Having Elongated Slot For Receiving Edge Of Printed Circuit Board Patents (Class 439/630)
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Patent number: 8179685Abstract: A printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted includes an insulating layer through which holes are formed and a supporting layer. An upper surface of the supporting layer is attached to the connector. The supporting layer is disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer, is extended from the upper surface of the insulating layer to a lower surface of the insulating layer, and passes through the holes in order to support the connector. The holes are arranged in a plurality of columns each being parallel to a longitudinal direction of a lateral surface of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyo-Hyun Park, Hyun-Woo Nam
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Publication number: 20120115369Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulative housing, two side arms fitting into the two sides of the insulative housing and a positioning set buckled to the side arms. The insulative housing has a slot for adopting the electronic card, and the slot comprises a plurality of conducting terminals. The side arms respectively have a movable arm and a fixed arm. The movable arm and the fixed arm are formed in a single-piece structure. The movable arm is for buckling the electronic card. The positioning set comprises a welding portion, a first plane, a bent portion extending upwardly from the first plane and a second plane extending downwardly from the bent portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: T-CONN PRECISION CORPORATIONInventor: CHUNG-PENG LIU
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Publication number: 20120115370Abstract: A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) electrical connector extends a lateral rib and a longitudinal guiding portion from a base surface of an insulator. The insulator and the terminals have intimate engagements, for minimizing height and width of the entire structure. The electrical connector can be joined to another electrical connector for forming an electrical connector assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: ANT Precision Industry Co., LTD.Inventors: Chih Yu Hsueh, Jie Chen
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Patent number: 8172619Abstract: A heat sink for a smart card, the heat sink having a contact plate having a contact surface, a riser extending upward from the contact plate, and a hook extending upward from the contact plate and located opposite the riser is disclosed. A smart card socket having a frame having a slot for receiving a smart card, the slot being defined by at least one wall, and a smart card heat sink at least partially abutted to the at least one wall is also disclosed. Finally, a method of transferring heat energy away from a smart card, comprising the steps of associating a smart card heat sink with a smart card socket and positioning at least a portion of the smart card heat sink between at least a portion of a smart card and at least a portion of the smart card socket is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Kevin Michael Williams
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Patent number: 8172586Abstract: An electronic card connector includes a base, upper and lower terminals and an ejector including a core, a sliding sheet, a guiding rod and an elastic member. A baffle separates the base into upper and lower slots for respectively accommodating upper and lower cards. The core has a sliding slot, which has one end having a concave positioning point, and the other end having a starting point, such that unidirectional circulation successively from the starting point to the positioning point and then to the starting point is formed. The sheet may slide relatively to the base and has first and second pushing portions respectively disposed in the lower and upper slots. The rod has one end engaged into the sliding slot and is slidable along the sliding slot. The elastic member provides elasticity for moving the sliding sheet into the base and then returning the sheet to a home position.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Inventor: Horng Yu Tsai
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Publication number: 20120108091Abstract: In a card accommodation portion, an upper section (14U) provided with contact terminals (16ai) electrically connected to an SD card (SDC) detachably attached and a lower section (14D) provided with contact terminals (18ai) electrically connected to an HG-Duo card (22) or a Duo card (23) detachably attached are formed in a stacked manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventor: Yosuke Takai
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Patent number: 8167658Abstract: A combined structure of a USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot, and more particular, a combined structure for the patent application U.S. Pat. No. 7,575,481 that permit a convenient manufacturing and meets different needs. An isolation base is provided in cooperation with two or three different isolation pieces which are joined by a hooked connection to create a module. The isolation pieces are each provided with an engaging slot. It is possible to choose the desired terminal set of certain type to achieve the predetermined functions of a certain USB specification. A metal housing meeting the specification of USB A-type plug dimensions encloses the compound connection module, thereby creating a first slot for the electric connection with the female connector of USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. Meanwhile, a second slot is provided for the insertion of the thin-type Micro SD/T-Flash memory card. Accordingly, a USB plug with a built-in card-reading slot is created.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Inventor: Chen-Ya Liu
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Patent number: 8167659Abstract: A memory card connector, within a slot of a host device, for receiving a first memory card having a first row of contact fingers and a second row of contact fingers and a second memory card having only a single row of contact fingers. The memory card connector includes a first row of contact pins, a second row of contact pins and a protrusion. The first row of contact pins are configured to mate with the first row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The second row of contact pins are configured to mate with the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The protrusion is received within a contact finger in the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card to allow full insertion of the first memory card into the connector, and abuts against a distal end of one of the contact fingers of the second memory card to prevent full insertion of the second memory card into the connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: SanDisk Technologies Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Miller
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Publication number: 20120094542Abstract: A card edge connector for use with a daughter board, and comprises an insulative elongated housing extending along a longitudinal direction, and defining opposite first and second side walls and a central slot formed therebetween for receiving the daughter board therein, a plurality of contacts each defining a retention portion retained in the housing, a resilient contact portion extending into the central slot from an upper portion of the retention portion for contacting with the daughter board, and a solder tail extending out of the housing form a lower portion of the retention portion. Wherein the contacts include a first row of contacts disposed in the first side wall, and a second row of contacts disposed in the second side wall. The first row of contacts have at least two adjacent grounding contacts electrically connected with each other during the contact portions of the contacts are contacting with the daughter board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: GUSTAVO F. DUENAS, ZE-LIN YAO, JASON (Chih-Hsien) CHOU, XUE-WU BU
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Patent number: 8157596Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (1) defining a card receiving space; a set of first contacts (21) supported by the insulative housing and adapted for mating with XD card, and the first contacts having at least one grounding contact (211G); a set of second contacts (22) supported by the insulative housing and adapted for mating with SD card, the second contacts having at least one grounding contact (221G); a set of third contacts (23) supported by the insulative housing and adapted for mating with MS card, the third contacts having at least one grounding contact (231G); and at least two of the grounding contacts commonly grounded.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Richard Scott Kline, Kuo-Chun Hsu, Hsueh-Lung Hsiao, Hung-Yang Yeh, Tod M. Harlan
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Patent number: 8152552Abstract: A card coupling system includes a card having an electrical coupler and defining a plurality of extension member coupling holes. An extension member is operable to couple to the card and includes a base. A plurality of card engagement members extend from a first edge of the base, each card engagement member operable to be located in a respective extension member coupling hole in order to couple the extension member to the card. A mounting plate extends from a second edge of the base and defines at least one mounting hole. The card may be a half size form factor card and may be coupled to a full size form factor card connector by engaging the card connector with the electrical coupler, coupling the card engagement members to respective extension member coupling holes, and securing the mounting plate to the card connector through the at least one mounting hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Bradley A. Jackson, John Trevor Morrison
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Patent number: 8152545Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a first receiving chamber and a second receiving chamber, a monitoring terminal fastened in one side of the insulating housing and having a contact plate, a first switch terminal fastened in the one side of the insulating housing and having a first pressing arm slantwise extending into the first receiving chamber and a first contact portion formed at a distal end of the first pressing arm for elastically contacting the contact plate by means of pressing the first pressing arm sideward, and a second switch terminal fastened in the one side of the insulating housing and having a second pressing arm slantwise stretching into the second receiving chamber and a second contact portion formed at a distal end of the second pressing arm for elastically contacting the contact plate by means of pressing the second pressing arm sideward.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhi-Cheng Qu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
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Publication number: 20120083158Abstract: Edge connectors to connect a daughter or optional board to an edge of a main or motherboard. These connectors may have a low profile or height to save space in electronic devices, and allow electronic devices incorporating the connector have a thin form factor. These connectors may also provide for reliable manufacturing by providing a robust connection to a motherboard and easy insertion of a daughter card.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joshua Funamura, Zheng Gao, Steve McClure
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Publication number: 20120083164Abstract: Connectors to connect optional or daughter cards or boards to main or motherboards. One example provides a connector that is capable of supporting high-speed data rates by employing contacts that provide short signal paths and a ground plane to improve signal quality. The space consumed in electronic devices may be reduced by providing a connector having a low profile, while another example may provide a connector having mechanical stability. Another example provides a connector having an increased manufacturability. Other examples include wider contacts for increased current capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zheng Gao, George Marc Simmel, Euan Abraham
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Publication number: 20120083165Abstract: An electronics circuit board includes a periphery defined by a plurality of edges. At least one power contact is located adjacent a first one of said edges and a plurality of data contacts are located adjacent a second one of said edges. The first and second edges are arranged transversely relative to each other. The circuit board is operatively installed on a base that includes a power connector and a data connector. At least one power contact of the circuit board is operably engaged with the power connector and the plurality of data contacts of the circuit board are operably engaged with said data connector. The power connector is located adjacent said first edge of the circuit board and the data connector is located adjacent a second edge of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Nathan J. Molnar, Douglas R. Bodmann
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Patent number: 8147262Abstract: Disclosed is a card connector, which includes an insulative body, a plurality of the conductive terminals, a metal shell and a supporting plate. The insulative body has a main body in which a plurality of terminal slots is defined. The conductive terminals are respectively received in the terminal slot. The metal shell covers the insulative body and defines a receiving space therebetween. The supporting plate is movably disposed in the receiving space. The supporting plate has a swingable connecting portion. The front substrate can swing up and down relative to the rear substrate through the design of the supporting plate and the swingable connecting portion, so that the electronic card can be easily inserted into and ejected from the card connector without being damaged, thereby prolong the service life of the electronic card.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Hung Su, Yao-Ting Wang
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Patent number: 8142229Abstract: A card connector (100) defining a card receiving space, includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a slider (41) moveably assembled on the insulative housing, and a spring (42) compressed between the insulative housing and the slider. The insulative housing has an elastic rear latch (232) and a cam block (231) attached below the rear latch. The slider has a main portion (411) and an extension portion (412) protruding rearward from the main portion. The extension portion has a bearing surface (4121) for deflecting the cam block. The rear latch together with the cam block is deflected away from the card receiving space by the bearing surface when the slider is at an original rear position.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aaron Michael Bobuk, Terrance F. Little
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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: 8123562Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) assembled in the insulative housing, a cable (4) welded with the contacts. The insulative housing includes a base portion (11), a tongue portion (12) integral with the base portion for defining a mating direction. The contacts has a number of contacting portions (212, 222) received in the tongue portion and partly extending beyond the tongue portion and a number of soldering portions (211, 221) extending rearward out of the base portion. The soldering portions include at least one pair of upper-and-lower soldering portions (26, 28, 27, 29). Each upper soldering portion opposingly faces a corresponding lower soldering portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to the mating direction. The cable is connected with respective soldering portions of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Zhou, Yong-Hui Hu
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Patent number: 8123566Abstract: An electronic device, an adapter and a receptacle are provided. The electronic device includes a card body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and at least one stub. The card body has a front edge, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first terminals are between the first terminals and the front edge. The stub is disposed on the second surface and near the front edge. The adapter includes a body and a plurality of elastic terminals. The body has an accommodating portion for accommodating an electronic device. One ends of the elastic terminals are fixed to the body. When the electronic device is accommodated at the accommodating portion, a plurality of flat terminals of the electronic device are outside of the accommodating portion, and another ends of the elastic terminals are against the flat terminals correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Chien-Hong Lin, Yi-Lun Wen, Gilbert Sun
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Patent number: 8116086Abstract: A USB flash disk with a none-joint metallic housing, the main point is that the USB flash disk is formed by inserting an internal structure composed of a printed circuit board, a metallic tray and an insulation upper seat in the metallic housing which is a none-joint rectangular pipe formed by drawing shaping.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Ho E Screw & Hardware Co., Ltd.Inventor: Joseph Huang
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Patent number: 8113886Abstract: Provided is a memory card mounting device for a portable terminal, the memory card mounting device including a first socket installed in the terminal in a state where an opening through which a memory card is inserted is positioned on a side surface of the terminal and a second socket installed in a form stacked on the first socket, in which an opening of the second socket through which a memory card is inserted is positioned in parallel to the opening of the first socket on the side surface of the terminal, or the second socket is positioned on a rear surface of the terminal such that the memory card is mounted in the second socket on the rear surface of the terminal. The opening through which the memory card is inserted can be positioned in various areas such as a side surface or a rear surface of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Su Jung, Kwang-Jin Bae, Jung-Nam Moon, Hong-Moon Chun
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Patent number: 8113863Abstract: A socket connector includes a housing having a mating end and a mounting end. The housing has a receptacle at the mating end configured to receive an electronic module therein. The mounting end of the housing is configured to be mounted to a circuit board. Contacts are held by the housing. The contacts have mating ends exposed within the receptacle for mating with the electronic module. The contacts having mounting ends extending from the housing for terminating to the circuit board. A thermally conductive insert is held by the housing and is configured to be in thermal engagement with the circuit board and the insert has a module engagement interface configured to be in thermal engagement with the electronic module such that the insert transfers heat from the electronic module to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jason Edward Vrenna, James Albert Leidy
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Patent number: 8109772Abstract: A USB based ExpressCard device having a dimension equal to a standard ExpressCard is disclosed to include an ExpressCard having a circuit board accommodated in an electrically insulative bracket and surrounded by a top cover shell and a bottom cover shell, and a USB3.0 connector mounted in an opening in a front locating shell of the electrically insulative bracket of the ExpressCard and having the rear bonding portions of first and second conducting terminals thereof respectively bonded to respective contacts at the circuit board by SMT (surface mounting technology).Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: D&C Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hun-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 8109793Abstract: The instrument includes a connector block (24) suitable for receiving a removable memory card (12), a printed circuit (20), a case including an opening (16) for insertion of the memory card, and contacts (48) for reprogramming the microcontroller (22). The reprogramming contacts (48) are disposed on the printed circuit (20) at a distance from terminals (26) for making contact with the memory card, in the space that the connector block (24) occupies on the printed circuit, and they are available from the inside volume of the connector block. The instrument is essentially lacking in any opening dedicated to accessing the reprogramming contacts, with access to these contacts being possible via the opening in the case and the inside volume of the connector block by inserting an insert (52) into the instrument instead of and replacing a memory card.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: ELA Medical S.A.S.Inventors: Yves Faisandier, Sylvain Christophle-Boulard
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Patent number: 8109794Abstract: In a contact of the present invention, a first plate spring piece portion 11c having a first fulcrum portion 11b in one side extends in a cantilevered manner from the first fulcrum portion 11b in a direction opposite to a card insertion direction so as to be elastically deformable in a thickness direction of the card. A second plate spring piece portion 11e having in one side a second fulcrum portion 11d which is the other side of the first plate spring piece portion 11c is formed in a shape where the second plate spring piece portion extends at an inclination angle from the second fulcrum portion 11d in the card insertion direction so as to be elastically deformable in the card thickness direction. The other side of the second plate spring piece portion 11e is to be contacted with the contact pad 2 of the card 1.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Hosiden CorporationInventors: Akihiro Tanaka, Yasuo Nakai
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Patent number: 8100724Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and contacts, the insulating housing defines a mating cavity and a tongue portion in the cavity, the tongue portion defines a first and a second mating face. A set of first contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a leg portion. A set of second contacts each defines a first contacting section disposed on the first mating face and a second contacting section bending from the first contacting section to be in the second mating face, a leg portion and a retention section connecting with the first contacting section and a the leg portion. A set of third contacts each defines a contacting section disposed on the second mating face and a leg section. The contacting portions of the third contacts are disposed at two sides of the second contacting sections of the second contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Nan Lin, Kuo-Chun Hsu, Hung-Chi Yu, Jui-Kuang Chung
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Publication number: 20120007625Abstract: A test socket may include a socket frame, a plate, a socket pin and a link. The socket frame may have a slot configured to accept an object. The plate may be free to move in the slot along an inserting direction of the object to support a lower surface of the object. The socket pin may be movably arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the inserting direction of the object. The socket pin may selectively make contact with a tab of the object. A link may be pivotally connected to the socket pin and the plate. Thus, the socket pin of the test socket may avoid dragging along the tab of the object during insertion, and accordingly, the tab of the object may avoid damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Jung-Hoon Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim, Seong-Chan Han, Kwang-Su Yu, Jae-Seon Hwang
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Patent number: 8092256Abstract: A card connector assembly includes a substrate, a card connector, and a stud member. The card connector is mounted on the substrate, and includes a pin member which has a neck section and an engagement section coupled to the tip side of the neck. The stud member is provided on the substrate, and has an elastic insert section through which the neck section of the pin member is inserted. The neck section of the pin member is configured to have a floating structure with the stud member.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Kazuaki Takao
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Patent number: 8079876Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (1) with a number of passageways (115), a number of conductive contacts (3) retained in the passageways. Each contact includes a planar retaining portion (31), a solder portion (35) and a resilient arm (37). The solder portion extends from one end of the retaining portion and the resilient arm bends inversely from the opposite end of the retaining portion. The contact further includes a pair of tabs (39) bent inversely from two side ends of the resilient arm and extends between the retaining portion and the resilient arm. The pair of tabs define therebetween a slot space (391) correspondingly to receive the solder portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Leland Wang, Yun-Jen Lee, Jing-Jie Guo, Wei-Ping Liu
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Publication number: 20110300759Abstract: A card-edge connector has a housing that includes a housing body, and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing body. The electrical contacts include a plurality of electrical signal contacts and a plurality of electrical power contacts. The electrical signal contacts are sized thinner than the electrical power contacts. The card-edge connector includes a mounting fastener extending out from only one side wall of the housing body at a location adjacent the electrical signal contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
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Patent number: 8070520Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a set of first contacts (21), and a metal shell (4) covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space (15) for receiving a first card and a bottom wall (11) under the receiving space. The bottom wall has a set of slots (111) extending along the first card insertion direction. The slots include a special slot (110) having a protrusion (1101) extending thereinto. The contacts have first retaining portions (214) retained in the insulative housing, first contacting portions (212) received in the slots (111) and bending upwardly into the receiving space (15) for mating with the first card, and first tail portions (215) extending from the first retaining portions for being mounted to a PCB. The first contacts include a special contact (210) having a connecting portion (216) extending along the special slot (110) and located between the first contacting portion (212) and the first retaining portion (214).Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Yue Zhu, Yun-Song Sun, Qi-Jun Zhao
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Patent number: 8052475Abstract: A memory card socket is disclosed. The memory card socket has a body for receiving a memory card, many pins to electrically connect to the memory card, two elastic members for holding the memory card, and a blocking member for restraining one of the two elastic members. In accordance with the format of the memory card, the blocking member can restrain or release the elastic member for holding the memory card.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Kingconn Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chung-Cheng Chan
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Publication number: 20110263159Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector, comprises: an insulation housing of which two sides are respectively installed with an arm portion, the inner side of each arm portion is provided with a slot hole, the outer side thereof has a latching block; and a buckling sheet having a first sheet member and a second sheet member, the right side of the first sheet member has a latching hole, and one side of the second sheet member is installed with a wing sheet, when the wing sheet is inserted in the slot hole, the latching block is latched in the latching hole, and a slit is defined at the top or bottom end of the latching block and the latching hole, such that the fastening sheet is able to be firmly welded on a substrate through adjusting the longitudinal location of the latching block inside the latching hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventor: Wan-Tien CHEN
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Patent number: 8038477Abstract: A card connector (100) for receiving two cards includes an insulative housing (1), a lower cover (5) disposed at one side of the insulative housing for defining a first card receiving space (102), an upper cover (4) disposed at an opposite side of the insulative housing for defining a receiving space, and a number of first contacts (2) and a number of second contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing. The receiving space includes a second card receiving space (101) and a third receiving space (103) sideways relative to the second card receiving space. The card connector further includes an ejector (6) which is assembled in the third receiving space. The ejector includes an ejecting portion (621) extending into the first card receiving space for ejecting one of the two cards.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei-De Zhang
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Publication number: 20110237101Abstract: A card edge connector comprises an insulation housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulation housing includes a receiving slot for receiving a card module, a plurality of partitions arrayed on opposite sides of the receiving slot and defining a plurality of cavities, each partition including a bottom surface configured to be disposed on a printed circuit board. Each terminal comprises a body portion having a fixing portion configured to secure the terminal in the respective cavity and an inversely bent section, a solder tail extending from the fixing portion, and a contact portion extending from the inversely bent section and having a distal end at least partially protruding beyond the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yong Teck Yang
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Publication number: 20110230066Abstract: A connector includes: a card edge connector; a first cable drawn out from the card edge connector in a first direction; a first terminal disposed in the card edge connector and connected to the first cable; a receptacle into and from which the card edge connector is inserted and extracted; a second cable drawn out from the receptacle in a second direction; and a second terminal disposed in the receptacle and connected to the second cable. Insertion/extraction directions of the card edge connector are substantially perpendicular to at least one of the first direction and the second direction. The card edge connector includes a first end face which is substantially parallel to the insertion/extraction directions, and the receptacle includes a first wall face which is substantially parallel to the insertion/extraction directions. In a state where the card edge connector and the receptacle are coupled to each other, the first end face and the first wall face are in contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventors: Teiji UKAWA, Toru MAEDA
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Patent number: 8023285Abstract: A chip card holder for a portable electronic device includes a body member and a cover member pivotally connected thereto. The body member defines a receiving groove for a chip card. The cover member includes a contact portion, a latching portion, and a connecting portion. The contact portion is pivotally connected to the body member and contacts the chip card. The latching portion latches to the body member. The connecting portion includes a first sheet portion and a second sheet portion. The first sheet portion connects to the second sheet portion, forming a gap therebetween. The contact portion connects to the first sheet portion, outside the gap. The latching portion connects to the second sheet portion, inside the gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Hai-Feng Zhu
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Patent number: 8021175Abstract: A subscriber identification module (SIM) card connector for mounting a subscriber identification module (SIM) card to a mobile wireless terminal, with the subscriber identification module (SIM) card connector having a reduced thickness as compared to a conventional connector. The subscriber identification module (SIM) card connector includes a case and a tray. The case has a connection board and guiding grooves formed on both sides of the connection board, and the connection board electrically connected with a SIM card. The tray is designed to slidably connect with the guiding grooves of the case. The tray accommodates the SIM card thereon.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8016618Abstract: An integrated circuit (“IC”) connector includes a card detection contact terminal which is provided substantially at a central part of a housing unit and between a first grounding contact terminal and a second grounding contact terminal, and first and second contact terminals located so as to face each other along a direction of mounting and demounting of a first IC card, the first contact terminals provided adjacent to and both sides of the card detection contact terminal, the second contact terminals provided adjacent to both sides of the card detection contact terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Takamitsu Sasaki, Shigeru Sato
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Publication number: 20110217878Abstract: An electronic device, an adapter and a receptacle are provided. The electronic device includes a card body, a plurality of first and second terminals, and at least one stub. The card body has a front edge, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first terminals are between the first terminals and the front edge. The stub is disposed on the second surface and near the front edge. The adapter includes a body and a plurality of elastic terminals. The body has an accommodating portion for accommodating an electronic device. One ends of the elastic terminals are fixed to the body. When the electronic device is accommodated at the accommodating portion, a plurality of flat terminals of the electronic device are outside of the accommodating portion, and another ends of the elastic terminals are against the flat terminals correspondingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Yuan Liu, Chien-Hong Lin, Yi-Lun Wen, Gilbert Sun
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Patent number: 8011964Abstract: A multi-memory media adapter having a plurality of ports, each having at least one set of contact pins adapted to connect to different types of flash cards. Signals are mapped to the contact pins depending upon the type of flash card. In one embodiment, a controller has signal lines connected to an interconnection means which connects wires, cables or traces to the sets of contact pins. Signals are mapped on the signal lines depending upon the type of flash card inserted.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: MCM Portfolio LLCInventors: Sreenath Mambakkam, Arockiyaswamy Venkidu, Larry Lawson Jones
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Patent number: 8011965Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (3) assembled in the insulative housing, a pair of metal pads (5) assembled to the side walls of the insulative housing, and a metallic shell (2). The insulative housing has a base portion (10) and a pair of side walls (11) extending from the base portion. Each metal pad has a cavity (501) and an elastic tongue portion (53) extending into the cavity. The metallic shell forms a pair of pivots (220) extending through and movable in the cavity. The elastic tongue portion is resiliently engageable with the pivot in response to a movement of the pivot along an inner edge of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei-De Zhang
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Publication number: 20110201234Abstract: A socket connector is provided for mating with a mating connector having a printed circuit. The socket connector includes a housing having a socket. The socket is configured to receive a mating edge of the printed circuit of the mating connector therein. Signal contacts are held by the housing. The signal contacts include mating interfaces arranged in a row within the socket of the housing. Electrically conductive ground shields are held by the housing. The ground shields extend from mating ends to mounting ends. The mating ends of the ground shields extend between adjacent signal contacts. The ground shields include shield slots extending into the mating ends. The shield slots of the ground shields are configured to receive the mating edge of the printed circuit of the mating connector therein to electrically connect the ground shields to the printed circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventor: Richard J. Long
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Publication number: 20110201235Abstract: A card (1) to be mechanically connected with a socket (21,22,23,24,25) of an interface bus of a type selectable from among a plurality of bus widths. The card (1) includes an electrical connection portion (150) to be electrically connected with the socket of the interface bus, and a connection reinforcing portion (170) to reinforce a mechanical connection with the socket of the interface bus, wherein the connection reinforcing portion (170) is at least partially removable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: GVBB Holdings S.A.R.L.Inventors: Atsushi Tabuchi, Inagi Tsutai
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Patent number: 7997935Abstract: A card connector composed of a base frame, at least one terminal set, and a detective terminal. While a card enters a card space inside of the base frame, it works on and forces a working portion of a working springy piece of the detective terminal toward a passive springy piece of the detective terminal for electric conduction with the same. When the working springy piece is moved to contact the passive springy piece, a scraping portion of the working springy piece contacts and scraps a contact portion of the passive springy piece to force the passive springy piece to deform; meanwhile, the resilience generated by the deformation of the passive springy piece keeps it in contact with the working springy piece. In this way, during the contact, the oxide or stain can be scraped off f to make the contact more perfect to secure the detective accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: TAI-SOL Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yaw-Huey Lai
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Patent number: 7997913Abstract: A card connector includes a housing having a receptacle to receive therein a card in an insertion direction and the card has a terminal member. A connection terminal is secured to the housing and is configured to contact the terminal member of the card. A card ejecting action detecting switch is configured to detect when the card is ejected from the housing. A card guide mechanism is provided with an urging member for urging the card in a direction opposite the insertion direction. The card guide mechanism is configured to hold the card at a locked position to ensure that the terminal member of the card is in contact with the connection terminal and to permit movement of the card in the opposite direction by a pushing force exerted on the card in the insertion direction. The card guide mechanism ejects the card after performing a pushing action on the card a plurality of times.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Ayako Ida, Hisato Takase, Junichi Miyazawa, Akihiro Tezuka, Hideo Nagasawa, Katsunori Kasahara
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Publication number: 20110189879Abstract: An electrical connector to be disposed on a circuit board includes a housing with two sidewalls, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals and the second terminals are attached to the one and the other of the sidewalls, respectively, and are situated near a bottom portion of the housing. The first terminal has a flexible first elastic arm portion. The first elastic arm portion extends upward. The first elastic arm portion has a first contact section that protrudes toward the flat conductive member. The second terminal has a flexible second elastic arm portion. The second elastic arm portion extends upward further than an upper end of the first elastic arm portion. The second elastic arm portion has a second contact section that protrudes towards the flat conductive member at a position above than the upper end of the first elastic arm portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventor: Seiji OKAMURA
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Publication number: 20110189897Abstract: A card connector includes an insulative housing (1), a set of terminals (2) insert molded into the insulative housing and a metal shell (5) attached to and covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space (11) and a bottom wall (12) located under the receiving space. The bottom wall has a recess (126) recessed downwardly from an upper face (18) thereof and located in a front region thereof, and a recessed wall (121) located under the recess and defining an upper face located lower than the upper face of the bottom wall. The terminals includes retaining portions (21) retained in the recessed wall, contacting portions (22) protruding upwardly into the receiving space, and tail portions (23) extending outwardly of the insulative housing for being mounted onto a printed circuit board. The retaining portions (21) have upper faces exposed to the recess (126) and coplanar with the upper face of the recessed wall (121).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAN-FEI YU, QI-JUN ZHAO
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Patent number: 7980870Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a card receiving room, at least one set of terminals (30) retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector attached on the insulative housing. Each terminal has a soldering portion (303) extending out of the insulative housing and a contacting portion (301) extending towards the card receiving room. The ejector includes a slider (50), at least one spring member (90) and at least one pin member (80) cammedly pushing an inserted card. The slider includes a base portion (501) pressing against the contacting portions of the terminals and a pair of arm portions (503) extending laterally from the base portion. The base portion defines a number of passageways (502) and forms a number of protrusions (5011) extending into the corresponding passageways. The slider blocks the contacting portions from entering the card receiving room at an original position and moves to an inner position for giving way for the contacting portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Hsien Tung, Tzu-Ching Tsai, Kai-Li Wang