Shield Mounted On Printed Circuit Board Patents (Class 439/607.35)
  • Patent number: 8366486
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a main shielding shell and an auxiliary shielding shell. The insulating housing includes a base body and a tongue portion. The insulating housing defines a plurality of terminal grooves of which each includes a receiving slot passing through a rear surface and a bottom surface of the base body. The terminals are received in the terminal grooves with soldering portions disposed in the receiving slots. A bottom face of the soldering portion is in alignment with the bottom surface of the base body to be soldered on a circuit board. The main shielding shell surrounds the tongue portion with the terminals. The auxiliary shielding shell has a base plate positioned to the rear surface of the base body to cover up top portions of the soldering portions, and two bending plates attached to the main shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 8360808
    Abstract: A circuit board mounted connector includes an exterior shield shell and a housing assembly. The exterior shield shell has a first face to be mounted on a circuit board to define an electromagnetic shielding space and a second face which is orthogonal to the first face and is opened for installation of a mating connector. The housing assembly is fitted in the exterior shield shell so that the mating connector is connected thereto. The housing assembly includes a connecting terminal member, an interior housing, an interior shield shell, and an exterior housing. The exterior shield shell includes an assembly mounting opening through which the housing assembly is installed into the exterior shield shell, in the first face of the exterior shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 8353722
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a front surface concaved rearward to define a receiving chamber with a tongue board therein. Electrical terminals are disposed in the tongue board and elastically stretch into the receiving chamber. A frame-shaped holding shell is mounted in the receiving chamber. A shielding cover adapted for being connected to ground and punched from a metal board has a base board with a window being opened therein and a plurality of contact strips being formed and apart arranged to periphery edges of the base board. The base board is covered onto the front surface of the insulating housing with the window being communicated with the receiving chamber. The contact strips stretch freely outside the insulating housing. A shielding shell is put around the insulating housing and electrically connected with the shielding cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 8342882
    Abstract: A USB interface device includes a USB connector electrically connected with a circuit board through pins. A shielding frame is attached to a joint between the USB connector and the circuit board and covering the pins. The shielding frame is a frame body having a first opening at a part thereof attached to the circuit board and a second opening at a part thereof attached to the USB connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xialing Zhang, Chunshu Li
  • Patent number: 8337248
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a printed circuit board defining an inserting window and soldering holes adjacent to two sides of the inserting window, and an electrical connector assembled in the inserting window. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, terminals disposed in the insulating body and each having a soldering arm levelly extending rearward to stretch behind the insulating body, and a shell enclosing the insulating body and the terminals. Each side board of the shell has a substantial middle punched outward to form a soldering board extending levelly, and a lower part of a rear edge punched outward and then bent downward to form a soldering tail inserted downward in the soldering hole of the printed circuit board. The soldering boards of the shell and the soldering arms of the terminals are flush with one another to be levelly against and further soldered onto the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rong-Qin Lan, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20120282809
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing positioned in a cage. A vertical wall is positioned around the housing and is soldered to a printed circuit board that is supporting the connector. The vertical wall includes a plurality of fingers that are configured to engage the cage. The fingers are positioned at intervals such that the distance between the fingers acts to control the frequencies of EMI that emit from the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Emanuel G. Banakis, Jerry D. Kachlic
  • Patent number: 8277253
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Lee, Huibin Li
  • Publication number: 20120244751
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield for an electrical connector comprises a sheet formed of conductive material and has a top side with at least two depending, conductive, reinforcement sidewalls that each have a plurality of conductive depending sidewall legs distributed about a periphery of the sheet and extending upwardly. The shield includes at least one conductive ground tab extending from an edge such that the shield provides a ground path directly from a circuit board to a connector housing. The shield defines at least one opening for receiving an alignment post and at least one additional opening to permit access to an electrical terminal positioned below the sheet. The openings may be rectangular in shape and aligned with terminals positioned within connector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: PETER M. POLITSKY, DOMINIC ANTHONY MESSURI, MICHAEL W. ALLENDER
  • Patent number: 8262414
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulating housing, terminals assembled in the insulating housing, a first shell having a receiving space surrounded by a top plate, two lateral plates and a bottom plate for receiving the insulating housing therein, and a second shell having a base board electrically fixed on the top plate. Two sides of the top plate define two first openings spaced from each other and communicating with the receiving space. A rear side of each first opening extends forward to form an elastic arm with a free end arched downward into the receiving space. Two sides of the base board define two second openings corresponding to the first openings. A rear side of each second opening protrudes forward to form an extending arm resting against a top of the elastic arm for strengthening insertion and extraction strength of the elastic arms acting on a plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiang Li, Ming-Han Lin, Li-Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 8246383
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may have a sealed connector secured within a device housing. The sealed connector may have a metal shell. A plastic contact housing may be insert molded within the shell. Conductive signal contacts may be laterally spaced in the contact housing. An elastomeric gasket may be assembled or compression molded onto the metal shell. Left and right metal brackets may be welded onto the metal shell to moisture-seal latch windows. A water-resistant sealing layer may be attached to the bottom plate of the metal shell to moisture-seal alignment rail windows. The sealed connector may be pressed against the device housing to place the gasket in a compressed state. The connector may be secured to the device housing by screwing down the metal brackets to a circuit board assembled within the housing while the gasket is in the compressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias Schmidt, Eric Jol
  • Publication number: 20120196479
    Abstract: A electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a shielding shell (7) enclosing the insulative housing, a ground plate (547, 5232) supported by the insulative housing and, a gap defined between an edge of the ground plate and the shielding shell and a conductive member (90, 91) positioned between the ground plate and shielding shell for filling the gap. The conductive member is provided to shield the electromagnetic interference (EMI) leaking from the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JOHN CHOW, ZHI-CHENG ZHANG, ZHI-JIAN LIU
  • Patent number: 8206177
    Abstract: An HDMI connector structure includes a base, a circuit board, a chassis and a metal casing. The base includes a containing space, a retaining wall formed at a front end of the containing space, and an opening formed on the retaining wall. The circuit board is installed in the containing space, and an end of the circuit board is passed through the opening and out of the retaining wall, and at least one surface of the circuit board has a plurality of conductive pins, and a transmission line segment is extended from an end of each conductive pin and electrically coupled to a conductive terminal The metal casing includes a hollow main body, and the base is installed in the empty main body, and a front end of the hollow main body is provided for exposing a port from an end of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 8202120
    Abstract: A high frequency socket connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first and second terminals are mounted in the insulating housing, are capable of implementing USB 3.0 protocol. The shell covers the insulating housing and terminals. Each of the terminals has a SMT soldering section adapted to SMT soldering processes. All the SMT soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row to make the socket connector compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventor: Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 8202121
    Abstract: A connector includes signal pins having a mating end and a wire end. The wire end is configured to be electrically coupled to a wire of a cable. The mating end is configured to be inserted into a via of a substrate. A pin retainer is provided having apertures emending therethrough. The signal pins are inserted through the apertures of the pin retainer such that the mating ends of the signal pins extend from the pin retainer. A ground frame is provided having a wire end and a mating end. An opening extends between the wire end and the mating end. The pin retainer is positioned within the opening of the ground frame such that the mating ends of the signal pins extend from the mating end of the ground frame. The wire end of the ground frame is configured to contact a shield of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Paul Nichols
  • Patent number: 8202123
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals assembled in the insulating housing, and a shielding shell curved from a metal plate to show a substantially rectangular tubular shape with a receiving space therein. Two free ends of the metal plate are acted as a pair of jointing plates end-to-end jointed with each other. Two end edges of the jointing plates jointed together each have a portion bent downward beyond a level plane of the jointing plates and then extended overstride the joint of the jointing plates to form a reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portion of one jointing plate is superposed against a bottom face of the other jointing plate and further welded with the other jointing plate together to ensure the jointing plates firmly jointed with each other. The insulating housing with the terminals is inserted rearward in the receiving space of the shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jui-Pin Lin, Hung-Chi Wang, Ming-Chun Lai
  • Patent number: 8197281
    Abstract: A plug connector includes an insulating housing of which a rear surface is provided with a plurality of insertion holes, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing and each having a soldering tail projected beyond the rear surface of the insulating housing, and a propping lid which has a base block mounted against the rear surface of the insulating housing, and a plurality of insertion bolts protruded forwards from a front face of the base block for being inserted into the corresponding insertion holes to make the propping lid detachably mounted to the insulating housing. The soldering tails can be soldered with cables respectively by means of being positioned against a top and a bottom of the base block, or directly soldered onto a printed circuit board by means of demounting the propping lid from the insulating housing to set the soldering tails free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 8197285
    Abstract: A conductive gasket includes a deformable contact region configured to provide compressive contact between the mounting surface of a connector (e.g., a right-angle micro-D connector) and a grounded surface of the substrate (e.g., PCB). A fastener region extends from the deformable contact region and is configured to align with a mounting region of the connector. A keep-out zone is provided adjacent to the deformable contact region and the fastener region and is configured to allow the pins of the connector to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Daniel R. Farmer
  • Patent number: 8187039
    Abstract: A sharable socket structure includes a plastic base and rows of first and second terminals arranged in the base. The base has a common slot for accommodating two connectors with different interfaces. The slot is formed with an inserting port and a tongue is disposed in the slot. Each terminal has a contact, an extension, a fixing portion and a pin. The contacts of the first and second terminals are disposed on the tongue and electrically connected to two connectors, respectively. The contacts of the second terminals are closer to the port than the contacts of the first terminals. A step is formed between X coordinates of the contact and extension of the second terminal in a sequentially arranging direction of the terminals such that the contact of the second terminal partially overlaps with the contact of the first terminal neighboring the second terminal on the X coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120115362
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) defining a receiving cavity (20) for insertion of a mating connector, a terminal module (3) including a number of mating terminals (311) projecting into the receiving cavity and a number of magnetic components connected with the mating terminals, and a respective shielding plate (33) located between adjacent magnetic components to reduce crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JIE ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20120108105
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a press-fit contact or terminal (1) for being press-fit mounted in a mounting hole of a circuit board. Each press-fit terminal includes a connecting portion (11), an end portion (13), and a hole portion (12) between the connecting portion and the end portion. The hole portion includes a pair of first resilient portions (121) branching from the connecting portion and respectively configured into an obliquely extending straight line, a pair of second resilient portions (122) branching from the end portion, and a deformable hole (123) surrounded by said first and second resilient portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MU CHENG, ZHI-GANG HE
  • Patent number: 8152565
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may have a sealed connector secured within a device housing. The sealed connector may have a metal shell. A plastic contact housing may be insert molded within the shell. Conductive signal contacts may be laterally spaced in the contact housing. An elastomeric gasket may be assembled or compression molded onto the metal shell. Left and right metal brackets may be welded onto the metal shell to moisture-seal latch windows. A water-resistant sealing layer may be attached to the bottom plate of the metal shell to moisture-seal alignment rail windows. The sealed connector may be pressed against the device housing to place the gasket in a compressed state. The connector may be secured to the device housing by screwing down the metal brackets to a circuit board assembled within the housing while the gasket is in the compressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mathias Schmidt, Eric Jol
  • Patent number: 8142225
    Abstract: An electrical connector is soldered on a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a containing gap opened at one side thereof. A top surface of the printed circuit board defines a plurality of first soldering points arranged around the containing gap. Each of two opposite inner sidewalls of the containing gap defines a second soldering point. The electrical connector is located in the containing gap. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and a shielding shell. The terminals are received in the insulating housing. The shielding shell defines an inserting space enclosing the insulating housing and the terminals. Each side plate has a first soldering portion extended outward and a second soldering portion extended downward therefrom. The second soldering portions are soldered on the second soldering points. The first soldering portions are soldered on the corresponding first soldering points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sheng-Nan Yu
  • Patent number: 8137131
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided including an HDMI connector having a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts extending through the housing. The contacts define a first terminal end extending out from the housing and configured to be connected to electrical traces of a printed circuit board, and a second terminal end disposed opposite the first terminal end. The second end of the contacts can extend from the housing, and thereby be exposed to the ambient environment. The assembly can include one or more support mounts capable of attaching to the housing and to the circuit board to stabilize the connector. A protective shell can surround the second end of the contacts, and can be connected to the housing and to the printed circuit board. A dust cover can cover the upper end of the protective shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Po Win Wang, Chun Hsiang Fu
  • Publication number: 20120045908
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) with a plurality of electronic components assembled thereunder and conductive pins surrounding the electronic components to a printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a base having a plurality of terminals received therein for contacting with the conductive pins of the CPU, a cover mounted on the base, an actuator actuating the cover sliding along the base and a shielding frame mounted on the base. The base has a first opening and a plurality of passageways surrounding the first opening for receiving the terminals. The cover has a second opening corresponding to the first opening. The shielding frame is tightly attached to the sidewalls of the first opening and received in the first and second openings to prevent terminals from electromagnetic interference (EMI) emitted from electronic components assembled under the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YEN-CHIH CHANG
  • Patent number: 8109790
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base (11) and a tongue plate (12) extending beyond the base; a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing. The metal shell includes a pair of first walls (31), a pair of second walls (32) including a front wall and a back wall, and a receiving space (33) surrounded by the first walls and the second walls. The first walls have a pair of first mounting portion (315) for being mounted onto first holes of the PCB. The front wall has a pair of jointing walls (326) extending toward each other from the respective front sides of the first walls and combining with each other at a joint. The front wall has a pair of mounting legs (325) extending from the jointing walls at the joint and forming as a second mounting portion (35) for being mounted onto a second hole of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia-Yong He, Qi-Sheng Zheng
  • Patent number: 8105112
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing and a shield plate. The terminals are arranged and held in the housing. The shield plate is formed by bending a metal plate and attached to the housing. The housing includes a sidewall and an edge wall at an end portion of the sidewall. The shield plate includes a shield portion covering an outer surface of the sidewall and a held. The held portion is supported on a holding portion disposed on the edge wall of the housing. The shield portion includes a regulating portion capable of abutting against the outer surface of the sidewall. The regulating portion regulates deformation of the shield portion when the shield plate is attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuya Midorikawa, Shohei Hosoda
  • Publication number: 20110318963
    Abstract: A metal shell includes a pair of side face shield walls for respectively covering both side faces of a housing and a coupling shield wall perpendicular to the side face shield walls and coupling the side face shield walls together, and covers the circumference of the housing. A metal slider is movably attached to at least one of the housing and the shell while coming into slidable contact therewith. The slider electrically connects contacts and conductors of a flexible conductive member and is electrically connected to the shell and a shield portion exposed on the surface of the flexible conductive member, in a state where the slider has moved from the rear side toward the front side with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke KAMOYA, Yoshifumi NISHIDA
  • Patent number: 8057259
    Abstract: A receptacle connector prevents a plug from being obliquely inserted with a simple configuration. Receptacle connector 100 has: a hollow rectangular shape shield case (120) which is made by machining a metal plate and which includes fitting slot 101; and a housing (110) which is covered by the shield case (120) and in which contacts (130) to be connected with terminal parts (230) of an inserted plug (200) are disposed. In the shield case (120), a projecting part (124) is formed extending along one side of the fitting slot (101) by denting an upper plate part (122), which defines the accommodating part (104) accommodating the plug (200), to project toward an accommodating region (104). An end surface (124a) of this projecting part (124) on the fitting slot (101) side is closer to the fitting slot (101) side than the contacts (130) and forms a plane orthogonal to the upper plate part (122).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Takeshi Konno, Katsuhiro Hori, Masaaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8011969
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing including a base portion and mating tongue plate protruding forwardly from the base portion; two contact modules being retained with each other and each including an insulative block, and a row of contacts being insert molded in the insulative housing, and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and the contact modules. A receiving space is formed between the shell and the tongue plate. The insulative blocks each defines a front portion inserted in the cavity of the insulative housing for the contact modules being retained with the insulative housing reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Jiang Wang, Jia-Yong He, Zhong-Hua Yao, Qi-Sheng Zheng
  • Patent number: 8011956
    Abstract: A waterproof connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals mounted into the insulating housing, a shell wrapping the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a top wall recessed to form a first through recess having a lower portion with an outer periphery protruded inward for supporting a first sealing plate. The first sealing plate has an outer periphery portion of an upper portion exceeding that of a lower portion thereof. The engagement between the first through recess and the first sealing plate prevent water from going into the insulating housing. A lateral wall is recessed to form a receiving recess. A fixing element fixed in the receiving recess has a damping plate punched outward beyond the lateral wall. The damping plate rests against the lateral slice for stopping the water from permeating into the shell and further spreading into the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wang Yang, Chao-Yong Ye, Kai-Hsiang Chang
  • Patent number: 7988495
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector, wherein a connector is defined with an opening for connecting a USB connector. The connector is mainly assembled from a hollow casing, a first base and a second base, and two rear side walls of the hollow casing are respectively formed with a position fixing portion extending away from the opening. Moreover, after fixedly combining together the first base and the second base, two sides thereof are respectively formed with a guiding portion, which enable fixing portions extending from two sides of a printed circuit tongue to effect sliding inserted disposition. After assembly of the bases with the printed circuit tongue, then the fixing portions enable fastening to the position fixing portions. Accordingly, the bases not only enable achieving the objective of product customization, but also retaining positioning of the connector is enabled to prevent errors from occurring due to displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: DNOVA Corporation
    Inventor: Hsuan-Ho Chung
  • Patent number: 7976321
    Abstract: The electrical connector has a dielectric housing, a plurality of signal terminals which are arranged in the housing, at least one ground terminal with a first contact section and a first spring arm section, the first contact section having a first contact and a second contact being mechanically coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Otto Schempp
  • Patent number: 7967639
    Abstract: A connector has an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal receiving cavities each extending vertically to pass therethrough, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the terminal receiving cavities and a shell mounted to the insulating housing. A rear surface of the insulating housing is protruded outward to from a projection defining an inserting groove passing therethrough. The shell has a base board, a holding board facing the base board and a pair of sideboards connecting the base board and the holding board. Top edges of the base board and the holding board are extended towards each other to form eave portions. An inserting portion is extended from a portion of the base board. The shell encircles the insulating housing with the eave portions covering tops of two opposed sides of the insulating housing and the inserting portion being inserted into the inserting groove and further connected to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7963799
    Abstract: A connector for a fiber channel switch includes an insulation body, a first terminal module and a second terminal module. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are integrated together to form a combination by buckling a first buckling element of the first terminal module and a second buckling element of the second terminal module. The combination is to plug into an assembly slot of the insulation body so as to form major parts of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Concraft Holding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chi Lee, Chin-Huang Lin
  • Publication number: 20110136380
    Abstract: To make it possible to improve the grounding property of a conductive shell with a simple configuration. Connector-side ground connecting members (ground spring pieces) 24c provided in a conductive ground shell 24 of a receptacle connector 2 and board-side ground connecting members (rear holddowns) 24b are disposed such that they extend approximately in parallel with a fitting direction of a plug connector 1 serving as a fitting mate for the receptacle connector 2, and ground currents flowing between the connector-side ground connecting members 24c and the board-side ground connecting members 24b take the shortest straight courses so that occurrence of electrical loss or an undesired inducing phenomenon is substantially suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: I-PEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takaki KURACHI
  • Publication number: 20110111629
    Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an insulative cover (11, 12) defining at least one groove with a front opening; a connector (20) accommodated in the groove, the connector (20) having a terminal module (21) and a metallic shell (22) enclosing the terminal module; a cable (5) electrically coupled to the terminal module of the connector; a printed circuit board (3) received in the insulative cover and electrically connected to the metallic shell of the connector; and a conductive member (4) having a main body (41) fixed to the insulative cover, a connecting portion (42) extending forwardly from the main body and a griping portion (43) formed on a front segment of the connecting portion and griping the printed circuit board to electrically connected with the metallic shell of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FEI-YAN PENG, XIAN-KUI SHI, HENG LIU, CHUNG-YEN YANG
  • Patent number: 7931501
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and a shielding shell. The insulating housing has a base body and a tongue. Two sides of the front surface of the base body define two inserting slots. A propping portion is perpendicularly connected between two face-to-face insides of the inserting slot. The terminals are disposed in the insulating housing respectively. The shielding shell is mounted to the insulating housing, and has a tongue sheath with two side plates. A rear edge of each side plate extends rearward to form a fastening piece with a clipping opening. Two opposite edges of the clipping opening are further concaved oppositely to form a locating opening. The tongue sheath is sleeved around the tongue. The fastening piece is inserted rearward into the corresponding inserting slot, and the propping portion slides along the clipping opening until being buckled into the locating opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shu-Man Chiang
  • Publication number: 20110092097
    Abstract: A USB connector including a metal shield for holding at least a portion of a printed circuit board having a plurality of connector contacts on a top side of the at least a portion of the printed circuit board, the metal shield including prongs which are attachable to the printed circuit board. A top support is separate from the printed circuit board and is provided within the metal shield above the at least a portion of the printed circuit board, the top support supporting the top side of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: George SHIU, Choon Tak TANG
  • Patent number: 7922535
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an inner shielding shell, an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and an outer shielding shell. The inner shielding shell defines an accommodating chamber therein. The insulating housing has a base body engaged with a rear of the accommodating chamber and a tongue portion extended forward from the base portion to stretch into a front of the accommodating chamber. A ring-shaped cavity is opened in a periphery of the base body for receiving a waterproof washer therein. An outer periphery of the waterproof washer abuts against insides of the inner shielding shell. The terminals are disposed in the insulating housing. The outer shielding shell surrounds the inner shielding shell. The outer shielding shell has at least one soldering arm soldered to a printed circuit board for achieving a ground function of the inner shielding shell through the outer shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Jiang, Wei-Hong Liao, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 7922534
    Abstract: A receptacle connector is arranged on an interface of an electronic device for mating with a corresponding plug connector. An anti-incorrect-insertion block is arranged on and protruded from a mating portion of the plug connector. The receptacle connector comprises an insulating housing, conductive terminals assembled in the housing and a first shielding shell for covering on the outside of the insulating housing. A soldering portion welded to a circuit board is arranged on the lower edge of the first shielding shell. The receptacle connector is further provided with a second shielding shell for shielding the electromagnetic signals from the fool-proof opening of the interface. A receptacle connector of the invention shields the fool-proof opening by adding the second shielding shell, thereby preventing the electromagnetic leakage, improving the anti-electromagnetic interference capability of the connector and ensuring an electrical connection of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeng-De Lin, Qingwen Fang
  • Publication number: 20110059653
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) for being mounted onto a PCB includes an insulative housing (1); a set of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1); and a metal shell (3) coupled to the insulative housing. the metal shell (3) has a pair of nuts (310) integrally protruding therefrom and defining threaded holes (3101) for screws of a complementary plug screwed into, and a pair of board locks (5) integrally extending therefrom for being mounted onto the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BO YANG, JIA-WEI GU
  • Patent number: 7896708
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Markus Agevik
  • Patent number: 7896699
    Abstract: An interface connector makes the pitches between the contacts narrower and realizes miniaturization of the connector. This connector (100) has: a shield case (110) that includes a fitting slot (101) into which an electronic component inserted from an open side fits; a housing (120) that is covered by the shield case (110); and a plurality of contacts (140A and 140B). In the shield case (110), a plurality of contacts (140A and 140B) are disposed along the insertion direction in the housing (120) and contact point parts (141) are aligned in a row in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. Lead parts (144) of contacts (140A and 140B) which are adjacent in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, project from rear surface (104) of the connector (100), alternately in the directions orthogonal to the insertion direction and the direction in which the contact point parts are aligned in a row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Konno, Katsuhiro Hori, Masaaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20110045700
    Abstract: A wire to board connector has improved contact reliability and includes a receptacle connector for mounting to a circuit board and a plug connector with a mating blade for insertion into an opening of the receptacle connector. Both connectors have shields that are formed around their exterior and the receptacle connector has an interior shield member that envelops the insertion opening of the receptacle connector. Individual connect legs are formed with this interior shield member and they are spaced apart from each other widthwise of the insertion opening. A contact spring is disposed within the interior of the receptacle connector to exert a contact force on the mating plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyazaki, Tomonari Kaneko
  • Patent number: 7892030
    Abstract: A connector with control and storage functions includes a housing, a base, a terminal set, a control module and a cover. The housing includes an interface and an opening formed at front and rear ends of the housing respectively. The base inside the housing includes a stop block, a load carrying portion on the stop block, and through holes formed on the stop block. The terminal set in the load carrying portion and the through hole includes a slot at a rear side of the terminal set. The storage module electrically coupled to the terminal set includes a printed circuit board electrically coupled to a control unit and a storage unit. The cover includes first and second cover plates connected into the slot. The control module is provided for controlling the electronic product, storing data required by the electronic product, and increasing the storage capacity of the electronic product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 7887370
    Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a terminal shield. The first and second terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a soldering segment. The terminal shield substantially shields the soldering segments of the second terminals and prevents electromagnetic interference so that transmitting high frequency signals on the second terminals is stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Publication number: 20110034081
    Abstract: An electrical connector system includes an electrical connector and a plurality of termination devices. The electrical connector includes a plurality of free-standing interlocking plates defining a plurality of cavities and at least one electrical contact positioned within a cavity. Each cavity is sized for accepting a termination device. At least one of the plurality of free-standing interlocking plates is electrically conductive. The at least one electrical contact is electrically isolated from the interlocking plates and configured to mate with a socket contact of the termination device. Each termination device includes an electrically conductive outer shield element having a front end and a back end, the shield element having a latch member extending therefrom, an insulator disposed within the shield element, and a socket contact supported within and electrically isolated from the shield element by the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Feldman, Alexander W. Barr, Joseph N. Castiglione
  • Patent number: 7883369
    Abstract: A receptacle connector is adapted for receiving a plug connector which includes a casing and a plurality of plug terminals disposed in the casing. The receptacle connector includes a printed circuit board and a shell mounted on the printed circuit board. Portions of a front edge of the printed circuit board are recessed inward to form two fixing grooves with a tongue formed therebetween. A plurality of golden fingers are formed on two opposite surfaces of the tongue. The shell has a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate and two side plates connecting the top plate to the bottom plate. A space is formed among the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates and receives the tongue. The side plates are restricted in the fixing grooves. The plug connector is inserted into the space with the plug terminals electrically abutting against the golden fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dao-Rui Sun, Feng Zhu, Kuo-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 7883370
    Abstract: A shielded connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and an engaging portion (12), a plurality of contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), each of the contacts (2) defining a contacting portion (21) extending into the engaging portion (12) and a soldering portion (22) extending out of the housing (1), a metallic shell (3) having side walls surrounding the engaging portion (12) and a pair of positioning brackets (31) folding outwards from an upper edge of the side walls (303). The shielded connector furthermore defines a pair of insulative supporting sections (15) respectively disposed and supported under the positioning brackets (31) thereby forming a positioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Jen Ting, Kuo-Chun Hsu, Tzu-Fan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7874873
    Abstract: An electrical connector with a reference contact for improved shielding. The contact provides multiple points of contact between members in the ground structure of two mating connectors. The points of contact are arranged to provide desirable current flow in the signal paths and ground structures of the connectors. The contact is stamped from a shield plate and has multiple elongated members that provide spring force for adequate electrical connection. The elongated members are curved to position the points of contact with the desired orientation. Such a contact structure may be used alone or in combination with other compliant structures providing further points of contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Trent K. Do, Thomas S. Cohen