For Direct Connection To A Flexible Tape Or Printed Circuit Board Patents (Class 439/329)
  • Patent number: 9276341
    Abstract: A connector is connectable to an object. The object includes a regulated portion, a guided portion and a received portion. The connector includes a housing and a regulating member. The housing has a guide portion and a receive portion which opens forward. The regulating member has a spring portion and a regulating portion. The regulating portion is supported by the spring portion and is vertically movable. When the guided portion is moved rearward along the guide portion under a state where the regulating portion is pressed by the object to be moved downward from an initial position, the receive portion receives the received portion, and the connector is connected to the object. Under a connected state where the connector is connected to the object, the regulating portion returns to the initial position to be located forward of the regulated portion to regulate a forward movement of the regulated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Takeharu Naito
  • Patent number: 9263812
    Abstract: A lock-arm regulating part, which carries out regulation so that a latch lock claw for carrying out specified movement so as to be engaged with or detached from a signal transmission medium inserted in an insulating housing does not carry out non-constant movement different from the specified movement, is provided. The lock-arm regulating part is disposed to be opposed to the lock arm member in two directions including an insertion/removal direction of the signal transmission medium and an insertion/removal orthogonal direction. Since this configuration is employed, when non-constant external force such as pulling force in a direction different from the original insertion/removal direction is applied to the signal transmission medium, part of the lock arm member is configured to abut the lock-arm regulating part and prevent non-constant movement of the latch lock claw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masao Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 9225084
    Abstract: The present application provides a connection device and a connector. The connector comprises a housing mounted on a circuit substrate and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a recessed region and a plurality of channels. The recessed region, together with the circuit substrate, forms a mating groove for mating a flexible circuit board, and the mating groove extends forwardly to a radius. The plurality of terminals correspond to the plurality of channels and each of the terminal includes a resilient contact arm. The resilient contact arm extends toward a surface of the circuit substrate in the corresponding channel of the housing and extends into the recessed region to form a contact portion. The connection device comprises the circuit substrate and the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald C. Hodge
  • Patent number: 9184521
    Abstract: A connector assembly adapted to be disposed in a casing of an electronic device is provided. The connector assembly includes a connector and a locking member. The locking member includes a supporting portion and a holding portion connected to the supporting portion. The connector is disposed on the supporting portion. The locking member is adapted to clamp at an end of a substrate disposed in the casing, and the supporting portion and the holding portion lean against an upper side and a lower side of the end of the substrate respectively. An electronic device including the connector assembly aforementioned is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Yu-Jing Liao, Ying-Yen Cheng, Chih-Wei Tu
  • Patent number: 9178297
    Abstract: A flat cable connector is provides that includes a housing, a contact, and a cover member. The housing includes a top surface, a side surface adjacent the top surface, and a lock section disposed along the side surface. The contact is received in the housing and includes a portion protruding from the top surface. The cover member includes a planar surface and a lock extending from the planar surface and engageable with the lock section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kodaira, Akira Kubo, Hiroaki Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 9160201
    Abstract: In a direct contact plug-in connection having a circuit board, which has contact surfaces on its one side, and having a direct contact plug that is plug-connectible to the circuit board, which has contact elements for the electrical direct contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact surfaces are provided on a circuit board section that runs transversely to the plugging direction of the plug connection, the contact elements each contacting the contact surfaces, using their front end face, in the plugging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Peter Rehbein, Juergen Stein, Achim Puettner
  • Patent number: 9059521
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly and a receptor connector are provided. The coaxial cable connector assembly is composed at least of one cable end connector and the receptor connector. The receptor connector is formed of an insertion space with a lateral insertion opening to allow one portion of the cable end connector to be inserted into the insertion space through the lateral insertion opening such that the cable end connector and the receptor connector are in electrical connection. The cable end connector will be constrained such that it cannot be detached from the receptor connector in the direction other than the lateral insertion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: HARUMOTO TECHNOLOGY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chen, Chia-Hsin Wang, Chin-Chuan Kung
  • Publication number: 20150079831
    Abstract: A flexible integrated wiring connector is used when a terminal portion of a flexible integrated wiring is inserted into and connected to a connector of a connection counterparty. The flexible integrated wiring connector includes a mounting surface on which the terminal portion is mounted; and a pair of engagement hooks which are formed respectively on both end sides of the mounting surface in a widthwise direction. The pair of engagement hooks engage with a pair of engagement holes which are bored respectively on both end sides of the terminal portion in the widthwise direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi OHYAMA, Kazunori MIURA
  • Patent number: 8979593
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a metal shell and two terminal seats, the two terminal seats and the metal shell together define a mating slot. Each terminal seat having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the terminal seat including a housing, a metal frame and a plurality of terminals. The metal frame includes a bottom plate and two side plates. Each side plate includes a pivoting portion, each terminal seat is pivoted to the metal shell via the pivoting portions. The pivoting portion is positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion. The plurality of terminals are embedded in and fixed to the housing, each terminal includes a contact portion and a soldering portion, the contact portion extends into the mating slot, and the soldering portion is positioned at the first end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kian-Heng Lim, Han-Guan Tan
  • Patent number: 8982564
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a printed circuit board that has a prohibited region, in which arrangement of a wiring pattern is prohibited, in a fixed region from an outer periphery, an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board, a heat dissipation fin provided on the electronic component, and a fixing unit that is made of a conductive material and fixes the heat dissipation fin by pressing the fin against the printed circuit board side, wherein a notch is formed in two sides of the printed circuit board that face each other with the electronic component therebetween, and the fixing unit exerts an elastic force that presses the heat dissipation fin against the printed circuit board side by being locked to the notch and is such that hook portions locked to the notch are arranged in the prohibited region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Nishihara, Koichi Tatsuyama, Hiroshi Mihara
  • Publication number: 20150024619
    Abstract: A device for contacting a circuit board having one or more contact elements, an intake into which at least one section of the circuit board can be inserted, an actuator for moving the circuit board relative to the contact elements until the contact elements are contacted, and at least one securing component for fixing the circuit board in the position in which the contact elements are contacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steffen Thies, Frank Tatzel, Manfred Rahberger, Roland Neuhauser, Tobias Oberhauser, Hauke Schütt
  • Patent number: 8928849
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an input device includes a step of bonding a translucent first optical adhesive layer to one surface of a first transparent base so that a part of first lead electrodes is exposed to the outside; a step of disposing a FPC so that a predetermined gap is formed between the FPC and the first optical adhesive layer in plan view, and electrically connecting the FPC to the first lead electrodes exposed to one surface of the first transparent base; a step of bonding a surface member, which forms an input surface, to the first transparent base with the first optical adhesive layer interposed therebetween; and a step of sealing the exposed lead electrodes by injecting a resin into a space between the first transparent base and the surface member facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takenobu Horino
  • Publication number: 20150004823
    Abstract: A smart card securing mechanism for securing a first smart card and a second smart card includes a base, a first latching member, a second latching member, and an elastic sheet. The base includes a first connector. The first latching member is positioned on one side of the base. The second latching member includes a second connector and is positioned on another side of the base. The elastic sheet is mounted to the base. The first smart card is received in a space defined between the base and the first latching member. The second smart card is received in a space defined between the base and the second latching member. The elastic sheet abuts against the second smart card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BAI-HANG WAN, HUA-FENG HAO
  • Patent number: 8904633
    Abstract: An electronic assembly comprises a housing, a cover for the housing, a printed circuit board receivable in the housing, and a compliant pin header assembly. The compliant pin header assembly is mountable in the housing by inter-engaging features on the header assembly and the housing. The compliant pin header assembly has compliant pins for engaging corresponding features on the printed circuit board to connect the compliant pin header assembly electrically to the printed circuit board. The cover, when the electronic assembly is assembled, engages the housing and also engages the printed circuit board at a location spaced from an outer periphery of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: TRW Automotive U.S. LLC
    Inventors: Mike Blossfeld, Luis Fernando Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20140357108
    Abstract: To make it possible to connect a flat signal-transmission medium to a plug connector efficiently and surely with a simple configuration where the number of components are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki AOKI
  • Publication number: 20140335714
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector for electrical cable sections with a connecting sleeve (103) for receiving a first cable section and a fastening element (101) with a first fastening mandrel (105) for the form-fitting fastening of a first cable section in the connecting sleeve (103), wherein the fastening element (101) can be placed on the connecting sleeve (103) in order to fasten the first cable section in the connecting sleeve with a form fit by means of the first fastening mandrel (105).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Schrader
  • Publication number: 20140322946
    Abstract: A flex circuit blind attachment apparatus is provided and includes a plate, a fastening member affixable to the plate and configured to draw the plate toward and away from a circuit board and jaws supportively disposed on the plate. The jaws are configured to be opened with the plate being drawn toward the circuit board such that a pin of a flex connector to be connected to the circuit board is released by the jaws following disconnection of the flex connector and the circuit board. The jaws are also configured to capture the pin with the plate being drawn away from the circuit board prior to connection of the flex connector and the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Robert R. Genest, John J. Loparco, John G. Torok, Wade White
  • Patent number: 8855715
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a first part configured to receive a first and second removable memory module, a second part coupled with the first part with a hinge, and conductive terminals configured to contact the first removable memory module in a first closed position and the second removable memory module in a second closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Heikki Antero Laaksonen, Timo Juha Hanninen, John Samuels
  • Patent number: 8840415
    Abstract: A power cable connector includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end. The housing has a chamber extending between the mating end and the cable end. The housing has an engagement feature configured to engage a socket connector extending from a substrate. A flat cable is received in the chamber. The flat cable extends from the cable end. The flat cable has a mating portion extending from the mating end. The mating portion is configured to be received in the socket connector such that the flat cable directly engages a power terminal of the socket connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Patrick Orris, Daniel Yi, Richard Grzybowski
  • Patent number: 8840411
    Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide a connector 10 which provides a stable connection that is resistant to the rocking motion of a connecting object in insertion direction, longitudinal pitch direction, or the direction of the thickness of the connector, while maintaining the low-profile level so as to prevent the deflection of the connecting object even when the connector is mounted on a flexible board e.g., an FPC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: DDK Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 8730683
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism for an electronic component includes a circuit board and a fastener. A first connector is fastened to the circuit board to be connected to a second connector of the electronic component. The first connector includes a mounting portion fastened to the circuit board and a main body on a top of the mounting portion. The fastener includes an engaging portion and a rotating portion rotatably connected to a first end of the engaging portion. The engaging portion sandwiches the main body. The rotating portion includes a top wall and two abutting walls extending from opposite ends of the top wall to abut a top of the main body. One of the abutting walls is rotatably connected to the first end of the engaging portion. A stop wall extends from the other abutting wall to be detachably connected a second end of the engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8674655
    Abstract: An electric power charge and discharge system for an electronic device having a battery, by which the electronic device can be used for a long period of time. In a wireless communication device including a wireless driving portion including a first battery and a wireless charging portion including a second battery, the first battery is charged by electric power from a fixed power supply and the second battery is charged by using electromagnetic waves existing in an external space. Further, the first battery and the second battery are discharged alternately, and during a period in which the first battery is discharged, the second battery is charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Nagatsuka, Akihiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20140057475
    Abstract: A connector includes: a housing 3 accommodating at least one of a conductive contact 5; an insertion opening 4 to which a flat cable 2 can be inserted, the insertion opening 4 being provided in front part of the housing 3 and being defined by upper and lower walls 33 and 32 of the housing 3 at the top and bottom; and a lever 6 which is provided in the back part of the housing 3 and is turned to bring the contacts 5 into pressure contact with the flat cable 2 and establish electrical continuity therebetween. The contact 5 includes a first contact 5A which is engaged with the housing 3 at such a position that press-fit forces produced in the direction orthogonal to the press-fit direction when the contact 5A is press-fitted into the housing 3 are not in the same straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsutoshi TOHJO
  • Patent number: 8616906
    Abstract: An engaged protrusion is formed in a flat cable connected to a connector. The housing of the connector has an engaging protrusion rising in front of the position in which the engaged protruding portion is arranged when the flat cable is connected. A reinforced metal fitting has a reinforced protrusion raised along the engaging protrusion. The rear surface of the engaging protrusion is positioned to the rear of the rear surface of the reinforced protrusion. The rear surface of the reinforced protrusion is formed so as to extend upward and forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Hideki Iijima, Naoya Matsuura
  • Patent number: 8611098
    Abstract: A releasing apparatus for a subscriber identity module (SIM) card includes a bracket, a rack received in the bracket for manipulating the SIM card, a pivot pole pivotably received in the bracket, and a movable member pivotably attached to the bracket. The movable member includes a biasing portion and an engaging portion formed from opposite ends of the movable member. A tab and a biasing protrusion are formed from opposite ends of the pivoting member. The engaging portion is operated to rotate the movable member. The biasing portion presses the tab of the pivot pole to rotate the pivot pole. The biasing protrusion biases the rack and SIM card away from the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xin Yang
  • Patent number: 8593290
    Abstract: An overfill probe is utilized in each compartment of a multi-compartment transport tanker and has a depending sensing tube for detecting liquid overfill conditions. An overfill detector is within the bottom end of the probe tube and is thus protected from damage. Internal damage to the probe and malfunction of the system also precluded by connecting the exposed cap of the probe to the detector by a longitudinally extensible, stretchable cable extending through the tube to the detector, or a circuit board may be retained within the depending tube. Additionally, a thermistor socket and an optic socket are provided which are part of the overfill protection system, each having contact connections that may be readily replaced when worn without removing or replacing the wiring within the socket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey K. Hunter, Kevin K. Nussair, Randy Donald Robinson, Mark William Dudley, Amber Smith
  • Patent number: 8562149
    Abstract: A digital micromirror device module includes a flexible connection device, a digital micromirror device and a connecting interface. The flexible connection device includes a plurality of conducting wires and an external insulation layer, wherein the conducting wires are discretely arranged and encapsulated by the external insulation layer. The digital micromirror device unit is disposed on the external insulation layer of the flexible connection device and electrically connected with the conducting wires of the flexible connection device. The connecting interface is arranged at a lateral end of the flexible connection device and connected with the conducting wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Hu, Yuan-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20130267110
    Abstract: A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: FCI
    Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Naotaka Sasame, Masahiko Motoyama
  • Patent number: 8540528
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a flat conductive member includes a housing including a receiving section for receiving the flat conductive member in a first direction and a terminal arranged in the housing. The terminal includes a first contact section for contacting with the flat conductive member, a second contact section for contacting with the flat conductive member, an extending arm portion, and a first flexible contact arm portion extending from the extending arm portion toward the second contact section. The first contact section is disposed at a distal end portion of the first flexible contact arm portion. The electrical connector further includes a pressing portion for contacting the flat conductive member with the first contact section and the second contact section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuntaro Wada, Hidehiro Tsukumo
  • Patent number: 8535623
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a concave connector substrate includes: a step of preparing a guide substrate having a guide/holding region that guides a plate-shaped connector to a connection position and a cut portion; a step of arranging and aligning two wiring substrates, each having wiring lines and through hole connection portions that are electrically connected to the wiring lines, with both surfaces of the guide substrate, and applying an adhesive to a predetermined region of the guide substrate to bond the wiring substrates to the guide substrate; a step of bending a portion of the wiring substrate toward the inside of the cut portion of the guide substrate and bringing the wiring lines disposed in the bent portion into pressure contact with the inside of the cut portion; and a step of removing a section inside the cut portion to form the guide/holding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidehiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20130224981
    Abstract: A securing structure includes a housing, and a securing member. The housing defines a receiving space and includes a base at end of the housing adjacent to the receiving space. The base includes at least one latching patch secured on the base. The securing member includes a latching portion and at least one resisting portion extended from one side of the latching portion. The latching portion detachably engages with the at least one latching patch with an end of the at least one latching patch pressing the resisting portion toward the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
  • Patent number: 8477512
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main frame structure, a plurality of functional modules fixed to the main frame structure, a plurality of cables connecting the functional modules, a cable collector board fixed to the main frame structure, and a motherboard detachably connected to the main frame structure. The cable collector board includes a plurality of first printed circuits electrically collecting the cables, and a first connector electrically collecting the first printed circuits. The motherboard includes a plurality of second printed circuits and a second connector collecting the second printed circuits. The second connector is detachably electrically connected to the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Jie Zheng, Yan Zhong, Xin Ji, Wen-Hsiang Hung
  • Patent number: 8465315
    Abstract: A printed circuit board connector is equipped with a housing and plurality of contacts. The housing has an insertion chamber 11 inserted by the mating-side connector, and a plurality of contact-insertion holes inserted by the contacts. The contact has a base portion, a contact-connecting portion that connects with a mating-side contact, and a lead portion that is solder-bonded to the printed circuit board. The base portion and the housing have a contact lance and level that engage with each other so that the contact does not move in an insertion direction to the contact insertion hole or a reverse direction, and the contact lance and level swingably hold the base portion inside the contact-insertion hole so that the lead portion approaches and separates from the printed circuit board surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shinya Masada
  • Patent number: 8450201
    Abstract: A multimode system with at least two end points may include a multimode signaling path that, in some embodiments, is a multimode cable or a multimode board and is pluggably connectable to packages at each end point. Each end point may include a processor die package coupled to a socket. The socket may also receive a connector that couples the cable to the package. Power supply signals and input/output signals may be decoupled at each end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Henning Braunisch, Kemal Aygun
  • Publication number: 20130089997
    Abstract: A power cable connector includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end. The housing has a chamber extending between the mating end and the cable end. The housing has an engagement feature configured to engage a socket connector extending from a substrate. A flat cable is received in the chamber. The flat cable extends from the cable end. The flat cable has a mating portion extending from the mating end. The mating portion is configured to be received in the socket connector such that the flat cable directly engages a power terminal of the socket connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID PATRICK ORRIS, DANIEL YI, RICHARD GRZYBOWSKI
  • Publication number: 20130052849
    Abstract: To satisfy the demand for a reduction in height, provided is a technique for reducing a gap between a motherboard and a daughterboard in the state where the daughterboard is connected to the motherboard. A card edge connector is used to be mounted on a connector mounting surface of a mainboard to connect a memory module to the mainboard. The card edge connector includes a latch portion for pressing the memory module to be displaced in a direction away from the connector mounting surface, toward the connector mounting surface. The latch portion is configured to be elastically displaceable in the direction away from the connector mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rintaro KATO, Takeshi Shindo
  • Patent number: 8366471
    Abstract: A connection and junction box for a photovoltaic solar module having flexible flat conductor bands protruding from the surface of the solar module, wherein the connection and junction box has an insertion mouth at its side in mounting state facing the solar module, for at least one of the flexible flat conductor bands of the solar module, as well as comprising a housing for attaching to the solar module, and a connection device for the flexible flat conductor band, positioned in the housing, the connection device has a deflection arm and an electrical contact clamp, which is actuated when attaching the box to the solar module for bending and contacting the flat conductor band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Giefers
  • Publication number: 20130029512
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a display having a plug, a jack defined in the circuit board, a locking plate releasably fixed to the housing. The jack is electrically connected to the plug so the display is electrically connected to the circuit board. After a plug is inserted into the jack, the locking plate is fixed to the housing to impact the plug, thereby preventing the plug from disconnecting from the jack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: XIAN-WU HUANG
  • Patent number: 8360591
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes: a chassis; a printed circuit board connected to a side of the chassis, the printed circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a pair of conductive pads through which power is supplied to the light emitting diodes, wherein the pair of conductive pads are disposed on an end of the printed circuit board; and a power socket into which the pair of the conductive pads are inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-hoon Jung
  • Publication number: 20120258620
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a connector housing, and at least one electrical terminal supported by the connector housing. The electrical terminal defines a mating portion and a mounting portion. The electrical connector includes a lock movable between an unlocked position and a locked position so as to facilitate insertion of a flex cable and subsequent locking of the flex cable to the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Jeroen de Bruijn, Yasutoshi Kameda
  • Patent number: 8274181
    Abstract: A structure for transmission in a power supply, particularly to a power structure for transmission for bearing large DC current, wherein the power supply includes a power input port for connecting to DC input power and a DC/DC conversion circuit for converting the DC input power into DC output power. The architecture including at least one power transmission board for disposing the power input port, wherein the power transmission board is electrically connected to the power process board with the DC/DC conversion circuit mounted thereon by at least one power conduction element. Therefore, through the power conduction elements replacing the conventional connecting wires with large diameter to connect the power input port and the power process board without disobeying the safety regulation, not only the space occupied by the bent connection wires can be reduced, but the collisions and damage to other components caused therefrom also can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: FSP Technology Inc., 3Y Power Technology (Taiwan), Inc.
    Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
  • Patent number: 8267709
    Abstract: To provide a connector that increases the amount of elastic deformation of a beam and can improve the contact stability between a flat electrical wire and a terminal while restraining an increase in the difference between the position of a cam in the anteroposterior direction and the position of a pressing portion formed on the cam, a pressing portion that pushes flat electrical wire is formed on the lower surface of center beam of rear connecting terminal. Cam of actuator is positioned between upper beam and center beam of rear connecting terminal. Inclined surface that extends at an angle upward and backward is formed on the upper surface of center beam. Cam pushes inclined surface down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Kousuke Taketomi
  • Patent number: 8251712
    Abstract: A PCB module includes a first rigid PCB having a first edge connector, a second rigid PCB having a second edge connector, and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a flexible connecting board, an elastic member, and a fixing member. The flexible connecting has a number of connecting circuit traces isolated from each other. The flexible connecting board is bent in such a manner that a first end portion is in contact with the first edge connector, and a second end portion is in contact with the second edge connector. Thus, the first edge connector is electrically connected with the second edge connector by the traces. The elastic member is compressed between the end portions of the flexible connecting board. The fixing member is configured to fix the first rigid PCB to the second rigid PCB and compress the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Zhen Ding Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Pang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120202370
    Abstract: A connector assembly that includes a communication connector comprising a base frame and a moveable side that is supported by the base frame. The moveable side has a mating array of terminals thereon and is configured to move with respect to the base frame between retracted and engaged positions to engage a communication component. The connector assembly also includes a flexible circuit including a flex interconnect that has opposite exterior surfaces. The flexible circuit is coupled to the moveable side. The connector assembly also includes a plurality of heat-dissipation elements that are attached to the flex interconnect and project away from one of the exterior surfaces. The heat-dissipation elements are configured to conduct thermal energy from the flex interconnect and transfer the thermal energy to an ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: ROBERT NEIL MULFINGER, RICHARD ELOF HAMNER, JASON M'CHEYNE REISINGER
  • Publication number: 20120196466
    Abstract: A flexible cable connector is provided for connecting to a flexible cable having an end section with conductors arranged therein in a width direction and notches formed in both side edges. The flexible cable connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts, a pair of engagement arms, and a shield shell. The housing includes a cable receiving passageway formed therein. The plurality of contacts are arranged in the cable receiving passageway along a width direction. The pair of engagement arms engage with respective notches disposed along both side edges of the flexible cable to prevent disconnection of the flexible cable. The shield shell includes a shield section, which surrounds the housing, and a pair of engagement release arms which extend from the shield section and release the pair of engagement arms from the notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Isao Igarashi, Shinsuke Kunishi
  • Patent number: 8202108
    Abstract: An FPC connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) which has a bottom wall (10) and a pair of end walls (12) thereby forming a mating room (15) with a mating opening (14) located at a front face thereof, a plurality of terminals (2) disposed within the housing and having a contacting portion (210) extending into the mating room and at least one positioning portion (18) substantially located at a corner of the mating opening (14) and partially located upon the bottom wall (10) with a cantilever-shaped configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guo-Jian Shen
  • Publication number: 20120149228
    Abstract: A printed circuit board connector is equipped with a housing and plurality of contacts. The housing has an insertion chamber 11 inserted by the mating-side connector, and a plurality of contact-insertion holes inserted by the contacts. The contact has a base portion, a contact-connecting portion that connects with a mating-side contact, and a lead portion that is solder-bonded to the printed circuit board. The base portion and the housing have a contact lance and level that engage with each other so that the contact does not move in an insertion direction to the contact insertion hole or a reverse direction, and the contact lance and level swingably hold the base portion inside the contact-insertion hole so that the lead portion approaches and separates from the printed circuit board surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Shinya Masada
  • Publication number: 20120064749
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing having first and second portions opposite to each other and provided on the second portion with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted in the housing along a direction extending toward the first portion and a mounting member fixed to the housing, wherein the mounting member comprises a base portion, a board connecting portion provided on the base portion to be connected with a solid circuit board which the first portion of the housing faces closely, an arm portion extending from the base portion into the housing, a locking portion provided on the arm portion for engaging with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing through the opening provided thereon to hold the same, and a manipulatable portion provided on the arm portion for protruding from the second portion of the housing to the outside of the housing, and the locking portion is operative to disengage from engagement with the flat circuit device when the manipulatable portion is mani
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: I-PEX, CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimitsu HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120058662
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulator including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween, the contact insertion grooves being elongated in an insertion/removal direction of a thin plate-shaped object inserted into the insulator and arranged in a direction orthogonal thereto; and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each contact including first and second contact portions, and a connecting portion which connects the first and second contact portions to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions comes in contact with the thin plate-shaped object when the thin plate-shaped object is inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion is formed in each partition wall of the insulator so as to overlap part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and so as to be prevented from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves by the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA ELCO Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi KAKINO, Kazumi NAKAZURU
  • Publication number: 20120052707
    Abstract: A flat cable connector includes a casing, a plurality of terminals, and a pressing member. Each terminal has a fixing arm, a movable arm, and a connecting portion, the fixing arm having fixing and contact portions, the movable arm having bearing and pressing portions, and a recess formed on the fixing portion and having first and second shoulder portions. The pressing member forms a rotation shaft and a cam portion having a propping end and an actuation end, wherein the rotation shaft is pivotally disposed on the recess, the propping end props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a first distance from the contact portion. When the pressing member is being pressed, the actuation end rotates and props against the bearing portion whereby the pressing portion keeps a second distance from the contact portion, the second distance being shorter than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Taiwan Suncagey Industrial Co., LTD.
    Inventors: SUNG-TIEN LIN, Yen-Lin Chen