With Mating Connection Region Formed By Bared Cable Patents (Class 439/495)
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Patent number: 7628642Abstract: An electrical connector for an FPC includes an insulative housing (1) defining a space (11) and a pair of engage surfaces (141) at opposite sides of the space; a plurality of terminals (2, 3) side-by-side arranged in the housing and each comprising a supporting arm with a curved portion (212, 312) thereof; and an actuator (4) rotatable assembled in the space of the housing defining shafts (43) being received in the curved portions and a pair of end posts (44) respectively extending from two longitudinal ends thereof, each end post defines a project portion (441); the project portions are engage with the engage surfaces to stop the actuator from moving off while the actuator is rotated relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsin-Lien Chen, Chia-Pin Liu
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Publication number: 20090298319Abstract: A cable connector comprising having a housing with an opening for receiving an end of a flat cable therein. The housing also has a plurality of terminal recesses, and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the recesses for connecting to conductive leads of the flat cable. The terminals are provided with solder connecting portions for adhering to conductive pads by soldering, and contact portions for contacting the flat cable conductive leads. The terminals recesses are at least partly defined by terminal holding walls confronting external surfaces of the terminals received therein, by broad width portions, and a cut-away portions formed between parts in the terminals holding walls, the parts facing the terminal solder connecting portions and contact portions, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Kazuya Takahashi, Masami Sasao
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Patent number: 7625232Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving an FPC, a pressing member assembled on the insulating housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and a pair of locking members retained on two ends of the insulating housing. The pressing member has a tongue plate inserted into the receiving cavity for urging the FPC. The tongue plate has a pair of standoff portions with a pair of depressed recesses thereon in order to engage with the locking members.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Han Lin, Kuo-Chun Hsu
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Patent number: 7625231Abstract: An adapter for a cable connector secured with a cable end portion to make the electrical connection by being removably mounted on a receptacle of the cable connector includes a pair of operation portions, a pair of guide pins integrally formed in front of the operation portions and each having a pointed end portion at the front, a protection portion for connecting the operation portions at the rear lower part, a connection portion for connecting the operation portions at the front upper part, and a reinforcing portion for connecting the pair of guide pins, wherein the protection portion and the connection portion have an interval in the longitudinal and vertical directions and are disposed in parallel to each other, and the lower surfaces of the connection portion and the reinforcing portion are continuous flush to form a stationary surface for securing the cable end portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Takahira
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Publication number: 20090264009Abstract: The present invention discloses an electric connector assembly including an insulator body, a fixed part, multiple terminals, a flexible flat cable (FFC) and a metal case. The insulator body has a rectangular base, multiple accommodating tanks are located one side of the base, and an inserting part passing through the inner place of the base is located at the edge of the other side of the base. The fixed part is assembled at the inserting part of the insulating body and can accommodating multiple terminals. Each terminal has an upper contact arm and a lower contact arm, which can simultaneously contact with the FFC and maintain the steadiness of the FFC. At least one side surface of the FFC has multiple contact points, which are clipped between the terminals for electrically connection. The metal case covering one side of the insulator body seizes the FFC to achieve the grounding function.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: P-TWO INDUSTRIES Inc.Inventors: Chien Chun WANG, Wen Lun WANG
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Patent number: 7604499Abstract: An electrical connector to be connected to a flat conductive member includes a housing; and a terminal disposed in the housing. The terminal includes a fixed arm portion, a movable arm portion, and a connecting portion connecting the fixed arm portion and the movable arm portion. The movable arm portion includes a pressing portion on one end portion thereof and a pressed portion on the other end portion thereof. The electrical connector further includes a pressing member disposed to be movable between an open position to a closed position for pressing the pressed portion; and a regulating portion disposed on at least one of the housing and the fixed arm portion for regulating the pressing member at the closed position from moving toward the connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Siro Sunaga
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Patent number: 7601017Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector for fastening a flexible flat cable. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, a pair of shims and a flip cover. The flip cover has rotatable portions pivotally disposed within the guiding grooves of the terminals, which enable the flip cover to rotate between a position for an open loop and a position for a closed loop. When the flip cover is in the position for an open loop, the rotatable portions are embedded into the guiding grooves. When the flip cover is in the position for a closed loop, the rotatable portions are propped against the upper arms and the lower arms simultaneously such that the upper contact portions are propped downwards tightly against the flexible flat cable to securely hold and position the flexible flat cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: P-Two Industries, Inc.Inventors: Chien Chun Wang, Chih-Ping Chung
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Patent number: 7597584Abstract: A connector comprises an insulator, a plurality of contacts, and a mold-in shell. The plurality of contacts and the mold-in shell are integrally formed with the insulator. The mold-in shell has a first body, a second body, and coupling portions. The coupling portions couples the first body and the second body so that the first body and the second body differ in positions in a Z-direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventor: Takahiro Yamaji
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Publication number: 20090247003Abstract: An electric flat cable wire connection structure for connecting to a mating connector has a plurality of individual electric wires, a plate-shaped intermediate member, a contact part, and a coupler. The plurality of individual electric wires are arranged in a row. The plate-shaped intermediate member has an electric wire connecting part to which the respective ends of the plurality of individual electric wires are connected. The contact part is received by the mating connector. The coupler grasps the intermediate member to which the plurality of individual electric wires are connected for guiding the intermediate member to a predetermined position of the mating connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: Isao Igarashi
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Patent number: 7591671Abstract: A connector including a body, a plurality of connector pins on the body, at least one dummy pin on the body, and a protective layer covering a portion of each connector pin and a portion of each of the at least one dummy pin, where a contour of the protective layer at a boundary region defines that lengths of uncovered portions, of at least two connector pins, are different.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Hwan Kim, Kyu Han Bae, Kyu Seob Han
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Publication number: 20090233462Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises a FFC module and a receptacle connector mating with the FFC module. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received into the insulative housing. The FFC module comprises a pair of FFCs paralleled with each other and at least one reinforcing plate disposed between the pair of FFCs and integrated with the pair of FFCs. Each FFC defines a plurality of conductors arranged side by side, and insulating films laminated on the both sides of the conductors. Two end portions of the conductors are exposed out of the insulating film for contacting with the terminals to achieve electric connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
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Patent number: 7581973Abstract: A cam structure is pivotally moving between electronic parts to act on the other parts, which enables the action on the other parts upon pivotal movement to be varied by partly modifying a cam shape of the cam structure. For example, when the cam structure is pivotally moved in a connector to bring contacts into contact with a connecting object inserted in the connector, contact pressure of the contacts is controlled by partly modifying the cam shape of the cam structure. The cam structure has advantages that its cam portion can be pivotally moved by a slight force without requiring any large force and being capable of shifting the timing at which the cam contacts the mating parts depending upon customers specifications.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: DDK Ltd.Inventor: Takeki Fukazawa
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Patent number: 7581983Abstract: A connector includes an insulating housing defining a first mouth and a receiving recess, a plurality of first terminals disposed in the insulating housing and stretching into the first mouth, a first actuator rotatably mounted to the first mouth, and a plurality of second terminals disposed in the insulating housing and each having two connecting arms spaced from each other. Free ends of the connecting arms respectively define a contact portion stretching into the receiving recess. Wherein one flexible printed circuit board can be inserted into the first mouth and pressed downward by the first actuator to electrically contact the first terminals, another flexible printed circuit board can be inserted into the receiving recess and clipped between the connecting arms to electrically contact the contact portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng Tsung Yuan, Yung Chi Peng
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Patent number: 7581974Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for connecting a sheet-like connection member includes an insulating housing (1)provided with a plurality of conductive terminals (2, 3), defining a pair of slot (15) at opposite ends thereof. A pair of retaining members (4) is embedded in the slot (15), each comprises a retaining portion (44) retained in the slot (15), a bending portion (41) and a soldering portion (42) extending from a top edge and a bottom edge thereof respectively. The bending portion (41) and the solder portion (42) extend in an adverse direction and the bending portion is abutting against a top portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tian-Hong Liu, Chi Zhang
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Publication number: 20090215309Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector frame, a plurality of contacts disposed in the connector frame, a plurality of cables, each of which includes at least one center conductor. The at least one center conductor of each of the plurality of cables is directly connected to a respective one of the plurality of contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2008Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: John Mongold, Brian Vicich
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Patent number: 7578688Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit, comprising: a housing comprising a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing; and an actuator pivotally mounted to the housing for rotating movement between an opened position and a closed position, the actuator comprising a flat member, a pair of supporting mechanism each integrally formed on opposite ends of the flat member, and an arrangement provided adjacent to the supporting mechanism limiting pivotal movement of the actuator when the actuator in the opened position.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chun-Kung Wu
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Patent number: 7563128Abstract: A connector includes contacts each having a contact portion, an elastic portion and a fulcrum portion between the contact portion and a connection portion, and a pressure receiving portion; a housing fixing the contacts; and a slider having urging portions pivotally moved between the connection and pressure receiving portions of the contacts to urging the contact portions against the circuit board, thereby achieving reliable connection and miniaturization of the connector. In an aspect, the housing is formed on the side of a board insertion opening with a recessed portion for conducting the board. In another aspect, the contact includes upper and lower contact portions one above the other arranged alternately staggered so as to be connected to a circuit board having contact portions alternately staggered, so that no defective connection occurs, even if the circuit board is inserted erroneously upside down.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: DDK Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Jun-ichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 7559792Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) with pluralities of terminals (2, 4) thereon. The housing comprises two opposite sidewalls (101, 102), two opposite endwalls (103) respectively located on two ends of the sidewalls and a receiving cavity (10) defined therebetween with an opening. A first and a second retaining wall (16, 17) are located on each endwall (103) to define a groove (12) theretween, wherein the groove (12) defines a first latching portion (13) adjacent to the first retaining wall (16) near to the opening of the receiving cavity, and an entry (106) is defined between the first latching portion (13) and the second retaining wall (17). The slider (3) comprises a base plate (30), a tongue plate (32) insertable to the receiving cavity and two latching arms (33) insertable to the groove (12) through the entry (106).Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Han Lin, Guo-Jiun Shiu, Ti-Li Wei
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Patent number: 7559772Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, which includes an insulative housing and a flexible bus inserted into the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base defining a slot therein, and a mating portion connected with the base. Mounting portions are integrally formed on opposite sides of the base for receiving fixing sheets. The flexible bus has a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface forming a plurality of contact points on an end thereof. When the flexible bus extends into the slot of the insulative housing, contact points of the flexible bus are exposed out of a side of the mating portion for electrically connecting with a mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.Inventor: Wang-Kun Tsai
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Publication number: 20090176403Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Guo-Hua Yang, David Ko, Su-Feng Liu
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Publication number: 20090170368Abstract: In the case that a distance between contact portions and fixed portions of contacts of a connector is 2 mm or more, the contacts are each provided with an engaging portion in the proximity of the fixed portion, and the housing is provided in the inserting holes for the contacts with anchoring portions at locations corresponding to the engaging portions of the contacts so that the engaging portions of the contacts engage the anchoring portions of the housing, thereby preventing the contact portions of the contacts from being deformed and collapsed into a fitting opening by a connecting object, and preventing the contacts from buckling or being damaged and hence preventing any defective electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Takuya Higeta, Yoshinori Yabe
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Patent number: 7553183Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening at a front end thereof for receiving an end of the flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array and spaced laterally along the opening. An actuator is movably mounted for pivotal movement between an open position allowing the flat circuit to be inserted into the opening with substantially zero insertion forces, a closed position biasing the flat circuit against contact portions of the terminals and an intermediate position whereat the flat circuit is tentatively held in stable condition while allowing readjustment thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Kousuke Taketomi, Atsuhito Horino, Tomonari Kaneko
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Patent number: 7544088Abstract: A communications connector with a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed circuit board is electronically and mechanically connected to the plug interface contacts of the jack near the plug/jack interface, in order to provide effective crosstalk compensation. The flexible printed circuit board has fingers at one end allowing it to flex as individual plug interface contacts are depressed when a plug is installed into the jack. The flexible printed circuit board, or a flexible portion of a printed circuit board, is provided with elongated extensions for certain conductors to accommodate the connection of six-contact or eight-contact plugs to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Jack E. Caveney, Scott M. Lesniak
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Patent number: 7540763Abstract: In an electrical connector adapted to be interposed between two connection objects to electrically connect the connection objects to each other, a flexible conductive film, mounted on a base member, includes a flexible insulating film having an outer surface and an inner surface. The flexible insulating film is folded near a rear edge of the base member into a generally U shape with the outer surface kept on the outside. The flexible conductive film has a film conductive pattern formed not only the outer surface of the flexible insulating film but also on the inner surface of the flexible insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Takuya Takahashi, Takeshi Takahashi
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Patent number: 7540764Abstract: A first contact and a second contact are inserted into one and the same inserting hole of a housing so that contact portions of the first and second contacts are facing to each other. The first contacts each include the contact portion at one end and a connection portion at the other end. The second contacts each includes a first piece having the contact portion at one end and a pressure receiving portion at the other end, a second piece having connection portion at an outer end, and an elastic jointing-portion for jointing the first piece and the remaining end of the second piece. A pivoting member includes an actuating portion, pushing portions, and anchoring holes. The pushing portions are pivotally moved between the pressure receiving portions and the connection portions of the second contacts, during which pivotal movement, the axis of rotation of the pushing portions is moved with their pivotal movement to achieve their compact rotation.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: DDK Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Yuki Nakano
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Patent number: 7540762Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10) defining a receiving space (12) for receiving a sheet-like connection member. A plurality of conductive terminals (20) each defines a contacting portion (241, 251) projecting to the receiving space. A slider (40) includes a tongue portion (43) to be movable inserted into the receiving space (12) and urging the sheet-like connection member to engage with the contacting portions. The tongue portion has a first portion (431) and a second portion (43) in an inserting direction thereof, and the second portion (43) is shorter than the first portion (431) in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the inserting direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Han Lin, Kuo-Chun Hsu
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Patent number: 7537463Abstract: An array of ultra-thin metallic foil strips of predetermined thickness electrically connected to a printed circuit board, cables or attached to wires. An associated power source, on the printed circuit board, or attached to the circuit board, cables or wires, directs an electrical current through one or more of the strips in the array of foil strips. Depending upon the use of the circuit board, the foil strips can be used to start or to end an operation. The selection of the foil strip makes use of the electrical properties of the selected metal such as its resistivity as well as the thickness, length and width of the foil strips to provide a strip with characteristics required to achieve a preselected result. As an electric current is provided by a power source, it passes through contacts connected to the one or more foil strips. The application of current through the metallic material can be used to achieve a number of results, such as to act as a heating element.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Dominic Anthony Farole, Keith Edwin Miller
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Publication number: 20090130896Abstract: A cable assembly (1) includes an insulated housing (2) having a base portion (21) and a mating portion (22) extending forwardly from the base portion; a plurality of terminals (3) received in the insulated housing; a retainer (214) formed on the base portion, said retainer defining a cavity (215) with a rear outlet; a sensor (7) accommodated in the cavity of the retainer; and a lid member (8) covering the rear outlet of the retainer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Wei-Ya Cheng, Su-Feng Liu, Bin Xu
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Patent number: 7534131Abstract: The present invention discloses a flexible flat cable connector comprising an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a cover. The conductive terminals are inserted into the terminal grooves of the insulating body, and the cover is assembled on the top of the containing space of the insulating body. The first switch terminal and the second switch terminal are disposed in the insulating body, and the first switch terminal is located above the second switch terminal. When a flexible flat cable which has a lobe located at the one side is inserted into the containing space, the lobe of the flexible flat cable can contact against on the first switch terminal which then presses downwardly to the second switch terminal so as to detect whether or not the flexible flat cable is correctly positioned, and cause the flexible flat cable to conduct with the conductive terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.Inventor: Chih Ping Chung
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Patent number: 7534130Abstract: A cable connector includes a housing, a first contact having a first contact unit opposed to a front surface of a cable and an engaging and pivoting unit opposed to a back surface of the cable, a second contact which is provided in the housing and which has a second contact unit opposed to the front surface of the cable and a wall opposed to the back surface of the cable, and a cover which is turnably supported on the engaging and pivoting unit by a through hole into which the engaging and pivoting unit is inserted and a cam unit engaged with the engaging and pivoting unit. The engaging and pivoting unit is engaged with the cam unit so that the cover can move in an inserting and releasing direction of the cable. The wall limits movement of the cover in an inserting direction of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirohisa Tanaka, Shunsuke Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7530831Abstract: An electrical connector for a flat conductive member include a housing; a first terminal including a first fixing arm portion, a first movable arm portion, and a first connecting portion; a second terminal including a second fixing arm portion, a second movable arm portion, and a second connecting portion; and a pressing member for pressing a first pressure receiving portion and a second pressure receiving portion so that the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion press the flat conductive member. The pressing member includes a cam portion having a small radius cam portion and a large radius cam portion. The small radius cam portion contacts with the first pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the open position. The large radius cam portion presses the first pressure receiving portion and the second pressure receiving portion when the pressing member is situated at the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norimasa Nishimatsu, Fuminobu Tamura
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Patent number: 7527511Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board connector includes an insulating housing defining two insertion spaces which are opposite to each other and separated by a partition therebetween and two groups of terminal slots defined by and corresponding to the respective insertion spaces. A pair of covers engages in a rotatable manner with the insulating housing for covering the respective insertion spaces, and two groups of terminals are respectively disposed in the two groups of terminal slots of the insulating housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yung-Chi Peng, Ning-Lang Cheng
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Patent number: 7524204Abstract: A coupling spring portion 15 connecting a movable beam 13 and a fixed beam 14 is formed in a shape of extending toward a connector rear end in a curved manner, so that, even if a joined portion of the coupling spring portion 15 is disposed at an approximately central portion of the fixed beam 14, an insertion space for a connection object is secured sufficiently. Simultaneously, a distance X from a swinging center W of the movable beam 13 to a front side contact point 13a of the movable beam 13 and a distance Y there from to an actuator operating point Q are set to be approximately equal to each other, so that a contact pressure of the movable beam 13 to the connection object is kept approximately constant by causing an operation amount of the actuator 16 to the movable beam 13 and a working amount of the movable beam 13 at the front side contact point 13a to approximately coincide with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: I-PEX Co., LtdInventors: Yoshinobu Shimada, Jin Tateishi
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Patent number: 7520774Abstract: An micro coaxial cable connector assembly, comprising: an elongate insulative housing having a base portion, a tongue portion extending from the base portion, and a plurality of passageways defined through the base portion and the tongue portion; a plurality of contacts received in the passageways of the insulative housing; a FPC received in the tongue portion; a plurality of wires soldered on the FPC received in the tongue portion; a conductive grounding shield covered onto the insulating housing and the tongue portion; a insulative film adhibited under the conductive grounding shield so that the assembly of the electrical connector is convenient.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuneki Watanabe
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Patent number: 7509732Abstract: The crimping apparatus crimps a conductor of a FFC (flexible flat cable) to a terminal. The crimping apparatus has a crimping portion and a pressing portion. The crimping portion has an anvil and a crimper which pinch the terminal and the conductor of FFC therebetween. The pressing portion has a pair of stopping bars. The stopping bars each are inserted into a through hole defined in the crimper. The stopping bars of the pressing portion press the conductor positioned on a bottom wall of the terminal against the bottom wall. The crimping portion crimps crimping pieces of the terminal with the stopping bars pressing the conductor against the bottom wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventor: Hideto Kumakura
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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: 7507112Abstract: A low insertion force connector coupling apparatus includes a low insertion force connector body. A cable channel is defined by the low insertion force connector body. A plurality of low insertion force connector contact members are located on the low insertion force connector body adjacent to the cable channel. A cable securing member is located adjacent the cable channel and is operable to engage a cable coupling member on a cable such that a plurality of flat flexible cable contact members on the cable may not be disengaged from the plurality of low insertion force connector contact members without disengagement of the first cable securing member and the cable coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventor: Kevin Mundt
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Patent number: 7500869Abstract: A connector includes a base, at least one first terminal, an upper cover, and a sliding structure. The base includes two opposite sides for defining the receiving space. The first terminal includes a contact end and a fixed end, wherein the contact end is disposed in the receiving space and the fixed end extends outside the receiving space. The upper cover includes two opposite edges. The sliding structure is disposed on the two opposite sides of the base that correspond to the two opposite edges of the upper cover. In this sliding structure, the two opposite edges are able to slide along the two opposite sides.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventor: Lin Wang
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Patent number: 7497695Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection structure for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC has an elongated substrate, and plural conductors are laminated on a surface of the substrate for extending along an axial direction of the substrate. The printed wiring board has an insertion opening provided at an edge surface for being inserted by a top end portion of the FPC, and plural line connecting terminals formed on an internal wall surface of the insertion opening. The top end portion of the FPC has a slider including plural elastic deformable first contacts, and a first housing for holding the plurality of contacts. The FPC is inserted into the insertion opening of the printed wiring board such that one end of the first contact presses the conductor and the other end of the first contact presses the line connecting terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Uchida, Hiroshi Yamane, Akihito Funakoshi, Kazuto Miura
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Patent number: 7494366Abstract: A connector includes contacts each having a contact portion, an elastic portion and a fulcrum portion between the contact portion and a connection portion, and a pressure receiving portion; a housing fixing the contacts; and a slider having urging portions pivotally moved between the connection and pressure receiving portions of the contacts to urging the contact portions against the circuit board, thereby achieving reliable connection and miniaturization of the connector. In an aspect, the housing is formed on the side of a board insertion opening with a recessed portion for conducting the board. In another aspect, the contact includes upper and lower contact portions one above the other arranged alternately staggered so as to be connected to a circuit board having contact portions alternately staggered, so that no defective connection occurs, even if the circuit board is inserted erroneously upside down.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: DDK Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Jun-ichi Watanabe
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Patent number: 7488198Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (100) for connecting a sheet-like connection member (5) with a plurality of conductive pads (50) thereon. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (10) for receiving the FPC and a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in the insulating housing to connect the corresponding conductive pads. Each terminal (2) comprises two resilient arms (24,25) located at one side of the receiving cavity (10) and having contact portions at their distal ends to be exposed to the receiving cavity to electrically contact with one single conductive pad (50) which can increase the reliability of the connection between the conductive terminal and the conductive pad of the FPC.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guo-Jiun Shiu, Min-Han Lin, Ti-Li Wei
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Patent number: 7484994Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
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Patent number: 7484967Abstract: The present invention is to prevent a snapping of wiring patterns formed on a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board by bending the FPC board and to make the length of the pattern short to suppress the degradation of high frequency signals transmitted on the wiring pattern. The FPC board provides a via hole in the land region formed on a primary surface of the FPC board and to be attached to the host board. The wiring pattern, which is formed on a secondary surface opposite to the primary surface and is made of copper foil, is drawn from the via hole at the secondary surface. The wiring pattern is covered by a cover layer. Bending the FPC board such that the primary surface is outside, the FPC board is bent at a boundary of the land region at the primary surface, while; the FPC board provides the cover layer on a region of the secondary surface corresponding to the land region, which prevents the wiring pattern on the second region from snapping.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Moriyasu Ichino, Satoshi Yoshikawa
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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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Patent number: 7476124Abstract: An apparatus which establishes an electrical feedthrough for a substrate, such as a housing wall of a data storage device enclosure. A one-piece dielectric body has a base portion configured for support adjacent the substrate, a first projection extending from the base portion through an aperture of the substrate, and a second projection extending from the base portion opposite the first projection. At least one, and preferably a plurality of, electrically conductive traces are plated onto the dielectric body. The trace(s) continuously extend along the first projection, the base portion and the second projection. The dielectric body is preferably formed of a plateable plastic, and the trace(s) are preferably formed thereon using a suitable metallization process. A flex circuit comprising a substantially rectangular, flexible dielectric ribbon preferably attaches to the second projection to establish an electrical communication path with a component interior to the substrate, such as an actuator.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Michael Allen Mewes, Daniel Dennis Dittmer
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Patent number: 7473125Abstract: An electrical connector is connected to a flat conductive member having a connecting portion. The electrical connector includes a housing formed of an insulating material and having a receptacle space for receiving the flat conductive member; a terminal arranged in the housing along a first direction; a metal member disposed in the housing, said metal member including an attaching portion attached to the housing, an arm portion extending from the attaching portion, and an extending portion extending inward from the arm portion; and a pressing member supported on one of the housing, the terminal, and the metal member to be rotatable for pressing a contact portion of the terminal against the connecting portion. The extending portion extends close to the flat conductive member and overlaps with the flat conductive member when the flat conductive member is inserted into the receptacle space.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Haruhiko Murakami
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Publication number: 20090004910Abstract: An adapter for a cable connector secured with a cable end portion to make the electrical connection by being removably mounted on a receptacle of the cable connector includes a pair of operation portions, a pair of guide pins integrally formed in front of the operation portions and each having a pointed end portion at the front, a protection portion for connecting the operation portions at the rear lower part, a connection portion for connecting the operation portions at the front upper part, and a reinforcing portion for connecting the pair of guide pins, wherein the protection portion and the connection portion have an interval in the longitudinal and vertical directions and are disposed in parallel to each other, and the lower surfaces of the connection portion and the reinforcing portion are continuous flush to form a stationary surface for securing the cable end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Hiroshi TAKAHIRA
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Publication number: 20080318466Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10) defining a receiving space (12) for receiving a sheet-like connection member. A plurality of conductive terminals (20) each defines a contacting portion (241, 251) projecting to the receiving space. A slider (40) includes a tongue portion (43) to be movable inserted into the receiving space (12) and urging the sheet-like connection member to engage with the contacting portions. The tongue portion has a first portion (431) and a second portion (43) in an inserting direction thereof, and the second portion (43) is shorter than the first portion (431) in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the inserting direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Min-Han Lin, Kuo-Chun Hsu
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Patent number: 7467962Abstract: A connector for a flat conductor includes a terminal maintaining a flat plane shape and having a fixed arm portion and a movable arm portion extending in a same direction. The fixed arm portion and the movable arm portion are connected through a joining portion at an intermediate portion thereof in a longitudinal direction thereof. A housing securely holds the fixed arm portion. The movable arm portion has a press portion on one end thereof in a longitudinal direction thereof and a pressed portion on the other end thereof. A cam portion of a pressure member presses the pressed portion to displace the pressed portion when the pressure member moves in a specific direction. When the pressed portion is displaced within the plane, the movable arm portion is displaced around the joining portion as a lever to displace the press portion, so that the press portion presses the flat conductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shiro Sunaga
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Patent number: 7455556Abstract: The electrical contact may include a center portion, a first spring arm and a second spring arm. The center portion may include a retention member, The second spring arm may include a looped end.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Cinch Connectors, Inc.Inventors: David W. Mendenhall, Hecham K. Elkhatib, Richard Miklinski, Jr., Alan A. Raclawski