Single Cable End Into Dual Rows Of Contacts Patents (Class 439/494)
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Patent number: 11843191Abstract: A soldering aid for electrically conductively connecting a cable core of a cable to a conductor area includes a body made of an electrically insulating material and an electrically conductive contact part received in the body. The contact part has a contact surface configured to electrically conductively contact the conductor area. The body is formed with a receptacle having a slot open toward one side configured to receive the cable core of the cable, and is formed with a through-bore configured to surround a sheathed portion of the cable. The contact part closes an opening at a bottom of the slot and conductively contacts the cable core.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBHInventors: Daniel Bock, Christian Stoemmer, Nikolaus Lechleitner
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Patent number: 11769645Abstract: A motor device includes a shell, a motor body and a connection terminal. The motor body is supported on the shell and includes a power supply terminals a support and a lead wire. The power supply terminal penetrates a through hole of the support in a first direction and is pressed into a pressing portion of the connection terminal. The lead wire extends from the power supply terminal in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, or extends in a direction inclined with respect to the first direction toward a side approaching the connection terminal. A first protrusion restricting movement of the power supply terminal in the first direction toward a side opposite to the connection terminal is provided at a position on the shell facing the power supply terminal in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Junya Karasawa
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Patent number: 11729916Abstract: A soldering aid for connecting a cable to a printed circuit board includes an electrically insulating body having a first, second and third recesses, and an electrically conductive contact structure coupled thereto. The contact structure is partially embedded in the body to be connected to a cable core therein, and partially protrudes from the body to be connected the printed circuit board. The first recess is conically tapered to receive an end portion of the cable and has first and second sections for non-stripped and stripped portions of the cable end portion, respectively. An end of the second recess adjoins the second section of the first recess to enable optical verification of formation of a connection between the cable core and the contact structure. The third recess is configured to receive and transfer solder to the second section of the first recess to thereby form the connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBHInventors: Gerd Mittermaier, Matthias Borkowski, Nikolaus Lechleitner, Johann Friesinger, Alexander Haas, Christian Stoemmer, Martin Sterkel, Lutz Rissing
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Patent number: 11621511Abstract: An electrical power interconnection system is described. The electrical interconnection system may comprise an electrical power connector and a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The electrical power connector may comprise a housing and a plurality of electrical power contacts supported by the housing. The electrical power contacts may comprise a mounting end, a mating end, and a contact body disposed between the mounting end and the mating end. The electrical power contacts may have planar portions. The mating ends may comprise opposing first second beams defining a slot. The slot may be configured to receive the substrate therein, such that the first beam contacts the first side of the substrate and the second beam contacts the second side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Charles Copper, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Hung Viet Ngo, Thomas A. Brungard
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Patent number: 11469530Abstract: A connector includes a substrate, a plurality of cables connected to a side of the substrate, and a plurality of terminals disposed on a surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the cables. Each of the terminals includes a connecting portion, a bending portion and an extending portion. The connecting portions are electrically connected to the corresponding cables. Each of the bending portions extends from the corresponding connecting portion and includes a turning segment. The extending portion is formed by extending from the corresponding bending portion toward a direction away from the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Rong-Zhe Guo, Bin Huang
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Patent number: 11056816Abstract: An electrical terminal includes a terminal body and a mounting portion. The terminal body includes a front end, a rear end, and two lateral edges opposite to each other. The front end and the rear end are arranged opposite to each other, and the two lateral edges are connected to the front end and the rear end. The terminal body further includes one or more bending wings formed on one of the two lateral edges. The bending wing is provided with a notch, one side of the notch corresponding to the front end is closed. The mounting portion is extended from the rear end, and the mounting portion is provided with a fixing member. An electrical connector is also disclosed, which includes the electrical terminal provided with the notch to achieve the fixing operation of the electrical terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventor: Yung-Chih Hung
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Patent number: 10749297Abstract: An electrical plug-in connection (1) for data transmission, including a plug (2) and a socket (3), the plug (2) has a plug housing (4) and a plug-in extension (5) which projects beyond the plug housing (4) and has electrical contacts (6), and the socket (3) has a socket housing (7) with a receiving channel (8) for the plug housing (4). A plug-in extension receptacle (9) with electrical mating contacts (10) is provided, and in a fully inserted state, the plug-in extension (5) is inserted into the plug-in extension receptacle (9) for connecting the electrical contacts (6) to the electrical mating contacts (10). The plug housing (4), at least in regions, is arranged within the receiving channel (8). The socket (3) has a locking device (11) for locking the plug housing (4) in the receiving channel (8) in the fully inserted state and an operating element (12), which projects beyond the socket housing (7), for releasing this locking arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: NEUTRIK AGInventor: Oliver Dobler
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Patent number: 9728877Abstract: A connector is attachable to a first connection object in an up-down direction and is connectable with a second connection object which is to be inserted rearward into the connector along a front-rear direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. The connector comprises a plurality of terminals and a holding member. The holding member has a holding portion and a sandwiched portion. Each of the terminals has a connecting portion and a contact portion. The sandwiched portion and the connecting portion at least overlap with each other when the connector is viewed along the up-down direction. One of the sandwiched portion and the connecting portion is visible when the connector is viewed along an upward direction of the up-down direction. A remaining one of the sandwiched portion and the connecting portion is visible when the connector is viewed along a downward direction of the up-down direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventor: Keisuke Nakamura
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Patent number: 9660369Abstract: An assembly of cable and connector includes a flat flexible cable, an input-output connector and a paddle card. The flat flexible cable has parallel conductor wires, an insulated layer wrapped around the conductor wires. The conductor wires have at least one first integrated power wire and signal wires. A width of the first integrated power wire is larger than two times the width of one signal wire. The input-output connector has terminals separated into an upper-side terminal and a lower-side terminal. A number of the terminals is larger than a number of the conductor wires. The paddle card has a base board, and transferring circuits distributed on the base board. The transferring circuits has first pads on one side of the base board which are correspondingly connected to the conductor wires, and second pads on the other side of the base board which are correspondingly connected to the terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORPInventors: Hsing-Yu Lee, Han-Min Lee
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Patent number: 9627781Abstract: A contact element for contacting a contact point formed on a body includes: an element section on the contact point side for a force-locking connection to the contact point, an element section on the connection side for connection to an electrical connection conductor, and an intermediate section which connects the two element sections to one another for compensating for thermal expansions. At least the element sections on the contact point side and on the connection side are made of different integrally bonded materials having material properties which are adapted to the functionality of the corresponding element section.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Peter Winkler, Rainer Maier, Gregor Jaehnig, Bastian Buchholz, Bernd Rattay, Jens Schneider, Guido Soyez, Joachim Stier, Sebastian Russ, Sascha Klett
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Patent number: 9313890Abstract: An attenuation reduction structure of a circuit board includes an expanded thickness formed between high frequency signal contact pads and a grounding layer of the circuit board. The expanded thickness is greater than a reference thickness between the grounding layer and high frequency signal lines. The circuit board is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyimide (PI). Alternatively, a rigid board including resin and fibrous material or a rigid-flex board is used. The circuit board can be a single-layer circuit board or a multi-layer board formed by combining at least two single-layer circuit boards. A thickness-expanding pad is mounted between the high frequency signal contact pads and the grounding layer or the thickness of a portion of a bonding layer of the circuit board is increased to provide an expanded thickness.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Advanced Flexible Circuits Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Heng Chuo, Kuo-Fu Su, Gwun-Jin Lin
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Patent number: 9306305Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts, each contact having a first contact point electrically connected to a wiring pattern of a first connection object at one end and a second contact point mounted and fixed onto a wiring pattern of a second connection object by soldering at the other end, and the plurality of contacts is arranged in accordance with a predetermined wiring pattern, and after the second contact is mounted and fixed onto the wiring pattern of the second connection object, portions other than the second contact point of each contact are not fixed and bound with respect to the second connection object.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Osamu Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 9172149Abstract: A cable assembly comprises: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing; a spacer assembled to a rear end of the insulative housing; a wire management assembled to a rear end of the spacer, and a cable electrically connected to the rear ends of the plurality of contacts. The wire management defines a plurality of first and second channels formed on top surfaces. Each of second channel defines a rear inlet and two front outlets. The cable comprises several pairs of signal wires received into the corresponding second channels. Each differential pair of signal wires comprises two signal conductors, a grounding conductor and a shielding layer surrounding the two signal conductors and a grounding conductors. Two front ends of the two signal conductors are exposed out of the shielding layer and extending out of the wire management through two outlets.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Da-Wei Xing, Zhan-Feng Song, Yuan-Yuan Lin, Jerry Wu
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Patent number: 9077101Abstract: A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulative housing; printed circuit board assembled to a rear end of the insulative housing and electrically connected to the plurality of terminals; a wire management assembled to a rear end of the printed circuit board and defining a curved top surface. The wire management defines a plurality of spaced slots formed on the curved top surface, arranged along a transversal direction and extending along a longitudinal direction. And, a cable comprises a plurality of conductive wires respectively passing through the plurality of slots and electrically connected to the rear end of the printed circuit board. The lengths of the plurality of slots are gradually decreased from higher section of the curved top surface to lower section of the curved top surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen
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Publication number: 20140342598Abstract: A connector is disclosed having a flat cable connecting portion connected to a flat cable and a flat mating portion mated with another connector. The connector comprises a plurality of terminals arranged on the mating portion for establishing contact with terminals on the other connector, a conductive connecting portion exposed on the cable connecting portion and connected to conductive trace connecting portions on the flat cable, and a plurality of wiring lines extending from the mating portion to the cable connecting portion, each one electrically connecting a terminal to the corresponding conductive trace connecting portion. The conductive connecting portion has a protrusion formed on the wiring lines. The upper surface of the protrusion is substantially the same height as one outer surface of the cable connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Akira SAGAYAMA, Ayako IDA, Akinori MIZUMURA
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Patent number: 8287304Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board arranged in the housing, an electronic module arranged in the housing, and a flexible flat cable (FFC). Two first connectors are arranged on the circuit board. The electronic module includes a second connector. The FFC includes a cable connector arranged at a first end and two spaced edge connectors arranged on a second end. Wherein the cable connector is electronically connected to the second connector of the electronic module, the edge connectors are respectively electronically connected to the first connectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zheng-Heng Sun, An-Gang Liang
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Patent number: 7950952Abstract: A cable connector includes a housing with an insertion recess for receiving an end of a flat cable and a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing for connecting to conductive leads of the flat cable. An actuator is attached to the housing so that the attitude of the actuator can be changed between a first position at which the flat cable can be inserted into the opening and a second position at which the actuator presses the conductive leads of the inserted flat cable into contact with the terminals. The actuator is attached to the housing at a cable insertion end side thereof and brought to the second position when the attitude of the actuator is changed in an insertion direction of the flat plate-like cable. A fulcrum of the attitude-changing movement of the actuator in the insertion direction is positioned further from the second position, as viewed from an effort point of a force applied by the flat cable to the actuator at the second position, than a point of action of the force being applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Teruhito Suzuki, Hideyuki Hirata
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Patent number: 7896688Abstract: A contact pin is accommodated in the housing body such that a first end portion of which is adapted to be subjected to soldering and is projected from an outer face of the housing body. A cover body including upper cover (17) and lower cover (18) is coupled to the housing body so as to cover the first end portion of the contact pin.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihito Sukegawa, Hiroshi Nakayama
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Publication number: 20090305550Abstract: A cable connector includes a housing with an insertion recess for receiving an end of a flat cable and a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing for connecting to conductive leads of the flat cable. An actuator is attached to the housing so that the attitude of the actuator can be changed between a first position at which the flat cable can be inserted into the opening and a second position at which the actuator presses the conductive leads of the inserted flat cable into contact with the terminals. The actuator is attached to the housing at a cable insertion end side thereof and brought to the second position when the attitude of the actuator is changed in an insertion direction of the flat plate-like cable. A fulcrum of the attitude-changing movement of the actuator in the insertion direction is positioned further from the second position, as viewed from an effort point of a force applied by the flat cable to the actuator at the second position, than a point of action of the force being applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2007Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Teruhito Suzuki, Hideyuki Hirata
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Publication number: 20090246981Abstract: An electrical connector includes a flex circuit, and a spring-and-pressurized-gas mechanism for selectively pushing electrical contacts of the flex circuit against contacts of an interposer used to make electrical contact with a part to be electrically tested, a device under test (DUT). The mechanism includes a pair of pawls that are rotated to hook onto posts of the board to pull the electrical connector toward and into contact with the contacts of the interposer. The mechanism has a chamber for receiving pressurized gas, to push against a piston, to compress a spring that is mechanically coupled to and rotates the pawls. The mechanism is biased such that the electrical connector engages the interposer when gas pressure is removed, allowing the connector to remain engaged with interposer using only the forces from the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Chris A. Shmatovich, Gordon G. Masor
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Patent number: 7563129Abstract: A video signal transmitting device having analog and digital video signal output functionality is adapted to transmit a video signal, and has a cable unit, a digital visual interface integrated input port disposed at one end of the cable unit and adapted to receive the video signal, and a digital visual interface output port and an analog video signal output port disposed at the other end of the cable unit. The digital visual interface integrated input port has a first pin set for digital video signals, and a second pin set for analog video signals. The digital visual interface output port is connected to the first pin set through the cable unit, and the analog video signal output port is connected to the second pin set through the cable unit so as to achieve an effect of respectively outputting digital video signals and analog video signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventor: Yuang-Chih Chen
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Patent number: 7536483Abstract: A video signal transmitting device having analog and digital video signal output functionality is adapted to transmit a video signal, and has a cable unit, a digital visual interface integrated input port disposed at one end of the cable unit and adapted to receive the video signal, and a digital visual interface output port and an analog video signal output port disposed at the other end of the cable unit. The digital visual interface integrated input port has a first pin set for digital video signals, and a second pin set for analog video signals. The digital visual interface output port is connected to the first pin set through the cable unit, and the analog video signal output port is connected to the second pin set through the cable unit so as to achieve an effect of respectively outputting digital video signals and analog video signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventor: Yuang-Chih Chen
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Patent number: 7509508Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus for external electronic devices is located on and coupled with a power supply. One end of the signal transmission apparatus that is coupled with the power supply is connected to a control signal input and output unit through a signal transmission line. The opposite end has a plug to connect to an external electronic device. Through the line integration of the signal transmission apparatus, an electric and signal transmission line can be directly connected to the external electronic device to provide required electricity and control signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Topower Computer Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Michael Chen
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Patent number: 7481668Abstract: A flat cable connector includes an insulating base. Both ends of the insulating base have a protruding buckling end respectively. The buckling ends on both ends and a plate body of the insulating base form an accommodating space for accommodating the flat cable therein. The insulating base is provided thereon with a plurality of penetrating holes for penetrating the plate body. Both surfaces of the insulating base are connected with an upper conductive cover and a lower conductive cover respectively. The upper conductive cover and the lower conductive cover are provided with a plurality of fixing terminals. After the upper conductive cover is connected with the insulating base, the fixing terminals of the upper conductive cover abut against the flat cable.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chin-Chih Chiang
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Publication number: 20080293292Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulator (1), a plurality of conductive terminals (2) held in the insulator, a plurality of wires (4), a spacer (3) and a metal shell (6, 7). Each wire comprises an inner conductor (41) conductively connecting with the terminals, and at least one of the wires is a coaxial cable (4a) which has a shielding braid layer (43) enclosing the corresponding inner conductor. The spacer is mounted on the insulator and used for supporting the wires. The spacer comprises an inner surface with thereof a plurality of slots (31) for receiving the responding wires and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and a through-hole (32) is formed through the inner and outer surfaces. The metal shell is mounted on and covers the insulator. The spring finger (75) is formed integrate with the metal shell and extends inwards, and the spring finger passes through the through-hole to electrically connect with the shielding braid of the coaxial cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Lin Wu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Wei-Ya Cheng, Hai-Wei Wang
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Patent number: 7430801Abstract: This connector assembly comprises a header 1 to which a plurality of coaxial cables 3 are connectable and a socket 2 configured to be mounted on a printed board 4. The header 1 can be detachably coupled to the socket 2. The header 1 has a first terminal array 12 to which the coaxial cables 3 are electrically connectable. The socket 2 has a second terminal array 21 which makes contact with the first terminal array 12 when the header 1 is coupled to the socket 2. The first terminal array has a plurality of first terminals each having a wire terminal 120 for connection with each conductive wire of the cables and a contact 122 for contact with the second terminal array. The feature of the present invention resides in that the wire terminals 120 are arranged in a line, and the contacts 122 of the first terminal array are arranged in two rows in a staggered configuration, and a pitch of the contacts 122 of each row is larger than a pitch of the wire terminals 120.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Iida, Hirohisa Tanaka, Kenji Jounen, Kousuke Yoshioka
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Publication number: 20080214043Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulated housing (1) having a mating portion (12) and a base portion (13) extending rearward from back surface of the mating portion; a number of terminals (2) received in the mating portion; a retaining member (3) having depression portions on both upper and lower surfaces thereof; a first flat cable and a second flat cable (41, 42) with partial of front portions thereof respectively attached to the depression portions of the retaining member and retained therein via securing means and further electrically connecting with the terminals; and a holding member (5) coupled to the insulated housing to prevent the retaining member disengaging from the insulated housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
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Publication number: 20080200062Abstract: A connector for a flexible flat cable comprises a clamping seat provided at the front and rear ends thereof with an insertion, terminal recesses and a cover plate respectively, at each of the outer walls of two of the terminal recesses, which are located at the leftmost and rightmost sides, is formed a slot, and on the cover plate being disposed bores, at each of two sides of the clamping seat being arranged a retaining member, a locking member defined at the front end thereof with an inserting segment and snap-on tabs; wherein the retaining member is connected to the clamping seat by using a connecting portion in its intermediate projected section, and is provided at its front and rear ends with a hook and a bent end wall respectively, a groove is formed for spacing the retaining member and the outer side of the clamping seat apart, thereby achieving a secure retaining purpose and preventing the operational fatigue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Alex Huang, David Tsai
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Publication number: 20080176442Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises at least two electrical connectors and a flexible printed circuit; each electrical connector comprises a housing, some contacts each having a curved contacting portion and a flat rear tail portion, and the all flat rear tail portions extends outwardly from the housing to expose out of the housing; wherein the two electrical connectors are assembled on the flexible printed circuit and a certain distance is formed between the two electrical connectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Peter Kuo, Hao Tang
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Patent number: 7374451Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (1) defining a cavity (10), a plurality of terminals (2) arranged side by side along a lateral direction of the insulating housing. Each terminal comprises a contact beam (211, 221) with a contact portion (210, 220) exposed to the cavity and a solder portion (213, 223) extending out the insulating housing. Every at least two adjacent terminals (21, 22) forms a pair of terminals to transmit a same signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ti-Li Wei, Guo-Jiun Shiu
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Patent number: 7361042Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing, first and second contacts arranged in the housing, each of which has a fixed part engaging with a board-shaped portion of the housing and an operating part movable to the fixed part, and an actuator movable to the housing for taking up first and second stations selectively, wherein each of the first and second contacts is shaped to have substantially the same space between the fixed and operating parts thereof or between the operating part thereof and the board-shaped portion of the housing when the actuator is postured to take the first station and a circuit board is not inserted into the housing. The actuator includes a plurality of cams each engaging with one of the first and second contacts, wherein each of the cams corresponding to the first contacts and each of the cams corresponding to the second contacts are different in shape from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: I-Pex Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimitsu Hashimoto, Jin Tateishi, Yoshinobu Shimada
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Patent number: 7351096Abstract: A cable connector includes a contact assembly including an electrical insulating block part which is configured to incorporate plural signal contacts; and a relay wiring substrate mounted to a back of the contact assembly. The relay wiring substrate includes, on a surface, a contact connecting pad electrically connected to one of the signal contacts, a wiring connecting pad, and a wiring pattern connecting the contact connecting pad and the wiring connecting pad. The relay wiring substrate further includes a ground layer inside the relay wiring substrate. The cable connector further includes a cable connected to the relay wiring substrate by electrically connecting an end of a wiring with the wiring connecting pad. The relay wiring substrate further includes a ground pattern for matching impedance inside the relay wiring substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Takahiro Kondou, Kiyoshi Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Satoshi Moriyama
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Patent number: 7306478Abstract: In a connector provided with a main body including a plurality of contacts arranged in parallel in a first direction and a housing holding the contacts, an operating member is coupled to the main body and is rotatable between an open position at which a connection object is allowed to be inserted into the main body and a closed position at which the contacts are contacted to the connection object. The operating member has a rib inserted between adjacent ones of the contacts and a recessed portion adjacent to the rib in a rotating direction. The housing has a protruding portion to be inserted into the recessed portion when the operating member is at the open position. The rib at least partially approaches the protruding portion when the operating member is at the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics, Industry, LimitedInventors: Takaaki Kudo, Naofumi Ikenaga
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Patent number: 7291044Abstract: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10) with a number of passageways (121, 122), a number of terminals (50) received in the passageways of the insulative housing, an alignment plate (20) assembled on the rear end of the insulative housing, a number of cable (40) with a plurality of conductors (41, 42) and a wire spacer (30). The alignment plate includes a pair of positioning posts (211) at the opposite ends thereof. The wire spacer of dielectric material has a plurality of holes (32) defined therthrough and extending from one side to an opposite side thereof, each hole is for extension of one conductor of the plurality of cable therethrough, thereby facilitating organization of the wires for easing connection of each wire to the terminal, the wire spacer further comprises a pair of positioning holes (31) at opposite ends thereof, said positioning posts being received in the positioning holes of the alignment.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuan Chieh Lin
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Patent number: 7275954Abstract: In a connector including first and second contacts to be connected to a connection object and a housing holding the first and the second contacts, an actuator has a cam movable with respect to the housing between a connecting position of the connection object and a disconnecting position of the connection object. The first contact has a first contacting portion with a first contact point and a pivot portion operated by the cam. The second contact has a second contacting portion with a second contact point and a butting portion faced to the second contacting portion. The butting portion clamps the connection object in cooperation with the first contact point when the connector is connected to the connection object.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Naofumi Ikenaga, Takaaki Kudo
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Patent number: 7273390Abstract: This connector assembly comprises a header 1 to which a plurality of coaxial cables 3 are connectable and a socket 2 configured to be mounted on a printed board 4. The header 1 can be detachable coupled to the socket 2. The header 1 has a first terminal array 12 to which the coaxial cables 3 are electrically connectable. The socket 2 has a second terminal array 21 which makes contact with the first terminal array 12 when the header 1 is coupled to the socket 2. The first terminal array has a plurality of first terminals each having a wire terminal 120 for connection with each conductive wire of the cables and a contact 122 for contact with the second terminal array. The feature of the present invention resides in that the wire terminals 120 are arranged in a line, and the contacts 122 of the first terminal array are arranged in two rows in a staggered configuration, and a pitch of the contacts 122 of each row is larger than a pitch of the wire terminals 120.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuru Iida, Hirohisa Tanaka, Kenji Jounen, Kousuke Yoshioka
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Patent number: 7244137Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated socket is disclosed. The socket includes a socket grid to receive one or more pins from a component, a frame coupled to the socket grid to provide structural support, and a cable receptacle integrated into the socket to receive a cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tim A. Renfro, Jiteender P. Manik, Michael Li
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Patent number: 7121890Abstract: A cable connector comprises a circuit board and a cable. The circuit board comprises a plurality of parallel and separated first and second conductive paths with a ground area alternatively arranged between on either surface. The cable comprises a plurality of transmission channels electrically connecting to the first and second conductive paths. The intervals of the transmission channels of the cable are respectively equal to the intervals of the conductive paths, thus providing better matching impedance and efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Comax Technology Inc.Inventor: Che-Chia Chang
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Patent number: 7077689Abstract: A plug connector for printed circuits comprises a plug (10), which supports the contact section (42) of the printed circuit (40) on one side and a retaining element (261, 262), by means of which the plug (10) may be pre-fixed, restrained in a pre-determined axial catch position in the port. On passing the axial catch position, the contact section (42) reaches the contact position with the contact spot of the port, by means of a vertical movement component, where the contact section is locked in a final position by means of a locking element.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Dieter Holzle Technik-Projekte GmbHInventors: Dieter Hölzle, Hubert Willmann, Wilfried Weber
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Patent number: 6969270Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an integrated socket is disclosed. The socket includes a socket grid to receive one or more pins from a component, a frame coupled to the socket grid to provide structural support, and a cable receptacle integrated into the socket to receive a cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tim A. Renfro, Jiteender P. Manik, Michael Li
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Patent number: 6924855Abstract: A flat panel displaying apparatus is disclosed. The flat panel displaying apparatus includes a liquid crystal display module displaying a picture, a chassis surrounding edges of the liquid crystal display module, defining an external appearance of the flat panel displaying apparatus, a printed circuit board provided with a connector connected to an external system by a connection cable, being grounded to the chassis, a liquid crystal display controller provided in the printed circuit board, activating the liquid crystal display module, and a ground portion formed around the liquid crystal display controller. With this configuration, emission of electromagnetic waves of the printed circuit board is minimized and reliability of the product is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyu-Hwang Chung
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Patent number: 6860755Abstract: An insulative body for producing two kinds of terminal modules is disclosed. The insulative body is moldable over two kinds of terminals sets, and has one end face formed with spaced apart parallel ribs confining grooves therebetween. Each terminals set includes two rows of terminals having retention sections surrounded by the insulative body, and tail sections extending out of the end face of the body such that the ribs and grooves extend between two rows of the tail sections. In one kind of the terminals sets, two rows of the tail sections include bent sections spaced from each other by the ribs and converging toward a plane, and soldering sections coplanar in the plane. In another terminals set, the tail sections are bent at right angle and are received in the respective grooves to be soldered to respective wires.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Inventors: Pai-Chuan Wang, Yau-Hsuan Liu
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Patent number: 6814614Abstract: In a connector member, each of contacts has a contact portion to be connected to a counterpart connector, a retention portion retained by an insulator, and a connecting portion to be connected with a cable. Each connecting portion is connected with the cable by soldering and projected from the insulator in an axial direction of the contact. Each connecting portion is formed obliquely in a contact pitch direction of the connector. A plug connector is provided with a shell on an upper surface of the connector member, and covered with a hood so as to expose a fitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Yoshihide Kuroki, Yoshifumi Kubota
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Patent number: 6786762Abstract: A cable includes a number of wires. Each of the wires has a number of signal conductors encompassed by a dielectric sheath, and the sheath is encompassed by a conductive shield. The wires are arranged side-by-side in a row at an end of each wire, where a termination element is connected. The termination element has opposed major faces, with an array of first contacts on a first face, and an array of second contacts on the opposed face, each of the first contact being electrically connected to a corresponding second contact. Each of the signal conductors of the wire elements is connected to a corresponding one of the first contacts. The signal conductors may be a pair of wires arranged in parallel, so that all signal conductors are in a common plane.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2003Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: The Ludlow Company, LPInventors: Arthur Buck, Eric Eichelberger, Emad Soubh
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Publication number: 20030224652Abstract: A securing device for immobilizing plural electric wires is disclosed. The securing device includes a notched supporting member having first and second support sides, and a signal concavity for each of the plural electric wires for allowing the plural electric wires to be placed therein, and a capping member having one end pivotally connected to one end of the notched supporting member, and being in a form of an elongated trough having a top and first and second cap sides extending from the top wherein in operation the capping member extends over a top of the notched supporting member with the first cap side extending over the first support side and the second cap side extending over the over the second support side when the capping member is closed over the notched supporting member for clamping each electric wire between the cap sides of the capping member and the notched supporting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2002Publication date: December 4, 2003Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Henry Chang, Dwo Chen
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Patent number: 6648675Abstract: A method for fitting a carrier with a cable harness having main and branch conductors and with a device. A contact element is arranged on the carrier. A top portion of the main conductor, a bottom portion of a first end of the branch conductor, and a top portion of a second end of the branch conductor are exposed. The conductors are arranged on the carrier with the main conductor lying on the carrier, the exposed bottom portion of the branch conductor contacting the exposed top portion of the main conductor, and the exposed top portion of the branch conductor placed on the contact element for realizing a plug connector. The carrier is fitted with a device having a plug connector such that the device is electrically connected to the branch conductor and mechanically connected to the carrier via a connection between the plug connector and the contact element.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Jorg Welschholz, Roland Drees, Norbert Bendicks, Detlef Kerkmann, Berthold Eesders
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Patent number: 6602092Abstract: A cable includes a number of coaxial wires. Each of the wires has a central conductor encompassed by a dielectric sheath, and the sheath is encompassed by a conductive shield. The wires are arranged side-by-side in a row at an end of each wire, where a termination element is connected. The termination element has opposed major faces, with an array of first contacts on a first face, and an array of second contacts on the opposed face, each of the first contact being electrically connected to a corresponding second contact. Each of the central conductors of the wire elements is connected to a corresponding one of the first contacts. An electronic device may include circuit boards at each end, with contacts arranged for compressive contact with the second contacts. The termination element may be captured between a clamp and the board, with an elastomeric spring maintaining compression, and pinned holes in the termination element and board ensuring registration of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2001Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Ludlow Company LPInventor: Emad Soubh
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Publication number: 20030008549Abstract: A holder (25) holds an FPC (4) (flat circuit member) wound therearound. The FPC includes conductors (5), and first and second insulating sheets (9a, 9b). The first sheet in removed from an end portion of the FPC to thereby expose the conductors, and a hole (15) is formed through this end portion. The holder includes a plate-like holder body (26) a pair of projections (28), and gripping portions (27). The projections project respectively from opposite surfaces (26a, 26b) of the holder body. The projection is retained in the hole. The gripping portions grip opposite side edge portions of the FPC. The holder holds the FPC in such a manner that the projection (28) is retained in the hole and that the side edge portions are gripped by the gripping portions (27), respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2002Publication date: January 9, 2003Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kaoru Matsumura
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Patent number: 6464540Abstract: In a connector unit having primary and secondary connectors (11 and 12) which have a plurality of primary contact leads (111) and a plurality of secondary contact leads (121) which correspond to the respective primary contact leads (111), the primary contact leads (111) have primary contact ends displaced from one another in a predetermined direction. The secondary contact leads (121) have secondary contact ends which are extended in an opposite direction to be contacted with the corresponding primary contact ends and which are displaced stepwise to compensate for the displacement of the primary contact ends and to thereby reduce a variation of sums of the primary and the secondary contact leads (111 and 121).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2001Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Nobuyuki Sato
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Patent number: RE47342Abstract: A cable bypass assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting a board mounted connector of an electronic device to a chip on the device board. The bypass cable assembly has a structure that permits it, where it is terminated to the board mounted connector and the chip member, or closely proximate thereto to replicate closely the geometry of the cable. The connector terminals are arranged in alignment with the cable signal conductors and shield extensions are provided so that shielding can be provided up to and over the termination between the cable signal conductors and the board connector terminal tails. Likewise, a similar termination structure is provided at the opposite end of the cable where a pair of terminals are supported by a second connector body and enclosed in a shield collar. The shield collar has an extension that engages the second end of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Christopher David Hirschy, Munawar Ahmad, Eran J. Jones, Stephen W. Hamblin, Darian Ross Schulz, Todd David Ward, Gregory B. Walz, Ebrahim Abunasrah, Rehan Khan