Abstract: A terminal for a compression connector, a terminal strip of interconnected terminals for compression connectors and a method for inserting a terminal into a compression connector housing. The terminal including a solder portion including an elongate main body extending along a first direction and a solder tail formed at one end of the main body and extending substantially perpendicular to said first direction; and a supporting member attached to the main body of the solder portion and extending substantially in said first direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a base and a tongue. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing by an insert-molding process. Each terminal has first and second positioning tabs formed transversely on the terminal and embedded into the tongue to prevent the terminal from inadvertently moving relative to the insulative housing.

Abstract: An electrical contact carrier strip includes a main body, a plurality of electrical contacts integrally formed with and connected to the main body, and a plurality of support tabs extending from the main body. Each of the support tabs includes a stem connected to the main body and a free expanded base that is aligned with and wider than the stem. The support tabs provide a clearance gap in which at least portions of the plurality of electrical contacts reside. The plurality of support tabs support the portions of the plurality of electrical contacts over a plane in which distal ends of each of the free expanded bases of the support tabs reside.

Abstract: An electrical contact carrier strip includes a main body, a plurality of electrical contacts integrally formed with and connected to the main body, and a plurality of support tabs extending from the main body. Each of the support tabs includes a stem connected to the main body and a free expanded base that is aligned with and wider than the stem. The support tabs provide a clearance gap in which at least portions of the plurality of electrical contacts reside. The plurality of support tabs support the portions of the plurality of electrical contacts over a plane in which distal ends of each of the free expanded bases of the support tabs reside.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a terminal for a board-mounting connector, wherein the terminal includes two L-shaped bent portions formed at its intermediate portion between its front and rear ends, a straight electrical contact portion formed at its front end, and a straight rear leg portion, the method includes a stamping operation applied to a stock to form a stamped-out terminal including the two bent portions, the electrical contact portion and the rear leg portion.

Abstract: A pin-carrier for a connector has a main panel defining a plane, a secondary panel, a first pin set with multiple first pins and a second pin set with multiple second pins being connected between the main panel and the secondary panel, wherein the first and second pins have connecting segments being raised or lowered relative to the plane. Therefore, manufacturing the pin-carrier requires fewer steps, fewer tools and since the pins are connected to both panels, has higher yields. Therefore, manufacturing the pin-carrier is low cost and convenient.

Abstract: A system and method for a ground bonding strap. The ground bonding strap includes a length of cable. The ground bonding strap includes multiple connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the cable. The multiple connectors being flattened in the cable and defining a pair of receptacles. The pair of receptacles are separated by an indentation.

Abstract: An interconnection element for coupling a component with a circuit board having a top side and a bottom side has a planar portion configured to be surface mounted on the top side of the circuit board to overlie an opening in the circuit board. An opening is formed in the planar portion to coincide with the circuit board opening. Opposing spring fingers are coupled to the planar portion, and each spring finger has a gripping leg extending downwardly toward the planar portion. The gripping legs are positioned on opposite sides of the opening in the planar portion and extend through the opening in the planar portion to extend into the board opening and capture a component lead that extends in the board opening from the bottom side of the circuit board.

Abstract: A laminated electrical contact strip includes a plurality of electrical contacts. Each electrical contact includes a pair of opposite first and second surfaces extending between a pair of opposite end portions. A pair of first and second dielectric layers are laminated over the plurality of electrical contacts such that the first and second dielectric layers hold the plurality of electrical contacts therebetween. The first dielectric layer is bonded to and covers a portion of the first surface of each of the electrical contacts. The second dielectric layer is bonded to and covers a portion of the second surface of each of the electrical contacts.

Abstract: Providing a chained-terminals body, which can be crimped to a flat circuit body in one process even if a terminal pitch thereof is small, the chained-terminals body is formed by piling a pair of chained-terminals sub-bodies. Each of the pair of chained-terminals sub-bodies includes first terminals or second terminals to be arranged in parallel to each other at even intervals. First cover clamp pieces of the first terminals and second cover clamp pieces of the second terminals are sifted alternately to each other in a direction along length of the terminals.

Abstract: A cable attachment includes a base portion bent such that a first end portion and a second end portion are oriented in the same direction; a plurality of first type of attachment portions that are arranged in spaced relation to each other along a length of the first end portion of the base portion; and a plurality of second type of attachment portions that are arranged in spaced relation to each other along a length of the second end portion of the base portion. The first type of attachment portions and the second type of attachment portions are alternately disposed in the length direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a wafer formed with a ground shield made from a non-conductive material made conductive with conductive particles disposed therein, thereby eliminating the necessity of the metal ground shield plate found in prior art connectors while maintaining sufficient performance characteristics and minimizing electrical noise generated in the wafer. The wafer housing is formed with a first, insulative housing at least partially surrounding a pair of signal strips and a second, conductive housing at least partially surrounding the first, insulative housing and the signal strips. The housings provide the wafer with sufficient structural integrity, obviating the need for additional support structures or components for a wafer. Ground strips may be employed in the wafer and may be formed in the same plane as the signal strips. The second, conductive housing may be connected (e.g., molded) to the ground strips and spaced appropriately from the signal strips.

Abstract: A method (10) of forming an electrically conducting feedthrough. The method (10) comprises a first step (11) of forming an electrically conductive structure (21) comprising a sacrificial component and a non-sacrificial component. At least a portion of the non-sacrificial component can then be coated with a relatively electrically insulating material (35) prior to removal of at least a portion of the sacrificial component from the electrically conductive structure. The structure of the feedthrough provides electrical connection through the wall of a housing of an implantable component while preventing unwanted transfer of materials between the interior of the component and the surrounding environment.

Abstract: The progressive die tooling component carrier is adapted to serve as a hinge connection between the components that it connects. The carrier allows for the reeling of a series of components for storage and transportation without causing the warping or bending of the components. Preferably, the hinge connection is achieved by providing the carrier with a compression, a perforation, or both a compression and a perforation. The carrier is designed to further minimize the scrap resulting from the removal of the carrier from the adjoining components.

Abstract: A method (10) of forming an electrically conducting feedthrough. The method (10) comprises a first step (11) of forming an electrically conductive structure (21) comprising a sacrificial component and a non-sacrificial component. At least a portion of the non-sacrificial component can then be coated with a relatively electrically insulating material (35) prior to removal of at least a portion of the sacrificial component from the electrically conductive structure. The structure of the feedthrough provides electrical connection through the wall of a housing of an implantable component while preventing unwanted transfer of materials between the interior of the component and the surrounding environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved connection for circuit substrates. The circuit substrates are connected at concave and convex portions at their ends. The concave portion is formed such that the inside width is larger than the entrance width. The convex portion fits into the concave portion. Thereby, a connected portion of the circuit substrates has increased tensile strength. Furthermore, abnormality of the connected portion of the circuit substrates may be easily perceived.

Abstract: A lamp socket with decreased number of components is presented. The lamp socket includes a socket housing and a power supply member. The socket housing has a connecting hole. The power supply member includes a first lamp connecting terminal and a second lamp connecting terminal. The first lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a first fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a first guide portion that extends from an end portion of the first fixing portion toward a first inner wall of the connecting hole. The second lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a second fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a second guide portion that extends from an end portion of the second fixing portion toward a second inner wall of the connecting hole.

Abstract: An electric distribution box for containing a distribution parts includes a first case, a second case that is attached to the first case, and a female-female terminal that has holding portions for holding and electrically connecting mating terminals. A first recess portion is provided on one of the first and second cases, and receives a part of the female-female terminal. A second recess portion is provided on the other of the first and second cases, and receives a remaining part of the female-female terminal. An inserting hole for inserting one of the mating terminal to contact with the female-female terminal is formed in at least one of the first and second recess portions.

Abstract: A conductive elastic component for electrically connecting an electronic device with a cradle includes a plurality of fingers, a first metallic plate connecting first ends of the plurality of fingers, and a second metallic plate connecting second ends of the plurality of fingers. Each finger has a first end for being mechanically connected to the cradle, a first segment spanning between the first end and a first point, and a second segment spanning between the first point and a second end. The second segment of each finger has a curved contact region for contacting the input node of the electronic device. An angle between a line connecting the first point and the first end and a line connecting the first point and the second end is an acute angle. In addition, the centerline along the lengths of the first and second segments resides in a same plane.

Abstract: Electrically conductive L-shaped blades are disposed in an insulative body as a mechanism for mechanically and electrically connecting circuit cards to circuit boards. In particular, the interconnection device herein provides a mechanism for providing greater thermal and electrical properties for connections from voltage regulator modules to high current conducting planes within a printed wire board while at the same time increasing the available bulk material cross-sectional area available for current flow.

Abstract: An electrical connection system comprises a female connector having a plurality of female terminals, and a male connector having a plurality of male blade terminals having projecting portions that plug into the plurality of female terminals respectively when the female connector and the male connector are mated. The male blade terminals are staggered having a first population with their tips at a first relative position and a second population with their at a second different relative position so that the first tips and the second tips do not touch and fully engage the mating female terminals and the plurality of male blade terminals at the same time thereby lowering the peak engagement force required for mating the female connector and the male connector. In an alternative arrangement, the female terminals, rather than the male blade terminals are staggered.

Abstract: A current bridge comprising an oblong support strip that has an end face, and a plurality of contact feet each having a first strip-shaped leg and a second strip-shaped leg. The contact feet extend from the end face of the support strip and are formed integrally with the support strip. The two legs each comprise a main face specified by their strip shape. The main faces of the two legs extend essentially parallel to one another.

Abstract: A circuit board connector has a housing 10 and terminal fittings (30) mounted in the housing (10). The terminal fittings (30) have board connecting portions (34) drawn out of the housing (10). The board connecting portions (34) are arranged on the surface of a circuit board (K) and connected with conductors on the circuit board (K) by soldering. Notches (36) are formed in lateral edges (37) of the board connecting portions (34) and have upward-sloped surfaces (39) to which solder (H) applied to the conductors adheres. A solder test is conducted by observing from above the adhered state of the solder (H) to the sloped surfaces (39) of the notches (36).

Abstract: Chained terminals have a carrier (1) with opposite first and second side edges and terminal fittings (2) coupled to the first side edge of the carrier (1). The carrier (1) is formed with feed holes (6, 7) in correspondence with the respective terminal fittings (2). A widened portion (8) is provided along the first side edge of the carrier (1) and the feed holes (6, 7) are deviated towards the second side edge along the width direction. Thus, strength can be increased by as much as the carrier (1) is widened, and production efficiency can be increased by increasing a conveying speed.

Abstract: A pierce joint terminal includes a base. The terminal includes a contact raised from an outer periphery of the base and configured to pierce a circuit member to be crimped for establishing electric contact with a conductor within the circuit member.

Abstract: A ground bus (4) for use with an electrical connector (1) includes a plane body (40) for electrical engagement with a corresponding ground contact of a mating connector, a number of solder tails (42) extending from the plane body and a carrier strip (46) connecting with the solder tails. The ground bus has a number of fingers (460) extending from the carrier strip. The fingers extend into space (320) between adjacent signal contacts (3) after the ground bus is assembled to the connector. Each solder tail (42) has a solder joint (420) for electrical connection to a printed circuit board (8). A bringing element (422) interconnects two adjacent solder tails at the solder joint.

Abstract: A pressfit terminal is to be inserted into a through hole defined in a substrate for electrically contacting with the through hole. The pressfit terminal includes a terminal main body and at least three protrusion portions. The at least three protrusion portions protrude outwardly from a surface of the terminal main body. At least part of the protrusion portions are arranged at intervals in a direction intersecting with an insertion direction of the terminal main body.

Abstract: The progressive die tooling component carrier is adapted to serve as a hinge connection between the components that it connects. The carrier allows for the reeling of a series of components for storage and transportation without causing the warping or bending of the components. Preferably, the hinge connection is achieved by providing the carrier with a compression, a perforation, or both a compression and a perforation. The carrier is designed to further minimize the scrap resulting from the removal of the carrier from the adjoining components.

Abstract: A pin contact installation assembly for a terminal has a pin contact tree and multiple pin contacts. The pin contact tree has multiple tabs formed integrally with each other and arranged abreast and multiple longitudinal posts. Each pin contact has a contact lead formed with and extending from a corresponding longitudinal post and a pin socket. Each pin socket comprises a limit, an upper clamp and a lower clamp. The limit is formed on the contact lead, and the upper and lower clamps are formed on the limit. The pin contacts can be assembled easily with a terminal bracket assembly to fabricate a terminal, which saves time during assembly of the terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for forming connections of a printed circuit board which is arranged within a signal receiver frame. The device comprises a plurality of connection elements (3a . . . 3k) whose end portions are bent, each end portion being provided with at least one projection (5). Between each time two connection elements (3a . . . 3k) there is provided a respective detainer (4a . . . 4j) whose end portion is also bent. The end portions of the connection elements (3a . . . 3k) define a plane which extends parallel to a plane defined by the end portions of the detainers (4a . . . 4j).

Abstract: An electrical connector having a terminal crossing over two adjacent terminal slots includes a base formed with terminal slots, and terminals disposed in the terminal slots. Each terminal has a fixing portion, an elastic arm and a pin. The fixing portion is clamped and positioned by the slot. The elastic arm has a lower arm and an upper arm. A bottom of the lower arm is connected to a bottom of the fixing portion. The lower arm extends from bottom to top. A top of the lower arm and the fixing portion define a gap. The upper arm extends, from the top of the lower arm, slantingly upwards through a top of the fixing portion to the adjacent terminal slot. A connection point is disposed near a distal end of the upper arm. The pin is positioned under the fixing portion and extends over a bottom of the base.

Abstract: There is provided electrical contact for circuit boards. Each leg of the pin section has a deformable segment that can expand or contract along the direction of the leg to alleviate stress created by relative movement of printed circuit boards and/or off-board components interconnected thereby. The deformable segments have members that project in opposing directions relative to the direction of the leg, so that the segments are symmetrical. In one embodiment, each leg has a deformable segment having a outwardly curved shape. In another embodiment, each leg has a deformable segment in the shape of a rectangular frame. The deformable segments define at least one opening where the two legs of the pin section are not overlapping, which breaks the capillary flow of solder between the legs. The amount of solder that flows into the electrical contact is selectively controlled by the selected placement of the deformable segments.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting two or more wires together electrically, having wire slots are oriented in a direction substantially parallel to each other, facilitating the use of only one operation to connect all wires; also retaining a terminated wires. Also methods for producing such connector, minimizing waste of production material, using such connector and configuring such connector at small dimensions and tolerances.

Abstract: A land grid array socket contact has a resilient contact that extends parallel to a base plate and is attached to at least one side walls of the base plate by a curved section angled approximately 180 degrees from the at least one side wall. The resilient contact has a free end for contacting a contact pad. A board terminal extends from a lower end of the base plate for connection to a circuit board. In another embodiment, the land grid array socket contact has a resilient contact extending from an upper end of a base plate. The resilient contact has an elongated slit substantially in a center of the resilient contact with respect to a direction of width and a free end for contacting a contact pad. A board terminal extends from a lower end of the base plate for connection to a circuit board.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical contact with a crimp ear from a flat ribbon of conductive material including applying a force to the ribbon to form an adjacent pair of approximately semicylindrical depressions on opposite sides of the centerline of the ear, shearing the ribbon at the depression bisectors to form a pair of legs on opposites of the centerline, and forming the legs into a predetermined shape about the centerline. Forming the legs includes straightening the legs and bending the legs to the appropriate predetermine relative angle. Optionally, the ear is coined. Optionally, serrations are inscribed across the ear.

Abstract: A coupling terminal unit (30) has terminal fittings (20) coupled in parallel by a coupling portion (31) and is stamped from a metallic plate so that the coupling portion (31) is extendible in an arranging direction of the terminal fittings (20). An arrangement pitch (A) of the terminal fittings (20) is narrower than an arrangement pitch of the terminal insertion holes (14). Then, since the coupled terminal unit (30) is stamped out such that the arrangement pitch (A) of the terminal fittings (20) is narrower than that of the terminal insertion holes (14), unnecessary portions between the terminal fittings (20) can be reduced. Thus, the utilization efficiency of a material for the production of the coupled terminal unit (30) can be improved.

Abstract: Header pins having improved positional stability and increased terminal retention are disclosed. The header pins have retention features spaced longitudinally apart and rotated around an axis. In one embodiment, two pairs of swaged retention features are created, spaced longitudinally apart, and the planes defining the retention features are displaced approximately ninety degrees (90°) apart. The pairs of retention features are disposed relatively near a central section of the header pin and at a distance from one another that is relatively less than the overall length of the header pin. A notch disposed in the body of the header pin is longitudinally spaced from the two pairs of retention features. Methods of making a header pin and improved methods of assembling a header block are also disclosed.

Abstract: Connecting bars for electrical appliances and devices, for different nominal currents, are configured in such a way that they are hollow. They may have only one or more than one cavity. The connecting bars have the same outer cross section for all current intensities, have different wall thicknesses, and consequently have differently sized cavities, for different current intensities. Consequently, the lead-through openings for the connecting bars in the respective switch housings of a type series can all be configured identically, corresponding to the dimensions for the connecting bars of the maximum current intensity.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of electrically connecting components of an implantable medical device are disclosed. One embodiment is an apparatus having at least one electrical connector comprising a tab section and a housing at least partially enclosing the electrical connectors, wherein the housing is molded into sealing engagement with the electrical connectors and the tab section is capable of removal from the electrical connector after the housing is molded.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contact assembly with non-coplanarity arrangement which includes a plurality of contacts and a contact belt. The contacts are stamped integrally in a piece of sheet metal. Each contact forms a solder portion, a connected portion and a conductive portion. The solder portions are aligned side by side and join the terminal belt as a whole. Each of the connected portions is extended from a free end of the solder portion. The conductive portions are aligned an arc shape and define a connecting end in one end thereof for joining integrated with the connected portion. As assembling, the plurality of contacts are assembled in a light pen as whole by once manipulation action.

Abstract: A connector comprising a body; a plurality of terminals and a plurality of signal contacts. The terminals are arranged in two substantially parallel rows on one face of the body. A signal contact is connected to each terminal and all of the signal contact extend from another face of the body in a single row substantially parallel to the row of terminals.

Abstract: A system includes a chassis and at least one mount apparatus mounted in the chassis. The chassis is arranged and configured to retain a plurality of mount apparatuses. The chassis includes a power bus having a plurality of power plugs for providing electrical power. The mount apparatus includes a power receptacle for receiving electrical power from one of the plurality of power plugs.

Abstract: A terminal disposed on a carrier strip, the terminal including a contact portion and a generally round barrel portion attached to the carrier strip. The barrel portion has a generally squared shoulder where the barrel portion meets the carrier strip. The squared shoulder facilitates completely cutting the terminal from the carrier strip.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LGA) chip with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing (10), and terminals (110) received in passageways (101) of the housing. The housing has a base (100) and sidewalls (102, 104), the base and the sidewalls cooperatively defining a space therebetween for retaining the LGA chip. Two sidewalls each define recesses (1021), thereby forming projections (1020). When terminals are installed near the projections, a carrier strip (11) connecting the terminals is bent so that connecting sections (111) of the carrier strip are received in corresponding recesses. The connecting sections are cut off, and the carrier strip is removed. The recesses enable the carrier strip to be manipulated so that sufficient space is made available for cutting off of the connecting sections without interfering with the sidewall. The projections provide precise fitting positioning of the LGA chip in the space.

Abstract: An integrated bus bar structure plate in which a plurality of bus bars are arranged on substantially the one plain face to form an electric power circuit, wherein after the bus bar structure plate having a whole shape in which a plurality of types of electric power circuits are formed by selecting any of the connection parts of the bus bars is separated is adhered to the control circuit board whereby, for example, a desired electric power circuit is formed among the connection parts of bus bars.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing includes steps described after. To make a plurality of metallic wires that are rolled in advance by a wire rolling tool into straight lines and to crimp the metallic wires. The metallic wires are penetrated through a round-profiled cutting machine to insert into a housing. To adjust a location of the housing and to regulate a predetermined length of each of the metallic wires. The metallic wires are cut by the round-profiled cutting machine according to the respective predetermined length as a plurality of terminals. The housing that accommodates with the terminals is ejected finally. The opposing distal end portion of the terminal is formed into a contoured profile to provide improved solderability thereby.

Abstract: In a mold for pressing an electric-wire clamping portion of a terminal, a lower side-wall mold part and an upper side-wall mold part are provided for pressing side walls connected to the electric-wire clamping portion. A pressure face substantially continuously connected to a pressure face of an upper conductor mold part is provided on one end side of the upper side-wall mold part. A taper face is provided on the other end side of the upper side-wall mold part so as to be enlarged toward the other end. Accordingly, side walls pressed between the lower side-wall mold part and the upper side-wall mold part are deformed so that the quantity of deformation at one end is near the quantity of compressive deformation of the electric-wire clamping portion and so that the quantity of deformation is reduced gradually toward the other end side. Thus, local stress concentration is not caused in the side walls so that cracks are prevented from occurring in the side walls.

Abstract: A main body includes a plurality of holes formed therein a main clip and includes an exterior contact portion positioned exterior to the main body, a first carrier strip connected to the exterior contact portion and located within the main body and a plurality of clips extending from this carrier strip, each position within a corresponding hole formed in the main body. A slave clip includes a carrier strip located within the main body and a plurality of clips extending from the carrier strip, each positioned within a corresponding hole of the main body to make the corresponding one of the clips of the main clip. The pair of the clips formed within each hole form a terminal to allow terminal portions of a grounding wire to be connected therein. A cap having a plurality of holes corresponding in position and size to the holes formed in the main body may be frictionally engaged in a hollow portion of the main body to complete the assembly. The same potential block (e.g.

Abstract: A contact insert subassembly (34) for a modular jack connector (200) is obtained by the following steps: stamping a contact strip (10) to form a group of contacts (20) which are interconnected by an end carrier (11) and a middle carrier (13), the middle carrier dividing the contacts into first and second portions (21, 22); bending the first portion into a soldering tail portion for the contacts; subjecting the contact strip to an insert molding to form an insulative block (30) around the middle carrier (13); cutting the end carrier and the middle carrier from the contacts; and bending the second portion to form a contacting portion for the contacts.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electrical connector (1) comprises the steps of: preparing a dielectric housing (2) defining a plurality of insertion slots therein; preparing a conductive contact strip (3a) comprising a plurality of contacts (3) and a carrier (3b) connecting with the contacts; preloading the contact strip into the housing; inserting a spacer (5) into the dielectric housing to position the contact strip, the spacer being inserted between an inner side surfaces (210) of the housing and mating portions (31) of the contacts; pulling the contact strip downwardly via a tool (4) gripping slots (35) defined in opposite sides of end portions (36) of the contacts; removing the spacer from the dielectric housing; severing the carrier and end portions of the contact strip; and bending mounting portions (34) of the contacts in an alternating manner.