Abstract: In the mounting structure of the connector shield, the connector shield includes an upper plate, a pair of side plates, and a mounting portion provided on a lower edge side of each of the side plates, and the mounting portion includes a retainer that includes a foot protruding downward from a first position of a lower edge of the side plate, and a locking hook protruding forward or rearward from the foot in a first direction, and a positioning protrusion that protrudes downward from a second position shifted from the first position of the lower edge of the side plate in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A sensor set is provided for sensing of a body characteristic, such as glucose. The sensor set includes a mounting base for the sensor and a connector to connect to the mounting base and has an improved structure for connecting the mounting base to the connector. The connector may contain sensor electronics for wired or wireless communication to an external monitor or display. The mounting base includes latch arms and the connector adapted to fit and lock into latch recesses on the connector and includes anti-rotation arms adapted to fit into anti-rotation arm recesses on the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of mating contacts fixed in the insulative housing and a shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a mating portion extending from the base portion. The base portion includes a mounting surface perpendicular to the mating portion. The base portion defines a mounting slot recessed from the mounting surface. The base portion includes two rows of contact receiving slots located at two sides of the mounting slot. The contact receiving slot includes an inner surface and two opposite side surfaces. The mating contact is inserted into the contact receiving slot and interfered with the side surfaces. The electrical connector also includes a fixing member mounted into the mounting slot. The fixing member has a number of fixing projections to engage with two rows of contacts, respectively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a base and a tongue, an upper and lower rows of contacts mounted in the insulative housing and exposed upon the tongue and a pair of grounding pieces separated from each other and retained in the insulative housing between the two rows of contacts. Each grounding piece includes a securing portion disposed in the mating tongue and defines an abutment exposed upon corresponding side face of the mating tongue. The pair of grounding pieces are far away from corresponding power contacts along the transverse direction thereby resulting that the grounding pieces are wholly offset from the power contacts in the vertical direction so as to avoid the power contacts from electrical sparkle.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom, a first row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and surface mount type tail sections for mounting on a PCB, a second row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and through hole type tail sections for mounting in the PCB; a metallic shield including a capsular segment surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating cavity and a rear wall covering a rear face of the base to surrounding the surface mount type tail sections and a lower bracket attached to the metallic shielding. The lower bracket is located upon a bottom side of the shield and includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall commonly surrounding the through hole type tail sections.

Abstract: Methods and systems may include an input/output (IO) interface that has an integrated buffer, a housing and a substrate disposed within the housing. The substrate may include a first side, a second side and a connection edge. The integrated buffer can be coupled to at least one of the first side and the second side of the substrate. A plurality of rows of contacts may be coupled to the first side of the substrate. Each row of contacts can be stacked substantially parallel to the connection edge. The substrate may have power outputs coupled thereto and the integrated buffer can include a voltage regulator that has a supply output coupled to the power outputs.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a connector body defining a front mating cavity with a first inner side and a second inner side opposite to the first inner side, and a rear cable supporting platform with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first inner side and a plurality of terminals. The terminals include two rows of contacting sections arranged along the first and second inner sides of the mating cavity and soldering legs extending to the platform to be welded to a cable. The soldering legs are arranged in one row and exposing to the first surface of the platform while the second surface of the platform has no soldering legs to be welded to the cable.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of conductive contacts (5) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (4) embedded in the insulative housing and a metal cover (3) assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base (10) and a slot (6) formed above the base, and the conductive contacts embedded into the base and defining contact portions (51) protruding into the slot and soldering portions (52) opposite to the contact portions. The metal shell includes a main portion (41) embedded into the base, and a longitudinal side portion (40) bending from at least one side of the main portion and extending in the front-to-back direction. The side portion locates at one side of the slot and electrically connects with the metal cover. Above all, the manufacturing process of the electrical connector is simplified, and the shielding effect is enhanced.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module unit with contacts and grounding plates thereof. The terminal module includes an insulative base and an insulative mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom. The mating tongue forms opposite mating surfaces. The contacts includes the contacting sections on the mating surfaces and the connecting legs. The mating tongue includes a root section adjacent to the base. The grounding plates unit covers the root section in an embedded manner. The grounding plate includes a planar body exposed upon the mating surface, and a pair of fixing side arms extending from two opposite ends of the planar body and equipped with corresponding latching hooks to secure to the semi-finished root section before the final insert-molding process is applied.

Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a first housing, a second housing, a number of first contacts and second contacts, a metallic plate sandwiched between the first housing and the second housing, and a shielding shell. The first housing has a first base and a first tongue portion. The first tongue portion has a connection portion close to the first base and a first stepping portion in a lower surface. The second housing has a second tongue portion. The second tongue portion has a second stepping portion in an upper surface. Each first contact has a first affixed portion. The metallic plate has a connecting section inclining with the connection portion and the first affixed portion in a same direction and an opening receiving the first stepping portion and the second stepping portion. The first stepping portion and the second stepping portion contacts with each other through the opening.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a connector having a metal separating plate being fastened by a tongue plate in integral formation, which is compatible to USB Type-C standard and includes a tongue plate made of plastic integrally and provided with a metal separating plate fixedly disposed therein; a plurality of first connection terminals respectively inserted into first connection slots formed in the tongue plate near a top surface of the metal separating plate; a plurality of second connection terminals respectively inserted into second connection slots formed in the tongue plate near a bottom surface of the metal separating plate; grounding boards having structures respectively matched with the tongue plate, so as to enclose an outer edge of the tongue plate; and a metal casing having a structure matching with the tongue plate, so as to allow the tongue plate and grounding boards to be assembled into the metal casing.

Abstract: A connection system includes a base (20) that can be mounted through a wall (11) of an electronics unit (10), the base (20) being provided with electric pin contacts (24) that come out into the electronics unit and whose ends are connected electrically to a printed circuit (50) of the electronics unit. This base (20) is equipped with a holding plate (40), mounted around electric pin contacts (24) and around a back part (21) of the base and, provided with catch elements (42) that can be fitted into the printed circuit, so that the base is integral with the printed circuit.

Abstract: A process for the production of a plug, in which a circuit board panel with openings is provided for forming a circuit board. A plug insert, having a plurality of pins and a plurality of plug contact surfaces, is then placed in one of the openings, by means of an automatic SMD fitment device, in such a way that at least one pin of the plug rests on the circuit board panel, and at least two plug contact surfaces, which are electrically connected to the pins, rest on the circuit board, with the contact surfaces of the plug being on one plane. The plug contact surfaces are then automatically soldered to at least one of the contact surfaces of the circuit board.

Abstract: Provided is a connector to be securely fixed on a board, especially, the connector having a high-strength shell prevented from detached from the connector. The connector has a mating portion, a plurality of the contacts, a holding member holding the contacts and a shell and to be connected with a mating connector in a front-back direction. The mating portion is positioned in forward part of the connector. The holding member is formed with a protrusive portion protruding backward. The protrusive portion is formed with a receiving portion. An edge of the shell is formed a stopper portion. The stopper portion and the receiving portion face to each other in the front-back direction. The contact has a contact-fixing portion fixed on the board. The shell has a shell-fixing portion fixed on the board. A distance between the shell-fixing portion and the mating portion is larger than another distance between the contact-fixing portion and the mating portion.

Abstract: A board-mountable connector is provided. The connector includes a shield and an insulative housing with a tongue. Terminals are supported by the housing in two rows and the rows extend from a mating interface to a board mounting interface. The terminals may be mounted to the board via surface mount technology in two rows that are at about 0.4 mm pitch. The two rows of terminals are configured in a signal, signal, ground triangular configuration so as to provide a triangular terminal arrangement that extends from the mating interface to the mounting interface.

Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plug and a receptacle which are adapted to be fitted together. The plug includes a plate-like or sheet-like connection object, a ground shell which is disposed on one surface side of the connection object so as to be spaced apart therefrom, and a guide covering front end portions of the connection object and the ground shell. The receptacle includes contacts and an actuator having a cam operating portion which is made of a material different from that of the ground shell. When the actuator is operated in a state where the plug and the receptacle are fitted together, the cam operating portion is rotated on the ground shell to press the connection object onto the contacts.

Abstract: A high voltage (HV) header assembly includes an outer housing having a right angle body including a first segment and a second segment oriented perpendicularly to the first segment. The first segment has a mating interface at a distal end for mating with a plug assembly. The second segment has a mounting flange at a distal end for mounting to a device. The second segment extends from the first segment such that the mounting flange is oriented perpendicularly to the mating interface. The body defines a right angle chamber extending through the first and second segments between the mating interface and the mounting flange. The chamber has first and second openings therethrough in the first and second segments, respectively. HV contacts are received in the chamber of the outer housing and are configured to electrically connect to plug contacts of the plug assembly.

Abstract: A board-mountable connector is provided. The connector includes a shield and an insulative housing with a tongue. Terminals are supported by the housing in two rows and the rows extend from a mating interface to a board mounting interface. The terminals may be mounted to the board via surface mount technology in two rows that are at about 0.4 mm pitch. The two rows of terminals are configured in a signal, signal, ground triangular configuration so as to provide a triangular terminal arrangement that extends from the mating interface to the mounting interface.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to electrically connect with a plug-type electrical connector of the periphery equipment of the computer. The electrical connector includes a housing, an insulating body, a plurality of first conductive terminals, and a plurality of second conductive terminals. The insulating body having a frame and a terminal block positioned within the frame. The plurality of first conductive terminals positioned along a first surface of the terminal block, while the plurality of second conductive terminals are positioned along a second surface of the terminal block. The plurality of first conductive terminals include a first ground terminal, while the plurality of second conductive terminals include a second ground terminal, and the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal share one free end leading out of the electrical connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a positioning member; an insulated main body enclosing the positioning member from above and a plurality of terminals. Each terminal has a contact section embedded within a tongue plate of the insulated main body and an inclined section embedded partially within the positioning member via an insert-molding process. When the inclined section is further bent relative to the contact section, the uniform spacing and alignment among the terminals is maintained precisely due to the insert-molding process of the terminals in the insulated main body and the positioning member.

Abstract: A shielded insertion and connection structure for a flat cable connector includes a receiving housing and a hold-down member. The receiving housing forms a receiving compartment and two side walls formed at opposite ends of the receiving compartment. The hold-down member has opposite ends that respectively form pivot structures for pivotal coupling to the side walls and rotation between an open position and a holding position. The hold-down member is made of metal and the receiving housing is at least partly made of metal to form a conduction section, which is connected to a grounding terminal. When the hold-down member is at the open position and a circuit flat cable is inserted into the receiving compartment, the hold-down member is operated to depress and hold the circuit flat cable and the hold-down member is put in electrical connection with the grounding terminal through the conduction section.

Abstract: An electric connector has a housing, signal and ground contacts disposed in the housing and a metal shell surrounding the housing. The metal shell has a support segment covering a top surface of the housing and with a first edge positioned adjacent to a back surface of the housing, and a second edge positioned adjacent to a front surface of the housing. The ground contacts are formed integral with and extend forwardly from the second edge of the support segment by a one-step stamping process.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing defining a mounting face for being mounted on a PCB and a pair of engaging portions at two opposite ends of the insulating housing; a number of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a metal shell assembled on the insulating housing along an assembly direction slanting to the mounting face, the metal shell having a locking portion with a gap through which the engaging portion is inserted in the locking portion and a stopper portion. The stopper portion exceeds the mounting face when the metal shell assembled on the insulating housing along the assembly direction before the electrical connector is mounted on the PCB, while the stopper portion is pressed by the PCB to offset the assembly direction when the electrical connector is mounted on the PCB so as to prevent the engaging portion from deflecting from the locking portion through the gap.

Abstract: A card connector adapted for accommodating a memory card includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of terminals received in the dielectric housing, and a shell. The dielectric housing defines a plurality of terminal grooves for receiving the terminals. The shell shielding the dielectric housing has a top board and two sideboards extending downward from two opposite sides of the top board. The junction of the top board and at least one of the two sideboards is depressed inward to form a connecting board of substantially L-shaped cross-section. The top board, the two sideboards and the connecting board of the shell and the dielectric housing define a space therebetween for receiving the memory card therein.

Abstract: A receptacle connector comprises an inner housing, multiple first pins, multiple second pins, an outer housing, an inner casing and an outer casing. The first pins and the second pins are mounted through the inner housing. The outer housing is mounted around the inner casing. The outer casing is a folded sheet of metal and is mounted around the outer housing.