Abstract: Methods and systems to support input output (IO) communications may include an IO connector having a housing with surfaces defining a paddle card region, and a set of compressible contacts extending vertically through the housing into the paddle card region. In addition, an IO interconnect can include a cable portion and at least one end portion coupled to the cable portion. The end portion may include a paddle card having a circuit board with a set of contacts disposed on a bottom surface of the circuit board. The end portion can also include an asymmetric metal shell having a configuration that encloses at least a portion of the paddle card and exposes the set of contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing having a base portion with a rear room depressed thereof, a top and a lower tongue portions extending forwardly, a plurality of contacts retained to the insulative housing, a spacer received in the rear room, and a metal shell having two side walls covering two sides of the insulative housing. The spacer has a base, a front portion and a rear portion extending upwardly from the base, and a groove depressed between the front and the rear portion. A metal plate received in the groove. The metal plate has a pair of cantilever arms extending downwardly from two side edges of the main portion. The pair cantilever arms are mirror and coplanar to each other, each of the cantilever arm having a protruding portion protruding beyond a side of the insulative housing to abut against the side wall of the metal shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body, two rows of terminals, and a grounding sheet. The body has a base and a tongue extending forwards from the base. The two rows of terminals are disposed in the tongue. At least one row of terminals includes a differential signal terminal pair and a grounding terminal that are disposed neighboring to each other. The grounding sheet is disposed in the tongue and located between the two rows of terminals. The grounding sheet has an open slot located between the differential signal terminal pair and the grounding terminal that are in the same row.

Abstract: An electrical connector electrically for connecting a chip module having a contacting surface to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals received therein and a number of shielding plates received in the insulative housing and located around the terminals. The insulative housing is insert molded with the shielding plates and the terminals and includes a plurality of through slots. The terminals are formed by separated from the shielding plates by the through slot.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a shielding shell; an insulative housing received in the shielding shell, the insulative housing having two rows of mating ports in a vertical direction and a receiving slot between the two rows of mating ports; a contact module mounted in the insulative housing, the contact modules comprising an inner circuit board and a plurality of mating contacts mounted on an upper surface and a lower surface of the inner circuit board, the inner circuit board comprising a conductive area at a front end thereof; and a conductive foam received in the receiving slot and compressed between the conductive area of the inner circuit board and the shielding shell.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing unit and a contact unit received therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member and an insulating member retained on the shielding member. The shielding member defines opposite upper end and lower end while the insulating member includes a first portion and a second portion seated on the upper and lower ends respectively and defines a cavity therebetween. The contact unit includes a plurality of contacts, a metal plate defining a plurality of through holes and an insulating body retaining the contacts and the metal plate. The metal plate divides the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity, the contact runs through the through hole of the metal plate and comprises a first arm above the metal plate received in the first cavity and a second arm under the metal plate received in the second cavity.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing and divided into several terminal groups and a cable electrically connected with the plurality of terminals. Each terminal group comprises a pair of signal terminals and a grounding terminal. Each terminal defines a body portion, a mating portion extending forwardly from a front end of the body portion, and a terminating portion extending rearwardly from a rear end of the body portion. The two mating portions of the pair of signal terminals and a mating portion of the grounding terminal of each terminal group are located on two different rows, and two terminating portions of the pair of signal terminals and a terminating portion of the grounding terminal of each terminal group are located on a same row.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an inslulative housing (2) and a shielding shell (8) surrounding the insulative housing. The inslulative housing includes a front wall (21) and a receptacle port (28, 29) extending along a front-to-back direction for insertion of a plug connector. The shielding shell includes a front shell (811) surrounding the front wall. The shielding shell includes a front spring tap (8112) extending cantilevered along a left-to-right direction. The front spring tap includes a first end (8113) connected with the front shell and a second end (8114) disposed in front of the front shell so that the first end is positioned close to a left edge (8115) of the front shell and the second end is positioned close to a right edge (8116) of the front shell.

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a longitudinal first body portion, a longitudinal second body portion, a terminal portion, and a contact portion. The longitudinal first body portion has a terminal end, a first transition end opposite the terminal end, and a major surface generally lying in a first plane. The longitudinal second body portion has a contact end, a second transition end opposite the contact end, and a major surface generally lying in a second plane intersecting the first plane. The contact end is distal to the first transition end. The terminal portion extends from the first body portion at the terminal end. The contact portion extends from the second body portion at the contact end.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes contact units and housing units for retaining the contact units. The contact unit includes an insulating body and a plurality of contacts retained therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member defining an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other, an insulating cover seated on the upper end of the shielding member, and an insulating base seated on the lower end of the shielding member. A cavity is defined between the insulating cover and the insulating base for decreasing the plastic content so as to reduce the crosstalk.

Abstract: A shielding terminal clamp including a first side piece having a first guide device disposed along the first side piece, a second side piece, a U-shaped yoke having a base part having a second guide means disposed along the second side piece, an elastic element is disposed between the first side piece and the second side piece such that a compressive force is exerted onto a pressure piece that is movably mounted between the first and second guide means, and a first wing and second wing disposed on the pressure piece, wherein the first and second wings are configured to generate a counterforce with the fingers of a human hand against the compressive force and thereby compress the elastic element.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a number of walls formed with passageways thereof An insulative cover defines a plurality of windows corresponding to the passageways. A shield frame has openings corresponding to the passageways and shield walls formed with the openings. A number of contacts are disposed in the passageways and have spring portions at upper portions. The shield frame is located between the insulative housing and the insulative cover. The spring portions of the contacts extend upwardly out of the openings and the windows.

Abstract: A combination female USB connector and female MicroSD flash card connector include walls defining a housing in which a female USB connector and a female MicroSD flash card connector are disposed. Contact pins extend from contacts of the female USB connector and contacts of the female MicroSD flash card connector through at least one wall of the housing for connection to a printed circuit board. The walls include electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a main housing, an inner housing assembled in the main housing, and a plurality of conductive terminals of which each has a fastening arm molded in the inner housing, a contact arm and a touching arm perpendicular to the contact arm. The contact arms are apart arranged along a transverse direction in front of the inner housing. The touching arms are apart arranged along a longitudinal direction at one side of the inner housing. In use, the touching arms of the conductive terminals are elastically against and further pressed downward by a circuit board to realize electrical connection with the circuit board. It is rather short-time and convenient for mounting the circuit board to the electrical connector. Moreover, the touching arms of the conductive terminals are easily removed from the circuit board for the convenience of replacing the electrical connector when it doesn't work.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a receiving space (110), a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a cable (6) electrically connected with the contacts, and a shielding member (5) enclosing on the insulative housing to form a cavity (120). The contacts comprise a set of first contacts (2) and a set of second contacts (3), each of the first and second contacts having a contacting portion and a tail portion. The cavity has a smaller length than the receiving space along a transverse direction, the cavity is stacked on one side of the receiving space along an up-to-down direction, the cavity has a lateral boundary coplanar with the receiving space, the second contacts are received in the receiving space, and the first contacts are retained in the cavity for transmitting high speed signal.

Abstract: An intermediate connection electrical connector includes a plurality of blades and a supporting member for supporting the blades arranged in an arrangement direction. The supporting member includes a surrounding wall portion for surrounding the blades and a regulating portion for positioning the blades. The surrounding wall portion includes a side wall portion and an edge wall portion. The side wall portion is at least partially formed of an electromagnetic wave absorbing material. The regulating portion is disposed inside the surrounding wall portion to define a blade accommodating space for accommodating the blades.

Abstract: A structure for fixing the electrical connection section which connects and fixes an electrical connection section of a shielded electric wire to an electrical connection section of a shield housing, includes an electrically insulative annular member which is provided slidably along the outer peripheral surface of the electrical connection section of the shielded electric wire, a conductive fixing member which the outer peripheral surface of the annular member is provided with and is fixed to the shield housing, and a shield member which covers the electric wire and is mechanically and electrically connected to the fixing member, wherein the shield member is bent with the slide of the annular member.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body having a base portion and a tongue board, a plurality of first terminals each having a first soldering portion, a plurality of second terminals each having a second soldering portion, and a shielding shell enclosing the insulating body. A rear of a top of the base portion is concaved downward to form a groove. A bottom wall of the groove defines a plurality of first terminal grooves. The first and the second terminals are integrated in the insulating body. The first and the second terminals are arranged in two rows in vertical direction and are arranged alternately at intervals in transverse direction. The first soldering portions of the first terminals are levelly located in the first terminal grooves of the insulating body respectively and the second soldering portions of the second terminals project downward beyond a bottom face of the insulating body.

Abstract: A universal serial bus connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, an insulating cover, a terminal module and a shielding shell surrounding the insulating housing, the insulating cover and the terminal module. The insulating housing includes a first base body which defines a first holding groove and a second base body which defines a second holding groove. The first terminals and the second terminals are disposed to the first base body. The insulating cover has a main body received in the first holding groove. The terminal module includes an insulating base and a plurality of third terminals integrally molded to the insulating base. The insulating base has a tongue portion received in the second holding groove, and a second supporting portion. A rear surface of the second supporting portion is flush with a rear surface of the first base body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a USB connector assembly, and more specifically, refers to a connector structure which is applied in memory device of USB drive.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various designs of shielded connectors, systems using such connectors, and methods of improving connector connectivity. For example, in one embodiment, the present invention is a communication plug having plug sides, the communication plug comprising a plug housing and a plug shield. The plug housing and the plug shield forming a seam on the plug sides, wherein the seam has an oblique angle relative to a vertical axis of the communication plug.

Abstract: Patch cords include a communications cable that has first through eighth conductors that are arranged as four twisted pairs and a plug attached thereto. The plug includes a housing that receives the cable, first through eighth plug contacts, and a printed circuit board that includes first through eighth conductive paths that connect the first through eighth conductors to the respective first through eighth plug contacts. The plug further includes a first crosstalk injection circuit between the second conductive path and the sixth conductive path and a second crosstalk injection circuit between the first conductive path and the sixth conductive path.

Abstract: Shields, wire connectors, crimping devices, and wire managers. At least some of the shields are used with a cable that includes a jacket surrounding wire pairs, and a different pair shield surrounding each wire pair. Such shields include a compressible member positioned adjacent end portions of a portion of the wire pairs. The compressible member presses a conductive member against the pair shield surrounding each wire pair in the portion of wire pairs. At least some of the wire connectors include a conductive body positionable alongside a selected wire having a connector surrounded circumferentially by an insulating jacket. The body includes a receptacle with a tapered opening defined between first and second edge portions of the body. As a portion of the selected wire passes through the opening into the receptacle, the first and second edge portions cut through the insulating jacket to contact the conductor.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a micro ethernet connector includes an outer housing that has a recessed front end and a back end. The micro ethernet connector further includes an inner housing that is disposed within the recessed front end of the outer housing. The inner housing has an exposed end. The exposed end includes a recessed channel. The volume of the recessed channel is substantially equal to the volume of a correspondingly shaped protruding printed circuit board of a male micro ethernet connector. A plurality of spring-biased connectors are disposed within the recessed channel of the inner housing.

Abstract: A communication port and connector are described. A mobile computing device may include a hardware element, with the hardware element being communicatively coupled to a connection. The connection is communicatively coupled to a communication port, and the communication port includes a first pin and a second pin. Additionally, at least one of the first pin and the second pin is comprised of a ferromagnetic material. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An eSATA connector includes a connector plug and a mated connector receptacle. The connector plug includes a plug member, a plug metal housing, plug data terminals and a terminal holding part, in which the plug data terminals are held, and further includes plug power terminals held in the terminal holding part, wherein the plug power terminals and the data terminals each other electrically insulated.

Abstract: A noise filtering magnetic interface circuit used for an electrical connector is provided. The magnetic interface circuit includes a number of signal channels and a capacitor (40). Each channel has a transformer (10) and a 3-wire common mode choke (20). The transformer has a first winding (100) connected and a second winding (110), the first winding having two opposite outputs, the second winding having two outputs and a center tap (111). The 3-wire common mode choke has a center winding (220) and two outer windings (210, 230), the center winding having a first output connected to the center tap of the second winding and a second output opposite to the first output, the two outer windings being respectively connected to the two outputs of the second winding. The capacitor has a first pole connected to the second outputs of the center windings of the channels and an opposite second pole connected to a ground.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a supporting body, an insulating body engaged on the supporting body, a plurality of first terminals integrated in the insulating body, a plurality of second terminals integrated in the supporting body, and a shielding shell enclosing the supporting body and the insulating body. The first and the second terminals have contact portions thereof alternately arranged in two rows in longitudinal direction, and have soldering portions thereof vertically located with tail ends thereof projecting beyond a bottom face of the supporting body. The soldering portions are alternately arranged in two rows in longitudinal direction. The electrical connector of the present invention not only has high signal transmission rate and miniaturized structure, but also can be assembled quickly and accurately, thus it saves a lot of manpower and material resources, reduces the production cost and further improves the production efficiency.

Abstract: A shielded connector unit includes a lower shielded connector to be connected downwards to a lower positioned first instrument, an upper shielded connector to be connected sideways to a second instrument positioned above the first instrument, and a flexible conductive part made up of an electric wire which is adapted to connect the lower shielded connector to the upper shielded connector and a braid which is adapted to enclose a bare portion of the electric wire existing between a shielding shell of the lower shielded connector and a shielding shell of the upper shielded connector. The shielded connector unit further includes a hard protector that is adapted to enclose and protect the conductive part from the outside while ensuring flexibility of at least a portion of the conductive part.

Abstract: A connector includes: a connector housing formed in a tubular shape by an insulating synthetic resin; a cover for closing an opening of one end side in an axial direction of the connector housing; and plural terminal fittings formed inside the connector housing by insert molding, one end of the terminal fittings each being arranged in an opening for coupling of the other end side in the axial direction of the connector housing and the other end of the terminal fittings each being connected to one end of an electric wire. The one end of the terminal fittings each led out of one inner wall part of the connector housing traverses the opening for coupling, and a distal end of the terminal fittings each is buried in the other inner wall part opposed to the one inner wall part.

Abstract: The invention relates to contactless plug connectors and contactless plug connector systems for electromagnetically connecting a corresponding mating plug connector. In order to allow for an electromagnetic connection, the invention suggest providing at least one input terminal for inputting a baseband input signal; an antenna element arranged at the mating end of the contactless plug connector; and a transmitting circuit for modulating the inputted baseband input signal on a predetermined carrier frequency and for transmitting the modulated baseband input signal via the antenna element as a radio wave with the predetermined carrier frequency. In particular, the contactless plug connector and contactless plug connector system include an electromagnetic shielding element arranged to surround the transmitting circuit and the antenna element with a rim portion forming an opening at the mating end of the contactless plug connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing has a mating surface and a mounting surface opposite to the mating surface, a plurality of receiving holes penetrated from the mating surface to the mounting surface, a plurality of terminals received in the receiving holes and a grounding route assembled on the mating surface, wherein a shielding device exposed in the receiving holes and electrically connecting with the grounding route.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple signal receiving slots and at least one grounding receiving slot, multiple signal terminals and at least one grounding terminal respectively received in the signal receiving slots and the grounding receiving slot, a first conducting layer disposed in the grounding receiving slot for shielding the signal terminals, and a solder located in the grounding receiving slot and contacts the first conducting layer and the grounding terminal. The electrical connector may further includes an upper conducting layer and a lower conducting layer, respectively disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the insulating body, and multiple through holes surrounding each signal receiving slot. Each through hole has an internally disposed second conducting layer. The upper conducting layer, the lower conducting layer, the first conducting layer and the second conducting layer are conducted.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes mating pin and socket connectors each designed for increased contact density to improve performance of high-speed data transfer. The connectors include features for retaining a plurality of pin or socket contacts in a ganged, co-aligned configuration and for shielding groups of contacts from one another to reduce interference and crosstalk. The connectors further include features for providing strain relief to the internal wires and/or cables. The electrical connectors further include an electrically conductive grounding contact to latch various internal components of the electrical connector together for improved mechanical connection and shielding properties.

Abstract: An electrical connector is configured to be mounted on a board. The electrical connector includes a housing having a receptacle opening portion for receiving a mating connector; a terminal member disposed in the housing; and a shell member for covering the housing. The terminal member includes a base portion fixed to the housing, an arm portion extending from the base portion toward the receptacle opening portion, a contact portion disposed at a distal end portion of the arm portion, a board connecting portion, and a rotation preventing portion extending from the board connecting portion toward the receptacle opening portion. The shell member includes a shell receiving portion extending toward the base portion. The housing includes an insertion portion disposed between the rotation preventing portion and the shell receiving portion.

Abstract: Connecting element for data lines with a body with a receiving section with recesses for receiving wires of the data lines, whereby electrical conductors are disposed on the body, whereby the conductors are guided from the recesses to a contact area, whereby the electronic circuit is connected with the conductors, whereby the element is made of molded material.

Abstract: Shielded plug connector and method for producing a shielded plug connector having an assembly comprising a contact carrier (3) surrounded by a shielding sleeve (9), in which contact partners arranged at the end of electrical conductors of a cable (2) having a shielding braid (7) are arranged, wherein a shield casing, which is formed by the shielding sleeve (9) and by a shielding shell (10) extending from one end of the cable (2), extends from the end of the cable (2) to the contact carrier (3), characterised in that the shielding shell (10) is integrally formed and is fixed on the cable (2) in a press fit.

Abstract: A circuit module includes a substrate that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a plurality of inner conductive layers, an electronic component disposed on a first main surface of the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the first main surface of the substrate so as to cover the electronic component, a shielding layer disposed on a surface of the insulating layer, and a ground electrode connected to the plurality of inner conductive layers. At least two of the inner conductive layers are directly connected to the shielding layer.

Abstract: For providing a connector, which can secure reliability of connection between a terminal and an electric component connected to the terminal even if a car is vibrated in driving, a connector includes a terminal having an electric contact portion and connected to an electric wire, and a connector housing having a terminal receiving section holding the terminal. The electric contact portion is arranged to be inclined to a horizontal direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting to a print circuit board includes an insulative housing, a metal shell shielding around the housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. Each terminal having a body section and a contact section extending from the body section, the housing includes a first housing and a second housing, the body section being received in the second housing and the contact section extending from the second housing to the first housing. The first housing has a first dielectric constant and the second housing has a second dielectric constant higher than the first dielectric constant so as to prevent the characteristic impedance change.

Abstract: An electrical socket includes a plastic seat having a connection surface, a connection slot disposed in the plastic seat and rows of first and second terminals disposed on the plastic seat. A plug may be inserted into the connection slot, in which the connection surface facing an insert-connection surface of the plug is disposed. The plastic seat has rows of first and second terminal slots. A front section of the second terminal slot has an opening communicating with the connection slot. The first and second terminals are assembled into the first and second terminal slots, respectively. Fixing portions of the first and second terminals are fixed to the first and second terminal slots, respectively. A front section of an extension of the second terminal rests against a resting surface of the second terminal slot. The second contact is exposed to the connection slot through the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector and an assembling method thereof. The electrical connector includes a first insulating housing, a step-shaped second insulating housing, a plurality of first contacts, a plurality of second contacts, and a plurality of third contacts. The first and third contacts are exposed over the second insulating housing and face the same direction. The second contacts are exposed over the second insulating housing and face an opposite direction. The exposed first, second, and third contacts are capable of being soldered to a transmission cable.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing defining a cavity, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a cable electrically connected with the contacts. The contacts comprise a number of first and second contacts, The cable has at least one pair of differential wires, the pair of differential wires comprising a pair of signal wires and a grounding wire. Each signal wire includes a number of inner wires and an insulator enclosing the inner wires. A metallic conductive layer is disposed between the inner wires and the insulator.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating seat and a terminal module embedded with a plurality of first terminals. The terminal module includes an insulating body, the first terminals includes body portions embedded in the insulating body, mating portions extending from the body portions and leg portions extending from the insulating body. The insulating body integrally defines mound portions snugly surrounding the leg portions one by one at a joint of the insulating body and the leg portions.

Abstract: A USB plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (3) covering the insulative housing, a PCB (4) soldered with the contacts, an insulative cover (5) partly molded over a part of the metal shield, and a cable (6) connecting to the PCB and electrically connected with the contacts. The metal shield includes a top wall (31), a bottom wall (32), a front wall (33) connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, and a pair of sidewalls (34) extending from two lateral edges of the front wall and retained between the top wall and the bottom wall. Each sidewall has a pair of protrusions (35) respectively on an upper edge and a lower edge thereof Each of the top wall and the bottom wall has a number of cutouts (312) correspondingly receiving the protrusions.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided for terminating a plurality of electrical conductors. The electrical connector includes a terminal subassembly having terminals configured to be electrically connected to the electrical conductors. The terminal subassembly has an insulator holding the terminals. The terminal subassembly has a mating interface where mating surfaces of the terminals mate with a mating connector. The mating interface of the terminal subassembly is approximately flat. The electrical connector also includes a metal shell holding the terminal subassembly. The metal shell has the cross-sectional shape of an oval.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of terminal slots. A plurality of conductive terminals are retained in the insulative housing and arranged in a row, each terminal includes a retaining portion received in the terminal slot, a contacting portion extending forwardly from a front portion of the retaining portion, a soldering portion extending outside of the insulative housing from the retaining portion and a resilient contacting arm extending forwardly from a rear portion of the retaining portion. A shield shell is covering the insulative housing and defines a notch at a rear portion thereof for receiving the contacting arm therein and at least a contacting pad disposed in the notch. The plurality of conductive terminals include a plurality of grounding terminals and signal terminals, and the at least one contacting pad contacts with contacting arm of a grounding terminal.

Abstract: A paddle card assembly is disclosed for use in providing a high speed transmission line for connecting electronic devices together. The paddle card takes the form of a circuit board that has two distinct portions, a base portion to which wires of a cable are terminated, and an extension portion that extends rearwardly toward the cable wire in order to extend between sets of wires. The extension portion has one or more ground plane layers formed therewith and supported thereby and as such, the extension portion places a ground plane in the termination area of the connector, rear of the trailing edge of the paddle card to provide shielding between pairs of wires on opposite sides of the paddle card where the cable shields are cut back.

Abstract: A stacked connector component includes a housing, connectors at a front opening of the housing and arranged in a stacked formation within one or more columns, and a for and exposed at the connectors. The pins include high-speed pins routed within the housing to a bottom side thereof and low-speed pins routed within the housing to a back side or a top side thereof. A circuit board includes pin pads connectable to the pins and disposed on a substrate. The pin pads include high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed signal pins. The substrate includes contiguous high-speed areas in which the high-speed signal pin pads for the high-speed pins are located, between which no pin pads are located.

Abstract: An electrical connector in the form of a socket assembly defining a plurality of arcuate leaf contacts adapted for insertion of a pin contact therein. The socket assembly comprises an elongate socket core having the leaf contacts formed at a distal end thereof, and a substantially cylindrical hood surrounding the leaf contacts. In one embodiment of the invention, the hood is provided with structure for limiting the radial outward deflection of the leaf contacts when the electrical connector is subjected to shock forces. The limiting structure can be a stepped inner cylindrical sidewall of the hood, defining a reduced inner diameter portion of the hood surrounding at least a distal portion of each leaf contact.