Parallel To Connection Patents (Class 439/362)
  • Patent number: 11258198
    Abstract: A device is provided adapted to firmly connect a cable end to a computer or similar electronic device. The device selectively receives and secures a cable end by way of an interference fit. The device is then interconnected to the computer, for example, with adhesives or a screw so that unintended disconnection of the cable is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: New Concepts Development Corporation
    Inventors: Linley Nedelea, Matt Lee
  • Patent number: 11114785
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector, comprising a connector body, a plurality of signal terminals, a plurality of wiring terminals, and a circuit board. The connector body comprises an electrical connection slot, a circuit board slot, and a wiring slot. The plurality of signal terminals and the plurality of wiring terminals are disposed on the sidewall of the electrical connection slot. The plurality of signal terminals is corresponded to the plurality of wiring terminals, respectively. The circuit board comprises a circuit board body and a plurality of conductive pads. The circuit board is inserted into the circuit board slot. The plurality of conductive pads is in contact with the corresponding signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 10355392
    Abstract: A connector (10) has a housing (20) including a body (21). A work hole (23) long in a lateral direction penetrates through the body (21). Terminals (30) are held in the housing (20) and are arranged side by side in the lateral direction in the work hole (23). Each terminal (30) includes an embedded portion (31) embedded in the housing (20), an internal connecting portion (32) connected to the embedded portion (31) and disposed inside the work hole (23) and an external connecting portion (33) connected to the internal connecting portion (32) and disposed outside the work hole (23). Protection walls (22) project from the body (21) at both sides of a terminals (30). Tip parts of the protection walls (22) are more distant from the body (21) than the external connecting portions (33) in a penetration direction of the work hole (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Isao Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 10160121
    Abstract: A module connection system is configured by connecting a plurality of modules by means of connectors. The modules include a base module, a first module and a second module, and the connectors include a first connector and a second connector. The base module transmits power and signals provided from a driving source, the first module is electrically/mechanically connected to the base module by means of the first connector, and the second module is electrically/mechanically connected to the first module by means of the second connector. The first connector includes a larger number of connection terminals in comparison to the second connector in order to transmit power and signals from the base module to the second module and simultaneously supply power and signals required for the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Woosub Lee, Seong Hun Hong, Dong Eun Choi, Sung Chul Kang, Jeong-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 10079442
    Abstract: A mechanism (100) mounted on a printed circuit board for insertion of a transceiver, includes a frame structure; a pair of lead screws (30) mounted on and turnable with respect to the frame structure; a pair of cam units each coupled to a corresponding lead screw, the cam unit being actuatable by a turning movement of the lead screw; and a rail follower (50) disposed between the pair of cam units and confined to the frame structure, the rail follower having a receiving room for inserting the transceiver along a first direction, the rail follower being movable by the cam units actuated by the lead screws to move along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Chaitanya Arekar
  • Patent number: 9831624
    Abstract: Plug assemblies and related kits and techniques for using the same are disclosed herein. In one non-limiting aspect, a plug assembly protects an existing plug of a cord and facilitates replacement of a second plug that is engageable with the existing plug in the event the second plug is damaged. In one embodiment, an assembly includes a first plug member with male and female end portions, and a retaining element configured to engage with the first plug member and at least a portion of a cord that includes a second plug member configured to engage with the first plug member. When the retaining element is engaged with the first plug member, one of the female end portion and the male end portion of the first plug member is accessible for engagement with a third plug member. Additional and/or alternative embodiments, forms, features and aspects are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Overlooked Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert P. Garvey, David M. Hurrle
  • Patent number: 9829662
    Abstract: A pluggable optical transceiver implementing a pull-tab is disclosed. The pull-tab includes arms assembled with a body of the optical transceiver and a holder connecting the arms. The holder, which is provided in ends of the arms, provides a tab and a bridge, where the tab and the bridge form a space where an optical fiber mated with the optical transceiver is secured. The tab is dynamically engaged with the bridge after the optical fiber is set on the bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromi Kurashima
  • Patent number: 9608376
    Abstract: An electrical connection device includes a plug connector and a positioning module. The plug connector has a plug body with first and second side surfaces respectively provided with first and second fixing holes. The positioning module includes a mounting member having a main body provided with a through hole, and a first fixing member. The through hole in the mounting member can be selectively disposed to align with the first or second fixing hole so as to fix the first fixing member in the first or second fixing hole and to connect together the positioning module and the plug connector to form a first or second assembly state of the electrical connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: ALYSIUM-TECH GMBH
    Inventor: Ying-Liang Huang
  • Patent number: 9537259
    Abstract: A plug-type connector arrangement includes a plug-type connector and an opposing plug-type connector, which each have an insulating housing and plug-type contacts in the insulating housing. The plug-type connector also includes plug-type contours configured correspondingly to one another for plugging together and for electrically conductively connecting assigned plug-type contacts in the plugged-together state. The plug-type connector arrangement also includes at least one coding element, which can be accommodated displaceably on the plug-type contours of the plug-type connector and opposing plug-type connector, and fixes a permissible plug-in position for plugging together the plug-type connector and the opposing plug-type connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Mastel, Cord-HEnrik Licht
  • Patent number: 9490584
    Abstract: A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating. The plug connector is equipped with a pair of locking screws symmetrically located by two sides of the metallic shell and aligned with the pair of locking heads in the transverse direction, and the receptacle connector is equipped with a pair of screw holes to receive the pair of locking screws in a locked manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Wei-Hao Su
  • Patent number: 9368891
    Abstract: Either one of a plug connector or a receptacle connector includes a receiver which is provided at a location corresponding to a fitting member inserted in a through hole when the connector parts are engaged with each other, and which receives, in an inner space via an opening, a catching member to be fitted with the inserted fitting member. In addition, the one connector includes a holder which holds the catching member received in the receiver by blocking off the opening of the receiver, and which includes a receiving hole permitting the inserted fitting member in the through hole to reach the inner space, and to be fitted with the catching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: DAIICHI-SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Ozeki
  • Patent number: 9160112
    Abstract: An arrangement for protecting against incorrect plugging of plug-in modules on the front side and rear side of a backplane comprises pairs of guide pin elements with guide pins pointing in opposite directions that extent along a common longitudinal axis perpendicular to the backplane. The guide pin elements engage positively in corresponding guide receptacles of the plug-in modules when they are plugged on in the correct orientation relative to the guide pins. The arrangement comprises means for non-rotatably mounting the guide pin elements on the front side and rear side of the backplane in a predetermined angular position. The two guide pin elements are identical. Arranged between the guide pin elements is a central connecting member that can be inserted in a non-rotatable manner into an attachment hole of the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Pentair Technical Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Rutherford, Christian Ganninger, Sergej Dizel
  • Publication number: 20150140854
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a continuity bus that extends a ground circuit from a coaxial cable outer conductor to a connector part such as a connector fastener and/or a connector post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Robert J. Chastain, Charles D. Davidson, JR., Glen David Shaw
  • Publication number: 20150132987
    Abstract: A device connector (10) includes conductive members (18) that electrically connect a device (11) and a mating connector (13) and a device-side housing (26) in which the conductive members (18) are held. The device-side housing (26) includes primary molded parts (36) in which the conductive member (18) is arranged and include a nut holding portion (37) for holding a nut (35) and a secondary molded part (42) that is formed integrally to the primary molded parts (36) and includes a receptacle (30) into which the mating connector (13) is to be fitted. The conductive member (18) includes a mating terminal connecting portion (34) to be connected to a mating terminal (17). The nut (35) is arranged in the receptacle (30) and a bolt (19) inserted through the mating terminal (17) and the mating terminal connecting portion (34) and is engaged with the nut (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Keiichi Yoshida, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
  • Publication number: 20150111411
    Abstract: Electrical outlet safety devices are adapted for positionally capturing a plug head associated with an appliance cord relative to a receptacle of the outlet. The safety device includes a body plate having front and rear sides and opposed lateral edges, the body plate being adapted for removable connection relative to a cover plate associated with the electrical outlet. At least one elongate open-ended blind channel extends from one toward another of the opposed lateral edges. The channel thus defines an opposed pair of parallel edges to sandwich the plug head associated with the electrical appliance between the body plate and the cover plate of the electrical outlet, whereby the plug head is positionally captured relative to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Henry K. BERRY, III
  • Patent number: 8992249
    Abstract: A shielded connector includes device-side connector which is fixed to a shield case and a cable-side connector which is attached to an end of an external cable and is fitted to the device-side connector. The device-side connector includes a device-side connection terminal, a device-side resin housing, and a device-side shield shell. The device-side shield shell includes a mating shell fixing part which electrically connects the device-side shield shell and a cable-side shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Kobayashi, Norio Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20150064957
    Abstract: A quick self-locking thread coupling connector interface with an inner contact inside the insulator, the insulator inside the outer contact, the coupling nut has at least one convex tooth and a first protruding part on the inner side, the elastic claw has slots corresponding to the convex teeth, a second protruding part and thread are provided on the outer side and the inner side of the elastic claw. The outer contact and the cable connector body are connected fixedly, the elastic claw surrounds rotatably outside the outer contact and is limited axially at the left end by the outer contact. The push nut surrounds the cable connector body and is limited axially, the elastic component is located between the elastic claw, the push nut, and props against the elastic claw and the push nut. The coupling nut surrounds the elastic claw and is connected fixedly with the push nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yujun Zhang, Jianping Wu, Huifang Zhou
  • Patent number: 8840422
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a display having a plug, a jack defined in the circuit board, a locking plate releasably fixed to the housing. The jack is electrically connected to the plug so the display is electrically connected to the circuit board. After a plug is inserted into the jack, the locking plate is fixed to the housing to impact the plug, thereby preventing the plug from disconnecting from the jack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Xian-Wu Huang
  • Publication number: 20140220811
    Abstract: A male coaxial connector of the present invention comprises a conductive insert and a coupling nut. The conductive insert has a front end with an annular flange. The coupling nut includes an inner surface defining a bore, wherein the bore at least partially surrounds the conductive insert and is configured to receive a provided female coaxial connector. The coupling nut further includes a locking member extending from its inner surface. The male connector further comprises a torque washer formed from fiber-reinforced rubber and disposed between the flange of the conductive insert and the locking member. When the coupling nut engages a female coaxial connector, the locking member and the torque washer are compressed against the flange of the insert. The compressed locking member and the compressed torque washer each maintain a tension force between the male and female connectors to help prevent separation of the male and female connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: PCT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Timothy Lee Youtsey
  • Patent number: 8777652
    Abstract: The fixture intended for assembling two cylindrical components with a common longitudinal axis comprises two support plates attached respectively facing one another to the components at the periphery thereof, three electrical connectors, each in two parts, parallel to one another and aligned in a circular arc (AC) with respect to said longitudinal axis on said plates each of which bears the corresponding parts of the connectors, and, between the three connectors and parallel thereto, two separable-attachment systems fixedly connecting said plates by locking said parts of the connectors. Advantageously, the two separable-attachment systems are positioned offset from said circular arc (AC), on the inside thereof, and in projection perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and lie in the triangular plane formed by the three electrical connectors aligned in a circular arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: MDBA France
    Inventor: Francois Durand
  • Patent number: 8734170
    Abstract: A connector engagement body includes: a first connector including a first signal terminal and a first power supply terminal; a second connector including a power supply terminal locking portion, a signal terminal locking portion, a second signal terminal, and a second power supply terminal; and a lever including a signal terminal releasing portion, a power supply terminal releasing portion, a power supply terminal locked portion, and a signal terminal locked portion. The lever is engaged with the first connector and the second connector and causes a mating force and a separating force to act between the first connector and the second connector by moving between a mated position and a separated position relative to the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Ryuta Takishita, Kouichiro Mochizuki, Teruhiko Ohike, Sho Nogashira
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8647140
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connector/an electrical connection system is used between a socket of an igniter module and an electronic control unit for a restraint system in motor vehicles. The plug-in connector comprises a housing with one or more locking arms for locking the housing to the socket. The locking arms reinforce the lock mechanism when a force is applied to pull the plug-in connector from the socket without actuating the locking arms. Alternatively, the plug-in connector/connection system comprises a housing with one or more locking arms that are selectable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The locking arms are at least partially elastic, and serve to lock the housing to the socket. When a force is applied to pull the plug-in connector from the socket, the locking arms are locking when in the locking position and releasably snapping when in the unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Alfred Annecke
  • Patent number: 8547691
    Abstract: A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard, a universal serial bus (USB) interface arranged on the motherboard. Also included is a USB device, a mounting seat and a cover. The USB device engages with the USB interface. The mounting seat is attached to the motherboard and enclosing the USB interface, and the cover is mounted to the mounting seat and resists against a top of the USB device to fasten the USB device to the USB interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Zhe Zhang, Bing-Bao Guo
  • Publication number: 20130102183
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical distribution device (10), e.g. a distribution piece, for connection to line and/or connecting devices (12) having shielding devices (18), wherein the distribution device (10) having a conductive housing (20) for forming a shielding, and at least one conductor track mount (26, 28), arranged in the housing (20), for connection of line and/or connecting devices (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publication number: 20130078844
    Abstract: Connection between an electrical device and a stationary base part, with a plug type connector which can be fixed in floating fashion to a fixing plate of the device and with a corresponding mating plug type connector which can be fixed to the base part, wherein the mating plug type connector has a housing at least one guide hole. Compensation between the plug type connector and the mating plug type connector is possible when joining the electrical device to the stationary base part by at least one screw hole being formed in the housing of the plug type connector for a fixing screw which passes through the screw hole into a fixing plate of the electrical device, the diameter of the screw head being greater than the diameter of the screw hole, and the diameter of the screw neck being substantially smaller than the diameter of the screw hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Eusterholz, Frank Best
  • Patent number: 8403696
    Abstract: In a connector including a to-be-fitted portion for fitting to a mating connector in a first direction and a conductive shell covering the to-be-fitted portion, the shell is provided with a flange extending from a shell body in a second direction crossing the first direction and with a to-be-locked portion extending from the flange in the first direction. When attaching the connector to an attaching object, the flange is caused to face one surface of the attaching object in the first direction and the to-be-locked portion is caused to pass through the attaching object in the first direction so as to project from an opposite surface of the attaching object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Katayanagi, Yohei Yokoyama, Ryouji Sugii
  • Patent number: 8337241
    Abstract: A front load keystone D-shape connector includes a D-shape connector body having a plurality of conducting terminals located on one side thereof, and a frame shell holding the D-shape connector body therein and mountable in one mounting slot on a keystone wall plate/keystone panel, the frame shell having hooks backwardly extended from a back side thereof and adapted for insertion into one mounting slot on the keystonewall plate/keystone panel from a front side for hooking on a part of the keystone wall plate/keystone panel inside the mounting slot. Thus, the invention enhances the application range and convenience of use of a D-subminiature/digital video interface connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Foung
  • Patent number: 8282410
    Abstract: A deadbreak-to-loadbreak adapter assembly may include a deadbreak-to-loadbreak bushing having a first end and a second end, and an annular shoulder portion located between the first end and the second end. The first end may include a loadbreak interface for connecting to a loadbreak device and the second end may include a deadbreak interface for connecting to a deadbreak bushing. A bailing element may be provided for securing the deadbreak-to-loadbreak adapter bushing to a housing in which the deadbreak bushing is installed via a securing force applied to the shoulder portion of the deadbreak-to-loadbreak adapter bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry N. Siebens, Alan D. Borgstrom
  • Patent number: 8257107
    Abstract: A shielding connector apparatus includes an equipment-side shielding connector (50) with an equipment-side shielding housing (51) and an electric wire-side shielding connector (20) with an electric wire-side shielding housing (21). A connector fit-on nut (65) is formed on the equipment-side shielding housing (51). The electric wire-side shielding housing (21) has a fit-on bolt (39) that is screwed into the connector fit-on nut (65) to fit both shielding connectors together. An equipment-side contact surface (64) is formed on the equipment-side shielding housing (51). An electric wire-side contact surface (38) is formed on the electric wire-side shielding housing (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsuruta, Takeshi Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 8231399
    Abstract: A latching device for latching a first front connector to a complementary second rear connector. The latching device comprises at least a front latching element supported by the front connector, the front latching element comprising a rear latching segment. The latching device further comprises a rear latching element supported by the rear connector, the rear latching element comprising a front latching segment and being mounted moveable axially from a rear unlatching position to a front latching position in which the front and rear connectors are immobilize axially together, characterized in that the latching device comprises an axial sleeve supported by the rear connector, the sleeve being opened axially towards the front and the rear, the rear latching element being mounted movable axially into the sleeve from its rear unlatching position to its front latching position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: CoActive Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Daubigney
  • Patent number: 8182184
    Abstract: Repeated inserting, tightening, loosening, and removing of external threads to internal threads can increase the likelihood of cross threading and thread damage. A spring loaded gear bolt assembly, which promotes alignment of mating threads before applying torque, is described. A spring is disposed on the back end of a bolt shaft to promote alignment of lead mating threads before twisting to engage external to internal threads. A gear chain translates a single hand rotation to thread two bolts into respective affixed internal threaded holes, simultaneously. A spring loaded gear bolt assembly and method described herein promote increased thread life and ease of use ease for test plate securing. Efficient single handed manipulation of multiple bolts simultaneously can be achieved using a test plate assembly, which included spring loaded gear bolt assemblies, as described herein. Applications of a spring loaded gear bolt include infrared adapter test plate assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Williams-Pyro, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Walters
  • Patent number: 8152557
    Abstract: The present invention is a positive locking mechanism for a universal serial bus (USB) connector which includes at least one mounting portion connected to the USB connector with the mounting portion having an aperture. The present invention also includes at least one flange in proximity to the mounting portion, with the flange having an aperture, as well as a fastener inserted through the aperture of the flange and the aperture of the mounting portion, where the fastener is used to connect the mounting portion to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dearborn Group Technology
    Inventors: Robin Blanton, Roger Leon Van Elslander
  • Patent number: 8118601
    Abstract: The invention relates to a printed circuit board plug-type connector (1), comprising a housing, in which contact elements (6) are arranged, wherein the contact elements (6) have a first contact part at one end and a second contact part at the opposite end, wherein the first contact part is in the form of a fork contact (7, 8), wherein the second contact part is in the form of a contact which makes contact with the printed circuit board, and an associated connection module (30) with a printed circuit board plug-type connector (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf-Dieter Busse
  • Publication number: 20120034809
    Abstract: An electrical connector for detachable connection of a multi-core cable to a mating connector with a grip body which surrounds the cable and the cable cores, a contact carrier which holds a plurality of contact elements and a pivotally arranged sleeve-shaped threaded part. The individual contact elements are connected electrically conductively to the individual cores and the sleeve-shaped threaded part can be screwed to a corresponding sleeve-shaped threaded part of the mating connector. The connector contact elements mounted in corresponding open grooves of the contact carrier which run parallel to its longitudinal axis, and a side of the contact carrier facing the mating connector, bordering the grooves, has through holes corresponding to the number of grooves, through which holes the ends of the contact elements that face away from the cores project in the longitudinal direction of the contact elements, being inserted obliquely and pivoted in to a parallel orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Valeri Reimchen
  • Patent number: 8062054
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a top cover (11) defining at least one first positioning post (118) extending downwardly, a bottom cover (12) being assembled to the top cover (11) in an upper-to-lower direction thereof, an electrical connector (4) including an insulative housing (40) having a plurality of terminals (41) received therein; and at least one insulator (3) cooperates with the top cover (11) and the bottom cover (12) to define a retaining space (10) to retain the electrical connector (4) therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Xue-Chao Wang, Zhuang-Zhi Wu
  • Patent number: 7988483
    Abstract: In a connector including a to-be-fitted portion for fitting to a mating connector in a first direction and a conductive shell covering the to-be-fitted portion, the shell is provided with a flange extending from a shell body in a second direction crossing the first direction and with a to-be-locked portion extending from the flange in the first direction. When attaching the connector to an attaching object, the flange is caused to face one surface of the attaching object in the first direction and the to-be-locked portion is caused to pass through the attaching object in the first direction so as to project from an opposite surface of the attaching object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Katayanagi, Yohei Yokoyama, Ryouji Sugii
  • Patent number: 7950942
    Abstract: A plug connection between electrical and/or electronic components, in which electrical plug contacts of a plug which is arranged directly adjacently to one component are inserted into a socket which is arranged directly adjacently to the other component, with the components being interlocked with one another by a connection arrangement or being combined to form an assembly, and in which a separate plug connection securing arrangement which is independent of the connection arrangement of the components is provided to secure the plug connection against movements of the plug relative to the socket and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Klinger, Norbert Behrendt, Gerhard Thomas
  • Patent number: 7946877
    Abstract: A hook structure of the compact flash card has a supporting part and an extension part. The hook part extended from the extension part holds the compact flash card. The supporting part supports the compact flash card. It enables one to quickly and conveniently insert or withdraw the compact flash card on an industry computer. This solves the problems in the prior art that the compact flash card cannot be conveniently inserted into or removed from an industry computer and that the compact flash card easily gets loose, resulting in the industry computer system crash. The hook structure enables convenient replacement of compact flash cards and ensures the stable operation of the industry computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventor: Jing Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 7938667
    Abstract: A retainer may include a hollow portion for holding a connector, a path for conveying the connector from outside the retainer to the hollow portion, a surface that is adjacent to the connector when the connector is held in the hollow portion, a fastener for applying a force to couple the retainer to a device, and a member that causes the surface to press the connector against a connector receiver associated with the device and to prevent the connector from being disengaged from the connector receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Adolpho Gonzalez, Brian Ray
  • Patent number: 7934933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a printed circuit board plug-type connector (1), comprising a housing, in which contact elements (6) are arranged, wherein the contact elements (6) have a first contact part at one end and a second contact part at the opposite end, wherein the first contact part is in the form of a fork contact (7, 8), wherein the second contact part is in the form of a contact which makes contact with the printed circuit board, and an associated connection module (30) with a printed circuit board plug-type connector (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf-Dieter Busse
  • Patent number: 7931497
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for being mounted onto a PCB includes an insulative housing (1); a set of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1); and a metal shell (3) coupled to the insulative housing. the metal shell (3) has a pair of nuts (310) integrally protruding therefrom and defining threaded holes (3101) for screws of a complementary plug screwed into, and a pair of board locks (5) integrally extending therefrom for being mounted onto the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Yang, Jia-Wei Gu
  • Publication number: 20110076872
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a base and a fixing assembly. The assembly includes a shaft, at least one positioning post, and at least one connecting bar. The shaft is slidably connected to the base and able to slide toward a first direction. The at least one positioning post is slidably connected to the base and able to slide toward a second direction. A threaded pole protrudes from each of the at least one positioning post. Ends of each of the at least one connecting bar is rotatably connected to the shaft and one of the at least one positioning post, respectively. The sliding of the shaft toward the first direction causes the at least one positioning post to slide toward the second direction, and when the shaft is caused to slide from a first position to a second position, the at least one threaded pole engages another electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHUAI ZHANG, YAN-YAN CAO
  • Patent number: 7914316
    Abstract: The combination of an electronic connector plug and an attached locking clip, wherein the connector comprises a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable. The clip surrounds the housing and can be locked onto an electrical component by a lock screw such that the advancing screw also urges a clamp against the housing thereby securing the plug into the jack of the component. The electrical component is preferably an audio-visual (AV) device having an HDMI socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: D'Addario & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James D'Addario, Robert O. Miller
  • Publication number: 20110053408
    Abstract: A shielding connector apparatus includes an equipment-side shielding connector (50) with an equipment-side shielding housing (51) and an electric wire-side shielding connector (20) with an electric wire-side shielding housing (21). A connector fit-on nut (65) is formed on the equipment-side shielding housing (51). The electric wire-side shielding housing (21) has a fit-on bolt (39) that is screwed into the connector fit-on nut (65) to fit both shielding connectors together. An equipment-side contact surface (64) is formed on the equipment-side shielding housing (51). An electric wire-side contact surface (38) is formed on the electric wire-side shielding housing (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD
    Inventors: Satoshi Tsuruta, Takeshi Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20110053407
    Abstract: The combination of an electronic connector plug and an attached locking clip, wherein the connector comprises a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and is electrically connected through the housing to the cable. The clip surrounds the housing and can be locked onto an electrical component by a lock screw such that the advancing screw also urges a clamp against the housing thereby securing the plug into the jack of the component. The electrical component is preferably an audio-visual (AV) device having an HDMI socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: James D'Addario, Robert O. Miller
  • Publication number: 20110034063
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a top cover (11) defining at least one first positioning post (118) extending downwardly, a bottom cover (12) being assembled to the top cover (11) in an upper-to-lower direction thereof, an electrical connector (4) including an insulative housing (40) having a plurality of terminals (41) received therein; and at least one insulator (3) cooperates with the top cover (11) and the bottom cover (12) to define a retaining space (10) to retain the electrical connector (4) therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XUE-CHAO WANG, ZHUANG-ZHI WU
  • Patent number: 7749015
    Abstract: An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB of an equipment at right angle and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot section supports the upper panel section on the PCB. An inner circumference of the inserting hole has a shape surrounding substantially an entire circumference of the tip of the equipment-side connector. The foot section is provided at a position that opens up the lateral surface of the longitudinal-type equipment-side connector on which the spring section of the equipment-side connector is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Uchikawa, Katsunao Aizawa
  • Patent number: 7744399
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided having a cable end plug with a body adapted to be connected to a cable with a connector part, and at least one outwardly extending flange on the body. A mating receptacle receives the cable end plug. The receptacle has a body with a complementary connector part to the cable end plug connector part. A retention clip is connected to the receptacle body, and includes at least one spring arm extending outwardly therefrom with a distal entry ramp portion, a retaining shoulder portion and a flange receiving portion. A thickness of the flange is approximately equal to a depth of the flange receiving portion so that the retaining shoulder portion engages behind the flange in a connected position of the cable end plug in the mating receptacle. For release, the retaining shoulder can be set at an angle of at least 94° to the flange receiving portion to form a release ramp that allows disengagement when a sufficiently high predetermined release force is applied to the cable end plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald Thomas Gibbs, Terry Louth, Peter P. Klein
  • Patent number: 7654847
    Abstract: A probe is provided for testing the electrical characteristics of a device. The probe includes a housing, a plurality of cables, a circuit board located within the housing, and a field-replaceable probe tip. The probe tip includes an array of contacts. Each of the plurality of cables is connected to a corresponding contact. The probe includes a retractable shroud that retracts as the probe is connected to the device. The contacts have bifurcated tips. An alignment assembly for aligning a probe with respect to a device to be tested includes a first alignment block, a second alignment block, and an alignment piece connecting the first alignment block and the second alignment block. The first alignment block and the second alignment block are arranged to be attached to the device to be tested to align the probe with respect to the device to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: Emad Soubh, Doug McCartin, Jeremy Wooldridge, Steve Koopman