to execute a program to save data in the storage card in response to the ejection signal and control the electromagnet to pull the engaging member out of the ejecting member after the execution of the program is finished. The spring member is configured to push the ejecting member and the storage card out of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHIH-HUA HSU
  • Publication number: 20140179138
    Abstract: A protection device for protecting a power cable connector includes one sensor, a separation mechanism and a processing unit. The sensor is for sensing a relative distance and a moving speed of an external object. The separation mechanism is connected to the power cable connector in a separable manner. The processing unit is electrically connected to the sensor for controlling the separation mechanism to separate from the power cable connector as the sensor senses that the relative distance is less than a separation distance and the moving speed is not zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Hsih-Bin Dai, Kuan-Chieh Chen, Cheng-Lan Lee, Yi-Sheng Kao
  • Publication number: 20140162481
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-ejectable port fixing device for contact connecting with a port having a port chip. The port fixing device comprises a casing having an opening through which the port chip is allowed to insert and to contact with a receptacle chip provided in the casing. The port fixing device further comprises an elastic unit and a locking unit. The elastic unit is compressed directly or indirectly by the port so as to accumulate elastic potential energy while the port chip is getting closer to the receptacle chip. When the port chip is in contact with the receptacle chip, the locking unit locks the port chip at this contacting position. When the locking unit is unlocked, the elastic unit releases the elastic potential energy to push the port chip to be detached from the receptacle chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Yanling HAN, Changlin LENG, Tianyue ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20140154903
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a SIM card seat and a mobile terminal, which belongs to the electronic technical field. The SIM card seat is used for receiving a SIM card, which comprises a housing, a signal conducting terminal, a card holder and a ejector. The signal conducting terminal is disposed on the motherboard. A receiving space is formed between an area of the motherboard where the signal conducting terminal is located and the housing, which is used for receiving the card holder and ejector. The card holder is used for receiving the SIM card and matching different types of SIM cards. The ejector is used for ejecting the card holder out of the receiving space. The mobile terminal comprises the SIM card seat. The SIM card seat according to the present disclosure can match different types of SIM cards by changing the card holder, thus the mobile terminal having the SIM card can match various SIM cards accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Shaojie Wang, Jianjun Zhang, Shasha Shi, Fenghui Wu
  • Patent number: 8690591
    Abstract: A secondary (backup) release (unlocking and unlatching) of a charge cord for plug-in electric vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles is provided. A charging port is configured to receive a charging cord and includes a lock bolt configured to lock the charging cord in the charging port during charging. The vehicle also includes a hood assembly having a hood latch with a first cable coupled to the hood latch. A second cable is coupled to the latch bolt and a sheath of the first cable for unlocking the lock bolt. A retainer is coupled to the hood assembly and is configured to limit movement of the second cable until the hood latch has released the hood assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Scott P. Charnesky, Paul W. Alexander, Tony Argote, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140094046
    Abstract: A power supply system for use with a power source. The system includes a safety circuit panel with a safety circuit and a power cable with a safety release in the form of a safety ejection subsystem. The safety ejection subsystem includes a latch connected to the wall receptacle connector of the power cable and a tension line connected to the latch and to the power cable. When the power cable is placed in tension, such as when the power cable has not been disconnected from the wall receptacle in the ordinary way, the safety ejection subsystem forces the disconnection of the power cable from a plug, thereby ensuring that no live wiring is exposed to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Atlantic Great Dane, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott D. Lamb
  • Patent number: 8631340
    Abstract: Techniques to facilitate finding a tab or tabs in a user interface window are described. Various embodiments present tabs, individual tabs being associated with an opened document such as a web page or an activity, in a user interface window and automatically group at least some of the tabs together in a visually distinctive way. In at least some embodiments, this grouping is performed in response to a user interacting with the tabs in a particular way. For instance, a user may cause a tab to be created or moved within the user interface window such that the tab is grouped with a tab group or ungrouped from a tab group. Furthermore, one or more embodiments provide for certain tab-related actions, such as selecting an active tab and changing a display of a title of a tab, which can be performed in a manner based at least in part on this grouping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Tony E Schreiner, Jeremiah S Epling, Helen E Drislane, Michael J Ens
  • Patent number: 8595635
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking tagging and transferring access to specific content of Internet web pages and other sources, permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection, and posting content to web logs. A method and system of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover; of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items; of Content Marks allows users to tag specific content items in web pages with a keyword or keywords, store a definition of the content item along with the keyword(s), and then search the stored definitions using search keywords; and a method of Multiple Clip Mode allows users to select specific content items from disparate source web pages and then tag, save, search, retrieve and print the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Derek Krzanowski, Eric Weitner
  • Patent number: 8589373
    Abstract: System and method is provided to improve searching on the Internet or similar networks and especially improved MetaNews and/or improved automatically generated newspaper. The present invention solves the problem by creating recursive clustering, so that preferably at any level in the tree the user can preferably either choose a specific news item from the cluster or from the shown sub-clusters or continue in the tree. Another improvement is that searching the Meta News by keywords can generate an automatic newspaper in a way similar to the original automatically generated newspaper. Many additional improvements to the concept of automated newspapers and/or news MetaSearch are also shown. Other improvements are suggested for improved shareware MetaSearch, improved Web pages search, and other types of searches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Yaron Mayer
  • Publication number: 20130280932
    Abstract: Summary: For a plug connector to connect electrical conductors, it is suggested to form a housing (5) of the plug connector (1) as a single piece and provide an unlocking mechanism in the housing (5) which is triggered by operating a tab (40) on the cable connection side. A latching mechanism (33) which is located on the exterior of the housing can be shifted into the housing (5) by triggering the unlocking mechanism, forming a latch with a mating plug (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventor: Marc Lindkamp
  • Patent number: 8552638
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of first traces, a plurality of second traces, a plurality of first conductive structures, and a plurality of second conductive structures. The pixel structures are arranged in array in a display region of the substrate. The signal lines are disposed in the display region and are formed in a first conducting wire layer and are electrically connected to the pixel structures. The first traces and the second traces are disposed in a periphery circuit region of the substrate and are respectively formed in a second conducting wire layer and the first conducting wire layer. A part of the signal lines are electrically connected to the first traces by the first conductive structures. Another of the signal lines are electrically connected to the second traces by the second conductive structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zeng, Yi-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 8517745
    Abstract: A card connector includes a first insulating housing defining a first receiving room, a second insulating housing defining a second receiving room, a first terminal group molded in the first insulating housing and having a plurality of first contact portions which project in the first receiving room, a second terminal group molded in the second insulating housing and having a plurality of second contact portions which project in the second receiving room, a drawer and a shielding shell. The first insulating housing is mounted on the second insulating housing, and the drawer is movably assembled between the first insulating housing and the second insulating housing. The drawer has two blocking slices bending downward to stretch in the second receiving room for ejecting a card out of the second receiving room by pulling the drawer outward. The shielding shell encloses the insulating housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ou Yang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20130089995
    Abstract: In one aspect the present disclosure provides a latching connector. The latching connector comprises a housing that is configured to engage with a mating connector along a coupling axis. The housing includes a lever connected to the housing. The lever is configured to selectively disengage the latching connector from the mating connector. The housing further includes an extending member connected to the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Gniadek, Jimmy Jun-Fu Chang
  • Patent number: 8403688
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure, and an operation device. The enclosure includes a first sidewall, and a second sidewall connected to a rear end of the first sidewall. A receiving recess is defined in the first sidewall and extends through the second sidewall, to receive a universal serial bus (USB) device. A USB port is installed in receiving recess away from the second sidewall, to be connected to the USB device. The operation device is pivotably connected to the receiving recess and includes two spaced arms to sandwich the USB device when the USB device is connected to the USB port. When the operation device is rotated in a predetermined direction, the arms move toward the second sidewall, to push the connected USB device to disengage from the USB port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsi Li, Ming-Chih Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20130065411
    Abstract: A card connector for receiving a card is provided. The card connector includes a housing a plurality of contacts, a slider and a stopper. The housing includes a front wall, a rear wall, and a card receiving passageway formed therein. The contacts are secured in the housing. The slider is positioned and slidable between the front wall and the rear wall. The stopper is supported by the slider and includes end sections positioned adjacent to the slider, such that a space is provided between one of the end sections and the slider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Junya Tsuji, Tatsuki Watanabe, Yuki Kudo
  • Patent number: 8303319
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having an inserting slot, and a bottom wall under the inserting slot. The bottom wall defines a supporting surface extending along a front-to-back direction, a horizontal guiding surface located in front of the supporting surface, and a plurality of depressions recessed from the supporting surface and arranged in one row along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. A plurality of first contacts each has a planar first contact portion retained in the depression. A plurality of second contacts each has an arc-shaped second contact portion extending upwardly beyond the supporting surface and protruding into the inserting slot. The second contact portions are located behind the first contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Xi-Fu Xu, Xiao-Ming Huang, Qi-Jun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20120244731
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure, and an operation device. The enclosure includes a first sidewall, and a second sidewall connected to a rear end of the first sidewall. A receiving recess is defined in the first sidewall and extends through the second sidewall, to receive a universal serial bus (USB) device. A USB port is installed in receiving recess away from the second sidewall, to be connected to the USB device. The operation device is pivotably connected to the receiving recess and includes two spaced arms to sandwich the USB device when the USB device is connected to the USB port. When the operation device is rotated in a predetermined direction, the arms move toward the second sidewall, to push the connected USB device to disengage from the USB port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TSUNG-HSI LI, MING-CHIH HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20120190223
    Abstract: An electronic module (100) for mating with a complementary connector, comprises: a housing defining a recess area and a printed circuit board (3) disposed in the housing. A slider member (61) is assembled to an exterior surface of the housing and defines a pair of curved arm portions (612) formed on a front section thereof and a connecting portion (613) connected with two front ends of the pair of curved arm portions, and each arm portion defines a protrudent portion (6120) formed on a top surface thereof. A gasket (5) is received into the recess area and engaged with the housing. Whereby movement of the slider by a user along a front to rear direction, the pair of curved arm portions are both straightened to make two protrudent portions moved upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JERRY WU
  • Publication number: 20120184119
    Abstract: An assembly receptacle capable of separating includes an assembly set which has a first assembling slot, a second assembling slot and a third assembling slot, a first connection set with a first connecting element which is installed in the first assembling slot and includes a connecting portion and at least one plug connecting portion, a second connection set with a first connecting portion installed in the second assembling slot and a second connecting portion installed in the third assembling slot, and an actuation portion to control electric connection or disconnection between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The second connecting portion is connected to the plug connecting portion. Thus higher assembly costs and poor positioning problem of the receptacle can be reduced, and other problems of production, material preparation and stocks incurring to different types of casings can also be eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Fu-Hsiang HUANG, Chang-Chin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120135618
    Abstract: A card edge connector (100) includes a longitudinal insulative housing (1), a set of contacts (2), and an ejector (3) rotatablely attached the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a longitudinal direction and a thickness direction, the insulative housing has a central slot (114). The contacts have contacting portions (21) arranged at two sides of the central slot (114) in the thickness direction. The ejector (3) includes a main portion (30), an ejecting portion (35) extending from a first end of the main portion and along the longitudinal direction, a locking portion (31) extending from a second end of the main portion opposite to the first end and along the longitudinal direction, and a lever portion (32) extending from the second end and along the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XUE-HAI SHEN, TING-SHUN LIU, XUE-WU BU, WEN-JUN TANG
  • Publication number: 20120077358
    Abstract: A card connector includes a housing and a card tray configured to be drawn out of the housing. The card tray includes a first protrusion configured to define a movement path of the card tray, and a second protrusion configured to restrict a movement the card tray. The housing includes an inclined portion extending in a drawing direction of the card tray to guide the first protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Koji ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20120040544
    Abstract: A low-profile electrical connector includes a housing having exterior perimeter sides and top and bottom surfaces, where the bottom surface is configured to extend along a user's body site and the top surface is spaced above the bottom surface. The connector also includes a side-entry guide channel disposed along the bottom surface. The channel includes an opening along the exterior perimeter side that is configured to receive an electrically conductive element. The channel is also configured to guide the electrically conductive element within the housing. The connector includes a receptacle positioned within the housing and forms an electrically conductive interface with the electrically conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Egloff, Nicolas Fontaine
  • Patent number: 8105110
    Abstract: A cage for shielding and handling electrical connectors, the cage has a pair of sidewalls each having a first and second longitudinal portions. A transverse link pierce joins the first longitudinal portions to form a single piece. Support members extend from the sidewalls and disposed in the space between the second longitudinal portions. A portion of the electrical connector is seated onto the support members, with the mounting portions of the contact terminals of the connector exposed. The electrical connector can be carried and positioned onto a PCB during the assembling process, by handling the cage only. The electrical connector is movable relative to the cage along vertical direction when contact terminals are brought into contact with the PCB to ensure the coplanary of contact terminals and PCB circuits. The present invention ensures the positioning accuracy of the connector onto the PCB and eases handling and assembling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Chih-Hui Hsia, Po Win Wang, Chung Hsiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20110294322
    Abstract: A card connector with an ejection mechanism is described. The card connector may include a base member, a cover member, a card accommodating space, and contact lines, which are electrically connected to a card placed into the card accommodating space. The card connector may also include an ejection lever, a spring, which pushes the ejection lever to the card accommodating space, and a pair of guide walls, which lead the ejection lever in a card insertion/withdrawal direction. The card connector may further include an ejection mechanism for pulling the IC card out of the card accommodating space. The ejection lever may include an arm portion, which comes in contact with a front end portion of the card, a spring mounting portion, a slide portion, which is led to a pair of the guide walls, and a pull portion, which extends outside the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kouji KIKUCHI, Yoshiharu ISHII, Masaaki OOYA
  • Publication number: 20110294321
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first plug having a first clip and a second clip, and a second plug including a catch element, first and second releasing tabs and an unlatching element. At least one of the first clip and second clip is configured to engage the catch element. The first and second releasing tabs respectively contact the first and second clips in a plugged state of the electrical plug connector and are configured to release the respective clip from the catch element. The unlatching element surrounds the first and second releasing tabs in the plugged state of the electrical plug connector so as to contact the first releasing tab on a first side and to contact the second releasing tab on an opposing side. The unlatching element is displaceable in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the electrical plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Mehmet Sagdic, Stefan Giefers
  • Patent number: 8047860
    Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises an upper electrical center assembly and a lower mounting bracket lift assembly that is adapted for being secured to a support panel such as a support panel in an automobile. After the lower mounting bracket lift assembly is secured to the support panel, the upper electrical center assembly is attached to the lower mounting bracket lift assembly. The lower mounting bracket lift assembly is then operated to plug wiring harness end connectors in the lower mounting bracket lift assembly into lower sockets of the upper electrical center assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Howard Gladd, Joseph Matthew Senk
  • Patent number: 8035975
    Abstract: An electronic module (100) includes a housing having a longitudinal body portion and a mounting portion extending rearward from the body portion, with a channel defined in a top or bottom section of the mounting portion; a slider member (61) accommodated in the channel of mounting portion; an actuator member (62) including a transversal beam (621) across the mounting portion and two leg portions (622) connected to opposite ends of the transversal beam and disposed outward of lateral sides of the mounting portion, said leg portions pivotally linked to the mounted portion of the housing and connected to the slider member; and a pull member (64) having two arm portions (641) spaced apart one another and an intermediate portion (642) connected to the arm portions, said two arm portions arranged under the transversal beam and engaged with the leg portions of the actuator member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20110237100
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal holding member having a plurality of terminals, each having a distributing section; a distributing member coupling to the holding member, and formed with first and second rows of retention holes in parallel manner. Each retention hole has an insert hole section and a distributing hole section. Once the holding member is coupled to the distributing member, the terminals extend respectively through the insert hole sections and the distributing hole sections in the terminal distributing member, thereby forming and exposing two parallel rows of the distributing sections of the terminals from a flat end of the terminal distributing member. A metal casing encloses the terminal holding member and the terminal distributing member from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: CONCRAFT HOLDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUO-CHI LEE, CHIN-HUANG LIN
  • Publication number: 20110230070
    Abstract: A card connector fixing device secures an insulating body and a casing of a card connector to a circuit board. The card connector fixing device includes an insulating body, a casing, and a disconnecting mechanism. The disconnecting mechanism includes a brace with a fastener hole. The brace is positioned on a lengthwise side of the casing, and an end of the brace includes a fastener hole corresponding to an aperture in the insulating body and the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Yu Sheng Su