Plural Slots For Electrically Interconnecting Plural Printed Circuit Boards Patents (Class 439/631)
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Patent number: 8092233Abstract: A stacked multilayer connector includes two seat bodies oppositely disposed on a circuit board and two connection seats. Multiple electronic card units can be previously held between the connection seats as stacked layers and then the connection seats with the electronic card units can be plugged into the seat bodies into electrical contact with the circuit board. Each seat body has multiple terminal passageways in which multiple first terminals are inlaid. Each connection seat has multiple terminal passages in which multiple second terminals are inlaid. Each second terminal has multiple electronic card contact sections for clamping the electronic card units and a contact arm for contacting with the first terminal. The contact arm of the second terminal is a projection below the electronic card contact sections, whereby the width of the insulation main body of the connection seat is reduced to minify the required installation space and lower manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Super Link Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ipson Lee, Andy Chen
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Patent number: 8070521Abstract: A socket connector is configured for receiving a first card and a second card. The socket connector includes a latching seat, a plurality of latching plates, and a shielded case. The latching seat includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface defines a sliding groove, a second surface defines a receiving slot. The latching plates extend from edges of the first surface. The shielded case is secured in the receiving slot, and defines an entrance. The first card is received in the sliding groove and latched by the latching plates, the second card is inserted into the shielded case through the entrance. The disclosure further discloses an electronic device using the socket connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Jian-Hui Li
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Patent number: 8062071Abstract: A connector for a first wiring board of a first module type apparatus and a second wiring board of a second module type apparatus, the connector providing electrical connection between the first wiring board of the first module type apparatus and the second wiring board of the second module type apparatus when the first module type apparatus and the second module type apparatus are engaged with each other, the connector includes a housing; a first terminal; and a second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu Component LimitedInventors: Toru Yamakami, Manabu Shimizu
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Patent number: 8057263Abstract: An electrical connector including a connector housing having opposite mating and loading faces that are configured to engage board edges of first and second circuit boards, respectively. The connector housing includes a contact channel that extends through the connector housing between the mating and loading faces. The electrical connector also includes a signal contact that is stamped from sheet material along a stamped edge. The signal contact includes a contact body having opposite sheet surfaces. The stamped edge defines a shape of the contact body that includes first and second contact fingers. The signal contact is disposed within the contact channel so that the stamped edge along the first contact finger electrically engages the first circuit board and so that the stamped edge along the second contact finger electrically engages the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Edward John Howard, Steven Lee Flickinger, George Irwin Peters, Jr.
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Patent number: 7976344Abstract: A connector includes a housing with a set of broad-side coupled terminals configured to engage a pair of signal traces on a first panel and a second panel and transfer signals between the signal traces on the first and second panels. The connector may be slid onto the edges and then fastened to one or both of the panels with a locking feature. Multiple signal pairs may be included in the connector and may be electrically separated. The design of the connector helps facilitate high-speed data communication per signal pair with a return loss performance that does not exceed at predetermined level. Certain configurations of the connector may be used for co-planar configurations. Certain configurations of the connector may couple together panels of different thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: David L. Brunker, Timothy R. Gregori, David E. Dunham, Jason E. Squire, Kevin O'Connor, Joseph D. Comerci
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Publication number: 20110124231Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a connector having a connector housing and contacts held by the connector housing, where the contacts defining a separable mating interface for mating with a mating component. An actuator engages the contacts and is movable between an actuated position and an unactuated position. The contacts are deflected relative to the connector housing when the actuator is moved to the actuated position. An actuation device is configured to move the actuator between the actuated position and the unactuated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: RICHARD ELOF HAMNER, SCOTT STEPHEN DUESTERHOEFT, ROBERT NEIL MULFINGER, JASON M'CHEYNE REISINGER, ATTALEE SNARR TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20110111635Abstract: A card connector includes a first inserting slot (151) for insertion of a first memory card (200) with first terminals (3) extending thereinto; a second inserting slot (152) for insertion of a second memory card (300) with second terminals (4) extending thereinto; and a partition wall (14) located between the first and second inserting slots for separating the first and second inserting slots. The partition wall has one spring arm (142) integrally extending therefrom and located between the first and second inserting slots, when one of the first and second memory cards (200, 300) is inserted into the corresponding one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152), the spring arm (142) protrudes into the other one of the first and second inserting slots (151, 152) so as to prevent the other one of the first and second memory cards from being inserted into the other one of the first and second inserting slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: LI LI, JIAN-FEI YU, KE-HUA YE, QI-JUN ZHAO
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Patent number: 7938687Abstract: A card edge connector assembly for connecting a pair of electrical cards to a printed circuit board includes an upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector includes a first insulative housing with a plurality of first terminals mounted therein. The first insulative housing defines a recess thereunder and extending from a first front face of the first insulative housing thereof. The lower connector includes a second insulative housing with a plurality of second terminals mounted therein and received in said recess under the upper connector. The second insulative housing defines a second front face which is in alignment with the first front face in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jian-Kuang Zhu
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Patent number: 7909644Abstract: A card edge connector assembly is provided with a first connector, a second connector and a printed circuit board (PCB). The first/second connector respectively comprises a first/second insulative housing with a plurality of first/second terminals mounted therein. The first/second insulative housing has a first/second upper wall, a first/second lower wall and a first/second mating cavity defined therebetween for receiving the first/second memory module therein. The PCB defines a first and a second solder regions at a top face thereof, on which the first and second terminals are respectively soldered. The first and second memory modules are respectively inserted into the first and second mating cavities along different directions so as to avoid interference between the memory modules during the assembling process.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hua Li, Zhen-Hua Wang
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Publication number: 20110053425Abstract: A connector includes a housing with a set of broad-side coupled terminals configured to engage a pair of signal traces on a first panel and a second panel and transfer signals between the signal traces on the first and second panels. The connector may be slid onto the edges and then fastened to one or both of the panels with a locking feature. Multiple signal pairs may be included in the connector and may be electrically separated. The design of the connector helps facilitate high-speed data communication per signal pair with a return loss performance that does not exceed at predetermined level. Certain configurations of the connector may be used for co-planar configurations. Certain configurations of the connector may couple together panels of different thicknesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: David L. Brunker, Timothy R. Gregori, David E. Dunham, Jason E. Squire, Kevin O'Connor, Joseph D. Comerci
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Patent number: 7845985Abstract: A connector includes a housing with a set of broad-side coupled terminals configured to engage a pair of signal traces on a first panel and a second panel and transfer signals between the signal traces on the first and second panels. The connector may be slid onto the edges and then fastened to one or both of the panels with a locking feature. Multiple signal pairs may be included in the connector and may be electrically separated. The design of the connector helps facilitate high-speed data communication per signal pair with a return loss performance that does not exceed at predetermined level. Certain configurations of the connector may be used for co-planar configurations. Certain configurations of the connector may couple together panels of different thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: David L. Brunker, Timothy R. Gregori, David E. Dunham, Jason E. Squire, Kevin O'Connor, Joseph D. Comerci
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Patent number: 7841861Abstract: A encoder spacer for a spindle motor and an encoder assembly including the same are disclosed wherein the encoder spacer comprises: a body in monolithic structure made of insulation material; a first terminal electrically connected to a main PCB (Printed Circuit Board) of the spindle motor and protruded from a lateral surface of the body; a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal via a conduction path through the body, electrically connected to an auxiliary PCB and protruded from an upper surface of the body; a substrate groove including an accommodation space for accommodating the encoder formed at an upper center of the body, wherein the auxiliary PCB slides in the accommodation space by being inserted into a both sides of the accommodation space; and a third terminal exposed at the substrate groove for electrically connecting the auxiliary PCB with the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hee Chul Jung
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Publication number: 20100233894Abstract: A card edge connector assembly for connecting a pair of electrical cards to a printed circuit board includes an upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector includes a first housing defining a first elongated mating groove along a longitudinal direction with a plurality of first contacts by two sides thereof, and a recess is defined under the first elongated mating groove. The lower connector is moveably received within said recess and includes a second housing defining a second elongated mating groove with a plurality of second contacts by two sides thereof. A metallic member is attached to the upper connector for preventing the lower connector releasing from said recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: JIAN-KUANG ZHU
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Publication number: 20100227508Abstract: A card edge connector assembly for connecting a pair of electrical cards to a printed circuit board includes an upper connector and a lower connector. The upper connector includes a first insulative housing with a plurality of first terminals mounted therein. The first insulative housing defines a recess thereunder and extending from a first front face of the first insulative housing thereof. The lower connector includes a second insulative housing with a plurality of second terminals mounted therein and received in said recess under the upper connector. The second insulative housing defines a second front face which is in alignment with the first front face in a vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: JIAN-KUANG ZHU
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Patent number: 7758387Abstract: An electrical card connector for insertion of a first card and a second card which is wider than the first card, includes an insulative housing defining a front mating port, a card receiving space extending backwardly from the mating port for receiving the first and the second cards, and a plurality of terminals for mating with a first card and a second card wider than the first card. A card restriction mechanism is fixed to the insulative housing and includes a guiding body and an elastic spring located on the guiding body. The guiding body restricts and guides the first card and second cards to be inserted into the receiving space while the cards moving through the mating port.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
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Patent number: 7731518Abstract: A stacking connector is formed by a connector main body and a plug substrate, the connector main body has a substrate sandwiching member including a sandwiching gap into which the plug substrate fits, and a projection projecting into the sandwiching gap, the plug substrate has a concavity with which the projection engages in both top and bottom surfaces, and, after inserting the plug substrate into the sandwiching gap of the substrate sandwiching member, by sliding the plug substrate in a direction at right angles to the insertion direction, the concavity engages with the projection and the plug substrate is linked to the connector main body in an unremovable state.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2009Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: SMC CorporationInventor: Shinji Miyazoe
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Patent number: 7724390Abstract: An image processing apparatus which is equipped with card slots can cope with plural kinds of memory cards acting as media, and a recording apparatus does not occur a malfunction in its card reader due to a lack of a current to be supplied to the medium even when the plural media are respectively inserted in the card reader. To do so, when the media are initially inserted in the plural card slots, the slot in which the medium is first inserted is set to be available, and the remaining slots are set to be unavailable. Besides, power is not supplied to the slots which have been set to be unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Imai
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Patent number: 7686619Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a configurable blade card. A base card is in physical and electrical communication with a blade connector. The blade connector is in physical and electrical communication with a blade enclosure connector. A secondary card is in physical and electrical communication with the base card to form a blade card. A coupler physically couples the base card and the secondary card. The base card and the secondary card are co-planar and compatible with a blade card form factor.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Robert H. Bell, Jr., Jose R. Escalera, Octavian F. Herescu, Vernon W. Miller, Michael D. Roll
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Patent number: 7682158Abstract: An electrical card connector includes: a plastic base having one row of first terminals and a first slot; and an upper cover, which has a top surface and covers over the plastic base. A partition baffle is disposed below the top surface of the upper cover. Each side of the partition baffle is formed with a side portion. A first inserting port is formed below the partition baffle. A second inserting port is defined and enclosed by the partition baffle, the two side portions and the top surface of the upper cover. When a first card is inserted into the first slot from the first inserting port, connection points of the first card are in direct contact with the first terminals. When a second card is slantingly inserted from the second inserting port, connection points of the second card are lowered and thus in direct contact with the first terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
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Patent number: 7666034Abstract: A card connector (100) includes a first connector (10), a second connector (20), a first ejecting mechanism (6) and a second mechanism (5). The first connector defining a first receiving space (14) includes a first insulating housing (30) located in the receiving space and a plurality of first terminals (4) retained in the first insulating housing. The second connector is assembled with the first connector and includes a second insulating housing (22) equipped with the first insulating housing to define a second receiving space (220), and a plurality of second terminals (24) assembled with the second insulating housing and protruding into the second receiving space. The first insulating housing forms a base section (31) and a base seat (33) extending laterally from the base section, and the first ejecting mechanism and the second ejecting mechanism are mounted on the base seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
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Patent number: 7654846Abstract: A connector capable of electrically connecting two plate-shaped to-be-connected objects in a state arranged on substantially the same plane. Upper contacts are inserted into a housing from rearward, and held thereby. Lower contacts are inserted into the housing from forward, and held thereby. A contact portion of each upper contact is located on a front side of the housing, for contact with an upper surface of a circuit card inserted into a receiving space of the housing. A terminal portion of the upper contact is located on a rear side of the housing, for connection to a motherboard. A contact portion of each lower contact is located on the front side of the housing, for contact with a lower surface of the circuit card inserted into the receiving space of the housing. A terminal portion of the lower contact is located on the rear side of the housing, for connection to the motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Masaki Kimura, Nobukazu Kato
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Patent number: 7618261Abstract: Aspects of a distribution connecting module for teleconununications and data systems technology include a housing inside of which input and output contacts are arranged to be accessible from the exterior of the housing. The housing is provided with a cavity inside of which at least one printed circuit board is arranged. The input and output contacts are situated on the opposing faces of the housing. The input contacts are provided in the form of at least one connector strip with insulation displacement contacts. The input and output contacts can be detachably connected to the printed circuit board. The connector strip supporting the input contacts is detachably connected to the housing via a front part. When the connection between the front part and the housing is released, the connector strip, which is connected to the front part, is, together with the fork contacts, moved away from the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Ralf-Dieter Busse, Joachim Stark, Harald Klein, Antony Nijhuis
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Patent number: 7612993Abstract: A card connector includes a plurality of contacts adapted to contact memory cards, a housing holding the contacts and having a plurality of inserting openings arranged in vertically overlapping relationship for inserting memory cards, respectively, and a shell covering the housing. A pivot member is installed at a predetermined position in the housing so as to be pivotally moved when one memory card is inserted in one of the inserting openings such that part of the pivot member extends into all the inserting openings except for the one inserting opening, thereby preventing a further memory card from being inserted into the card connector. In assembling, after the pivot member is set in the housing so that protrusions provided in the housing are fitted in slits formed in the pivot member, the shell is fitted on the housing to push the pivoting member into the predetermined position.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: DDK Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Takei, Hitoshi Kikuchi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiromichi Kato
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Patent number: 7613011Abstract: A signal-segregating connector for use in a system having a printed circuit board, a first electrical structure and a second electrical structure. The connector includes a first set of conductive elements to convey signals between the first electrical structure and the printed circuit board, and a second set of conductive elements to convey signals between the first electrical structure and the second electrical structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Interconnect Portfolio LLCInventors: Kevin P. Grundy, Gary Yasumura, Joseph C. Fjelstad, William F. Wiedemann, Para K. Segaram
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Patent number: 7572152Abstract: A plug-in adapter includes a first contact for connection to a host device, at least two second contacts for connection to a memory card, and a third contact for connection to a subscriber identity module (SIM) component. Circuitry in the adapter connects at least one of the second contacts to the third contact and connects at least another of the second contacts to the first contact so as to create a communication path between the host device and the SIM component via the memory card.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Sandisk IL Ltd.Inventors: Amir Mosek, Yuval Sofer
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Publication number: 20090191762Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a card connector which prevents inadvertent dropping of a card having a narrow width relative to the receiving slot to be inserted. The card connector includes receiving slots that are stacked and receive a plurality of memory cards of different standards. The card connector minimizes the height so as to be replaceable with a conventional card connector. The card connector has a first card receiving slot that receives a first card and a second card receiving slot that accommodates a second card receiving unit. The second card receiving unit receives a second card. The second card receiving unit has a top frame that restricts the upper surface of a second card main body. A cutout part, having a shape that allows at least a portion of the top frame to fit in the thickness direction, is formed in a partition frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventor: Katsumi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7566227Abstract: A riser card (10) includes a card body (11) and a connector (20). The card body defines an opening (12) therein, and has a first side and an opposite second side. The connector is secured in the opening of the card body, and has a first edge connector socket (22) facing away from the second side of the card body, and a second edge connector socket (24) facing away from the first side thereof. The first edge connector socket is located at the first side of the card body for insertion of an edge portion of one peripheral card therein, and the second edge connector socket is located at the second side of the card body for insertion of an edge portion of another peripheral card therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhan-Yang Li
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Publication number: 20090149071Abstract: An electrical card connector for insertion of a first card and a second card which is wider than the first card, includes an insulative housing defining a front mating port, a card receiving space extending backwardly from the mating port for receiving the first and the second cards, and a plurality of terminals for mating with a first card and a second card wider than the first card. A card restriction mechanism is fixed to the insulative housing and includes a guiding body and an elastic spring located on the guiding body. The guiding body restricts and guides the first card and second cards to be inserted into the receiving space while the cards moving through the mating port.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
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Patent number: 7540766Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for coupling plural, spaced-apart printed circuit boards together within a utility meter. An individual, rigid connector is provided that, in concert with conductive edge traces on selected printed circuit boards, provides power and signal coupling alternatives for various printed circuit boards. The connector also provides added physical support for the printed circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventors: David N. Makinson, Ludlow Philpot
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Patent number: 7520781Abstract: A socket assembly for multichip in-line modules comprises: at least three parallel in-line sockets, one of which is an edge-card socket adapted to matably engage electrodes on the edge of a printed circuit board, and the others of which are module sockets adapted to accept multichip in-line modules; and, internal connections between respective pins in each of the parallel sockets, whereby signals from the printed circuit board may be simultaneously carried to each of the multichip in-line modules. Alternatively, a socket assembly for multichip in-line modules comprises: a substantially rigid housing structure; at least two parallel in-line sockets adapted to accept multichip in-line modules; a set of electrodes adapted for soldering to a printed circuit board; and, internal connections between respective pins in each of the parallel sockets and the set of electrodes, whereby signals from the printed circuit board may be simultaneously carried to each of the multichip in-line modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Microelectronics Assembly TechnologiesInventors: James E. Clayton, Zakaryae Fathi
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Patent number: 7517238Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (1) associated with the insulating housing to define a card receiving room and an ejector (4) including a slider pin (41). A heart-shaped channel (2012) is recessed on the insulating housing and forms a pair of front-to-back extending channels and a pair of inclined channels, which respectively connect with the front-to-back extending channels and communicate with each other. The slider pin is movably received in the heart-shaped channel. The metal shield forms a resilient piece (18) pressing against the slider pin just at the time of the slider pin located at the jointing point of the inclined channels of the heart-shaped channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
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Patent number: 7503783Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (1) shielding over the insulating housing and an ejector (4). The metal shield and the insulating housing define a card receiving room and a card inserting direction. The ejector includes a drawer plate (40), a slider pin (41) and a resilient portion (42). The drawer plate defines a retaining hole (4000) and a limiting hole (4001) at a backside of the retaining hole. The slider pin forms a bending corner (411, 412) at each end thereof, and one of the bending corners extends through the retaining hole and the other bending corner is confined to the limiting hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
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Patent number: 7503766Abstract: In order to prevent the mismating of several daughterboards (2) that are combined into a plug-in unit (20) with corresponding board connectors (3) on a motherboard (1), it is proposed that the mating of the plug-in unit (20) is effectively prevented by means of a blocking block (10) that is inserted into an intermediate space between two board connectors (3) that are spaced apart from one another by a regular connector spacing and snapped into window-like recesses (4) of the board connectors (3).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: HARTING Electronics GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Gert Havermann
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Patent number: 7495893Abstract: A portable computer includes a main body, a keyboard assembly and an interface unit. The main body has a main circuit substrate received in the main body and a main body connector. The interface unit has a plurality of signal pads and a plurality of groups of branch pads split from an end of a line extended from each signal pad into a plurality of branches. The keyboard assembly has a plurality of keyboard signal pins connected to one of either each of the branch pads of each group or the signal pad, and a main body cable unit of which one side is provided with a cable connector connected to the main body connector, and the other side is provided with main body signal pins connected to the other of either each of the branch pads of each group or the signal pad.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jae-chun Choi
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Publication number: 20090004919Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector, and a converting mechanism (5) on the second electrical card connector having a pair of opposite surfaces (431, 432) in a card inserting direction. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13) and a first ejecting mechanism (61) and a second ejecting mechanism (62) arranged side by side. The second card connector (2) includes a second insulating housing (23) received a plurality of second terminals (24). The first and the second terminals extend into corresponding surfaces of the converting mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
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Publication number: 20080299830Abstract: An electrical card connector assembly (10) for receiving a first and a cards includes a first card connector (100) and a second card connector (200). The first card connector includes a first housing (12), a plurality of first terminals (21) received in the first housing, and an L-shape shell assembled on the first housing. The first housing associating with the L-shape shell to define a rectangular space. The second card connector (200) includes a second housing (14) extending laterally from the first housing and a plurality of second terminals (22) received in the second housing. The second housing is located in the rectangular space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Hung-Chi Yu, Chien-Jen Ting
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Publication number: 20080293262Abstract: A connector apparatus for connecting at least two electronic component substrates, e.g., printed circuit boards or flex circuits, to one another at the edges thereof, wherein each of the at least two substrates further comprises at least one electrically conductive contact surface, and wherein the connector apparatus further includes: at least one electrically conductive transverse conducting member, wherein a first portion of the at least one transverse conducting member physically touches the contact surface on the first substrate, and wherein a second portion of the transverse conducting member physically touches the contact surface on the second substrate; and mechanical means for securing the at least one transverse conducting member to each of the substrates and to each of the contact surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Scott S. Duesterhoeft, Christopher G. Daily, Ronald M. Weber, Matthew E. Mostoller
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Patent number: 7445156Abstract: A data management device and library are provided for organizing, holding, and providing electrical connectivity to multiple memory cards. The data management device can comprise a device body, a plurality of sockets to accommodate the data storage media, an electrical connector, and a power management circuit. Data can be retrieved from or transferred to the selected memory cards utilizing the device. The data management library can be utilized to interconnect multiple devices and can be daisy chained to other libraries.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Inventor: James A. McDonald
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Patent number: 7416452Abstract: An electrical connector includes an elongated housing having a daughter-card receiving on a first surface and mother-card receiving channel on a second surface thereof and extending along a lengthwise direction for receiving a daughter-card member and mother-card member. Respective daughter-card engagement slots and mother-card member slots are defined on opposed ends of housing, each slot extending from the first surface and second surface and along a transverse direction. The slots are laterally separated from the receiving channel for receiving lateral edge portions of the daughter-card member. A central line of each slot is aligned with a central line of the receiving channel in the lengthwise direction such that configuration of the slots will allow for the daughter card member and mother-card member to be held coplanar with respect to a middle plane of the channel, thereby establishing an effective electrical connection between the connector and the daughter-card member and the mother-card member.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: James M. Sabo
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Publication number: 20080132121Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for connecting a pair of separated circuit boards, includes a male connector (10) and a female connector (20) respectively for electrically connecting to the two circuit boards. The male connector includes a plug insulator (1) and a number of male terminals (3) each provided with an engaging portion (32). The female connector includes a receptacle insulator (2) and a number of female terminals (4). Each female terminal is formed with a contact portion (43) contacting with corresponding engaging portion of the male terminal, a horizontal resilient beam (42) and a bended compressible portion (43) resiliently connecting to the resilient beam for providing sufficient elasticity to the female terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventor: Henrikus P.G. Van der Steen
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Patent number: 7351109Abstract: A connector assembly adapted to receive a subscriber identity module (SIM) card connector and a memory card connector is disclosed. A recess with a stepped configuration disposed adjacently to an insulative housing forms a multi-level space with a shielding shell, and therefore terminals of each connector are separated from each other and each connector has its own shielding shell.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventor: Hsu-Fen Wang
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Patent number: 7322838Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulating housing, an ejector, a plurality of first electric terminals, a plurality of second electric terminals, a detected apparatus and a cover. The insulating housing includes a base, a left wall, a right wall and a front wall. All the walls define an upper space and a down space. A glide notch is formed in the right wall. The first electric terminals and the second electric terminals are located in the insulating housing. The ejector is located in the glide notch. The memory card connector can accept a memory card. The detected apparatus determines the correctness of the way that inserting the memory card into the memory card connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung-yu Chen, Yu-hung Su, Chung-hsin Huang, Mei-chuan Yang
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Patent number: 7254675Abstract: A memory system system includes a single in-line memory module (SIMM) which contains a memory device and a signal transmission line connected between the memory device and a connection terminal, and a dual in-line memory module (DIMM) which contains two memory devices and a signal transmission line connected between the two memory devices and a connection terminal. A length of the signal transmission line of the SIMM is longer than a length of the signal transmission line of the DIMM. The load of the memory device of the SIMM is less than the load of memory devices of the DIMM, and the longer length of the signal transmission line of the SIMM increases a signal delay time of the SIMM to compensate for the different loads of the SIMM and DIMM memory devices. The longer length of the signal transmission line of the SIMM may further compensate for a signal transmission line connected between the first and second sockets which receive the SIMM and DIMM, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Jun Lee, Byung-Se So, Myun-Joo Park
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Patent number: 7204719Abstract: A connector including a plurality of terminal wires forming gently-sloping hills in a longitudinal direction and having curved front and rear opposite end portions and wire retaining bodies each of which has substantially the same length as the wires to partially cover front half sides and rear half sides of one faces of the wires without contact and to restrain and retain intermediate portions of the wires. The two wire retaining bodies are combined into combined wire retaining bodies in such a manner that the curved opposite end portions of the retained wires face each to form terminal pinching portions. The combined wire retaining bodies are housed in a cylindrical connector casing having front and rear opposite open ends. The front and rear terminal pinching portions of the retaining bodies face the front and rear open end portions of the connector casing.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Nippon Dics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eiji Kikuchi
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Patent number: 7082029Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body, and a plurality of card receptacles provided inside the main body. Cards having projections at one end are inserted into the card receptacles. The card receptacles overlap each other in the thickness direction of the cards and are shifted in the direction in which the cards are inserted.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 25, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Mikio Ohmori
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Patent number: 7052312Abstract: A multiple-in-one retaining seat comprises a retaining seat; two lateral front sides of the retaining seat being installed with two frames; a lower side of the center of the retaining seat being installed with a receptacle for receiving the personal digital assistant; an interface cartridge inserted in the retaining seat for transferring received signal to the personal digital assistant through the retaining seat; a circuit board installed in an embedding groove at an upper end of the backside of the retaining seat; the circuit board being connected to a slot seat; a lateral side of the embedding groove being protruded with a mask for receiving a speaker; the speaker being electrically connected to the circuit board for providing a hand free function; a slot being formed in the slot seat for receiving the interface cartridge; and two guide posts are installed on the retaining seat for positioning the interface cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2004Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Inventor: Chii-Moon Liou
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Patent number: 7052326Abstract: A card connector (100) is mounted on a printed circuit board for receiving at least two kinds of cards and includes a dielectric housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and terminals (3) being retained in the housing. The housing includes a first receiving space (101) for receiving a first card (5) and a second receiving space (102) for receiving a second card (6) and the two receiving spaces are provided with a common insertion opening (14). A pair of guide portions (15) positioned at an inner corner of the housing adjacent to the opening. Each guide portion includes a first leading surface (151) for guiding the first card into the first receiving space and a second leading surface (152) for guiding the second card into the second receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hung-Chi Yu
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Patent number: 7044748Abstract: An electrical device 1 for interconnecting two printed circuit boards 2, 3 (PCBs) at a large distance includes a first connector 4 and a second connector 5 for being respectively mounted on the two PCBs, and an extender 6 located between and electrically connected with the first and second connectors. The extender includes a frame 7 for being fixed to one PCB, and two circuit boards 8, 9 attached to the frame and connecting with the first and second connectors at opposite ends thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LTDInventors: Iosif R. Korsunsky, Wei-Chen Lee
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Patent number: 7044745Abstract: An electronic device has several superposed main printed circuit boards (2, 3, 4), of which one has e.g. the electronic components of a radio, another has the electronic components of a multimedia device and a third has the electronic components of a vehicle navigation device. On the front side of the electronic device, a connection printed circuit board (9) which is oriented crosswise to the main printed circuit boards (2, 3, 4) is provided with plug-in connecting parts (11, 13, 15) which engage on the front side of the main circuit boards (2, 3, 4).Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2001Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Siemens AktiengellschaftInventors: Jörg Reinhardt, Joachim Spratte
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Patent number: RE39153Abstract: A socket (14) includes a first bus conductor (22a) having two or more contact regions (24) and a second bus conductor (22b) arranged substantially parallel to the first bus conductor and having two or more contact regions (24). The first and second bus conductors are spaced relative to one another so as to provide a predetermined electrical impedance and may be arranged to carry electrical signals as transmission lines. A dielectric spacer (36) may be disposed between the first and second bus conductors to provide the spacing. Contact regions (24) of the first and second conductors (22a, 22b) may provide compliant coupling regions for the socket (14). The contact regions (24) of the first bus conductor (22a) may be positioned within the socket (14) so as to contact a lead disposed on a first side of a circuit element (16) and the contact regions (24) of the second bus conductor (22b) may be positioned within the socket (14) so as to contact the lead disposed on the second side of the circuit element (16).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2001Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Donald V. Perino, James A. Gasbarro, Nancy David Dillon, John B. Dillon