Plural Contacts, Each Formed By Slot Between Pair Of Fingers Patents (Class 439/404)
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Publication number: 20110250783Abstract: A cable assembly (1000) includes an insulative housing (11); a plurality of contacts (13) mounted to the insulative housing, and each of the contacts having a retention portion, a mating portion and a tail portion, said tail portion (133) defining a longitudinal slot (1331); a cable (14) having an insulative jacket and a plurality of wires enclosed by the insulative jacket, partial of the insulative jacket of a front segment of the cable stripped off to expose the wires outside; a back cover (12) assembled to the insulative housing to urge the wires into the longitudinal slots and the wires bent to round the back cover and the cable extending along a longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XIAO-LI LI
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Patent number: 8025523Abstract: A plug-in connector (1) for printed circuit boards includes a two-part housing and a number of contact elements (10), each of the contact elements (10) having two connection sides. One connection side is designed as a contact for connecting leads and the other connection side is designed as a plug-in contact for a printed circuit board. In addition, the contact element (10) has an interface, which is used to connect overvoltage protection elements. The first housing part (2) is designed with recesses (20, 21), into which double-pole surge voltage protectors (24) are inserted. The contact element (10) has a contact surface (13) that is designed as an interface to a surge voltage protector (24) and projects into the recess (20, 21), contacting a first pole of the surge voltage protector (24). The other pole of the surge voltage protector (24) is contacted by a grounding element.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventor: Heiko Neumetzler
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Patent number: 8025522Abstract: An insulation displacement connector having two deformable tangs forming a receiving pocket in which a wire may be placed, the deformable tangs adapted to be curled around the wire to create a secure connection that is resistant to disconnection by movement. Also disclosed is a method for creating the secure connection. A solenoid assembly that employs the disclosed insulation displacement connector that reduces the risk of a disconnection is also described. Also disclosed is a device that secures wires to the disclosed insulation displacement connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Inventor: Anthony Freakes
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Publication number: 20110217866Abstract: This present invention refers to a combined terminal and casing for establishing electrical contact between a multi-wire cable and a magnetic wire that uses the insulation displacement connector (IDC) concept, wherein the terminal (11, 25) has holes (12, 26) and closed channels (13, 27) to receive the multi-wire cable (23, 36) and openings (14, 28) to receive the magnetic wire (24, 37) linked to narrow slots (15, 29). The casing (18, 31) has through-holes (20, 21, 32, 34) for inserting the multi-wire cable (23, 36) and the magnetic wire (24, 37), as well as an opening (19, 35) to receive the terminal. Inserting the terminal into the casing causes the pressure exerted on the multi-wire cable and the magnetic wire to force the entry thereof into the narrow channels, causing the isolation layer to be withdrawn, providing electrical contact between the multi-wire cable and the terminal, between the magnetic wire and the terminal and, consequently, between the multi-wire cable and the magnetic wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventors: Joannes Willem Maria Roosdorp, Henry Charles Canteri
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Patent number: 8011949Abstract: The invention relates to a connector to be mounted on a cable (K) with a plurality of insulated connectors (C), and including a comb (1), a connection terminal block (2) and assembling members (4). According to the invention, the comb (1) includes self-stripping contacts (3) associated with notches (11) for simultaneously introducing each insulated conductor (C) of the cable into a notch (11) and for engaging it into the stripping contact (3) associated with said notch.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: LeGrand France and LeGrand SNCInventors: Nathalie Foratier, Jean-Marc Jaouen, Didier Revol, Vincent Laroche
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Patent number: 8007311Abstract: An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; and insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable, wherein the insulation displacement contact slots are arranged so that adjacent pairs of insulation displacement contacts open in different directions.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Jason Allan Hogue, Michael Sielaff
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Patent number: 8007310Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion for supporting a plurality of insulated electrical conductors, and a second connector portion removably engageable with the first connector portion. The first connector portion includes a plurality of detent elements to secure the electrical conductors to the first connector portion, and at least one alignment recess. The second connector portion includes socket portions corresponding to the plurality of electrical conductors of the first portion, and an alignment member cooperative with the alignment recess to guide the second connector portion into engagement with the first connector portion. Socket portions include an insulation displacement crimp (IDC) connector portion configured to penetrate a corresponding external insulating layer of a corresponding one of the plurality of electrical conductors to place the IDC connector portion in electrical communication with the conductive core portion of the corresponding electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: John Michael Landis, David James Fabian
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Publication number: 20110207364Abstract: The invention comprises a termination tool (1) for terminating electrical conductors (19) to an insulation displacement connector (IDC) block (11) comprising: at least one anchor portion (2) for fixing the termination tool to the IDC block; at least one body portion (3) pivotable between an open position and a closed position relative to the IDC block for urging at least one electrical conductor into an IDC element of the IDC block and an integral hinge (4) portion between the anchor portion and the body portion that enables the body portion to pivot between the open position and the closed position. The invention also comprises an insulation displacement connector (IDC) block (11) having the inventive termination tool secured thereto. The invention further comprises a method of electrically connecting an electrical conductor to an insulation displacement (IDC) block by using the inventive termination tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2008Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Guy Metral, Xavier Fasce
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Patent number: 8002571Abstract: An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to respective ones of the mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein the capacitive plates induce capacitive coupling betweenType: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Jason Allan Hogue, Michael Sielaff
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Publication number: 20110189884Abstract: A cable assembly (1000) includes an insulative housing (11); a cable (14) having a plurality of wires (141) arranged in a row along a horizontal direction; a plurality of contacts (13) mounted to the insulative housing, and each of the contacts having a main portion (132), a mating portion (131) extending forwardly from the main portion and a tail portion (133) extending rearwardly from the main portion, the tail portion having a taper end inserted into a corresponding wire along an axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, HONG-LEI FAN, XIAO-GANG WU, LI-BING CHEN
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Patent number: 7980883Abstract: A connecting block includes a housing having a plurality of slots extending from an upper surface thereof to an inside thereof with intervals, a plurality of terminal pins installed in the slots, a dielectric cover made of an insulating resin and coupled to the housing to cover a side of the housing, and a coupling pin electrically contacted with a terminal pin of any one pair among terminal pins belonging to different terminal pin pairs and extending opposite to a terminal pin of the other pair. The coupling pin is molded in a body of the dielectric cover such that the insulating resin is interposed between the coupling pin and the terminal pin opposite to the coupling pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: LS Cable Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Eun Lee, Jong-Seb Baeck, Young-Il Cho, Su-Jong Kim
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Patent number: 7980882Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug-in connector (1) for telecommunications and data systems technology, comprising electrically interconnected elastic high-frequency contacts (4) and core connection contacts (10). At least the high-frequency contacts (4) are arranged in a housing (2) comprising a receiving opening (3) for a counter plug-in connector, and the core connection contacts (10) are arranged in two parallel rows (8, 9). The distance between adjacent core connection contacts of a row is smaller than that between core connection contacts of different rows. The housing (2) has an upper edge (5), a lower edge (6) and two lateral edges (7), the two rows (8, 9) of core connection contacts (10) being parallel to the upper edge (5) of the housing (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Mossner
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Patent number: 7976334Abstract: An electrical insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB. The IDC assembly includes a cap having a size and configuration so as to engage over the body, with the cap including a recess with an open bottom that is aligned with the body channel in a fitted configuration of the cap on the body. The wires may be initially received in the cap recesses wherein upon pressing engagement of the cap onto the body, the insulated conductive core wire is pressed into the body channel between and into the contact element.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: AVX CorporationInventor: Peter Bishop
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Publication number: 20110159722Abstract: The invention relates to a connector block (11) for separating insulated conductors of a first data cable (82) and a second data cable (86), said connector block containing: first and second groups (12A, 14A) of a plurality of slits (16) arranged in a row along a common side of the connector block; and a plurality of insulation displacement contacts comprising forked contact sections (21, 23) which at least partially extend into respective individual slits in order to electrically separate the insulated conductors. The groups of slits are separated by an insulation space (22) in order to reduce alien crosstalk between the conductors of the first data cable (82), which are coupled to the insulation displacement contacts of the first group of slits (12A), and the conductors of the second data cable (86), which are coupled to the insulation displacement contacts of the second group of slits (14A).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: ADC GmbHInventor: Wayne William Dennes
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Publication number: 20110151708Abstract: A reduced height wire to board connector assembly includes mating plug and receptacle connectors. The receptacle connector has an internal recess which opens vertically and receives a plug connector therein. Wires are terminated to terminals of the plug connector and they extend out through a wire insertion portion in one of the sidewalls of the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector has a conductive member supported thereby and this fixing member provides a ground connection and a retaining function to the receptacle connector. The plug connector has insulation displacement type terminals and two wire clamps to retain the wires terminated thereto in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2006Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Tomonari Kaneko, Seigo Yoneyama
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Publication number: 20110136372Abstract: Communications patching devices include first and second connectors mounted immediately adjacent to each other. The first connector includes a first output terminal and a second output terminal that are connected to respective first and second conductive paths, and the second connector includes a third output terminal and a fourth output terminal that are connected to respective third and fourth conductive paths. The first and second conductive paths form a first differential pair of conductive paths and the first and second output terminals form a first differential pair of output terminals. The third and fourth conductive paths form a second differential pair of conductive paths, and the third and fourth output terminals form a second differential pair of output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventor: David Heckmann
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Patent number: 7955116Abstract: An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB. The body includes retaining structure extending into the channel at a location relative to a depth of the blades within the channel such that the insulation portion of a wire inserted into the channel and pressed down into the first end of the contact element is pushed below the retaining structure, thereby preventing the wire from being inadvertently pulled out from the first end of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: AVX CorporationInventor: Peter Bishop
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Patent number: 7950950Abstract: A wire containment cap has twisted pair slots for routing twisted wire pairs through the wire containment cap. The twisted pair slots are provided with funnel-shaped entrances to assist in routing the twisted wire pairs from a rear end of the wire containment cap toward wire slots of the wire containment cap. The wire containment cap may be provided in shielded or unshielded versions, and is adapted for use with a communication jack assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Michael V. Doorhy, Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Satish I. Patel
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Patent number: 7946878Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation displacement connection and to a method for connecting two components, especially for high current applications, said connection comprising a first insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a first component, and a second insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a second component. The two insulation displacement elements can be inserted into each other in the direction of assembly, the first and/or second insulation displacement element being fixed to the first and/or second component in such a way that the insulation displacement element is moveably arranged in a plane transversal to the direction of assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christian Lang, Daniel Huber, Achim Silberbauer, Jochen Kircher, Adolf Dillmann
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Patent number: 7946879Abstract: A modified insulation displacement connector block (10) has an array (11) of insulation displacement connectors (12). Each insulation displacement connector (12) is adapted to receive an insulated wire conductor (16) constituting one part of a twisted pair cable (24). The insulation displacement connector block (10) is provided with guide means (17) spaced relative to the connector array (11) so as to define a gap (21) therebetween. The guide means (17) is adapted for aligning each insulated wire conductor (16) with a selected insulation displacement connector (12), and further adapted to receive a length of each insulated wire conductor (16) extending from its selected insulation displacement connector (12) to a corresponding location on the guide means (17). In use, the said length of insulated wire conductor (16) bridges the gap (21), thereby to be presented for subsequent removal by a wire manipulation tool (23).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: United Technologists Europe LimitedInventors: Frank Gerwin Kaufhold, Ian Albert Edward Swann, John Richard Willoughby, George William Francis
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Patent number: 7938673Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal strip (1) comprising a housing (2) and at least four insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8), the at least four insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8) being arranged in a series (3, 4). The housing (2) comprises housing walls (5) between which the insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8) are arranged. The insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8) are at a 45° angle in relation to the housing walls (5), and two separate insulation displacement contacts form a contact pair. The insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8) of a contact pair (K1, K2; K7, K8; K3, K6; K4, K5) are parallel in relation to each other, whereas adjacent insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8; K5, K6) of different contact pairs are mutually rotated by 90° about the longitudinal axis (L) of the insulation displacement contacts (K1-K8).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Frank Mossner
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Publication number: 20110104933Abstract: A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and a second circuit board is connected to the plug interface contacts and the output terminals. The first circuit board has a first single stage of crosstalk compensation with opposite polarity of the crosstalk of a plug for a first combination of the conductive path pairs. The second circuit board includes a second single stage of opposite polarity crosstalk compensation for some of the conductive path pairs not compensated on the first circuit board. The stages cancel substantially all of the crosstalk caused by the plug, for the signal operating frequencies, for corresponding combinations of the conductive path pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: PANDUIT CORP.Inventors: Frank M. Straka, Ronald L. Tellas
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Patent number: 7936561Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) heat dissipation aluminum bar and electricity conduction device includes a heat dissipation aluminum bar having a structure formed of multiple sections each having multiple heat dissipation fins. The heat dissipation aluminum bar forms a LED circuit board receiving slot and power channels and each power channel receives therein an insulation that encloses an electrically conductive bars. When an LED circuit board is received and secured in the LED circuit board receiving slot by fasteners, the fasteners, which are made electrically conductive, penetrate the insulations to contact the electrically conductive bars so as to supply electricity to the LED circuit board at the same time of fixing the LED circuit board. The LED circuit board has a structure formed of multiple sections interconnected to each other to allow for adjustment of the overall length thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Inventor: Ruei-Hsing Lin
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Publication number: 20110097924Abstract: A patch panel assembly and a patching module thereof are described. The patch panel assembly includes an outer frame and more than one patching module disposed on the outer frame. The patching module includes a registered jack (RJ) component and an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component which can be combined correspondingly, so that a plurality of RJ jacks and a plurality of IDC pins are electrically connected and assembled on the outer frame rapidly. The IDC component can further match two specifications of punch down tools to perform compression and wire bonding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: SURTEC INDUSTRIES INC.Inventor: Chou Hsing Chen
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Publication number: 20110086538Abstract: The present invention relates to a pull-through modular jack and method of use thereof. The modular jack allows wires to be fed through the housing and pulled tight prior to terminating. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact very close to the point at which the wires are still twisted. Termination is made by moving a pressing portion to a pressed position, which then pushes the wires into the insulation displacement contacts that displace the wire insulation to make contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. D/B/A PPCInventor: Jeremy Amidon
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Patent number: 7922515Abstract: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: CommScope, Inc of North CarolinaInventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, William Andrew Gordon, Timothy C. Miller
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Patent number: 7905744Abstract: The present invention relates to a cartridge lock registered jack and method of use thereof. The cartridge allows wires to be fed through and pulled tight around a retaining bar. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact very close to the point at which the wires are still twisted. Termination is made by moving the cartridge to a locked position, which then pushes the wires into the insulation displacement contacts that displace the wire insulation to make contact.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.Inventor: Jeremy Amidon
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Patent number: 7901254Abstract: The invention relates to a connector block (11) for separating insulated conductors of a first data cable (82) and a second data cable (86), said connector block containing: first and second groups (12A, 14A) of a plurality of slits (16) arranged in a row along a common side of the connector block; and a plurality of insulation displacement contacts comprising forked contact sections (21, 23) which at least partially extend into respective individual slits in order to electrically separate the insulated conductors. The groups of slits are separated by an insulation space (22) in order to reduce alien crosstalk between the conductors of the first data cable (82), which are coupled to the insulation displacement contacts of the first group of slits (12A), and the conductors of the second data cable (86), which are coupled to the insulation displacement contacts of the second group of slits (14A).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventor: Wayne William Dennes
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Publication number: 20110043371Abstract: Methods for collecting information regarding a remote connector port that is connected to a patch panel connector port by a communications cable that has at least one data communications channel and a separate control channel are provided in which a first conductor of the separate control channel of the communications cable is biased to power an integrated circuit chip that is associated with the remote connector port. A first signal is transmitted over the separate control channel of the communications cable to the integrated circuit chip associated with the remote connector port. A second signal is received from the integrated circuit chip over the separate control channel of the communications cable in response to the first signal. The second signal includes information regarding the remote connector port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Michael German, Peter T. Tucker, Matias Peluffo, Luc Walter Adriaenssens
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Publication number: 20110034065Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector (1) for printed circuit boards (70), comprising a number of contact elements (30), where the contact elements (30) each have two connection ends, where one connection end is in the form of an insulation displacement contact (31) for connecting wires and the other connection end is in the form of a tuning fork contact (32) for making contact with pads on a printed circuit board (70), and a plastic housing into which the insulation displacement contacts (31) of the contact elements (30) can be inserted, where at least one lower edge (40) of the insulation displacement contact (31) is supported on the plastic housing, so that the contact elements (30) are held captively in the plastic housing when connection forces act on the insulation displacement contacts (31), the plastic housing comprising at least one chamber-like region, and the tuning fork contacts (32) being fully accommodated in the longitudinal direction by the plastic housing, where the contact element (30) iType: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: ADC GmbHInventors: Ralf-Dieter Busse, Manfred Muller
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Publication number: 20110028026Abstract: A shield-type communication socket includes a housing; a first terminal seat, having a plurality of first terminals; a printed circuit board (PCB), having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings; a plurality of IDC terminals; a second terminal seat; a terminal pressing member; a first pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on one side of the housing; and a second pressing cover, rotatably pivoted on another side of the housing. With the above structure, a cable can be easily accommodated in the communication socket and the plurality of IDC terminals and the plurality of first terminals are securely electrically connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: LANTEK ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: Shan Jui Lu
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Publication number: 20110028025Abstract: The invention pertains to a connecting device for a multiconductor electric cable that features a carrier body (11) and comprises several connecting units (1), wherein each connecting unit features a chamber (12) with an insulation displacement termination (15) that is arranged in the carrier body and each conductor is inserted into the corresponding chamber (12) axially referred to the corresponding insulation displacement termination (15), and wherein the invention proposes to provide exactly one slide (13) for each chamber (12) in order to press the conductor that transversely extends through the chamber (12) into the respective insulation displacement termination (15). This makes it possible to contact each conductor individually, manually and with a correspondingly low expenditure of force and a simple tool. The described arrangement therefore can be assembled on site. The contact of each individual conductor can also be interrupted again.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventor: Albert Ferderer
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Patent number: 7874849Abstract: Disclosed is a plug for shielded data cables, in particular an RJ45 plug, having an electrically conducting housing, which can be assembled from a first shell and a second shell. An electrically insulating plug body accommodates plug contacts. A printed circuit board, which can be inserted into the housing, bears the plug contacts and insulation displacement contacts and conductively connects them to one another. The printed circuit board is insulated from the housing by a non-conducting foil. The wires of the data cable to be connected can be inserted into a loading piece, wherein the wires are accommodated in two planes one above the other in the loading piece. The data cable can be mounted in the loading piece and the second shell. When the shells are assembled, the insulation displacement contacts make contact with the wires of the data cable which are accommodated in the loading piece.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: MC Technology GmbHInventors: Rolf Sticker, Werner Rösch
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Patent number: 7871287Abstract: A branching device for at least one electric line exhibits branching contacts and a housing in which at least one electrically conducting wire terminal is accommodated in a holder. The device is characterized in that contact lips with cutting edges for cutting through the insulation of the wires of the electric line are provided on the wire terminals in that the wire terminals represent the branching contacts and in that a through-channel for the uninterrupted passage of a wire is provided in each wire terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Cooper Crouse-Hinds GmbHInventors: Gerd Hofmann, Reiner Naumann
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Patent number: 7871286Abstract: A flat multi-conductor cable connector comprises a main body and a back plate. Arc-shaped cross-section flat-multi-conductor-cable holding grooves extending parallel to each other are formed in the main body and the back plate in a symmetrical manner. The opposing faces of a flat multi-conductor cable are held in the grooves of the main body and the back plate, so that the cable is sandwiched between the main body and the back plate for electric connection between intended conductors of the flat multi-conductor cable and a device mounted on an upper face of the main body. The number of grooves of either of the main body and the back plate is at least one or more greater than the number of poles of the flat multi-conductor cable. Protrusions are provided in middle portions of alternate grooves of the back plate except the two endmost grooves, and block the alternate groove.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignees: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Union Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuya Motohira, Minoru Michita, Ryo Kameoka, Akiyo Higuchi, Tom Katsurahara
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Publication number: 20110005072Abstract: A method of installing an adapter, a kit including an adapter, and an adapter are disclosed. The adapter includes a first connector, a second connector, and a component adapted for facilitating the second connector to electrical communicate with a portion of a plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector in a predetermined pinout. The first connector has a first plurality of pins or sockets. The second connector has a plug and a socket. Each of the plug and socket has a second plurality of pins or sockets. One of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to mechanically communicate with a first portion of a third plurality of electrical conductors to facilitate electrical communication. The other of the plug and the socket of the second connector is adapted to electrically communicate with a first portion of the first plurality of pins or sockets of the first connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventor: Michael L. Biggs
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Patent number: 7867013Abstract: An in-line splice connector comprises a connector body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and having a generally elongated cavity region formed between the first and second ends to house at least a first insulation displacement connector (IDC) element. The in-line splice connector also includes a first cap and a second cap, each cap including a wire guide to receive and guide a wire to the IDC element. The first cap is pivotally mounted at the first end of the connector body to receive a first wire and the second cap is pivotally mounted at the second end of the connector body to receive a second wire. A closing of the first and second caps actuates a splice of the first and second wires.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Larry Cox, Sidney J. Berglund, Jerome A. Pratt
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Patent number: 7862388Abstract: The invention relates to a connector block for separating a plurality of insulated conductors of an electronic data cable, said connector block containing: a plurality of slits arranged in a row along a common side of the connector block; a plurality of insulation displacement contacts comprising forked contact sections which at least partially extend into respective individual slits in order to electrically separate the insulated conductors; and a cable manager which is coupled to another side of the connector block and extends outwardly therefrom. The cable manager is embodied in such a way as to secure the conductors in substantially fixed positions between one end of the sheath of the data cable and the insulation displacement contacts.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventor: Wayne William Dennes
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Publication number: 20100330836Abstract: An interconnection junction between a twisted pair communications cable and a communications connector having a plurality of IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors and a separator positioned between the first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Timothy C. Miller, Brian Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 7857655Abstract: An insulation displacement contact (1) according to the invention essentially distinguishes itself in that as a whole it comprises a cutter section with two opposing contact blades (3.1, 3.2) together with two fork sections which contribute to a clamping force with which the two contact blades are pressed together as soon as a conductor is inserted between the contact blades and they are pushed away from one another. In the process one fork (4) exerts proximally (i.e. on the side, from which the conductor is inserted) and the other fork (5) distally (i.e. on the side opposite), such that the two contact blades are pushed together at four points. The fork sections are angled relative to the cutter section (3), i.e. they do not run in the same plane as the cutter section. The two fork sections each constitute an independent, elastic spring. This means that in they will be substantially elastically and not plastically deformed as a result of the moving-apart of the contact blades (3.1, 3.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Reichle & De-Massari AGInventors: Tensing Gyagang, Reimar Grosskopf
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Patent number: 7854626Abstract: A shielded cable connection structure includes a plurality of shielded cables. Each of the shielded cables has a center conductor, a shielding conductor, and an insulative jacket. A metal grounding member has at least two rows of mutually parallel substantially comb shaped teeth. The comb shaped teeth in each of the rows have a wire receiving portion formed there between that receives at least one of the shielded cables. A holding member mates with the metal grounding member to clamp the shielded cables between the metal grounding member and the holding member. The center conductor is directly clamped by the comb shaped teeth in one of the rows, and the shielding conductor is clamped through the insulative jacket by the comb shaped teeth in the other row.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.Inventors: Tetsuro Ishida, Junichi Tanigawa
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Publication number: 20100317221Abstract: A connecting block includes a housing having a plurality of slots extending from an upper surface thereof to an inside thereof with intervals, a plurality of terminal pins installed in the slots, a dielectric cover made of an insulating resin and coupled to the housing to cover a side of the housing, and a coupling pin electrically contacted with a terminal pin of any one pair among terminal pins belonging to different terminal pin pairs and extending opposite to a terminal pin of the other pair. The coupling pin is molded in a body of the dielectric cover such that the insulating resin is interposed between the coupling pin and the terminal pin opposite to the coupling pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Dong-Eun Lee, Jong-Seb Baeck, Young-Il Cho, Su-Jong Kim
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Publication number: 20100316101Abstract: A cross connect block for a telecommunications system, including a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots arranged in two rows along a first side of the block; another plurality of insulation displacement contact slots arranged in two rows along a second side of the block; and a plurality of contacts, each contact of said contacts including a first insulation displacement contact, arranged for engagement with an insulated conductor seated in one of said slots of the first side of the block, in electrical communication with a second insulation displacement contact, arranged for engagement with an insulated conductor seated in a corresponding one of said slots of the second side of the block, wherein contacts arranged in one of said rows of the first side of the block are electrically isolated from corresponding contacts arranged in another of said rows of the first side of the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: ADC GmbHInventors: Tam Kai Sau, Bryce Nicholls, Kevin James Truskett
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Publication number: 20100312135Abstract: The invention relates to connection means including a female connector (2) and a male connector (1). The female connector (2) includes: a case (23) including walls (9b, 10b, 11b, 12b) delimiting a cavity for receiving (4) a male connector (1); and contact fingers (24) extending along at least one of said walls (10b, 11b) and intended to cooperate with the matching contacts (15) of the male connector (1); isolation partitions (27) made of a dielectric material protruding from the wall or walls (10b, 11b) towards the inside of the cavity (4) and positioned between the contact fingers (24). The invention also relates to a male connector (1) intended to be introduced into the cavity of said female connector (2). In addition, the invention also relates to a medical system of acquisition of electric signals provided with such a connection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: INTEGRAL PROCESSInventor: Hubert Monier
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Publication number: 20100304600Abstract: The invention relates to a PCB connector (1), comprising a housing (2) and a plurality of contact elements (3), every contact element (3) having a contact for connection to wires and a contact for connection to a printed circuit board. housing (2) is configured as one piece, the contact elements (3) being captively snap-locked in the housing (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: ADC GmbHInventor: Ralf-Dieter Busse
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Patent number: 7841890Abstract: A cable assembly, comprises a housing with a plurality of terminal receiving passages extending from a front surface to a rear surface thereof and arranged into an upper row and a lower row. A plurality of insulation displacement terminals are received into the corresponding terminal receiving passages; each insulation displacement terminal defines a connecting portion beyond the rear surface of the housing. A flat cable is defined by a plurality of conductors arranged side by side in a transverse direction and an insulative layer surrounding the conductors, and is pressed to the rear surface of the housing and insulation displacement connected with the insulation displacement terminals, each conductor of the flat cable electrically connects with two insulation displacement terminals in a vertical direction. And a cover is assembled to the housing and hold the flat cable to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Jun Chen, Xian-Kui Shi, Chung-Yen Yang
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Publication number: 20100297870Abstract: An RJ modular connector is provided that has wire channels that slope downward and end at openings in the bottom of the connector through which the stripped wires extend. In use, the outer jacket insulation is removed from an end portion of the cable, leaving lengths of exposed wires. The length of the exposed wire is unimportant. The wires are arranged in an essentially flat configuration and inserted longitudinally into the connector and then directed downward by the downward slope of the channels, so that the distal ends of the respective wires extend through the bottom of the connector. The protruding wire ends are then compared with a standard to confirm the correct color identification pattern for them and corresponding wire position. After the comparison is made, the protruding wire ends are crimped/secured and sheared off. Conductive contact blades are inserted, and pierce the wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Greenlee Textron, Inc.Inventors: Michael Stephens, Kyle Dean Hedrick
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Patent number: 7833045Abstract: An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side configured for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire therein. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body and configured for electrical contact with a PCB. The body includes retaining structure extending into the channel at a location relative to a depth of the blades within the channel such that the insulation portion of a wire inserted into the channel and pressed down into the first end of the contact element is pushed below the retaining structure, thereby preventing the wire from being inadvertently pulled out from the first end of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: AVX CorporationInventor: Peter Bishop
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Publication number: 20100285686Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation displacement connection and to a method for connecting two components, especially for high current applications, said connection comprising a first insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a first component, and a second insulation displacement element, which is fixed to a second component. The two insulation displacement elements can be inserted into each other in the direction of assembly, the first and/or second insulation displacement element being fixed to the first and/or second component in such a way that the insulation displacement element is moveably arranged in a plane transversal to the direction of assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Christian Lang, Daniel Huber, Achim Silberbauer, Jochen Kircher, Adolf Dillmann
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Patent number: 7828584Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-type connector (1) for printed circuit boards, comprising a two-part housing and a number of contact elements (10), the contact elements (10) each having two connection sides the one connection side being in the form of a contact for connecting wires and the other connection side being in the form of a pluggable contact for a printed circuit board, the contact element (10) further having an interface, via which surge protection elements can be connected, the housing being formed with receptacles (20, 21), into which two-pole surge arresters (24) are inserted, the interfaces of the contact plane (10) protruding into the receptacles (20, 21) and each making contact with a first pole of the surge arresters (24), contact being made with the other pole of the surge arresters (24) by means of a ground element, in each case two receptacles (20, 21) being arranged in the transverse direction (Q) of the housing, which receptacles are separated by a common wall (22), the contacts for conType: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: ADC GmbHInventor: Heiko Neumetzler