Conductor Clamping And Shaping Patents (Class 439/459)
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Patent number: 12255444Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire, an exterior member, and a protector integrally holding an end portion of the exterior member and a portion of the electric wire led out from the end portion of the exterior member. The protector includes a protector main body having a routing space portion in which the electric wire and the exterior member are routed along an axial direction, a lid portion attached to the protector main body to close the routing space portion, and a plurality of first protrusions and second protrusions protruding from the lid portion toward the protector main body and locking the exterior member, and height positions of distal ends of the plurality of first protrusions and second protrusions varies according to a formation position.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Naoto Kogure, Kosuke Tomosada, Kyosuke Okuda
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Patent number: 12224528Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector and a connector assembly. The connector has an outer housing and an inner housing detachably mounted in the outer housing for holding a terminal in the outer housing. The connector is adapted to be mounted on corresponding electrical equipment and mate with a corresponding mating connector. A first mating feature adapted to mate with the corresponding electrical equipment and a second mating feature adapted to mate with the corresponding mating connector are formed on the inner housing. In the present invention, when it is necessary to change the identification feature on the connector, only the inner housing or a part of the inner housing of the connector needs to be replaced without replacing the whole outer housing. Therefore, the cost is low and the use is very convenient.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Jianxiong Li, Yuchen Yang, Reicky Zhang, Haomai Yin, Xionghui Zheng
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Patent number: 12132288Abstract: An electrical connector which can be used to field terminate a cable. The electrical connector includes a housing having a base member and a cover member. An electrical terminal is positioned in a terminal receiving cavity of the housing. The electrical terminal includes an insulation displacement portion and a quick disconnect portion. The insulation displacement portion has insulation displacement slots provide at a first end of the terminal. The quick disconnect portion is positioned at a second end of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Brian Keith Weaver, William James Moyer, II
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Patent number: 12126154Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a wiring protection device. The wiring protection device can comprise a first shell and second shell that are operably coupled with each other in a rotational engagement. The orientation, shape and hollow body of the respective shells allow for wiring to be guided through the device to a wiring coupler disposed in the second shell. Disposing the wiring and coupler(s) inside the body of the device can provide protection from contaminants during use and assembly, such as dirt, water, grease, and paint.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Deere&CompanyInventors: Pankaj G. Jadhav, Nakib Y. Siddiqui, Jorge Marquez
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Patent number: 12015222Abstract: An electrical connector includes a main body, a first cover, and a second cover. The main body includes a first connection portion, a wire inlet portion, and an accommodating space between the first connection portion and the wire inlet portion. The first cover is pivotally connected to the first connection portion to be rotatable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position. When the first cover is at the first position, the accommodating space is opened for installation. When the first cover is at the second position, the first cover at least partially closes the accommodating space for protection. The second cover is connected to the first cover and separably encloses a wire inlet hole with the wire inlet portion. The second cover is movable relative to the wire inlet portion to adjust the size of the wire inlet hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: EMCOM TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: Chu-Li Wang
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Patent number: 11991846Abstract: A system can include a display assembly that includes a display, a display side, a back side, a frame and a serial bus socket; and a cable clip, removably attachable to the back side of the display assembly, that receives a portion of a cable that includes a serial bus connector receivable by the serial bus socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Brian William Wallace
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Patent number: 11745022Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable lead comprising at least one conductive wire and a connector. The connector is configured to be connected to an implantable medical device, such as a cardiac stimulation, a defibrillation or/and a neuromodulation device, and further comprising a strain relief device extending longitudinally along an axis from one end of the connector and essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the connector. The conductive wire is deflected by a deflection wall of the strain relief device such that the deflection wall of the strain relief device blocks the conductive wire against the deflection wall when the conductive wire is stressed in tension, and the deflection wall extends along an axis which is misaligned with the longitudinal axis of the strain relief device.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SORIN CRM SASInventors: Etienne Julien, Nicolas Shan, Maxime Rault
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Patent number: 11626674Abstract: A terminal to be connected to a front end part of a flexible board including an insulating base film and a conductive path is provided with a terminal body including a sandwiching portion for sandwiching the flexible board and a tubular shell to be disposed outside sandwiching portion. The sandwiching portion includes a conductive contact portion for contacting the conductive path of the flexible board. The shell includes a pressurizing portion for pressing the sandwiching portion toward the flexible board, the pressurizing portion projecting inwardly of the shell. The shell includes a wide portion not formed with the pressurizing portion and a narrow portion narrower inside than the wide portion by being formed with the pressurizing portion. The narrow portion is located outside the sandwiching portion, whereby the conductive contact portion of the sandwiching portion contacts the conductive path.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Pipatthana Phatiwuttipat, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 11293568Abstract: A wiring harness 1 includes a wire 11, a binding band 20 to be wound on and fixed to the wire 11 and a housing 30 to be externally mounted on the wire 11. The housing 30 includes a restricting groove 46 for receiving the binding band 20. A displacement of the wire 11 with respect to the housing 30 is restricted by the binding band 20 being locked to a groove side surface 46A of the restricting groove 46. According to this configuration, manufacturing tolerances and assembling tolerances can be absorbed by setting certain clearances between the binding band 20 and the groove side surfaces 46A. Further, even if a tensile force is applied to the wire 11, the deviation of a winding position of the binding band 20 on the wire 11 can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.Inventor: Yasuhiro Kudo
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Patent number: 10847916Abstract: A connector includes a cylindrical connector housing having a retainer and a terminal accommodating chamber in which a terminal is to be inserted. The retainer has first and second flat plate portions, a side plate portion, and a front plate portion. The retainer is attached to the cylindrical connector housing along an attaching direction. A temporary engagement projection and a main engagement projection are provided on a housing outer surface of the cylindrical connector housing so as to be arranged in parallel each other and extend along a direction substantially perpendicular to the attaching direction of the retainer. The temporary engagement projection has a height from the housing outer surface higher than that of the main engagement projection.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomomi Endo, Koutarou Tobino
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Patent number: 10827802Abstract: An article of footwear, an article of apparel or protective gear can include a tensioning apparatus for tightening, for example, laces, cables or strings or other devices that secure the article to a wearer. The tensioning apparatus receives signals from an input assembly that is in communication with the tensioning apparatus. The input assembly may include pairs of wires that have twisted loops or other curvilinear segments that allow the input assembly to accommodate to different actions by the wearer of the footwear. The input assembly may also include a flexible epoxy cover that protects the connections between the wires and a printed circuit board that includes input devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Andrew A. Owings, Steven H. Walker
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Patent number: 10457227Abstract: Provided is a wiring structure that can manage a protruding length of a led-out portion of an electrical wire so as to be constant. The wiring structure includes: a wiring member that is made of resin and has a wiring surface; and an electrical wire that includes a portion routed along the wiring surface and a portion led out from the wiring surface, the portion led out having an end portion to which a connector is to be attached. A positioning/fixing portion is provided integrally with the wiring member at a position in the vicinity of a lead-out position on the wiring surface of the wiring member, the electrical wire being led out from the lead-out position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Kazuyoshi Ohara
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Patent number: 10411400Abstract: In a connector unit including a connector and a connector cover that fits on the connector, the connector includes a guide means that guides electric wires in one direction, while the connector cover includes a pressing means that presses on and deforms the guide means so as to restrict the movement of the electric wires that are guided by the guide means, whereby the electric wires that are pulled out of the connector are oriented in the one direction in which the electric wires are guided by the guide means.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Masataka Nagayama, Kenji Takahashi, Kazuhide Takahashi
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Patent number: 10355434Abstract: A clamp includes a clamp base part having a first step, a hinge part that is formed on a thinned portion connected continuously to the clamp base part, a clamp moving part having a second step, and a plurality of retention parts formed in a state that the clamp moving part is engaged with the clamp base part. The clamp base part is provided on a structure in which a cable and/or an electric wire is routed and formed such that the cable and/or the electric wire is placed thereon. One end of the clamp moving part is connected continuously to the hinge part, the other end of the clamp moving part is engaged with the clamp base part, and the cable and/or the electric wire is covered from the one end to a middle portion of the clamp moving part.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Masuki, Shinichi Yanagihara, Yuki Hashimoto, Motoo Nojima
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Patent number: 10332713Abstract: An apparatus for positioning and attaching one or more sensor devices to a surface of an electrical component is described. The apparatus comprises one or more sensor devices and a stencil fixture that holds at least one of the one or more sensor devices, where the stencil fixture positions the sensor at a location proximate to a surface of the electrical component prior to attaching the sensor to the surface of the electrical component.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Whisker Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Linderman, Steven M. Lanzisera
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Patent number: 10151456Abstract: The utility model discloses a novel lamp holder which comprises a lamp holder for installing a lamp and a base; the lamp holder is fixed to the base, wherein a wire-fixing device is integrally formed at the bottom of the base; the wire-fixing device is composed of a wing-shaped support and a wire-clamping plate; the wing-shaped support is a winding support which is formed by suspended extension towards the left side and the right side of the base from the edge of one side of the bottom of the base; the two sides of the front end of the wire-clamping plate are provided with wire-clamping grooves respectively; and the middle part of the wire-clamping plate is provided with a wire-clamping hole. The novel lamp holder is simple in structure, reduces product parts, lowers production cost and is convenient to dismantle and operate, and a process is simplified.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Inventor: Xiaoyuan Ma
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Patent number: 10104937Abstract: An article of footwear, an article of apparel or protective gear can include a tensioning apparatus for tightening, for example, laces, cables or strings or other devices that secure the article to a wearer. The tensioning apparatus receives signals from an input assembly that is in communication with the tensioning apparatus. The input assembly may include pairs of wires that have twisted loops or other curvilinear segments that allow the input assembly to accommodate to different actions by the wearer of the footwear. The input assembly may also include a flexible epoxy cover that protects the connections between the wires and a printed circuit board that includes input devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Tiffany A. Beers, Andrew A. Owings, Steven H. Walker
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Patent number: 10074929Abstract: A water-stop structure (1) for a connector has: a terminal (5) including a mating terminal connecting portion (13), a wire barrel portion (17), and an insulation barrel portion (19); an electric wire (7) installed on the terminal (5) in such a manner that a sheath (25) is removed to expose a core wire (23) at one end portion, the exposed core wire (23) is held by the wire barrel portion (17), and a portion of the sheath (25) near the exposed core wire (23) is held by the insulation barrel portion (19); and a sealing body (9) integrally provided on the electric wire (7) and the terminal (5) so as to cover at least the insulation barrel portion (19).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Il, Atsuhito Saito, Shinichi Ikemoto
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Patent number: 9825444Abstract: An electrical wire cover prevents the tip of a tie member from being inserted between electrical wires when multiple electrical wires are wrapped by the tie member, and it protects and leads electrical wires to the outside. The electrical wire cover includes an electrical wire insertion portion into which the electrical wires are inserted; a tie member insertion portion provided on the outer circumferential side of the electrical wire insertion portion, and into which a tie member is inserted; a tie member lead-out portion by which the tie member is led to the outside of the electrical wire insertion portion; and an electrical wire fixing portion provided on the outer circumferential side of the electrical wire insertion portion, and that fixes the electrical wires by wrapping them along with the tie member.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Naomichi Kawashima, Naotaka Tanikawa
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Patent number: 9647371Abstract: A multipole electrical plug-in connector part includes a connector housing, a protective cap, and a clamping body. The protective cap is lockable to the connector housing and has an inlet opening. The protective cap further has a fixing section. The fixing section and the connector housing are connected together. The clamping body has elastically resilient clamping surfaces and is connected to the fixing section. Electrical connecting lines extending through the inlet opening toward the fixing section are mechanically fixed in a force-fit manner between the clamping surfaces of the clamping body and inner wall sections of the connector housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbHInventors: Volker Thurau, Daniel Reimann, Rene Reissmann
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Patent number: 9638562Abstract: A fluid measurement or control device has an outer housing with a corner portion cut out, in which an electric line connection is located and which optionally can be closed with a lid.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBHInventors: Juergen Wiedemann, Jan Magnussen, Norman Neumann
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Patent number: 9401563Abstract: A cable header connector includes a contact module having a support body and a plurality of cable assemblies held by the support body and arranged in a column. The cable assemblies each have a contact terminated to a cable and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The support body has contact channels extending along respective contact channel axes which are parallel to each other, and at least one cable channel intersecting the contact channels. The cables extend through the contact channels and through the at least one cable channel to an outside of the support body. The cables emerging from the support body at corresponding cable exits at respective angles to the contact channel axes.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Stewart Simpson, Julia Anne Lachman
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Patent number: 9350150Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and components for covering charger assemblies. In one embodiment, a casing system comprises a colored or decorative cover for an AC adapter (also known as an AC/DC converter, adapter block, or transformer block) and an extension for fastening the cable portion of the charger assembly to the AC adapter.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Inventor: Necia Clark-Mantle
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Patent number: 9214776Abstract: A threadless light socket assembly allows a light bulb to be changed by pushing or pulling the light bulb into or out of the socket provides an outer insulator housing and an insulator cap which carrying a ground socket in a medial channel that grounds a light bulb base to a power supply. Plural spring biased thread locks protrude into center of the ground socket and are staggered in height to align with threads defined in a light bulb base. A positive contact is in the socket assembly supplies positive power from a power supply to the light bulb base. The threadless light socket has interchangeable components to allow installation in new and existing light fixtures.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Inventor: Michael Eugene Cofini
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Publication number: 20140295695Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector for a data and/or telecommunication cable comprising several wires with a contact carrier, comprising connection contacts for a plug-in connection and with connecting contacts, connected thereto in an electrically-conducting fashion, for the wires of the cable, and with an accepting screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: MCQ TECH GmbHInventors: Hartmut Mueller, Eduard Becker
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Patent number: 8834196Abstract: An electrical connector has a conductive member with a conductor receiving shoulder to at least partially define a conductor receiving receptacle at which a conductor may be positioned and a movable conductor engaging member configured for movement along a first path. At one position along the first path, the conductor is engaged between the conductor receiving shoulder and the conductor engaging member. The conductor engaging member also moves along a second path that intersects with the first path. At one of the positions along the second path, the conductor engaging member is retained to permit insertion of a conductor into the conductor receiving receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Jaime Duran, Jeng-De Lin
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Patent number: 8754331Abstract: Disclosed is an exemplary strain relief device. The strain relief device includes a tubular body having a central bore, a plurality of cable passages disposed around the central bore, and a plug to block the central bore and secure the one or more telecommunication drop cables in the cable passages. the central bore defines a longitudinal axis and an interior surface of the tubular body. The central bore has a perimeter that is larger than a perimeter of each of the plurality of cable passages.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Thomas E. Lyons, Jr., Richard L. Simmons
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Patent number: 8485842Abstract: A connector includes an electric cable, an electric connecting portion that includes a case body in a rectangular shape and a circuit board, and has, on the circuit board, a line connecting portion electrically connected to a line of the electric cable, and a cable fixing portion to which the electric cable is fixed, a flat-type connector case that has a housing space housing the electric connecting portion and the electric cable, an opening in which the case body is integrally mounted, and an extension hole from which the electric cable is extended into the housing space, and is fixed to an intermediate portion of the electric cable, and a slide member that is slidably disposed in the housing space, and includes, on one surface side, a cable bending shape defining portion that defines a bending shape of the electric cable which is housed in the housing space.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Takeshi Oue, Masanori Suzuki
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Patent number: 8435067Abstract: A device and method for reinforcing a connector and a portion of cable adjacent to the connector is herein disclosed and claimed. The device of the present invention is comprised of a body that grips and secures a connector and a portion of cable adjacent to the connector. The body has a longitudinal passage therethrough, the passage having a first section and a second section. The first section is dimensioned to receive the connector and the second section is dimensioned to receive the portion of cable. The body may be comprised of two corresponding clam shell halves which can be fastened together using common fasteners, joined with an adhesive, or otherwise frictionally or chemically joined. The body may also be injection molded around the connector and cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Inventor: David Wegener
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Publication number: 20130017713Abstract: An attachment plug includes: a plurality of plug pins; a plurality of screw terminal blocks electrically connected to the corresponding plug pins, respectively; a body block accommodated within a shell for holding the screw terminal blocks; and an electric wire positioning member for holding the electric cords included in a multi-core cable introduced into the shell from outside in the state where the electric cords are positioned to correspond to the respective screw terminal blocks. The electric wire positioning member includes a plurality of hooking pieces for holding the electric cords exposed outside by stripping a sheath of the multi-core cable in the state where the electric cord are positioned to correspond to the respective screw terminal blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki ASAKUMA, Takashi KAWAMOTO, Toshiyuki TAKII
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Patent number: 8226431Abstract: A cable connector, in particular a multipolar cable connector, for connecting a multi-core stranded cable is provided. The connector has a plug part which has several contact elements formed as contact bars. The connector further has a cable uptake which has a strand support element for receiving the strands of the multi-core stranded cable. The strand support element has pivotally mounted hook elements, which clamp and affix the strands introduced into the strand support element between the hook elements pivoted in the direction of the strands and an interior wall of the strand support element by means of a pivot movement in an assembled condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Valeri Reimchen
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Patent number: 8057251Abstract: A stay-tight mechanism for a plug to be fixed with a union nut to a socket is provided. The mechanism has a first securing part having a flat engagement contour which engages with a flat of the union nut and having at least one recess. The mechanism has a second securing part having at least one recess and having an engagement contour which engages with an element on the connector when the first securing part is connected to the second securing part.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Sabrina Kreher, Johann Schuster, Stefan Stocker
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Patent number: 7845971Abstract: A power connector structure is provided. The power connector includes a cable, an inner ring structure, an inner case, a strain relief structure, and an external cover. The inner case has a main body and an out-extending protrusion. The out-extending protrusion is set on the first opening proximate to the inner ring structure and elongates from an edge of the opening. The strain relief structure is set on the first opening proximate to the inner ring structure, substantially fills a gap within the opening, and covers the out-extending protrusion and a portion of the cable. The out-extending protrusion is utilized to enhance the bonding force between the inner case and the strain relief structure to improve the product reliability.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Longwell CompanyInventor: Chun-Te Lee
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Patent number: 7837495Abstract: A backshell assembly that includes a housing configured to terminate a cable. The housing has a main body defining a central longitudinal axis, a connector interface for mating with an electrical connector, and at least one adjustment extension extending from the main body opposite the connector interface and substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. An adjustable strain relief structure is coupleable to the cable and the housing. The adjustable strain relief structure including at least one adjustment member cooperating with the adjustment extension of the housing such that the adjustment member is pivotable between different cable positions with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the housing. A movable locking member is coupleable with the adjustment extension of the housing and the adjustment member of the adjustable strain relief structure to releasably lock the adjustment member in a selected cable position with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brendon A. Baldwin, David Otis Gallusser, Benardino F Porcaro
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Patent number: 7798821Abstract: A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a main body portion with a front face, an upper and a lower tongue portion respectively extending forwardly from a top and bottom side of the front face, and the main body portion defining a base section and an organizer angled with the base section, and the insulative housing defined by an upper cover and a lower cover engaged with the upper cover; a printed circuit board disposed in the insulative housing and defining a mating portion extending forwardly from the front face of the insulative housing and disposed between the upper and lower tongue portion and a rear portion opposite to the mating portion thereof; and a cable terminated to the rear portion of the printed circuit board and extending out of the insulative housing along the organizer of the insulative housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: Su-Feng Liu, Bin Xu, Wei-Ya Cheng, Li-Bin Wang
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Patent number: 7677915Abstract: An electrical contact member, suitable for electrically interconnecting two conductive members in series, which members can move relative to each other and are part of an electrical apparatus. The electrical contact includes a strength-imparting base layer made of an electrically conductive material, and a coating layer formed from metallic silver and configured to come into contact with the two electrically conductive members. The coating layer has a micro-structure formed by pure silver crystals, with a presence of nodules made of silver and of an additional metallic material formed by at least one additional metal that is different from silver.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Areva T&D SAInventors: Jean-Luc Bessede, Pierre Giannini, Oana Visata
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Patent number: 7641503Abstract: A combined cable strain reliever and cable rotation restrainer is disclosed. The combined cable strain reliever and cable rotation restrainer comprises a first part, a second part and a cable. The first part is adapted to be connected to the cable and to the second part, wherein the first part and the second part are arranged to interact for absorbing/taking up forces exerted on the cable connected to the first part. The cable strain reliever and cable rotation restrainer is adapted to be used with a portable electronic device. The cable strain reliever and cable rotation restrainer prevents the cable from being damaged and rotated inside the second part when being assembled therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Robert van der Horn, Rudy Stubenitsky
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Patent number: 7585180Abstract: The present invention, in one form, is directed to an electrical assembly including a conductor carrier, a plurality of conductors at least partially within the conductor carrier, and an electrical connector coupled with the plurality of conductors. The electrical connector includes a housing member and at least one post. The housing member includes a first wall and a second wall. The post is connected to the first wall, extends toward the second wall, extends through the conductor carrier, and terminates at least near the second wall, the post being disposed between at least two of the plurality of conductors. In an embodiment of the present invention, the post transversely pierces the conductor carrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.Inventors: Raymond H. Riner, Andrew T. Blotkamp, Wesley R. Kallsen
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Patent number: 7551748Abstract: The receiver unit includes a receiver body, a housing containing this receiver body, a cord connected to the receiver body, and a cord protector for protecting the cord. The cord protector is a plate-like member having a substantially rectangular shape, and includes an engaging portion and a semicircular portion. The cord protector is formed of soft material such as urethane rubber having Shore hardness of about A90, and its wall thickness is set to be 0.3 to 0.6 mm (0.5 mm, for example).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Star Micronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shotaro Kamo, Eiji Matsuyama, Hajime Kitamura, Isao Fushimi, Masayoshi Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20090111319Abstract: A backshell assembly that includes a housing configured to terminate a cable. The housing has a main body defining a central longitudinal axis, a connector interface for mating with an electrical connector, and at least one adjustment extension extending from the main body opposite the connector interface and substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. An adjustable strain relief structure is coupleable to the cable and the housing. The adjustable strain relief structure including at least one adjustment member cooperating with the adjustment extension of the housing such that the adjustment member is pivotable between different cable positions with respect to the central longitudinal axis of the housing. A movable locking member is coupleable with the adjustment extension of the housing and the adjustment member of the adjustable strain relief structure to releasably lock the adjustment member in a selected cable position with respect to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Brendon A. BALDWIN, David O. Gallusser, Benardino F. Porcaro
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Publication number: 20080280483Abstract: A locking marker cap has structural features to snap lock to various types of a tool-less insulation displacement connector (TIDC). When the cap is attached to the TIDC, additional structural features of the cap lock a latch of the TIDC in a closed position to protect the TIDC from being accidentally opened and coincidentally disconnecting the circuit served by the TIDC. In one embodiment, the cap must be removed before the TIDC can be unlatched and opened. At least a top surface of the cap can include indicia such as a color, letter(s) or symbol(s) to indicate a type of circuit served by the protected TIDC.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventor: Brian L. Curtis
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Patent number: 7381072Abstract: A connector includes a rear cover which is fixed to a rear portion of an outer housing in non-contacting relation to an inner housing. A strain relief structure, including a wire bending portion for bending and holding wires, is provided at the rear cover. The connector further includes springs. The inner housing is mounted in the outer housing such that the inner housing 11 is urged forward by the springs.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2006Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Masao Nagano
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Patent number: 7351091Abstract: A header connector comprises an elongate insulative housing (1) which has longitudinal walls, a plurality of terminals (4) retained in the housing, and the terminals are disposed as two types through hole-type terminals (41, 42) and surface mounted technology type terminals (43). Thus, the connector can provide an improved terminals distribution, which can meet different current and signal transmitted through, and the terminals arrangement can be designed as different distribution for meeting different signal transmission demand.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George (Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7297016Abstract: A thermocouple connector arrangement that has a first connector configured to have a thermocouple probe lead extending therefrom and a second connector configured to have an electrical connection lead extending therefrom. Each connector has an interior configured to receive a terminus of the respective lead. The connectors include electrically conductive mating parts that, when mated, provide an electrical conduction path. At least one of the first and second connectors includes housing parts that mate in a snap-lock arrangement without the use of a threaded fastener to secure the housing parts together and to enclose the respective interior, one of the housing parts engages the respective terminus and secures the respective terminus against removal by shrouding an end of the respective conductive mating part and pressing the respective terminus into electrical contact with the respective conductive mating part during the mating of the housing parts.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Marlin Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Allen Tymkewicz, Gary Kloock, Rodney Collins
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Patent number: 7189102Abstract: Connector for an airbag-ignition system, for inserting into an insertion chamber (3) of a mating connector (2) with contact pins (4) and detaching therefrom along a connection axis (X), comprising two contact elements (28) from an electrically conductive material, which have, respectively, a female terminal portion (29) with an outer face (29b), serving to connect a contact pin (4) of the mating connector (2) along the connection axis (X), a connecting portion (32) for connecting to a conductor (7) of a cable (6) and a connection portion (30), connecting the female terminal portion (29) to the connecting portion (32), an extension portion away from the connection portion (30) and following the connecting portion (32), a housing from an electrically insulating material, which has an insertion portion (9) for inserting into the insertion chamber (3) of the mating connector (2), having through openings for the contact pins (4), has an open housing portion (10) closable by a lid (11), and having for each contactType: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Yazaki Europe Ltd.Inventors: Angelika Ermert, legal representative, Goran Greguric, Philip Vernon Little, Harald Michael Lutsch, Dalibor Krivohlavek, Gerhard Ermert, deceased
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Patent number: 7140909Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a connection object, a housing holds a contact having a conductivity. An operating member is coupled to the housing to bring a part of the connection object into press contact with the contact. The connector is provided with a locking member which is for clamping the other part of the connection object in cooperation with the operating member. It is preferable that the locking member is engaged with the operating member and the housing to lock the operating member with respect to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventor: Toshiyuki Moritake
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Patent number: 7112086Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (1) having a mating interface (200) to mate with a mating connector and a rear passage (201), a cable (4) having conductors (40) passing through the rear passage to electrically connect to the connector, and a cable guide (6, 9) attached to the rear passage and dimensioned to hold at least a portion of the cable so as to have the cable extend out of the connector along a pre-determined direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 7080985Abstract: A quick release connector is provided. In one embodiment the connector includes an electrical connector including a first component having a first plurality of teeth and a second component having a second plurality of teeth. The first and second pluralities of teeth are configured to selectively engage and disengage one another upon connecting and disconnecting the connector. The engagement of the teeth is operative to substantially prevent relative axial motion between the first and second portions of the connector. Embodiments of this invention may advantageously support axial loads while maintaining a reliable electrical contact. Various alternative embodiments include a gimbal assembly in which electric lines extend through the gimbal, straddling one of the gimbal axles. Such gimbal assemblies may also support axial loads.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2005Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Inventor: Michael B. Hopper
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Patent number: 7044786Abstract: A connector has a terminal accommodating space (12) and a wire accommodating space (22). A terminal fitting (35) is accommodated in the terminal accommodating space (12) and a wire (30) is connected with the terminal fitting (35). The wire (35) is bent into the wire accommodating space (22) to form an L-shape. A bite-in portion (24) is formed on the inner surface of the wire accommodating space (22) for engaging the wire (30) on an inner side of the bend to plastically deform the wire (30). The engagement of the wire (30) by the bite-in portion (24) reduces the resilient restoring force of the wire (30). As a result, the resilient restoring force of the wire (30) is less likely to incline the terminal fitting (35) in the terminal accommodating space (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhiko Nimura
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Patent number: 7004795Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing and at least one connector. The housing which defines a passage with first and second openings and which has at least one inner surface with at least one of a groove. The connector has at least one outer surface with at least one projection. The projection detachably mates with the groove to secure the connector in the passage in the housing adjacent the first opening in one of a variety of configurations.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Anderson Power ProductsInventors: Danna A. Mancini, Craig H. Baker, Andre G. Beaupre, Urs F. Nager