Abstract: Modular connector for electrical connections, provided with an external anchoring system which facilitates the grouping and fixing of several connectors through male and female couplings, both laterally and transversally. For first-sight recognition, the wraparound insulating carcasses (4) are standard color-keyed to identify the conductors. For the recognition of each circuit it is provided with an upper cover (6) which can be signaled by the user. The conductor part has a set of one or more metallic parts always of the same pole (1), and the set is built into a wraparound insulating carcass (5), having the same color as the conductor cable for this element.

Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a daughter card connector formed of a plurality of wafers. Each wafer is formed with cavities between the contacts of the signal conductors. The cavities are shaped to receive lossy inserts whereby crosstalk is reduced. The connector system may also or alternatively include a front housing formed with shield plates also to aid in reducing cross-talk. The front housing is adapted to mate between the wafers of the daughter card connector and a backplane connector of the electrical connector system. In an alternative embodiment, the front housing portion may include lossy conductive portions for cross-talk reduction.

Abstract: The electric connection block includes: a plurality of layers, each layer consisting of a plurality of terminals bent in an L-shape arranged in a line, each terminal having a first end portion for electric connection and a second end portion for connection to a circuit board; an electrically insulating terminal holder including receiving surfaces arranged in a stairs manner, each receiving surface placing a first section of the terminal thereon, and through holes each permitting a second section of the terminal to be inserted therein, the through hole being adjacent to the receiving surface; and a cover which includes hole parts each permitting the first section of the terminal to be inserted therein and joins the terminal holder.

Abstract: A power connector includes a main body, a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, a third conductive terminal, and an insulating separation member. The first conductive terminal, the second conductive terminal and the third conductive terminal are disposed within the main body and arranged in a non-parallel manner. The insulating separation member is disposed within the main body, and arranged between the first conductive terminal, the second conductive terminal and the third conductive terminal for separating at least two of the first conductive terminal, the second conductive terminal and the third conductive terminal from each other.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100), comprises: an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of receiving spaces (11) formed therein. A plurality of PCB modules (2) are respectively received into the plurality of receiving spaces (15). Two latches (3) are formed on a top surface of the insulative housing, each latch defines a front end (31) connected to a front edge of the top surface of the insulative housing and a rear end (32) cantilevered from the front end of the latch. And an actuator (4) is formed on the top surface of the insulative housing, the actuator defines a rear end (41) connected to a rear edge of the top surface of the insulative housing and a front end (42) cantilevered from the rear end of the actuator, and the front end of the actuator located above the two rear ends of the two latches.

Abstract: Interlocking modular connectors or headers Have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interlocking modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures for permanently interlocking the modular headers together. The locking structures can include opposing ramps having locking surfaces that engage each other and prevent sliding disengagement of the modular headers in one direction and the grooves can include stop members to prevent sliding disengagement in the opposite direction. The tongues and grooves can have a dovetail shaped cross-section to allow some freedom of lateral movement between the interlocking modular headers in order for ramps to slide over each other and cause locking surfaces to engage and also to provide some independent flexibility to facilitate placement onto a mounting component and to withstand elevated temperatures.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) including an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a pair first insulators (22). The insulative housing (1) has a body portion (11) and a tongue (12) extending from the body portion (11). The tongue (12) defines a plurality of passageways (132) at two sides thereof. Each contact (21) has a securing portion (212), a contact portion (211) extending to the tongue (12) from the securing portion (212) and a tail portion (213) extending out of the insulative housing (1). The contact portions (211) are arranged in two rows and respectively located at two sides of the tongue (12). Each first insulator (22) is insert molded around the securing portions (212) corresponding to the contact portions (211) of each row. Each first insulator (22) has a first post (228) and a first recess (229) at an inner side thereof to engage with each other.

Abstract: The invention relates a connection unit comprising an insert provided a front part and a back part provided with longitudinal through holes. At least one longitudinal through hole in the front part of the insert coincides with a longitudinal through hole in the back part. The connection unit includes at least one contact extending through a longitudinal through hole in the front part and through a longitudinal through hole in the back part of the insert. A front portion of the contact is provided with a stop pressing on a stop in the longitudinal hole in the front part of the insert. A back portion of said contact is provided with retaining means which require said back portion be forced into the longitudinal hole in the back part of the insert. The invention also relates a mounting process of such a connection unit, as well as a connection kit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a board having a first connector; a housing in which the board is disposed and which has a work opening for allowing external work for the board; and a cable which has an end reaching the board by passing through a path within the housing and has a second connector to be mated with the first connector and disposed at the end. The electronic device further includes a cable holding section provided at an inner wall of the housing and having a slit whose width is smaller than a size of the second connector. The cable holding section holds the cable so that a part of the cable reaches the work opening.

Abstract: A USB memory device includes a main body, a USB plug, and a circuit. The main body includes a front rigid section, a rear rigid section, and a middle flexible section connected to the front rigid section and the rear rigid section respectively. The USB plug is connected to the front rigid section. The circuit is received in the rear rigid section and electrically connected to the USB plug.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing including a base portion and mating tongue plate protruding forwardly from the base portion; two contact modules being retained with each other and each including an insulative block, and a row of contacts being insert molded in the insulative housing, and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and the contact modules. A receiving space is formed between the shell and the tongue plate. The insulative blocks each defines a front portion inserted in the cavity of the insulative housing for the contact modules being retained with the insulative housing reliably.

Abstract: A receptacle connector including at least three mating interfaces is provided and includes an insulative housing with a first and second groups of contacts mounted thereon. The first group of contacts serve as first Interface (USB 2.0), and a second group of contacts alternatively serve as mating interface of second and third interfaces (ESATA and USB 3.0). A switching board is provided and includes mounting interface of the second and the third interfaces. A shuttle member is moveably disposed within the housing and selectively interconnects the second group of contacts with either the mounting interface of the second interface or mounting interface of the third interface.

Abstract: To prevent an inflow of resin at the time of integral molding and prevent the outer shape from upsizing, there is provided a cable connector including a connector body formed of an insulating material and formed with a plurality of terminal through holes; connecting terminals fitted into the terminal through holes; a cable having a plurality of leads of which end portions being crimped to base portions of the connecting terminals respectively; and a synthetic resin bush configured to couple the connector body, a tip end portion of the cable including the leads exposed and diverged therefrom integrally by molding; wherein stoppers are disposed between end portions of the leads and the connecting terminals and inside the connector body and prevent intrusion of synthetic resin as the bush material so as not to flow from ends of the leads toward ends of the connecting terminals when coupling by molding.

Abstract: A connector for a fiber channel switch includes an insulation body, a first terminal module and a second terminal module. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are integrated together to form a combination by buckling a first buckling element of the first terminal module and a second buckling element of the second terminal module. The combination is to plug into an assembly slot of the insulation body so as to form major parts of the connector.

Abstract: A socket assembly includes a light emitting diode (LED) package having an LED printed circuit board (PCB) with an LED mounted thereto. The LED package has a power contact configured to receive power from a power source to power the LED. The socket assembly also includes a socket housing having a receptacle that removably receives the LED package. The socket housing has a securing feature engaging the LED PCB to secure the LED PCB within the receptacle, where the securing feature is configured to release the LED PCB to remove the LED PCB from the receptacle. Optionally, the socket housing may include mounting features configured to mount the socket housing to a base, where the LED package is removable from the socket housing while the socket housing remains mounted to the base. A second LED package may be provided, where the LED package is removable from the receptacle and is replaced by the second LED package.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes a housing having a mating face and a guide member. The guide member includes a receptacle and a guide wall. The guide wall includes an interior surface that at least partially defines the receptacle. The interior surface includes a guide feature. The receptacle is configured to receive a plug of a mating housing of the mating connector therein. An electrical power contact includes a mating end held within the receptacle of the guide member. The guide wall of the guide member extends at least partially around the mating end of the electrical power contact.

Abstract: A watch winder comprising plural watch winder units and a power supply. The plural watch winder units are assembled by connectors in such a manner that the watch winders units are electrically connected to one another, and the power supply is electrically connected to one of the watch winder units to supply power to all the electrically-connected watch winder units. By such arrangements, the respective watch winder units are not required to be provided with one power supply, thus saving the manufacturing cost, satisfying the requirements of environmental protection, and the watch winder units can be assembled as desired.

Abstract: The socket system comprises a set of vertically-stackable sockets. A first socket mounts on a printed circuit board to receive a first chip module, and a second socket stacks on the first socket to receive a second chip module. The first socket includes a first set of embedded contacts to electrically connect the first chip module to the printed circuit board, and a second set of embedded contacts to electrically connect the second socket to the printed circuit board. The second socket includes a third set of embedded contacts to electrically connect the second chip module to the printed circuit board. System upgrades are enabled by replacing the chip modules.

Abstract: A contact includes a conductive portion, a wire-receiving portion and a bundle of wound wires. The conductive portion has a compliant portion extending from a first end thereof. The compliant portion is configured to be positioned in an opening of a panel. The wire-receiving portion has a wire-receiving channel provided thereon. The bundle of wound wires is mounted in the wire-receiving channel and has a contact section which is configured to engage a mating connector.

Abstract: A plug connector, for mating with a complementary connector, includes a housing comprising a mating interface defined by a pair of tongue portions and an opening defined between the tongue sections, a cover assembled with housing, an inner mold received in the cover, a printed circuit boar received in the housing and the inner mold, a plurality of cables electrically attached to corresponding electrical pads of the printed circuit board, and a fastening element securely anchored to the housing. The cover includes a first section, a second section extending along a direction different from the first section extending along, and a bending section connecting the second section to the first section. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of electrical pads formed thereon a part of which defines a mating portion parallel to the pair of tongue sections. The fastening element includes column post extending through the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A modular plug attaching and detaching tool includes a first holder configured to accommodate a plurality of modular plugs in an aligned state and a second holder configured to press unlocking claws of the plurality of modular plugs when the second holder is attached to the first holder. The first holder includes an engagement groove extending in an inserting direction of the modular plug. The second holder includes an engagement part configured to engage with the engagement groove of the first holder by being moved in the inserting direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a first housing (1) and a second housing (3) retained to the first housing (1). The first housing (1) has a mating surface (11) and a mounting surface (12) at two sides thereof. The second housing (3) has a joint surface (31) to joint with the mounting surface (12). The first housing (1) defines a locking slot (131) recessed from the mounting surface (12). The second housing (3) is formed with a pair of spring arms (34) extending out of the joint surface (31) to resist opposed two inner walls of the locking slot (131).

Abstract: A connector that includes a main body having ends and sides with a passage extending between the ends. The passage is configured to receive at least one of conductors and cables and the main body includes a guide channel that extends from at least one end and a guide channel that extends from at least one side into the main body. The guide channels join each other at an intersection. The connector also includes a first accessory that has a projection inserted into one of the guide channels and a second accessory that has a projection inserted into another of the guide channels. The projections engage each other at the intersection to secure the first and second accessories to the main body. A connector having a clamp sub-assembly secured to one end is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) with a rear portion (11) and a front portion (12) along a first direction (A), a spacer (4) assembled on the rear portion (11) which has a plurality of first wedged positioning sections (42, 43) in an inner side thereof and arranged along a second direction (B) and a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing and comprising a soldering portion (203) extending out of the insulative housing. The spacer (4) includes a plurality of positioning grooves (45) in an external side thereof for receiving and positioning the soldering portions (203c) of one part contacts (23) located at an upper side of the front portion (12). The soldering portions (203a, 203b) of the other contacts (21a, 21b) are sandwiched between the spacer (4) and the rear portion (11) thereby forms a waved configuration.

Abstract: A plastic housing having an integrated plug interface with a plastic housing, in which at least one electrically contacted plug pin is held, wherein the at least one plug pin is held in an embedment in the plastic housing and is electrically contacted by contacts of a plug housing. The plug housing and the plastic housing are produced as separate components. They are connected to each other by a material connection.

Abstract: In a coupling connector formed by stacking two connector housings (10A, 20A) vertically on each other and coupling the two connector housings (10A, 20A) to each other, the two connector housings (10A, 20A) having terminal housing chambers (11, 21) into which terminals (111, 121) are inserted from rear ends thereof insertion recessed portions (16, 25) are provided on upper and lower surfaces of the stacked connector housings, respectively, while shifting positions thereof from each other, and terminal engaging projection portions (15, 26) are provided, which are inserted into the insertion recessed portions of the opposite-side connector housings opposite thereto when the connector housings are stacked on each other, and thereby inhibit rearward detachment of the terminals inserted into the terminal housing chambers of the opposite-side connector housings.

Abstract: A power supplier with combinable power output ports includes plural power output ports which include at least a unit output port, wherein the unit output port has two terminal slots in which two power terminals at different potentials are respectively mounted, and the unit output port can be combined with another power output port to form a combined output port having another voltage output. The power supplier of the present invention, according to the demands of the user, provides different voltage output standards or sets through combining the unit output port with another unit output port or combining the unit output port with the base level output port to transform into the needed voltage output.

Abstract: An electrical component box which can be provided under a maintenance opening in an engine compartment on a water vehicle, can include a box body provided with an electrical unit and a cover member. The box body can be attached to a bulkhead so that a mounting surface for an electrical unit extends generally vertically. Engaging frames can be provided on the upper face of the box body. Also, engaging clamps can be provided on the upper side of the cover member to be engaged with the engaging frames by one-touch operation. A bottom cover can be provided under the box body to cover the bottom side of the electrical unit and the upper side, both lateral sides and the front side of the electrical unit can be covered by the cover member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical connector that includes a dielectric leadframe housing and a differential signal pair of electrical contacts extending through the leadframe housing. The leadframe housing defines an air pocket adjacent to the pair of electrical contacts. The size of the air pocket may be predetermined to provide for no more than a predefined amount of signal skew between the pair of electrical contacts. The size of the air pocket may be predetermined to provide for a predefined connector impedance.

Abstract: An electrical connector is provided and includes a housing that has a mating face configured to engage a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a plurality of conductors that extend through the housing and a plurality of socket members that project from the mating face. Each socket member is electrically coupled to one of the conductors and includes a shaft that is configured to be inserted into a cavity of the mating connector. The shaft forms a passage that is configured to receive an associated mating contact held within the cavity for establishing an electrical connection.

Abstract: A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a first receiving room extending rearwardly from a front surface of the insulative housing. A first electrical connector is received into the first receiving room. A first cable is electrically connected with the first electrical connector and extends rearwardly out of the insulative housing. And a retainer is received into the first receiving room and engaged with the insulative housing, the first electrical connector is held by the retainer.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts and a stiffener device surrounding housing. A load plate is mounted to one end of the stiffener device and a lever is rotatably mounted to the other end of the stiffener device. The stiffener device includes an insulative frame for cost saving and a number of metal auxiliary members for increasing intensity.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing including a base portion and mating tongue plate protruding forwardly from the base portion; two contact modules being retained with each other and each including an insulative block, and a row of contacts being insert molded in the insulative housing, and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing and the contact modules. A receiving space is formed between the shell and the tongue plate. The insulative blocks each defines a front portion inserted in the cavity of the insulative housing for the contact modules being retained with the insulative housing reliably.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a bracket for mounting a vertical cable manager to a rack. The bracket includes a first portion extending in a first direction, a second portion extending from the first portion in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a third portion extending from the second portion in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction and substantially parallel to the first direction. The first portion of the bracket is adapted to be snap-fitted to the vertical cable manager.

Abstract: A connector (M) includes a terminal fitting accommodation member (20), made of synthetic resin, which accommodates a plurality of terminal fittings (30) and a tube (10), produced separately from the terminal fitting accommodation member (20), a front end of which is mounted in a mounting hole (H) of a panel. The connector (M) is constructed by mounting the terminal fitting accommodation member (20) on the tube (10).

Abstract: A stacked electrical connector formed by mating an upper and a lower housing having rows of cavities containing terminals is disclosed. The upper and lower housings have primary terminal assurance provided by lances integrally formed into the housings. A secondary terminal assurance system is provided to further secure the terminals within the housings. In one embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is to terminals in the upper housing by lower housing protrusions and to terminals in the lower housing by a hinge. In another embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is provided to terminals in the upper and lower housing by upper and lower protrusions of a lock plate.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing including a first housing unit and a second housing unit. The first housing unit is fitted to the second housing unit to form a fitting opening for receiving a plug connector. The first housing unit includes a rotatable section, and the second housing unit includes a support section for supporting the rotatable section to be rotatable to freely open the fitting opening. The support section is arranged to release the rotatable section so that the first housing unit is separated from the second housing unit when a force is applied to the support section.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly (200) includes an electrical connector (100), a cable (91) connected with the electrical connector and an insulated cover (92) over-molded on an electrical connection between the electrical connector and the cable. The electrical connector includes a first connector (1) and a second connector (2), each of the first connector and the second connector have a contact, a middle tube enclosing the contact and an outer tube enclosing the middle tube. A first insulated housing (70) is defined between the outer tube and the middle tube of the first connector, and a second insulated housing (80) is defined between the outer tube and the middle tube of the second connector, the first insulated housing is unitarily molded with the second insulated housing. The insulated cover comprises a pair of receiving channels (921, 922).

Abstract: The combined type connector includes a base connector housing and a detachable connector housing. The base connector housing includes a first main body, a boss groove provided on a first outer surface of the first main body, a first guide part provided on the first outer surface; and a first stopping part provided on the first outer surface. The detachable connector housing includes a second main body, a boss provided on a second outer surface of the second main body, a second guide part provided on the second outer surface and a second stopping part provided on the second outer surface. The base connector housing and the detachable connector housing are connected by engaging the boss with the boss groove and pivoting the detachable connector housing about the boss from a first position to a second position so that the first guide part slides along the second guide part and the first stopping part and the second stopping part are engaged so as to stop the detachable connector pivoting at the second position.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector has plug contacts and a shroud partially surrounding the plug contacts. The shroud has a shape that is elongated along a longitudinal axis. The stood frames the plug contacts. The receptacle connector has a nose with a shape that is elongated along the longitudinal axis. The nose includes a plurality of slots formed therein and oriented along a transverse axis relative to the longitudinal axis. The plug contacts are separated from the shroud such that when the plug and receptacle connectors are co-nested with one another, the nose is received in the shroud and the plug contacts are received in a corresponding one of the slots in order to mate the plug and receptacle connectors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle heating system comprising a heater (1) that has a heater core (2), through which a fluid flow to be heated can flow and which comprises a plurality of heating elements, and a top part (6) which is placed on the heater core (2) and forms a receptacle for a plug-in connector (10), and comprising a plug-in connector (10) that fits the top part and is used to connect the heater (1) to the electrical system of a motor vehicle, wherein the plug-in connector (10) includes a plurality of contacts, which are situated in a row, for contacting contacts (7) of the heater (1). According to the invention, the plug-in connector (10) includes a plurality of housings (12), each of which encloses one or two contacts of the plug-in connector (10), wherein the housings (12) are interconnected by mechanical adapter elements (13) which enable adjacent housings (12) to be moved toward one another or away from one another to adapt to the position of the contacts (7) of the heater (1).

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a plurality of terminal grooves therein and extending along a mating direction. A plurality of terminals are designated as signal terminals and grounding terminals and respectively received in said terminal grooves in a manner of two neighboring signal terminals adjacent to one grounding terminal which are designated as a terminal group. The grounding terminal and signal terminals which are in a same terminal group face to each other through a path defined therebetween so as to control impedance of the electrical connector.

Abstract: A lighting connector which includes (a) an upper housing having plural connector pins, and one or more interlocking grooves; and (b) a lower housing, the lower housing having a plurality of connector pin guide holes, and one or more interlocking tongue portions. The lower housing is connectable with the upper housing to form the lighting connector by coupling at least one of the one or more interlocking grooves with at least one of the one or more interlocking tongue portions, and by coupling at least one of the plural connector pins with at least one of the connector pin guide holes.

Abstract: A connector includes a plug housing configured to engage with a socket. A free spinning nut of the connector is disposed between the plug housing and an angled housing. The free spinning nut includes a first end portion configured to engage with the angled housing and a second end portion configured to engage with the plug housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The second connector includes first and second sub-connectors. The first sub-connector includes a first sidewall on which a locking portion is formed. The second sub-connector includes a second sidewall on which a receiving portion is formed to engagably receiving the locking portion thereby combining the first and second sub-connectors together.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) and a plurality of contacts received to the housing. The housing defines a mating face (10), a supporting face (A) facing to the mating face and a mating cavity (101) recessed from the mating face towards the supporting face and disposed therebetween. The plurality of contacts includes a central contact (4) and a first contact (2), and the central contact defines a contacting portion (42) exposed onto the supporting face and a soldering portion (43) extending out of the housing, the first contact includes at least two arc-shaped contacting arms (23) projecting into the mating cavity and disposed beside the contacting portion of the central contact. A mating connector (200) can be disconnected and dropped from the mating cavity rapidly under an abnormal force oblique and angled to a mating direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises a first insulative housing (10), a second insulative housing (30) engaging with the first insulative housing (10), and a plurality of contacts. Said second insulative housing (30) has a first platform (321) and a second platform (322) arranged at different levels. Each of the contacts (20) includes a mating portion (21) supported by the first insulative housing and a tail portion (23) supported by the second insulative housing, the tail portions (23) of the contacts are spaced into two rows and located on the first and second platforms; another contact has a tail portion disposed inside the second insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (240) and a number of plate wafers (200) vertically stacked behind the insulating housing (240). Each of the plate wafers (200) includes a frame (22) and a plurality of conductive contacts (23) secured by said frame (22). The conductive contacts (23) of each plate wafer (200) have press-fit portions (236) disposed along a first length. The frame (22) forms a rib (221) extending over the first length along said lower edge of the frame (22) so that a tooling (600) can press on a top face of the rib (221) when the electrical connector (100) is mounted onto the printed circuit board. The insulating housing (240) forms a plurality of engaging portions (244) extending a second length backwardly from the rear face (248) above said rib (221).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable connection structure, including a foldable plug. The foldable plug contains at least a connection part, in which the foldable plug has metal contacts being compatible with a data transmission interface and is electrically connected with an electronic device being compatible with the data transmission interface through the metal contacts.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1a) including a pair of retaining spacers (1b) embedded therein and a number of terminals (2). The insulating housing has a base portion (11) with a concaving room (110) and an engaging portion (12). The terminal (2) defines a retaining portion (21) retained in the base portion, a contacting portion (22) projecting in the engaging portion and a leg portion (23). The retaining spacers are received in the concaving room and press against the retaining portions of the terminals.