Abstract: A connector includes a housing that has an opening fitting with a mating connector, a plate-shaped terminal that is housed and held in the housing with a first side surface of the terminal facing the opening, an insulating cover member that is mounted on the terminal and covers the first side surface, and a holder that has through-holes into which mating terminals as terminals of the mating connector are inserted, is attached to the housing from the opening side, and locks the cover member.

Abstract: A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction. The mating connector has a mating lock portion. The connector comprises a housing and a contact. The housing has an upper wall and a lower wall. The housing forms a receiving portion. The receiving portion receives the mating connector when the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. The contact is held by the housing. The contact protrudes in the receiving portion. The receiving portion is positioned between the upper wall and the lower wall in an up-down direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. An inner surface of the upper wall is provided with a lock portion and a protrusion portion. When the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other, the lock portion locks the mating lock portion to lock a mating of the connector with the mating connector. The protrusion portion protrudes downward in the up-down direction.

Abstract: A power plug including an insulation main body is provided. A first pillar and a second pillar arranged at the insulation main body. Only a first channel for inserting a first plug terminal is defined on the first pillar and multiple second channels for inserting second plug terminals are defined on the second pillar. A power receptacle including an insulation base is provided. A first slot and a second slot respectively corresponding to the first pillar and the second pillar are defined at the insulation base. Only a first receptacle terminal is inserted in the first slot. Multiple second receptacle terminals arranged at interval and parallel with each other are inserted in the second slot. The first receptacle terminal and the second receptacle terminals are arranged in a row. The power plug and the power receptacle are thereby limited to correctly couple.

Abstract: A connector having a coupler-body continuity member is provided, wherein the coupler-body continuity member electrically couples a coupler and a body, thereby establishing electrical continuity between the coupler and the body. Furthermore, the coupler-body continuity member facilitates grounding through the connector, and renders an electromagnetic shield preventing ingress of unwanted environmental noise.

Abstract: A connector apparatus includes first and second connectors that can be engaged with each other. The first connector includes a first contact and a first main body that supports the first contact. The first connector is conductive. The first main body is insulative. The second connector includes a second contact and a second main body that supports the second contact. The second contact is conductive. The second main body is insulative. The first contact includes a first connection part that can contact the second contact. The second contact includes a second connection part that can contact the first connection part at plural portions of the first connection part. The first and second connection parts substantially have the same shape and size.

Abstract: A connector suitable for use in relatively high current applications such as encountered in certain battery operated devices. The connector uses molded male and female connector members that include flat connector pins, the male connector pins being inserted into the female connector member to make contact with the female connector pins. The female connector member has spaces for receiving the male connector pins that have minimum gaps of less than the thickness of the male connector pin, as defined by an elastic wall of the female connector member. The elastic walls deflect on insertion of the male connector pins and maintain a force holding the male connector pins in good contact with the female connector pins.

Abstract: A high speed transmission connector including several signal contact pairs arranged in a parallel array, each including a pair of signal contacts constituting a balanced transmission line; several ground contacts, each being arranged between two signal contact pairs arranged in the parallel array; and an electro-insulating body supporting the signal contact pairs and the ground contacts. Each signal contact is provided with a contacting section at one longitudinal end for conductive contact with a corresponding signal contact of a counterpart connector, a board connecting section at another longitudinal end for connection with a conductor on a circuit board, and an attaching section between the contacting section and the board connecting section for an attachment to the body. All of the board connecting sections of the signal contacts are disposed along a first lateral surface of the body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector device that includes a plurality of terminals of varying heights that extend upwardly from the surface of a circuit board, and a connector housing that defines a receptacle portion. The connector housing includes an asymmetrical surface adapted to receive a plurality of terminals, and each of the plurality of terminals extends through a portion of the asymmetrical surface into the receptacle portion of the connector housing. The asymmetrical surface may include a plurality of substantially parallel vertical sections separated by at least one substantially horizontal section, may be angled relative to the surface of the circuit board, or may be curved relative to the surface of the circuit board. In addition, at least a portion of the asymmetrical surface of the connector housing may protrude over at least a portion of at least one of the terminals extending between the circuit board and the asymmetrical surface.

Abstract: A two part electrical connector is configured for high amperage transmission. It includes: a primary non-electrically conductive body first and second electrically conductive connector pins a secondary non-electrically conductive body third and fourth electrically conductive sleeves.

Abstract: An electronic assembly is described, having a substrate and contacts on the substrate which are spaced and arranged in a manner that allows for a more dense arrangement of contacts but still allows for routing of traces between the contacts.

Abstract: A fool-proof mechanism for memory card is presented, in which an asymmetrically configured insertion end of a memory card is provided to ensure that no incorrect insertion of the memory card will be done; and a length or height gradient of circuit's contact produced according to an asymmetric arcuate or curved alignment of a plurality of circuit's contacts will create a contact time difference between contacts of different circuit's contacts with corresponding contact terminals for application in design of specific circuits.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) to usually form a power part of a backplane connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (2) and a mating complementary connector (3). The connector (2) has an insulated housing (20) and a plurality of power conductors (21) installed inside the housing (20), and the complementary connector (3) has an insulated housing (30) and a plurality of complementary conductors (31, 32) installed inside the housing (30). At least one conductor (23) of the connector (2) and its complementary conductor (32) of the complementary connector (3) are arranged beside other conductors (22, 31) while other conductors (22) of the connector (2) and other complementary conductors (31) are arranged in the same rows respectively. Controllable electrical property and maximum current carrying capacity of the conductors in the connector assembly is easily acquired due to the specially arranged conductors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing damage to memory cards, memory card connectors, host electronics, and other electronic devices by only allowing intended electronic devices to mate with the connector for which it is intended and/or determining when an electronic device has been inserted into a connector upside down.

Abstract: A contact set for broadband communication pair cable consists of two mating connectors, namely a plug containing contact pins (3) and a jack containing contact receptacles (13). One of the two connectors is a cable-mounted connector, while the other connector may be a fixed-mount connector, e.g. a printed circuit board connector, or a cable-mount connector. Inside a metallic shield cover (7) pairs of contact pins (3) or pairs of receptacles (13) are arranged with a 90.degree. twist in relation to a nearest neighbour pair to avoid magnetic coupling between pairs. The shielding between cable pairs is completed throughout the contact set by means of a metallic shield kernel member (11, 1) in at least one of the connectors and inwardly folded metallic contact springs (10) in an opposite connector, for engagement between at least one kernel member (11, 1) and the contact springs (10) in a mated situation.

Abstract: A high pin density electrical connector includes an insulation body having a first surface and a second surface, a metal shield mounted to the first surface of the insulation body, having a plate portion and a shaped frame mounted to the plate portion to define a circumferentially surrounded space and a plurality of pin members. The insulation body has formed on the second surface thereof two cavities each having two circumferences along which a plurality of pin receiving holes are formed to extend from the first surface to the cavities. A pin support member having two edges along which slots are formed is snugly received within each of the cavities. The pin members are first received and supported within the slots of the pin support members and then extend through the pin receiving holes to be retained therein so as to have a leading section of each of the pin members extend into the surrounded space of the shield.

Abstract: An electrical contact (10) including a body portion (12) having first and second connecting sections (30, 40) at opposite ends thereof, and at least three legs (32 34, 36) extending from a common end (18) of the body portion (12) altogether comprising one of the first and second connecting sections (30, 40) of the contact (10). The first (32) of the at least three legs is spaced from a second leg (34) by a selected first distance (d.sub.1) and the second leg (34) is spaced from the third leg (36) by a selected second distance (d.sub.2). The first distance (d.sub.1) is different from the second distance (d.sub.2). The at least three legs (32, 34, 36) are adapted to be received in respective through-holes (52, 54, 56) of a circuit board (50) in a polarized arrangement.

Abstract: An electrical collector assembly with a male connector and a female connector. The assembly is capable of carrying a large amount of current between the male and female connectors. The female connector body has a rectangular opening which supports a flat elongated connector pin with a space above the pin. The male connector body supports a male connector pin which extends from the body, a thin beryllium leaf spring is supported against one side of the portion of the male connector pin which extends from the male connector body. When the male connector pin is plugged into the female connector body, the leaf spring urges the male connector pin against the female connector pin.

Abstract: A connector with fluid sealing including a male connector part having a rectangular body containing at least one contact pin. The outer peripheral surfaces of the rectangular body forming a male mating area. The connector further includes a female mating part containing at least one contact receptacle and having a rectangular opening adapted to receive the male connector part within the opening. The inner peripheral surfaces of the female connector part defining the rectangular opening forming a female mating area. A bead extends circumferentially around the entire periphery of one of the mating areas. The other of the mating areas has a groove extending circumferentially around the entire periphery and is adapted to receive the bead to create a fluid seal between the male and female connector parts.

Abstract: An electrical or electronical motor control composed of a switch and of an electromechanical component, each chosen from a group of different types of respectively switches and electromechanical components. A switch and an electromechanical component together form a control box. In a preferred embodiment, the electromechanical component includes a universal multiple pin connector whereas the switch is provided with a complementary multiple pin connector and the connection between those connectors is such that only the appropriate pins required to produce the appropriate result for a particular switch/electromechanical component combination are activated.

Abstract: A bi-level electrical cable or harness connector for right angle connection through a bulkhead. The individual conductors are disposed in superposed layers or levels in a connector body and terminate at staggered locations along the connector. Access holes are provided for pin insertion at right angles to the conductors. One layer is accessed through holes provided in a well and the other layer accessed through holes in the connector surface.

Abstract: A diode or other axial lead electronic component which requires mounting of its leads in a predetermined orientation is provided with leads of considerably different diameter. A printed circuit board is provided with holes sized to receive respective leads, so that the leads can be inserted into the holes only one way. Instead of having circular cross-sections and different diameters, one lead may have a circular cross-section while all or an end portion of the other lead has a non-circular cross-section with a diameter allowing that lead to fit in only the larger hole of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A connector device for electrically connecting an electronic component having a plurality of connection pins, each of the connection pins having a structure for distinguishing the polarity assigned to the pins, comprises a body provided with an insertion part adapted to accept the plurality of pins, an electrical contact member adapted to engage with the plurality of pins when the pins inserted into the connector have reached respective predetermined positions, and insertion prohibiting structure provided in correspondence to at least one of the connection pins so as to prevent the insertion of the pins to the predetermined positions when the pins are inserted the insertion part with a wrong polarity.

Abstract: A cable assembly for use in electro-hydraulic control systems of mineral mining installations is composed of a cable with a plurality of electrical wires encased in a multi-layered armoured sheath and connectors at the ends of the cable. The cable is bonded to sealing bodies which fit in the connectors. The connectors are one-piece components each with a sleeve for coupling to the cable and a plug which fits into a socket of a complementary connector. The sealing bodies locate in the sleeves of the connectors and the wires pass through the sealing bodies to join with contacts supported by carriers in the plugs of the connectors. A screw-threaded ring clamps the cable to the sleeve of each connector.

Abstract: A connection arrangement for coupling a brush bearing sub-assembly to the stator field windings in an electric motor. The sub-assembly has a plate with a plurality of terminal blades extending perpendicularly, the blades being arranged in staggered pairs of one long blade and one short blade. The stator has corresponding pairs of connectors, staggered in accordance with the staggered terminal blades of the sub-assembly, with each connector including a resilient, omega-shaped conductive element. The corresponding staggered arrangement of the terminal blades and stator connectors provides for accurate coupling of the two, since the shape of the resilient connectors permits insertion from either a lateral or axial direction.