Wire Conductor Secured Within Ferrule Having Series Of Preformed Wire Gripping Means Therein Patents (Class 439/882)
  • Patent number: 11943626
    Abstract: Proposed are a method and a device for configuring a spatial reuse field in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives a trigger frame from a transmission STA. The reception STA transmits a TB PPDU to the transmission STA through a pre-configured frequency band. The trigger frame comprises a common information field and a special user information field. The common information field comprises first to fourth spatial reuse fields. The special user information field comprises fifth and sixth spatial reuse fields. When the pre-configured frequency band is a 20 MHz band, the first to fourth spatial reuse fields are configured by the value of the fifth spatial reuse field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunsung Park, Jinyoung Chun, Jinsoo Choi, Dongguk Lim, Insun Jang, Jeongki Kim
  • Patent number: 11172598
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cable and a cable processing method. The cable includes a wire core, a metal braid layer, a magnetic powder layer, a metal shield, an outer sheath and an elastic ring. The metal braid layer includes an inner braid portion and an everted braid portion which are mutually connected. The inner braid portion is wrapped around an outer side of the wire core, the magnetic powder layer is wrapped around an outer side of the inner braid portion, the metal shield is wrapped around an outer side of the magnetic powder layer, and the outer sheath is wrapped around an outer side of the metal shield. The elastic ring is sleeved outside the inner braid portion, the everted braid portion is wrapped around outer sides of the elastic ring and the outer sheath, and the elastic ring covers an end surface of the metal shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LANTO ELECTRONIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Zhou, Haifeng Yuan, Xiansheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11095049
    Abstract: An aluminum electric wire crimping terminal formed by connecting an aluminum electric wire and a crimping terminal includes a low compression concave portion and a high compression concave portion in a crimping portion. The high compression concave portion compresses a plurality of core wires with a stronger compression force than a compression force of the low compression concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanae Kato, Shinya Warashina
  • Patent number: 10978824
    Abstract: The present invention suppresses the return of the barrel section while ensuring waterproofness against the contact portion with the aluminum core wire. A plurality of concave sections is dispersedly provided on the inner surface of the barrel section. A groove section is provided so as to overlap the sealing member. A ridge portion is provided extending in the crossing direction at a position which does not overlap with the sealing member in plan view and is close to the third region on the side opposite to the terminal section. The barrel section is crimped to the end portion by crimping so that the exposed portion of the aluminum core wire is in contact with the ridge portion, and is sealed with the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 10950979
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, comprising an electrical connector and a cable connected to the electrical connector, which each have at least one conductor pair for transferring a differential signal, wherein the cable has a first section and the electrical connector has a second section, in which second section the conductor pair has plug contacts, and wherein the conductors have a first mutual distance (X) in the first section and a second mutual distance (Y) in the second section, which second mutual distance is greater than the first distance, wherein an intermediate section, in which the distance of the conductors of a conductor pair increases toward a plugging end of the electrical connector, is formed between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductor pair is surrounded by a conductor pair shield in the first section and/or in the second section, which conductor pair shield shields the conductor pair from external electromagnetic influences, and wherein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Lödding, Gunnar Armbrecht, Thomas Müller, Rainer Bippus, Richard Pichlmaier
  • Patent number: 10847904
    Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes: an electric wire including a core wire having a plurality of element wires, and a covering that covers the core wire in a state in which an end portion of the core wire is exposed; and a crimp terminal including a core wire crimping portion crimped to the core wire in a state in which a distal end of the core wire protrudes to the outside. A distal end of the core wire has a bonding portion at which element wires are bonded together, and the bonding portion is formed by shearing and deforming distal ends of the element wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Sato, Naoki Ito, Yasunori Nabeta
  • Patent number: 10756449
    Abstract: Difficulty of manufacturing is reduced while ensuring waterproof property with respect to a contact portion with an aluminum core wire. A barrel portion of a crimp terminal includes an inner barrel piece and an outer barrel piece, and includes a seal member which is attached over a first region, a second region and a third region and which seals, after crimping, a space between the inner barrel piece and the outer barrel piece, an opening of the barrel portion on a terminal portion side, and a space between a covered portion and the barrel portion. An inner surface of the barrel portion is provided with a plurality of recesses arranged dispersedly, the recess having a circular shape in a plane view with respect to the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Sato, Kazuhide Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10707591
    Abstract: An aluminum terminal includes an insertion cavity for inserting the aluminum wire. The insertion cavity includes a first cavity with an inner diameter matching with an outer diameter of the conductor core of the aluminum wire, and a second cavity with an inner diameter matching with an outer diameter of the insulation layer of the aluminum wire. The rear end of the first cavity is connected to the front end of the second cavity. The minimum wall thickness of the insertion cavity is not less than ? times the wall thickness of the insulation layer. The copper-aluminum transition connector includes the copper terminal and at least one aluminum terminal. The copper terminal is fixed on the front end of the first cavity of the aluminum terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: JILIN ZHONG YING HIGH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 9711873
    Abstract: A crimp terminal has a crimp barrel which is crimped onto a core wire of a cable. The crimp barrel has an inner surface in which a plurality of cavities which are independent from one another is formed. Each of the cavities has a predetermined shape in a plane orthogonal to a depth direction thereof before the crimp barrel is crimped onto a core wire. The predetermined shape has at least two straight portions and a concave curved portion connecting the straight portions. The concave curved portion is indented inward of the predetermined shape. A plurality of the concave curved portions which are close to each other and included respectively in the predetermined shapes distinct from each other is arranged on an identical imaginary circle or rounded rectangular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Tanaka, Takashi Ookawa, Kiyohito Koide, Hiroshi Akimoto, Takaichi Teramoto, Kazuomi Sato, Hiroki Yokohama, Nobuhisa Todo
  • Patent number: 9614361
    Abstract: A waterproof seal for electrical assemblies having conductive wires attached to a metal contact and inserted into a connector body. The conductive wires and metal contact are coated with solder to fill the gaps. The space between the soldered wires and the connector body are filled with an epoxy. The wire insulation and connector body are continuously sealed with a bonding agent. A section of wire insulation and the connector body are encased within an outer plastic jacket overmold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: DSM&T Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Sergio Corona
  • Patent number: 9397409
    Abstract: An electrical connector adapted for connection to a bus bar includes a dielectric housing, a conductive insert, and a cable interface. The cable interface may include a cable crimp lug and clinch nut, a combined cable crimp and crimp nut, or an integral cable crimp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Russell G. Larsen
  • Patent number: 9252505
    Abstract: An object is to obtain a stable electric connection resistance under a mild crimping condition. The present invention is a terminal connector 12 that includes a crimp portion 30 to be crimped to an electric wire. The crimp portion 30 includes a base material, an aluminum layer or an aluminum alloy layer a surface on the base material, and a hard layer on a surface of the aluminum layer or the aluminum alloy layer. The hard layer is harder than the base material. The present invention may be an electric wire with a terminal connector 10 that includes the above terminal connector 12 and a covered electric wire 40 that includes a core wire 42 made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The crimp portion 30 of the terminal connector 12 is crimped to the core wire 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Otsuka, Hiroki Hirai, Junichi Ono, Kingo Furukawa, Teruyoshi Munekata, Hajime Ota, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Yoshiyuki Takaki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9130284
    Abstract: A crimp terminal (10) includes a conductor crimp portion (12) having a cross section formed into a U-shape by a bottom plate (13) and a pair of conductor crimping pieces (14, 14) provided to extend on both sides of the bottom plate (13) and crimped to wrap a conductor (Wa) of an electric wire (W) disposed on an inner surface (13a) of the bottom plate (13). The conductor crimp portion (12) is crimped and connected to the conductor (Wa) and includes serrations (16) at respective lattice points of a lattice (21, 22, 23) assumed in an inner surface (13a, 14a) of the conductor crimp portion (12) and obliquely crossing in a longitudinal direction of the conductor (Wa). The serrations (16) are consisted of cylindrical recesses having the same shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Patent number: 9099792
    Abstract: A crimping terminal includes a conductor crimping portion which is connected to an electric cable so as to crimp the electric cable. The conductor crimping portion includes a bottom plate on which a conductor is placed and a pair of conductor crimping tabs which is provided on both sides of the bottom plate. The conductor crimping portion includes serrations that are formed at least a part of the inner surface thereof and retains the conductor of the electric cable inside the conductor crimping portion and at least one bead that protrudes from the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Kondou, Masanori Onuma, Yoshitaka Ito
  • Publication number: 20150147923
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a crimp barrel to be crimped around a conductive core of a cable. The crimp barrel includes an inner surface which is formed with a plurality of cavities independent of one another. Each of the cavities has a predetermined shape in a plane perpendicular to a depth direction of the cavity. The predetermined shape contains a plurality of straight-line segments. Every one of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape is not parallel with remaining ones of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape. The straight-line segments of the predetermined shape includes at least one pair of the straight-line segments, which are closest to each other among the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape and are arranged to make an interior angle less than 90 degrees or, if not intersecting each other, are arranged on two straight lines, respectively, wherein the two straight lines make an interior angle less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuhisa TODO, Takaichi TERAMOTO, Hiroki YOKOHAMA, Kazuomi SATO, Hiroshi AKIMOTO, Kiyohito KOIDE, Takashi OOKAWA, Akira OHNO
  • Patent number: 8979601
    Abstract: An electric connecting terminal for connecting to an electrical conductor structure is described, with a serration arrangement, comprising a plurality of serration structures, for cutting into the electrical conductor structure being provided in a conductor-side section of the electric connecting terminal. In this case the serration arrangement has a gradient-shaped sharpness profile formed by heapings of material produced in an embossing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Helge Schmidt, Uwe Bluemmel, Jochen Brandt
  • Publication number: 20140378009
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes; a crimping portion and a cover, the crimping portion is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape in cross section and has a first and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The conductor portion is inserted into the first end portion in a longitudinal direction, and the second end is sealed. The second end portion at the opposite side is sealed by welding. The crimping portion has a guide section inside the crimping portion into which the exposed conductor portion is inserted. An inner diameter of the guide section is smaller than an outer diameter of the cover of the insulated wire and larger than an outer diameter of the conductor portion. A length between the first end portion into which the conductor portion is inserted and the guide section is smaller than a length of the exposed conductor portion of the insulated wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Takuro Yamada, Yukihiro Kawamura, Masakazu Kozawa, Takashi Tonoike
  • Patent number: 8882549
    Abstract: To prevent electric resistance between an electric conductor and a coupling part made of aluminum from becoming larger by stopping cold flow in an aluminum electric conductor, an end section of the aluminum electric conductor is crimped at a crimping section of the coupling part, multiple projections are formed in the crimping section, each of the projections has a truncated quadrangular pyramid shape and also has four inclined planes, the projections are pressed into the surface of the aluminum electric conductor but bases of the projections are not inserted, a distorted region is formed on the surface of the aluminum electric conductor along the inclined plane, thereby forming multiple independent regions, each surrounded by distorted regions, on the surface of the aluminum electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: PL Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140154933
    Abstract: A simple structure which improves reliability of connection and secures creeping and spatial distances for electrical insulation without increasing manufacturing cost is provided. Feed-through terminals whose diameters can be reduced are bonded to lands of a wiring substrate, and insertion terminals are bonded to core wires of lead wires. The insertion terminals of the lead wires are arranged in the feed-through terminals bonded to the lands. In a state where the feed-through terminals are swaged and the insertion terminals of the lead wires are pressure-bonded, the insertion terminals of the lead wires are bonded to the feed-through terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Miura, Kazuyoshi Uchiyama, Kazuhiro Yoda
  • Patent number: 8690614
    Abstract: A cable fixing method and a cable connecting part for a connector. In the cable fixing method and the cable connecting part, a part of a cable in a longitudinal direction is inserted into a metallic cylindrical part of a metallic case; and the cable is fixed to the metallic case by crimping the metallic cylindrical part which accommodates the part of the cable in the longitudinal direction in such a manner that 0.60?K?0.95 is established, when a cross-sectional area of the cable before crimping the metallic cylindrical part is A, a cross-sectional area of the cable after crimping the metallic cylindrical part is B, and B/A is a crimping ratio K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Eshima
  • Patent number: 8640333
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly has a plurality of formed elongate closed seam tubular elements attached to a carrier with each of the elongate tubular elements attached to the carrier via a tab. Scored creases are formed in the tabs for separating the elongate tubular elements from the assembly and scored creases are formed in the carrier for defining carrier strips. The carrier strip had a plurality of grouped elongate tubular elements. The electrical contact assembly is placed in a crimping die where at least one or more wires are inserting into selected elongate tubular elements. Pressure is applied to least one or more of the selected elongate tubular elements to produce bulk material deformation along a substantial portion of the elongate tubular elements to crimp the elongate tubular elements to the wires as electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Steven Lyford, Neil Clayton
  • Patent number: 8636390
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp, includes a pair of contacts for the electrical connection of the light emitting diode, wherein the pair of contacts includes two crimp contacts separated electrically from one another, each crimp contact including a conducting input including a conducting crimping skirt and a clinching zone intended to receive by clinching an electrical contact of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Cemm Thome SK Spol Sro
    Inventor: Olivier Middy
  • Patent number: 8622774
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes at least one grooved channel defined in an interior surface of the electrical contact along at least a portion the electrical contact disposed along a longitudinal axis. The portion is configured to axially receive a lead of a wire cable for attachment thereto and thereby allow the attached lead to at least engagingly make contact against a recessed surface of the grooved channel. The grooved channel has a depth and includes at a least one sidewall extending along the depth. The sidewall includes at least one section that angularly extends from the interior surface to a point recessed from the interior surface disposed on the sidewall along the depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt P. Seifert, William J. Palm, Bruce J. Serbin, Lisa L. Flauto
  • Patent number: 8585448
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Roland S. Timsit
  • Patent number: 8485853
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a knurl pattern disposed along at least a portion of an interior surface of the electrical contact. The portion receives a lead of a wire cable along a longitudinal axis and is attached thereto to form a crimp connection. The knurl pattern includes a plurality of recessed elements and each recessed element has a rhombus shape that includes inner corners. An orientation of a first pair of opposing, generally axial inner corners define an axial minor distance therebetween and an orientation of a second pair of opposing, inner corners define a major distance therebetween. The axial minor distance is less than the major distance. The recessed elements of the knurl pattern are especially suitable for engagement with an aluminum wire cable to form the crimp connection. A wire assembly that includes the crimp connection is associated with a cable harness disposed in a motorized vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt P. Seifert, William J. Palm, Lisa L. Flauto, Bruce J. Serbin
  • Publication number: 20130157524
    Abstract: An electric connecting terminal for connecting to an electrical conductor structure is described, with a serration arrangement, comprising a plurality of serration structures, for cutting into the electrical conductor structure being provided in a conductor-side section of the electric connecting terminal. In this case the serration arrangement has a gradient-shaped sharpness profile formed by heapings of material produced in an embossing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
    Inventors: Helge Schmidt, Uwe Bluemmel, Jochen Brandt
  • Publication number: 20130130569
    Abstract: The present invention is intended for pursuing cost cutting by making an exposed conductor of an electric wire smaller through use of a cover and enhancing electric connectivity between a crimp terminal and an electric wire. A metallic cover (30A) having at one longitudinal end thereof a half pipe region (31) having a circular-arc cross sectional shape and at other longitudinal end thereof an annular region (32) having a substantially circular cross sectional shape is fitted to a conductor (Wa) at an end of an electric wire (W). The half pipe region (31) is situated at a leading end of the conductor (Wa) so as to cover a space above the conductor, and the annular region (32) is fitted around an outer periphery of the conductor (Wa). The end of the electric wire (W) equipped with the cover (30A) is set on a bottom plate (21) of an electric wire connecting region (12) while the conductor (Wa) exposed outside an open area (31a) of the half pipe region (31) remains oriented toward the bottom plate (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Publication number: 20130130570
    Abstract: Disclosed is a crimp terminal (1) provided with a conductor crimp unit (3A) that has a base (4) and a swage unit (5), which extends from the sides of the base (4) and swages in such a manner that a conductor (20) on the base (4) is crimped. Circular serrations (10a, 10b) are multiply provided to the inner surface of the conductor crimp unit (3A). The serrations (10a, 10b) have different sizes according to region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Kousuke Takemura
  • Publication number: 20130040511
    Abstract: In a connection structural body, an aluminum electric wire tip part and a crimp terminal are connected to each other. The aluminum electric wire tip part is an exposed tip part of an insulated wire including an aluminum core wire and an insulating cover for covering the aluminum core wire. The crimp terminal includes a wire barrel section for pressure-bonding and thus connecting the aluminum electric wire tip part and is formed of a metal material having a higher potential than that of the aluminum core wire. The aluminum electric wire tip part is covered with a cover solder and/or a cover resin, pressure-bonded, and connected to the wire barrel section such that the aluminum electric wire tip part is covered with the cover and/or the cover resins, with no gap, from an insulating cover tip part to a rear end portion of the wire barrel section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc., FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Takashima, Kengo Mitose, Yukihiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8342894
    Abstract: A terminal fitting includes an open-barrel shaped electric wire crimping section for connecting a conductor of an electric wire to the terminal fitting by crimping. The electric wire crimping section has a clamping region in a range except for both ends of the electric wire crimping section in a wiring direction of the conductor. A fixing portion is formed by displacing a part of the clamping region of the electric wire crimping section to the conductor. Locking portions are disposed at both sides of the fixing portion in the wiring direction of the conductor with the fixing portion being located between them respectively. The locking portions are configured for coupling the fixing portion and a remainder of the electric wire crimping section to each other in a step-like way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Uchiyama, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Publication number: 20120295496
    Abstract: To prevent electric resistance between an electric conductor and a coupling part made of aluminum from becoming larger by stopping cold flow in an aluminum electric conductor, an end section of the aluminum electric conductor is crimped at a crimping section of the coupling part, multiple projections are formed in the crimping section, each of the projections has a truncated quadrangular pyramid shape and also has four inclined planes, the projections are pressed into the surface of the aluminum electric conductor but bases of the projections are not inserted, a distorted region is formed on the surface of the aluminum electric conductor along the inclined plane, thereby forming multiple independent regions, each surrounded by distorted regions, on the surface of the aluminum electric wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Mitsuru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8274795
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main body, a circuit board in the main body, a rear cover, at least one first conductive member exposed through the rear cover and electrically connected to the circuit board, and a support assembly. The support assembly includes a hollow support detachably connected to the rear cover, at least one second conductive member connected to the hollow support and staying in contact with the at least one second conductive member, and at least one cable extending through the hollow support and comprising a first end electrically connected to the at least one second conductive member, and a second end extending out of the hollow support for connecting with a peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hou-Xin Sun
  • Publication number: 20120214361
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a press bond terminal capable of easily ensuring compatibility between electrical connection performance and mechanical connection performance in the case of connecting a terminal to an electric wire by reducing a springback of a conductor crimp piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tatsuya Endo
  • Patent number: 8246390
    Abstract: An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Tensolite, LLC
    Inventors: David Charles Cecil, Jack Edgar Sutherland
  • Patent number: 8187043
    Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a bottom plate portion for mounting a wire conductor of a wire thereon, a pair of press-fastening portions extended respectively from opposite side edges of the bottom plate portion to press-fasten the wire conductor, a raised portion provided on the bottom plate portion, and that has slanting surfaces slanting along an axis of the wire conductor mounted on the bottom plate portion to form a curved shape projecting toward the wire conductor, and an auxiliary contact portion protrudingly formed on at least one of the slanting surfaces. The auxiliary contact portion is moved in a direction along the axis of the wire conductor by a pressing load applied for crimping the wire conductor so that the wire conductor is elongated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideto Kumakura, Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 8052492
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes a terminal crimped to a conductor. The terminal has a plurality of crimps spaced from one another and a transition crimp disposed therebetween. A method includes deforming the terminal about the conductor to define the plurality of crimps having different crimp heights, and deforming the terminal about the conductor to define the transition crimp between each of the plurality of crimps. The transition crimp has a crimp height different than each of the plurality of crimps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Albert Drew, William J. Palm, Bruce S. Gump, Mark David Baranski
  • Patent number: 8043131
    Abstract: A cable connector includes an electrical contact configured to receive a cable at one end, and an electrical component at another end. The contact can be constructed as a one-piece contact body or a two-piece contact body, and the contact body can include a cable lock that assists in retaining the cable in the contact body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventor: Hung Viet Ngo
  • Patent number: 7987592
    Abstract: An electrical connector for use with providing an electrical termination to an end of a cable having a conductor helically disposed between a core and a layer overlying the core. The connector includes a first portion having an opening sized greater than a diameter defined by the helically disposed conductor but less than a diameter of the layer. A second portion has an opening sized greater than a diameter defined by the helically disposed conductor. A third portion is configured to receive a conductor of a second cable. As a result of the end of the cable being sufficiently inserted through the opening of the first portion, the helically disposed conductor is exposed about a length of the cable extending through another side of the first portion and received in the opening of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Scott Good, Daniel E. Stahl, David F. Fleming
  • Publication number: 20110165801
    Abstract: A crimp terminal 10 for an aluminum electric cable includes: a crimping part 12 which is connected to a core wire 21 of an aluminum electric cable 20 by crimping; and serrations 15 formed in inner surfaces 13a, 14a of this crimping part 12. In the crimp terminal 10 for an aluminum electric cable, the crimping part 12 is formed into an almost U-shape by including a base 13 and paired crimping pieces 14, 14 formed unitarily with the base 13 on two sides of the base 13; the multiple serrations 15 extending in a direction orthogonal to a lengthwise direction of the core wire 21 are continuously formed in the inner surface 13a of the base 13 and inner surfaces 14a of the respective paired crimping pieces 14, 14; and multiple serrations 16 extending in the direction orthogonal to the lengthwise direction of the core wire 21 are formed in a top end 14c side of an outer surface 14b of each of the paired crimping pieces 14, 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Yasumichi Kuwayama, Goro Kuwayama
  • Patent number: 7909667
    Abstract: A crimp contact that includes an elongated contact body having loading and mating ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The contact body includes a contact wall that extends around the central axis and that defines a conductor-receiving passage of the contact body proximate to the loading end. The contact wall has an outer surface. The crimp contact also includes a sleeve wall that extends around the central axis and the outer surface of the contact wall proximate to the loading end of the contact body. The sleeve wall is sized to engage a crimping tool and the contact wall is configured to grip a conductor within the conductor-receiving passage when the sleeve and contact walls are deformed by the crimping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jared Evan Rossman, Andrew Charles Davison, Hung Wei Lord
  • Patent number: 7896712
    Abstract: An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Tensolite, LLC
    Inventors: David Charles Cecil, Jack Edgar Sutherland
  • Patent number: 7805838
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical connector includes winding a conducting wire around a carrier strip, cutting the carrier strip to a desired length, forming the carrier strip into a cylindrical member to form an inner tube subassembly, and inserting the inner tube subassembly into an outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hypertronics Corporation
    Inventors: Francis P. Morana, Mark M. Ayzenberg
  • Publication number: 20100206631
    Abstract: A one piece integral electrical terminal has a mount portion and a wire receiving portion. The wire receiving portion has a continuous annular interior wall having a contact portion with an integral oxide breaker especially suited to breaking through the oxide layer on aluminum wire. The wire receiving portion also has a sealing portion with at least one integral seal ring. An electrical cable is made by crimping the electrical terminal to an aluminum wire using a modified hexagonal crimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Peters, William L. Atenburg
  • Publication number: 20100184340
    Abstract: A connector contact assembly is provided, which includes a contact part for establishing electrical contact between a conductor of a cable or wire and a mating counter contact. The contact part includes a mating section and a crimping section, the crimping section includes a plurality of contact beams extending from the mating section and being arranged for engaging the conductor of the cable or the wire. The assembly further includes a crimping ferrule being adapted to be crimped onto at least a portion of the contact beams for fixing the contact part to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Bernardus Paagman, Ludwig Lange
  • Patent number: 7709743
    Abstract: An integrated insulator sealing and shielding assembly includes a rubber housing having a plurality of radial weathersheds and a tapered end adjacent an endmost radial weathershed. A metal fitting is disposed adjacent to the endmost radial weathershed and receives the tapered end. A collar assembly is disposed at an upper end of the metal fitting and includes two apertures between an outer surface thereof and the rubber housing for receiving a sealant. At least one sealing surface, preferably four, is disposed between the collar assembly and a bottom end of the rubber housing for securing the connection therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert A. Bernstorf, Bastiaan H. Van Besouw
  • Patent number: 7495172
    Abstract: A cable sealing end includes a base fitting configured for mounting on a base; a top fitting configured for securing an overhead conductor; an insulating body made of polymeric material; a conductive connection device configured to form a connection between a cable conductor and the top fitting; and a supporting element. The supporting element includes an elongated metal body; a top plate disposed on the elongated metal body and securable to the top fitting; and a metallic cylindrical structural component. The structural component projects into an interior of the insulating body and has a base flange disposed adjacent to the base fitting. The structural component has a length of one quarter to one third of a length of the insulating body. An entire length of the elongated metal body and the structural component, with the exception of the base flange, are embedded in the insulating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: NKT Cables GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Amerpohl
  • Patent number: 7491071
    Abstract: An end portion of a shielding layer is inserted between an inner tubular portion and an outer tubular portion of a shield ring by the use of a tubular pushing jig, and in this condition when a shield shell is inserted into the shield ring in a direction opposite to the direction of inserting of the shielding layer, the shield ring is pressed by the shield shell, so that a gap between the inner tubular portion and the outer tubular portion decreases, and the shielding layer is firmly held between the inner and outer tubular portions, thereby achieving a fixed condition of the shielding layer. Namely, the shield ring and the shield shell are fixed to the end portion of the shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hamai, Akihiro Nagao
  • Patent number: 7431619
    Abstract: A remote inspection device is provided for inspecting visually obscured locations. The device is generally comprised of a imager housing and a display housing disposed on opposite ends of a modular, flexible cable. An imaging device and one or more light sources are embedded in the end of the cylindrical imager housing. A display housing is coupled to the other end of the flexible cable and configured to be grasped by a user of the device. A display device supported by the display housing receives a video signal from the imaging device and converts the video signal to a video image. The flexible cable can be removably attached to other components with a detachable coupling. The detachable coupling is adapted to facilitate movement of the coupling through confined spaces and inhibit relative axial rotation. Components of the coupling can have tapered mating surfaces to inhibit longitudinal movement within the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Perceptron, Inc.
    Inventors: Al Boehnlein, Paul J. Eckhoff, Brandon Watt, Tye Newman, Jeffrey John Miller
  • Patent number: 7241185
    Abstract: An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Tensolite Company
    Inventors: David Charles Cecil, Jack Edgar Sutherland
  • Patent number: 7160156
    Abstract: A crimpable universal wire connecter assembly is conformable for use in connecting electrical wires to a post or terminal of an electrical component or for splicing together to other connecter bodies and includes an adapter which is dimensioned to facilitate connection of different gauge wires into one size of connecter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Randall A. Holliday