Stacked Right-angle Connector For Use On Printed Circuit Board (i.e., Pcb) Patents (Class 439/541.5)
  • Publication number: 20100035465
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first housing (1) defining a receiving space (11) therethrough. A second housing (2) includes a main body (20) retained in the receiving space (11) of the first housing and a pair of tongue plates (21) projecting to an exterior of the first housing. A plurality of terminals (3) are mounted on the second housing. An inner shell (4) defines a first receiving cavity (41) for receiving said tongue plates (21) therein and a pair of fork shaped locking plates (45,46) extending rearward for locking with protrusion portions (22) formed on the main body (20) of the second housing. An outer shell (5) surrounds the first housing (1). A plurality of clips (7) each includes a first contacting portion (721) contacting with the locking plates of the inner shell (4) and a second contacting portion (731) contacting with the outer shell (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Zhen-Sheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7658615
    Abstract: A card connector (100) mounted on a printed circuit board to connect with an electronic element, includes an insulating housing (50) retaining a plurality of terminals (51), a shell (31) covering on the insulating housing to define a cavity (20) for receiving a card, the cavity defining a first portion (310) and a second portion (311), the first portion having a width greater than that of the second portion along a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the card, a void space (34) located at a lateral side of the second portion, and at a front of the first portion, and a mating connector (14) mounted on the printed circuit board and located at the void space for connecting the card connector with the electronic element electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7654869
    Abstract: A card connector (100) for connecting with an electronic element, includes a first connector (30) comprising a first insulating housing (50) retaining a plurality of first terminals (51) and a first cavity (20) for receiving a first card; a second connector (40) stacked with the first connector and comprising a second insulating housing (60) retaining a plurality of second terminals (131) and a second cavity (80) for receiving a second card; a printed circuit board (10) sandwiched by the first connector and the second connector, the first terminals and the second terminals set on opposite sides of the circuit board; and a third connector (14) mounted on the printed circuit board for connecting the first connector and the second connector with the electronic element electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7651371
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for receiving a mating plug (200) having an insulative housing (10), a set of first contacts (21), and a set of second contacts (22). The insulative housing includes a base portion (13), a wafer (14), and a latch mechanism fastened the wafer to the base portion. The electrical contacts are attached to the insulative housing and each has a contact section (214, 222) connecting with the plug and a mounting section (213, 224) extending out of the insulative housing. The contact sections of the first contacts are staggered with the contact sections of the second contacts along a mating direction of the electrical connector, and wherein the contact sections of the first contacts are closed to a front edge of the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Yi, Tod M. Harlan, Richard L. Malehorn, Jia-Yong He, Terrance F. Little
  • Patent number: 7648390
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of first contacts (20), a contact module (30) and a metallic shell (40). The insulative housing has a mating face (14), a first receiving cavity (15) and a second receiving cavity (16) recessed from the mating face. The first contacts are disposed in the insulative housing. The contact module is received in the second receiving cavity and has an insulative base (31), a number of second contacts (32) and a shielding plate (33). The metallic shell is attached to the mating face of the insulative housing and having a plate section (41) defining a central opening (410) in alignment with the first receiving cavity, and a pair of opposite ends (42) extending from the plate section and inserted in the insulative housing. The metallic shell has electrical connection with the shielding plate of the contact module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dao-Kuan Zhang, Qing Wan
  • Patent number: 7641515
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a shielding cage and a center plate. The shielding cage includes side walls with ports disposed between the side walls. The ports are configured to receive a mating connector through a mating interface of the shielding cage. The center plate is disposed between and couples the side walls to one another. The center plate separates the ports and includes dividing plates and a connecting plate formed with the dividing plates. The dividing plates include spring members extending into the ports to engage the mating connectors received in the ports. The connecting plate extends along the mating interface to interconnect the dividing plates at a location proximate to the mating interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David S. Szczesny, Michael Eugene Shirk, Michael J. Phillips, Keith McQuilkin Murr
  • Patent number: 7632140
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2) comprising a base section (20) and a fixing portion (22) extending laterally from the base section, an ejecting mechanism (6, 7) mounted in the fixing portion, a plurality of first terminals (3) received in the base section for electrically engaging with a first card, a terminal module (45) located under the insulating housing and receiving a plurality of second terminals (6) for electrically engaging with a second card, and a socket device (9) comprising a spacer (91) mounted on a rear end of the insulating housing, a daughter board (92) in alignment with the spacer and having a plurality of connecting pins (921), and a rear socket (93) connecting with the connecting pins. Wherein the first terminals and the second terminals pass through corresponding terminal holes (912, 913) defined on the spacer, and engage with corresponding conductive portions (923, 924) formed on the daughter board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7632139
    Abstract: A connector having USB and eSATA interfaces is used in an electronic device for connecting with an external storage device. The electronic device includes a SATA socket on a circuit board thereof. The connector includes one or more USB ports and an eSATA port. The eSATA port is stacked with the USB ports and includes a first connecting terminal and a second connecting terminal. The first connecting terminal is electrically connected to the external storage device. The second connecting terminal is electrically connected to the SATA socket through a transmission line, so that high-speed data transmission between the external storage device and the circuit board of the electronic device is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Acer Inc.
    Inventors: Sun-Chung Chou, Nien-Yu Liao
  • Publication number: 20090305555
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connector includes a first insulator and a second insulator mounted together. The first insulator includes a first connector and a receiving opening under a bottom wall of the first connector. The second insulator includes a second connector and a top wall. The bottom wall of the first connector includes a first retention member and the top wall of the second insulator defines a second retention member for mating with the first retention member. The first retention member is a protrusion or a dovetail shaped recess, and the second retention member is a rest of the protrusion or the dovetail shaped recess. The protrusion has an upper narrow section and a lower wide section under a condition that when the protrusion is received in the dovetail shaped recess, a movement therebetween can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-JIANG WANG, JIA-YONG HE, ZHONG-HUA YAO, QI-SHENG ZHENG
  • Patent number: 7628645
    Abstract: The invention has an object of providing a connector for connecting between a printed circuit board and a test device, capable of easily attaching and detaching the connector at low cost. The connector includes at least one conducting pin 28 that is protruded from a connector body, and at least one fixing pin 30 that is extended substantially in parallel with the conducting pin. The fixing pin 30 is longer than the conducting pin 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masayuki Baba, Shuichi Kameyama
  • Patent number: 7625243
    Abstract: An extension to USB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and a plurality of differential contacts for transferring differential signals located behind/forward the four standard USB contacts along a front-to-rear direction. The four conductive contacts are adapted for USB 2.0 protocol and the plurality of differential contacts are adapted for non-USB 2.0 protocol. The extension to USB is capable of mating with a complementary standard USB 2.0 connector and a non-USB 2.0 connector, alternatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Chong Yi, James M. Sabo, Joseph Ortega, Gary E. Biddle
  • Patent number: 7621776
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing including a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a left side, and a right side, and a printed circuit board carried by the housing and carrying electronics for operation of the wireless communication device. The printed circuit board defines a plane, and a socket is disposed in the housing and connected to the circuit board. The socket is configured to allow substantially perpendicular receipt of a removable memory device relative to the plane defined by the printed circuit board, in a manner such that the socket defines a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane defined by the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: David A. Krula
  • Patent number: 7618285
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a bracket (1) comprising a partition bar (10) and a pair of lower stands (12) extending downwardly from two opposite sides of the partition bar (10), a first electrical connector (2) located on the partition bar (10). The first electrical connector (2) includes a housing (20) defining a plurality of passages (207), a plurality of terminals (21) inserted into the passages (207), and a shell (22) covering the housing (20). The housing (20) is positioned above the partition bar (10). The bracket (10) further includes a lower receiving space (120) disposed under the partition bar (10) and the lower stands (12) there between. The passages (207) include a plurality of first passages (2071) arranged in three rows and a second passage (2072) different from the first passages (2071). The first passages (2071) and the second passage (2072) formed on opposite sides of the first housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing-Hai Xiang, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090275239
    Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing defining a card receiving space and a plurality of contacts for mating with a first card and a second card wider than the first card. A card restriction member is fixed to the insulative housing and includes a deformable main body upwardly extending into the card receiving space. The main body includes a pair of raised portions protruding upwardly beyond a guiding surface thereof with a depression formed between said pair of raised portions. With insertion of the first and the second cards into the card receiving space, the first card is received in the depression and restricted by the raised portions, and the second card is restricted by the side walls of the insulative housing for stable guiding insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Shi-Gui Zhang, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Patent number: 7611380
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connector assembly comprises a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector stacked with the first electrical connector. The first electrical connector comprises a first metal shell, a first insulative housing shielded in the first metal shell and a plurality of first terminals received in the first insulative housing. The second electrical connector comprises a second metal shell, a second insulative housing shielded in the second metal shell and a plurality of second terminals received in the second insulative housing. The first metal shell defines at least a retaining portion, the second metal shell and second insulative housing respectively defines at least a retaining hole and at least a locking hole corresponding to the retaining hole, said retaining portion locks with the retaining hole and the locking hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Yuan
  • Publication number: 20090269978
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul John Pepe, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Sheldon Easton Muir, Steven Richard Bopp
  • Patent number: 7607939
    Abstract: A connector socket module having a reduced height used in a server is disclosed, the connector socket module including plural connector sockets, a relay board having a pattern of wiring electrically connected to the connector sockets provided on a front side of the relay board, a relay connector provided on a rear side of the relay board and electrically connected to the connector socket through the wiring, and a main board supporting unit extending from the rear side of relay board and supporting a main board at a prescribed height between upper and lower ends of the relay board, the main board having a main-board-side connector connected to the relay connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Satoshi Moriyama, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Takeshi Okuyama
  • Patent number: 7604490
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of first and second contacts retained in the insulative housing and a metallic ground. Each first contact comprises a first contact portion and a first mounting portion. Each second contact comprises a second contact portion and a second mounting portion. The first and second mounting portions are respectively arranged in first and second rows. The second contacts comprise a grounding contact. The ground piece comprises an elastic contact beam for abutting against the grounding contact so that the surface of the grounding contact is expanded. As a result, cross-talk occurred between the contacts can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Chong Yi, Jia-Yong He
  • Patent number: 7604509
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a plurality of terminals, a first shell (1) mounted on the insulating housing to define a first receiving space for retaining a first card and having a locking piece (15, 16) on a lateral side thereof, a second shell (2) mounted on the insulating housing opposite to the first shell to define a second receiving space for retaining a second card and having a locking piece (25, 26) on a lateral side thereof, a partition plate placed between the first shell and the second shell and between the first receiving space and the second receiving space, and a stand off (7) mounted on a lateral side of the first shell and the second shell and comprising a pair of locking devices (74, 72) fastening with the locking pieces of the first shell and the second shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090257199
    Abstract: A connector module can be configured to provide a connection between a component such as an electrolytic capacitor and a circuit board while supporting the component in a spaced apart manner from the board Due to the connector module, secondary soldering operations can be avoided. For example, the module may comprise a body with fingers and support members that engage and support the capacitor. The body may feature a plurality of legs, each leg including spaced-apart members which fit into respective holes in the board. Each leg can include a retention and clip feature which cooperate to hold the module securely to the board. The body can include pins that engage electrodes of the capacitor and provide a connection to the board. In some embodiments, a locking cover can include a ring that engages the capacitor body while also ensuring a secure connection between the electrodes of the capacitor and pins of the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: AVX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Randall Chad Henderson
  • Patent number: 7601025
    Abstract: A connector assembly for a device having a host circuit board includes a first circuit board, a connector receptacle and a jumper assembly. The first circuit board includes a first conductive trace. The connector receptacle is mounted on the first board and is electrically connected with the first conductive trace. The connector receptacle includes a mating interface configured to mate with an electrical connector. The jumper assembly has a height and is mounted on the first board. The jumper assembly also is electronically connected with the first conductive trace. The jumper assembly is configured to be mounted to the host board. The height of the jumper assembly controls a position of the connector receptacle with respect to the host board. The jumper assembly is configured to close a circuit comprising the first conductive trace of the first board and a second conductive trace of the host board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20090253293
    Abstract: A modular jack assembly (100) for being mounted to a mother board includes an insulative element (10) and an electrical unit (20) mounted to the insulative element. The electrical unit has a housing (21), a terminal module (23) assembled to the housing, a daughter board (27) attached to a side portion of the housing, a LED (Light Emitting Diode) (271) disposed on the daughter board and a connecting module (25) mounted bellow the housing. The connecting module has a base (251) and a mating portion (259) extending from the base, a number of pins (250) assembled to the base, and a number of contacts (257) located to the mating portion and mounted to the mother board. The contacts electrically connect with the LED by electrically connecting to the pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Hong-Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 7597586
    Abstract: A multiple pieces type BNC automatic termination connector is constituted by coupling a housing to a set of BNC plugs, an insulating rear cover and a conducting ground. The rear cover is disposed with a post body corresponding to the pins of the BNC plugs. The post body is disposed with a plurality of long holes penetrating the upper and lower ends thereof. The pins pass through the long hole and extend to the lower side of the rear cover. The conducting ground is provided with a ground pin. Whereby, the number of ground pins and the assembly time can be reduced to enable the convenient and time-saving assembly due to no structures provided for retaining the pin and for assembling the pin with the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Insert Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Liang Huang, Sung-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 7591687
    Abstract: A patch panel mountable to a network rack is provided. The patch panel may include a frame with first and second mounting portions that are each located at opposite longitudinal ends of the frame. The frame may also include a first panel section adjacent to the first mounting portion and a second panel section adjacent to the second mounting portion. The first and second panel sections may be angled relative to each other. Additionally, the first panel section may include a first row of connector openings aligned along a first pitch line, with the first pitch line preferably being angled relative to the longitudinal length of the first panel section. Similarly, the second panel section may include a second row of connector openings aligned along a second pitch line, with the second pitch line preferably being angled relative to the longitudinal length of the second panel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Jack E. Caveney
  • Patent number: 7588457
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) has an insulative housing (3) having a number of channels (310), an indicating module (8) assembled to the insulative housing and an outer shield (7) enclosing the insulative housing. The indicating module includes a substrate (81) having a number of L-shaped slots (811) and an indicating assembly (82). The indicating assembly has a second printed circuit board (820), a number of LEDs (822) assembled on the second printed circuit board, and a number of L-shaped terminals (821) mounted into the L-shaped slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong-Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 7588458
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) combining at least two different types of interfaces, includes a first housing (1) having a first mating portion (11) at a front surface and a protrusion (12) extending from a bottom surface thereof. The protrusion has an upper portion and a lower portion being wider than the upper portion. A set of first terminals (3) are mounted on the first housing and extend into the first mating portion thereof. A second housing (2) is assembled to the first housing. The second housing has a second mating portion (21) at a front surface and a recess (26) at a top surface thereof to retain the protrusion therein. The recess has an upper portion and a lower portion being wider than the upper portion. A plurality of second terminals (4) are mounted on the second housing and extend into the second mating portion thereof. A second inner shell (6) encloses the second mating portion of the second housing. The second inner shell has a top surface abutted against by the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia-Yong He, Qi-Sheng Zheng
  • Patent number: 7578696
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (10) including a forwardly protruding mating port in a suspension manner. A plurality of contacts (30) is disposed in the housing each defining an L-shaped base portion (302) including a horizontal section and a vertical section. A cover (20) is attached onto the insulative housing and includes a vertical plate (201) for covering the vertical section of each contact (30), the vertical plate (201) defining a plurality of through slots (211) for heat dissipation. This configuration of the cover has the capability of providing good heat dissipation for the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Yuan
  • Patent number: 7575471
    Abstract: A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The terminal assemblies include clip members that engage an opposing shoulder formed on the interior of the connector housing. The front face of the connector is provided with various engagement openings that receive engagement members of light pipe assemblies and shielding assemblies, so that when assembled, the connector, shield, terminal assemblies and light pipes all act as a single, integrated component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry A Long
  • Publication number: 20090197462
    Abstract: A dual type BNC connector comprises an insulating housing, two BNC plugs and a plurality of conducting wires; a rear end of the housing is disposed with at least one pick up plate; the pick up plate is disposed with a plurality of engagement grooves; the plurality of engagement grooves are respectively engaged with the plurality of conducting wires electrically connected to at least one BNC plug to allow the plurality of conducting wires to be respectively retained at specific positions, not to inclined to influence the stability of the signal transmission and not to contact one another to form a short circuit and to be convenient for being respectively inserted into a plurality of slots on a circuit board simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Sung-Wen Chen, Tung-Liang Huang
  • Publication number: 20090197475
    Abstract: An audio plug for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts, each of them being comparted by the insulative housing, wherein each contact has a front portion for mating with an audio jack and a back portion, said back portion has a plurality of welding portions with flat welding plates for welding the audio plug to the printed circuit board. Welding the PCB with the welding plates instead of welding cable saves the materials and spaces; and the flat welding plates with more area than the traditional audio plug makes the welding easier; the PCB is harder than the cable that makes the audio plug strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Guo, Chang-Mao Li
  • Patent number: 7566241
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector, and a converting mechanism (5) on the second electrical card connector having a pair of opposite surfaces (431, 432) in a card inserting direction. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13) and a first ejecting mechanism (61) and a second ejecting mechanism (62) arranged side by side. The second card connector (2) includes a second insulating housing (23) received a plurality of second terminals (24). The first and the second terminals extend into corresponding surfaces of the converting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7563132
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) adaptor for receiving cards includes a first card connector (1), a second card connector (2) under the first card connector and a converting plate (3) assembled on the second card connector. The first card connector includes a plurality of first terminals (13) with a vertical portion (132). The second card connector includes a plurality of second terminals (23) with a tail portion (232). The converting plate includes a plurality third terminals (32) with a contacting part (326). The distance between two adjacent vertical portions is equal with the distance between two adjacent tail portions, and integer times of the distance between two adjacent contacting parts. The vertical portions and the tail portions electrically engaging with corresponding contacting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7556527
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for electrically connecting at least a pair of stacked memory cards to a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a first insulative housing and a lower insulative housing positioned below the first insulative housing. Each of the two insulative housings has an elongated slot. A metal peg interconnecting the two insulative housings with each other is provided to enhance the intensity of the electrical connector assembly and prevent it from being broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Xiao-Gao Yang
  • Patent number: 7556528
    Abstract: An electrical connecting apparatus of the invention comprise an insulating body, a rear plug, and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body comprises at least one first inserting portion, and a plurality of step portions being disposed at a back side of the insulating body. The step portions are arranged in the front and rear and divided into at least three groups. The rear plug, installed onto the back side of the insulating body, has a warped surface on a front side thereof. The first conductive terminals are correspondingly accommodated in the first inserting portion. Each of the first conductive terminals respectively comprises a mating portion accommodated in the first inserting portion and comprises a terminal pin extended and bent downward from the mating portion to the back side of the insulating body. The terminal pins are correspondingly disposed between one of the step portions and the warped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Publication number: 20090170369
    Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first, a second and third mating port. The first and second mating ports are of horizontal types relative to the PCB and the third mating port is of vertical type. The first and second mating ports are stacked one over another and the third mating port is located at one side of the first mating port and the second mating port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Yu, Gang Li
  • Patent number: 7547229
    Abstract: An stacked electrical card connector comprises: a first connector comprising an insulative housing and a first shell covering the insulative housing, said first shell comprising a plurality of retention pieces extending outwardly; a second connector stacking with the first connector, comprising a bottom plate with a protrusion extending outwardly; at least one stand off for combining the first connector and the second connector together, comprising an engagement portion with a group of openings, and one of the openings comprising an elastic piece therein, said retention pieces and protrusion retaining in corresponding openings of the stand off, and the elastic piece withstanding on one of the retention piece in the front-to-back direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7534119
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (1) includes a first connector (10) and a second connector (20). The first connector includes a first insulating housing (30) having a base section (31) and a base seat (33) extending laterally from the base section, a first metal shell (11) covering the first insulating housing and defining a first receiving space (14), a plurality of first terminals (4) retained in the base section for connecting to a first card, and a first ejecting mechanism (6) and a second mechanism (5) located on the base seat. The second connector includes a second insulating housing (22) located under the first insulating housing, a plurality of second terminals (24) receiving in the second insulating housing for engagement with the second card which is received in a second receiving space defined by the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090124120
    Abstract: This invention discloses a stackable connector assembly, which includes a first connector, a second connector, a shielding member, a contact member, and a ground member. The second connector is placed above the first connector. The shielding member is covered on the first connector. The contact member is used for connecting the shielding member and the ground member. This structure can reduce the electromagnetic radiation from the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Ching-Jen WANG, Chu-Chieh Pan, Chih-hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090098767
    Abstract: A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The terminal assemblies include clip members that engage an opposing shoulder formed on the interior of the connector housing. The front face of the connector is provided with various engagement openings that receive engagement members of light pipe assemblies and shielding assemblies, so that when assembled, the connector, shield, terminal assemblies and light pipes all act as a single, integrated component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Jerry A. Long
  • Publication number: 20090098766
    Abstract: Modular electrical jack connector system comprising at least one jack connector housing and at least one therein inserted jack connector subassembly wherein each jack connector housing comprises a front coupling side having at least two openings which openings are disposed one above the other to receive a variety of electrical plug connectors through the front coupling side and an oppositely disposed rear side for insertion of at least one jack connector subassembly wherein further each jack connector subassembly comprises a longitudinal strip-like carrier having a substantially right-angled profile and further on the upper side and on the lower side respectively a series of extrusion-coated or injection-molded jack terminals which at a front end of the strip-like carrier form uncoated, bent-back cantilevered contact portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephan Steinke, Sven Filipon, Wolfgang Herrmann, Michael Hartmann
  • Patent number: 7517254
    Abstract: A modular jack assembly (1) for being mounted on a mother board (4) and engaging with a mating plug. The modular jack has a number of terminal modules (3), an insulative housing (2), an outer shield (6) surrounding the insulative housing (2) and a power over ethernet assembly (33). The terminal module is provided with a base element (310) having a front portion (3101), a rear portion (3102), a top portion (3103), a side portion (3107) and a number of connecting terminals (35) mounted thereon. The terminal module further includes a pair of daughter boards (311) attached to the side portions of the base element, a contacting module (30) assembled to the front portion and a connecting element (32) mounted to the rear portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Bo Zhang, Zheng-Hua Xu, Li-Chun Wu
  • Publication number: 20090093158
    Abstract: A contact module assembly includes a dielectric body having a mating end with a plurality of mating contacts and a mounting end with a plurality of mounting contacts. A lead frame is at least partially encased by the dielectric body, wherein the lead frame has a plurality of conductors representing both signal conductors and ground conductors extending alone a lead frame plane. The signal and ground conductors extend from respective ones of the mating contacts and the mounting contacts, wherein at least some of the ground conductors include a mating contact terminal proximate the respective mating contact and a mounting contact terminal proximate the respective mounting contact. The ground conductors extend only partially between the mating contact and the mounting contact associated with the respective ground conductor such that a gap exists between the mating contact terminal and the mounting contact terminal of the ground conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Richard McAlonis, Lynn Robert Sipe, James Lee Fedder, Brent Ryan Rothermel, Doug W. Glover
  • Patent number: 7510414
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a first connector (1) and a second connector (2). The first connector includes a first insulating housing (12), a first shield (11) mounted on the first insulating housing to define a first receiving room (10), and a plurality of first terminals (13) retained in the first insulating housing. The second connector (2) is mounted under the first connector, and includes a second insulating housing (22) to define a second receiving room (20), and a plurality of second terminals (23) retained in the second insulating housing. Wherein the first insulating housing includes a base section (121) having an embossment (125), the embossment protruding into the second receiving room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Yu, Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7510430
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for mating with a plug (10) includes an insulative housing (2) with opposed front and rear faces and a detect terminal (4) retained in the insulative housing (2). The insulative housing (2) has an annular recess (25) extending from the front face and a cylindrical portion (26) disposed in the annular recess (25). The cylindrical portion (25) defines a plurality of passageways (261) extending therethrough and a rectangular groove (262) communicated with the annular recess (25). An internal shield (8) received in the annular recess (25) has a slot (282) aligned with the groove (262) and a cutout (83) staggered with the groove (262). A plurality of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing (2). The detect terminal (4) has a detective portion (42) extending into the cutout (83) and a soldering portion (44) extending out of the insulative housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Zhang, Ji-Chao Wang, Qi-Sheng Zheng
  • Patent number: 7507115
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, and at least four pins receiving in the insulating body, such as a first pin, a second pin, a third pin, and a fourth pin. The height of the first pin and second pin is higher than the third pin or fourth pin. The pin has a connecting arm. A flexible arm extends from one end of the connecting arm. The connecting arms are located on the same plane, and the flexible arms are not all located on the same plane. The electrical connector further includes eight pins. Because the height of the bent pins is different from each other and the connecting arms are located on the same plane, the shape of the pins can be versatile and the entire pin's structure is simple. Manufacturing efficiency is thereby increased, manufacturing costs reduced, and the assembly quality is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Publication number: 20090068882
    Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulating housing comprising a base and a plurality of tongue portions extending from the base; a shell covering the insulating housing; a plurality of contacts arranged in upper and lower line each retained on the housing; the contacts each comprising a contacting portion extending into the mating portion, a containing portion secured in the housing, and a soldering portion extending behind the housing; a spacer and a PCB each mounted on the insulating housing and the soldering portion of the contacts each receiving in the spacer and the PCB; the distance between the soldering portions of the upper and the lower contacts is smaller than that of the containing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7497726
    Abstract: This invention discloses a stackable connector assembly, which includes a first connector, a second connector, a shielding member, a contact member, and a ground member. The second connector is placed above the first connector. The shielding member is covered on the first connector. The contact member is used for connecting the shielding member and the ground member. This structure can reduce the electromagnetic radiation from the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Jen Wang, Chu-Chieh Pan, Chih-hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 7497727
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes a connector housing (90, 90?) having a card receiving room (9, 9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction, a shell (4), a terminal module (70) assembled with shell and receiving a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the housing and protruding into the card receiving room to electrically connect with a card, and an insulating body (5) covered by the shell to define the card receiving room and having a main body (50) comprising a pressing piece (502) protruding into the receiving room along the card insertion direction, one end of the pressing piece in a relax and free state therein and the other end connecting with the insulating body. Wherein the pressing piece is opposite to the terminal module for pressing on a inserting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7494372
    Abstract: A card-edge connector for fixing and electrically connecting at least a first electrical card and a second electrical card to a circuit board includes a first insulating housing having a first card receiving slot and a second insulating housing having a second card receiving slot. The second insulating housing is mounted opposite from the first insulating housing such that the second card receiving slot faces the first card receiving slot. A first holding member is disposed on the second insulating housing for retaining the first electrical card in the first card receiving slot. A second holding member is disposed on the first insulating housing for retaining the second electrical card in the second card receiving slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Peng, Wayde Chen, Eason Liu
  • Patent number: 7491086
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a connector system having a male connector unit which has a main body and a convex part, and which has first pin terminals provided to the convex part, second pin terminals provided to a contact face contacting an opposite connector, and a plurality of third pin terminals which are provided to side faces, and are respectively connected to the first pin terminals and the second pin terminals, and a female connector unit which has a concave part fitted into the convex part, and which has fourth pin terminals which are provided to the concave part and contact the first pin terminals at the time of fitting into the convex part, and fifth pin terminals connected to the fourth pin terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Makoto Aoki