Retaining Means Patents (Class 439/345)
  • Patent number: 9647380
    Abstract: A connector 1 connecting an inverter and a motor includes an inverter case 10 where the inverter is arranged, an inverter side terminal block 30 mounted on the inverter case 10, an inverter side terminal disposed on the inverter side terminal block 30, a motor case where the motor is arranged, a motor side terminal block 40 mounted on the motor case 20, a motor side terminal disposed on the motor side terminal block 40 and fit to the inverter side terminal 32 such that the inverter case 10 is opposite the motor side terminal block 40, and a second sealing member S2 arranged between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40 to surround a connection portion of the inverter side terminal 32 and the motor side terminal 42 and configured to seal a space between the inverter case 10 and the motor side terminal block 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Mukuno, Shiro Nishida
  • Patent number: 9647387
    Abstract: A connector includes a first contact module, a second contact module, a shielding shell and a latching member. The contact modules each include a number of contacts and an insulator retaining the contacts. The contact has a fastening portion assembled in the insulator, a contacting portion extending from the fastening portion, and a terminal portion extending from the fastening portion opposite to the contacting portion. The shielding shell covers around the first and the second contact modules. The latching member assists to secure the connection between the electrical connector with a complementary connector. The first contacts and the second contacts each have a pair of grounding terminals and the latching member connects with the pair of grounding terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Juan Gou, Zhi-Qiang Rong, Wang-I Yu, Mao-Jung Huang, Yi-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9490577
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a body member having a first opening to receive a cable and a second opening. An indicator is movable between first and second positions. A stop member substantially prevents unintended movement of the indicator from the first position to the second position. The indicator moves past the stop member and through the second opening in the body member when moving from the first position to the second position and is exposed externally of the body member to indicate full insertion of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Seydou Diop, Paul Zelazny
  • Patent number: 9490559
    Abstract: A connector includes a lock lever that is fastened to a flat conductor and that maintains electrical connection between a terminal and the flat conductor. The lock lever includes a fastening portion that, in an interior of a fitting chamber, is fastened to the flat conductor that electrically contacts the terminal, and prevents removal of the flat conductor; an elastic portion that displaces the fastening portion in directions towards and away from the flat conductor; and an operation portion that includes a flat plate portion and a connecting portion, the flat plate portion extending along a front wall, the connecting portion extending from the flat plate portion in the direction away from the flat conductor and connected to the elastic portion. The flat plate portion is pushed along an insertion direction of the flat conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru Takane
  • Patent number: 9484660
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a front housing and a rear housing matable to define the housing. The front housing and the rear housing are molded as a single piece with a hinge member connecting the front housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is rotatable about the hinge member from an open position to a closed position. The front housing has front terminal channels configured to receive terminals and the rear housing has rear terminal channels aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is rotated to the closed position but not aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is in the open position. The rear terminal channels are configured to allow the terminals to at least partially pass therethrough into the front terminal channels during loading of the terminals into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Raymond Shuey, Galen M. Martin
  • Patent number: 9461453
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal fitting that includes a first terminal fitting having a first electric wire holding section for holding an electric wire, a first attachment section to be attached to an attachment target object, and a protruding section provided on the first attachment section, and a second terminal fitting piece having a second electric wire holding section for holding an electric wire, a second attachment section to be attached to the attachment target object, and a hole section provided in the second attachment section, the first attachment section and the second attachment section being overlapped with each other in a state that the protruding section is inserted into the hole section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruki Yoshida, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 9391399
    Abstract: A charging connector (1) includes a connector case (3A, 3B) and a release lever (40) slidable in the connector case (3A, 3B). The release lever (40) includes slide projections (48). The connector case (3A, 3B) includes slide grooves (6) in which the slide projections (48) are inserted. The slide projections (48) slide in the slide grooves (6) so that the release lever (40) is guided by the slide grooves (6) in a slidable manner. The slide grooves (6) include water drain grooves (8) provided on bottoms thereof and extending downward to penetrate the bottoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takenori Ohmura
  • Patent number: 9385460
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing provided with multiple terminal housing chambers. The multiple terminal housing chambers are separated by top walls, bottom walls, and side walls. Lances are supported by the bottom walls of the terminal housing chambers, which are located on the same surface side. Each of the bottom walls includes a cutout portion which avoids interference with the lance when the lance bends in a direction to retreat from the terminal housing chamber. Each lance bends in the direction to retreat from the terminal housing chamber when a terminal is inserted into the terminal housing chamber. When the terminal is fully inserted into a regular insertion position, each lance recovers from flexural deformation and is locked to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junya Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9368887
    Abstract: An apparatus including a socket forming at least one compartment together with a printed circuit board assembly. The compartment including a first side wall, a second side wall, a ceiling, and an opening for receiving one pluggable transceiver, such that when the pluggable transceiver is inserted into the opening, a transceiver contact of the pluggable transceiver is connected to a respective board contact of the printed circuit board assembly. A clamping means is arranged along at least one surface of: the first side wall, the second side wall and the ceiling, to exert a pressure on the pluggable transceiver towards a surface that is opposed the surface on which the clamping means is arranged. The opposed being one of: the second side wall, the first side wall, and the printed circuit board assembly, when the pluggable transceiver is inserted into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ulf Ekstedt, Michael Lindahl, Hong Tang
  • Patent number: 9362673
    Abstract: This document presents an adaptor that has both male and female USB type connectors. The adaptor has an activation button held in tension by an internal spring and locking prongs that are moved in response to depressing and releasing the activation button. The locking prongs retract into a cutout depression in the insulating portion of the male connector and into the open space of the female portion of the adaptor. The adaptor locks both male and female USB connectors attached to cables or devices so as to secure the electrical and physical connection of these cables and devices during relocation or transport of the equipment containing the USB connectors. A single adaptor may be used to securely connect two cables together, a cable to a device, or two devices during movement or transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Rinker
  • Patent number: 9356363
    Abstract: A push-on coaxial cable connector includes a port grip, a joint, and a cable clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PERFECTVISION MANUFACTURING INC
    Inventors: Glen David Shaw, Charles Darwin Davidson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9337579
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable. The connector includes: a housing including a mating portion and a body portion, a latch mechanism mounted on the housing, and a metal casing enclosing the housing. The body portion includes a receiving slot at a front end thereof and a post projecting upwardly. The latch mechanism includes a latch member received in the receiving slot and a pulling member coupled to the latch member. The latch member includes a locking portion extending beyond the body portion and above the mating portion, a holding portion held on the body portion, and a connecting portion. The connecting portion of the latch member includes a first opening mating with the post. The first opening extends from a middle line of the mating portion sidewardly to both sides of the mating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing-Man Zhu, Zhi-Gang He, Xiao-Feng Li, Wei Yao, Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 9306299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connection terminal (1) which includes terminal members (2, 3) having cylindrical wire connecting parts (21, 31) to which conductors of electric wires are inserted and the conductors are electrically connected, and flat plate shaped attaching parts (22, 32) continuous to the wire connecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruki Yoshida, Yoshitaka Tsushima
  • Patent number: 9231346
    Abstract: A connection detector (40) is mounted on a lock arm (20) of a first housing (10) and is movable in a direction interesting a resilient displacement direction of a lock arm (20) between an initial position and a detection position. The first housing (10) is formed with supporting wall portions (16) substantially parallel to the resilient displacement direction of the lock arm (20). The supporting wall portions (16) are formed with recesses (17). The connection detector (40) is formed with projections (46) that fit into the recesses (17) for restricting a displacement of the lock arm (20) in an unlocking direction when the connection detector (40) is at the detection position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoki Okano
  • Patent number: 9071011
    Abstract: An electrical connector of the present invention includes a housing, an electrical terminal, and a moving member that has a moving member body and a detection portion. The housing is provided with a first step portion, and the detection portion is provided with a second step portion. When the moving member is at a first position, the second step portion comes into contact with the first step portion so as to prevent the moving member from moving forward. When the mating portion is completely fitted into a retainer, the detection portion becomes displaced toward the counter mating side due to being pressed by the retainer or the inflator housing, and the second step portion becomes separated from the first step portion so as to permit the moving member to move forward. Also, a squib connection device of the present invention includes this electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Munetaka Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9054453
    Abstract: To provide a connector with which a terminal can be easily connected to a substrate without soldering. A connector (10) is configured such that a contact portion (13b) formed at a terminal (13) so as to be elastically deformable in the vertical direction is brought into contact with the upper surface of an LED substrate (3) and is thereby made conductive with the LED substrate (3), and such that a locking portion (14c) of each of locking members (14) is locked to the lower surface of a mounting substrate (4), and thereby the contact portion (13b) of the terminal (13) is held in a state of being in press-contact with the upper surface of the LED substrate (3). Thereby, the terminal (13) can be easily connected to the LED substrate (3) without soldering, and hence the mounting work of the connector (10) can be performed very easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sekine, Kenichi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150147895
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed for converting signals routed through a fabric assembly. In some examples, a connector housing may house a paddle card having a first edge portion coupled to a twin-axial cable having first signal pathways capable of routing first signals to/from a fabric controller integrated with a processor/processor package. The paddle card may have a second edge portion that may couple with an external fabric connector including a second plurality of signal pathways. In some examples, first signals received at the first edge portion may be converted to second signals following a coupling of the second edge portion with the external fabric connector. The second signals may then be routed via the second signal pathways included in and/or coupled with the external fabric connector. Other examples are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy Glen Hanna
  • Publication number: 20150132985
    Abstract: A shield and locking type board to board connector functioning to connect a first board and a second board to each other, the connector including: a first connector unit having both a first base and a first terminal; a second connector unit having a second base and a second terminal; two shield members each having a shell shape, the shield members respectively provided on front and rear bases facing the second base such that the shield members arrest EMI (electromagnetic interference) noise; and a locking member provided in the second connector unit so as to prevent the first connector unit from being removed outward by an outward movement thereof after the first connector unit is combined with the second connector unit in a close contact state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: UJU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suk-Jin CHOI, Guen-O LEE
  • Publication number: 20150132984
    Abstract: A mobile OTP system providing system is provided, in that it performs security token and OTP management functions, it generates an OTP having high security level in hardware by using a mobile OTP device for performing a security data storage function of encoding and decoding data during data storage, and it generates OTPs necessary for a plurality of services by using one mobile OTP device, thereby safely and easily utilizing it by means of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SAFERZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Su KIM, Won Jang SON
  • Publication number: 20150126057
    Abstract: A connector (1) includes a housing (7) for housing a terminal (5) connected to an electric wire (3), and a front holder (11) attached to the housing (7), and configured to allow a connecting portion (9) of the terminal (5) to be exposed outside of the housing (7) and hold the terminal (5) in a regular position to prevent the terminal (5) from coming off the housing (7). The housing (7) includes a housing locking projection (15) provided in the housing (7) with an insertion space (13) to allow the terminal (5) to be inserted in the housing (7) and configured to lock the terminal (5) with the front holder (11) attached to the housing (7) to prevent the terminal (5) from coming off the housing (7) toward the electric wire (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harunori Tashiro, Norio Sugiyama, Kengo Aoshima
  • Patent number: 9022796
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly of a plug connector and a circuit board (200; 500), the plug connector (100; 400; 800) being arranged on an edge of the circuit board (200; 500; 801), characterized by contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) arranged in, below, and above the circuit board plane, wherein at least the contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) arranged below and above the circuit board are bent on the side of the contact elements facing the circuit board (200; 500; 801) in such a way that the contact elements lead from both sides of the circuit board (200; 500; 801) into openings in the circuit board (200; 500; 801) adapted to the contact elements (110, 120; 410, 420, 430; 805) and can be soldered there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Magnus Henzler
  • Patent number: 9017089
    Abstract: In one embodiment is provided a method of manufacturing a female electrical contact from a piece of material by removal of material from the piece of material by machining. The removal of material comprises forming at least one first hole in a first end of the material to form a contact portion, the at least one first hole formed along a longitudinal axis; making at least two slits in the contact portion to produce contact fingers, the slits extending from the first end along at least a portion of length of the contact portion. A corresponding single piece female contact is provided. Another embodiment provides a latching mechanism for an electrical connector housing, the latching mechanism comprising: a planar body portion; a neck portion extending in a first direction from one end of the body portion, the neck portion including a raised portion; and a locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Harwin PLC
    Inventors: Scott Flower, Andrew McQuilken, Mark Plested
  • Publication number: 20150111405
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having a socket-shaped housing with a cable receiving end and an opposing support facing end, a plug connector receiving space, and a flange positioned on the support facing end. A cable collar is positioned in the plug connector receiving space and supported by the housing, and has at least one cable receiving space. At least one cable is secured in the cable receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Boemmel, Rolf Jetter
  • Publication number: 20150104966
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus and a method for connecting a first device and second device. An apparatus includes an angled connector configured to connect to a first device to a second device, the first device and the second device configured to communicate through signal paths in the connector, the signal paths configured to pass digital data signals, a fastening device configured to secure the angled connector to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Oleg Logvinov, Tai-Jee Pan
  • Publication number: 20150099387
    Abstract: A circuit board connecting device comprising a first connector which having a first fixing metallic member attached to a first housing, a second connector having a second fixing metallic member attached to a second housing, and holding means operative to prevent the second housing from being undesirably separated from the first housing under a condition in which the first and second housings are coupled with each other, wherein end portions of a resilient movable holding member provided on the first connector to be movable in a predetermined direction are supported respectively by the first fixing metallic member to engage respectively with portions of the second fixing metallic member for holding the second housing when the second housing is coupled with the first housing, so that the end portions of the resilient movable holding member and the portions of the second fixing metallic member constitute the holding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masatoshi TAKEMOTO
  • Patent number: 8998632
    Abstract: A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Mathias W. Schmidt, Eric S. Jol, Jahan Minoo, Ian Spraggs, Cameron Frazier, Fletcher Rothkopf, Jonathan Aase, Wendell Sander, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi
  • Publication number: 20150090489
    Abstract: A cable clamp is configured to fix an electric cable including an electric wire section and an outer layer section covering the electric wire section to a fixed member. The cable clamp includes a first cylindrical portion for the electric wire section to be inserted therein, and a second cylindrical portion formed around outside the first cylindrical portion to surround the first cylindrical portion. The second cylindrical portion includes a receiving portion formed between it and the first cylindrical portion to receive the outer layer section. The second cylindrical portion is swaged with the electric wire section inserted in the first cylindrical portion and with the outer layer section received in the receiving portion, so that the outer layer section is gripped by the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Fumihito Oka, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 8992267
    Abstract: A connecting system for electrically connecting electronic devices includes an electrically conductive first connector, an electrically conductive second connector and a clip element. The first connector is insertable in the second connector. The first connector or the second connector has a first opening into which the clip element can be inserted. In the inserted state, the clip element generates a contact pressure due to which the first connector and the second connector are pressed against one another so that an electrical contact between the first connector and the second connector is safeguarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhold Bayerer
  • Patent number: 8986034
    Abstract: A connector includes a first member having a first bore, a second member having a second bore configured to align with the first bore, and a fastener for securing the first member to the second member through the first and second bores. The connector includes a tubular extension affixed to the first member and configured to encircle at least a portion of the first member and the second member. The tubular extension includes an access hole to permit insertion of the fastener through the first and second bores and an exit hole to permit extension of the fastener through the first bore or the second bore. The connector further includes a receptacle configured to slide over the tubular extension to form a weather-resistant barrier for the connector. The tubular extension is configured to support the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry N. Siebens
  • Patent number: 8986035
    Abstract: A securing member adapted for securely connecting a male connector member and a female connector member of a connector of IEC60320 standard. The securing member includes a main body including an inner wall, an outer wall and an end wall interconnecting the inner and outer walls. The inner, outer and end walls cooperatively define a receiving space adapted for receiving fittingly and separably at least part of an open end portion of a surrounding wall of the male connector member, and abutting respectively and separably against inner, outer and distal surfaces of the open end portion. The main body is adapted to engage an insertion groove of the female connector member fittingly and removably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Yung Li Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Wen-Da Lai
  • Publication number: 20150068801
    Abstract: A one-way connection system with a female connection element having a female contact mounted at one end of a first electrical cable, and a male connection element having a male contact mounted at one end of a second electrical cable. The system further includes a central unitary module with a longitudinal through-hole configured to receive the male connecting element on a first surface and the female connecting element on a second surface so that the male contact of the male connection element is aligned with the female contact of the female connection element to make an electrical connection between the two connection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe Mel, Philippe Thierry, Yves Gazelot
  • Publication number: 20150064956
    Abstract: A connector device includes one or more connection terminals, and a shell housing provided with a body receiving one or more connection terminals, and fixing portions formed as one piece with the body and fixed to a substrate. A standard mode typed connector device includes the connection terminals mounted to be close to an upper surface in the body. A reverse mode typed connector device includes the connection terminals mounted to be close to a bottom surface of the body. Also other embodiments of the connector device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Seob Kim, Jun-Hwan Lee, Myung-Keun Seo, Jung-Je Bang, Eun-Seok Hong, Ji-Nyeon Kim, Seung-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 8968015
    Abstract: A safety socket includes a main body, a restraint mechanism and a release mechanism. The restraint mechanism includes an immovable end and a movable end. The immovable end is disposed in the main body. The movable end has a through hole. The through hole corresponds in position to one of insertion holes of the main body. The movable end has an annular protruding portion axially extending from the wall of the through hole. The annular protruding portion has a free end which is curved outward. The safety socket can prevent a plug from being disengaged from the socket by accident. The outer surface of the conductive pin of the plug won't be scraped and damaged by the wall of the through hole to enhance the service life and safety of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventor: Chi-Tsai Chang
  • Patent number: 8968020
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a housing having a groove configured to receive a signal-transmission medium, and a lock device including a locker configured to lock the signal-transmission medium at the groove, the locker being configured to move up beyond and down below a first inner surface of the groove extending in parallel with a direction in which the signal-transmission medium is received in the groove, the locker being energized towards a second inner surface of the groove, the second inner surface being disposed opposite to the first inner surface, and the lock device further including a compressor configured to compress the signal-transmission medium towards the second inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20150056838
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for a cable connector for coupling a cable with a device having a mating connector. The cable connector includes a cable connector body having a device end, a cable end, a bottom side, and a pivot point on the bottom side between the device and cable ends. Also, the cable connector includes a strut having a first strut end pivotally coupled with the pivot point and a second strut end. The strut is operable to rotate between a retracted position and an actuated position. The second strut end is adapted to engage the device on a surface of the device below the mating connector in the actuated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alfredo Aldereguia, Jeffrey R. Hamilton, Clifton E. Kerr, Grace A. Richter
  • Patent number: 8961214
    Abstract: A connecting device includes a riser bracket, a positioning mechanism and a riser card. The positioning mechanism has a plurality of standoffs and a latch disposed on the riser bracket. Each standoff has a head, a shoulder and a neck interconnecting the head and the shoulder. The latch is movable between a locking position for locking the riser card and a releasing position. The riser card is formed with a plurality of through holes corresponding in position to the standoffs. Each through hole has a large hole portion for extension of the head of a respective standoff and a small hole portion having an inner diameter that is equal to an outer diameter of the neck of the respective standoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Chong-Xing Zhu
  • Patent number: 8961213
    Abstract: A connection assembly is provided. The connection assembly includes a socket with connection pins, a plug with matching connection pins and a locker for locking the plug relative to the socket while the matching pins are engaged. The lock includes a bolt having a barrel provided with balls movable between a locking position projecting in relation to the barrel and a position retracted inside the barrel, and a rod for retaining the balls in the locking position. The locker also includes a shaft arranged in the plug or the socket for at least partially receiving the bolt and having a groove for receiving the balls in the locked and projecting position. The bolt further includes a spring for returning the rod toward the ball-retaining position, and the rod has a cam surface pushing the balls back into the locked position when the spring urges the rod towards the retaining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Xavier Retailleau, Christian Le Tortorec, Matthieu Deffois, Damien Pelissier, Adam Saaidy
  • Publication number: 20150044896
    Abstract: A shim for securing an electrical connection of an electrical connection assembly. The shim includes a cylindrical sleeve with opposite proximal and distal ends. The cylindrical sleeve runs from a proximal end of the shim to a distal end of the shim. An interior portion of the cylindrical sleeve is defined by an opening from the proximal end of the shim to the distal end of the shim. The opening allows a plug of the electrical connector assembly to be inserted within the opening of the cylindrical sleeve while the shim is inserted into a socket of the electrical connector assembly to hold the plug securely in the socket of the electrical connection assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Craig Davies
  • Patent number: 8951058
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a female part (30) having a peripheral outer wall (2) and a plurality of inner walls (3) subdividing a cavity into a plurality of reception chambers (11). An electrical contact pin (4) is housed inside each reception chamber. A locking part (20) has an accommodation (1) with a same number of inner walls (12) as the female part (30), subdividing the interior of the accommodation into a number of insulated housing chambers (13) identical to the number of reception chambers (11). An electrical terminal (10) is housed inside each of the reception chambers. A connecting cover (40) with a through-hole is attached around each electrical terminal (10), each cover having an upper portion housed inside each housing chamber (13) and a lower portion extending beyond the end of the respective housing chamber when the locking part (20) is encased inside the female part (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Limitada
    Inventors: Celso Eduardo Favero, Allan Francisco Oliveira, Alexandre Denadai Rugero, Marcos Eduardo da Silva
  • Publication number: 20150037996
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a squib connector housing a plurality of socket contacts and a squib assembly housing a plurality of pin contacts for insertion in the socket contacts when the squib connector and squib assembly are moved in a mating direction and mated. A retaining means provided for retaining the squib connector and squib assembly in a fully mated condition. A spring, acting in a direction opposite the mating direction, provides a resisting force to oppose mating. During the application of a mating force to overcome the resisting force of the spring and move the squib connector and squib assembly in the mating direction, and prior to the squib connector and squib assembly reaching the fully mated condition, removal of the resisting force of the spring is triggered and the mating force is applied to moving the squib connector and squib assembly to the fully mated condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: J.S.T. CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ping CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150031227
    Abstract: A connector for a conductor of a power cable includes a hollow outer member configured to at least partially surround an exposed section of the conductor and configured to exert a force in an axial direction onto at least one electrically conductive inner member, and at least one electrically conductive inner member configured to be interposed between the outer member and the conductor, and configured to exert a force in a radial direction onto the conductor in response to the force in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Luke Morby, Darren Michael Spiller, Stuart Cox
  • Publication number: 20150024616
    Abstract: A multi-type receptacle connector includes a receptacle insulator, main receptacle contacts arranged at the receptacle insulator to provide an electric contact point corresponding to a universal plug connector, sub receptacle contacts additionally installed at both sides of the main receptacle contacts to give an additional contact point, and a receptacle shell surrounding at least a part of the receptacle insulator, wherein the sub receptacle contacts are arranged at the same height as the main receptacle contacts and disposed at a relatively inner side in the insertion direction of a plug connector in comparison to the main receptacle contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Choi, Kyung-Hae Choi, Dong-Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150024620
    Abstract: A socket terminal includes a front connection portion that comes into contact with a plug terminal, in which a recess having an inner wall is formed in a contact surface that comes into contact with the front connection portion. The front connection portion is locked on the inner wall by coming into contact with the inner wall when moving in a direction in which the plug terminal is pulled out from the socket terminal. The front connection portion also includes a contact edge that wipes impurities off the contact surface. An electrical connection between the socket terminal and the plug terminal can be maintained by locking the socket terminal on the inner wall even with an application of vibrations in directions in which the plug terminal is inserted and pulled out. Since the contact edge can remove the impurities, the electrical connection between the terminals can be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Hidehiro Shindo, Shigeru Mitsuzuka
  • Publication number: 20150017828
    Abstract: A linkage apparatus is provided. The linkage apparatus is disposed between a bottom plate and a carrier plate, and the linkage apparatus includes a drag link and an ā€œLā€ shape swing link. The drag link is rotatably connected to an end of the ā€œLā€ shape swing link, and the drag link and the bottom plate are connected to a fixing pin by using a horizontal guide groove; a corner in the middle of the swing link is rotatably connected to the bottom plate, and another end is fastened to the carrier plate; another fixing pin connects the bottom plate and the carrier plate. The swing link is driven by the drag link, so that the carrier plate can be driven to vertically move. Therefore, hot plugging of a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) express card fastened on the carrier plate and plugging of another printed circuit board (PCB) that requires two-dimensional plugging can be implemented without interrupting a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shuang Li, Jun Zhao, Chengpeng Yang
  • Patent number: 8932072
    Abstract: A charging device starts charging a battery mounted on an electrically driven vehicle in accordance with simplified operating steps. A charging supply connector is connected to a charging port mounted on a vehicle body side. The charging supply connector includes a lock lever displaceable between a locking position, for engagement with a hook mounted on the charging port, and a lock release position where the lock lever is released from the hook. The lock lever is spring-biased to the locking position. A manipulation lever is connected to the lock lever by a link, and is operable to move the lock lever between the locking position and the lock release position. When the lock lever is at the lock release position, the lock lever, the link or the lock lever and the link interferes with an operation range of a charging start switch, to prevent operation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Tamaki, Hiroki Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8932073
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical clip connector for an electrical connection of a cable (20) to an electrical mating connector, in particular to an electrical connection device of a controller for an electric motor of a cooling fan, wherein the clip connector (100) has a holder section (110) and a fastening section (120), and at least one electrical line (200) of the cable (20) can be provided in the holder section (110) in such a way that an electrical contact device (210) of the line (200) projects freely from said holder section, and the clip connector (1) can be fitted to the connection device by means of the fastening section (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Weickenmeier
  • Publication number: 20150004827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector for electrically connecting an electric vehicle to a charging device, comprising a pug or a socket (1) and an electromechanically driven locking device (3), wherein the plug or the socket (1) is configured for establishing an electrical connection to a second socket or a second plug of a second plug connector associated with the electric vehicle or the charging device, the locking device (3) is movable axially to the plug-in direction co of the plug or socket (1) to mechanically lock and/or unlock an interconnected plug/socket pair (1), and the locking device (3) and/or the plug or the socket (1) has a centring device (11) configured in such a way that the locking device (3) can be detachably fastened in a form-fitting manner to the plug or to the socket (1) in a position predetermined by the centring device (11). A significantly simplified assembly is thus made possible, even where space is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Phoenix Contact GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Marco Seelig, Ralf Feldner
  • Publication number: 20150004824
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes, in one example, a dual inline memory module socket. The dual inline memory module socket includes a base to receive a memory module. The base further comprises a first detection pin and a second detection pin. A latch may be coupled to the base and is to electrically couple the first detection pin to the second detection pin in a dosed position to enable a determination that the memory module is properly seated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Nguyen, Binh Nguyen, Melvin K. Benedict, Minh H. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20150004825
    Abstract: The present invention can relate to multiple-connector assemblies for use in, for example, electronic devices. Each of the connectors are constrained to another connector by aligning one or more complementary sets of reference features. A locating bracket may be used to couple multiple connectors together. Alternatively, the connectors may be coupled to each other directly. The electronic device also may include a retainer coupled to the connectors (either directly or indirectly through the locating bracket). The retainer and a surface of one of the connectors may form a single plane to which an end cap of the housing may be coupled, thereby accurately locating the end cap with respect to the connectors. The present invention also can relate to methods of manufacturing such an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Joseph Weber, Pinida Jan Moosintong
  • Publication number: 20150004826
    Abstract: A method for producing a plug-in connector includes stripping a cable on a free end in a first and second region of a sheath of the cable, where a shield is disposed below the sheath on the cable. The method includes disposing a first electrically conductive spring element in the first region, and removing the sheath and the shield from the second region, thereby forming an end portion of the free end of the cable on which exposed wires of the cable are disposed. The method includes disposing contact elements on the exposed wires, and disposing a shield sleeve around the first electrically conductive spring element. The method includes fastening the shield sleeve on the sheath before and after the first electrically conductive spring element, and providing an insulating housing such that the insulating housing at least partially surrounds the shield sleeve and the free end of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Cord Starke