Abstract: The invention concerns a method for connecting a cable (4) to a connector part, such as a plug or socket, with electrical contacts (21). The cable comprises at least one layer (41) comprising several wires (42) arranged next to each other, the connector part comprising an interface (10, 60) with tracks for electrically connecting the wires of the layer (41) to the electrical contacts (21), and, when the wires of the layer are connected to the interface (10, 60), the layer is arranged flat. The invention also relates to the products obtained by the method.

Abstract: A bonding device for a wearable device includes a first bonding structure and a second bonding structure. The first bonding structure includes a first wire connecting member, a first bonding member and an elastic member, and has a plurality of first mechanical structures configured to form a first mechanical bond and a plurality of first electrical contacts configured to form a first electrical bond, and the second bonding structure includes a first signal connecting line, wherein the first wire connecting member, the first bonding member, and the elastic member form the first mechanical bond through the plurality of first mechanical structures; the first wire connecting member, the first bonding member, and the elastic member form the first electrical bond through the plurality of first electrical contacts; and the elastic member is electrically connected to the first signal connecting line to combine the first bonding structure and the second bonding structure.

Abstract: A current transmission assembly and a current transmission system are provided. The current transmission system includes the current transmission assembly and a circuit board structure. The current transmission assembly includes a pluggable component, at least one conductor component, and at least one electrically connecting component. The pluggable component includes a housing, two sets of electrically conductive arms, and two connecting members. Each of the two sets of electrically conductive arms is disposed inside the housing. Each of the conductor components includes an electrical insulator and a wire main body. The electrical insulator encircles the wire main body, so that a first terminal and a second terminal are exposed from the wire main body, and the first terminal is connected to one of the two connecting members. Each of the electrically connecting components includes a connecting portion, to which the second terminal of the wire main body is fixed.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a flat flexible cable disposed in the housing. The housing has a base and a cover movable with respect to the base between an open position and a closed position. The cover has a body and a protrusion protruding from the body. The flat flexible cable has an insulation material and a plurality of flat flexible conductors embedded in the insulation material. The flat flexible cable has an opening extending through the insulation material. The protrusion extends through the opening and abuts the base in the closed position of the cover.

Abstract: A printed circuit includes a first track, a second track, and at least one insulating layer extending between the first track and the second track. The printed circuit further includes a first through assembly of at least one first plated through hole and a second through assembly of at least one second plated through hole. Each first plated through hole and each second plated through hole connect together the first track and the second track by extending through the insulating layer. The first through assembly and the second through assembly respectively form a first branch and a second branch of a current divider bridge.

Abstract: A valve driver system for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold. The system includes a plurality of valve drivers, wherein each valve driver is configured to drive a zone of one or more valves of the manifold; and, a power board that separately powers the respective valve drivers such that the valve drivers are powered separately with a separate power source that can individually power the valve driver. A multiple safety zone valve driver system for driving a plurality of valves of a valve manifold. The system includes a plurality of valve drivers; a first safe PM output; and a second safe PM output. The first and second safe PM outputs are configured such that in response to a first type of safety event the first PM output shuts off power to the first one or more valve drivers and the second PM output maintains power to the second one or more valve drivers. A zoning adapter for adapting logical addresses of valve drivers to physical addresses of valves of a valve manifold.

Abstract: An automotive bus bar module includes a flat plate-shaped bus bar arranged to extend over electrodes of two adjacent unit batteries of a plurality of linearly arranged unit batteries of a battery assembly to electrically connect the electrodes to each other, a plurality of electric wires arranged to extend along an arrangement direction of the unit batteries, one of the plurality of electric wires being connected to the bus bar and an electric wire holding plate made of resin and arranged to extend over an upper surface of the bus bar, the electric wire holding plate holding the plurality of electric wires in a state of being parallel to each other and arranged planarly such that the plurality of electric wires extend along the arrangement direction of the unit batteries.

Abstract: A connector-attached circuit body include a circuit body including a flexible substrate having a wiring pattern, and a connector attached to the circuit body and including a terminal and a housing that accommodates the terminal. The terminal is electrically connected to the wiring pattern and extends in a thickness direction of the circuit body.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device.

Abstract: An interface arrangement (1) includes a plug connector (4) arranged on an interface board (3). Furthermore, the interface arrangement (1) includes an electrically conductive cover (10) at least partially surrounding the plug connector (4). The electrically conductive cover (10) is adapted to seal an interface opening of the housing, in which opening the plug connector (4) can be arranged, against electromagnetic radiation. The electrically conductive cover (10) includes at least one tab (19) with a latching device. The interface board (3) includes at least one receiving device, which is adapted to receive the at least one tab (19) and to latch with the latching device. A computer system with such an interface arrangement (1), and a method for assembling such an interface arrangement (1).

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for intelligent device initiated SAS Phy PM. Using device internal phy characteristics and future phy usage queue, the device determines optimal SAS Phy PM usage based on a predetermined configuration preference of power versus performance. The device achieves optimal SAS Phy PM Usage by implementing a state machine to manage phy PM states and transitions between the PM states. The device state machine includes capabilities to proactively initiate transitions to partial or slumber PM states, start early wake-up from partial or slumber PM states to mask the associated latency impacts of exiting partial or slumber PM states, and selectively reject host requests to enter a partial or slumber PM state.

Abstract: A circuit body for a vehicle is wired on a vehicle body of the vehicle for performing supply of electric power to an electrical component and communication of various communication signals with the electrical component. The circuit body includes: a plurality of control boxes separately disposed on the circuit body and capable of controlling input and output of at least one of the electric power and the communication signal; a trunk line harness connecting one of the plurality of control boxes and another of the plurality of control boxes; and a branch line harness connecting the control box and the electrical component. At least one of the plurality of control boxes is grounded via the electrical component connected to the branch line harness.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electrical connector includes inserting an electric terminal with an attached wire to an initially inserted position in a wire opening defined by a connector body. The electric terminal is moved through the wire opening in an insertion direction relative to the connector body. The electric terminal is attached to the connector body in a seated position, wherein the wire is coaxial with the wire opening.

Abstract: An electronic transfer card is provided, including a bottom shell, an upper cover located above the bottom shell, and an accommodating cavity formed by enclosing the bottom shell and the upper cover and provided with a socket and a window, a first and second plastic component are arranged in the accommodating cavity, the first plastic component is clamped in the bottom shell and provided with a plurality of first connecting terminals capable of electrically contacting with a clip piece, the second plastic component is partly overlapped in the first plastic component, the first plastic component is provided with a plurality of second connecting terminals electrically contacting with the clip piece and an electric conduction portion capable of performing information transmission to an external electronic component, and electric conduction portion is electrically communicated with each of the second connecting terminals; an electronic device is further provided, comprising the above transfer card.

Abstract: A coaxial cable terminator assembly includes an electrically insulative substrate carried by a non-conductive cap in a receiving area thereof. The substrate carries outer and inner termination connections and an electrically resistive connector that electrically connects the outer termination connection to the inner termination connection. Outer and inner contacts are electrically connected to the outer and inner termination connections, respectively. The outer and inner contacts are for electrically contacting coaxial outer and inner conductors, respectively, of the end of a coaxial cable for terminating the end of the coaxial cable, and the cap is for frictionally and non-conductively engaging the coaxial cable, when the end of the coaxial cable is inserted into the receiving area.

Abstract: A connector (F) includes a housing (10), terminal fittings (72) fixed to front end parts of wires (71) and inserted into the housing (10) from behind and a slack holding portion (43) formed on the housing (10) and configured to hold the wires (71) drawn out backward from the housing (10) in a slackened state. If the wire (71) vibrates behind the housing (10), the wire (71) held in the slackened state by the slack holding portion (43) is resiliently deformed to change a curvature thereof near the housing (10). Vibration energy of the wire (71) is attenuated by the wire (71) itself being resiliently deformed.

Abstract: A cable connector with a first body, a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of wires is provided. The first body comprises a plurality of first slots and a plurality of second slots. The terminals comprise a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. Each of the first terminals and the second terminals comprises a contacting zone, a fixing zone, and a riveting zone. The first terminals and the second terminals are respectively in the first slots and the second slots of the first body. Each of the wires having a connecting part corresponding to one of the riveting zones of the first terminals and the second terminals, and a part of some of the wires are covered by insulating layers. The connecting parts of the wires are connected with the riveting zones of the corresponding terminals.

Abstract: An electrical connection between two electrical harnesses is provided. The electrical harnesses include flexible printed circuits with embedded conductive tracks, each of which terminates in a receiving hole in a respective terminating region The terminating regions are connected together using conductive pins. The connection formation is then encapsulated by an encapsulating body formed of an insulating. The encapsulating body seals and protects the electrical connection, which is thus reliable and robust.

Abstract: A method associated with the related structures to prepare cable wires of a cable connector, comprising the steps of: extending a first type and a second type of cable wires through a wire spacer having a notch; securing the first and second types of wires to the spacer; bending the extended cable wires of the first type in the spacer notch; operating the extended cable wires of the second type; returning the extended cable wires of the first type; and operating the extended cable wires of both the first type and the second type. The second type may be coaxial cables and the operating steps on these coaxial cables may include steps of removing outer jackets and braidings.

Abstract: An electrical harness is formed from a flexible printed circuit board which provides a plurality of conductive tracks. The harness has one or more harness connectors at respective terminating regions of the flexible printed circuit board for joining the harness to complementary connectors. The or each harness connector includes a back-shell and one or more elongate terminals which are supported at a position within the back-shell such that, in use, when the harness connector joins with a complementary connector, the elongate terminals are presented for electrical connect at first ends thereof with mating terminals of the complementary connector. The or each terminating region of the harness has one or more receiving holes extending to respective conductive tracks of the harness.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulator, a PCB, first terminals, second terminals, and a FFC. The PCB is inserted in the slot. The PCB includes a first conductive parts embedded in the first slot holes and second conductive parts embedded in the second slot holes. The second terminals comprise first contacting parts and second contact parts. The first contacting parts are electrically connected the second conductive parts of the PCB. The insulator further comprises a cable slot, which connects the second slot holes so that the second contacting parts of the second terminals extend into the cable slot, to which the FFC is inserted in. The ends of the conductors are electrically connected the second contacting parts of the second terminals. Thus the problem with the existing soldering technology is solved since soldering is not needed.

Abstract: In a coupling structure of a wiring member for coupling a plurality of connector terminals with the wiring member which is configured by arranging in parallel a plurality of flat-type conductors in a width direction thereof and covering an outer periphery of the flat-type conductors by an insulation member, the connector terminals are electrically coupled to the wiring member in an orthogonal manner so as to match to terminal pitches of a complementary connector.

Abstract: A flexible flat cable assembly comprises: a flexible flat cable having two opposite top and bottom surfaces, and defining a plurality of golden fingers exposed out of the top surface; and a base attached to the bottom surface of the flexible flat cable and defining a protecting portion formed on a front end thereof to shield front ends of the plurality of golden fingers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector in which insertion of a substrate up to a proper position enables achievement of an electrical connection between the substrate and a contact point member. The connector includes a housing with an insertion recessed portion into which a substrate is to be inserted, a contact point member that includes a contact point portion which is installed in the housing, protrudes into an insertion recessed portion, and is electrically connected to a conductive portion of the substrate to be inserted, and position determining member which moves the contact point member, when the substrate is inserted into the insertion recessed portion of the housing, in such a manner that the contact point member is retracted from the insertion recessed portion and then protrudes into the insertion recessed portion to make an electrical connection to a conductive portion of the substrate.

Abstract: Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture, a plurality of input contacts, a plurality of output contacts, and a flexible printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductive pads and a plurality of conductive paths that each electrically connect a respective one of the input contacts to a respective one of the conductive pads. The conductive paths are arranged as a plurality of differential pairs of conductive paths, and each output contact includes a spring-biased base and an insulation displacement portion.

Abstract: A field-replaceable printed circuit board (“PCB”) cable assembly comprises at least one field-replaceable PCB, at least one cable, a connector with a plurality of beams, and top and bottom hood portions. A first end of the at least one field-replaceable PCB is attached to the at least one cable, and a second end of the at least one field-replaceable PCB is attached to the plurality of beams. The at least one field-replaceable PCB can be replaced by disassembling the hood portions, detaching the at least one field-replaceable PCB from the plurality of beams, and attaching at least one new field-replaceable PCB.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal connection device capable of suppressing deflection of a flexible integrated wiring. A terminal connection device for connecting a terminal portion of a flexible integrated wiring to a connector includes a first member having a mounting portion capable of mounting thereon the terminal portion, and an inclined portion formed in a rear end portion thereof located in an extending direction of the flexible integrated wiring; and a second member having a pressing portion formed so as to press the terminal portion, and a bending portion formed on a rear end portion located in the extending direction and formed along the inclined portion of the first member. The second member is formed so as to be attached to the first member in a state where the pressing portion presses the terminal portion and the bending portion bends the flexible integrated wiring along the inclined portion.

Abstract: A waterproof connector (1) comprises: retainers (50) and (60) which include an inner receiving portion (91) formed on opposite surfaces (51) and (61) which face a wiring substrate (30); and a first seal member (70) which is filled in at least the inner receiving portion (91). An outer receiving portion (92) is formed on outer surfaces (55) and (65) and side surfaces (50d), (50e), (60d), and (60e) of the retainers (50) and (60). Defective portions (58) and (68), which pass from the outer surfaces (55) and (65) to the inner receiving portion (91), are formed in the retainers (50) and (60). The inner receiving portion (91) communicates with the outer receiving portion (92) at the side surfaces (50d), (50e), (60d), and (60e). The first seal member (70) includes: an inner seal portion (70a) which is received in the inner receiving portion (91); and; a defective seal portion (70d) and a side seal portion (70c) which are formed integrally with the inner seal portion (70a).

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for providing a connection between a connector and a flex cable. In one embodiment, the connector scheme comprises: a flex ribbon having first and second sides, the first side being opposite the second site, where the flex ribbon has one or more traces on the first side and a ground plane on at least a portion of the second side; and a connector into which the flex ribbon is inserted to make an electrical connection thereto, where the connector has a metal shell in electrical contact with the ground plane while having contacts in electrical contact with the one or more traces.

Abstract: A connector includes a flat shaped flexible wiring and a slider having a terminal insert part and an attaching face. A terminal formed in the flat shaped flexible wiring is connected to a mating terminal of a mating connector at the terminal insert part. The terminal insert part includes a stepped part and a plurality of protruding parts which are respectively extended rearward from the stepped part so that face positions of upper faces of the protruding part are flush with a face position of the lower face of the front end part of the terminal insert part. The end part of the flat shaped flexible wiring is arranged in a surrounding part surrounded by the attaching face, the upper faces and the stepped part.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an outer housing having two side arms extended from two opposite lateral sides of a holder base thereof and defining with the holder base a sliding space, a movable inner housing movable in and out of the sliding space and having two upright sidewalls at two opposite lateral sides of a bottom panel thereof and defining with the bottom panel a mating space, mating contact pins mounted at the bottom panel of the movable inner housing and partially suspending in the mating space, and a flexible connection interface electrically connected with the mating contact pins and extending out of the movable inner housing and the outer housing for connection to an external transmission interface.

Abstract: A crucible handling shuttle includes a pair of opposed dual crucible-gripping arms mounted on a rotatable head. The shuttle is removably plugged into a sliding block of a carriage to move between a furnace and a crucible loading station. The carriage includes mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic plugs or sockets which couple to mating sockets or plugs of the shuttle. A linear actuator extends between the carriage and the furnace base to raise and lower the carriage and shuttle coupled thereto.

Abstract: A flexible flat cable assembly comprises: a flexible flat cable having two opposite top and bottom surfaces, and defining a plurality of golden fingers exposed out of the top surface; and a base attached to the bottom surface of the flexible flat cable and defining a protecting portion formed on a front end thereof to shield front ends of the plurality of golden fingers.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulator, into which a thin plate-like object is removably insertable, including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each of the contacts including first and second contact portions spaced from each other to allow the thin plate-like object to be inserted therebetween, and including a connecting portion connecting the first and second contact portions. At least one of the first and second contact portions contacts the thin plate-like object when inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion having a greater width than the contact insertion grooves is formed in each partition wall to superimpose part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and the partition walls prevent each hollow portion from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves.

Abstract: For connecting a mating connector in a first direction, a connector has a base, a cover, and a plate-like or sheet-like flexible connection member sandwiched between the base and the cover. The connection member includes a first portion extending in the first direction, a second portion extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a bent portion formed between the first portion and the second portion, and an ear portion provided on the first portion. The ear portion is near the bent portion and increases the size of the connection member in a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions. The cover has an actuator portion facing an edge of the ear portion in the first direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical connector assembly which comprises an insulative body, a PCB and a base. The insulative body comprises a plurality of first terminals, and the base comprises a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals and the second terminals are electrically connected through the PCB; wherein the base is disposed with a movable member. When the movable member is in an open status, an FFC is inserted into the base. When the movable member is in a close state, the movable member presses against a plurality of conductors of the FFC to establish an electrical connection with the second terminals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector for planar cables, which can reliably electrically connect a planar cable conductor and a mating terminal. The connector (1) for planar cables comprises: a planar cable (3) provided with a plurality of conductors; a connector housing (5) with an insertion port (31) where the planar cable (3) is inserted disposed on one side; and a fork-shaped mating terminal (7) that is inserted from the thickness direction of the planar cable (3) and electrically connected to a conductor.

Abstract: A body housing supports a plurality of terminals, and an end of a flat cable that includes a conductor-exposed portion is disposed in the body housing. The cover housing is attached to the body housing, and holds the plurality of terminals and a plurality of conductors so as to be sandwiched between the body housing and the cover housing. The terminals are provided with a raised portion that is formed such that a portion of the terminals protrudes, and the plurality of terminals and the plurality of conductors in the conductor-exposed portion are respectively welded together by performing resistance welding with the terminals and the conductors abutting against each other via the raised portion. This enables welding to be performed with a small current with regard to resistance welding of the plurality of terminals of the flat cable connector and the plurality of conductors of the flat cable, thus reducing power consumption during welding, and can also achieve stable welding quality.

Abstract: A data cable includes a first connector, two bolts, a number of wires extending from the first connector, and at least one connector electrically connected to the wires. The first connector includes an insulated main body. The main body includes an elongated installing portion and a short connection portion extending from a rear side of the installing portion. Opposite ends of the installing portion each define a through hole, and opposite ends of the connection portion each define a receiving hole. The bolts are configured to be detachably received in the receiving holes, and operable to mount the first connector to an object via the through holes.

Abstract: A connector includes an insulator, into which a thin sheet connection target is removably insertable, contacts, each provided with a fixed contact portion and a movable contact portion, and an actuator. Each fixed contact portion of the contacts is provided with a stopper protrusion and a hook portion provided on the stopper protrusion. Each movable contact portion of the contacts is provided with an engagement protrusion to be engaged with a cam portion formed in the actuator at the locked position. The actuator is provided with escape recesses, into each of which an end of the movable contact portions enter when the actuator is at the unlocked position. The actuator is provided with a rotation prohibition surface on a surface opposite to the escape recess, the rotation prohibition surface engaging with the hook portion from the fixed contact portion side when the actuator is at the unlocked position.

Abstract: A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical contact (10), in particular for an electronic control unit (50), includes a number of contact pins (56) and at least one electrical cable (14) which has a connector lug (28). The connector part (12) is accommodated in an interference fit (44) in a receiving chamber (40) of a housing part (36) that includes at least one contact strip (64).

Abstract: A SATA connector assembly is provided with an insulating housing, a plurality of data and power terminals, a PCB and an FFC, wherein the data and power terminals inserted in the insulating housing, the PCB secured to the insulating housing, the FFC soldered on the PCB, the data and power terminals are electrically interconnected the FFC by the PCB. The provision of the unitary construction feature of FFC can save the production cost due to its eliminating cable management equipment and the step of cable managing processes.

Abstract: A plug connector includes an insulating housing of which a rear surface is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing and each having a soldering tail projected beyond the rear surface of the insulating housing, and a propping lid which has a base block mounted against the rear surface of the insulating housing, and a plurality of insertion bolts protruded forwards from a front face of the base block for being inserted into the corresponding insertion holes to make the propping lid detachably mounted to the insulating housing. The soldering tails can be soldered with cables respectively by means of being positioned against a top and a bottom of the base block, or directly soldered onto a printed circuit board by means of demounting the propping lid from the insulating housing to set the soldering tails free.

Abstract: A cable assembly, comprising a housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the housing; a metal shell enclosing the housing; a cable electrically connected to the conductive terminals and a foil. The cable has a number of wires, a braided layer enclosing the wires and an outer insulative pin enclosing the braided layer, each wire has a conductor and an inner insulative pin enclosing the conductor, the braided layer is turned back and encloses a surface of the outer insulative pin. The foil encloses the braided layer which is turned back, and is sandwiched in the metal shell.

Abstract: A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board.

Abstract: A SATA electrical connector extends a lateral rib and a longitudinal guiding portion from a base surface of an insulator. The insulator and the terminals have intimate engagements, for minimizing height and width of the entire structure. The electrical connector can be joined to another electrical connector for forming an electrical connector assembly.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes an electrical connector, a flat cable, a flexible printed circuit electrically connecting the flat cable to the electrical connector, and a spacer fastened on the electrical connector for supporting the flexible printed circuit. The electrical connector includes an insulation housing and a plurality of terminals receiving in the housing and each of which has an tail exposed out of the housing. The flexible printed circuit includes a vertical connecting portion connected to the terminals of the electrical connector and a horizontal connecting portion separated from the vertical connecting portion and connected to one end of the flat cable.

Abstract: A low profile flat printed circuit connector has a plurality of terminals supported along a support bar. The terminals are spaced apart from each other and extend lengthwise in a connector housing. The terminals have body portions that engage the support bar and body portions that extend forwardly thereof. Contact portions are joined to the body portions and extend rearwardly and terminate in free ends so that they form a series of cantilevered contacts.

Abstract: A contact used in a cable assembly for connecting to cables includes a flat portion extending along a horizontal direction, a flat connecting portion forward extending from the flat portion, a pair of fastening arms respectively extending from two sides of the flat portion along a vertical direction and a mating portion formed by two curving pieces and respectively forwardly extending from the fastening arms; wherein said cables are soldered on the contacts.