Abstract: A controlled-power RJ45 socket includes a housing having a cavity to receive an RJ45 plug. The socket further includes electrical contacts positioned in the cavity and that come in contact with electrical contacts of the RJ45 plug when the RJ45 plug is plugged into the RJ45 socket. A switch is positioned to disconnect the power to the electrical contacts of the RJ45 socket before the electrical contacts of the RJ45 plug are physically detached from the electrical contacts of the RJ45 socket during a de-mating of the RJ45 plug from the RJ45 socket.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving room and a mating part received in the receiving room, the mating part defines a mating hole and a pair of receiving grooves extending rearward on two lateral sides of the mating hole. The terminals include a detecting terminal received in the mating hole and a pair of power terminals received in the receiving grooves. The mating part further defines a pair of guiding surfaces on two sides of the mating hole and a pair of stiffening ribs on two sides of the receiving groove, which can reduce the mating force during the mating process and protect the mating part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector having an electrically insulating contact carrier and at least one electrically conductive contact element which is provided with an impedance equalisation element. In particular, the present invention relates to an electrical connector which has defined impedance properties, both with and without shielding. In order to adjust the impedance of the connector (100) in at least a portion of the region in which the at least one contact element (104) is arranged, at least one impedance equalisation element (112) is provided on the contact carrier (102) and integrated therewith, wherein the impedance equalisation element (112) has an electrically conductive, substantially planar structure, which is arranged with respect to the at least one contact element (104) with a predetermined spacing which is dependent on the impedance value to be adjusted.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connection module for field devices in the explosion-protected area, having a housing with a plurality of controller-end terminals to connect to at least one input/output module and with field-end terminals to connect to the field devices. The connection module is characterised in that different resistors are present in the housing to provide intrinsically safe pairs of field-end terminals with different characteristic values, said resistors being hardwired in the housing to different field-end terminals and/or controller-end terminals.

Abstract: An interface terminating device for an interface port includes, in one embodiment, a resistor having first and second conductive leads and a resistive element between the first and second leads. The interface terminating device includes a resistor holder and resistor engager which cooperate together to establish electrical contact with an interface port.

Abstract: A transmission system includes an AC termination connector including an AC termination circuit including a resistor and a capacitor, at an open end of a stub of a through-hole provided in a circuit board.

Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a metallic housing defining a receiving room and a number of protruding plates formed in the receiving room, and a printed circuit board received into the receiving room. The printed circuit board defines a front mating portion and a rear terminating portion defining a number of slits formed thereon for the protruding plates to pass through. And a cable comprises a plurality conductive wires electrically connected with the printed circuit board and spaced apart from each other by the protruding plates.

Abstract: Provided is a terminating connector that can connect probes to a terminal connected with desired cable cores without removing the terminating connector. One aspect provides a terminating connector comprises a plurality of terminals having a contact portion and a lead wire contact portion, a housing having a plurality of probe insertion portions and receiving the terminals, and a resistor element received in the housing and electrically connected to the terminals, wherein at least a part of the terminals is positioned in the probe insertion portions.

Abstract: A network interface includes a receptacle configured to receive a plug, a first contact and a second contact each disposed in the receptacle, and a combination of a resistive element and a normally closed switch arranged in series with each other. The combination is coupled between the first contact and the second contact, and has a first configuration in which the switch is opened responsive to a presence of the plug within the receptacle, and a second configuration in which the switch is closed responsive to an absence of the plug from the receptacle.

Abstract: Provided is a terminating connector that can connect probes to a terminal connected with desired cable cores without removing the terminating connector. One aspect provides a terminating connector comprises a plurality of terminals having a contact portion and a lead wire contact portion, a housing having a plurality of probe insertion portions and receiving the terminals, and a resistor element received in the housing and electrically connected to the terminals, wherein at least a part of the terminals is positioned in the probe insertion portions.

Abstract: A lumped resistance electrical cable has a multiple twisted pair ribbon cable having first and second conductive lines and twisted and untwisted portions. In the untwisted portions, one of the conductive lines on each of the twisted pairs is formed with an electrical open. Resistor blocks having resistive elements and electrical contacts is disposed on the untwisted portions with the electrical contacts electrically coupling the resistive elements across the electrical opens in the conductive lines. Other electrical contacts in the connector couple the other conductive lines of the twisted pairs to an ground plane formed on the resistor block.

Abstract: A port terminator includes an outer nut, which may be either electrically conductive or non-electrically conductive, and an electrically conductive ground insert. A portion of the ground insert captures a ground portion of a termination resistor, while a deformable portion of the ground insert makes electrical contact with a connection end of an equipment port when the port terminator is screwed onto the equipment port. The deformable portion can take the form of a flexible brim or a plurality of petals. The petals preferably alternate between flat petals and biased petals. The ground insert permits the port terminator to make a uniform RF seal on an equipment port even with a range of tightening torques.

Abstract: A connector for a vehicular AC generator includes a resin connector case having an element-accommodating chamber in which a leaded circuit element having a pair of leads at opposite ends is received. The leads are bent at right angles and soldered at respective tip end portions to element connecting terminals of wiring metal pieces embedded in the connector case. The element-accommodating chamber is filled with an elastic sealing resin. The right-angled leads take up or absorb the difference in thermal expansion between the connector case and the circuit element including the leads. The elastic sealing resin prevents a crack from occurring at an interface boundary between the circuit element and the leads and offers an improved environmental resistance.

Abstract: A carton-centric security system that uniquely combines a low-cost version of the rugged connector technology and a novel smart skin is provided. The carton-centric security system includes RF electronics for communication. The system can fully meet the homeland security need to autonomously seal, secure, and monitor the integrity of shipping cartons/parcels below the ISO intermodal shipping container level. The system can seal the contents of a shipping carton within a “smart skin/wrapper,” which physically surrounds the contents, monitors the physical integrity of the shipping carton and detects any intrusion into the carton. In case of an intrusion, the system provides notification of the intrusion of the carton or tampering with the carton security system, including alteration of the carton contents, theft or unauthorized removal of the entire carton.

Abstract: A chip-card holder for connecting contact pads of a chip card with connections of device circuitry. The holder has a dielectric holder body engageable between the chip card and the device connections, a plurality of contact elements on the body each having a contact part engageable with a respective one of the chip-card contact pads, a connecting part connectable to a respective one of the device connections and an anchor part, means securing each of the anchor parts directly to the holder body, and an electronic circuit element mounted on the holder body and connected to the contact elements.

Abstract: An RF coaxial terminator includes an impedance match element mounted within a housing. The impedance match element includes a central conductive pin, a supportive element, and a resistor, wherein the resistor longitudinally extends in a direction that is not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the central conductive pin.

Abstract: A junction box receives a plurality of input signals. The input signals are combined in accordance with AND logic to provide an output signal when all input signals are present. Multiple junction boxes may be connected to one another to increase the number of input signals that are accepted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a test apparatus including a driver that outputs a test signal, a first switch that is provided between the driver and a terminal of the first device under test, a second switch that is provided between the driver and a terminal of the second device under test, a first termination resistor that terminates the output signal from the driver in the terminal of the first device under test, a second termination resistor that terminates the output signal from the driver in the terminal of the second device under test, and a substitute resistor that is decoupled from the driver when the driver is connected to the terminals of the first and second device under test, and is connected to the driver when the driver and the terminal of the second device under test are disconnected.

Abstract: A locking terminator device for a coax cable port is used for preventing ingress of electrical signals into the port and also to prevent theft of cable signals by non-subscribers. The device of the present invention includes an outer terminator housing, an inner connector housing having two slots for receiving the tabbed tool feet of a specialized tool, and a terminator having a resistor post, a cylindrical body, and a conical end. The device provides for a tamper-resistant terminator by having a specialized tool with two tabbed feet that are spread outwardly when pressed against the conical end of the terminator to engage the slots of the inner connector body. Once the slots are engaged the tool can be used to lock or unlock the locking terminator device to a cable port of a tap assembly.

Abstract: A power connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (1) defining a number of passages (14) therein, first and second terminals (21, 22) received in the corresponding passages for power transmission, a detecting terminal (20) received in the corresponding passage for signal transmission and a regulating member (4) with specified constant voltage electrically connecting with the detecting terminal for being detected by a complementary connector by detecting the detecting terminal. The first and second terminals respectively served as a positive pole and a negative pole of the power connector.

Abstract: A fan includes at least one rotor, a housing and at least one terminal seat. The rotor is disposed in the housing. The terminal seat includes a seat body and at least one knife-type terminal. The seat body is disposed on a circumference of the housing and has at least one terminal slot. The knife-type terminal is disposed in the corresponding terminal slot.

Abstract: Universal adapters for portable electronic devices, and more particularly to cellular telephones using a 0.25V-24V direct current power supply to provide battery power supply to the connected cellular telephone, particularly in an emergency case, or in case an indoor charger using alternating current or a vehicular charger is not available, or the battery of the cellular telephone is depleted and needs rapid charge.

Abstract: An electric plug includes: a housing; a mounting seat mounted in the housing and having two opposite side walls, a U-shaped transverse wall interconnecting the side walls and defining a resistor-receiving recess, and a partition wall cooperating with the side walls to define two opposite fuse-receiving grooves, the mounting seat further having two wings that cooperate with the side walls to define two opposite prong-receiving grooves; a pair of prongs extending through the prong-receiving grooves and provided with protrusions that extend through the side walls and into the fuse-receiving grooves; a voltage-limiting component mounted in the resistor-receiving recess and having a pair of conductive clamping members extending into the fuse-receiving grooves, respectively; and a pair of fuses clamped by the clamping members and extending into the fuse-receiving grooves to contact the prongs.