Resilient Conductive Means Providing Additional Electrical Path Between Mating Outer Shield Members (e.g., Spring Or Gasket) Patents (Class 439/607.17)
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Publication number: 20140017942Abstract: A socket connector includes an interconnect assembly having an array of contacts being compressible in a vertical direction and shielding springs surrounding corresponding contacts and being compressible in the vertical direction with the contacts. The shielding springs are electrically grounded and provide electrical shielding for the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jeffery Walter Mason, Wayne Stewart Alden, III
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Patent number: 8535095Abstract: A clip-type elastic contact piece is mounted to a mount portion formed at a metal housing of a shielded connector for the connection with a counterpart metal housing of a counterpart shielded connector to be coupled with the shielded connector. The clip-type elastic contact piece has a flat plate having a predetermined length. An elastic part is formed by bending one side of the flat plate in a length direction of the flat plate so as to be elastically deformable. The elastic part is spaced apart from a front side of the flat plate based on the bent portion, and the spaced distance is partially smaller than a thickness of the mount portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LS Cable & System Ltd.Inventors: Bok-Hee Youn, Yong-Joon Noh
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Patent number: 8535094Abstract: Disclosure relates to an elastic member mounted in a securing part formed at a male shielded connector or a female shielded connector and configured to establish an electrical connection between the male shielded connector and the female shielded connector when the male shielded connector and the female shielded connector are assembled. The elastic member includes a plate spring having a predetermined length; an elastic piece being elastically deformable and formed by bending a portion of one or both sides of the plate spring in the lengthwise direction of the plate spring; and a fixing member formed on the plate spring and configured to prevent the elastic member from separating from the male shielded connector or the female shielded connector when the male shielded connector and the female shielded connector are disassembled.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: LS Cable & System Ltd.Inventors: Bok-Hee Youn, Yong-Joon Noh, Sei-Hoon Cho
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Patent number: 8529301Abstract: A connector assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure is advantageously configured to allow a sensor connector to straightforwardly and efficiently join with and detach from a patient cable connector. Further, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously reduce un-shielded area in an electrical connection between a patient cable and a sensor connector. In addition, embodiments of the connector assembly advantageously increase the shielding of detector signals coming from the patient sensor to the monitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Masimo CorporationInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Kevin Forrest, Yassir Abdul-Hafiz, Eric Yang
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Patent number: 8444437Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a cage having a front end and an internal compartment. The front end is open to the internal compartment of the cage. The internal compartment is configured to receive a pluggable module therein through the front end. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket is mounted to the front end of the cage such that the EMI gasket is engaged with an electrically connected to the cage. The EMI gasket includes electrically conductive springs that are configured to engage and electrically connect to the pluggable module when the pluggable module is received within the internal compartment of the cage. The EMI gasket including a flange. A bracket is mounted to the front end of the cage such that the bracket extends at least partially around the EMI gasket. The bracket having a wall that is engaged with the flange of the EMI gasket for holding the EMI gasket on the front end of the cage.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: David Szczesny, Michael Eugene Shirk, Michael J. Phillips
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Patent number: 8425257Abstract: Electrical connections that provide a highly manufacturable, well-shielded path from a cable to a printed circuit board. One example provides a path that includes a card and a connector. Conductors in a cable may be attached to a card. The card may be shielded with a ground plane on one or more sides and edges. The card may insert into a connector that may be attached to a printed circuit board. The connector may include a shield that may have a top portion that forms electrical contact with a ground plane on a top of a card inserted in the connector. The connector may have an opening for accepting the card that is defined by the top portion of the shield and a plurality of rows of contacts. The rows of contacts may include an outer row of ground contacts, and an inner row of signal contacts.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zheng Gao, George Tziviskos, Min Chul Kim, Vincent D. Duperron, George V. Anastas, Gregory A. Springer
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Patent number: 8419473Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves each extending along a front-to-rear direction. A plurality of terminals includes a plurality of flat terminals made by stamping and bending metal strips and a plurality of spring terminals made by die-cutting upright metal boards of long rectangular shape. Each spring terminal is inserted forward and uprightly positioned in the corresponding terminal groove of the insulating housing without being pressed and bent. The flat terminals are molded in the insulating housing with front ends thereof acted as contacting ends and exposed outside. A lid is mounted to a back of the insulating housing for positioning a rear of the spring terminal. A latch is inserted forward in the insulating housing. A shielding shell is mounted to the insulating housing and electrically connects with the latch.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
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Publication number: 20130084741Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromagnetic shielding device for electromagnetic shielding of a power transmitting arrangement adapted to house an electromagnetically shielded conducting element. The electromagnetic shielding device has essentially the form of a sleeve and further includes a weakened portion, which is adapted to be contracted for establishing an electrical connection between the device and the shielding of the conducting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: FCI Automotive HoldingInventors: Thomas Bernhard Pabst, Michael Gunreben
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Publication number: 20130034993Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a cage having a front end and an internal compartment. The front end is open to the internal compartment of the cage. The internal compartment is configured to receive a pluggable module therein through the front end. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket is mounted to the front end of the cage such that the EMI gasket is engaged with an electrically connected to the cage. The EMI gasket includes electrically conductive springs that are configured to engage and electrically connect to the pluggable module when the pluggable module is received within the internal compartment of the cage. The EMI gasket including a flange. A bracket is mounted to the front end of the cage such that the bracket extends at least partially around the EMI gasket. The bracket having a wall that is engaged with the flange of the EMI gasket for holding the EMI gasket on the front end of the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: David Szczesny, Michael Eugene Shirk, Michael J. Phillips
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Publication number: 20120264332Abstract: An electrical connector that comprises a connector body that has opposite first and second ends. The first end is configured to be coupled with a prepared end of a cable. A coupling member that has an interface end configured to interface with a mating connector and a free end opposite the interface end that is rotatable with respect to the connector body at the second end of the connector body. A resilient grounding member is disposed between an outer surface of the second end of the connector body and the free end of the coupling member. Each of the connector body, the coupling member, and the resilient grounding member is conductive thereby creating a grounding path between the connector body and the coupling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Richard PAGLIA, Bryan Blunt, Weixing Chen, Minghua Gu, Caichun Song
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Patent number: 8231412Abstract: An electrical connector that comprises a connector body that has opposite first and second ends. The first end is configured to be coupled with a prepared end of a cable. A coupling member that has an interface end configured to interface with a mating connector and an free end opposite the interface end that is rotatable with respect to the connector body at the second end of the connector body. A resilient grounding member is disposed between an outer surface of the second end of the connector body and the free end of the coupling member. Each of the connector body, the coupling member, and the resilient grounding member is conductive thereby creating a grounding path between the connector body and the coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Richard Paglia, Bryan Blunt, Weixing Chen, Minghua Gu, Caichun Song
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Publication number: 20120142217Abstract: An electrical connector that comprises a connector body that has opposite first and second ends. The first end is configured to be coupled with a prepared end of a cable. A coupling member that has an interface end configured to interface with a mating connector and an free end opposite the interface end that is rotatable with respect to the connector body at the second end of the connector body. A resilient grounding member is disposed between an outer surface of the second end of the connector body and the free end of the coupling member. Each of the connector body, the coupling member, and the resilient grounding member is conductive thereby creating a grounding path between the connector body and the coupling member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Amphenol CorporationInventors: Richard Paglia, Bryan Blunt, Weixing Chen, Minghua Gu, Caichun Song
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Patent number: 8183470Abstract: A shielding cage (1) partially mounted to an opening (31) defined through a panel (3) for at least an electrical module. The shielding cage has a cage body (13) and a gasket (14) mounted around a front portion of the cage body. The cage body has a number of side walls (100) and a front opening (101) defined between the side walls for receiving the electrical module. The gasket (14) has a base (142) resisting against a side face of the panel, and a horizontal portion (141) extending from the base and into the opening of the panel for firmly abutting against the inner surface of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin-Jie Zhang, Chun-Hsiung Hsu
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Patent number: 8011958Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical connector assembly with shielding function, includes a cable-end connector and a board-mount connector that are mateable with each other. The board-mount connector includes a metal shell, an insulation housing received in the metal shell, and conductive terminals mounted inside the insulation housing. The cable-end connector includes an upper metal shell member, a lower metal shell member, a cable clamp, an insulation housing received between the upper metal shell member and the lower metal shell member, conductive female terminals mounted inside the insulation housing, and resilient latches and a pull bar mounted to the lower metal shell member. The metal shell of the board-mount connector has top and bottom surfaces each forming shielding contact tabs, which are folded outward and each forming a protruding inside contact point and a protruding outside contact point and reliable contact is thus formed among the connectors and a device panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.Inventors: Rongzhe Guo, Yaohua Hou
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Patent number: 7955131Abstract: The invention relates to an accessory intended to be assembled to a connector along an assembly axis, comprising: a main body (20), at least one deformable contact element (60) comprising a contact part (70) intended to exert, after assembling the accessory (10) to the connector (90), pressure on an electrically conducting surface of said connector and a part intended to be in contact, after assembling the accessory to said connector, with said main body, said contact element being able to ensure electrical connection between said parts, characterized in that it furthermore comprises pressure means able to push said contact part in such a way as to increase said pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: RadiallInventors: Cyril Barbier, Emmanuel Demaret, Marnix Van Der Mee
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Patent number: 7914328Abstract: A shielded connector which makes a shell unnecessary while ensuring a shielding function. A housing holds a housing plurality of contacts each including a contact portion brought into contact with an associated one of contact portions of a plurality of mating contacts. The connector is provided with a shield member including a shield plate body which partitions the contact portions of the contacts into two groups, a first spring portion which is brought into contact with an inner wall surface of a shell of a mating connector, and a second spring portion which is brought into contact with the inner wall surface of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Yukitaka Tanaka, Chikara Kawamura
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Patent number: 7896708Abstract: An electrical connector system provides both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an infrared member adapted to provide infrared member coupling with another infrared member, and wherein the at least one electrically conductive member and the infrared member being held in positional relation to each other to be positioned with respect to a further electrical connector for electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling with respect thereto. A method of connecting electrical signals uses a pair of electrical connectors, each having an electrically conductive connection portion and an infrared coupling portion to provide for both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling between the electrical connectors. The invention may be used in portable electronic equipment, including mobile phones, for example.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Markus Agevik
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Publication number: 20100267282Abstract: A socket structure includes a base; a slot, disposed on one end of the base and to be connected to one plug having one row of terminals; a tongue disposed on a front end of the base and within the slot so that chambers of the slot on two sides of the tongue may be normally and oppositely inserted and positioned into the slot; one row of first contacts separately arranged on one surface of the tongue, wherein each first contact is electrically connected to a first pin extending out of the base; and one row of second contacts separately arranged on the other surface of the tongue. Each second contact is electrically connected to a second pin extending out of the base. When the plug is inserted into the slot, the row of terminals of the plug are electrically connected to the row of first or second contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
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Patent number: 7801316Abstract: A capacitor microphone includes a battery holder including a microphone unit housing at one end and a battery holder at the other end, the battery holder being coupled to a connector sleeve; an output connector housed in the connector sleeve, and detachably receiving a grounding sleeve of a microphone cable; a cylindrical conductive battery cover which is movable between a position covering the battery holder and a position releasing the battery holder and is electrically connected to the microphone unit housing at the position covering the battery holder; and an elastic and conductive cloth which is present between the connector sleeve and the battery cover, and is in contact with the connector sleeve and the battery cover, the connector sleeve and the battery cover being electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-TechnicaInventor: Hiroshi Akino
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Patent number: 7758381Abstract: A new arrangement of the cage for the pluggable optical transceiver is disclosed. The cage provides a plurality of fingers which has a corrugated shape with first and second contact portion. The first contact portion comes in contact with the front panel of the host system when the cage is implemented therein, while, the second contact portion comes in contact with the housing of the transceiver when it is set within the cage.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Kazushige Oki
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Publication number: 20100130063Abstract: A connector includes a first and second housing that are configured to be coupled together. The connector may include two circuit cards supported by card supports. Mating edges of the first and second housing are configured to be coupled together and may include one or more crushed ribs positioned in an elongated channel/elongated shoulder interface. The one or more crushed ribs may be configured so as to be spaced apart a distance that acts to improve the electrical shielding provided by the connector. The connector may be configured to be coupled to a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier
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Publication number: 20100093214Abstract: An accessory intended to be assembled to a connector along an assembly axis, comprising a main body, at least one deformable contact element comprising a contact part intended to exert, after assembling the accessory to the connector, pressure on an electrically conducting surface of said connector and a part intended to be in contact, after assembling the accessory to said connector, with said main body, said contact element being able to ensure electrical connection between said parts, further comprising pressure means able to push said contact part in such a way as to increase said pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: RADIALLInventors: Cyril Barbier, Emmanuel Demaret, Marnix Van Der Mee
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Patent number: 7670179Abstract: A connecting element (1) for shielded data and/or telecommunications cables (2, 3), with a metal housing (10) and with at least one connector jack (15, 16), where contact means (20, 21) are provided for contacting the metal housing (10) with a plug housing (6, 7), particularly with the plug housing (6, 7) of an RJ-45 plug (4, 5), and where at least one spring tab (20, 21) forming a single piece with the metal housing (10), or with a part (8, 9) of the metal housing, is provided as the contacting means (20, 21).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: MC Technology GmbHInventor: Hartmut Müller
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Publication number: 20100022131Abstract: An electrical connector has a shield for EMI shielding. The top of the shield has two rows of tabs; two flaps, one on either side of the shield; and a tab on the bottom. The flaps have mounting holes. When the connector is attached to a mounting panel, screws or rivets are mounted through the holes in the flaps and corresponding holes in the mounting panel to secure the connector. The bottom tab and the two rows of top tabs electrically connect the shield to the mounting panel to provide extra EMI protection to the connector. The flaps provide yet another connection to provide EMI protection. The two rows of tabs can be positioned and sized such that the rear row of tabs engages with a flange in the rear of the top of the mounting panel. The electrical connector is preferably an RJ connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Kent Lambie, Jeff Ouyang
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Publication number: 20100003852Abstract: A shielded electrical connector is disclosed that includes a receptacle having a outer ground shield surrounding a dielectric cover. The dielectric cover includes a plug reception cavity and has an electrical contact and an inner ground shield disposed therewithin. The outer ground shield includes grounding features configured to ground the outer shield to a module wall and attachment features configured to attach and ground the outer shield to a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: John Mark MYER, John Wesley HALL, Hurley Chester MOLL
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Publication number: 20090264018Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2005Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Ronald C. Weber, Gert Droesbeke