Integral Retainer And Cam Separator Patents (Class 439/157)
  • Patent number: 10505296
    Abstract: A track light structure and an earth terminal fitting are disclosed. The track light structure includes a light body having a terminal block. The terminal block has two conductive terminals for connecting a live wire and a neutral wire. The terminal block has a socket communicating with the light body for insertion of a pin extending from the underside of a base of an earth terminal fitting, so that the pin is electrically connected to the light body. The base has a connecting portion and a conductive member electrically connected to the pin. The conductive member is configured to connect an earth wire. The earth terminal fitting is selectively connected to the terminal block through the connecting portion, thereby changing the track light to a three-terminal or two-terminal configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: King One Products Co.
    Inventor: Ching Fu Huang
  • Patent number: 10498078
    Abstract: A lever-type connector (A) includes a lever (20) to be rotated from an initial position to a connection position in connecting the lever-type connector (A) to a mating connector (B) and located at a retracted position not corresponding to terminal insertion openings (16) in inserting terminal fittings (13) into terminal accommodation chambers (12), a separation restricting lock arm (31) formed on the connector body (10), capable of locking the lever (20) at the connection position in a state where rotation toward the initial position is restricted and configured to unlock the lever (20) by being resiliently deformed, and an excessive rotation restricting lock arm (35) formed on the connector body, capable of locking the lever (20) at the connection position in a state where rotation toward the retracted position is restricted and configured to unlock the lever (20) by being resiliently deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Kazuo Nakai
  • Patent number: 10490938
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first housing. A second housing is moveable relative to the first housing. The electrical connector includes a lever mounted on the first housing for relative rotational movement. The lever may move between a pre-stage position and a final position. The lever engages the second housing to move the second housing linearly between a pre-stage position and a seated position relative to the first housing. The electrical connector includes a pre-lock that retains the lever in the pre-stage position relative to the first housing. A pre-lock release on the second housing releases the pre-lock when the second housing is in the pre-stage position relative to the first housing. Releasing the pre-lock allows movement of the lever relative to the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Probert, Michael Glick, Reinhard Pusch, David Menzies, Bhupinder Rangi, Sheikh Habibur Rahman, Paul Castellani, Michael Borowski
  • Patent number: 10483692
    Abstract: A lever-type connector includes a housing (10) having support shafts (27) projecting therefrom, and a lever (30) including bearings (33) to be supported on the housing (10) by receiving the support shafts (27), an operating portion (31) disposed to receive an applied force during a connecting operation, and cam grooves (36) to be engaged with cam followers (98) of a mating housing (90) and configured to assist connection of the housing (10) and the mating housing (90) by rotation about the bearings (33). Axial centers of the cam followers (98) engaged with the cam grooves (36) are displaced toward the operating portion (31) with respect to axial centers of the bearing portions (33) in a direction perpendicular to a connecting direction of the housing (10) and the mating housing (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Ogashira
  • Patent number: 10456658
    Abstract: A self-stabilizing, one-wheeled electric skateboard may include improved features. In some examples, the vehicle includes a status indicator viewable through a slot formed in an upper surface of the board. In some examples, the vehicle includes a convertible carrying handle transitionable between stowed and deployed positions. In some examples, the vehicle includes an interchangeable fender and fender substitute that may be removably coupled to an upper surface of the board. In some examples, a motor controller of the vehicle may operate a field-oriented control (FOC) scheme configured to control the electric motor by manipulating a direct current aligned with a rotating rotor flux angle and a quadrature current defined at ninety degrees from the rotating rotor flux angle. In some examples, the motor controller may be configured to permit intuitive dismounting of the vehicle by tilting and/or moving the vehicle backward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Future Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen, Beau Robertson, Daniel J. Wood, Julian De La Rua
  • Patent number: 10451819
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a latch fitting, a de-latching mechanism and an optical module using the same. The latch fitting includes a tapered end, a latch body and a latch tail in serial connection. The latch body includes a spindle. The latch body can rotate around the spindle. The latch tail comprises a first de-latching portion configured to de-latch the optical module by sliding movement. The present latch fitting, de-latching mechanism and optical module provide multiple de-latching methods with an easy and simple operation. Also, the present latch fitting and de-latching mechanism provide an improved solution for preventing optical modules from being damaged relative to conventional de-latching methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Source Photonics (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zeng Yizhi, Wang Zili, Zhang Shaoyou, Chen Ximin, Wang Jinlin
  • Patent number: 10446981
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a plurality of terminals, a housing holding the plurality of terminals, and a movable member. The movable member moves with respect to the housing and the terminals between a front position and a rear position along a mating direction in which the housing is mated with a mating housing. The movable member includes an opening wall having a plurality of openings into which the terminals move in and out along the mating direction according to a movement of the movable member and an insulation wall disposed frontward of the opening wall in the mating direction. The insulation wall is disposed between a portion of the terminals protruding from the openings adjacent to each other in the rear position of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Sumiyoshi Furuya, Shinji Amemiya, Fumito Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10439324
    Abstract: A lever-type connector (1) includes a housing (10) and a lever (40) rotatably mounted on the housing (10) and includes two arm plates (41) coupled by an operating portion (42). The connector (1) is connectable to a mating connector by rotating the lever (40). Two support shafts (21) project from outer side surfaces (12) of the housing (10). The arm plates (41) include shaft holes (43) and start opening deformation while riding on the support shafts (21). The arm plates (41) return when the support shafts (21) fit into the shaft holes (43). Each arm plate (41) includes an inclined receiving surface (45) inclined toward the operating portion (42). An inclined surface (21A) is provided on a projecting end of the support shaft (21) and is configured to come into surface contact with the inclined receiving surface (45) at a ride initial position of the arm plates (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroko Nishii, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yuichi Goto, Yusuke Hamada
  • Patent number: 10439325
    Abstract: A swivelling lever arrangement (3) for securing a housing arrangement (1) has at least of a first and a second housing part (11,12). The swivelling lever arrangement (3) has at least one swivelling lever (4) and a guiding pin (2). The swivelling lever (4) has a receptacle (8). The swivelling lever (4) and the guiding pin (2) are attachable on the housing parts (11,12) such that, when the swivelling lever (4) swivels from a release position into a locking position when the housing parts (11,12) are substantially brought together, the guiding pin (2) is receivable in the receptacle (8). The receptacle (8) has at least one cam (74) designed such that, when the swivelling lever (4) swivels, the guiding pin (2) is guided into a depth (84) of the receptacle (8) via the cam (74) such that part of the head portion (41) is deflected by the cam (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: Multi-Holding AG, Stäubli Electrical Connectors AG
    Inventors: Denis Kritter, Michel Windenberger
  • Patent number: 10411405
    Abstract: A connector comprising a housing and a lever. The connector is mateable with and removable from a mating connector along a first direction by operation of the lever. The housing has an inner portion, an outer portion, at least one coupling portion, a pivot, a first portion and a second portion. The housing has a lever accommodating portion between the outer portion and the inner portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The lever accommodating portion partially accommodates the lever. The pivot is positioned inside the lever accommodating portion. The pivot supports the lever so that the lever is rotatable. The at least one coupling portion has a bridge portion which is elastically deformable. The bridge portion is sandwiched between the first portion and the second portion in a plane perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yusuke Obata, Masakazu Kuroiwa
  • Patent number: 10409328
    Abstract: A docking device is provided. The docking device includes a device mounting part for mounting a portable information device having a forward-descending angular position so that the portable information device comes in contact with the face for use at a front end and is supported by the device mounting part at a rear end; a connection part opposed to a lateral face of the portable information device when the portable information device is mounted on the device mounting part; a connector being connectable to a connection terminal at the lateral face of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; a detector for detecting a mounting angle of the portable information device mounted on the device mounting part; and an angle adjustment part to rotate the connector according to the mounting angle detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ogawa, Kazuya Tatsuno, Yoshiyuki Shibayama
  • Patent number: 10399517
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted component can be fixed to a vehicle body panel in a space efficient manner using a through hole of the vehicle body panel and the box main body and the cover member are easily attached to each other. In a vehicle-mounted component a cover member is attached to a box main body, a first side surface of a peripheral wall of the box main body is a covering lid wall portion that protrudes more in the height direction of the peripheral wall than other side surfaces, and the covering lid wall portion is fixed to a vehicle body panel via a hook recessed portion and a lock fitting portion by the hook recessed portion and the lock fitting portion provided in the covering lid wall portion being inserted into a through hole of the vehicle body panel and being fitted into peripheral edge portions facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Washihira
  • Patent number: 10389064
    Abstract: A connector comprises a first housing, a cam member, and an operation lever. The first housing has a mating portion configured to mate with a second housing of a second connector. The cam member has a cam groove configured to mate with a cam pin provided on the second housing. The cam member causes the second housing to mate with the first housing by sliding in a lateral direction intersecting with a direction of mating to draw the cam pin into the cam groove. The operation lever slides the cam member according to a turning operation. A nipping portion of the connector nips the cam pin in the cam groove when the cam member slides up to a mating completion position at which mating of the second housing with the first housing is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Yusuke Mito
  • Patent number: 10369348
    Abstract: Some fluid coupling devices described herein are configured for use in fluid systems for purposes of providing a repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling system. Such repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling systems are configured to facilitate multiple connection and disconnection cycles while repeatably establishing a sterile fluid pathway through the coupling system. The repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling systems can repeatably establish a sterile fluid pathway through the coupling system even though the coupling system may be used in a non-sterile environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Colder Products Company
    Inventors: Loi Trong Truong, Randall Scott Williams
  • Patent number: 10367301
    Abstract: A lever-type connector (A) includes a connector body (10). A lever (30) has a base end (32) rotatably supported on the connector body (10) and a rotating portion (34) for rotational operation is formed on a tip (33) of the lever (30). A finger contact surface (59) is disposed on an outer surface (58) of the rotating portion (34) and is configured to receive contact of a finger during a rotational operation. A resilient lock (51) is formed on the connector body (10) and is configured to lock the lever (30) in a rotation restricted state. Unlocking portions (53) are formed on the resilient lock (51) and are configured to press the resilient lock (51) in a direction separating from the lever (30). The unlocking portions (30) are exposed on the outer surface (58) of the lever (30) with the resilient lock (51) and the lever (30) locked together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Kazuo Nakai
  • Patent number: 10361512
    Abstract: There is provided a connector in which a plug is put to a socket in any rotational direction around an axis and is guided to a normal position smoothly hereby providing proper connection with a simple structure. On opposite surfaces of the plug and the socket, there are provided a tilted cam surface and a cam follower with which the plug and the socket are slidably contacted to each other, rotated and positioned in a rotational direction around the axis when the plug is fitted onto the socket axially. At the center of one of the opposite surface of the plug and the socket, a pin-receiving hole is formed, and a center pin at the center of the other fits into the pin-receiving hole before the tilted cam surface comes in contact with the cam follower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: WITCO OF JUPITER DENTSU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Seido
  • Patent number: 10355408
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector body including an opening to which a substrate is to be inserted; guide posts provided at both sides of the connector body; and latches being rotatably connected to the guide posts, respectively, wherein each of the latches includes a lock plate configured to support the substrate from both surfaces of the substrate, when the substrate is inserted in the opening, and a presser configured to enter a notch provided at a side of the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsugaku Tanaka, Koki Sato
  • Patent number: 10355433
    Abstract: A jack receptacle for a plug connector is configured with a receptacle profile having one or more keying features disposed on a removable bezel which correspond to complementary keying features formed on a plug connector. The jack receptacle with removable keyed bezel can be configured to allow only plug connectors with the corresponding keying features to mate therewith, while preventing plugs without the corresponding keying features from mating. These features can prevent non-certified devices from being plugged into a power-delivering data circuit, and also permit the keying of receptacles with removable bezels based on ratings for transmission of different power levels. Other embodiments of the keyed jack receptacle can be configured to allow both plug connectors with the corresponding keying features and plug connectors without the corresponding keying features from mating therewith. This provides a means to migrate specific circuits within the system to limited power usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dean S. Lipke, Maurice Zetena, III
  • Patent number: 10340099
    Abstract: A mouse with a removable button switch includes: a release unit, including a bearer mounted on a circuit board of the mouse; a press-fixing and ejection means provided with a press-fixing part and an ejection part; and a press-fixing means, the press-fixing means and the press-fixing and ejection means being oppositely disposed on both sides of the bearer, and the press-fixing means being provided with the press-fixing part. In the mouse with the removable button switch in the present invention, because the button switch is not fixed on the circuit board of the mouse in a welding manner, when the button switch is faulty or a different hand feeling is required, the button switch can be conveniently replaced without causing damage to the mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dexin Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 10312633
    Abstract: A dual connector system includes a host circuit board and first and second electrical connectors mounted to the host circuit board. The first electrical connector has a housing having a card slot for a module circuit board and the second electrical connector has a housing having an upper mating surface for the module circuit board. The housing has a first side and an opposite second side with connector latching features and holding second contacts at the upper mating surface between the first and second sides. A dual connector module is mated to the first and second electrical connectors. A securing strap is secured to the dual connector module and has a first strap latching feature being latchably coupled to the corresponding connector latching feature to secure the dual connector module to the second electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Tryson, Nathan Lincoln Tracy, Michael David Herring, Dean Marlin Harmon, III
  • Patent number: 10297945
    Abstract: A connector comprises an interlock busbar adapted to be inserted into an interlock connector and short-circuit a pair of first conducting wires of a mating connector, a clip busbar adapted to pinch and short-circuit a pair of terminals of the mating connector, a housing, a lever, and a slider supported on the housing and slidable between an unmating position and a mating position. The lever removes the short circuit of the pair of first conducting wires by pulling out the interlock busbar from the interlock connector according to a first-half turning operation. The slider at the mating position blocks a second-half turning operation by interfering with the lever at an end of the first-half turning operation of the lever, and allows the second-half turning operation of the lever after a sliding operation of the slider to the unmating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Tomokazu Yamane
  • Patent number: 10290973
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a first housing, a second housing and a lever member. The first housing includes lever retention arms with holding projections. The second housing is matable with the first housing and has latch release projections and mating posts. The lever member is rotatably attached to the first housing to rotate from a first position to a second position. The lever member includes securing members and post engaging members. The securing members are configured to cooperate with the holding projections of the lever retention arms when the first housing is in the initial position to retain the lever member in the first position. The latch release projections are configured to release the holding projections of the lever retention arms from the securing members as the first housing is moved toward the final position, allowing the lever member to rotate to its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY BRASIL INDUSTRIA DE ELECTRONICOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Mauricio Gisoldi, Gustavo Bonucci, Natanael Marcondes Santos
  • Patent number: 10285300
    Abstract: A tray mechanism for accommodating an electronic device in a casing having first and second side plates includes a sheet, a pin, a lock rod, a push rod, a tray having a bottom plate and third and fourth side plates, and a fixing plate disposed on the bottom plate. The pin is disposed on the sheet and is movable on the fixing plate. The lock rod and the push rod are slidably arranged on the fixing plate. The pin penetrates through a slot of the lock rod. A hook of the push rod releasably hooks the pin. When a block of the second side plate biases the push rod to separate the hook from the pin, the push rod pushes the pin to slide upward to retract the lock rod inwardly to separate an abutting end of the lock rod from a holding sheet of the first side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Zhong-Hui Mao
  • Patent number: 10276977
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to receive a corresponding mating connector, a cable guide cover attached to the connector housing, and a mate assist system for assisting in mating to the corresponding mating connector. The mate assist system includes a lever moveable to assembly, open, and closed positions. The lever includes gear means connected with a slider in the connector housing. The lever moves the slider to a first, second, and third position. The lever is releasable and attachable to the connector housing only in the assembly position. The cable guide cover is attachable to the connector housing only when the lever is in the closed position. The slider has a releasing means cooperating with a releasing means of the corresponding mating connector to unblock the slider while mating and enabling movement of the lever to the closed position, thereby moving the slider to the third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Pawel Lesniak, Lukasz Kot
  • Patent number: 10276971
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a contact module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts, the insulative housing having a base and a tongue, the upper and lower rows of contacts being exposed respectively to an upper and lower surfaces of the tongue; a shielding shell enclosing the contact module; an insulative outer cover enclosing the shielding shell, the outer cover having plural peripheral grooves at a front end thereof; and a sealing member having plural protrusions secured to corresponding grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 10276980
    Abstract: A connector comprises a connector face, a latch, and a CPA receiving space. A plurality of contact receiving spaces of the connector are open to the connector face. The latch engages a mating connector when the connector is inserted into the mating connector along an insertion direction. The CPA receiving space is disposed adjacent an inner side of the latch and receives a position securing member. At least one contact receiving space is disposed between the connector face and the CPA receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Benichou, Christian Boemmel, Rolf Jetter
  • Patent number: 10270205
    Abstract: A lever-type connector (3) to be connected to a mating connector (2) and fixed to connector fixing portions (12) provided on the mating connector (2) includes a lever (19) to be operated in a state engaged with engaging portions (13) provided on the mating connector (2) and configured to connect a housing (20) to the mating connector (2) by a boosting action exhibited by the operation thereof. With the lever (19) located at a connection position, a shield shell (21) and the lever (19) are fastened together to the connector fixing portions (12) by bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuya Nishio, Junichi Mukuno, Kiyokazu Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 10270207
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first housing. A second housing is moveable relative to the first housing and includes a travel peg. The electrical connector also includes a lever. The lever includes two lever arms that are joined by a handle. Each of the lever arms is attached to the first housing and allows relative rotational movement of the lever about a lever axis. The lever may be moved from a pre-stage position to a final position. The lever engages the travel peg to move the second housing linearly in an insertion direction from a pre-stage position to a seated position relative to the first housing. The travel peg moves along a peg path when the second housing is moved from the pre-stage position to the seated position. The peg path is located between the lever axis and the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Probert, Michael Glick, Reinhard Pusch, David Menzies, Bhupinder Rangi, Uemit Celiker, Cecil Lamar Brown, II, Michael Hardy, Lewis Galligan, Michael Hans
  • Patent number: 10270208
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first housing. A second housing is movable relative to the first housing. The electrical connector includes a lever that is mounted on the first housing for relative rotational movement between a pre-stage position and a final position. The lever engages the second housing to move the second housing linearly between a pre-stage position and a seated position relative to the first housing. The electrical connector includes a lock that retains the lever in the final position relative to the first housing. The electrical connector also includes a connector position assurance. The connector position assurance is mounted on the first housing for relative movement between an initial position and an assurance position. When the lever is in the final position and the connector position assurance is in the assurance position, the connector position assurance engages the lever and prevents the lever from being moved away from the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Probert, Michael Glick, Reinhard Pusch, David Menzies, Bhupinder Rangi
  • Patent number: 10263366
    Abstract: A lever fitting-type connector includes a first housing, a lever that has a pair of arm sections each having a cam groove, and a second housing having a pair of cam pins. Each of the cam grooves includes an inlet section, a curved section, and a guide rail section provided on an inner peripheral face of the cam groove. The inlet section has a running-on preventing portion which is formed so that the cam pin enters the inlet section without allowing the guide rail section to run on the cam pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 10236630
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes: housing for housing terminals; first lever which is mounted in housing to allow change of position between an initial position and a lock position, and which allows locking a mating lock member of a mating connector in the lock position; and second lever which is mounted in housing to allow change of position between an initial position and an auxiliary lock position, and which allows locking first lever at the lock position in the auxiliary lock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Yuji Naito, Takeshi Kon
  • Patent number: 10236618
    Abstract: A connector assembly is configured to withstand the bending force of a bundle of wires exerted onto the dress cover so as to maintain the engagement of the dress cover to the connector housing. The connector housing includes a locking tab is an outer surface of the connector housing. The dress cover includes a hood defining an exit path on one end for which the wire bundle is routed. The dress cover includes a locking leg configured to engage the locking tab so as to secure the dress cover to the connector housing. The connector housing further includes a reinforcing tab disposed on an inner surface of the dress cover and spaced apart from the locking leg. The locking leg and the reinforcement tab cooperate to pinch a side wall of the connector housing and help secure the engagement between the locking leg and the locking tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Danielle Irish, Eric Torrey
  • Patent number: 10224672
    Abstract: A lever (22) is formed with first driving portions (27) to move sliders (35) from a connection end position to an unlocking position in the process of rotating the lever (22) from a connection position to a switch position. Second driving portions (28) push the sliders (35) parallel to one another from the unlocking position to a connection start position in the process of rotating the lever (22) from the switch position to an initial position and move away from the sliders (35) as the lever (22) rotates from the initial position to the switch position with the sliders (35) located at the connection start position. Locking portions (33) restrict rotation of the lever (22) toward the connection position by being locked to the sliders (35) with the sliders (35) located at the connection start position and the lever (22) located at the switch position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Kazuo Nakai
  • Patent number: 10211570
    Abstract: A lever-fitting type connector includes a lever configured to linearly perform a relative movement with respect to a terminal accommodation member when lever operational force in a straight direction is input, a first guide mechanism configured to convert lever input acting along a lever operation direction that is exerted from the lever on the terminal accommodation member, into force in a connector insertion-removal direction orthogonal to the lever operation direction, and to guide a relative movement between the terminal accommodation member and the lever while performing conversion of a direction of the force, and a second guide mechanism that is a screw mechanism that can exert axial force acting along the lever operation direction, on the lever, and is configured to relatively move the lever with respect to the electrically-connected target object while guiding in the lever operation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hiroaki Imai, Hajime Kato, Shigeru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10193275
    Abstract: An electrical connection device includes a connector unit (2) having first connectors aligned in an arrangement direction, second connectors and a connecting tool (30). The connecting tool (30) detachably holds the second connectors in an alignment corresponding to that of the first connectors. One of the connector unit (2) and the connecting tool (30) includes a guided portion (5), and the other includes a guiding portion (50). The guiding portion (50) includes a receiving portion for receiving the guided portion (5) in a receiving direction, a connection guiding portion for guiding the guided portion (5) to displace the connector unit (2) and the connecting tool (30) in a connector connecting direction as the connector connecting tool (30) is operated with respect to the connector unit (2) in the arrangement direction, and a separation allowing portion for allowing separation of the guided portion (5) from the connection guiding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Matsui, Yasuo Omori, Tetsuya Miyamura
  • Patent number: 10193248
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for allowing for the use of commercial dual inline memory module (DIMM) in high shock and vibration environments while preserving serviceability. This system extends the performance of the standard Joint Electron Device Engineering (JEDEC) memory connectors in said environments without sacrificing high speed electrical performance. The system provides a simple clip which locks the module in place using the standard connector latches preventing relative motion of the connector and the DIMM thereby insuring uninterrupted computational performance. The clip may be formed with resilient ends that snap onto pivotal latching devices to prevent inadvertent opening of these latching devices. The clips may also include bumper spacers (205) on their opposite faces to engage bumper spacers of adjacent clips to maintain the modules in proper orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Crystal Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James E Shaw, Rachel Manson, Chase Marsden, Robert Graham, Brent Sievers, Shawn Castillo
  • Patent number: 10194531
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring board including a substrate formed of an insulation material, and plural conductive patterns including plural electrodes arranged on a surface of the substrate along an end surface of the substrate, and plural wiring patterns connected to the plural electrodes, respectively, wherein the substrate includes a notch formed between electrode groups each of which includes a predetermined number of the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigemi Ohtsu
  • Patent number: 10177493
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing, a cap, and a lever pivotably attached to the cap. The lever moves from a transport position, a preliminary mating position, and a fully mated position. The connector assembly has a first holding means holding the lever in the transport position and a second holding means holding the lever in the preliminary mating position. The first holding means has a locking arm on the lever and a latching projection on the cap. The connector housing has a wall extending towards the cap configured to release the locking arm from the latching projection and move the lever towards the preliminary mating position. The second holding means comprises a locking protrusion and a locking reception receiving the locking protrusion when the lever is in the preliminary mating position. A mating connector displaces the locking protrusion to release the lever when the assembly is mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Zuelkuef Yildiz, Necdet Papurcu, Klaus Storandt, Andreas Weidemeyer
  • Patent number: 10178807
    Abstract: A top loading cartridge is provided herein. The top loading cartridge includes a support member, a rail member, and a lock mechanism. The support member to receive an electronic module. The rail member attached to the support member to engage with a tray that receives the top loading server cartridge. The lock mechanism to lock the top loading cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin D Conn, Keith J Kuehn, Thomas Robert Bowden
  • Patent number: 10168488
    Abstract: Ferrule retainer for retaining a ferrule and a spring in a connector body, said connector body defining at least one cavity and at least one first latch element adjacent said cavity, said ferrule retainer comprising a retainer body configured for insertion into said cavity; a resilient member attached to said retainer body, said resilient member having a relaxed state, and comprising at least one second latch element configured for releasibly engaging said at least one first latch element; and an actuator slidably mounted for forward and backward movement on said retainer body, said actuator having an actuated and an unactuated state, in said actuated state, said actuator bends said resilient member, thereby causing said at least one second latch element to move laterally relative to its position when said resilient member is in its relaxed state, and, in said unactuated state, said actuator does not significantly bend/flex said resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: David James Fabian
  • Patent number: 10144343
    Abstract: A car door grommet plug has a holder, a light-emitting unit located in the holder, a top cap mounted on the top of the holder and restraining the light-emitting unit and a shell located in the holder. The light-emitting unit is electrically connected to a power supply. When the opening of car door is sensed, the light-emitting unit emits light outwards, providing a caution signal for vehicles or pedestrians coming from behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: KENG LIEN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Hsing Lin
  • Patent number: 10148037
    Abstract: A connector includes a lever (50) to connect a male housing (20) and a female housing (10) by rotating from an initial position to a connection position. The male housing (20) includes a receptacle (22) and a moving plate (30) movable in a connecting direction of the housings (10, 20). The lever (50) includes plates (51) extending along an outer surface of the male housing (20). The moving plate (30) includes a wall (33) extending along an inner surface of the receptacle (22). The plate (51) of the lever (50) includes an initial lock (54) to limit rotation of the lever (50) toward the connection position by being locked to the receptacle (22). The wall (33) includes unlocking portions (38) to push the initial locking portions (54) in an unlocking direction by contacting the female housing (10). The unlocking portion (38) is separated from surroundings by long narrow slits (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Hirota
  • Patent number: 10141681
    Abstract: A waterproof connector comprises a housing, a waterproof member, and a lever. The waterproof member surrounds and contacts a sidewall of the housing over an entire circumference of the sidewall. The lever is movable between an unmated position and a mated position. In the mated position of the lever, the lever and the housing together cover the waterproof member over an entire circumference of the waterproof member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Shindo
  • Patent number: 10135185
    Abstract: Provided is a connector unit which can prevent damage to respective parts during rotation of a lever member. A fitting portion of a female outer housing fits with a to-be-fitted portion of a male outer housing, wherein timing of the fitting is after timing of insertion of a guide projection into a guide groove and timing of releasing of a restriction arm by a release projection. Fitting of the fitting portion with the to-be-fitted portion allows an operator to feel a change in force required for operation during moving the male outer housing and the female outer housing toward each other. By rotating the lever member after the operator felt the change in the force, damage to the guide projection and the restriction arm and such can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yosuke Akagi
  • Patent number: 10135183
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first housing with two axle posts. A second housing is moveable relative to the first housing and includes two travel pegs. A lever includes two lever arms that are joined by a handle and each of the lever arms has an axle opening with one of the axle posts located therein. The lever is mounted on the first housing for relative rotational movement about a lever axis from a pre-stage position to a final position. The lever engages the travel pegs to move the second housing linearly in an insertion direction from a pre-stage position to a seated position relative to the first housing. Flanges extend from the axle posts generally perpendicular to the lever axis and opposite the insertion direction. The lever arms are located between the first housing and the respective flange when the lever is moved away from the pre-stage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Deborah Probert, Michael Glick, Reinhard Pusch, David Menzies, Bhupinder Rangi
  • Patent number: 10122113
    Abstract: A connector assembly having a connector housing with a terminal receiving area. The terminal receiving area is spaced from outside walls of the connector housing and has a secondary lock receiving recess and terminal receiving cavities. A secondary lock member is slidably received in the secondary lock receiving recess for movement between a first position and a second position. The secondary lock member cooperates with terminals positioned in the terminal receiving cavities when the secondary lock member is in the second position. The secondary lock member has a resilient positioning member extending from a first wall of the secondary lock member in a direction away from the terminal receiving area. The resilient positioning member is configured to engage a mating component and compress when the mating component is inserted into the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY BRASIL INDUSTRIA DE ELECTRONICOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Gustavo Bonucci, Jose Roberto Goldschmidt, Fabio Fortunato Christiano, Natanael Marcondes Santos, Gentil Pinto de Oliveira Junior
  • Patent number: 10103490
    Abstract: A lever-type connector has a male housing (10) including a bottom wall (11) formed with through hole (23, 24) and a receptacle (12) extending forward from an outer periphery of the bottom wall (11). A female housing (30) is capable of fitting into the receptacle (12). A lever (33) is mounted on the female housing (30) and connects the male and female housings (10, 30) by being rotated from an initial position to a connection position. An arm (36) of the lever (33) is between an outer surface of the female housing (30) and an inner surface of the receptacle (12). First and second closing portions (40, 41) are on the arm (36) and are configured to close a clearance between an upper opening (13) of the receptacle (12) and the lever (33) by being above the through holes (23, 24) with the lever (33) at the connection position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Shinpei Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 10096939
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing opening deformation of an operating member and avoiding enlargement. A U-shaped operating member (11) is arranged to straddle a housing (10) and is linearly movable from an initial position to a connection position while arms (37) slide on the housing (10) and proceeds with a connecting operation of the housing (10) and a mating housing (12) by cam engagement of the arms (37) with the mating housing (12) during a movement. The housing (10) includes support shafts (18) and the arms (37) include linearly extending long grooves (39) into which the support shafts (18) are inserted to be slidable in contact therewith. The support shaft (18) includes jaws (19) and the long groove (39) includes an engaging edge (44) configured to contact the jaws (19) in an opening direction of the arm (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 10090620
    Abstract: A lever 30 includes two arms (31), a coupling (32) coupling base ends (31R) of the arms (31) and an operating portion (33) coupling tips (31F) of the arms (31). The lever (30) is supported rotatably on a housing (10) with rotary shafts (34) formed on the coupling (32) serving as a fulcrum. Two sliders (40) are mounted in the housing (10) while being fit to drive shafts (38) of the lever (30) and slide in conjunction with the rotation of the lever (30). The sliders (40) are formed with cam grooves (43) configured so that cam followers (53) of a mating housing (51) slide in contact with the cam grooves (43) as the sliders (40) are slid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masakazu Suzuki, Kazuo Nakai
  • Patent number: 10079446
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first-housing, a second-housing, a slideable-skirt, and a terminal-lock. The second-housing is configured to mate with the first-housing along a longitudinal-mating-axis. The second-housing defines a slot in a top-side of the second-housing extending along a lateral-axis orthogonal to the longitudinal-mating-axis. The slideable-skirt is mounted to the second-housing and is moveable from a pre-stage position to a seated-position along the longitudinal-mating-axis. The slideable-skirt overlays a portion of a perimeter of the second-housing and defines cam-slots on a first-side and a second-side of the slideable-skirt. The terminal-lock is disposed within the slot and is moveable from a terminal insertion position to a locking position. The terminal-lock includes cam-posts extending from a first-end and a second-end of the terminal-lock disposed within the cam-slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Sivakumar Niranjan, Velmurugan Kandasamy, John Schneider