Abstract: A no-crimp electrical connector is essentially comprised of two molded plastic body members. A molded plastic body member has a connection chamber and a threaded wall bounds the connection chamber. A second molded body member has an externally threaded surface threadably engageable with the threaded wall in the first body member. One of the body members has a central conically shaped conductive element, and the other has a throughbore with the throughbore having one end shaped to accommodate two or more wires in side-by-side relation. A second end has complementary conical walls so that the wire ends of the two or more wires are clamped together between the conductive conical shaped element and the conical surface. Slots are provided in one or both body members and form spring fingers to allow pressing and/or relative rotation between the body members.

Abstract: An electrical connector utilizing two elongated terminals each having dual contact blades extending laterally from an elongated support section forming a U-shaped cross section. A recess for each terminal is defined by the respective dual contact blades and support sections The first blade of the dual blades for the first terminal mates within the recess of the second terminal and the first blade of the dual blades for the second terminal mates within the recess of the first terminal. A laterally bisected S-shaped insert device engages electrically between the blades of the terminals. The insert device comprises a first and a second member each having a series of inward bent ribs for engaging the adjacent blades. The ribs extend in the same direction as the mating movement of the opposing terminal. An arrangement of tangs and prongs of each member hold and lock the insert device within the recesses by engaging the leading and trailing edges of the blades of each terminal.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting (20) has a main body (21) in the form of a rectangular tube. An elastic contact piece (27) is formed by folding back an extending part of a vertical wall (26) on the main body (21). An accommodation space (28) is defined in the main body (21) upward from the elastic contact piece (27). A male terminal fitting (10) can be inserted into the accommodation space (28) and displaced downward to bring the male terminal fitting (10) into contact with the elastic contact piece (27). Restricting projections (37, 38) project from upper and lower sides of the elastic contact piece (27) and are held in contact with a receiving portion (36) that bulges out from the vertical wall (26). The restricting projections (37, 38) prevent the elastic contact piece (27) from being deformed in response to forces exerted by the male terminal fitting (10).

Abstract: A terminal has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, an upper wall, an elastic contact portion that is freely elastically deformable in a direction substantially vertical with respect to the bottom wall, an elastic receiving surface portion that opposes the elastic contact portion, an excessive-displacement-preventing piece, and a deformation-preventing stopper. The side walls respectively rise from both ends of the bottom wall. The upper wall extends from at least one of the side walls to over the bottom wall and opposes the bottom wall. The elastic contact portion and the excessive-displacement-preventing piece are provided on one of the bottom wall and the upper wall while the elastic receiving surface portion is provided on the other of them. The excessive-displacement-preventing piece is situated in the vicinity of the elastic contact portion and come into contact with the elastic contact portion in order to prevent excessive displacement of the elastic contact portion.

Abstract: A user-friendly controller provides a special dynamic interconnect which reliably connects terminals of electronic device, such as solenoids, to a circuit board to enhance vehicle performance and help obtain a smoother more comfortable ride. The special interconnect comprises a coil spring contact. The coiled spring contact can have an enlarged head which can be soldered to a contact on the circuit board. The central portion of the spring contact provides a terminal-receiving opening to slidably receive the terminal of the electronic device. The smaller end portion of the spring contact can compressively engage and dynamically contact the terminal of the electronic device. A cover can be provided to environmentally protect and cover the circuitry and circuit board. The cover can have chambers for receiving and engaging the spring contacts.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting (20) has a main body (21) in the form of a rectangular tube. An elastic contact piece (27) is formed by folding back an extending part of a vertical wall (26) on the main body (21). An accommodation space (28) is defined in the main body (21) upward from the elastic contact piece (27). A male terminal fitting (10) can be inserted into the accommodation space (28) and displaced downward to bring the male terminal fitting (10) into contact with the elastic contact piece (27). Restricting projections (37, 38) project from upper and lower sides of the elastic contact piece (27) and are held in contact with a receiving portion (36) that bulges out from the vertical wall (26). The restricting projections (37, 38) prevent the elastic contact piece (27) from being deformed in response to forces exerted by the male terminal fitting (10).

Abstract: An electrical connector utilizing two elongated terminals each having dual contact blades extending laterally from an elongated support section forming a U-shaped cross section. A recess for each terminal is defined by the respective dual contact blades and support sections The first blade of the dual blades for the first terminal mates within the recess of the second terminal and the first blade of the dual blades for the second terminal mates within the recess of the first terminal. A laterally bisected S-shaped insert device engages electrically between the blades of the terminals. The insert device comprises a first and a second member each having a series of inward bent ribs for engaging the adjacent blades. The ribs extend in the same direction as the mating movement of the opposing terminal. An arrangement of tangs and prongs of each member hold and lock the insert device within the recesses by engaging the leading and trailing edges of the blades of each terminal.

Abstract: In a female terminal (10), projections (17) of a contact piece (12), received within a body (11), are engaged respectively in windows (16) formed respectively in opposed walls (15) of the body (11). A support portion (31), formed on the body (11), is resiliently held against a concave surface (18A) of the contact piece (12). The support portion (31) is held against the contact piece (12) through an engagement portion (40) which makes a concave-convex engagement in a direction of a thickness of the contact piece (12).

Abstract: An electrical connector having a terminal blade that has two spaced legs between which a spring contact strip is received. An L-shaped tab extends from one leg to the other to lock the two legs together in a spaced relationship. The spring contact strip has locking tabs that are received in openings in the terminal blade to hold the contact strip in the blade. Lead in tabs and stops are provided on the contact strip to aid in assembly of the contact strip to the terminal blade.

Abstract: A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal comprising a frame and a spring. The frame has a receptacle section for a male terminal. The spring is movably captured within the receptacle section. The spring comprises a first resiliently flexible arm, a second resiliently arm and a contact section. The contact section is disposed between the first arm and the second arm. The first arm is shorter than the second arm.

Abstract: A female electrical terminal of the present invention has a box-like electrical contact section; a resilient contact member contained in the electrical contact section for electrical connection with a male terminal; and a low force insertion enabling means provided on the resilient contact member, which enables a reduction in the force with which to insert the male terminal into the electrical contact section and into electrical connection with the resilient contact member. The low force insertion enabling means is a cutout or a thin wall portion formed between a central portion of the resilient contact member and at least one of its front and rear ends.

Abstract: A two-part electrical socket contact for insertion into a cavity of a housing the cavity having a flexible contact securing element, said contact being provided with a contact body comprising a contact making section for making contact with a complementary contact pin or contact blade, and a connecting section for making connection with an electrical conductor, the contact making section being provided with at least two facing contact springs, and an outer cantilever spring enveloping the contact making section of the contact body, the outer cantilever spring being basically of a box-shaped design comprising a top, a bottom and two sides, the top of the outer cantilever spring consisting of a lower and an upper layer with the upper layer running parallel but spaced apart from the lower layer, and being provided with an opening to accommodate the contact securing element and the edges of the upper layer being bent over at right angles towards the lower layer and with the upper layer being narrower in its width

Abstract: A connector type semiconductor package having a package mounting surface on a package main body, the connection direction of a signal connection connector being parallel to the package mounting surface, the package comprising a connector insertion portion provided in the package main body, the signal connection connector detachably inserted into the connector insertion portion, surface mount type electrical connection terminals provided at the package main body, and a step provided at a side where the connector insertion portion of the package main body is provided, for determining the height of the surface mount type electrical connection terminals.

Abstract: A high amperage female electrical power connector having a holder having a plurality of interlaced, overlapping parallel elongated contact members which are resiliently biased toward engagement with a male mating connector.

Abstract: This invention relates to a connector bushing (1) comprising a plug-in zone (2) and a cable connection zone (3), the plug-in zone (2) being formed as a bushing (4) with a base (5), two side walls (7a, 7b) bent from the base (5), and first and second roof halves (8a, 8b) which start from the side walls and have free ends (9a, 9b) which are bent over towards the interior of the bushing. The connector bushing (1) comprises a central base zone (20) following the plug-in zone (2), being formed in the shape of a box with a base part in extension of the base of the plug-in zone with side walls in extension of the side walls of the plug-in zone and with a roof zone which is formed by third and fourth roof halves (18, 19) which are formed by bending over the side walls of the central base zone.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle terminal comprising a frame, and a leaf spring. The frame has a receptacle section for a male terminal. The receptacle section has a general shell configuration with one side of the shell having a seam therein. The seam is located to section the side of the receptacle section into two cantilevered side sections with each side section being cantilevered from an opposite wall of the receptacle section parallel to the seam. The leaf spring is movably captured within the receptacle. The leaf spring is biased against the shell of the receptacle section with opposite ends of the leaf spring contacting the side of the shell. The leaf spring has two pairs of support surfaces. One pair of the support surfaces is located at each of the opposite ends of the leaf spring.

Abstract: An electrical terminal, particularly for use in automotive applications, includes a body portion electrically connected to a connection portion. The body portion has an entry end, an exit end and an interior chamber therebetween. The body portion further has a contact spring member within the interior chamber for pressing a male blade into electrical contact with the body portion and hence, into electrical connection with the wire connection portion.

Abstract: A protective cover B of an electrical terminal is partitioned into an upper cover 50 and a lower cover 40. By doing this, the upper cover 50 and the lower cover 40 can be simultaneously bent prior to fitting. The upper cover 50 has its left and right edges bent perpendicular downwards, the left and right side plates having supporting holes 54 formed thereon. The lower cover 40 has a pair of fitting members 41 and crimping members 42 protruding therefrom, the fitting members 41 having supporting protrusions 43,44 fitting with the supporting holes 54,15 formed on the upper cover 50 and the terminal main body A.

Abstract: A multi-layer power bus (18) is described that includes input tabs (24) and three legs (32, 34, and 36) and that connects a matrix of power supplies to a circuit board (12) in a computer system. The power bus (18) is substantially planar and attached to the circuit board (12) so that the power bus (18) and circuit board (12) are parallel to one another. This parallel relationship decreases the amount of space utilized by the circuit board (12) in the computer system. The circuit board (12) also has connectors for delivering power directly to tabs (72, 74) on circuit board (12) which increases the efficiency of power delivery. Each connector (44) includes a U-shaped spring housing (48) located within a hollow shield (52) and is joined to one of the power bus voltage layers by a braided copper cable (46).

Abstract: A top spring of a bush contact encloses a base spring like an enclosing box. The top spring is a stamped and bent part with a production-dictated longitudinal slit in the top wall (extending in a plug-in direction). To form a stable, closed box form of the top spring, the slit top wall parts are provided with a connecting tab, respectively at either end of the longitudinal slit. The connecting tab is joined to the respectively opposite top wall part by form lock and/or by force lock.

Abstract: An electrical female terminal of a one-piece construction is provided including a contact portion at one end and an attachment portion at an opposite end for attaching the terminal to a cable; the contact portion including a split outer barrel that is attached to the attachment portion by an intermediate neck of reduced diameter; the outer barrel having a pair of longitudinal edges defining the split and an annular lip at its front end defining an entrance for plugging a mating terminal pin into the outer barrel; the contact portion also including a connection strap joined to the outer barrel along the front end of the outer barrel generally opposite the longitudinal edges defining the splits, the connection strap being folded rearward into the outer barrel; and the contact portion further including two spring contact beams juxtaposed by the connection strap, the spring contact beams and connection strap being formed into an inner barrel encircled by the outer barrel, the spring contact beams having front edg

Abstract: A female terminal for receiving a plate-shaped male terminal includes a terminal body consisting of a wire connection portion and an electrical connection portion to connect with the the male terminal. The electrical connection portion has a pair of opposing elastic plates for elastically pinching the male terminal therebetween. The female terminal further includes a protective member for covering the electrical connection portion. The protective member has an opening defined at a front portion thereof and slits formed on sidewalls of the protective member. When connecting the inclined male terminal with the female terminal, the leading end of the male terminal is initially introduced into the protective member through either one of the slits. By pivotal movement of the male terminal thereafter, the male terminal can be connected to the female terminal so as to be in alignment therewith.

Abstract: A plurality of retaining piece portions are formed at an edge of a tubular body of a female electrical connection member, and the retaining piece portions are bent to clampingly retain plural portions in one end of a resilient contact piece. As a result, the retaining piece portions can be bent easily, and a crack is prevented from developing at the bent portion. And besides, since the resilient contact piece is fixed by the retaining piece portions at the plurality of portions thereof spaced from one another, stresses, concentrating on the fixed portions of the resilient contact piece, are distributed on the fixed portions, so that permanent set of the resilient contact piece due to deterioration of its resiliency can be prevented.

Abstract: A female terminal comprises a square cylindrical electric contact portion having an opening into which a male terminal is inserted, an elastic contact piece housed in the electric contact portion and brought into elastic contact with the inserted male terminal, the elastic contact piece being formed with two side lug portions, and at least one supporting portion formed on at least one of side walls of the electric contact portion for supporting at least one of the lug portions formed in the elastic contact piece. In order to prevent the elastic contact piece from being dislocated from the supporting portion without increasing the external size of the female terminal, the supporting portion is elastically bent around a vertical axis, or around both horizontal and vertical axes, inwardly over the side wall of the electric contact portion.

Abstract: A connection device that is modular and has large clearance and that is constituted by two insulating casings (1 and 2) installed through a partition, a first casing (1) being mounted on a movable partition (3) and the other casing (2) being mounted on a fixed partition (4). The first casing (1) has at least one conductive pin (5) and the second casing (2) has at least one contact receptacle (6) of a shape corresponding to that of the conductive pin (5). The conductive pin (5) and the contact receptacle (6) are mounted on the partitions (3 and 4) only for limited elastically opposed pivotal movement relative to the partitions (3 and 4).

Abstract: An electrical terminal to be inserted into a terminal receiving chamber of a connector housing is provided. The terminal includes a terminal body which can be provided by folding a conductive metal plate and a protective cover made of synthetic insulating material to cover the terminal body. The protective cover is provided on a rear side thereof with a flexible engagement piece having an engagement projection by which the terminal can be engaged in the connector housing.

Abstract: A power connector system according to the present invention includes a pin contact having two blades that are located parallel and opposed to each other and attached to each other by an U-shaped bridge. A socket contact is provided having two U-shaped cavities for receiving respectively the two blades. The U-shaped cavities may be formed by a single piece of material formed in a S or W shape or other shapes producing U-shaped cavities. A spring member is received within each U-shaped cavity of the socket connector to provide a frictional fit when the blade is received in the spring member. The pin connector, socket connector and spring member may be stamped and formed from a flat conductive material.

Abstract: A female terminal comprises: a square cylindrical electric contact portion (2) having an opening (2a) into which a male terminal is inserted: an elastic contact piece (3) housed in the electric contact portion and brought into elastic contact with the inserted male terminal, the elastic contact piece being formed with two side lug portions (10); and at least one supporting portion (14) formed on at least one of side walls of the electric contact portion, for supporting at least one of the lug portions formed in the elastic contact piece. For prevention of the elastic contact piece (3) from being dislocated from the supporting portion (14) without increasing the external size of the female terminal, in particular, the supporting portion (14) is elastically bent inwardly from the side wall (7) of the electric contact portion (2).

Abstract: To provide a female terminal in which the strength of an electrical contact portion of a tubular shape having a rectangular cross-section is enhanced, thereby preventing the terminal from being deformed during the manufacture of the terminal. In the female terminal, ears of a contact spring piece, provided within the electrical contact portion of a tubular shape having a rectangular cross-section, are engaged respectively in window holes formed respectively in side walls of the electrical contact portion. Elongate reinforcement projections or reinforcement grooves subjected to work hardening are provided at the side walls of the electrical contact portion, and extend in a direction of the height of the side walls, the projections or the grooves being provided on opposite sides of each of the window holes, respectively.

Abstract: A female electrical terminal element for connecting a wire lead to a male contact pin has a first end which is crimped to the wire lead and a second end in the form of a socket. The socket includes a cantilevered contact floor and a unitary separate spring contact in opposed relation to the cantilevered contact floor. The male contact pin is inserted between the spring biased contact surface and the cantilevered contact floor to establish an electrical connection. In order to improve the reliability and current carrying capacity of the female component, the cantilevered contact floor is supported at a bight portion thereof while the contact floor is being bent through 180.degree.. After the cantilevered contact floor is bent 180.degree., the side flanges of the female component are folded over to make an enclosure for defining the socket and retaining the unitary spring contact in the socket.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for making a tap connection between an insulated wire and a blade contact. The connector assembly includes an integrally formed housing which mounts a generally U-shaped terminal therein. The terminal includes an IDT portion and a blade-receiving portion, and the U-shape is defined by a pair of generally parallel leg portions joined by a bight portion. The leg portions define a longitudinal terminal axis generally centrally therebetween. The bight portion includes a blade-receiving slot extending into the leg portions and defining a bifurcated contact formation for receiving a blade contact with a locking recess along a centerline thereof. The bight portion is indented on one side of the terminal axis to define an offset portion inwardly of one of the leg portions. The blade-receiving slot and bifurcated contact formation extend into the offset portion.

Abstract: A female blade terminal assembly including a female blade terminal having a cage structure adapted to receive a male blade terminal and a shroud of seamless tubular cross sectional configuration adapted to fit over the cage structure in surrounding relation to the beam portions of the cage structure. The female blade terminal is formed from a single piece of conductive sheet material of a given thickness and the beam portions have a thickness less than the given thickness. The cage portion further includes front and rear annular collar portions of the given thickness with the reduced thickness beam portions extending between the annular collar portions. The shroud precludes outward splaying of the cage structure in response to insertion of the male blade terminal, limits the outward deflection of the beam portions to preclude plastic deformation of the beam portions, and precludes the entry of contaminants into the electrical interface between the beam portions and the male blade terminal.

Abstract: The elastic contact members (18) are provided in curved shape with their front ends (18a) fixed to a main body (16) inside a space 14, and their rear ends (18b) being able to slide on the main body (16) toward the rear inside of the space (14). Additionally, projecting parts (26) which contact the rear ends (18b) prevent more than a specified amount of deformation of the elastic contact members (18). The projecting parts (26) are provided at a specified distance to the rear of the positions of the rear ends (18b) of the elastic contact members (18).

Abstract: A conjugate electrical connector with improved contact conductivity having slots or grooves in one terminal and rounded protrusions on the opposite terminal. This contact feature provides for two lines of contact points per protrusion/slot pair where the protrusion touches the two edges of the slot whereas the closest prior art only provides one line of contact where a protrusion contacts a terminal without a slot. The amount of energy lost in heat dissipation due to contact resistance is reduced. Additional advantages include: the terminals will lock together with a mechanical confirmation, the terminal will seat in the same place each time it is connected, and movement between the terminals is less likely.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for a plurality of bipolar electrical components connected between two generally parallel electrical supports, each bipolar electrical component having a lower base terminal fixedly mounted to the first electrical support and a generally flat upper terminal having a random angular orientation about the central axis of the electrical components, an electrically conducting coupler which telescopically receives the upper terminal of the component to form a rigid electrical connection between the coupler and an electrical component at one end of the coupler and the other end of the coupler is electrically connected to the second electrical support.

Abstract: A receptacle contact is provided in which small, noble-metal contacts are provide on the distal end portions of one or more cantilevered resilient beams located within a receptacle shell, by forming openings in the shell wall adjacent to the distal end portions of the beams and depositing the noble-metal on the thus-exposed distal end portions of the beams. The receptacle is made by providing a flat starting blank with a projection for each beam; the projections are folded inwardly, over the blank, and the main body of the blank then folded up to form the shell which surrounds the bent-up beams. The openings are formed in the blank at positions on the blank such that, after the bending operation is completed, they confront the distal end portions of the beams, as desired. Only then is the noble-metal deposit formed on the thus-exposed distal end portions of the beams.

Abstract: A female terminal into which a male tab terminal is inserted to make electrical connection therebetween. The female terminal includes a leaf spring having a convexly curved spring portion and forwardly and rearwardly extending flat portions. A pair of engagement pieces extend from the forwardly extending flat portion in the transverse direction through support holes on the opposite side walls of the female terminal. To prevent a load from rapidly increasing in the course of an inserting operation, each of the support holes for the engagement pieces has a forwardly enlarging triangular configuration corresponding to a locus of the engagement pieces resulting from the arcuate movement of the engagement pieces due to the pivoting of the forward flat portion after the male tab terminal is inserted into the female terminal. Alternatively, each of the support holes has a forwardly enlarging sector-like configuration.

Abstract: An electric connector requiring decreased insertion and withdrawal force, even when including groups of 20 to 40 terminals. The connector includes a male portion, a female portion into which the male portion fits, and a cam mechanism. With the cam mechanism, the male casing fitted in a covering portion of the female casing may be slid horizontally between its original fitting position and a male and female terminal contact position, parallel to the fitting surface of the female casing, so as to slide the male and the female terminals out of or into contact with each other with less force than was required previously.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flat contact spring for plugs of electric plug connectors with socket bodies having socket contacts.

Abstract: Electrical plug-in connectors with modified jaws to receive a conducting blade therebetween. Electrical connection is improved by increasing the curvature radius of a generally S-shaped contacting jaw's free end and/or its spring bias toward a cooperating rigid jaw end, and by providing a flat contacting surface on the face of such free end to parallel a flat contacting surface on the rigid jaw end.

Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a male component with a blade contact and a female component has a socket with a flat profile. The socket has a rectangular cross-section with narrow and broad sides which are segmented by longitudinal slots into a group of parallel arms which form a cage with contact arms buckled toward the interior of the cage. During coupling action, the crests of the buckles of the contact arms come into contact sequentially with the blade edge of the male component.

Abstract: An index rotary switch including a rotary contact carrier journaled between a pair of thrust bearings solely for rotary motion. A rotary electrical contact including four contacts indexes with a stationary contact array forming an infinite number of ON-OFF positions and forms a redundant constant pressure electrical contact in each ON position.

Abstract: A connector has a connector terminal that has a connecting section for a partner terminal on one end of a conducting plate, a board insertion section on the other end, and a curved section for absorbing the deviations in the vertical. The connector also has horizontal directions in the middle of the conducting plate, and a housing which houses the connector terminal which has a board mounting plate on the side of the base end, and the board mounting plate mounted so as to be horizontally movably on the board via a fixing stand of the board insertion section.

Abstract: A male terminal for electrical connection fittable to a female terminal includes; a tab as an electrical connection section, which is fitted to a tab receptacle of the female terminal when the male terminal is fitted to the female terminal sheet, and at least one recess formed on the one side of the tab so as to be contactable with protruding contact member provided on the tab receptable of the female terminal. The recess is formed by forging processing. The depth of the recess is adjusted in accordance with the width of a space of the tab receptable so as to be able to adapt to various sizes and shapes of the female terminal.

Abstract: Loudspeaker unit including a frame (FIG. 2) serving as sound guide to which the loudspeaker chassis (FIG. 1) is releasably fastened. According to the invention, form-locking cooperating detent means (4-6, 29-31) are provided on the frame and on the loudspeaker chassis. The loudspeaker chassis can be inserted into the frame by means of a relative translatory movement and can be removed by a rotational movement. Thus it becomes possible to install the loudspeaker in the frame and remove the loudspeaker from the frame by means of automatic machinery.

Abstract: A tab receptacle terminal fabricated by bending a single sheet of electrically conductive material comprising a receptacle box having an end opening through which a male terminal is inserted so as to make contact with the receptacle box. The receptacle box includes a bottom, top, and sides, the top including a leaf spring which extends toward the bottom and may be formed with a terminal projection extending toward the bottom for engagement with a male terminal inserted into the receptacle box. Fixed beams formed on the bottom and extending toward the leaf spring for engagement with a male terminal with normal force applied by the leaf spring toward the bottom to complete the electrical connection.