Finger Or Stretchable Sleeve Resiliently Urged Laterally Of Connection Patents (Class 439/350)
  • Publication number: 20140106599
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of first contacts arranged in a side-by-side manner, and a resilient contact retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating face, a blocking face and a mating cavity disposed between the mating face and the blocking face. Each first contact defines a first contacting portion projecting into the mating cavity. The resilient contact defines a blocking piece abutting against the blocking face, a retaining leg extending out of the mating cavity, and latching arms extending into the mating cavity from the blocking piece. The latching arms can be easily released from a mating connector so as to realize a better retaining effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YU-HSU CHEN, WEI-HUNG HSU, KUO-CHUN HSU
  • Publication number: 20140106600
    Abstract: A lever connector includes a female connector, a male connector and a layer. The female connector includes a frame having a flange portion protruding toward a straight direction perpendicular to a direction in which the female connector and the male connector are to be fitted with each other. The flange portion includes a locking portion with flexibility. The lever includes a locked portion locked with the locking portion in a normal fitted state. The locking portion does not abut on a hole edge of an attachment hole formed on a panel in a state where the locked portion is locked with the locking portion, and abuts on the hole edge of the attachment hole in a state where the locked portion is not locked with the locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko SHIMIZU, Akinori TASHIRO, Akihiro TSURUTA, Kazuya TERAO
  • Publication number: 20140106579
    Abstract: An electrical interconnect system comprises: a clamping collar having a slot for receiving a bifurcated flexible circuit; a contact strip comprising a plurality of electrical contacts aligned with respective pads on the bifurcated flexible circuit when the legs of the bifurcated area are spread apart; and, a compression latch member to engage the clamping collar and compress the pads against their respective contacts on the contact strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: James E. Clayton, Zakaryae Fathi
  • Publication number: 20140106598
    Abstract: A spring lock connector has a male connector (M) with a cylindrical front receptacle (52) and a female connector (F) with a terminal accommodating portion (12) to be fit into the front receptacle (52) and on an outer peripheral side of the front receptacle (52). A spring (40) is mounted on the female connector (F) and spreads as the female connector (F) is connected to the male connector (M). The spring (40) includes engaging portions (43) arranged in an entrance path for the front receptacle (52). Guides (57) are provided on an opening edge of the front receptacle (52) and move onto the engaging portions (43) if a connecting operation is performed in proper connecting postures. Parts of the opening edge of the front receptacle (52) other than the guides (57) contact the engaging portions (43) to prevent connection if the connecting operation is performed in improper connecting postures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 8678844
    Abstract: To allow a quick and reliable check with a simple structure as to whether a signal transmission medium has been inserted up to a predetermined position or whether a lock operation has been completed, an insulating housing is provided with lock checking device allowing a displaced state or an engaged state of a lock member to be visually checked. With this, the displaced state of the lock member or a state in which the signal transmission medium has fallen in an engagement positioning part when the signal transmission medium is inserted up to the predetermined position can be visually checked through the lock checking device, thereby allowing the quality of an insertion state of the signal transmission medium to be immediately determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yoshisuji, Yoshinobu Shimada
  • Publication number: 20140080349
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector and a fixing plate. The connector includes a block, a connector body formed on a front surface of the block, a protrusion extending from a top of the block. The fixing plate defines an opening through which the connector body extends, and a notch communicating with the opening for the protrusion extending through. A resilient piece slantingly extends toward a first end of the opening from a second end of the opening opposite to the first end. The connector pushes the resilient piece toward the fixing plate, and then the connector is slid along the opening toward the first end of the opening, to allow the protrusion to engage with a front surface of the fixing plate. The resilient piece is restored and abuts an end wall of the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: JUN-HUI WANG
  • Publication number: 20140073170
    Abstract: Connector inserts and receptacles that provide a clear response to a user when a connector insert is properly inserted into a connector receptacle. One example may provide a connector system that provides a tactile response to a user when a connector insert is properly inserted into a connector receptacle. In other examples, the response provided to the user may be audible as well. The insertion of the connector insert into the connector receptacle may follow a force profile that includes an insertion profile defined by a substantially monotonically increasing resistance force from the beginning of insertion until an insertion peak is reached, followed by a click-through event leading to a final mating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Eric S. Jol
  • Publication number: 20140057478
    Abstract: The operability and usage durability of a lock cancellation operating part 12e can be improved with a simple configuration. A latch lock part 12a and a lock cancellation operating part 12e are integrally provided to an elastically-displaceable lock arm member 12g, which is integrally extending like a cantilever from a board connecting part 12c solder-joined with a main wiring board. The board connecting part 12c, the latch lock part 12a, and the lock cancellation operating part 12e are integrally provided with the lock arm member 12g so that a retaining action and a cancelling action of the inserted signal transmission medium F is carried out by operation of a single member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi YOSHISUJI, Miyoshi Takagi
  • Patent number: 8651898
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulated body with a slot to receive therein a terminal module and a casing entirely enclosing the insulated body. An arm has at least two extensions respectively adapted to two oppositely formed sidewalls of the insulated body and each is provided with a boss formed on a distal end of the at least two extensions. At least two through holes are adapted to be defined in each of the two sidewalls of the insulated body to receive therein the bosses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Sheng-Chan Lin, Wei Wan, Pei-Hsuan Huang
  • Publication number: 20140038447
    Abstract: An electrical connector can includes a connector housing that includes a housing body and further includes at least one fulcrum supported by the housing body. The electrical connector further includes at least one electrical contact supported by the connector housing, the at least one electrical contact configured to mate with a complementary electrical contact of a complementary electrical connector. The electrical connector further includes a latch assembly. The latch assembly can include an actuator and a latch. The actuator can have an actuator portion, an attachment portion, and at least one arm that extends between the actuator portion and the attachment portion. The latch can have a latch body that defines an attachment portion that is configured to be attached to the attachment portion of the actuator, such that movement of the actuator in a predetermined direction causes the pivot member to ride along the fulcrum, thereby pivoting the latch from a latched position to an unlatched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Robert W. Brown, Robert E. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20140038446
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a spring plate type connector for use in backlight module, which includes a retention base and a plurality of connection bodies. The plurality of connection bodies is integrally formed on the retention base. The retention base includes a corresponding structure of a component contained in the backlight module. The connection body includes: a connection section, which is connected to the retention base; and an engagement section, which extends from the connection section and is connected to a solder pad inside the backlight module. Practicing the spring plate type connector for use in backlight module simplifies the manufacture process of the connector, realizes expanded range of application, and allows of application to connection with backlight modules of various models, thereby improving sharability of the connector and making the backlight module compact and light-weighted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Jiaqiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140030899
    Abstract: A connector assembly that includes an electrical connector and an electrically conductive busbar. The connector can include a housing that defines a receptacle, a first row of at least one power contact, and a second row of at least one power contact at a location spaced from the first row along a first direction. Each power contact of the first and second rows can define at least two mating ends that are at least partially disposed in the receptacle so as to define a slot that extends between the mating ends of the first row and the mating ends of the second row. The housing can include a first attachment member. The electrically conductive busbar can include a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an attachment member that is configured to mate with the first attachment member so as to attach the busbar to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Alan Crighton, Christopher Geiski, Hung Viet Ngo
  • Publication number: 20140024243
    Abstract: A charging connector (10) is provided to be connected to a vehicle-side connector (50) for charging a battery in a vehicle. The charging connector (10) has a main body (11) including a connector fitting (13) connectable to the vehicle-side connector, a lock (22) for holding the vehicle-side connector (50) and the connector fitting portion (13) in a connected state by being locked to a lock projection (52) on the vehicle-side connector (50), an unlocking portion (23) for canceling the locked state of the lock (22) and the lock projection (52), and an unlocking hole 16 formed in the connector main body (11) at a position corresponding to the unlocking portion (23). The unlocking portion (23) projects to the outside of the main body (11) through the unlocking hole (16) and includes recesses (27) at positions facing the peripheral edge of the unlocking hole (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Ichio
  • Publication number: 20140024242
    Abstract: A connector terminal which. is accommodated in a terminal chamber in a connector housing and is engaged with a locking lance that is flexibly provided in the terminal chamber includes: a connection portion which is arranged on an opening side of the terminal chamber and is provided in a tubular shape; an engageable opening which is provided on the connection portion, and into which an engagement protrusion in the locking lance is inserted, thus the engageable opening is engaged with the engagement protrusion; and a restriction portion which is provided in the engageable opening, abuts against the engagement protrusion in the locking lance when the connection portion is moved in a direction so as to pall out of the terminal chamber, and which restricts the movement of the engagement protrusion in an insertion-releasing direction relative to the engageable opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naokazu NAGASAKA, Takumi Nakagishi
  • Publication number: 20140017929
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal reception chamber that is to receive a terminal therein and is provided with an opening on a connection part side of the terminal, a terminal support part that is provided on the opening side of the terminal reception chamber and is to support the terminal at an undersurface side thereof, and a locking lance that is flexibly provided in the terminal reception chamber and is to lock the terminal. The terminal is provided with a protruding engaged part along the overall width thereof such that the protruding engaged part protrudes below the terminal support part when supported by the terminal support part. The locking lance is provided with an engaging part that is positioned below the terminal support part and is to engage with the protruding engaged part. The engaging part is provided along the overall width of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naokazu NAGASAKA, Takumi NAKAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20140017927
    Abstract: A connector comprises: a connector housing that has a lock arm that locks a mated corresponding housing in a corresponding housing mating chamber, an arm operation part that can displace the lock arm to a position that releases the lock by an operation, a wire extraction part that is positioned in the release operation direction of the arm operation part and guides wires that are guided to the outside, a cover attachment part provided on the wire extraction part; and a wire cover that has a housing attachment part that is inserted into the peripheral side of the wire extraction part of the connector housing and mated to the cover attachment part and an arm excessive displacement prevention part that restricts excessive displacement of the lock arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kousuke KIDA, Takuya HASEGAWA, Nozomi TSURUKUBO
  • Publication number: 20140017926
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly for mating with a complementary connector comprises: an insulative housing defining a receiving space and a plurality of receiving slots communicated with the receiving space; a wire management received into the receiving space; a twisted-pair cable having a plurality of first and second conductive wires assembled to the wire management and located on different planes; a metallic piece assembled to the wire management and disposed between the plurality of first and second conductive wires; and a plurality of terminals received into the plurality of receiving slots and pierced into the plurality of first and second conductive wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, ZHUANG-ZHI WU
  • Publication number: 20140017928
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a locking member slidably mounted on the housing for movement between a mateable position and a locked position. First and second locking components interact to lock the locking sleeve in a locked position. Each of a plurality of deflectable spring arms includes a latching component for latching to a mating connector. At the locked position, each of the spring arms is secured in a latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Syed Sarwar Shah, Donald Wayne Collier
  • Publication number: 20140011386
    Abstract: An electronics module configured for insertion into a carrier unit and having, arranged on a rear side, a coding pair including a first coding part and a second coding part, wherein the first and second coding parts are configured in accordance with the lock-and-key principle, the first coding part being snapped into place in the rear side, while the second coding part is removably arranged on the first coding part, wherein a plug-and-socket connector is arranged on the second coding part such that a mating plug-and-socket connector arranged in the interior of the electronics module is insertable into the plug and-socket connector to establish an electrical connection, and wherein a memory chip which is connected to the plug and socket connector is also arranged on the second coding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Michael BRÄUNLICH, Thomas Ott
  • Publication number: 20140011387
    Abstract: In a connector of the invention, a female housing 30 which is adapted to accommodate a female connector terminal includes a female terminal locking lance (32) which prevents the dislocation of a female connector terminal accommodated in a female terminal accommodation hole (31), a tab insertion opening (33) through which a tab is inserted into a terminal fitting portion of the female connector terminal held in the female terminal accommodation hole (31), and a tapered guide surface (34) which is formed on an opening edge of the tab insertion opening (33), and further, the female terminal locking lance (32) is formed so as to deviate in a widthwise direction of the female connector terminal with respect to a center axis (C31) of the female terminal accommodation hole (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Hiromasa Kubota
  • Publication number: 20130337676
    Abstract: A cable connector is introduced herein, which includes a conductive shell, a plurality of rows of terminals and at least one insulated body, wherein an elastic contact section formed on each of the terminals is extended into a central slot of the at least one insulated body to electrically contact with an electronic device, and the conductive shell is positioned outside the at least one insulated body and has at least one grounding finger extended toward at least one passage in the at least one insulated body and thereby being electrically connected with either the elastic contact section or a soldering section of corresponding terminal accommodated within the at least one passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ANT PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-yu Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20130323958
    Abstract: A connector includes: a female terminal housing provided with a terminal receiving cavity receiving a female terminal; and a male terminal housing retaining a male terminal to be connected to the female terminal. The male and female terminal housings have first and second engagement portions. The male and female terminal housings are fitted in a first fitting position by the first engagement portion. The male and female terminal housings are fitted in a second fitting position by the second engagement portion. The first fitting position is a position in which the locking hole of the female terminal is engaged with the lance of the terminal receiving cavity, and in which the male terminal is not in sliding contact with the female terminal. The second fitting position is a position in which the male terminal is in sliding contact with the female terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Takahito NAKASHIMA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Masao NAGANO, Takayoshi HIRAKAWA, Masayuki SAITOH
  • Patent number: 8597043
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical connector having a housing that includes a mating end with an exterior profile being generally D-shaped. The housing has a pair of corners. The electrical connector further includes an insert held within the housing having a mating end. A high voltage interlock (HVIL) conductor is located in at least one of the corners of the housing. The HVIL conductor is configured to be electrically connected to a corresponding HVIL conductor of a second electrical connector when the electrical connector and the second electrical connector are coupled together. An interfacial seal is positioned forward of a locking finger of the electrical connector. The HVIL conductors are either in-line or shunted. The HVIL conductors may extend through the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Weiping Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130316563
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle that is configured to receive an electrical wire therein along an insertion axis. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes a contact beam that includes a wire interface that is configured to engage the electrical wire. The contact beam is movable between a closed position and an open position. The wire interface is configured to engage the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the closed position. The wire interface is configured to be disengaged from the electrical wire when the contact beam is in the open position. The contact beam is configured to be slidably engaged by an actuator along an actuation direction that is non-perpendicular to the insertion axis to move the contact beam from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip Clay Brandberg, Edward J. Howard, Ivan P. Morgan, Timothy Lee Kocher
  • Patent number: 8591246
    Abstract: Connector receptacles having a reduced height or z-dimension that are capable of accepting standard sized connector inserts. One example provides a connector having a reduction in the amount of height consumed by the deflection of a number of fingers. Specifically, the amount of deflection is reduced by eliminating one or more of these fingers on one or both sides of the connector receptacle. Instead of fingers, bumps may be used. These bumps fit into the connector insert cutouts or slots when the connector insert is fully inserted in the connector receptacle. Another example uses a rail, which may be referred to as speed rail. This speed rail can be formed along the seam of connector receptacle. The speed rail can run either a portion or the entire depth of the connector receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Banko, Brett William Degner, John Raff, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Publication number: 20130303014
    Abstract: A connector capable of being fitted to a partner connector is provided with a lock member, a solenoid having a plunger, a restriction member having a restricting part, and a restricted part. In a fitted state in which the connector and the partner connector are fitted to each other, the lock member engages the partner connector and locks the two connectors into a fitted state. The solenoid drives the plunger between a restriction position and a release position. The restriction member is movably supported by the plunger. The restricted part receives the restricting part when the plunger is driven into the restriction position. When the plunger is in the restriction position, movement of the restricted part is restricted by the restricting part, and thereby the restricted part directly or indirectly prevents release of the fitted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yohei Takagi, Yoshiro Otsuka, Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130288511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a connector that has a function of enabling and facilitating a secure connection of an inserted substrate. A connector includes a housing, a contact point member, and a position determining member. The housing includes an insertion recessed portion into which a substrate is inserted. The contact point member includes a contact point portion connected electrically to a conductive portion of the substrate. The position determining member determines a position of the contact point member. The position is determined to connect the contact point portion to the conductive portion of the substrate and is driven by moving the contact point member to retract the contact point portion from the insertion recessed portion and inserting the substrate into the insertion recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Masato Matoba, Seiji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20130288510
    Abstract: A latching mechanism for a mid-power electrical connector is compact, strong, easy to disengage, durable, and low in manufacturing cost. The basic system includes a plug housing and a receptacle housing, each molded from plastic as a single piece, and at least one simple, mainly flat, metal latching tab inserted into a side of the plug housing. During connection of the housings, the latching tabs flex inward as they enter channels in the receptacle housing, and then spring outward to engage with receptacle latching features. In embodiments, wedge-shaped inward plastic protrusions in the channels engage with holes in the latching tabs. Unlatching requires only pressing the latching tabs gently inward. In embodiments, plastic pressing tabs can be pressed inward with fingers to flex and release the latching tabs. In other embodiments, the latching tabs are inaccessible to fingers, and a tool is required to release the latching tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ANDERSON POWER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Christine M. Svelnis, Charles L. York
  • Publication number: 20130252451
    Abstract: A latch assembly is provided for latching a pluggable electronic module to a receptacle assembly. The latch assembly includes a yoke assembly having an actuation end that is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position. A lever is operatively connected to the yoke assembly to move the actuation end of the yoke assembly between the latched and unlatched positions. A latch element is operatively connected to the actuation end of the yoke assembly. The latch element is movable along a latch axis between an extended position and a retracted position as the actuation end is moved between the latched and unlatched positions, respectively. The actuation end of the yoke assembly is configured to float along the latch axis relative to the latch element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Robert Charles Trea
  • Publication number: 20130252452
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector affixed to a printed circuit board and a covering with an integrated holding frame slidably mounted onto the connector. The covering has an opening in which the holding frame is integrated as an inner frame with a compensation gap to the surface of the opening. The covering includes a flexible connection between the surface of the opening and the holding frame to align the holding frame within the opening during insertion of the covering onto the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Viktor Bieletzki-Welz, Shenol Hasan, Plamen Baldzhiyski, Laurent Montarou
  • Publication number: 20130237081
    Abstract: A protection wall (13) stands up from a rear end part of a housing main body (11) and restricts an operation of a disengaging portion (28) of a lock arm (12) by covering the disengaging portion (28). A detector (70) is made movable to a detection position by being pushed forward when the housing main body (11) is properly connected to a mating housing (50). Further, the detector (70) includes a rear portion (73) located behind the lock arm (12) and to be pushed when the detector (70) is moved to the detection position. A disengagement window (74) used to operate the disengaging portion (28) is formed on a position of the rear portion (73) behind the disengaging portion (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kon, Yutaka Noro
  • Publication number: 20130224985
    Abstract: A receiving housing is displaceable in the direction to be pushed out from the opening of a bottom panel by a connecting operation. One end of a lever can be engaged with a counterpart housing and the other end can be engaged with a rotating shaft protrusion of the bottom panel. The counterpart housing is pulled towards the receiving housing by means of the lever that pivots around a portion to be engaged with the rotating shaft protrusion of the bottom panel as a fulcrum by the displacement of the receiving housing in cooperation with the connecting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Yazaki Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130203280
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interface connector (1) having a socket (3) and a plug part (2) that can be mechanically operationally connected to the socket (3) by means of a locking sleeve (10). The plug part comprises a holder (4) for receiving at least one internal connector (5). The holder (4) is slidably disposed with respect to the locking sleeve (10) and is operationally connected to same by means of a first and a second adjuster (15, 24). When the plug part (2) is mechanically operationally connected to the socket (3), the internal connector (5) is positioned by the first adjuster (15) relative to a connector counterpart (21) disposed on the socket (3). After reaching a defined end position, the internal connector (5) is fixed relative to the connector counterpart (21) by the second adjuster (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Huber+Suhner AG
    Inventors: Daniel Greub, Michael Lothar Völker, Urs Schlaepper
  • Publication number: 20130183846
    Abstract: A plug element, in particular a QSFP plug element is configured for a lockable plug connection with a counter piece. The plug element contains a plug housing that extends in the longitudinal direction. In the housing an actuating element that is displaceabley mounted in the longitudinal direction being provided for unlocking. For locking, a wall section of the plug housing latches to a wall section of the counter piece in the plugged state. A flexible locking flap engages behind an edge of a recess. The recess is formed in a side wall of the plug housing and the locking flap is configured in a side wall of the counter piece. Unlocking is carried out by a displacement of the actuating element in the longitudinal direction, the element contains an unlocking element that pushes the locking flap perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction in the transverse direction out of the locking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: LEONI KABEL HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: OLAF KAPPLA, NORBERT NIESEMEYER, MARCO STEINBRÃœCK
  • Publication number: 20130183847
    Abstract: A latching mechanism for latching a plug to a socket is provided. The socket has a housing for receiving the latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes a latching member slidably received in the housing and a rotating member rotatably received in the housing. The latching member is capable of sliding between a latching position for latching the plug to the socket and an unlatching position for allowing the plug to be disengaged from the socket. The rotating member drives the latching member to slide between the latching position and the unlatching position when rotated. A connector assembly using the latching mechanism is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JUN-LIANG ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20130178090
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a latching mechanism having a latch, a cam and a slider. The cam is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The cam is also configured to displace an end of the latch when the cam is rotated about the axis of rotation. The slider is operably connected to the cam and is configured to cause the cam to rotate about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: FINISAR CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8466586
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a high-voltage (HV) energy storage system (ESS), an HV device having HVIL source and return (SR) pins and an HV receptacle, an HV cable, and an HV terminal assembly. The assembly includes a tray portion and retainer for aligning the HV cables with the HV receptacle. An HVIL jumper device is connected to the tray portion and electrically connectable to the HVIL SR pins. The assembly includes a cover portion removably mountable to the tray portion to provide a suitable EMF shield and weather seal. The cover portion includes an HVIL shorting plug. HV electrical energy is supplied from said ESS to the HV device only when all three of the HVIL components, i.e., the HVIL SR pins, the HVIL jumper device, and the HVIL shorting plug, are electrically interconnected to form a closed HVIL circuit, while at the same time the HV cable is properly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: James E. Tarchinski, William J. Omell, Keith D. Van Maanen, Ryan M. Meroz
  • Publication number: 20130149886
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) comprises an insulating housing having a plurality of terminals received therein and a pick-up cap removably assembled to the insulating housing for carrying and placing the CPU onto the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a plurality of receiving slots sunk from top surfaces of two sidewalls thereof and a plurality of wedge-shaped grooves disposed between the receiving slots on one same sidewall. The pick-up cap defines a plurality of hooks extending therefrom for buckling to the insulating housing. The pick-up cap also defines a plurality of latches corresponding to the receiving slots and a plurality of releasing arms corresponding to the grooves. The latches received in the receiving slots can clasp the CPU to retain the CPU on the pick-up cap and be released the CPU when the releasing arms are pulled outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ALBERT HARVEY TERHUNE IV
  • Publication number: 20130130535
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector (1) with an inner housing (2), an outer housing (3) and a locking arrangement (L). In order to provide a control mechanism for a correct insertion of the inner housing (2) into the outer housing C(3), the invention provides that the electrical connector (1) has an indicator sleeve (18), whose insertion into the outer housing (3) is blocked by the locking arrangement (L), if the inner housing (2) is incompletely inserted into the outer housing (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicants: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH, TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP ITALIA SRL
    Inventors: Adriano Plazio, Fulvio Amerio, Markus Eckel
  • Publication number: 20130130536
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a clamping terminal including a first terminal part and a second terminal part which project from a terminal base, and an insertion space which is formed between the first terminal part and the second terminal part. An insertion member is formed with a fixing slope part, which is inclined with respect to an insertion direction, at a front end part of the insertion member in the insertion direction. A conductor exposed from the circuit body is fixed to the fixing slope part. A connecting protrusion is formed on one of the first terminal part and the second terminal part. The connecting protrusion is formed with a connecting slope part which is inclined in accordance with the fixing slope part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaka Terasaka
  • Patent number: 8435062
    Abstract: Latch assembly for latching two mating connectors. The latch assembly includes a main body and a resilient latch finger extending from the main body. The latch finger includes a locking section, such as a locking cam. A release member, e.g., a slider, is moveable between a locking position and a release position. The release member a pressure surface profiled to flex the latch finger away when the release member is moved to the release position. The pressure surface is positioned between the locking section and the connected end of the latch finger, when the release member is in the locking position. The main body can, e.g., include a surface with a sunk section, the latch finger forming an extension of the sunk section, while the release member is a slider slideable in the sunk section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Ludwig Lange, Ben Paagman
  • Publication number: 20130102181
    Abstract: An electric connector assembly includes an intermediate connector for connecting the first attaching connector to the second attaching connector. The intermediate connector includes a power source terminal. The first attaching connector includes a first receiving terminal for contacting with the power source terminal, and the second attaching connector includes a second receiving terminal for contacting with the power source terminal. One of the first receiving terminal and the power source terminal and one of the second receiving terminal and the power source terminal include a metal cylindrical member capable of elastically deforming in a radial direction. Therefore, the power source terminal can incline and move in the radial direction at an arbitrary angle along a circumferential direction around an axial line of the power source terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Daiki AIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130102182
    Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided which allows a plug to be easily connected thereto and removed therefrom, and which securely prevents the plug from being dislodged from the receptacle connector. A receptacle connector 10 according to the present invention comprises the first holding mechanism 17 for holding the plug 50 connected to the holder 12 by fitting the ball 16 disposed in the hole 12D defined in the holder 12 into the hole 52A defined in the second shell 52 of the plug 50 through the recess 11E defined in the outer circumferential surface of the first body 11, and the second holding mechanism 18 for coacting with the first holding mechanism 17 to keep the plug 50 and the holder connectable to and releasable from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Norihumi Ijima
  • Publication number: 20130078841
    Abstract: A charge connector latching mechanism integrated into a vehicle's charge inlet is provided, where the latching mechanism includes a retractable latching pawl. The retractable pawl is configured to be positioned in at least a first, default position where the pawl extends through an inlet surface of the charge inlet, and a second position where the pawl is retracted and does not extend through the inlet surface. In the first position the retractable pawl prevents insertion of a charge connector into the charge inlet if the charge connector is uncoupled from the inlet, and prevents removal of the charge connector if the charge connector is coupled to the inlet. In the second position the retractable pawl allows insertion/withdrawal of the charge connector into/from the charge inlet. The front surface of the retractable pawl may include a nub configured to fit within a recess within the front face of the charge connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Willard Ferguson, Andrew David Baglino, Nicholas Robert Kalayjian
  • Publication number: 20130072046
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a housing and first and second latching arms pivotally connected to the housing. First and second barriers are connected to the housing to protect the first latching arm. Third and fourth barriers are connected to the housing to protect the second latching arm. The barriers protect the first and second latching arms from being accidentally disengaged from an electrical wiring device by wires or other objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Edward BAZAYEV, Thomas Louis SCANZILLO
  • Publication number: 20130052856
    Abstract: An electrical connector including: an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts, the insulative housing defining a first mating face, a second mating face and a mounting face opposite to the mating faces, each contact includes a retaining portion for engaging on the insulative housing and a pair of contact portions exposed on the first mating face and the second mating face respectively, wherein the first mating face is higher than the second face in a direction perpendicular to the mating first and second faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: WEI YUAN
  • Patent number: 8382504
    Abstract: A connector has a base having an opening formed at a front surface, to which a distal end of a flexible printed circuit is inserted, and insertion holes passing from the front surface to a rear surface arranged in a line, a connection terminal inserted into the insertion hole of the base, a support fitting arranged on both side edges of the base in which an elastic temporary holding portion is extended from one end to a first side and a lock long tongue piece is extended to a second side opposite the first side, and an operation lever for supporting a turning shaft portion arranged in a projecting manner from both side end faces on the same axis center at the base so as to be turnable, and including a lock cutout portion so as to communicate to a slit formed along an edge of the side end faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Matoba, Atsushi Yokoigawa
  • Publication number: 20130045619
    Abstract: A card edge connector comprises an insulative housing defining an inserting slot along a longitudinal direction thereof and a key lying in the inserting slot; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, the contacts including retaining portions retained in the insulative housing, soldering portions extending from the retaining portions and contacting portions extending from the retaining portion and located at two sides of the inserting slot; a pair of locking members disposed at two opposite ends of the insulative housing in the longituderinal direction and perpendicularly to the insulating housing; and a pair of the board-retaining members retained on two opposite ends of the insulative housing or the locking members in the longitudinal direction, the board-retaining members comprising board-retaining portions bending inward and approaching to the soldering portions of two outermost contacts along the longitudinal direction of the insulating housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JIAN-KUANG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20130040485
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes first and second electrical connectors that include complementary guidance members and complementary latch members that engage when the first and second electrical connectors are mated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
  • Publication number: 20130040486
    Abstract: A manual unlocking structure arranged in a locking device for locking a power feeding plug to a power receiving connector arranged in a vehicle. The power feeding plug includes a hook. The locking device includes a fastening member capable of fastening the hook to the power receiving connector to lock the power feeding plug to the power receiving connector. The manual unlocking structure includes an operation member that is manually operable to move and separate the fastening member from the hook. A user operates the operation member to manually unlock the power feeding plug. An operation box is arranged in the vehicle and used to manually operate the operation member in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Naoto Kurumizawa, Shinji Ichikawa, Nobuhiro Kibudera