Multi-part Shield Body Patents (Class 439/607.55)
  • Publication number: 20140308849
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a printed circuit board, a set of mating contacts, and a shielding shell. The insulative housing defines a mating port for insertion of a plug connector and a mounting port for installing the printed circuit board. The insulative housing includes a lower wall for mounting to an exterior substrate and an upper wall. The printed circuit board is disposed behind the upper wall. The set of mating contacts each has a contact portion exposed to the mating port and a first connection portion connected to the printed circuit board. The shielding shell has a top wall surrounding the upper wall of the insulative housing. The top wall of the shielding has a cutout or a protrusion located above the first connecting portions for avoiding the first connecting portions electrically conducting to the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHING HSU, ZHI-HUI TANG, ZHI-CHENG ZHANG, XIAO-DONG YANG
  • Publication number: 20140302714
    Abstract: To minimise the assembly effort of a plug-in connector the plug-in connector has multiple parts in the form of assembled individual parts. The shielding device has first guide in operative connection with a second guide of the contact support, so that the contact support can be inserted into the insulating body or can be attached thereto by a pivoting movement of the shielding device. After manually inserting the contacts into the contact support, the shielding device can be pivoted via the insulating body with a single movement, as a result of which the contact support is inserted into the insulating body, whereby the contacts are finally fixed in the insulating body, the shielding device is latched onto the contact support and as a result the contact support can be fixed in or on the insulating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Dieter Luettermann
  • Patent number: 8834206
    Abstract: An electrical connector 100 includes an insulative housing 1, a plurality of contacts 2, a metal shell 3 and a grounding plate 4. The metal shell 3 includes a front shell 31 having a top wall 311 and an assembling portion 318 extending upwardly from the top wall 311 and having an accommodating slot 3181. The grounding plate 4 includes a base portion 41 inserted into the accommodating slot 3181 and a protruding portion 42 having an elastic mating portion 423 connected with a mating connector. The metal shell 3 further has a rear shell 32 having a vertical covering plate 321 having a resisting portion 3211 extending upwardly and a shielding plate 323 extending forwardly from a top of the covering plate 321. The resisting portion 3211 upwardly abuts against the top wall 311. The grounding plate 4 would be easily assembled to the metal shell 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xun-San Tao, Hong-Qiang Han, Zi-Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8827747
    Abstract: An electric cable with shielded connector includes a flexible electric wire, shielded connectors that are respectively attached on the flexible electric wire, and a shield cover that is provided to cover an outer side of the electric wire. The shield cover is constituted of two cylindrical shield covers made of a conductive metal plate. One end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is respectively fixed on shield shells of the shield connectors on both ends of the electric wire. The other end of each of the two cylindrical shield covers is formed as a free end, and the free ends of the two cylindrical shield covers are abutted to each other or are lapped on each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 8827723
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) to a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an electrical connector and a shield device. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a load plate mounted upon the insulative housing. The shield device includes an upper section providing a loading force to the load plate, and side sections located on four sides of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Jwu Liao, Chun-Yi Chang
  • Publication number: 20140242841
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes contact modules each having a wafer, a first ground frame extending along a first side of the wafer and a second ground frame extending along a second side of the wafer. The wafer has a dielectric body holding a plurality of signal contacts. The first ground frame has beams extending from a front of the first ground frame. The second ground frame has shields at least partially surrounding corresponding mating portions of the signal contacts. Each first ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent second ground frame of an adjacent contact module. Each second ground frame is mechanically and electrically connected to an adjacent first ground frame of an adjacent contact module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David Allison Trout, Richard Elof Hamner, James Lee Fedder
  • Patent number: 8817483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to sensors including pressure sensors, humidity sensors, flow sensors, etc. In some cases, a connector assembly for a sensor assembly may include an electrical connector, a printed circuit board and a conductive outer housing. The electrical connector may include a mechanical connector and electrical terminals exposed at a first end and at a second end of the mechanical connector. The electrical connector, printed circuit board and conductive outer housing may all be electrically connected to one another. In some instances, a plurality of electrical connectors having different mechanically shaped second ends and similarly shaped first ends may be provided, from which one electrical connector may be chosen for use in the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Eckhardt, Paul Rozgo, Ian Bentley, Jim Machir, Ryan Jones
  • Patent number: 8814599
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2), a cable (6) electrically connected with the contacts, and a metallic shell (3) enclosing the insulative housing. The insualtive housing includes a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion. The metallic shell comprises a front shell (31) and a rear shell (32) combined with each other, the rear shell defines a pair of continued portions (322) extending backwards from an upper surface and a lower surface thereof, the continued portions is pressing on the cable, and the cable connector assembly further has a crimping ring (7) enclosing on the continued portions and the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20140235105
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a conductive shell having a chamber and having a mating end and a cable end. An insert assembly is received in the chamber and includes a module having a plurality of channels. The module is conductive and provides peripheral electrical shielding entirely around each of the channels for an entire length of each of the channels. The module engages and is electrically commoned with the shell. The insert assembly also includes insulator housings each holding a pair of contacts. The insulator housings are received in corresponding channels and electrically insulate the contacts from the module. Each pair of contacts is electrically shielded from each other pair of contacts by the module. A backshell is coupled to the cable end of the shell and holds the insert assembly in the chamber of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Services GmbH
    Inventor: James Friedhof
  • Patent number: 8784136
    Abstract: Devices and methods of manufacture for improved connector plugs are provided herein. In one aspect, an exemplary connector plug comprises a shield shell having a proximal stepped-down portion and a boot member that fittingly receives the stepped-down proximal portion so that an outer surface of the distal shield shell and the boot member is about flush with a minimal or negligible space therebetween. In some embodiments, the shield shell comprises a separate front shield shell and a reduced profile rear shield shell welded together so as to provide the advantageous reduced profile and improved aesthetic appearance, while maintaining the structural integrity of the connector. In many embodiments, weld strength of the shield shells is improved by providing line-to-line contact between shield shells by using deflectable tabs and/or utilizing thermal expansion properties of one or both shield shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, John B. Ardisana, II, Albert J. Golko
  • Patent number: 8777666
    Abstract: A plug connector module that includes a metal frame having a base portion, an insertion end and a cavity that extends from the base portion into the insertion end. The insertion end is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a corresponding receptacle connector. A substrate extends through the base portion of the frame and into the insertion end. A first plurality of external contacts is positioned in a first opening and a second plurality of contacts positioned within a second opening. One or more electronic components is coupled to the substrate, and a first encapsulant that covers and environmentally seals the one or more electronic components. A second encapsulant covers and environmentally seals a metal shield and at least a portion of a leg that extends from the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Craig M. Stanley, Paul J. Thompson, Warren Z. Jones, Ibuki Kamei
  • Publication number: 20140120767
    Abstract: A shield connector (10) to be connected to a device-side connector (110) provided on a device includes female terminals (42) to be connected to device-side terminals (112) provided in the device-side connector (110), a housing main body (20) including a wire pull-out hole (25) from which outer wires (50) connected to the female terminals (42) are pulled out, a shield shell (60) to be connected to a shield case (100) of the device while covering the housing main body (20), and a resin molded body (80) held in close contact with the outer peripheral surfaces of the outer wires (50). The resin molded body (80) is vertically sandwiched by an opening edge portion (25A) of the wire pull-out hole (25) in the housing main body (20) and a shell-side holding portion (67) provided on the shield shell (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Itsuki, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Tomokazu Kashiwada
  • Patent number: 8708748
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises: a first insulative housing having a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12), and a second insulative housing (4) located on the base portion. The second insulative housing defines a body portion (41) and a tongue portion (42). A number of contacts (2) are formed in the first and second insulative housings. Each of the contact defines a first mating section (201) and a second mating section (202), and a curved connecting section connected with the first and second mating sections. A first metallic shell (3) encloses and engages with the first insulative housing. A second metallic shell (5) encloses the second insulative housing and engages with the first insulative housing. And, a metallic connecting piece (6) respectively connects with the first and second metallic shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 8696383
    Abstract: Connector receptacles that can be easily and reliably assembled to form ground shields. One example provides an inner shell having one or more alignment features and an outer shell having one or more corresponding alignment features. The one or more alignment features on the inner shell may mate with the one or more alignment features on the outer shell. When the one or more alignment features on the inner shell mate with the one or more alignment features on the outer shell, the outer shell may be mechanically secured to the inner shell, the outer shell and the inner shell may be electrically connected, and the outer shell may be aligned to the inner shell. The alignment features may be protrusions such as dimples, openings or holes, or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Trent K. Do
  • Publication number: 20140073184
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contact terminals (2), a metal plate (3), and a metallic shell (4) enclosing the insulative housing (1). The terminals and the metal plate (3) are retained in the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) includes a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forward from the base portion (11). The contact terminal includes a contacting portion (21), a tail (22), and a connecting portion (23) connecting the contacting portion (21) and the tail (22). The tails (22) are positioned out of the insulative housing (1). The metal plate (3) has a number of positioning end portions (33). The positioning end portions (33) are soldered on a printed circuit board for grounding. The electrical connector (100) has improved electromagnetic interference effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, JING-JIE GUO
  • Patent number: 8662926
    Abstract: Connector including a connector body and a shield. The shield includes a shield side wall. The connector body includes at least one side wall provided with an abutment structure extending from this side wall, so as to allow a precise positioning of the shield side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventor: Gert Droesbeke
  • Patent number: 8662928
    Abstract: A receptacle connector adapted for engaging with a plug connector includes an inner insulating housing, a plurality of terminals integrally molded to the inner insulating housing, a shielding shell, a waterproof plate and an outer insulating housing. The shielding shell is looped from a first metal plate with an inserting space being formed therein. The inner insulating housing together with the terminals is inserted into the inserting space. The shielding shell defines two buckling holes. The waterproof plate is made of a second metal plate thinner than the first metal plate in thickness, and is fastened on the shielding shell. Two opposite sides of the waterproof plate are punched upward to form two receiving hats corresponding to the two buckling holes. The outer insulating housing is integrally molded around the shielding shell, the waterproof plate and the inner insulating housing with soldering portions of the terminals projected outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bao-Geng Xie, Wei-Hong Liao, Yin-Lung Wu
  • Patent number: 8632362
    Abstract: This application describes a jack for improving crosstalk attenuation. The jack has a housing, a foil at least partially surrounding the housing, wherein the foil is made up of a first section separated and conductively isolated from a second section by a gap or made up of a first metalized section separated and conductively isolated from a second metalized section by a non-metalized section whereby common mode noise caused by the capacitive coupling between foils of a series of adjacent jacks is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Frank M. Straka, Ronald L. Tellas, Jason J. German, Vytas J. Vaitkus
  • Patent number: 8602824
    Abstract: An adjustable USB female connector includes a metal top shell, an insulated main body with connection pins which are compatible with USB interface protocol, and a metal bottom shell. The connection pins are fixed on the insulated main body. The insulated main body is fastened in the metal top shell. The metal top shell is slidably connected to the metal bottom shell, and the total thickness of the metal top shell and the metal bottom shell is variant. In a first orientation, the thickness of the USB female connector is the smallest, and the thickness is smaller than that of the standard USB female connector. In a second orientation, the metal bottom shell is pulled out, the thickness of the USB female connector increases and reaches the thickness of the standard USB female connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen Netcom Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhixiong Li, Min Qin, Ping Wang
  • Patent number: 8602822
    Abstract: Devices and methods of manufacture for improved connector plugs are provided herein. In one aspect, an exemplary connector plug comprises a shield shell having a proximal stepped-down portion and a boot member that fittingly receives the stepped-down proximal portion so that an outer surface of the distal shield shell and the boot member is about flush with a minimal or negligible space therebetween. In some embodiments, the shield shell comprises a separate front shield shell and a reduced profile rear shield shell welded together so as to provide the advantageous reduced profile and improved aesthetic appearance, while maintaining the structural integrity of the connector. In many embodiments, weld strength of the shield shells is improved by providing line-to-line contact between shield shells by using deflectable tabs and/or utilizing thermal expansion properties of one or both shield shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Siahaan, John B. Ardisana, II, Albert J. Golko, Eric S. Jol
  • Publication number: 20130316582
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a shield shell enclosing a part of a plurality of wires, a braided shield collectively covering the plurality of wires, a belt-shaped clamping member sandwiching the braided shield between it and an outer surface of the shield shell so as to press the braided shield against the shield shell by a clamping force thereof, and an annular member disposed between the braided shield and the clamping member and having an elasticity to be deformed by the clamping force of the clamping member. The clamping member presses the braided shield against the shield shell through the annular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki IMAHORI, Nobuyuki YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 8591260
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a front housing configured for mating with a header assembly and a contact module coupled to the front housing. The contact module includes a conductive holder that has a first side and an opposite second side. The conductive holder has a front coupled to the front housing. The conductive holder holds a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame that supports the contacts. The dielectric frame is received in the conductive holder. The contacts extend from the conductive holder for electrical termination. A first ground shield is coupled to the first side, is electrically connected to the conductive holder and has grounding beams and grounding fingers that extend forward of the front of the conductive holder for electrical connection to a corresponding header shield of the header assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Samuel Davis, Robert Neil Whiteman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8571205
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to perform a non-acoustic function through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Rosenblatt, Michael M. Lee, Justin L. Gregg
  • Patent number: 8562378
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a trapezoid space (11), a contact module (2) assembled to the insulative housing, a shell (4) enclosing the insulative housing and a front cover (5) enclosing the shell. The shell has a top shell (41) and a bottom shell (42) assembled with each other, and the top shell comprises a base portion (411) and an extension portion (413) extending backwards from the base portion. The front cover includes a main portion (51) and a head portion (52) extending forwards from the main portion, and the head portion is enclosing the base portion, with the main portion enclosing the extension portion of the top shell and the bottom shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Jun Chen, Feng-Jun Qi
  • Publication number: 20130231005
    Abstract: A gasket 102 for an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) connector 100 comprising a first conductive part 104 including a plurality of spring tabs 108, a second conductive part 106 including a plurality of spring tabs 108, wherein the first conductive part 104 is configured to engage a first connector piece 110 and the second conductive part 106 is configured to engage a second connector piece 112, wherein the first conductive part is configured to engage the second conductive part when the first connector piece 110 is attached to the second connector piece 112, and wherein the spring tabs 108 are configured to electrically connect the connector 100 to an EMI shielding cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERITIES COMPANY
    Inventors: YunLong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu
  • Patent number: 8517748
    Abstract: A communication connector with analog coupling circuit and a mechanical coupling circuit used for providing security to electronic devices. The analog circuit includes a male plug with an outer shell and tongue shell. Between the outer shell and tongue is a thin layer of non-conductive material to prevent the closure of a circuit. Two separate conductors are wired through the USB body; one attaching to the outer shell and the other attaching to the tongue. A closed circuit is created when the male USB is placed into a female receptor. The mechanical circuit creates a closed circuit when the plunger switch becomes compressed. There is a security monitor system connected to an end of the two conductors, which sound an alarm when circuit is opened. The alarm will sound if a thief attempts to steal the article either by cutting the wire or removal of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Vanguard Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Kelsch, Chung-Ping Lee, John N. Figh, Jr., Lucas P. Swartwood, Bruno M. L. Telles
  • Patent number: 8500490
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having shielded cage assembly with at least one port for receiving modules, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In one embodiment, the modules comprise SFP-type (small form-factor pluggable) modules, and the shielded cage assembly comprises an EMI shield member that is disposed at a port opening for the electrical connector assembly. In one variant, the EMI shield member can be disposed on the electrical connector cage assembly without the need for secondary processing techniques such as soldering, or resistance welding. This is accomplished via for example the utilization of mechanical snap features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Pulse Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng Jung Tsou
  • Publication number: 20130164983
    Abstract: An electrical connector is used in a thin electronic device. The electrical connector has an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. A front side of the electrical connector is used for inserting a mating connector. A casing of the thin electronic device is used to provide at least partial electromagnetic shielding for the electrical connector, so that a part of a metal shell does not need to be provided on the electrical connector, thereby effectively reducing the space occupied by the thin electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: LOTES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lotes Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130149890
    Abstract: A cable header connector includes a cable assembly having a contact sub-assembly and a ground shield coupled to and providing electrical shielding for the contact sub-assembly. The contact sub-assembly has a mounting block with contact channels therein. The contact sub-assembly has signal contacts received in the contact channels and extending between mating and terminating ends. The signal contacts are terminated to corresponding signal wires. The ground shield has walls extending along the signal contacts and has mating and terminating ends. The mating end is positioned either at or beyond the mating ends of the signal contacts. The terminating end is positioned either at or beyond the terminating ends of the signal contacts such that the ground shield provides shielding along the entire length of the signal contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: NEIL FRANKLIN SCHROLL, TIMOTHY ROBERT MINNICK, SAMUEL J. MAGARO, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130102193
    Abstract: A shielding shell includes a front shell curved from a metal plate and having a base board and two side boards, and a rear shell having a base plate of which a front edge is connected with a rear edge of the base board. Two side plates extend downward from two opposite side edges of the base plate and each is connected with a rear edge of the side board of the front shell by virtue of a strengthening structure. The strengthening structure includes a first strengthening arm extending towards the corresponding side plate from a rear edge of the side board, and a second strengthening arm extending towards the corresponding side board from a front edge of the side plate to be buckled with the first strengthening arm so as to secure the side plate and the corresponding side board together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Guang-Li Huang, Li-Jun Xu, Ming-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 8408943
    Abstract: A connector includes a first assembly structure and a second assembly structure assembled together. The first assembly structure includes: a connector housing from which an electric wire is pulled out; a first shield shell fixed to the connector housing; and a first locking portion provided on any one of the connector housing and the first shield shell. The second assembly structure includes: a second shield shell having a guide configured to make pressure contact with a connection plate of the first shield shell in an assembled state; a second locking portion engaging with the first locking portion in the assembled state; a shield electric wire covering the electric wire; and an electric wire fastener fastening the shield electric wire to the second shield shell with the shield electric wire interposed between the electric wire fastener and the second shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20130078859
    Abstract: A connector which permits the resistance against the deformation of a shield to be increased and a method of manufacturing the connector. The shield is made up of an inner shield member disposed on the inner surface side of the shield and anouter shield member disposed on the outer surface side and, therefore, the strength of the shield can be increased by the double structure of the shield members. As a result of this, the shield is not deformed easily even in the case where an excessive external force is applied to the shield in the vertical direction or in the horizontal direction, for example, in inserting and extracting a mating connector into and out of the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: IRISO LELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiichi Hori, Yoshihito Ohkuma
  • Patent number: 8403706
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20130065405
    Abstract: A shield structure of a conductor cable includes a first case that accommodates a rotating electrical machine, a first terminal block that is provided on the first case, a second case that accommodates an inverter, a second terminal block that is provided on the second case, a conductor cable that electrically connects the first terminal block and the second terminal block to each other, and a metal shell that is arranged across the first case and the second case and covers at least part of a periphery of the conductor cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Tsuchiya, Kentaro Haruno
  • Publication number: 20130045629
    Abstract: An improved Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector apparatus is provided. In one embodiment, the USB connector apparatus comprises a top wall; a bottom wall having one or two openings; two side walls; an internal cavity with a rectangular cross section enclosed by the top wall, the bottom wall and the two side walls; a gasket disposed within the internal cavity; and a first connecting piece made of a conductive material and positioned at the one or more openings of the bottom wall and at least partially covering the one or more openings of the bottom wall, wherein the top wall, bottom wall, two side walls, internal cavity and gasket are configured to comply with a USB interface standard. The USB connector apparatus ensures that a bottom wall elastic sheet of the USB socket effectively contacts with the bottom wall of the USB connector, thereby providing higher grounding performance. Further, it improves on the conventional USB connector without much additional cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130040492
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2), a cable (6) electrically connected with the contacts, and a metallic shell (3) enclosing the insulative housing. The insualtive housing includes a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion. The metallic shell comprises a front shell (31) and a rear shell (32) combined with each other, the rear shell defines a pair of continued portions (322) extending backwards from an upper surface and a lower surface thereof, the continued portions is pressing on the cable, and the cable connector assembly further has a crimping ring (7) enclosing on the continued portions and the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JERRY WU
  • Publication number: 20130040493
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) including a base portion and a first tongue and a second tongue extending forwardly from the base portion, a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing and held in the first and second tongues, and a metallic shell (3) enclosing the insulative housing. The metallic shell comprises a front shell (31) and a rear shell (32) combined with each other. The front shell has a front sleeve portion, a rear engaging portion (312) extending backwards from the sleeve portion, and a pair of arm portions extending rearwards from two sides of the engaging portion and opposite to each other. The rear shell encloses the engaging portion of the front shell, and has a latching hole (3212) on each of two lateral walls thereof engaging with a corresponding arm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jerry WU
  • Patent number: 8366488
    Abstract: A three-pin microphone connector includes a connector base composed of an electrical insulator; a printed circuit board; a first pin for grounding and second and third pins for signals which penetrate through the connector base and the printed circuit board, a shield layer electrically connected to the first pin but not to the second and third pins, overlying almost the entire surface of the printed circuit board which faces the connector base; a first shield cover through which the three pins penetrate, covering the printed circuit board and the connector base from one surface, and a second shield cover through which the three pins penetrate, covering the connector base from the other surface. The first and second shield covers squeeze together at both ends to enwrap the connector base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Audio-Technica
    Inventor: Hiroshi Akino
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130017725
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a front housing configured for mating with a header assembly. A contact module is coupled to the front housing. The contact module includes a conductive holder that has a first side and an opposite second side. The conductive holder has a front coupled to the front housing. The conductive holder holds a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame supporting the contacts. The dielectric frame is received in the conductive holder. The contacts extend from the conductive holder for electrical termination. A ground shield is coupled to the first side. The ground shield is electrically connected to the conductive holder. The ground shield has grounding beams that extend therefrom. The grounding beams extend forward of the front of the conductive holder for electrical connection to a corresponding header shield of the header assembly. First and second side shields are coupled to the first and second sides, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: WAYNE SAMUEL DAVIS, ROBERT NEIL WHITEMAN, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130017726
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly includes a front housing configured for mating with a header assembly and a contact module coupled to the front housing. The contact module includes a conductive holder that has a first side and an opposite second side. The conductive holder has a front coupled to the front housing. The conductive holder holds a frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame that supports the contacts. The dielectric frame is received in the conductive holder. The contacts extend from the conductive holder for electrical termination. A first ground shield is coupled to the first side, is electrically connected to the conductive holder and has grounding beams and grounding fingers that extend forward of the front of the conductive holder for electrical connection to a corresponding header shield of the header assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: WAYNE SAMUEL DAVIS, ROBERT NEIL WHITEMAN, JR.
  • 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: 8337249
    Abstract: The invention relates to a right-angle connector (20a, 20b), comprising a plurality of contact elements (50a, 50b) which are arranged next to one another and provided at the back of the right-angle connector (20a, 20b) for soldering to conductors of a printed circuit board (4), comprising an upper shielding (22a, 22b) arranged at least on the upper side of the right-angle connector (20a, 20b) and a lower shielding (34a, 34b) arranged on the lower side. The right-angle (20a, 20b) according to the invention is characterized in that the lower shielding (34a, 34b) contains a lower shielding element (36a, 36b) on the connector side, the shielding surface (37a, 37b) of the element being oriented in the connecting direction (28), the lower shielding (34a, 34b) furthermore contains a separate, rear lower shielding element (38a, 38b), and the lower shielding elements (36a, 36b, 38a, 38b) are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: ERNI Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Lappoehn
  • Patent number: 8333616
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, a cable having a shielding braid and a number of wires electrically connected to the conductive terminals, a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and a grounding flake made of metal material, connected to the shielding braid of the cable and attached to the inner surface of the metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ping-Sheng Su, Xue-Chao Wang, Zhuang-Zhi Wu
  • Patent number: 8328579
    Abstract: The invention provides a shield case to cover a body, the body having a main body and first and second connecting portions projecting from the main body and lying adjacent to each other along a first direction. The shield case includes first to forth conductive shells. The first and second shells cover an outer circumference of the main body; the third shell covers the first connecting portion; and the fourth shell covers the second connecting portion. The third shell is in contact with at least one of the first and second shells. The first or fourth shell is in contact with the second shell. The fourth shell is provided integrally with the first shell and is adjacent to the third shell along the first direction. The first or fourth shell may not contact the second shell if the third shell is contactable with both the first and second shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Sasaki, Junichi Arai
  • Patent number: 8317544
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a shielding shell (70) is provided for covering a housing (50) to be connected to a motor case. The mounting structure includes a metal plate (30) integrally to the housing (50) and adapted to attach the housing (50) to the motor case by mounting bolts. A first shielding shell (70A) has two overlapping pieces (76) and is adapted to cover the front side of the housing (50). A second shielding shell (70B) includes two fixing pieces (72) and is adapted to cover upper, left and right sides of the housing (50). The overlapping pieces (76) and the fixing pieces (72) are plates extending along the metal plate (30) and fastened together with the metal plate (30) to the motor case by the mounting bolts while being placed one over the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
  • Patent number: 8292637
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100), comprises: a housing (1) having therein a receiving room (11) communicating with an exterior along a longitudinal direction, and the housing comprising a first shield part (15) and second shield part (16) assembled with each other; two paralleled printed circuit boards (2) received into the receiving room and positioned in the housing; a strain relief (5) disposed between the first shield part and the second shield part along a vertical direction; a metallic holder (8) enclosing and engaged with the first shield part, the second shield part and the strain relief; and a latch mechanism assembled to an exterior surface of the housing and having a portion shielded by the metallic holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20120264333
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a front shell (4) and a back shell (5) fixed to the insulative housing (1) and a set of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1). The back shell (5) includes a base (51) covering a rear surface of the insulative housing (1) and formed with mating plates (512). The insulative housing (1) has two guide slots (173) extending forwardly from a back face (17) of the insulative housing (1). The back shell (5) is assembled to the insulative housing (1) from top-to-bottom, the guiding slot (173) guides the mounting plate (512) and finally receives the mounting plate (512) to retain the back shell (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XUE-YUAN XIAO, HONG-QIANG HAN
  • Patent number: 8287311
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, a fixing strip, a plurality of wires, and an upper shell, the dielectric housing having an upper face and a lower face opposite to the upper face, the upper face being provided with a plurality of terminal slots and recesses, the conductive terminals having a contact portion, a base portion, an engaged portion and received in the corresponding terminal slots, the engaged portion being engaged against the corresponding recesses, the fixing strip being transversally disposed on the upper face of the dielectric housing and across the conductive terminals and the terminal slots for securing the conductive terminals in the terminal slots, the wires respectively connecting with the base portions of the conductive terminals, and an upper shell is assembled on the dielectric housing above the fixing strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: P-Two Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Hsien-Chang Lin, Shao-Kai Chen, Chih-Fan Wu
  • Patent number: 8282418
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of contact modules each including a contact member and a contact module body covering the contact member, and a plurality of shield members each including a shield body part corresponding to the contact module body of the contact module. The contact modules and the shield members are alternately arranged and accommodated close to each other in a housing. The shield body part of each shield member includes a first hook part configured to be engaged with a rear end of the contact module body in order to prevent the shield body part from turning up from the contact module body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Miki, Mitsuru Kobayashi