Plug Having Means For Resiliently Engaging Opposed Interior Surfaces Of Mating Socket Connector (e.g., Banana Plug) Patents (Class 439/825)
Also having means for resiliently engaging exterior surfaces of the socket connector (Class 439/826)
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Patent number: 12156385Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic assembly (1) comprising: a base plate (2); an electronic component (3) having a plurality of pins (30) which each extend parallel to a press-in axis (4); a printed circuit board (5) which is pressed onto the pins (30) along the press-in axis (4); a cooling region (6) which is formed between the electronic component (3) and the base plate (2); and a sealing arrangement (7) which is located between the base plate (2) and the electronic component (3) and is designed to seal the cooling region (6), wherein the sealing arrangement (7) has a seal support (71) and at least one seal (72), the seal support (71) has a plurality of press-in domes (75) projecting parallel to the press-in axis (4), and the electronic component (3) is supported by means of the press-in domes (75) of the seal support (71) in order to absorb a press-on force (40) when the printed circuit board (5) is pressed onto the pins (30).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Rene Kloetzig, Thomas Maerz
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Patent number: 12088031Abstract: A banana plug including a body, a male portion, a female portion, and a lever. The male portion is configured to extend from the body to electrically connect with a receptacle. In one example, the receptacle is a piece of audio/video (AV) equipment. The female portion is configured to receive a wire and/or other electrical component. The lever is configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the lever is configured to actuate an internal spring to receive a wire. In the closed position, the lever is configured to release the internal spring to secure and/or retain the wire via a compression force.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Speaker Snap LLCInventor: Richard H. Goren
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Patent number: 12021335Abstract: A variety of active cover plate configurations with prongs configured to contact side screw terminals of electrical receptacles are described.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SnapRays, LLCInventors: Jeremy C. Smith, R. Camden Robinson, Chas Carter, Kendall H. Seymour
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Patent number: 12021325Abstract: An electrical contact element includes a common base and a plurality of spring arms extending away from the common base along a longitudinal direction. The spring arms are arranged around an opening in a circumferential direction and are spaced from one another in a contactless relaxed initial state. An end of at least two of the spring arms facing away from the common base forms an annular segment projecting in the circumferential direction on at least one side of the end. The annular segments form a support ring and mutually support each other in a fully compressed state.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Samir Aboulkassem, Deeksha Venkadari Yogendra, Frank Flittner, Christian Schrettlinger
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Patent number: 12003050Abstract: The electrical connector (2) includes a connector body (20), which includes at least one accommodation (21), at least two electrical connecting organs (22, 22?), which each include at least one internal section (220, 220?) extending inside the at least one accommodation (21), and electrical insulating means (23), which have a tracking resistance index, CTI, higher than 600, which are located at least inside the at least one accommodation (21), which surround at least the internal section (220, 220?) of the at least two electrical connecting organs (22, 22?), and which extend in the internal section (220, 220?) of the at least two electrical connecting organs (22, 22?).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: AMPHENOL-AIR LBInventor: Gaspard Cayzac
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Patent number: 11990720Abstract: A power distribution assembly with boltless busbar system for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The power distribution assembly includes an interconnecting busbar segment that connects two boltless busbar system together. Each boltless busbar system includes a male busbar assembly and a female busbar assembly. The male busbar assembly includes a male terminal, internal spring member, internal male housing, and external male housing that receives an extent of the male terminal, the internal spring member, and the internal male housing. This male terminal includes a side wall arrangement that defines a receiver and further includes at least one contact arm. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: James Dawson, Mohamad Zeidan, Slobodan Pavlovic
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Patent number: 11949201Abstract: A method for assembling a module configured to limit power surge exposure to an electrical device may include providing a carrier configured to receive at least one electrical conductor and at least one surge protection component. A lug defining a hollow space is provided in a pocket of the carrier, and an electrical lead of a surge protection component and an electrical conductor are provided in the hollow space of the lug. The method includes crimping the lug onto the electrical lead of the surge protection component and the electrical conductor such that the electrical lead and the electrical conductor are physically and electrically coupled to one another. The carrier may include multiple pockets receiving multiple lugs, and the multiple lugs may be crimped substantially simultaneously to physically and electrically couple corresponding pairs of electrical leads and conductors.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Viza Electronics Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Simon Christopher Smith, Jack Lula, Robert Zamora, Anthony Mangiaracina
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Patent number: 11923637Abstract: An electrical connector configured to be mated to a mating connector includes a housing assembly and a core assembly held rotatably within the housing assembly. The core assembly includes a contact assembly having a contact configured to electrically contact a mating contact of the mating connector, a finger protection assembly configured to at least partially cover the contact assembly, and a cable retention assembly configured to be attached onto an electrical cable.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Daniel Bischoff, Daniel Domke, Bjoern Schiemer
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Patent number: 11811162Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector, and electrical mating connector, and an electrical mating connector. The electrical connector comprises a housing and a terminal member. The terminal member is disposed in the housing. The terminal member comprises a first terminal and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal. The first terminal comprises a first bump part and a first notch part, and the first bump part is disposed on one side of the first notch part. The second terminal comprises a second bump part and a second notch part, and the second bump part is disposed on one side of the second notch part. The first bump part is opposite to the second notch part, and the second bump is opposite to the first notch part. The electrical connector is plugged into the electrical mating connector to form an electrical connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Bing-Nan Hong, Yung-Chih Hung
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Patent number: 11752868Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an instrument device for a vehicle which can reduce the costs and may also achieve a reduced weight. An instrument device for a vehicle includes a main board with an electronic component mounted thereto, the electronic component being independent from a design of a dial plate, and a sub-board with an electronic component mounted in a position corresponding to the design of the dial plate, wherein the main board and the sub-board are directly joined and electrically connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Masahide Nagata, Masanobu Terao, Takao Kanai
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Patent number: 11715900Abstract: An electrical connector system for electrically and mechanically connecting with a component in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The connector system includes a motor vehicle component and a male connector assembly with a male housing that receives a male terminal. This terminal includes a receiver and side walls with a contact arm that extends across an aperture in the side wall. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives both the male terminal and the spring member. A female housing receives the female terminal and an extent of the male connector assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Royal Precision Products LLCInventors: Slobodan Pavlovic, Mohamad Zeidan, James Dawson, Brantley Natter
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Patent number: 11664626Abstract: A staggered press-fit fish-eye connector for an information handling system includes multiple ground press-fit connectors and multiple signal press-fit connectors. The ground press-fit connectors include first, second, and third ground press-fit connectors. The signal press-fit connectors include first, second, third and fourth signal press-fit connectors. The ground press-fit connectors are substantially longer than the signal press-fit connectors. The first and second signal press-fit connectors are located between the first and second ground press-fit connectors, and the third and fourth signal press-fit connectors are located between the second and third ground press-fit connectors.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Sandburg Hu, Bhyrav Mutnury, Lynn Kong
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Patent number: 11637394Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of power contact pairs, the insulative housing has a mounting section for installing on a printed circuit board, a mating section and a plurality of contact-receiving passageways extending along a front-and-back direction. The power contact pairs are retained in corresponding contact-receiving passageways and divided into two rows along a height direction, each power contact pair in each row has two flaky power contacts, each power contact has a retaining portion held in the relative contact-receiving passageway, at least one contacting portion extending forwards from the retaining portion and at least one soldering portion bending from a rear end of the retaining portion. One row of power contact pairs is assembled into the insulative housing along a back-to-front direction, and the other row of power contact pairs is assembled into the insulative housing in an up-and-down direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.Inventors: Zhihui Zhang, Dingbin Yin
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Patent number: 11545795Abstract: A connector includes: a cylindrical terminal to be electrically connected with a cylindrical counterpart terminal; an internal terminal located in the cylindrical terminal; and a housing holding the cylindrical terminal. The cylindrical terminal has a contact portion configured by bending a plate-shaped conductor into a cylindrical shape to contact one edge portion of the conductor with the other edge portion of the conductor. The one edge portion has a recessed shape at its circumferential end portion by reducing its thickness outwardly in a radial direction of the cylindrical terminal to configure one reduced thickness portion. The other edge portion has a recessed shape at its circumferential end portion by reducing its thickness inwardly in the radial direction to configure the other reduced thickness portion. The contact portion is configured by overlapping the one reduced thickness portion and the other reduced thickness portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TAKASAKI MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiro Maejima, Kouichirou Matsushita, Takuya Otake, Fujio Usui
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Patent number: 11450978Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for connecting wires and interlocking wires to an electrical component. More specifically, an electrical connector that includes an insulative housing, two electrical contacts, and two interlocking contacts is disclosed. In an embodiment, each electrical contact includes a female end, a press-fit end, and a transition portion. The transition portion is designed such that the first female end and the first press-fit end may be properly aligned depending on the application. The transition portion also provides support and stability to the electrical contacts when they are disposed within the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes four contact recesses. In an embodiment, the electrical connector allows for the safe, efficient, re-usable, and reliable connection for connecting high-voltage wires to a corresponding sensitive electrical component (e.g., a printed circuit board).Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATIONInventors: Wolfgang Neef, Marvin Stockschlaeder, Matthias Techt
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Patent number: 11437761Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-current plug-in connector component and a high-current plug-in connector. The high-current plug-in connector component comprises a plug body provided with a center hole and a cable connecting hole in an inner cavity thereof, a silver cap which is welded to an outer side of an opening of the center hole, an elastic rubber arranged in the center hole, and a preset soldering tin arranged at a bottom of an inner side of the cable connecting hole, wherein the plug is slotted into three to six petals so that the plug is expanded to form an expansion plug; a head of the high-current plug-in connector component and a heel part of the plug are in a plugging engagement with a socket component of a corresponding plug-in connector, so that the high-current plug-in connector component is in electrical contact with corresponding plug-in connector component.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: BEIJING SENZHAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yifei Zhang
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Patent number: 11431141Abstract: An electrically conductive contact and a method of forming the same. A precursor configuration is formed in a metal work piece. The precursor configuration has a precursor retention portion that includes a pair of precursor beams separated by a precursor slot. Forces are applied to deform the precursor configuration and thereby form a fastening section of the contact. The fastening section has a retention portion that includes a pair of finished beams separated by a finished slot. The retention portion has a different configuration than the precursor configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Interplex Industries, Inc.Inventor: Richard Schneider
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Patent number: 11347280Abstract: A fastener for use in electronic device includes: a positioning member, having a base, wherein a connecting ring is disposed above the base, a rail slot having two ends respectively formed with a start blocking edge and a stop blocking edge is disposed on a top surface of the connecting ring, and a buckle slot is formed between the base and the connecting ring; and a rotating member, having a shaft column, wherein a block piece is radially formed on a top end of the shaft column, an annular supporting platform is radially formed at a bottom end thereof, at least three wing pieces are axially and downwardly extended from a circumference of the supporting platform, wherein at least two of the wing pieces respectively have a buckle hook, and the other wing piece is radially extended with a position limiting sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: KANG YANG HARDWARE ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu-Li Hsieh
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Patent number: 11296451Abstract: A connection terminal includes: a terminal fitting; an insulating covering member attachable and detachable from one end in a virtual axis direction of the terminal fitting along the virtual axis direction; and a locking structure undetachably locking the covering member to the terminal fitting. The covering member includes two covering portions sandwiching and covering, in a direction orthogonal to the virtual axis direction, covering target portions at opposite ends of the terminal fitting, the covering target portions are areas capable of being finger-touch prevention targets, the locking structure includes, for each of combinations of the covering target portions and the covering portions, a locking protrusion provided in one of the covering target portion and the covering portion, and a locking groove provided in the other of the covering target portion and the covering portion and configured to lock the locking protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Mori, Takashi Sone, Daisuke Yamanashi
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Patent number: 11271330Abstract: A power distribution assembly with boltless busbar system for electrically and mechanically connecting a component to a power source is disclosed. The power distribution assembly includes an interconnecting busbar segment that connects two boltless busbar system together. Each boltless busbar system includes a male busbar assembly and a female busbar assembly. The male busbar assembly includes a male terminal, internal spring member, internal male housing, and external male housing that receives an extent of the male terminal, the internal spring member, and the internal male housing. This male terminal includes a side wall arrangement that defines a receiver and further includes at least one contact arm. An internal spring member with at least one spring arm resides within the male terminal receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Royal Precision Products, LLCInventor: James Dawson
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Patent number: 10923848Abstract: The disclosure relates to a modular barrel contact system suitable for use with a variety of electrical connectors. The contact system includes a barrel having an opening extending therethrough and designed to receive an electrical contact and a wire. When the barrel is crimped, the contact and wire are brought together with improved mechanical strength and electrical performance. The barrel includes features for securely inserting and retaining the contact system within a housing of the electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jose Luis Ortega, Sara Cook, Bruce Lane
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Patent number: 10840659Abstract: A housing (10) has a mounting groove (12) between a first cavity (11A) in a first stage and second cavities (11B) in a second stage. A first communication portion (13A) allows communication between the mounting groove (12) and the first cavity (11A), Second communication portions (13B) allow communication between the mounting groove (12) and the second cavities (11B). A first terminal (20A) is accommodated in the first cavity (11A), and second terminals (20B) are accommodated in the second cavities (11B). A busbar (60) includes a plate-shaped body (61) accommodated in the mounting groove (12). A first contact piece (62A) integrally projects from the busbar body (61) toward the first stage and enters the communication portion (13A) to contact the first terminal (20A), and second contact pieces (62B) integrally project from the busbar body (61) toward the second stage and enter the communication portions (13B) and contact the second terminals (20B).Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Fukatsu, Toshikazu Sakurai
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Patent number: 10658773Abstract: An electrical contact of an electrical connector includes a mounting leg for being retained within a through hole of the printed circuit board wherein the mounting leg is tubular and is radially deformable to abut against an interior surface of the through hole. The mounting leg is radially thinned in thickness to confront the interior surface of the hole. The mounting leg is formed by rolling a metal plate with a C-shaped cross-section thereof. There are two thinned areas of the mounting leg, symmetrically located by two sides of the slit of the C-shaped cross-sectional configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR Co., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Yun Zhang, Xue-Yuan Xiao, Zi-Qiang Zhu
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Patent number: 10396483Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal capable of preventing deformation due to a load applied upon being in contact with a board, and the terminal includes a body, and a contact positioned inside the body and being in contact with the strip of the board. The contact includes a first bending portion bent backwardly from the front end of the body and elastic-deformed when being in contact with the board, a first inclined portion extending backwardly from the first bending portion, a second bending portion bent forwardly from a rear end of the first inclined portion and being in contact with the board, a second inclined portion extending forwardly from the second bending portion, and a support portion bent at a front end of the second inclined portion and limiting the deformation of the first bending portion when being in contact with the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignees: KOREA ELECTRIC TERMINAL CO., LTD., SL CORPORATIONInventors: Kyung-Nam Lee, Yong-Hun Lee, Choon-Woo Lee
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Patent number: 9748710Abstract: An RF connector is provided. The connector includes a first socket member. The first socket member includes a conductive sleeve comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of springs connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. The first socket member also includes a base inside the conductive sleeve comprising a first matching hole configured to match to a first conductive pin of a first plug member. The connector also includes a second socket member. The second socket member includes a second matching hole configured to match to a second conductive pin of a second plug member, and a conductive body having outer threads configured to match to inner threads of the second plug member. The connector further includes a middle portion connected between the first socket member and the second socket member, the middle portion extending radically outwardly from a periphery of the middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.Inventors: David Eugene Erdos, David Michael Lettkeman
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Patent number: 9711872Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a wire connector that crimps a conductor crimping portion and a coating crimping portion in such a manner as to enclose a range continuous from the front end of the conductor crimping portion to the rear end of the coating crimping portion; and a wire holding portion that is formed integrally with the coating crimping portion on the side opposite to the conductor crimping portion via a junction portion and holds the electric wire from the outer circumference of the coating. The junction portion is integrally formed in a manner continuous with a bottom plate of the coating crimping portion. On the inner surface of the junction portion, a convex portion is provided in a protruding manner for crimping the wire connector to the electric wire and bending the electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kei Sato
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Patent number: 9685726Abstract: The present disclosure provides a conductive terminal and an electrical connector assembly. The conductive terminal comprises: a base unit, a contacting unit, a connecting piece and a tail unit. The connecting piece connects the base unit and the contacting unit. The base unit comprises a plate portion extending along a front-rear direction. The contacting unit faces the plate portion, is spaced apart from the plate portion and comprises a plate-shaped contacting portion and an elastic contacting portion positioned behind the plate-shaped contacting portion. The tail unit is connected to a rear end of the plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Lay Khim Ang, Kian Heng Lim, Siow Pheng Goh
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Patent number: 9548552Abstract: A plug contact arrangement is provided having a plurality of plug contact modules, including a plug socket module and a plug contact module. The plug socket module includes a base member and a socket contact section connected to the base member and having pair of contact members extending linearly and parallel with respect to each other and defining a contact blade receiving member there between. Each of the pair of contact members includes a contact face extending into the contact blade receiving member. The plug contact module is securable to the plug socket module and includes a plurality of lateral walls extending parallel to each other, a reinforcement member connecting the plurality of lateral walls, and a contact section extending from the plurality of lateral walls and having a contact blade having opposite contact faces to engage the pair of contact members.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Mohamed Aboulkassem, Bert Bergner, Rudolf Kraemer, Christian Schrettlinger, Konstantin Zech, Sabine Hass
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Patent number: 9484641Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal body having a contact holder in a tubular shape at a front side of the terminal body, a contact member in a tubular shape which is contained inside the contact holder and into which a male terminal is inserted from a front side, and a rotary ring which is mounted to the contact holder. The contact member has a pair of holding rings provided at both ends thereof, and a diameter variable part held by a pair of the holding rings at both ends thereof, an inner diameter of the diameter variable part being set to be larger than an outer diameter of the male terminal in an initial state, and contracted to be smaller than the outer diameter of the male terminal, by twisting a pair of the holding rings.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Ohkubo, Shuhei Ando
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Patent number: 9482557Abstract: A sensor unit for sensing the angular position of a rotating element with respect to a fixed element includes a target fastened to the rotating element and a given number of sensing cells. Each sensing cell is connected to a connection device adapted to provide power supply, transmit data delivered by the sensing cells and connect each sensing cell to the ground. The sensor unit provides an output connector for electrically connecting the sensor unit to a reception device, a power supply system and the ground, via a connection cable having at least two connection wires. The connector includes, for each wire of the connection cable, a connection pin having a clamp portion adapted to receive an end of the wire, and a plug portion adapted to make a pressing contact with the connection device.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Susanne Blokland, Stephane Moisy, Vincent Sausset
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Patent number: 9461394Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing configured to engage a mating connector during a mating operation. A contact array includes pin contacts coupled to the connector housing. Each of the pin contacts have an elongated body including a central plane that extends along a longitudinal axis to a mating end. Each of the pin contacts has first and second deflectable beams at the mating end. The first deflectable beam are configured to engage a first flexible contact finger of the mating connector and deflect toward the central plane during the mating operation. The second deflectable beam is configured to engage a second flexible contact finger of the mating connector and deflect toward the central plane during the mating operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Justin Shane McClellan, Jeffrey Byron McClinton
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Patent number: 9350117Abstract: A connector that has a phase terminal, an earth terminal and an insulating body inside which the phase terminal is housed and on the outside of which the earth terminal is coupled. According to some embodiments the insulating body has at least one opening extending axially from an end of the insulating body. The earth terminal is formed at least in part by an elastic body surrounding the insulating body extending along the opening, said elastic body being configured for being deformed against the inside of an earth terminal of a safety valve when the insulating body expands radially outwards, assuring electrical continuity between the elastic body and the earth terminal of the safety valve.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: ORKLI S. COOPInventor: Mikel Zuriarrain Berasategi
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Patent number: 9240653Abstract: A plug side surface of a plug housing is provided with a claw portion. The claw portion includes a plug lock surface facing in a direction away from a connector mounting surface. Each assistant fitting of a receptacle connector includes a receptacle lock surface that faces in a direction approaching the connector mounting surface and is opposed to the plug lock surface in a mated state. The plug lock surface includes a lock maintaining surface and an unlocking surface. Further an angle formed between a reference plane and the lock maintaining surface is a lock maintaining angle and an angle formed between the reference plane and the unlocking surface is an unlocking angle, the lock maintaining angle is smaller than the unlocking angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
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Patent number: 9070987Abstract: A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of wafers arranged within the connector body, and a weld tab defined by a unitary member that includes a plurality of weld tab legs and a plurality of weld tab arms. The plurality of weld tab arms are arranged to engage with corresponding weld tab arm holes included in the connector body, and the plurality of weld tab legs are arranged to engage with a circuit board when the connector is mounted to the circuit board. The weld tab prevents the plurality of wafers from withdrawing from the connector body when the plurality of weld tab arms are engaged with the corresponding weld tab arm holes.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Samtec, Inc.Inventors: Donald Christopher Knowlden, Randall Eugene Musser, John Allen Mongold, Chadrick Paul Faith
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Patent number: 9011185Abstract: An electrical plug-in contact, having a first region for electrical contact with an electrical connection and a second region for electrical contact with an electrical conductor, wherein the two regions are connected to each therein an electrically conductive manner. To provide a plug-in contact that has a simpler design and is more reliable in use, the second region is designed as a plug-in sleeve, in particular a cylindrical plug-in sleeve, which, in the contact region thereof with the electrical conductor, has an elongated hole parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plug-in sleeve, and a longitudinal slot located diametrically opposite of the elongated hole. Furthermore, a system is provided, consisting of an electrical plug-in contact and an electrical conductor, in particular a current bar, wherein an angular, in particular quadrangular, hole for receiving the, in particular cylindrical, plug-in sleeve in the inserted position thereof is formed in the electrical conductor.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Thorsten Diessel
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Patent number: 8992236Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a conductor to a printed circuit board by direct plugging into respective contact holes of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The connector has a fastening region, a transmission region, four first plug-in elements, which can be inserted jointly into a first contact hole, and four second plug-in elements, which can be inserted jointly into a second contact hole. The plug-in elements extend from a main body formed from a plastically bendable electrically conductive plate, which is bent such that two of the first plug-in elements are arranged opposite two other of the first plug-in elements at least partly congruently for plugging into the first contact hole, and such that two of the second plug-in elements are arranged opposite two other of the second plug-in elements at least partly congruently for plugging into the second contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Würth Elektronik ICS GmbH & Co KGInventors: Klaus Wittig, Werner Kallee
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Patent number: 8764495Abstract: A connector system is provided for use in power applications, such as for conveying three phase power in electrical enclosures. The system comprises plug assemblies in which a power conductor is mounted in a floating arrangement with elastically deformable conductive structures extending from either side thereof. A mating receptacle may be mounted on a bus conductor. Three such arrangements may be provided for conveying three phase power. The structures allow for plug-in mating of the system components while accommodating considerable translational and angular misalignment between the connector parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Abdolmehdi Kaveh Ahangar, Steven C. Kaishian, Mark G. Phillips
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Publication number: 20140057466Abstract: A direct plug element for contacting an electrical contact includes: a two-piece flexible direct contact having a first, separate spring element, and a second, separate spring element, the first spring element and the second spring element being situated one behind the other in a contact direction, and a first spring force of the first spring element and a second spring force of the second spring element is directed in essentially the same direction, and the second spring element includes a contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventor: Ulrich Schmatz
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Publication number: 20140045390Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a conductor to a printed circuit board by direct plugging into respective contact holes of the printed circuit board is disclosed. The connector has a fastening region, a transmission region, four first plug-in elements, which can be inserted jointly into a first contact hole, and four second plug-in elements, which can be inserted jointly into a second contact hole. The plug-in elements extend from a main body formed from a plastically bendable electrically conductive plate, which is bent such that two of the first plug-in elements are arranged opposite two other of the first plug-in elements at least partly congruently for plugging into the first contact hole, and such that two of the second plug-in elements are arranged opposite two other of the second plug-in elements at least partly congruently for plugging into the second contact hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: WUERTH ELEKTRONIK ICS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Klaus Wittig, Werner Kallee
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Publication number: 20140038472Abstract: A connector system is provided for use in power applications, such as for conveying three phase power in electrical enclosures. The system comprises plug assemblies in which a power conductor is mounted in a floating arrangement with elastically deformable conductive structures extending from either side thereof. A mating receptacle may be mounted on a bus conductor. Three such arrangements may be provided for conveying three phase power. The structures allow for plug-in mating of the system components while accommodating considerable translational and angular misalignment between the connector parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Abdolmehdi Kaveh Ahangar, Steven C. Kaishian, Mark G. Phillips
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Patent number: 8602796Abstract: In an electrical plug and socket connector assembly, each conducting terminal of each of the electrical plug connector and electrical socket connector defines two side panels spaced by a gap, a connection portion connected between one end of each of the two side panels, and two contact end portions respectively forwardly extended from respective opposite ends of the two side panels. Subject to the design of the connection portion, the contact end portions of each conducting terminal of the electrical plug connector can be kept in positive contact with the inner surfaces of the contact end portions and side panels of the mating conducting terminal of the mating electrical socket connector, lowering the impedance and temperature, smoothing conduction of power supply and assuring a high level of safety.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Aces Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsien-Ning Chin, Kun-Shen Wu
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Patent number: 8568163Abstract: The differential pair system includes a push-on high frequency differential interconnect and push-on high frequency differential connector. The system allows for blind mating of the two components, using a keying system for the two electrical conductors to be axially and radially aligned.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Corning Gilbert Inc.Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, Thomas E Flaherty, Casey Roy Stein
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Publication number: 20130244506Abstract: The press-fit type connector terminal includes a pin section in the form of a flat plate, and a plurality of contact sections situated continuous to a front end of the pin section, each of the contact sections including a contact piece being in the form of a barrel or a spindle surrounding an imaginary center line, the contact piece being formed with a slit extending substantially parallel to the imaginary center line, the connector terminal being comprised of a single bent metal plate having elasticity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi ENDO, Takuya TAKEDA
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Patent number: 8317551Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement for high pulsed currents and for connection with a polygonal socket. The electrical contact arrangement includes first contact, arm, a second contact arm, an intermediate space provided between the first and second contact arms, and a third contact arm. The second contact arm positioned apart from the first contact arm in a deflection direction extending perpendicularly to the plug-in direction. The first contact arm and second contact arm extend substantially in a plug-in direction, and one of the first contact arm or second contact arm resiliently deflectable relative to the other contact arm in the deflection direction. The third contact arm extends in the plug-in direction and is positioned apart from the first contact arm and the second contact arm in a transverse direction extending perpendicularly to the plug-in and deflection directions. The third contact arm movable in the deflection direction and into the intermediate space.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbHInventors: Mohamed Aboulkassem, Bert Bergner, Rudolf Kraemer, Luis Javier Puras Trueba, Thomas Scharf, Christian Schrettlinger
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Patent number: 8096814Abstract: A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive contact having a pair of spaced walls which converge to form a projection engageable in the plug receiving space of the receptacle contact. The electronic power connectors can also be modified to accommodate connections for an external AC power supply. The connector housing incorporating the AC power connection capability can accommodate different forms of AC power supply termination contacts, such as spade-type contacts having a spring-like plug for receiving discrete quick connect socket terminals.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventors: Mark S. Schell, Edward Treece, Christopher Daily
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Patent number: 8033876Abstract: An electrical connector and method includes a connector and a conforming element proximate to or in contact with the mating end of the connector so as to prevent distortion of a matable end. The matable end of the connector may be of a female or male type and may be of a post, tube, blade, pin, or other configuration. An element made of conforming material, for example, an elastomer, epoxy or rubber type material, is configured and positioned in contact with the matable end of the connector, providing support during assembly to prevent distortion of the matable end. The conforming element may be rectangular, wedge, cylindrical, conical, annular, or of another configuration as required to provide support to the connector pin. The conforming element may be fastened with an adhesive to the matable end to further prevent distortion.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Donald R. Davis, Nicolaus A Radford, R. Scott Askew
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Patent number: 8011971Abstract: A plug assembly includes an insulation housing and an insertion pole fixed to the insulation housing. The insertion pole is made of elastic material and includes at least two insertion portions extended along an extension direction of the insertion pole.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin Yang, Wei Wu
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Publication number: 20110195617Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement for high pulsed currents and for connection with a polygonal socket. The electrical contact arrangement includes first contact, arm, a second contact arm, an intermediate space provided between the first and second contact arms, and a third contact arm. The second contact arm positioned apart from the first contact arm in a deflection direction extending perpendicularly to the plug-in direction. The first contact arm and second contact arm extend substantially in a plug-in direction, and one of the first contact arm or second contact arm resiliently deflectable relative to the other contact arm in the deflection direction. The third contact arm extends in the plug-in direction and is positioned apart from the first contact arm and the second contact arm in a transverse direction extending perpendicularly to the plug-in and deflection directions. The third contact arm movable in the deflection direction and into the intermediate space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Mohamed Aboulkassem, Bert Bergner, Rudolf Kraemer, Luis Javier Puras Trueba, Thomas Scharf, Christian Schrettlinger
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Patent number: 7955143Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric contactor including, a guide pin, and a contact, wherein the guide pin is made of a conductive material and has a head portion and a shaft portion connected to the head portion, a tip of the shaft portion connected to the head portion being smaller in diameter than the head portion, the contact is made of a conductive and elastic thin plate spring material and has first and second tubular pieces and a plurality of contact pieces, the first tubular piece being wound around the tip of the shaft portion, the second tubular piece being wound around a base end of the shaft portion located on the opposite side of the head portion, and the plurality of contact pieces configured to connect the first and second tubular pieces together.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shoubin Zhang
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Patent number: 7955144Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug connector, in particular a banana plug, having a base body (2) and having a contact pin (3) which is arranged on the front face of the base body (2), with the base body (2) having a connecting cage (4) for holding a connecting cable and for making an electrically conductive connection to the contact pin (3). The invention is based on the object of providing a better plug connector. The plug connector is intended to have good characteristics for transmission of audio signals. A further aim is that it should be possible to produce the plug connector at low cost. In order to achieve this object, the invention proposes that the contact pin (3) comprise two or more contact segments (5) and be in the form of a metallic stamped and bent part, with at least one of the contact segments (5) being at least partially embedded in the base body (2), which is composed of plastic, and extending into the interior of the connecting cage (4).Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Inventor: Wolfgang B. Thoerner