Abstract: A connector for a networking cable assembly includes a substrate, a first set of contacts on a first surface of the substrate that electrically connect to leads of a first cable, and a second set of contacts on the first surface of the substrate that electrically connect to leads of a second cable. The first set of contacts are spaced apart from the second set of contacts in a first direction by an amount that enables the second cable to be stacked on the first cable and passed over the first set of contacts to electrically connect to the leads of the second cable.

Abstract: Thermal mitigation features may be included in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly or in the USB receptacle portion of a device. In one aspect, one or both ends of a USB cable jacket may have greater thermal conductivity than the portion between them. The portion having the greater thermal conductivity may dissipate excess heat from the cable into the environment. In another aspect, a USB cable connector or the USB receptacle portion of a device may include a thermoelectric heat pump. The thermoelectric heat pump may move excess heat from the cable assembly or receptacle into a portion of the cable assembly or device that dissipates the heat into the environment.

Abstract: A radio-frequency connector assembly includes a male connector and a female connector, which is plugged and matched with the male connector. The male connector includes a male substrate and a shielding case covering the male substrate. The female connector includes a female substrate and a shielding frame having the female substrate disposed therein. Multiple bumps which are distributed along an inner peripheral wall of the shielding case are disposed on at least one of the inner peripheral wall of the shielding case and an outer peripheral wall of the shielding frame, and a distance between every two adjacent bumps is less than or equal to one quarter wavelength of the operating frequency of the radio-frequency connector assembly. Signals in all directions can be shielded in the connector, effectively improving the shielding effect of the radio-frequency connector and the electrical properties of the radio frequency connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector assembly including a first connector and a second connector. The first connector including a first insulating body, a first terminal module and a first shell. The first insulating body includes a first top wall shielded by an upper wall of the first shell. The upper shell includes a locking plate. The first connector includes a receiving space between the first top wall and the locking plate for positioning the second connector. A width of the receiving space is narrower than a width of the slot. The second connector includes a second insulating body and a second terminal module. The second insulating body includes a main body, a tongue plate and an extending portion. The extending portion is located above the tongue plate. The extending portion and the tongue plate at least partially overlap along a vertical direction.

Abstract: A connector system includes a housing with a paddle card. One side of the paddle card includes a plurality of rows of signal terminations. Another side of the paddle card includes a single row of cable terminations. Cable management members may be used to support the rows of signal terminations. A shield member may be used to improve the electrical performance of the signal terminations.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprising a connector with a termination that enables high density and high signal integrity. Shields of cables are terminated to a paddle card via a conductive structure attached to a surface of the paddle card. The signal conductors of the cables are terminated to pads on the paddle card that are exposed within openings of the conductive structure. Such a structure creates a ground structure per cable that provides low insertion loss and low crosstalk, even when multiple cables are aligned side by side and terminated in one or more rows. The cables may be drainless, enabling a large number of cables, such as eight cables, to be packed within the width of a paddle card specified in high density standards such as QSFP-DD or OSFP. The cables may nonetheless have large diameter signal conductors, enabling 2.5 or 3 meter assemblies with less than 17 dB insertion loss.

Abstract: An electronic device connection system has a cable, a cable connector, and an electronic device. The electronic device has a socket. When the cable connector is mounted through the socket, the cable is electrically connected to the electronic device. The cable connector has a casing, a resilient latch, and a pulling member. The casing forms a protrusion and a first engaged opening. The resilient latch forms a hooked opening and a first hook. The protrusion can be engaged in the hooked opening, and the first hook can be engaged in the first engaged opening so the resilient latch is firmly fixed on the casing. Thus, the resilient latch may not be separated from the casing when a user pulls the pulling member, which ensures that the casing will be detached from the socket when the pulling member is pulled.

Abstract: A cable end connector comprising a plugging member, a plurality of cables, an insulating body, a latch component, a guiding member, and two positioning bumps. The insulating body comprises a plugging surface, a first surface, and a connecting surface. The plugging member protrudes from the plugging surface. One ends of the plurality of cables protrude from the connecting surface. The first surface comprises a latch accommodating groove accommodating the latch component. The guiding member and the two positioning bumps are disposed on the plugging surface and is disposed on a side edge of the plugging surface. The guiding member comprises a limiting notch disposed on one side of the guiding member away from the plugging surface. The preliminary positioning and the secondary guidance positioning can be achieved by providing a limiting notch on the guiding member, which performs the function of limiting after being connected to the board end connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a connector, for docking a plugged member that is provided with a spring plate in a plug-and-pull manner, and comprises a shell, a PCBA chip partially arranged in the shell, and a locking mechanism that is connected with the shell and is used for connecting the plugged member, wherein the locking mechanism comprises an unlocking member and a guiding groove; the unlocking member comprises a guiding arm, a top wall and a pull strap, the guiding arm is slidably arranged in the guiding groove, a front end of the guiding arm forms an unlocking piece, the guiding arm is connected with the top wall, the top wall is connected with the shell through an elastic connecting member, and the pull strap is fixedly connected to a rear end of the guiding arm.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end and a wire end with a base and terminal channels extending through the base into the mating end. The terminal channels receive terminals mated with a mating electrical connector. The base has a wire support supporting wires extending from the terminals. The wire support includes support walls forming wire channels. A wire dress cover is coupled to the wire support and includes an end wall and wire pushers extending from the end wall. The wire pushers load the wires into the wire channels. The wire pushers are received in the wire channels to hold the wires in the wire channels. The wires are supported at the rear by the wire pushers and at both sides by the support walls to provide strain relief for the wires in the wire support.

Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes: a plug connector having a cage, and a PCB received in the cage, the PCB including a mating end for being mated with a mating connector and an opposite connecting end, the connecting end comprising a first row of pads and a second row of pads disposed at one side of the PCB; at least one cable electrically connected to the connecting end, the at least one cable comprising a number of core wires, the core wires comprising a first group of core wires and a second group of core wires extending beyond the first group of core wires, the first group of core wires soldered to the first row of pads, the second group of core wires soldered to the second row of pads; and an insulative member isolating a soldering area of the first and second group of core wires.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable, the electrical connector comprising a plug mated with a mating connector, a circuit board connected between the plug and the cable, and a housing disposed outside the circuit board, the cable comprising a number of core wires and a shielding layer covering the core wires, the housing electrically connected to the shielding layer, wherein the housing is grounded to the circuit board.

Abstract: A shield connector (10) includes terminals (50) arranged side by side in a width direction. A shield shell (70) collectively surrounds the terminals (50) on an outer peripheral side, and a dielectric (40) interposed between the respective terminals (50) and the shield shell (70). The shield shell (70) includes a back wall (74) serving as a cover for covering an exposed surface of each terminal (50) from the dielectric (40). The back wall (74) includes bottomed recesses (88) at positions facing areas, across which the respective terminals (50) are adjacent in the width direction, on an outer surface (87) on a side opposite to an inner surface (86) facing the respective terminals (50).

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector, a second connector and a metal housing. The first connector includes an insulating body, conductive terminals, and a first cable, each conductive terminal having a contact portion. The second connector includes a sub-circuit board and a second cable connected to the sub-circuit board, the sub-circuit board having a butting end facing the first connector, and gold fingers being distributed on the surface of the butting end. The metal housing is provided with an insertion hole, the insertion hole having a front insertion opening at the front end of the metal housing and a rear insertion opening at the rear end of the metal housing. The first connector is inserted into the insertion hole from the front insertion opening, and the second connector is inserted into the insertion hole from the rear insertion opening. The contact portions are in contact with the gold fingers.

Abstract: One example of a cable assembly includes a housing, a first cable, a first connector board, a second cable, and a second connector board. The first connector board is electrically coupled to the first cable and is at least partially arranged within the housing. The second connector board is electrically coupled to the second cable and is at least partially arranged within the housing.

Abstract: A shielded connector includes a shield shell and a shield member. The shield shell includes a shield member mounting portion on which the shield member is mounted by fastening of a binding member. The shield member mounting portion includes a fastening position aligning unit on an outer surface thereof. The fastening position aligning unit includes an inclined portion and a binding member movement restricting portion. The inclined portion is inclined in a tapered shape from a base end side of the shield member mounting portion toward an open end side. The binding member movement restricting portion restricts the binding member from moving toward the open end side of the shield member mounting portion.

Abstract: A shield connector includes an inner housing provided with a first terminal receiving chamber and a second terminal receiving chamber which are configured to respectively receive inner terminals attached to ends of a plurality of wires bundled into a shielded electric wire, and a shield terminal incorporating the inner housing therein. The first terminal receiving chamber is provided with an opening which is opened to a side opposite to a side where the second terminal receiving chamber is placed. The opening is opened, from one end of the first terminal receiving chamber at a side of a terminal insertion port of the second terminal receiving chamber through which one of the inner terminals is inserted, to a wall at the other end of the first terminal receiving chamber, so that another one of the inner terminals is received in the first terminal receiving chamber through the opening.

Abstract: An electrical connector having a metallic base insert-molded with an insulative base to initially form a basic unit and successively with an internal PCB inserted in a frame structure of the metallic base to form an intermediate assembly with the reinforced mating portion thereof. An insulator is applied upon a front region of the intermediate assembly to secure the internal PCB and the basic unit together and commonly form a sub-assembly. A die-casting metallic shield encloses the sub-assembly and secured to the metallic base to commonly form the final receptacle connector.

Abstract: An improved termination assembly for a multi-wire cable is disclosed. The assembly includes a carrier member that includes wire nest portions spaced along a base portion. The wire nest portions are hollow enclosures that contact the exterior grounding shields of the cable wires so as to electrically interconnect all of the cable wires together through a common ground.

Abstract: An electrical connection of an electronic component, such as an inductor, and a circuit board is implemented as follows. The circuit board has a through-hole and is located at a distance from an inner bottom surface of the case. An electronic component is around the through-hole and between the inner bottom surface and the circuit board. The electronic component has a conducting wire and a conducting plate. The conductive connector is between the through-hole and the conducting plate and electrically connected to the conducting plate. The electronic component is electrically connected to the circuit board through the conductive connector. The insulated connector corresponds to the conductive connector and is between the conducting plate and the inner bottom surface. The fastener is connected to the conductive connector through the through-hole. Thus, a good electrical connection between the electronic component and the circuit board is achieved.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of electrical cable terminations for mating with a corresponding plurality of contact pins and a planar insulative connector body. Each of the electrical cable terminations includes a tubular housing, an inner housing, and at least one electrical contact. The tubular housing is of electrically conductive material and has inner walls defining an opening and first and second opposed open ends. The inner housing is of electrically insulating material and is inserted into the tubular housing from at least one of the open ends thereof. The inner housing comprises at least one inner space configured to receive an electrical contact in a fixed relative position. The electrical contact is positioned in the inner housing and configured to be connected to an electrical cable. The planar insulative connector body has an upper surface and an opposing lower surface. The upper and lower surfaces are defined by a front edge, a back edge, and two longitudinal side edges.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing with a plurality of filtering modules therein. Each filtering module has a housing and a magnetics assembly including transformer cores with wires wrapped therearound. An array of pins extend from the module housing for connection to the wires. A plurality of tails extend from the module housing for interconnection to a circuit board upon which the connector may be mounted. An interconnection is provided between the pins and tails that may include filtering or other signal modifying circuitry.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a circuit board having an internal ground plane that defines at least a portion of an internal layer of the circuit board. The circuit board has an exterior side that includes a mounting region and includes electrical contacts arranged on the exterior side within the mounting region for making electrical connection with corresponding signal conductors of electrical wires. Ground shields are mounted to the mounting region of the circuit board and include electrically conductive bodies that are configured to extend over corresponding electrical wires along the mounting region of the circuit board. The bodies of the ground shields include side segments that are configured to extend between the signal conductors of adjacent electrical wires along the mounting region of the circuit board. The bodies are engaged with the internal ground plane of the circuit board to electrically connect the ground shields to the internal ground plane.

Abstract: An improved termination assembly for a multi-wire cable is disclosed. The assembly includes a carrier member that includes wire nest portions spaced along a base portion. The wire nest portions are hollow enclosures that contact the exterior grounding shields of the cable wires so as to electrically interconnect all of the cable wires together through a common ground.

Abstract: A shielded connector includes an inner housing that has a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers into which terminals which are crimped to ends of a plurality of shielded wires of a shielded electric wire are inserted, and a shield shell that includes a shield part which covers the inner housing and a barrel part which fixes a sheath part of the shielded electric wire. The inner housing has divided constructions into which the terminals can be inserted for each of a plurality of terminal groups.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) includes a connector (10) including contact terminals (11), a cable (20) having conductors (221), and a wiring board (30) which electrically connects the connector (10) and the cable (20). The wiring board (30) includes first connecting portions (32) which are arranged at a first pitch (P1) and to which the contact terminals (11) are electrically connected, second connecting portions (33) which are arranged at a second pitch (P2) and to which the conductors (221) of the cable (20) are electrically connected, and wiring lines (34) which electrically connect the first connecting portions (32) and the second connecting portions (33). The first pitch (P1) is smaller than the second pitch (P2).

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a fastening part, a connector body assembled under the fastening part and defining at least one receiving groove at a mating end thereof, a base board positioned under the connector body, and a shielding shell. The connector body and the base board can be firmly fastened in the shielding shell by means of the fastening part. At least one end edge of the shielding shell is bent inward to form a positioning tail positioned in the receiving groove to position the mating end of the connector body with a front face of the mating end being flush with the end edge of the shielding shell and a contact face of the connector body being substantially flush with a top edge of the positioning tail, so as to avoid the mating end of the connector body wrapping in use.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (3), a number of contacts (4) retained in the insulative housing (3) and a metallic shell (1) enclosing the insulative housing (3). The metallic shell (1) includes a number of peripheral walls and a soldering tab (15) extending therefrom. Each of the soldering tab (15) and the peripheral walls includes an intermediate layer (20), a first plating layer (21), a second plating layer (22) and a third plating layer (23). The third plating layer (23) covers both inner and outer sides of the second plating layer (22) of the peripheral walls for enhancing anti-wear properties while leaving the second plating layer (22) of the soldering tab (15) uncoated for wetting. Besides, a method of surface treatment of the metallic shell (1) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A shielded cable connector takes the form of a plug connector that is terminated to a plurality of wires of a cable. The wires are terminated to an edge card and a premold portion is formed thereover. An exterior shielding braid of the cable is extended over the premold and is formed with the connector housing so that a portion of it is exposed on the exterior of the connector housing. This exposed portion contacts an exterior conductive collar that is supported on the connector housing. The sleeve has a plurality of spring contact arms so as to make electrical shielding contact between the cable braid exposed on the connector housing and an exterior metal guide into which the connector is inserted when mating to an opposing connector.

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.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a plurality of contacts, an insulation housing and a metal shell assembled on the insulation housing. The insulation housing is molded outside the contacts and includes a fastening portion protruding from a rear end of an upper surface of the housing, and a pair of side arms rearward extending from the two sides of a rear surface of the fastening portion. The metal shell is assembled on the insulation housing and located behind the fastening portion. The fastening portion is substantially of U-shaped configuration with a pair of L-shaped cutout located on the two sides thereof and the two cutouts faces toward the outside. The metal shell includes a pair of clasping portions respectively frontward extending from the front surface of two side walls of the rectangular frame. The clasping portions are respectively inserted into their corresponding cutouts.

Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing having an opening through which an FPC is inserted into the housing, conductive contacts arranged on the housing for contacting with signal connecting terminals on the FPC, and a conductive shell member mounted on the housing and provided therein with a holding portion for holding the FPC inserted in the housing and a releasing portion for releasing the FPC from holding by the holding portion, wherein the holding portion extends into the housing from an end wall portion of the conductive shell member covering a side end portion of the housing to engage with the FPC and the releasing portion is movable in an operating direction intersecting a direction of arrangement of the conductive contacts and provided thereon with an engaging projection for engaging with the holding portion to release the same from the engagement with the FPC.

Abstract: A cable assembly (100) includes an interior printed circuit board (13) with a number of conductive pads (132), a cable (2) and an insulative holding device (25). The cable (2) includes a number of conductors (21), a conductive sheath (22) shrouding the conductors (21) and an insulative sheath (23) shrouding the conductive sheath (22). Each conductor (22) has a soldering tail (24) extending to the outside of the insulative sheath (23) and soldering to the conductive pad (132). The insulative holding device (25) encloses the insulative sheath (22) and the conductors (21).

Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a number of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding member (3) enclosing the insulative housing, a printed circuit board (4) connected with tail portions of the contacts, a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board, and a metallic shell (6) enclosing the printed circuit board. The metallic shell has a top shell (61) and a bottom shell (62) assembled to each other, and the metallic shell also defines a pair of blocking portions (625) bent from a front end thereof, the blocking portions are perpendicular to a mating direction and adjacent to a front surface of the shielding member.

Abstract: A housing having a first portion and a second portion for holding a cable device presenting a plurality of cables extending to a communication plate extending to an output outlet to cooperate with external devices. A locking device defined in the second portion to receive the plurality of cables and prevent movement of the plurality of cables relative within the housing. The housing is formed from metals, metal alloys, and combination thereof.

Abstract: A cable connector comprising a connector, a cable, a circuit board electrically connecting the connector to the cable, an insulating inner housing and an outer housing. The connector comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed therein and a metal shield mounted on the periphery of the insulating housing. The insulating inner housing comprises upper and lower casings integrally coupled together and a receiving space formed therebetween for accommodating the circuit board. The cable connector comprises a copper foil which covers the periphery of the insulating inner housing. The copper foil is electrically coupled to the metal shield and grounded through the metal shield. Finally, the outer housing envelopes the periphery of the copper foil. Thereby, the cable connector can achieve both miniaturized and a lower cost, while also reducing the rate of defective products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plug for shielded data cables, in particular an RJ45 plug, having an electrically conducting housing, which can be assembled from a first shell and a second shell. An electrically insulating plug body accommodates plug contacts. A printed circuit board, which can be inserted into the housing, bears the plug contacts and insulation displacement contacts and conductively connects them to one another. The printed circuit board is insulated from the housing by a non-conducting foil. The wires of the data cable to be connected can be inserted into a loading piece, wherein the wires are accommodated in two planes one above the other in the loading piece. The data cable can be mounted in the loading piece and the second shell. When the shells are assembled, the insulation displacement contacts make contact with the wires of the data cable which are accommodated in the loading piece.

Abstract: A circuit board built-in connector and a catcher are provided. The circuit board built-in connector and the catcher can be miniaturized, have high cable pulled-out strength and resistance to noise and electrostatic property, and are easy for installation and high in line operability. The circuit board built-in connector for connecting an antenna element (10) with a cable (20) is comprised of a circuit board (1), a ground member (2), and a cable clamping portion (3). The circuit board (1) has connecting terminals and an electronic circuit is placed thereon. The ground member (2) is provided adjacent to a side portion of the circuit board in a perpendicular manner to a plate surface of the circuit board. Then, the cable clamping portion (3) extends from the ground member to hold the cable (20).

Abstract: A plug connector for mating with a complementary connector includes a mating plug connector and an electrical connector. The mating plug connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and spaced apart from each other, and a grounding shield surrounding the housing. The electrical connector is perpendicular to the mating plug connector and includes a metal cover, and an electric substrate received in the metal cover and electrical connected to the contacts of the mating plug connector.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an inner shielding member (3) having a first shielding part (31) and a second shielding part (32), both first shielding part and the second shielding part having a similar main portion; a printed circuit board (4) with side portions thereof being sandwiched between the first shielding part and the second shielding part; a plug port (5) disposed in front of the printed circuit board; and an external cover (2) mounted to the inner shielding member, with the plug port extending into an opening defined in the external cover.

Abstract: A relay connector for electrically connecting a board and a coaxial connector including a shell GND, a dielectric member and a core conductor, includes: a conductive first block including a first surface from which the core conductor is projected and a second surface to which the shell GND is fixed, and provided with a guide pin extending in a first direction parallel to the first surface; a conductive second block including a board rest part on which the board is to be mounted and a guide hole into which the guide pin is inserted, and being electrically connected to the first block; an operating member, provided on the first block at an opposite side to the second block; an elastic member provided between the operating member and the first block in a contracted state; and a coupling member, one end of which is fitted into and fixed to a first groove of the second block, the other end of which is fitted into and fixed to a second groove of the operating member.

Abstract: A relay connector for electrically connecting a board and a coaxial connector including a shell GND, a dielectric member and a core conductor, includes: a conductive first block including a first surface from which the core conductor is projected and a second surface to which the shell GND is fixed, and provided with a guide pin extending in a first direction parallel to the first surface; a conductive second block including a board rest part on which the board is to be mounted and a guide hole into which the guide pin is inserted, and being electrically connected to the first block; an operating member, provided on the first block at an opposite side to the second block; an elastic member provided between the operating member and the first block in a contracted state; and a coupling member, one end of which is fitted into and fixed to a first groove of the second block, the other end of which is fitted into and fixed to a second groove of the operating member.

Abstract: Male or female connector having at least one pair of pins for a two-wire, high-speed link. The connector comprises two parallel pins, an insulating insert, a metal casing and a connection printed circuit.

Abstract: A cable assembly (1000) includes a housing (1) has a receiving space (10), said receiving space including a hollow portion and a mating port located in front of the hollow portion; a spacer (4) located in the receiving space; a first and second printed circuit boards (31, 32) partially enclosed within the spacer and arranged apart from one another, both the first and second printed circuit boards having mating interfaces extending into the mating port and mounting portions disposed in the hollow portion; a metallic plate (2) assembled to the spacer and disposed between the pair of first and second printed circuit boards; a plurality of cables (7) coupled to the mounting portions of the pair of first and second printed circuit boards, respectively.

Abstract: A electrical connector (100) includes a housing including a first shield part (1) assembled to a second shield part (2) to form a receiving space, said receiving space including a hollow portion and a mating port located in front of the hollow portion; a first and second printed circuit boards (31, 32) accommodated in the receiving space, both the first and second printed circuit boards having mating interfaces extending into the mating port and terminating portions located within the hollow portion; a spacer (4) disposed between the first and second printed circuit boards; and a sheet metal (8) enclosed in the spacer, and said sheet metal having two tabs (811, 812) formed thereon and electrically connected to the first and second printed circuit boards, respectively.

Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating portion and a pair of positioning portions extending rearwardly from the mating portion, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and at least one metal shell surrounded the insulative housing; a cable electrically terminated to the terminals; and a rear cover substantially enveloping the insulative housing and snugly supported by the positioning portions.