Retaining Means Patents (Class 439/345)
  • Patent number: 8696375
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a concave slot and a protruding portion adjacent to the concave slot. The second connector includes a resisting member and a receiving slot adjacent to the resisting member. The resisting member is engaged in the concave slot, for preventing the first connector from moving relative to the second connector in a first direction; and the protruding portion is engaged in the receiving slot, for preventing the first connector from moving relative to the second connector in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Yu, Li-Fu Xu
  • Patent number: 8696380
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts mounted in the insulative housing and a pair of fastening modules assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing forms a main base with a mating portion and a holder portion defined on the main base. Each fastening module includes a securing base assembled to the holder portion of the main base and a fastening member assembled with the securing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Hong-Lei Fan, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20140099817
    Abstract: A tool changer has a first and second member. The first and second members include first and second electrical connectors. The electrical connectors include elastomeric sheaths. The first and second members are locked together such that the first electrical connector is aligned with the second electrical connector so that upon contact, the sheaths deform to maintain electrical contact between the first and second electrical connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Maurice PERLMAN, Kenneth Paul DELLACH
  • Publication number: 20140094051
    Abstract: A connector for connecting power or control systems infrastructure such as for example subsea infrastructure, said connector comprises a male component (4) and a female component (2), the male and female components comprising cooperating mating surfaces and means for locking the male and female components together (43), the locking means being retractably mounted within one of the male or female components but extendible from that component into the other of the male or female components to lock the two components together against axial and rotational movement whilst providing a snag free release when the locking means is in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventor: David Ernest Mckay
  • Publication number: 20140087579
    Abstract: A connector component that is used for connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device via the connector component is provided. The connector component includes a first connection component, a second connection component and fixing element. The first connection component electronically extends from the first electronic device and has a fastening portion. The second connection component is disposed in the second electronic device. The fixing element is disposed in the second electronic device and is located next to the second connection component. When the first connection component is coupled to the second connection component, the fixing element is fastened with the fixing portion, so as to fix the first connection component to the second connection component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 8672699
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a connector comprising a shell with a shell axis, a shell opening, a plurality of retaining structures, an inner shell surface, and an outer shell surface; the retaining structures are, at least in part, configured to retain a spring in a compressed state; a plurality of clamping members axially located within the shell between the spring and the shell opening; and a release that is generally coaxial with the shell opening and configured to release the compressed spring when a cable is inserted past the clamping members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: MacLean Power Systems LLC
    Inventor: Ernst M. Gaertner
  • Publication number: 20140073168
    Abstract: A connector includes a first connector housing having connecting protrusions and a second connector housing having lock pieces. The first connector housing and the second connector housing are locked in a fitted state by the engagement of the connecting protrusions and the lock pieces. When free ends of the lever members are displaced inwards in a widthwise direction of the second connector housing, the distal ends of the lock pieces are displaced outwards in the widthwise direction so that the connecting protrusions and the lock pieces are disengaged. The unlock member includes a pair of unlock parts which make the free ends of the lever members to be displaced inward in the widthwise direction by being moved in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the lever members extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya WATANABE, Jun ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140073169
    Abstract: A receptacle connector, for being inserted by a plug connector and contacted with a casing of the plug connector, includes a housing, a plurality of elastic pieces and a plurality of auxiliary fastening members. The housing includes a plurality of first surfaces and a plurality of second surfaces. The second surfaces are connected to two ends of the first surfaces so as to form an inserting window. The elastic pieces are disposed on the first surfaces. The auxiliary fastening members are disposed on the first surfaces. Each auxiliary fastening member includes a contacting portion formed extendedly at an inner side of the inserting window. When the contacting portions connected with the casing, the contact area between the casing and the auxiliary fastening members can be increased by the contacting portions so as to reduce the contact resistance between the plug connector and the receptacle connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: FU-YI XU, WEI WAN, SHU-LIN DUAN, Ching-Tien CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140073167
    Abstract: A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously reduce un-shielded area in an electrical connection between a patient cable and a sensor connector. In addition, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously increase the shielding of detector signals coming from the patient sensor to the monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Kevin Forrest, Yassir Addul-Hafiz, Eric Yang
  • Publication number: 20140073166
    Abstract: The connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts fixedly disposed in the housing, and a fitting nail disposed at least one side end portion of the housing. The fitting nail includes a base fixedly disposed at a longitudinal section of an internal space of the housing, and an elastic piece upwardly extending from the base and pressed toward the base by an external force. The fitting nail is positioned between the first and second extending members of the elastic piece and further includes a locking piece extending toward the cut-out portion in a state in which it is upwardly inclined from the front end portion of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CNPLUS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Kim, Sung Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20140065868
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector, which includes a male housing and a female housing. The male housing is formed of three side walls surrounding a circumference of a bottom wall and the female housing is formed of three side walls surrounding a circumference of a bottom wall. The male housing and the female housing are mateable with each other through mutual insertion. Practicing the connector of the present invention may reduce the wall thickness of the connector, making the connector thinner so as to enable use in a backlight module arrangement of relatively small space and provide module designing with more flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Publication number: 20140065869
    Abstract: A connector assembly has a plug and socket; the plug includes an insulative body, at least one first power contact, at least one second power contact and a metal shield. The insulative body has a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The tongue portion includes a plurality of power contact grooves and penetrates through the base portion, and at least one first convex portion defined in a periphery of the tongue portion. The first power contact and the second power contact are respectively formed on the power contact grooves of the insulative body for connection to a power source in a socket of host device. The metal shield encloses the tongue portion of the insulative body to cover the tongue portion. Consequently, the charging speed can be increased, reducing charging time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: FU-YI XU, WEI WAN, SHU-LIN DUAN, JU-CHU HSIEH, HUNG-MING CHEN, HISATO TAKASE
  • Patent number: 8662913
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for engaging with a complementary connector, includes an insulating housing (10) and pairs of power contacts (20) assembled in the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a number of receiving passageways (11) extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The pairs of power contacts are received in corresponding receiving passageways, respectively. The insulating housing defines at least one hole (13) between two adjacent receiving passageways. The at least one hole communicates with the two adjacent receiving passageways for heat dissipation purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Zhi-Qiang Rong, Li-Li Liang
  • Publication number: 20140057476
    Abstract: A second connector housing 20 to be fitted into a first connector housing 10 is equipped with a first housing 21 which holds second terminal metal fittings belonging to a first group and a second housing 22 integrally formed with the first housing 21. The second housing 22 holds second terminal metal fittings belonging to a second group. The second housing 22 is connected slidably to a portion located on the one side of the first housing 21 so that during a manipulation for fitting the second connector housing 20 into the first connector housing 10 fitting of the second terminal metal fittings belonging to the second group with corresponding ones of the first terminal metal fittings is completed earlier than fitting of the second terminal metal fittings belonging to the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Jun KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20140055966
    Abstract: A positioning structure for an audio video (AV) jack includes a receiving portion and a connector. The receiving portion includes a base plate, two opposite sidewalls, and an end wall. The connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of elastic metal fingers. The insulating body is positioned snuggly among the base plate, the two opposite sidewalls, and the end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: ZHENG-PING TAN, YAO WANG, KUAN-HUNG CHEN
  • Patent number: 8651886
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes mateable receptacle connector and plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a first insulative housing, a number of first contacts retained in the first insulative housing and a first metallic shell. The first metallic shell includes a pair of cantilevered claws extending downwardly from opposite sides thereof. When the plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector along a bottom-to-top direction, the pair of cantilevered claws are deformable so as to clamp the plug connector in position and prevent the plug connector from falling off from the receptacle connector along a top-to-bottom direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Publication number: 20140045362
    Abstract: An arc discharge prevention connector includes a cylindrical case, a connector body, a lever, a handle and a release lever. The release lever has an action arm, a provisional latch arm provided on the action arm, and a complete latch arm provided on the provisional latch arm. A provisional latch piece and a complete latch piece are provided on the handle or the connector body. In a state that the provisional latch arm is engaged with the provisional latch piece, the power terminal is in contact with a power terminal of the mating connector and the signal terminal is in non-contact with a signal terminal of the mating connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takenori Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20140045361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector system comprising a plug connector and a retainer configured to be inserted into a corresponding holder. The plug connector comprises a connector housing and a latching arm assigned to the connectorhousing, whereby the plug connector is configured to be mountable with the retainer. The connector system comprises a deflection portion for causing the latching arm to deflect upon mounting of the plug connector with the retainer. The deflection portion is shaped such that the deflection provides increasing resistance against further movement of the plug connector. The connector system further comprises a release portion configured to enable a release deflection of the latching arm. The release portion is shaped so the release deflection does not provide resistance against further movement of the plug connector. Still further, the connector system comprises a latching portion configured to allow the latching arm to lock the plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michael Gunreben, Vincent Regnier
  • Publication number: 20140045359
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a plug and a power connector. The plug is applied in a power connector connected between a power supply device and a radio frequency module. The plug includes a jack and a crimping component set at a tail end of the jack, and the crimping component is configured to connect a power cable introduced from the power supply device to the jack in a manner of fixing. A power connector that includes the plug is further provided. By using the technical solutions according to the embodiments, easy on-site installation of the power connector that includes the plug during use may be ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: China Aviation Optical-Electrical Technology Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Song, Tengfang Xiong, Baoliang Sun, Jianguo Wang, Yong Yao
  • Publication number: 20140045358
    Abstract: An auxiliary fitting jig used to fit connectors with each other includes displacement movement members movable to be displaced according to a rotational angle of a lever with respect to both side surfaces of a jig body having a connector reception chamber and connector engagement lock portions. The displacement movement members have deformation preventing portions configured to prevent bending deformation of the connector engagement lock portions and deformation allowing portions configure to allow the bending deformation of the connector engagement lock portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu OSHITA, Naoki KOBAYASHI, Akihiro TSURUTA, Toshiya ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140045360
    Abstract: A case is a cylinder-shaped member and accommodates a connector body in a front end portion thereof. The connector body can slide back and forth with respect to the case. The case is provided with a slider in the inside thereof. One of the end portions of the slider projects forward from the case. The slider can slide in an axial direction. A stopper member is provided near a front end of a connector bar, at the back of the slider. The stopper member touches the slider and can move in response to movement of the slider. The stopper member locks the case and the holding member. That is, the stopper member functions as a case-locking mechanism for preventing the case from moving with respect to a holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki TORATANI, Naomi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20140038445
    Abstract: A chip card holder includes a latching member and a housing. The latching member includes a first cover portion, a second cover portion and a connecting portion therebetween the first cover portion and the second cover portion. The housing defines two receiving grooves. The first cover portion and the second cover portion respectively protrude from the two receiving grooves. The receiving grooves with the first cover portion and the second cover portion define a first latching space and a second latching space for receiving two chip cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO ZHANG, YONG-GANG ZHANG, KUAN-HUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140038437
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) to a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an electrical connector and a shield device. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a load plate mounted upon the insulative housing. The shield device includes an upper section providing a loading force to the load plate, and side sections located on four sides of the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Fang-Jwu Liao, Chun-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 8641441
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a cavity formed in the housing, a terminal to which a cable is connected and which is inserted into the cavity from a rear end side of the housing, and a nut held at a front end portion of the housing, wherein the terminal has a plate-like connection portion extended in an insertion direction to the cavity and an insertion hole formed in the connection portion, and the connection portion, which is inserted into the cavity and protruded from a front end portion of the housing, is bent and arranged along a front end surface of the housing, whereby the insertion hole is communicated with an internal thread of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Aoki, Motoo Nojima
  • Publication number: 20140030905
    Abstract: A contact assembly that comprises a conductive outer body that defines an outer perimeter and an insulative insert body that is receivable in that outer body. The insert body supports first and second contacts in a spaced arrangement. The insert body includes an area that surrounds the conductors between the conductors and the outer perimeter of the outer body, wherein the distance between the conductors and the outer perimeter of the outer body defined by the area of the insert body is substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Phillips, Eric P. Hickey
  • Patent number: 8636536
    Abstract: A connector member that is improved in durability and reliability by preventing fracture of hinges of a retainer and can be smoothly mated with a mating connector. The connector member having a lance housing. a connector housing, and the retainer. The lance housing includes a plurality of terminal receiving slots, a recess disposed at a rear of the plurality of terminal receiving slots and in a portion of the lance housing near a rear surface thereof, and a pair of guide walls positioned opposite each other along a top surface of the lance housing. The connector housing includes a housing recess opening at one side for housing the lance housing. The retainer is fitted into the recess of the lance housing and swingably connected to the lance housing by a hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Suemitsu, Ryuichi Komiyama
  • Publication number: 20140024229
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for electrically connecting a CPU (5) with a printed circuit board (8) and includes a housing assembly (9) with a number of contacts (12) received therein and a cable connector (71) rotatably assembled to the housing assembly (9), the cable connector (71) includes a gate (712) rotatably assembled to the housing assembly (9) and a number of terminals (711) assembled in the gate (712), the gate (712) includes a shaft (7120) assembled to the housing assembly (9) and the gate (712) rotates around the shaft (7120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ALEX LON AN, DARRELL LYNN WERTZ
  • Publication number: 20140017922
    Abstract: An electrical connector for a modular electrical connection assembly for a fuel system includes a first leg portion and an adjacent second leg portion, each leg portion defining a cavity. The cavity of the first leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a first connector terminal and the cavity of the second leg portion is configured to receive and maintain a second connector terminal without the use of a seal fluidly separating the first connector terminal from the second connector terminal. The first connector terminal and the second connector terminal are concurrently operable with the fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel E. Smith, Jr., Paul Mason, David Toutant
  • Publication number: 20140017923
    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: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry N. Siebens
  • Publication number: 20140011384
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a threaded sleeve for mating with another electrical component, a connector body which has first and second ends and a central axis, the first end receiving the threaded sleeve and the second end having a blind hole extending through the connector body, an insulator positioned within the connector body, a contact pin positioned within the insulator having an axial center line, an extension extending from the second end of the connector body along its central axis, the extension extending coaxially with the contact pin and which has a primary cable clamp, a fastener positioned within the connector body, and a secondary cable clamp coupled to the second end of the connector body via the blind hole, wherein the blind hole is adjacent to the extension and the axis of the blind hole is parallel with the axial center line of the contact pin, such that the fastener passes through the connector body such that at least a portion is receivable in the blind hole is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Yiming XU, Tingxing SHENG
  • Publication number: 20140012358
    Abstract: A lead connection system includes a connector housing. A plurality of lead retainers disposed in the connector housing are configured and arranged to removably attach to a proximal end of one of a received plurality of leads. The plurality of lead retainers include at least one of a slidable drawer and at least one pivotable hinged panel, A plurality of connector contacts are configured and arranged for making electrical contact with one or more of the terminals of one or more of the plurality of received leads. A single connector cable has a distil end that is electrically coupled to the plurality of connector contacts and a proximal end that is configured and arranged for insertion into a trial stimulator. A cable connector is electrically coupled, via the connector contacts, to at least one terminal of each of the received plurality of leads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventors: Kenny Kinyen Chinn, John Michael Barker
  • Publication number: 20140011385
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises a housing; a plurality of first contacts received in the housing; and cable having at least a first set of cable electrically respectively connected to the corresponding first contacts. Each of the first set of cable comprises a plurality of first wires formed therein. At least one of the first wires of one first set of cable is cut out, and the rest of the first wires of one first set of cable are electrically connected with the corresponding first contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: JERRY WU, CHIEN-CHIUNG WANG, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20140004731
    Abstract: A side clip has a clip base attached to a socket connector and a first clip member and a second clip member extending from the clip base. The first clip member has a terminal for attaching to a printed circuit board. The second clip member is spaced in parallel from the first member and connected to the first clip member by a distal segment to form an opening. A side retainer has a retainer base having first and second ends and first, second, third, and fourth retainer members extending vertically from the retainer base. The first retainer member fits a hole on a board held by the side clip. The second retainer member is located at the first end and has an inward hook. The fourth retainer member is located on the second end and has an outward hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Phan F. Hoang
  • Publication number: 20130344726
    Abstract: In an electrical plug connector having multiple metal contacts situated in parallel to each other for electrically contacting metal contact pins of a mating plug, a separate contact terminal is situated upstream from at least one of the contacts according to the invention, which electrically conductively contacts the at least one contact and is designed for being penetrated by a contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Schoenfeld, Achim Puettner
  • Publication number: 20130344725
    Abstract: Communications jacks include a plurality of contacts that are configured to move between a resting position and a deflected position and at least one biasing member that is separate from the plurality of contacts that biases at least a first of the plurality of contacts towards its resting position. The jacks further include a printed circuit board that includes a first contact structure that is configured to electrically connect to the first of the plurality of contacts when the first of the plurality of contacts is in its deflected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20130337677
    Abstract: A connector apparatus position assurance device ensures that a male connector assembly and a female connector assembly of an in-line sealed electrical connector apparatus of the present invention remain engaged. The connector apparatus position assurance device has contiguous parts that engage various parts of a retention clip of the male connector assembly at different levels of insertion of the connector apparatus position assurance device into the male connector assembly. The insertion of the connector apparatus position assurance device is also accomplished at various stages (i.e., from pre-lock position to final lock position) depending on the insertion level of the female connector assembly into the male connector assembly. Consequently, the effect of the level of insertion of the female connector assembly ensures that the male and female connector assemblies remain engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: J.S.T. CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Jeffrey PUCKETT, Makiko Brzezinski, Charles Paul Depp
  • Publication number: 20130337675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-loose socket and a pull-out locking mechanism thereof, wherein inside the anti-loose socket, there are a pull-out locking mechanism composed of a bevelled sleeve (15) and two cylinders (16) arranged in a symmetrical manner at two sides within the bevelled sleeve; an inside longitudinal section of the bevelled sleeve has a cone angle in an umbrella shape, the middle portion of the bevelled sleeve allows a plug pin (61) to pass through; the cylinder is mounted on a floating block (14) movable up and down, and can move up and down along the inside conical surface of the bevelled sleeve by the floating block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Yingfeng Cai, Zhiwei Li
  • Publication number: 20130328484
    Abstract: Connector adapters that may allow contacts in a connector insert to form electrical connections with contacts in an incompatible connector receptacle. One example may provide a connector adapter for providing a connection between a connector insert and an incompatible connector receptacle. The connector adapter may be a magnetic connector providing a magnetic connector receptacle at a first end to accept a connector insert having an attraction plate. This connector adapter may further provide a connector insert having an attraction plate at a second end to insert into a magnetic connector receptacle on an electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, James G. Smeenge, Chiew-Siang Goh
  • Publication number: 20130330956
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a plurality of female terminal fittings, a joint terminal that includes a plurality of tab pieces to which the female terminal fittings are fitted and connected and a connecting portion which conductively connects the tab pieces to each other, and a resin connector housing that includes one end which accommodates and holds the joint terminal in a state where the tab pieces face the other end of the housing, the other end in which female terminal accommodating holes are arranged to cause the female terminal fittings and the tab pieces to be engaged with each other by inserting the female terminal fittings to a specified position, and lances that include elastic pieces extending along the female terminal accommodating holes and protrusions which are protruded on a free end side of the elastic pieces toward the female terminal accommodating holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiko Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20130330955
    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 an 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: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH LIMITADA
    Inventors: Celso Eduardo Favero, Allan Francisco Oliveira, Alexandre Denadai Rugero, Marcos Eduardo da Silva
  • Patent number: 8602806
    Abstract: A plug fastener is provided to avoid a plug with a power line disengaging from a power strip. The plug fastener includes two fixing members, two connecting clips, and a fixing clip. The fixing members are detachably engaged with each other for sandwiching the power line therebetween. The fixing clip is placed around the power strip. A first end of each of the connecting clips is rotatably connected to the fixing clip, and a second end of each of the connecting clips opposite to the first end is rotatably connected to a respective one of the fixing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Shin Chou, Xiao-Feng Ma
  • Publication number: 20130323956
    Abstract: A connector is disclosing with a housing having a housing groove and a shaft with a pin groove. A spring may be located in either the housing groove or the pin groove. To prevent or limit the spring from popping out from the groove where it is positioned, a reduced entrance is provided. The connector may be used in a holding application, a latching application, or both a holding with latching application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Michelle Huang
  • Publication number: 20130323957
    Abstract: An electrical assembly connector for connecting a flexible assembly having a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts to a rigid assembly having a connector receptacle with a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts. The connector comprises an intermediary device configured to electrically connect the rigid assembly and the flexible assembly. The intermediary device has a plurality of connector electrical contacts. The intermediary device electrical contacts are exposed on a first base side and on a second base side of the intermediary device. The intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the second base side are configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the flexible assembly electrical contacts, and the intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the first base side are configured to electrically and mechanically couple to the attachment element electrical contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: HI REL CONNECTORS, INC
    Inventors: Derick Esquivel, Willis Williams
  • Publication number: 20130316562
    Abstract: A connection terminal includes a terminal fitting part that fits with a leading end portion of a mating connection terminal, a square tubular part that continues to a rear end of the terminal fitting part and a lance engagement surface that is formed on the square tubular part and that, when the connection terminal is inserted into a terminal accommodation hole of a connector housing, is contacted to a projected part of a lance provided in the terminal accommodation hole to prevent the connection terminal from disengaging from the terminal accommodation hole. The lance engagement surface is a hook-shaped engagement surface that is formed by an opening across a top wall of the square tubular part facing the lance and a sidewall part continuing to a side edge of the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Takumi Nakagishi
  • Publication number: 20130316559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector in an electric vehicle charger, and more particularly, to a connector in an electric vehicle charger, in which a structure thereof is improved for simplifying the same, minimizing a number of components, enabling to secure reliability in stages of mounting, charging, and coupling/decoupling, and improving durability, a water proof performance, and user's convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: LS Cable & System Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyu Yeon YEON
  • Publication number: 20130316561
    Abstract: A variable plug of a connector has a modular construction and includes a base module with cable connection and plug contacts. Depending on the desired total number of contacts of the plug, one or more add-on modules having additional plug contacts can be mechanically and electrically connected with the base module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: WEETECH GmbH
    Inventor: EBERHARD URBAN
  • Publication number: 20130316560
    Abstract: A connector that may be prevented from detaching from separating plates of a stack even when vibrations or an external impact of a vehicle occurs by maintaining a locking state in which locking bosses of a CPA are inserted into lock grooves of terminals of separating plates. In addition, connecting points of connecting pieces of connecting terminals are spaced apart to not contact each other with respect to a contact line. The connecting terminals are not detached from the separating plates even when the separating plates is a ultra-slim film having a thickness of about 0.1 mm or less, making it possible to increase a reliability of a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130309897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical plug-element for an electrical plug-in connector, comprising a conductor receiving section adapted to take up at least one electrical conductor, and a cap which in a fitted position (R) at least partly covers the conductor receiving section and/or the conductor. In order to securely hold the cap on the plug-element, the present invention provides a blocking member, which in a blocking position (B) blocks the cap in the fitted position (R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Francois Jodon De Villeroche
  • Publication number: 20130309894
    Abstract: An electronic device input and output (I/O) assembly includes a bracket, a first I/O module, and a second I/O module. The first I/O module includes a first connector. The second I/O module is detachably mounted to the first I/O module. The second I/O module includes a second connector. The second connector has a different type with the first connector. The bracket can mount both the first I/O module and the second I/O module to a bezel of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAO GENG, QIU-HUA BIN, TAI-BAO WU
  • Publication number: 20130309896
    Abstract: An underwater electrical connection assembly may include a contact pin including an axially extending conductive core and an axially extending annular insulation portion around said conductive core, a front end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, a rear end portion of the conductive core having an electrical contact surface, and an intermediate portion of the conductive core extending axially at an intermediate location between the front and rear end portions, wherein the rear end portion of the conductive core of the pin has a diameter larger than the diameter of the intermediate portion thereof, and wherein the annular insulation portion includes an inner insulating layer around the intermediate portion of the conductive core and an insulating sleeve around the inner insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Scott Robert Spencer, James Stuart McIntosh