Multi-part Shield Body Patents (Class 439/607.55)
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Publication number: 20120252253Abstract: A power connector, adapted for electrically connecting a cable with a complementary connector, includes an insulative housing defining a number of passageways and a number of power contacts received in corresponding passageway. Each contact has a base section, a first contact section and a second contact section. The base section includes a bottom wall and a first side wall and a second side wall extending perpendicularly from the bottom wall. The first contact section includes a first contact arm and a second contact arm parallel to the first contact arm. The second contact section includes a third contact arm and a fourth contact arm parallel to the third contact arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTDInventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Zhi-Qiang RONG
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Publication number: 20120238138Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate
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Publication number: 20120231662Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventor: Cheng Jung Tsou
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Publication number: 20120129398Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventor: Gert Droesbeke
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Patent number: 8182291Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Pulse Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Cheng Jung Tsou
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Publication number: 20120122341Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventor: Kenichi OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20120115364Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (3), a contact module (4) assembled to the insulative housing and a shielding shell (5) attached to an outer side of the insulative housing. The contact module includes a terminal group and a pair of paddle boards (42) disposed at opposite sides of the terminal group and electrically connected with the terminal group. Each paddle board has a grounding pad (4211). The shell includes a wall (510) parallel with a front face. The wall has a pair of forwardly extending grounding beams (52) respectively contacting the pair of grounding pads of the pair of paddle boards for grounding.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HAO HAN, ZHI-JIAN LIU
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Patent number: 8172616Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing for arranging and holding terminals; and an upper shell and a lower shell formed of a metal plate and attached to the housing. The upper shell and the lower shell extend with a longitudinal direction thereof aligned with an arrangement direction of the terminals. The upper shell and the lower shell are directly connected to each other with solder at both end portions thereof in the longitudinal direction. At least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a protruding piece at a middle portion thereof. The other of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a hole portion or a cut portion as a receiving portion for receiving the protruding piece. The housing includes a through space portion for passing the protruding piece, so that the protruding piece is connected to a surrounding portion of the receiving portion with solder.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiro Miyazaki, Ikuo Denpouya
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Publication number: 20120071030Abstract: The invention provides a shield case a pair of inner walls, being opposed to each other and adapted to receive a mating connector therebetween, the pair of inner walls each including first and second ends in an insertion direction of the mating connector; a pair of elastic contact pieces, each formed by cutting and inwardly raising a portion of each of the inner walls; openings or notches, formed in order to cut and raise the elastic contact pieces in the inner walls; a pair of folded-back portions, provided continuously to the first ends of the inner walls and folded back to a second end side of the inner walls; and a pair of outer walls, provided continuously to the folded-back portions, arranged along outer surfaces of the inner walls, and covering the openings or the notches.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke SASAKI, Takayuki Nagata
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Publication number: 20120064769Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, JUN CHEN, FENG-JUN QI
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Publication number: 20120052728Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a projection and a detecting contact set. The insulating housing includes a bottom wall, a right wall and a left wall for defining a receiving space. The contacts are received in the insulating housing. The projection is protruded from the right wall and into the receiving space, which includes a slanting surface slanted relative to the right wall. The detecting contact set is fixed in the insulating housing, which includes a contacting arm protruding from the slating surface of the projection and into the receiving space. Due to the contacting arm of the detecting contact set is protruded from the slanting surface of the projection in the receiving space, the detecting contact set will be actuated while a card is inserted into the receiving space correctly and completely. Since, the detecting accuracy of the card connector is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.Inventors: SHI-XIANG LU, Feng Zhu, Kuo-Chin Lin
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Patent number: 8113865Abstract: A plug connector includes an insulating housing having a base body and a tongue portion protruded forwards from the base body, a propping lid which has a base block mounted to a rear of the base body and two insertion bolts protruded forwards from two opposite ends of a front face of the base block with a locking bump protruded at a front of an outside thereof, and a shielding shell having a casing sleeved to the tongue portion. A pair of fastening cavities is opened at two opposite sides of the base body for receiving the insertion bolts therein. The casing has two opposite side strips each elongated rearwards to form a clamping arm with a rear being provided with a locking hole. The clamping arm is inserted into the fastening cavity and coupled with the insertion bolt via the locking bump buckled in the locking hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Lin Yang, Sheng-Nan Yu
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Publication number: 20120028495Abstract: A cable assembly, comprising a housing having a main portion, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the main portion of the housing, a cable having a plurality of wires and a metal shell with a no-joint-line surface enclosing the housing and comprising a front portion enclosing the housing and a rear portion enclosing the cable and a receiving space passing through the front portion and the rear portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PING-SHENG SU, XIAO-LI LI
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Patent number: 8083549Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and a shielding shell which are molded integrally. The insulating housing has a top wall, two side walls, a bottom wall and a rear wall which are interconnected to form a box shape with an accommodating chamber formed thereamong. The terminals are molded in the insulating housing with contact portions extended into the accommodating chamber. The shielding shell includes an inner shell and an outer shell fixedly attached on the inner shell. The inner shell includes a top plate, two side plates and a bottom plate which are interconnected together to surround a receiving space thereamong. The shielding shell is molded in a periphery of the accommodating chamber with a portion of the outer shell exposed outside the insulating housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shu-Man Chiang
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Publication number: 20110294349Abstract: The invention provides a connector including a body having an insulating property; a terminal group provided in the body; and a shield case having electrical conductivity. The terminal group includes a first terminal, and a second terminal, being provided adjacent to the first terminal and having higher impedance than the first terminal. The shield case includes an outer shell, configured to surround an peripheral surface of the body, and an impedance adjuster, provided at the outer shell and located adjacent to at least a portion of the second terminal and on an opposite side of the second terminal from the first terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta KAWAKAMI, Takayuki NAGATA
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Publication number: 20110281465Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell includes a top shell (52) and a bottom shell (51) assembled with each other, the top shell includes a body portion (521) in the front thereof and a sleeve portion (523) extending backwards from the body portion, the body portion has an upper wall (5210), a rear wall (5213) connected with the upper wall and vertical to the upper wall, and a pair of lateral walls (5212) on both sides of the upper wall and perpendicular to the upper wall, the sleeve portion (523) is extending rearwards from the rear wall (5213) to form a close configuration with four conjoint walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: LI-CHUN HOU
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Publication number: 20110281464Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, a cable (4) electrically connected with the contacts, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell comprises a top shell (52) and a bottom shell (51) assembled with each other, and a rear shell (53) behind the top shell and the bottom shell. The rear shell includes a pocket portion (531) in a rear segment thereof and a plate (532) in front of the pocket portion, the plate is arranged along a direction perpendicular to a mating direction, the plate extending into at least one of the top shell and the bottom shell to connect the rear shell with the top shell and the bottom shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: LI-CHUN HOU
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Publication number: 20110230097Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for mating with electrical plugs. The electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a top wall and a bottom wall that is opposite the top wall. The housing includes a mating face having ports that are configured to receive the electrical plugs therein. A jack sub-assembly is held by the housing. The jack sub-assembly includes jacks having electrical contacts held within the ports for engagement with the electrical plugs. The jack sub-assembly includes a signal pin array having signal pins for connection to a host circuit board. The signal pin array includes a front side extending along the bottom wall of the housing. An electrically conductive outer shield covers the top wall of the housing. The outer shield includes a bottom flap covering an end of the bottom wall of the housing. An electrically conductive bottom shield covers the bottom wall of the housing between the bottom flap of the outer shield and the front side of the signal pin array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Steven David Dunwoody, Candace Eileen Gillette, David Stanley Szczesny, Linda Ellen Shields, Randy K. Rannow
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Patent number: 8021188Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a terminal pack module, at least one propping element and a shielding shell. A front of the insulating housing defines a receiving space. At least one fastening groove is opened in an outer periphery of the insulating housing. A bottom of the fastening groove defines a fastening hole. A plurality of terminals is received in the insulating housing. The propping element is received in the corresponding fastening groove and has a base portion. An elastic portion is extended frontward from the base portion, and a contacting portion is protruded inward from a free end of the elastic portion for being inserted into the fastening hole to be exposed to the receiving space. A shielding shell encloses the insulating housing and the propping element. The shielding shell has at least one mouth corresponding to the fastening hole and the contacting portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuan-Yuan Ma, Kai-Hsiang Chang, Kuo-Chin Lin
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Patent number: 8007318Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided for mating with electrical plugs. The electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a top wall and a bottom wall that is opposite the top wall. The housing includes a mating face having ports that are configured to receive the electrical plugs therein. A jack sub-assembly is held by the housing. The jack sub-assembly includes jacks having electrical contacts held within the ports for engagement with the electrical plugs. The jack sub-assembly includes a signal pin array having signal pins for connection to a host circuit board. The signal pin array includes a front side extending along the bottom wall of the housing. An electrically conductive outer shield covers the top wall of the housing. The outer shield includes a bottom flap covering an end of the bottom wall of the housing. An electrically conductive bottom shield covers the bottom wall of the housing between the bottom flap of the outer shield and the front side of the signal pin array.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Steven David Dunwoody, Candace Eileen Gillette, David Stanley Szczesny, Linda Ellen Shields, Randy K. Rannow
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Publication number: 20110177717Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: HSIEN-CHANG LIN, Shao-Kai Chen, Chih-Fan Wu
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Patent number: 7976316Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a circuit board includes a plurality of blades; a plurality of terminals disposed on each of the blades and extending in parallel to each other; and a holding member for holding the blades next to each other to be situated on a same plane. Further, each of the blades includes a base member, and the terminals are integrated with the base member.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadashi Ohshida
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Patent number: 7959469Abstract: A connector device (10) has a connector (20) to be mounted on a metal case (11) that accommodates a device therein and is covered by a first shield shell (50) and a second shield shell (60). Connecting portions for connecting the first and second shield shells (50, 60) are provided at least at three positions and these connecting portions are arranged at positions displaced in a connecting direction of the connector (20) and a mating connector (40) and a direction orthogonal to the connecting direction. The connecting positions of the first and second shield shells (50, 60) are well-balanced to provide a good a shielding performance.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kawamura, Hiroyuki Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20110124226Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending from the base portion; a number of terminals (2) received in the housing; and an upper shield (31) and a lower shield (32) enclosing the insulative housing. The upper shield includes a main cover (310) located above the insulative housing and a pair of wing portions (312) extending oppositely, laterally relative to the main cover. The lower shield includes a main plate (320) located below the insulative housing and a pair of wings (321) extending oppositely, laterally relative to the main plate. One of the wing portion and corresponding wing defines a closed slot (3122) and the other one of the wing portion and the corresponding wing integrally, interiorly fits in the closed slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: JIAN-PING XIAO
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Patent number: 7938685Abstract: The present invention relates to a zinc die-cast housing (10) for a plug connector for establishing an electrical connection between the plug connector and a socket accommodating same, wherein the housing (10) comprises at least a first and a second housing part (12, 14) which are to be joined via a locking device (16) and rigid fastening elements (18), and of which at least one housing part (12, 14) comprises a receptacle device (24) for accommodating and applying electrical contact to a cable, and wherein the rigid fastening elements (18) and the at least one receptacle device (24) each are integrally formed with the housing (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Lapp Engineering & Co.Inventor: Michael Zwanger
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Patent number: 7931497Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Yang, Jia-Wei Gu
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Patent number: 7922533Abstract: A stacked electrical connector includes an upper mating port, a lower mating port, an insulative separate portion separating the upper and the lower mating ports, and an additional metal shell covering the separate portion. The upper and lower mating ports include first and second metal shells, respectively. The additional metal shell includes a main body shielding a front surface of the separate portion and a pair of side walls extending backwardly from the main body to abut against the opposite walls. At least one side wall includes a lower bending portion attached to the second metal shell in order to form a much larger grounding area for EMI protection.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li-Jiang Wang, Jia-Yong He, Zhong-Hua Yao, Qi-Sheng Zheng
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Publication number: 20110076887Abstract: An electrical connector has a housing for arranging and holding terminals; and an upper shell and a lower shell formed of a metal plate and attached to the housing. The upper shell and the lower shell extend with a longitudinal direction thereof aligned with an arrangement direction of the terminals. The upper shell and the lower shell are directly connected to each other with solder at both end portions thereof in the longitudinal direction. At least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a protruding piece at a middle portion thereof. The other of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a hole portion or a cut portion as a receiving portion for receiving the protruding piece. The housing includes a through space portion for passing the protruding piece, so that the protruding piece is connected to a surrounding portion of the receiving portion with solder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Atsuhiro MIYAZAKI, Ikuo Denpouya
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Publication number: 20110059646Abstract: An electrical cable connector assembly comprises a metallic shell defining a receiving space and a rear wall enclosing the receiving space, a printed circuit board retained in the receiving space, an electrical connector including an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and a cable located behind the printed circuit board and including a wire extending into the receiving space to be soldered on the printed circuit board. The contacts each defines a soldering tail soldered to the printed circuit board. Wherein the rear wall defines a cable ring deep drawn rearwardly therefrom to cover the cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ping-Sheng SU, Xiao-Li LI
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Patent number: 7896700Abstract: A socket connector is disclosed that includes a housing, multiple contact modules fixed to the housing, and multiple shield members coupled and fixed to the corresponding contact modules. The contact modules and the shield members are alternately arranged in alignment in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The shield members are fixed to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Yasuyuki Miki, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Kimihiko Omura
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Publication number: 20110034061Abstract: An cable assembly includes an insulative housing; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing; a cable having a plurality of wires connected to the terminals; and a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the terminals, the metallic shell includes a first shell, a second shell and a third shell, the first shell enclosing the second shell, and the third shell arranged between the first shell and the second shell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: JERRY WU
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Patent number: 7883372Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a shielding shell and a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a protrusion, a middle of the protrusion protrudes frontward to form an inserting portion, and defines a plurality of first grooves adjacent to the protrusion and a plurality of second grooves connected with the corresponding first grooves. The shielding shell includes a first shielding shell and a second shielding shell, the first shielding shell has a plurality of arms, the second shielding shell defines an opening at a middle thereof, a plurality of splinters bent inward from fringes of the opening, the first shielding shell surrounds the protrusion and the inserting portion with the arms inserted in the corresponding first grooves, the second shielding shell surrounds the insulating housing, the splinters are inserted in the corresponding second grooves and abut against the corresponding arms.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dao-Rui Sun, Feng Zhu, Kuo-Chin Lin
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Patent number: 7878855Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) having a number of contacts (2) received therein, a shielding member (4) enclosing the insulative housing, a printed circuit board (3) connected with tail portions of the contacts, a cable (5) connected with the printed circuit board, a metallic shell (6) enclosing the printed circuit board and a front shell (7) located in front of the shielding member (4). The front shell is of metallic laminar configuration and comprises a frame-shaped opening (71) in center thereof for the shielding member to be inserted into.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chang-Mao Li
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Patent number: 7867022Abstract: A bracket configured to be mounted to a support wall. The bracket includes a panel that has opposing first and second sides that extend along a plane. The first side faces an exterior space and the second side facing an interior space. The bracket also includes a hub that is configured to receive an electronic device. The hub includes a first hub portion that extends from the first side and a second hub portion that extends from the second side toward the interior space. The first and second hub portions define a port through the panel to connect the interior and exterior spaces. The port extends along a central axis and is sized and shaped to receive and receive the device along the central axis. The central axis forms a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the plane of the first and second sides.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Andrew C. Davison, Steven Lee Flickinger
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Patent number: 7845965Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a number of passages (101), a shell (3) covering the insulative housing, a number of contacts (2) received in the passages of the insulative housing, and a spacer (5) assembled to the insulative housing. The contact includes a retaining portion (22), an extending portion (25) extending form the retaining portion and a soldering portion (23) bending from the end of the extending portion, and the all soldering portions are coplanar. The spacer includes a pressing portion (52) and a vertical wall (53). The pressing portion presses on the retaining portion of the contact, and the vertical wall engages with the soldering portion of the contact.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
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Patent number: 7828591Abstract: A connector for device is for supplying power to a device accommodated in a metallic casing (C) and provided with a housing (10) to be mounted into a mount hole (H) of the casing (C) and intermediate terminals (14) connectable with a power supply side and a device side. The housing (10) is formed with a flange (12) arranged to face an outer surface of the casing (C) when the housing (10) is mounted into the mount hole (H), a ring-shaped seal (30) for surrounding the mount hole (H) over the entire circumference is mounted on a facing surface (17) of the flange (12) facing the outer surface of the casing (C), and the seal (30) is held in close contact with the facing surface (17) and the outer surface of the casing (C) to seal between these surfaces with the housing (10) mounted on the casing (C).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20100255728Abstract: First and second housings (10, 50) are fit together so that joints (21, 63) of two terminals (20, 60) are superposed in a fitting portion (11) of the first housing (10). The joints (21, 63) have bolt-insertion holes (21A, 63A) that allow insertion of a bolt V to fix the joints (21, 63) together. The fitting portion (11) has an operation hole (23) that allows bolting of the two terminals (20, 60). A first shield shell (40) is attached to the first housing (10) and is fixable to a case. A second shield shell (70) is attached to the second housing (50) and is slidable between a position to expose the operation hole (23) to the outside and a position to cover the operation hole (23) and to cooperate with the first shield shell (40) to cover the fitting portion (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Katsuhide Kitagawa
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Publication number: 20100255710Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) with a base portion (11, 12), a first engaging portion (14) and a second engaging portion (121) extending from the base portion along same direction, a plurality of conductive terminals (30) retained in the insulative housing (10) and a shielding member (20) assembled on the housing. The shielding member (20) has a pair of sidewalls (21, 23) opposite to each other and a pair of end walls (22) surrounding the first engaging portion (14) thereby forming a mating cavity between thereof. One of the end walls (22) is served as a partition located between the first engaging portion (14) and the second engaging portion (121) which extends outwards through the shielding member (20) then nearly presses against the shielding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: MIN-HAN LIN, KUO-CHUN HSU, CHIEN-JEN TING
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Publication number: 20100233906Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Yasuyuki Miki, Mitsuru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7771242Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a number of receiving slots (110) and a number of retaining slots (22) communicating with each other along a front-to-back direction. Each contact (3) has a securing portion (30) engaging with the retaining slot (22), a contact portion (33) extending forwardly into the receiving slot (110) from the securing portion (30), and a tail portion (34) extending out of the insulative housing from the securing portion (30). The retaining slot (22) defines a first inclined face (220) at an inner wall thereof. The securing portion (30) has a second inclined face (300) corresponding to the first inclined face (220) and abutting against the first inclined face (220).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhang-Lan Xue, Chen-Xi Wang, Hong-Qiang Han, Lun-Song Hu, Zi-Qiang Zhu
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Patent number: 7762840Abstract: A connector system includes an upper electrical connector having a housing that defines an open bottomed cavity defining a cavity envelope and that defines a mating interface for a mating connector. The upper electrical connector further has contacts mounted to the housing and extending along the mating interface. The connector system includes a first lower electrical connector mountable to a circuit board that has a first outer envelope adapted for fitting in the cavity envelope, and a second lower electrical connector mountable to a circuit board that has a second outer envelope adapted for fitting in the cavity envelope. The upper electrical connector is separately mountable to the circuit board over each of the first lower electrical connector and the second lower electrical connector. Optionally, the upper electrical connector may be mountable over only one of the first lower electrical connector and the second lower electrical connector at a time.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Richard Elof Hamner, Tyler John Miller, Justin Shane McClellan, Jason M'Cheyne Reisinger
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Patent number: 7758380Abstract: A stacked electrical connector includes an upper mating port, a lower mating port, an insulative separate portion separating the upper and the lower mating ports, and an additional metal shell covering the separate portion. The upper and lower mating ports include first and second metal shells, respectively. The additional metal shell includes a main body shielding a front surface of the separate portion and a pair of side walls extending backwardly from the main body to abut against the opposite walls. At least one side wall includes a lower bending portion attached to the second metal shell in order to form a much larger grounding area for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) protection.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li-Jiang Wang, Jia-Yong He, Zhong-Hua Yao, Qi-Sheng Zheng
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Patent number: 7744413Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a camera module with a printed circuit board comprises a metal housing including a base wall and side walls extending upwardly from the edge of the base wall. Wherein one of the base wall and the side walls defines a grounding spring extending from the outer surface thereof to ourside. Therefore, when the electrical connector is assembled into a chamber formed on the mobile phone for accommodating the electrical connector, the grounding spring can be compressed between the housing and the inner wall of the chamber, thus, the electricity from the camera module can be transmitted to the mobile phone via the grounding spring and the electrical connector is not interfered by the other electric equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wen-Qiang Ma
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Publication number: 20100151733Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventor: Cheng Jung Tsou
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Patent number: 7736186Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulated housing (2), a plurality of contacts (3) received in the insulated housing, a spacer (4) assembled to the insulated housing and a metallic shell (1) enclosing the insulated housing. The insulated housing (2) comprises a main portion (21) and two arms (22) extending from both sides of the main portion backwards, and at least one of the two arms defines a latching hole (2213), the spacer has a projecting portion (4203) locked with the latching hole (2213) in the arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Mao Li, Hou-Yu Shi
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Patent number: 7731534Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulating housing defining a recess. A receiving plate extends frontward from a rear surface of the recess and spaced apart from a bottom surface thereof. A shell coupled with the insulating housing to form an insertion space where the receiving plate is located has a connecting plate located between the receiving plate and the bottom surface of the recess. A portion of the connecting plate is extended and curved upwards and then curved downwards and upwards sequentially to form a substantial split ring-shaped resilient element. The resilient element comprises an upper resistive portion located adjacent to the receiving plate and a lower resistive portion located adjacent to the bottom surface of the recess. A free end of the lower resistive portion extends obliquely upwardly to form a connecting portion. A distal end of the connecting portion forms a propping portion located above the connecting plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Tsung Yuan, Yung-Chi Peng
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Publication number: 20100136833Abstract: The present invention relates to a zinc die-cast housing (10) for a plug connector for establishing an electrical connection between the plug connector and a socket accommodating same, wherein the housing (10) comprises at least a first and a second housing part (12, 14) which are to be joined via a locking device (16) and rigid fastening elements (18), and of which at least one housing part (12, 14) comprises a receptacle device (24) for accommodating and applying electrical contact to a cable, and wherein the rigid fastening elements (18) and the at least one receptacle device (24) each are integrally formed with the housing (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventor: Michael Zwanger
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Patent number: 7695320Abstract: The shield shell is formed of a shield shell main body, a shield shell auxiliary member and a fixing member. The shield shell main body is made of die-cast aluminum. The shield shell auxiliary member is formed by pressing a steel plate, and has a surface plated with gold. The fixing member has a ring shape, which is formed by pressing a steel plate. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a shield shell that can be manufactured at a low cost, that can improve reliability of the shielding effect, and that can improve assembling workability of the shielded wire.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukashima, Takamasa Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsuruta, Kazumoto Konda
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Patent number: 7695304Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a front frame and a rear frame engaged with the front frame. The front frame defines at least two receiving grooves at a top portion and a bottom portion thereof respectively. The rear frame defines at least one fixing groove passing through a front portion thereof. At least one latch member has a hollowed bearing portion extending from both distal ends thereof to form two resilient arms. The bearing portion and the resilient arms are received in the fixing groove of the rear frame. A tip end of each resilient arm extending into the corresponding receiving groove protrudes to form a limiting portion which is exposed out of the receiving groove of the front frame, and a plurality of terminals is disposed in the insulating housing respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shu-Man Chiang, Mei-Chuan Yang
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Patent number: 7690948Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) arranged in the insulating housing, a pair of locking pieces (4) received in the insulative housing and a metal shell (3) receiving the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending from the base portion. The metal shell includes a main shell (31) and a sub shell (32) an ached to the main shell. The main shell has a front shroud portion (311) surrounding the tongue portion of the insulative housing and a rear portion (312) supporting the base portion. The front shroud portion forms at least one embossed portion (313) thereon. The sub shell is attached to the rear portion of the main shell and has a curve portion (321) abutting against a rear end of the front shroud portion to enclose the base portion of the insulative housing. The main shell and the sub shell each have curve arms (3102, 3202) abutting against the rear ends of the locking pieces.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ssu-Min Lung