Abstract: An electrical connector assembly of the invention comprises a butt plug with a contact portion and an electrical connector capable of matching the butt plug. One side of the contact portion has at least one engaging point. The electrical connector comprises an insulating body and a shield casing with at least one bottom wall. A side wall extends upward from at least one side of the bottom wall and the side wall covers at least one part of the insulating body. An opening, which is located at the front of the bottom wall and the side wall, is used for receiving the contact portion. The bottom wall has at least one fastening hole matching the engaging point. Enable the engaging point to slide into the corresponding fastening hole in parallel. When the butt plug is inserted into the shield casing once, the invention can ensure good electrical connection.

Abstract: An electrical card connector has an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of terminals (12), a shell (11) mounted on the insulating housing, a guiding portion (15) located at one lateral side of the insulating housing, and a metal plate (4) locking with the guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion comprises a triangle plate (150) having a fastening portion, and the metal plate comprises a fastening section engaging with the fastening portion.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide for the termination of shields within and around a cable at a connector in limited clearance environments. According to embodiments described herein, a shield termination fixture includes a base, at least one insert aperture, at least one retainer, and a mechanism for terminating cable shields. The base attaches to a connector and defines the insert aperture through which a cable will enter the fixture for connection to the connector. A signal wire of the cable is connected to the connector and a wire shield is positioned between a base wall adjacent to the insert aperture and a shield retainer. The shield retainer is secured to the base, compressing and terminating the wire shield. A cable shield may be terminated via compression between a cable shield retainer and the shield retainer, between the shield retainer and the base, or via fixed attachment to a retainer.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a set of first contacts retained in the insulative housing and a metal shell. The insulative housing includes a tongue plate with a plurality of first passageways defined thereon. The first contacts include first contacting sections received in the first passageways, first bending sections and first tail sections. The first bending sections include a plurality of first offset sections and at least one second offset section. A first slope of each first offset section is of negative number while a second slope of the second offset section is of positive number so that a space between each adjacent two first tail sections is much larger than that of the corresponding first contacting sections for easily soldering of the first tail sections.

Abstract: A connector shield case having a tubular shape and is attached to a housing having a plurality of terminals to thereby surround the terminals. The connector shield case is formed by bending a metal blank having a predetermined shape. The connector shield case comprises a ceiling plate portion, side wall portions extending downward from corresponding opposite side ends of the ceiling plate portion, mounting projecting-leg portions extending downward from each of the side wall portions, a bottom plate support portion connecting, at opposite ends, with the side wall portions and a bottom plate portion in parallel with the ceiling plate portion and connecting with the bottom plate support portion via a bend portion. With respect to the front-rear direction, the bottom plate portion overlaps in position with at least one of the mounting projecting-leg portions.

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.

Abstract: A wave filter includes a shell, a wave filter circuit board in the shell, a cover secured over a holding room of the shell, and a grounding component interposed between the circuit board and the cover; the shell has several detainment gaps on an upper end of its surrounding wall; the circuit board has several grounding holes; the cover has several joining protrusions on its periphery, and is joined on the shell with the joining protrusions being tightly embedded in corresponding detainment gaps on the shell; the grounding component has several grounding terminals, which are embedded in corresponding grounding holes of the circuit board; the grounding component has several joining protrusions on a periphery, which are embedded in corresponding detainment gaps; thus, the circuit board will be directly grounded through the grounding component and the shell after assembly without applying solder between the circuit board and the shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (10), a shell encapsulating the insulative housing and a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing abreast. The insulative housing defines a tongue (12), a plurality of passageways (121) and receiving grooves (131), the passageways extending to the tongue, the tongue has a stopping portion (126) in the front of each passageway. A cavity is defined below each stopping portion and communicated with the passageway. Each contact has a contacting portion (21) and a tail portion (23) wider than the contacting portion, the contacting portions are received in a corresponding passageways with the tail portions received in a corresponding receiving grooves. Each contacting portion defines a tab (210) protruding forwardly from a bottom surface thereof, the tab is received in the cavity and protected by the stopping portion (126); each tail portion is stamped downwards to form a notch (231) receiving wires and soldering with the wires.

Abstract: An electrical connector capable of being assembled at improved efficiency. The connector includes an insulative housing having contact accommodation portions, which are closed by a cover member having lock means. Contacts with which a cable is connected are received in the contact accommodation portions of the housing. The housing is fabricated integrally with the cover member via a hinge. The cover member closes openings in the accommodation portions. The lock means has engagement pawls standing upright from the upper surface of the housing. When the accommodation portions are dosed, the engagement pawls come into engagement with engagement portions formed in the cover member.

Abstract: A stacked electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) and a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing (2). The insulative housing (2) includes a first housing (21) and a second housing (22) arranged in an up-to-down direction. The first housing (21) defining a number of inserting ports (213) recessed from a front end thereof. The second housing (22) defines a receiving space (224) to receive a standard USB 2.0 B type plug. The contacts (3) include a number of first contacts (31) retained in the first housing (21) and a number of second contacts (32) retained in the second housing (22). Each first contact (31) has a first contact portion (311) extending into the inserting port (213). Each second contact (32) has a second contact portion (321) and a second soldering portion (324) being arranged in a row in a level direction.

Abstract: A conductive elastomeric shielding device (400) for use with an electronic device includes a raised surface (401) and a sidewall (405) formed with the raised surface (401). A turret section (406) is formed with the sidewall (405) where an engagement member (407) projects from the turret section (406) for frictional engagement with an aperture (408) in a printed circuit (PC) board (410). The raised surface and sidewall are manufactured of an elastomeric shielding material for shielding radio frequency (RF) radiation for electronic components used therewith.

Abstract: A composite electrical connector assembly includes a housing, a shield, and an electrical contact. The housing is formed from a first material and has an interior chamber. The interior chamber includes a stepped cylindrical surface with first and second openings at mating and mounting ends of the housing, respectively. The interior chamber is staged in diameter to form front, intermediate and rear stages. The shield is formed from a second material and is shaped to fit within the interior chamber. The shield engages the rear stage of the interior chamber and is prevented from being removed from the second opening by the rear stage. The electrical contact is disposed within the interior chamber, is aligned along a longitudinal axis of the connector assembly and is configured to receive a center conductor of a cable and to connect with a conductor of a communication device.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical connector especially suitable for a condenser microphone, which connector is, though being small in size, provided with an electromagnetic wave shielding unit that is capable of easily being installed in the connector and is equivalent to an EMI core. The electrical connector includes a cylindrical connector housing 10; a connector element 20; and a connection cable 30, and is configured so that the connector element 20 is supported on one end side of the connector housing 10, and the connection cable is drawn into the connector housing 10 through a cable insertion part 10b on the other end side of the connector housing 10 and thereby connected electrically to the connector element 20. In this electrical connector, a magnetic fluid 62, and a permanent magnet 61 for magnetically attracting the magnetic fluid 62 are housed in an excess space between the connector element 20 and the cable insertion part 10b in the connector housing 10.

Abstract: The invention relates a connector system including a connector housing, capable of receiving a cable connector, and a panel, said panel having at least one opening defined by edges of said panel, from which opening at least a front portion of said connector housing protrudes to receive said cable connector and wherein at least one contact element is provided, capable of electrically coupling said connector housing and said cable connector by a first group of electrical contacts and electrically coupling said connector housing and said panel by a second group of electrical contacts. The contact element is structured to provide at least two contacts for said second group. The invention also relates to a contact element as such.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) mounting a plurality of terminals (2), a metallic shell (3) surrounding the housing and a pair of retaining devices (4). The shell (3) comprises a pair of opposite sidewalls (31, 32) and a pair of endwalls (33) interconnecting with the side walls, thereby defining a receiving space surrounding the housing. Each endwall (33) defines a pair of locking portions (34,35) respectively on opposite sides and a holding portion (36) on a rear portion. Each retaining device (4) comprises a main body (41) with a nut (40) therein and an extending board (42) extending rearwards from the main body. The locking portions (34, 35) are retained in corresponding channels (411) defined on the retaining devices (3) and the holding portion (36) presses against a rear portion of the extending board (42).

Abstract: There is described a bus connector with at least two cable connections for bus lines, with the cable connections being provided in each case for electrical connection to a bus signal line and a bus screen line of a cable, with a screen connector of the cable connection being provided for electrical contacting of the bus screen connection of the cable to the elements screening the bus connector. The screen connector is embodied as a flat screening of the cable connections and contact elements are arranged in the area of the contacting of the bus screen lines which are intended for automatic contacting of the bus screen lines with the elements of the bus connector screening it when clamped on during installation of the housing.

Abstract: A shield connector structure 1 includes a pair of connectors 2 and 6 that is capable of being fitted to each other and a conductive connector attachment portion 11. One connector 2 includes a terminal metal part 21, an insulating connector housing 22, and a conductive shield shell 23. The other connector 6 includes a terminal metal part 61, an insulating connector housing 62, and a conductive shield shell 63. The shield shell 23 is provided with a connection portion 49, and the shield shell 63 is provided with a connection portion 83. When the connectors 2 and 6 are fitted to each other so that the shield shells 23 and 63 are shield-connected to each other, each of the connection portions 49 and 83 is connected to the connector attachment portion 11 and the shield shells 23 and 63 are grounded.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a first wall and a second wall, and a plurality of contacts received in the housing and at least a shell attached on the first wall of the housing. The cable includes at least a grounding wire and a plurality of signal wires connected to their corresponding contacts received in the housing. The shell includes at least a grounding portion extending from the shell and located between the shell and the second wall of the housing. The grounding portion includes a strain relief and a crimping portion. The grounding wire includes an inner contact crimped by the crimping portion and an insulative jacket crimped by the strain relief.

Abstract: A connector has a first male connector and a first female connector. The first male connector includes a male contact support that supports male contact elements, and the first female connector includes a female contact support that supports female contact elements. The first connector has tolerances in the direction of insertion. The first male contact elements of the first male contact support and the first female contact elements of the first female contact support are adapted to come into contact engagement at the time the first male connector and the first female connector are brought into contact engagement. At least one second connector is inserted into or integrated with the first connector, and the second connector includes a second male connector and a second female connector.

Abstract: A connector arrangement including a connector body; a first electrical connector coupled with the connector body; a jacket surrounding the first electrical connector and coupled with the connector body; and a second electrical connector arranged around the first electrical connector is provided; in which the first and second electrical connectors are independently operable, and the second electrical connector includes connecting elements at least partially arranged within a body of the jacket.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle, particularly an automobile (100), comprising an on-board supply system (1?), at least one peripheral device (1), and at least one socket (2, 2b, 2c, 2d) for connecting user terminals (5), such as notebooks, mobile telephones, pocket PCs, handheld devices, and similar, to the at least one peripheral device (1), e.g. a multifunctional infotainment module, and the on-board supply system (1?) of the vehicle. According to the invention, the housing (4) of the at least one socket (2, 2b, 2c, 2d) is provided with a recess (4a) which is located on the side facing the plug and in which at least one connection (3a) that is connected to a power conductor (6) of the vehicle for supplying the user terminals (5) with power and at least one connection (3b) that is connected to a data line (6) of the vehicle for transmitting data between the user terminals (5) and the at least one peripheral device (1) are disposed.

Abstract: An electrical termination device includes an electrically conductive shield element, an insulator disposed within the shield element, and one or more electrical contacts supported within and electrically isolated from the shield element by the insulator. The insulator includes one or more first keying elements configured to orient and retain the one or more electrical contacts in the insulator. The one or more first keying elements may be configured to prevent the one or more electrical contacts from rotating in the insulator when the one or more electrical contacts and the insulator are in a correctly assembled configuration, and prevent assembly of the insulator into an electrically conductive shield element when the one or more electrical contacts are incorrectly oriented in the insulator. The electrical termination device may be included in an electrical connector.

Abstract: A USB plug comprises a shell, a stationary port, upper and lower sliders and a levering device. The shell has an opening formed at a front end thereof and two pairs of terminal pins connected at a rear end thereof. The stationary port extending horizontally is fixed at a middle of the rear end of the shell, each side of the port being provided with two pairs of contacts in electrically connection with the terminal pins. The upper and lower sliders respectively have first sides thereof facing towards each other and second sides thereof being slidable along upper and lower sidewalls of the shell, each one slider having two metal contacts provided on the first side thereof corresponding to the contacts of the stationary port. The levering device is operatively provided between the upper and lower sliders in order to alternately shift the upper and lower sliders by means of an external intrusion force exerted on one of the upper and lower sliders.

Abstract: A device for electric connection to an energy supply conductor for intermediate and high voltage. The device includes an insulation part and an electrically conducting voltage-carrying part. The voltage-carrying part is surrounded by an outer shell formed by the insulation part. The insulation part is formed by a thermoplastic polymer. At least along a part of the length of the voltage-carrying part, the outer shell extends with a spacing between its inner periphery and the outer periphery of the voltage-carrying part.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) has a housing (10) defining an opening therein (101), a magnetic module (3) mounted to the housing and a shield (50) surrounding the housing. The magnetic module includes a printed circuit board (31), a first set of terminals (20) mounted to a front face of the printed circuit board and received in the opening, a second set of terminals (21) mounted to a rear side of the printed circuit board, a toroidal coil pair (32) mounted to the printed circuit board and having a first toroidal body and (321), and a second toroidal body (322) electrically connected with each other by a circuit provided on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A USB device for a ring binder includes a main body including a first and a second opposing substantially planar surface so as to be easily accommodated in a ring binder. The main body has a cavity formed therein. A USB element is positioned within the cavity of the main body. A narrow flanged portion extends from the second planar surface of the main body. The narrow flanged portion includes a plurality of spaced openings extending therethrough. At least one of the openings is so sized to provide access to selected rings of a ring binder.

Abstract: A connector system including a header connector with a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.

Abstract: An electrical coupler includes a connector receptacle having multiple modules. The modules each include a pair of signal conductors and a ground plane or shield, held together by a dielectric module body. The shields are between the pairs of conductors in adjacent modules, and provide electrical shielding between the pairs of signal contacts of different modules. The signal conductors and the shields may be coupled to a board, such as a circuit board. The receptacle may be an angled receptacle, such as a right angle receptacle. The signal conductors of each pair in the receptacle may have a predetermined amount of skew, having different effective electrical lengths. This may allow signal paths through the receptacle and the board to have a combined electrical path that is substantially the same for the signal conductor pair of one of the modules.

Abstract: A connecting element between a first electric shielding assembly that surrounds a cable feedthrough and includes at least one tubular insulating barrier that surrounds the cable feedthrough and at least one second electric shielding assembly that surrounds the cable feedthrough and includes at least one tubular insulating barrier that surrounds the cable feedthrough. A continuous barrier system around the cable feedthrough is provided by a connecting element with at least two interconnecting insulating barriers, which can be inserted into the shielding assemblies, even if the shielding assembly is configured from sub-segments. The disclosure also relates to an electric shield for a cable feedthrough and to a method for producing an electric shield for a cable feedthrough.

Abstract: A system for maintaining a large number of Handheld Electronic Devices (HEDs) includes a drawer having a divider structure configured to define compartments that are sized to hold the HEDs while the HEDs are stored in the drawer. A 20 port USB hub is provided in the drawer so that 20 HEDs may be connected to the USB hub while stored in the drawer. The USB hub allows the HEDs to be charged at a low rate while being synchronized with a computer and at a high rate when not being synchronized. The USB hub is designed using a tree structure of available USB hub chips to enable a larger number of USB ports. A microcontroller is provided to control the manner in which the computer is allowed to recognize the HEDs connected to the USB ports.