Abstract: An electrical connector connecting a male connector and a female connector in a freely engageable and detachable manner, in which: a male tab is provided at the male connector; a housing part where the male tab is inserted is provided at the female connector; a spring state contact piece and a beat piece to sandwich the male tab are provided at the housing part; and a protrusion protruding toward the male tab inserted into the housing part is provided at least one of the contact piece and the beat piece, wherein the protrusion includes a contact part which is in contact with the male tab inserted into the housing part and a sidewall part which is provided at a periphery of the contact part, and the contact part has so-called a star-shape in a plan view.

Abstract: A connector capable of improving the durability and the contact reliability of a contact. In the contact, a pair of spring portions for pressing a contact portion against a card-type electronic component are formed continuous with the contact portion that is brought into contact with the card-type electronic component. A holding portion held by a housing is formed continuous with the spring portions A connection portion connected to a printed board is formed continuous with the holding portion. The spring portions are made elastically deformable independently of each other, and are bent such that part and the other part of each spring portion do not interfere with each other in a direction of height of the housing when the spring portion is elastically deformed.

Abstract: An electrical contact to be housed in a connector includes a mating member receiving section and a wire receiving section. The mating member receiving section is configured to mate with a mating member to provide an electrical connection there between. The wire receiving section has multiple contact sections, with each contact section configured for receiving one respective wire therein. Each contact section is oriented to receive the one respective wire from a different direction. The wire receiving section permitting insertion of only one respective wire in the wire receiving section at one time. The varied orientation of the contact sections of the wire receiving section allows the one respective wire to be inserted into the contact from different directions, providing an electrical connection between the one respective wire and the contact.

Abstract: A contact node of a portable terminal includes: a body fixed on a main board of the portable terminal; at least one first contact piece protruding through one side surface of the body; and at least one second contact piece protruding through another side surface of the body, wherein one of the first contact piece and second contact piece is disposed toward an outer side surface of the portable terminal.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, each battery including a first electrode terminal electrically connected with a first electrode and a second electrode terminal electrically connected with a second electrode, and bus bars electrically connecting the rechargeable batteries. The bus bar includes a first contact portion fixed to the first electrode terminal of one rechargeable battery and a second contact portion elastically contacting the second electrode terminal of a neighboring rechargeable battery.

Abstract: A connector, in which each conductive pattern includes a plate-like terminal engaging a protruding terminal on the other connector. The plate-like terminal includes a protruding terminal receiving opening for receiving the protruding terminal, a beam-like first terminal member positioned to the side of the protruding terminal receiving opening, and a first contact portion formed in the first terminal member. The first terminal member generates spring force towards the center of the connector in the lateral direction when the protruding terminal received inside the protruding terminal receiving opening moves relative to the first contact portion.

Abstract: An electrical contact is provided for electrically connecting a connecting object to a printed circuit board, without the need of a housing. The electrical contact a board mounting portion, a spring region, and a contact portion. The board mounting portion extends parallel to the major surface of the printed circuit board with one end mounted thereto. The spring region extends from another end of the board mounting portion and having a holding portion that extends parallel to the major surface of the printed circuit board and an inclined portion that extends vertically from the holding portion and with respect to the printed circuit board. The contact portion connects to the inclined portion of the spring region and includes a curved shape with a connecting object contact point at a top of a curved part.

Abstract: An electrical contact (100) of an audio jack connector includes a main portion (10), a soldering portion (30) bending from a lateral edge of the main portion, an elastic portion (20) extending curvedly from a distal end of the main portion to be located above the main portion. The elastic portion has a flexible beam (21), a first arm (22) extending upwardly from the flexible beam and a second arm (23) curvedly bending from the first arm. The first arm and is consistent with a direction along which an audio plug connector is inserted. The second arm is adverse to a direction along which the audio plug connector is withdrawn.

Abstract: A contact terminal device for a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), includes the contact terminal being formed to correspondingly cover at least a portion of an opening formed in the PCB and a terminal member fixed onto the PCB, in which the terminal member includes a fixing portion fixed around the opening on a surface of the PCB and a contact terminal portion extending from the fixing portion to be disposed on the opening. The contact terminal for the PCB reduces a height from a surface of the PCB to a contact point with a counterpart component, i.e., a contact height, contributing to reducing the thickness of the portable terminal.

Abstract: A connector has a housing having a contact hole, and a movable contact that projects movably into and out of the contact hole of the housing. A contact surface of the movable contact is formed by an elastically deformable arc-shaped thin portion. The arc-shaped thin portion has a uniform thickness.

Abstract: A terminal structure has a portion that is separated and bent. A projecting section is provided for realize common use. A connector port incorporating the terminal is also provided. The connector port includes a hollow shell receiving and retaining therein an insulation housing for receiving and positioning a plurality of terminals. Further, the insulation housing has at least one detection pin arranged at one side thereof. The detection pin is engageable with an external plug connector fit therein in order to prevent shorting caused by a shell of the plug contacting the terminals of the port at the time when the connectors mate each other. Further, the insulation housing includes a plurality of clamps, which functions to clamp and position an external plug connector so as to securely retain the plug that is fit into the socket and to realize stable engagement when the connector mate each other.

Abstract: An electrical contact arrangement includes a planar conductive metal blank having sections that are foldable to define pairs of orthogonally arranged component contacts and bus blade contacts. Connected with a first pair of opposed side edges of a horizontal rectangular core section of the blank are a pair of rectangular component contact sections that are upwardly bent to define a pair of component contacts for receiving therebetween an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board. Connected with the orthogonally arranged second pair of opposed side edges of the core section are a pair of rectangular support sections that are bent downwardly, whereby a corresponding pair of bus blade contact sections connected with corresponding edges of the support sections extend in vertical parallel spaced relation to define a pair of bus blade contacts adapted for insertion between the downwardly bent support sections of a corresponding second electrical contact arrangement.

Abstract: An electrical, connector for a male terminal to be inserted includes an elastic contact member provided in at least one of surfaces of the electrical connector extending in an insertion direction of the male terminal. The elastic contact member is configured to get into contact with the male terminal. The elastic contact member includes: first elastic contact pieces formed with a space in between in a widthwise direction, orthogonal to the insertion direction, cantilevered at one end side of the at least one surface in the insertion direction, and configured, to get into contact with the male terminal inserted, in the electrical, connector; and a second elastic contact piece disposed in the space and configured to get into contact with the male terminal inserted in the electrical connector.

Abstract: A connector which is capable of preventing spring characteristics of contacts from changing due to sucking up of solder. A plurality of contacts each include a contact portion in contact with an electrode of a card-type electronic component, a spring portion for pressing the contact portion against the electrode of the card-type electronic component, and a connection portion which is soldered to a pad on a printed substrate. The spring portion of each contact is formed with a low wettability area on an end thereof toward the connection portion, to which solder is less likely to adhere.

Abstract: An electrical connection device comprises a first connector and a second connector which are mated with each other. The first connector comprises a first insulative housing and a first terminal group. Two terminals of the first terminal group are first protruding terminals, and one other terminal of the first terminal group is a first non-protruding terminal. The second connector comprises a second insulative housing and a second terminal group. At least one terminal of the second terminal group is second protruding terminal and two other terminals of the second terminal group are second non-protruding terminals so that the number of the second protruding terminal is less than the number of the first protruding terminals. The second protruding terminal mates with one of the first protruding terminals and one of the first protruding terminals mates with a second non-protruding terminal.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, conductive terminals mounted therein, and a conductive shield generally covering the housing. A shelf of the housing supports a portion of the shield. Each terminal has a main body, a front contact portion extending from an end of the main body and capable of engagement with contacts of a battery, a rear contact portion extending from an end of the main body and capable of engagement with contacts of an electronic device, and a tail portion extending perpendicularly from the main body. The tail portion is positioned between the front and rear contact portions. The front contact portion is capable of deflecting along a plane defined by a centerline of the main body.

Abstract: A conductive terminal member is disposed at a portion between an insulating base film and an insulating cover film while insulating intermediate members are disposed at other portions therebetween. In this event, the intermediate members are formed in predetermined shapes and are located so as not to overlap the terminal member. The base film and the cover film are each melt-fixed to the intermediate members so that the terminal member is fixedly held between the base member and the cover film and with the terminal member 14 bent to penetrate windows 11b, 11c in the base and cover to form contact portions 14a, 14c.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body provided with a plurality of receiving holes, and a plurality of terminals respectively received in the receiving holes. Each of the terminals has a base and at least one elastic arm bent upwards and extending from the base. The elastic arm is provided with a contact portion. When the contact portion receives a force in a first stage, the elastic arm is deformed mainly due to compression, and when the contact portion continuously receives a force in a second stage, the elastic arm is deformed mainly due to bending. The normal force received by the terminal is rapidly increased in the first stage, and is reduced and maintained at the low level in the second stage.

Abstract: A metal clamp is formed as a one-piece integral having a lower part and an upper part that border on each other. The upper part has two transversely extending terminal pins and the lower part is formed as a U-shaped structure that includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm and a third clamping arm that extend vertically. The first clamping arm and the second clamping arm face each other across an accommodating gap defined therebetween. The third clamping arm is resiliently restorable and is deposited between the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm to face the accommodating gap. The metal clamp provides good electrical contact.

Abstract: A terminal configured to be pressed into and fixed to a base material has a press-fit fixing portion configured to be pressed into the base material, a branch portion extending from the press-fit fixing portion, a plurality of extension portions that extend from the branch portion in a meandering manner, such that at least one meandering slit is formed thereby, a tip portion integrated with a free end of the extension portion, and a movable contact portion formed on the tip portion that is configured to protrude out of a contacting hole of the base material so as to be taken in and out.

Abstract: An electrical contact to be housed in a connector includes a mating member receiving section and a wire receiving section. The mating member receiving section is configured to mate with a mating member to provide an electrical connection there between. The wire receiving section has multiple contact sections, with each contact section configured for receiving one respective wire therein. Each contact section is oriented to receive the one respective wire from a different direction. The wire receiving section permitting insertion of only one respective wire in the wire receiving section at one time. The varied orientation of the contact sections of the wire receiving section allows the one respective wire to be inserted into the contact from different directions, providing an electrical connection between the one respective wire and the contact.

Abstract: A mounting component has a conductive member. The conductive member includes a press-fitting unit that is linearly extended and press-fitted in a housing, two electrode portions that are arrayed in a direction in which the press-fitting unit is press-fitted and soldered onto pads, and a connection portion that is extended in parallel with the press-fitting unit to connect the two electrode portions.

Abstract: A land-grid array die package socket is configured for low- or zero insertion-force assembly with a land-grid array die package. For zero insertion-force assembly, a motion plate applies a force on a land-grid array contact that causes a contact tip to move into protective cover while the die package is inserted into the socket. After zero insertion-force assembly, the motion plate applies a force on the land-grid array contact that causes the contact tip to deflect in a positive-Z direction until a useful contact is made at the contact tip with a land-grid array pad.

Abstract: A solid wire terminal (200) provides at least six locations of contact with respect to the electrical engagement of a conductive solid wire (232) with the solid wire terminal (200). The terminal (200) includes an electrical receptacle (202) having elongated upper arms (208) connected by an upper bridge (214), and elongated lower arms (216) connected by a lower bridge (222). The arms (208, 216) include half cylinder sections (224, 226) with inner surfaces (228, 230) which contact the conductive solid wire (232) when inserted between the upper bridge (214) and lower bridge (222). The solid wire terminal (200) is thus electrically connected to the conductive solid wire (232) along a longitudinal axis of the solid wire (232).

Abstract: The disclosure provides a terminal structure that includes an upper board and a lower board, which are adjacently provided and with respect to one another with a gap interposed therebetween. A conductor is formed on a rear surface side of upper board. A hole or a notch having an attached terminal is formed in lower board while penetrating through the lower board, and the terminal is electrically connected to the conductor on the upper board. The terminal includes a spring plate and a support section supporting the spring plate. The support section includes a fixing section that is fixed to lower board and a bottom plate that is positioned at a bottom surface side of lower board on a lower end side of the hole or notch. The spring plate of the terminal is formed to be connected to bottom plate and rise from bottom plate. The spring plate is extended upward from the lower end side of the hole or notch and comes into contact with conductor of upper board at an extended top position.

Abstract: A connector having a spring inserted internally in a compression or crimp connector, or in a bolted compression connector, in contact with the electrical conductors to be connected electrically wherein the spring is capable of being mechanically deformed during compression of the connector and wherein the spring is capable of maintaining its elastic resilience and elastic springback properties to generate and maintain the required compression force on the conductor. The spring may be a metal mechanical spring or formed of a resiliently flexible material, particularly a polymeric material.

Abstract: A space-saving terminal includes a depth that is short and a floor space that is small. The terminal further includes a fixing part for press-in pressed into and fixed to a base material, a support part projected upward so as to cross with the fixing part for press-in, two extension parts extended downward while meandering from a branch portion on a tip of the support part so as to form a meandering slit, and a movable contact part projected from a tip portion formed by integrating free ends of the extension parts so as to be capable of moving in and out of a contacting hole of the base material. The support part is curved outward in order to avoid contact with the tip portion of the extension part while the tip portion is displaced.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a card recess, first electrical terminals and second electrical terminals disposed in the insulating housing. Each first electrical terminal has a base strip, a first fixing arm, a first elastic arm extending forward and inclining upward from the first fixing arm, a second elastic arm slantwise extending forward and upward from a substantial middle of the base strip and apart located under the first elastic arm, and a contact portion protruding upward from a front end of the base strip and apart located under the second elastic arm. A distal end of the first elastic arm elastically stretches upward into the card recess, and can be pressed downward to resist against the second elastic arm so as to make the second elastic arm further contact with the contact portion when an electronic card is inserted into the card recess.

Abstract: A metal clamp is formed as a one-piece integral having a lower part and an upper part that border on each other. The upper part has two transversely extending terminal pins and the lower part is formed as a U-shaped structure that includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm and a third clamping arm that extend vertically. The first clamping arm and the second clamping arm face each other across an accommodating gap defined therebetween. The third clamping arm is resiliently restorable and is deposited between the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm to face the accommodating gap. The metal clamp provides good electrical contact.

Abstract: A connector comprises a base plate defining a first end and a second end along a longitudinal direction, a first connecting arm, a first end of which is connected with the second end of the base plate, and a second end of which is substantially extended upwards relative to the first end thereof, a contact arm, a first end of which is connected with the second end of the first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm, a first end of which is connected with a second end of the contact arm, and a second end of which is substantially extended downwards to the base plate so as to be contactable with the base plate. The connector has multiple connecting paths, thus realizing good high-frequency characteristics.

Abstract: An electrical terminal has a soldering plate, a propping plate extending upward and rearward from a front end of the soldering plate, a resilient arm bending upward and then extending forward from a rear end of the soldering plate, and a pressing portion of inverted-V shape connected with a front end of the resilient arm and defining a mouth between a front arm and a rear arm thereof. A top end of the propping plate bends forward and downward to form a lower hook tail stretched in the mouth, resisting against an inner side of the front arm, and apart from an inner turning of the pressing portion. A bottom end of the front arm bends rearward and upward to form an upper hook tail hooking the lower hook tail with a free end thereof resisting against an outer side of the propping plate.

Abstract: A socket connector includes a socket body having an array of passageways; and an array of contacts received in passageways respectively. Each contact includes a retaining section received within the passageway, an engaging section extending from the retaining section. The engaging section has an oblique resilient arm extending out of the passageway. The resilient arm is split and altered so that a pair of split surfaces are formed as contacting surfaces which are substantially exposed upwardly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an upper housing formed with a plurality of upper through holes therein, and a lower housing located under the upper housing and formed with a plurality of lower through holes therein corresponding to the upper through holes, respectively. A plurality of contacts are received within the upper housing and the lower housing, and respectively has an upper contacting portion and a lower contacting portion. At least some of the contacts extend with angles of inclination varying in sequence so that a distance defined by two neighboring lower contacting portions is larger than that defined by corresponding two neighboring upper contacting portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector terminal comprises a resilient contact end) for electrically contacting with an insertion end of a mating electrical connector terminal. At least one side of the resilient contact end contacts with the insertion end at a plurality of electrical contact portions separated from each other in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A socket for receiving an IC (integrate circuit) package comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing defines a plurality of contact passageways for receiving the contacts. Each contact has a retaining portion, an elastic arm and a soldering portion, and the retaining portion is formed with a first part, a second part and a bending part between the first and the second parts. Each of the first and the second parts is formed with a protrusion on an outside lateral edge thereof away from the bending part for interfering with the contact passageway of the insulative housing to retain the contact to the insulative housing.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulating body having a base body, multiple first terminals, and multiple second terminals. A first body and a second body extend from a front end of the base body sequentially from bottom to top. Multiple recessed first receiving slots are disposed at the first body. A recessed first retaining slot is disposed at the first body and a side wall of each of the first receiving slots. Each of the first terminals has a first retaining portion retained in the first retaining slot with a first connecting portion bent and extends laterally thereof. A first elastic section extends forwards from the first connecting portion and located in the first receiving slot. A first contact arm extends forwards from the rear end of the first elastic section and has a first contact portion which enters the first insertion space.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a high-power connector having a heat dissipation structure, which includes a cover, a plurality of resilient metal terminals and a plurality of auxiliary metal plates. The cover is made of an insulating material and defines a plurality of receiving spaces therein. The resilient metal terminals are fitted in the receiving spaces respectively. The front section of each resilient metal terminal has an arcuate shape, passes through a lateral side of the cover, and is exposed from the cover. The front section of each auxiliary metal plate is electrically connected to the corresponding resilient metal terminal, and the rear section of each auxiliary metal plate is electrically connected to a circuit board. Since the auxiliary metal plates have relatively low impedance capable of rapidly releasing the heat generated by the connector, the components of the connector are prevented from premature aging attributable to high temperature.

Abstract: An electrical contact arrangement includes a planar conductive metal blank having sections that are foldable to define pairs of orthogonally arranged component contacts and bus blade contacts. Connected with a first pair of opposed side edges of a horizontal rectangular core section of the blank are a pair of rectangular component contact sections that are upwardly bent to define a pair of component contacts for receiving therebetween an electrical component, such as a printed circuit board. Connected with the orthogonally arranged second pair of opposed side edges of the core section are a pair of rectangular support sections that are bent downwardly, whereby a corresponding pair of bus blade contact sections connected with corresponding edges of the support sections extend in vertical parallel spaced relation to define a pair of bus blade contacts adapted for insertion between the downwardly bent support sections of a corresponding second electrical contact arrangement.

Abstract: A terminal connector with an electric wire includes a bottom portion, a wall, a plurality of connection pieces, and an auxiliary wall. An end portion of the electric wire is placed on and connected to the bottom portion. The electric wire includes a core wire exposed at the end portion. The wall is provided continuously from the bottom portion and integrally rises from one side of the bottom portion extending to another side. One of the connection pieces extends from one end of the bottom portion and another one of the connection pieces extends from one end of the wall and the connection pieces are contacted and connected to an opposing terminal connector. The auxiliary wall is provided continuously from another end of the wall that is opposite from the one end from which the connection piece extends. The auxiliary wall extends downwardly to the bottom portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of passageways arranged in a matrix. A contact includes a base for securing the contact in the passageway, a spring portion and a soldering portion extending from the base. The soldering portions of the contacts laid in a row of the passageways are alternately arranged toward two opposite sides of the base to form two rows. Such array of soldering portions of the contact can improve contact density.

Abstract: A connector for establishing electrical connection between a testing device and a test strip with a biological fluid thereon includes a contact pad on the test strip, and one or more contact wires in the testing device. When the strip is inserted into the testing device, part of the strip's end engages a contact portion of a contact wire and deflects it in a direction normal to the direction of insertion. In certain embodiments the radius of curvature (in the direction of insertion) of the contact portion is controlled to reduce abrasion of the strip by the wire. In other embodiments the radius of curvature (perpendicular to the direction of insertion) is controlled to reduce the abrasion of the strip by the wire. Sometimes the contact portion and/or contact pad is plated with a sacrificial material to reduce the coefficient of friction. In other embodiments various numbers of contacts receive the end of the strip substantially simultaneously, or are staggered in rows to distribute the resistance presented.

Abstract: A contact terminal includes: a contact pin; and a plate spring configured to support the contact pin, wherein a portion of the plate spring is connected to a circuit board, wherein the contact pin can be connected to a counterpart while being supported by the plate spring, thus ensuring a stable connection structure.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a mating cavity and at least a contact retained in the housing. The contact defines a retaining portion, a resilient arm extending forwards from a front edge of the retaining portion and a soldering portion extending out of the housing. The resilient arm defines a contacting portion projecting into the mating cavity at a front end thereof and a skirt bending from a side edge of the resilient arm and angled with the resilient arm. The skirt provided in the resilient arm can enhance the rigidity of the contact.

Abstract: A contact formed by electroforming and extended in a direction roughly perpendicular to a voltage application direction in the electroforming has a contact portion disposed at one end of the contact, which is brought into sliding contact with a conductive member along the voltage application direction in the electroforming.

Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector for a print ink cartridge.

Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals secured in the housing. The insulative housing defines a mating surface, an assembling surface opposite to the mating surface and a plurality of passageways penetrating through the mating surface and the assembling surface. Each passageway defines two parallel first grooves at each inside wall thereof which run through the assembling surface. A slit are located in front of the first groove and extends perpendicular to and communicates with the first grooves. The terminals are inserted into and received in the passageways from the assembling surface of the insulative housing. Each terminal includes a retention portion with barbs at lateral sides thereof The barbs of the retention portions pass through the first grooves from the assembling surface and are pressed in the slits in a first direction perpendicular to the assembly surface.

Abstract: A contacting terminal electrically connecting with an electrical element includes a soldering plate, a pair of facing confining plates extended upward from two opposite side edges of the soldering plate, an upward flexible arm extended from one end of the soldering plate, and a contacting portion extended from a free end of the flexible arm and beyond tops of the confining plates. The contacting portion is elastically pressed downward by the electrical element to realize an electrical connection therebetween and restricted between the confining plates. Tops of the confining plates are capable of stopping the electrical element pressing the contacting portion downward excessively.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a contact held by the housing. The contact has a mating interface configured for mating with a mating contact of a mating connector. The contact has a planar side extending to a tip. An interface contact is separately provided from, and coupled to, the mating interface of the contact. The interface contact has a base coupled to the side of the contact proximate to the tip. The interface contact has a spring beam extending from the base away from the side of the contact. The spring beam is configured to engage the mating contact of the mating connector to make an electrical connection between the contact and the mating contact.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a lengthwise housing and two rows of terminals. The housing defines two rows of passageways running through opposite first surface and second surface thereof to load with terminals. Each terminal includes a middle portion and two contacting arms extending from opposite ends of the middle portion. The two contacting arms of the terminals respectively extend beyond the first and second surfaces and curving inwards. Each terminal further includes a stopping rib and a spring rib at opposite lateral sides of the middle portion. Each passageway defines a first stopping shoulder adjacent to the second surface and a second stopping shoulder adjacent to the first surface. The stopping ribs are lodged against the first stopping shoulder or the spring ribs are lodged against the second stopping shoulder so that the terminals are moveable limited in the passageways.

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a soldering plate, first curved plate extended upwardly from one end of the soldering plate, a middle plate extended from the free end of the curved plate, a second curved plate extended upwardly from the free end of the soldering plate, a contact plate extended from the free end of the second curved plate, a vertical plate extended downwardly from each of opposite lateral edges of the contact plate and beyond a bottom surface of the middle plate, and a restricting plate extended inwardly from the vertical plate and positioned between the soldering plate and the middle plate. The movement of the contact plate and the middle plate are limited to resist a vertical force for preventing the electrical contact from permanent deformation in a vertical direction by the restricting plates.