Coaxial Connector Having Circuit-interrupting Provision Effected By Mating Or Having "dead" Contact Activated After Mating Patents (Class 439/944)
  • Patent number: 8808035
    Abstract: An audio jack connector (100) includes an insulating housing (1) and a number of contacts (2) assembled in the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a mating surface (111) with an insertion hole (14) through which an audio plug is inserted into a receiving channel (15) of the insulating housing, a rear surface (123) opposite to the mating surface, a mounting surface (121) facing to a printed circuit board, and a top surface (122) opposite to the mounting surface. The audio jack connector includes an insulative plate (4) attached to the rear surface of the insulating housing and a solidified glue portion (5) formed between the insulative plate and the insulating housing. The insulative plate defines a plurality of holes (41) through which the contacts extending out of the insulating housing. The rear surface of the insulating housing is sealed by the insulative plate and the solidificated glue portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Hui Wu, Wei-De Zhang
  • Patent number: 8414328
    Abstract: A coaxial connector to be attached to a coaxial change-over switch includes an insulated connector housing; an outer connector conductor provided outside the insulated connector housing and capable of connecting to an outer conductor of a coaxial cable; and a contact provided in the insulated connector housing to be movable for connecting to a center conductor of the coaxial cable. The contact has a first portion including a distal end portion and a second portion connected to the first portion via a bent section. The contact is mounted on a mounting section of the insulated connector housing, and is supported in a cantilever state at the second portion. The distal end portion is elastically displaced in a direction opposite to an attaching direction of the coaxial change-over switch when the distal end portion contacts with the coaxial change-over switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamakoshi, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8360792
    Abstract: A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conductors are connected by a second spring. Insertion of a coaxial cable connector within one of the front openings deflects the springs from the corresponding coaxial assembly and disconnects the center and shell conductors of the two assemblies. The jack may also be configured to provide an electrical connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly if a coaxial cable connector is inserted within the first coaxial assembly. The connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly may allow for selection of a desired electrical impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: M'hamed Anis Khemakhem, Jeffrey Louis Peters, Duane Sand
  • Patent number: 8303323
    Abstract: A plug structure is cooperated with a jack and includes an insulating body, a signal electrode, an elastic-conductive component, a first electrode and a second electrode. The signal electrode is disposed around the inner periphery of the insulating body. The elastic-conductive component is disposed at the signal electrode and electrically connected with the signal electrode. The first electrode is disposed in the insulating body and initially contacts with the elastic-conductive component. When the plug structure is connected with the jack, the elastic-conductive component is separated with the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed around the outer periphery of the insulating body. An electronic apparatus with the plug structure is also disclosed. The plug structure is capable of controlling the operation of the electronic apparatus, thereby reducing the cost for the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wan-Chen Peng, Shih-Kai Jiang
  • Patent number: 8287312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a female electrical connector having a contact volume for receiving a jack, a shell for securing the position of the connector relative to a substrate and a status switch, which is adapted to be operated by inserting the jack into the contact volume. In order to provide for a smaller connector, the present invention provides that the switch is at least partially integrated into the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Nederland BV
    Inventors: Martijn Riemeijer, Sjoerd Zwartkruis
  • Patent number: 8262398
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes an outer conductor having a tubular section and leg sections. A central conductor having a mating portion extends in an axial direction within the tubular section, and the mating portion is centrosymmetrical about a central axis thereof. A dielectric block holds said outer and central conductors. The mating portion has a contacting portion, a transitional portion and a guiding portion, the transitional portion joins the contacting portion and the guiding portion together, the transitional portion is larger than the guiding portion and smaller than the mating portion at diameters thereof; wherein an acute angle formed by the transitional portion and the central axis is larger than an acute angle formed by the guiding portion and the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: De-Jin Chen
  • Patent number: 8235750
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a coaxial inspection connector that is connectable to and disconnectable from a receptacle, the receptacle including an external conductor, a fixed terminal, and a movable terminal that is in pressed contact with the fixed terminal from below. Housing includes an end portion that contacts the external conductor. A probe extends vertically in the end portion. The probe is insulated from the housing, and includes a plunger. The plunger includes a plunger body and a tip. The plunger body contacts the fixed terminal when the external conductor contacts the end portion. The tip is an insulating portion disposed at a lower end of the plunger. The tip pushes the movable terminal downward and separates the movable terminal from the fixed terminal when the external conductor contacts the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Osaki
  • Patent number: 8172617
    Abstract: A radio-frequency connector consisting of a socket member and a plug member electrically connectable to the socket member is disclosed. The socket member or plug member has an impedance element mounted therein such that the impedance element is electrically connected to the metal casing and metal center pin of the socket member or plug member that carries the impedance element when the plug member is disconnected from the socket member, causing the impedance element to provide a terminal effect to insolate external electromagnetic noises; the impedance element is separated from the metal casing and metal center pin of the socket member or plug member that carries impedance element when the plug member is connected to the socket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: F Time Technology Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang Lin Peng
  • Patent number: 8066516
    Abstract: There is provided a coaxial connector having a good radio-frequency characteristic includes a main body having a hole, or opening for allowing a probe to be inserted, a fixed terminal is fixed to the main body, a movable terminal including a fixed portion fixed to the main body and a plate spring portion extending from the fixed portion toward the fixed terminal. The plate spring portion is in contact with the fixed terminal and in contact with the main body at its tips. The plate spring portion can be displaced by the probe in a direction away from the fixed terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hoshiba, Chikara Uratani
  • Patent number: 8033848
    Abstract: A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conductors are connected by a second spring. Insertion of a coaxial cable connector within one of the front openings deflects the springs from the corresponding coaxial assembly and disconnects the center and shell conductors of the two assemblies. The jack may also be configured to provide an electrical connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly if a coaxial cable connector is inserted within the first coaxial assembly. The connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly may allow for selection of a desired electrical impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: M'hamed Anis Khemakhem, Jeffrey Louis Peters, Duane Sand
  • Patent number: 7758377
    Abstract: A coaxial connector having locking projections is provided which can be press-fittingly attached to and detached from a groove of a receptacle plural times with a smaller load and has a longer life without increasing the height of the coaxial connector. A tubular portion of a housing is rounded and has a gap formed by opposite ends of the tubular portion. A first locking projection is formed at a position diametrically opposite to the gap and a second locking projection and a third locking projection are located at positions that are spaced away from the first locking projection by about 90° or more in a circumferential direction. A circumferential length of each projection is set to be smaller than a circumferential length of an interval between the first locking projection and the second or third locking projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 7726992
    Abstract: A RF connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a space section; an upper fixed contact and a lower movable contact are disposed on two opposite sides of the housing in a first direction, each of said upper fixed contact and said lower movable contact including a contact section in the space section and a solder tail exposed outside of the housing, the lower movable contact having on two opposite sides a pair of bending ends disposed which is a lying U-shape; and an upper case mounted upon the housing and defining a plug insertion passageway; and a metallic shell enclosing said upper case and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Leland Wang, Shih-Chi Hsiao, Jin-Liang Du, Jun Zhou, Zheng-Wang Wu, Shuo-Bin Ru
  • Patent number: 7654872
    Abstract: An audio jack connector includes a housing and a terminal group. The housing has an insertion hole extending inward from the front of the housing. The bottom of the base defines at least one signal terminal recess and an auxiliary terminal recess, a first aperture is defined in the bottom of the auxiliary terminal recess and communicates with the signal terminal recess. The terminal group has at least one signal terminal and an auxiliary terminal received in the signal terminal recess and the auxiliary terminal recess respectively. The signal terminal has a contact portion projecting into the insertion hole and an elastic portion extending from the end of the contact portion. The auxiliary terminal has a transverse fixed portion and a first connecting portion extending upward and then longitudinally from one end of the fixed portion. One part of the first connecting portion is jammed in the first aperture, and the other part of the first connecting portion projects into the signal terminal recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chin Lin, Bo Liu, Feng Zhu
  • Patent number: 7632121
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with a first connector element forming a socket, having a first body, a resilient return member, and a first central contact element having a first front end, the contact element being movable against the action of a resilient return member, at least in sliding relative to the first body; and a second connector element forming in particular a plug, arranged to be capable of being releasably connected to the first connector element, and the second connector element having a second body and a second central contact element with a second front end; the first and second central contact elements are arranged in such a manner that when the first and second connector elements are connected together, the contact elements bear one against the other via their front ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventors: Olivier Gonzales, Fabien Bourgeas
  • Patent number: 7632123
    Abstract: A surface mount connector includes a housing and a movable terminal attached to the housing. The movable terminal includes a movable section to be movable relative to the housing, an adhering section connected to the movable section and having an adhering surface relative to the housing, and a connecting section connected to the adhering section via a joining section. The adhering surface includes a groove extending toward the movable section having a first width. The movable terminal further includes an opening portion connected to the groove. The opening portion extends in a first direction crossing a second direction that the adhering section is connected to the movable section and having a second width larger than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7632112
    Abstract: An electrical contact component includes a base defining an external terminal to be mounted on a surface of a wiring board with a solder and a fitting portion having a substantially tubular shaped fitting periphery. The external terminal has a first principal surface opposing the surface of the wiring board, a second principal surface substantially parallel to the first principal surface, and sides substantially perpendicular to the first and second principal surfaces and connecting the first principal surface to the second principal surface. The fitting portion is continuously provided on the second principal surface. The fitting periphery of the fitting portion is electrically connected to the second principal surface and the sides of the external terminal by metal layers formed over their respective surfaces. The metal layer contains Ni as a principal constituent and Co, and the metal layer contains Au as a principal constituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Wakamatsu, Yuichi Maruyama, Nobushige Araki
  • Patent number: 7604514
    Abstract: A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conductors are connected by a second spring. Insertion of a coaxial cable connector within one of the front openings deflects the springs from the corresponding coaxial assembly and disconnects the center and shell conductors of the two assemblies. The jack may also be configured to provide an electrical connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly if a coaxial cable connector is inserted within the first coaxial assembly. The connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly may allow for selection of a desired electrical impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: M'hamed Anis Khemakhem, Jeffrey Louis Peters, Duane Sand
  • Publication number: 20090197446
    Abstract: A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front cable connection locations is disclosed. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and an outer shield conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conductors are connected by a second spring. Insertion of a coaxial cable connector within one of the front cable connection locations deflects the springs from the corresponding coaxial assembly and disconnects the center and shell conductors of the two assemblies. The jack may also be configured to provide an electrical connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly if a coaxial cable connector is inserted within the first coaxial assembly. The connection between the center and shell conductors of the second coaxial assembly may be through a resistor assembly allowing for selection of a desired electrical impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: M'Hamed Anis Khemakhem, Cyle Petersen
  • Patent number: 7553194
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (121) therein, at least one terminal (2) arranged in the housing, a sleeve (4) retained in an inside of the receiving cavity and a grounding contact (5) defining a clip portion (52) to lock the sleeve in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ning Wang, Zhi-Qiang Chen
  • Patent number: 7524211
    Abstract: A cross-connect module is disclosed herein. The cross-connect module includes a housing having a front end and a rear end. The rear end includes a rear wall defining connector mounting openings. First and second switching jacks are positioned adjacent the front end of the housing. Rear connectors mount within the connector mounting openings. Cables electrically couple the rear connectors to the switching jacks. A tracer lamp circuit including a power connector and a pin jack are also provided. In depicted embodiments, the rear connectors, the pin jack and the power connector are secured to the rear wall of the housing by snap-fit connections. The depicted module also includes a front cover having structure for providing snap-fit connections with the switching devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Norris, Shari K. Kluempke
  • Patent number: 7497710
    Abstract: A jack assembly having a body, a first conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a first jack at the first end of the body and a second jack at the second end of the body, a second conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a third jack at the first end of the body and a fourth jack at the second end of the body, and a spring assembly coupled to the body. The spring assembly includes first and second conductive arms extending from a non-conductive coupling device. Each arm includes a distal end having a bifurcated dual-beam configuration. Each arm is biased outwardly from the non-conductive coupling device so as to contact a respective one of the conductors. Each arm has a first position in electrical communication with the respective conductor and being movable to a second position electrically isolated from the respective conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Trompeter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Spink, Jr., Daniel E. DelVecchio
  • Patent number: 7465191
    Abstract: A coaxial connector adapted to be assembled to a coaxial cable includes a conductor shell, a dielectric housing and a connection terminal. The conductor shell has a sleeve portion. The dielectric housing has a base portion received in the sleeve portion of the conductor shell. A terminal groove is defined in the base portion. The connection terminal received in the terminal groove has a connection portion and a contact portion adapted for connecting a mating extending downward from the connection portion. A locking arm is bent upward and extending along the extending direction of the connection portion from an end thereof, a free end of the locking arm protrudes toward the connection portion to form a fixing tooth for griping an inner conductor of the coaxial cable arranged between the connection portion and the locking arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7402058
    Abstract: A plug connector consisting of a plug body (1) and an engaging part (2) is provided with short-circuiting contacts (9, 10) within the plug body. The engaging part (2) includes at least one separating element (11) of insulating material that is inserted between the short circuit contacts (9, 10) when plug body (1) and engaging part (2) are inserted to interrupt the short circuit. For the purpose of simpler matching to the quantity of conductors to be short-circuited and to be connected, the plug body (1) and the engaging part (2) each consist of modules (3, 4) that may be stacked one upon the other and are assigned to each of the conductors within the plug body (1) that are of varying polarity and that are to be short-circuited. The short circuit contacts (9, 10) of the plug body (1) are so arranged on the modules (3) that each is extended to the short circuit contacts (9, 10) working together for two adjacent plug body modules (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Hoemann, Rudolf Merz, Heinz Reibke
  • Patent number: 7361038
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Microswitch connector (11), having an insulating housing (13) with a contact chamber (31) with an insertion opening (15) and a contact switch spring (25) arranged in the contact chamber (31). The housing (13) has an electrically conductive stop (59) on a side of the contact chamber (31) remote from the insertion opening (15) for making a first external electrical connection. The contact switch spring (25) has a spring bend connecting a fixed leg (37) to a switch leg (39). The fixed leg (37) is fixed in the housing (13) outside the insertion path of the plug-in contact with a connection end (45) for making a second external electrical connection, and the switch leg (39) extends obliquely into the insertion path in the direction of the stop (59) and pivotal resiliently relative to the fixed leg (37) with a free end (57) pre-tensioned to rest against the stop (59).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Marcel Duquerroy, Sébastien Kempter, Blaise Rithener
  • Patent number: 7338329
    Abstract: A power connector comprising a dielectric housing, having an insertion face and a mounting face. The dielectric housing defining a first mounting passage and a second mounting passage communicating with each other. A first terminal, having a contacting portion inserted into the first mounting passage. A second terminal, having a main body, a first contacting section, a second contacting section, and a first pressing section. The first contacting section is bent from a front end of the main body and extends forwardly, the first pressing section bent from an edge of the main body and extends above the first contacting section. The second contacting section of the second terminal being bent 180 degrees from a rear end of the main body thereof and extending forwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Shi-Zheng Yang
  • Patent number: 7264493
    Abstract: A coaxial jack has an electrically groundable housing including first and second ports, a printed circuit board supporting a terminating element and conductive traces, and a center conductor disposed within the electrically groundable housing. The center conductor extends through a hole in the printed circuit board and is normally coupled to the electrically groundable housing contact through the terminating element and the conductive traces. A grounding spring has a leaf spring that acts as switch to break the coupling when a plug is inserted into the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Switchcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Cooper, Zenon Sliczniak
  • Patent number: 7238035
    Abstract: A normal-through jack that includes a housing, wherein a first and second coaxial conductor and a switch are enclosed within the housing. The housing includes a front portion and a back portion. The front portion has a first access port and a second access port extending therefrom, and the back portion has a first coaxial cable-connector and a second coaxial cable-connector extending therefrom. The first coaxial conductor extends between the first coaxial cable-connector and a first end of a resistor, wherein a second end of the resistor is coupled with the first access port. The second coaxial conductor extends between the second access port and the second coaxial cable-connector. The switch is adapted to provide an electrical connection between the first coaxial conductor and the second coaxial conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Trompeter Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Kevin Silver
  • Patent number: 7214091
    Abstract: An audio/video mainframe shaped as an auto head includes mainly a frame shell with a front side shaped as an auto front head. Plural A/V output/input terminals and a power terminal are located at two corners of an upper section of the front side, able to be covered by two covers respectively. Two speakers shaped as grilles are placed between the covers. Therefore, it can save the space effectively for the frame shell by setting the A/V output/input terminals 30 and the power terminal 50 at the corners of the front side, and it is very convenient for peripheral lines and a power line to plug into terminals from any direction according to practical need. Further, the A/V output/input terminals and the power terminal can be hidden by the covers, providing an integrated appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Ceramate Technical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Wang
  • Patent number: 7156675
    Abstract: The invention provides a coaxial connector with a switch in which the life property and contact reliability of a movable contact piece portion are improved, which is further miniaturized and low-profiled than the conventional art, and in which the component configuration is simple, and hence the production cost is low. According to the coaxial connector 1 with a switch, in accordance with fitting with a counter connector, a plug pin 100 is elastically contacted with the plug pin contact portion 57 of a movable contact piece portion 51, and the movable contact piece portion 51 is displaced in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of insertion and extraction of the plug pin against the spring force, and separated from the stationary contact portion 41.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagata, Toru Imai
  • Patent number: 7131846
    Abstract: Integrated unit (1) having a connector (3) mounted on a printed circuit (2), the connector having a support (4) in which are placed a first blade (5) and a second blade (10) linked to the printed circuit, the first blade having on an upper side (8) of the support, an extension (7) forming an antenna (6). This first blade is preferably formed by the metallisation of the plastic support. The second blade comes into contact with the first blade. The support has a cavity (18) to receive a coaxial plug (25) and thus to switch the connection between the first and second blades, for a new connection between this second blade and the coaxial plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: FCI
    Inventors: Stephane Barlerin, Antoine Fares-Karam
  • Patent number: 7097480
    Abstract: A connector with a switch comprises a housing for defining a terminal accommodation chamber opened through a plug pin insertion hole. A fixed terminal and a switch terminal are held by the housing. The switch terminal comprises a U-shaped section opened toward the plug pin insertion hole in the terminal accommodation chamber. The U-shaped section is elastically deformable in a direction crossing the direction of plug pin insertion. The switch terminal is switched from a state in which it is brought into contact with the fixed terminal to a state in which the contact thereof with the fixed terminal is cut off as the U-shaped section is deformed in the direction crossing the direction of plug pin insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukuzaki, Yoichi Kasamaru
  • Patent number: 7094088
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a movable contact (23) and a fixed contact (22). The insulative housing defines a receiving hole (12) for receiving a mating plug (4) therein. The movable contact comprises a base portion (230) received in the insulative housing. A flexible portion (231) and a connecting portion (232) both extend from the base portion. The fixed contact comprises a base portion (221) received in the insulative housing. Two separated contacting portions (222) and a soldering portion (223) both extend from the base portion. The contacting portions of the fixed contact disconnect the flexible portion of the movable contact only when the mating plug is completely inserted into the receiving hole of the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ning Wang, Guang-Ming Zhao
  • Patent number: 7086867
    Abstract: The outer conductor is comprised of a first outer conductor (3) and a second outer conductor (4). The first outer conductor (3) and the second outer conductor (4) are connected to each other by attaching them to an insulating housing (1) and contacting the contact section (48) of the second outer conductor (4) to the first outer conductor (1). The backsides of the switching terminal (20) and the connecting terminal (21) are covered by a backside shielding section (43), and the lead section provided on the backside shielding section (43) is arranged between the lead section (20B) of the switching terminal (20) and the lead section (21B) of the connecting terminal (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Tetsuya Ozaki
  • Patent number: 6908343
    Abstract: An earphone jack includes an insulative housing and conductive first, second and third contact members. The insulative housing has opposite front and rear ends, and is formed with a plug insertion hole that extends from the front end to the rear end. The plug insertion hole has front and rear hole sections adjacent to the front and rear ends of the insulative housing, respectively. The insulative housing is formed with a first contact mounting portion adjacent to the front end of the insulative housing, and a second contact mounting portion between the first contact mounting portion and the rear end of the insulative housing. The conductive first and second contact member are mounted on the insulative housing at the first and second contact mounting portions, respectively, and extend into the front hole section. The third contact member has a pair of prongs that extend into the rear hole section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Excel Cell Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Ming Hu
  • Patent number: 6902408
    Abstract: A coaxial electrical connector comprises an outer conductor (10) having a tubular section (11); a central conductor (20) having a contact section (21) extending in the axial direction in the tubular section (11); and a dielectric block (30) molded to hold together both the conductors (10, 20). The central conductor (20) has a radial section (22) extending outwardly in the radial direction from the bottom of the contact section (21) and a connection portion (23A) on the bottom face of the radial section (22) for contact with a circuit board. The central conductor 20 has a surface-processed portion so as to form at least one of a raised portion (24) and an indented portion (22A) and is in contact with the dielectric block at the surface-processed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamane
  • Patent number: 6881082
    Abstract: A connection arrangement includes a first connector (12) with an opening leading to first and second contacts (14, 16), where the first contact includes a beam (40) that is biased upwardly against the second contact but which can be depressed out of engagement with the second contact. The beam is depressed by a plug inner contact (32) of a mating second connector (30) that passes into the opening and depresses the beam, in an arrangement that assures firm engagement of the plug inner contact with the beam despite small beam movement. A stop (70) lying under the beam, limits its downward movement by the plug inner contact. The plug inner contact is spring biased downwardly with respect to the second connector frame (36) but can move up, so the second connector can continue to move down a short distance after the plug inner contact has pushed the beam against the stop, to enable-full engagement of largely coaxial outer contacts (26, 34) of the first and second connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jordan, Ian James Stafford Gray
  • Patent number: 6843673
    Abstract: A coaxial connector structure including an insulating member, a fixed metal terminal, a movable metal terminal and a conductive shade. The insulating member includes a bendable connecting section, an insulating seat and an insulating cover connected with the insulating seat via the connecting section. The insulating seat is formed with multiple insertion sockets. The fixed and movable metal terminals are formed with insertion plates which can be inserted and located in the insertion sockets. When assembled, the respective parts and internal elements of the insulating seat and insulating cover are easily accurately located so that the assembling procedure is simplified and the quality of the product is enhanced. The conductive shade is firmly located around the insulating member to cover the same so as to shield the product from electromagnetic wave and enhance the connecting strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Speed Tech Corp.
    Inventors: Lun Ting Liu, Ching Lung Liu, Shun Yung Chang
  • Patent number: 6817876
    Abstract: A switching coaxial jack has an electrically grounded housing that supports first and second connectors at a first end of the housing and third and fourth connectors at a second end of the housing. A first center conductor is disposed within the first connector, a second center conductor is disposed within the second connector, a third center conductor is disposed within the third connector, and a fourth center conductor is disposed within the fourth connector. A sliding switch within the housing has a first position that electrically couples the first and third center conductors to one another and a second position that electrically couples the first center conductor to one of the second center conductor and the terminating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Switchcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Cooper, Zenon Sliczniak
  • Patent number: 6808405
    Abstract: In a coaxial connector, signal lines are switched over by mounting and dismounting a probe having a central contact, and fixed yoke terminals, a movable terminal, and a permanent magnet constitute a magnetic circuit. When the probe is dismounted, the contact portions are connected by the magnetic force of the permanent magnet. When the probe is mounted, the contact portions are disconnected against the magnetic force such that the central contact pushes a protrusion portion of the movable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Uratani, Takekazu Okada, Yuichi Maruyama, Yuichi Kushihi
  • Patent number: 6790047
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with a switch can be used even when an internal ANT and an RF circuit on a printed wiring board are inversely arranged by mounting the connector through the reverse mounting. The connector is mounted on a printed wiring board by engaging a notch portion in an edge thereof and comprises a normally closed terminal, a common terminal, an insulator, a shell, and a housing. A pair of connecting portions of the shell are horizontally symmetric with respect to a vertical plane passing the center or nearly the center of the housing. The connecting portions of the normally closed terminal and the common terminal are also horizontally symmetric with respect to the vertical plane. A top surface and a bottom surface of each of the connecting portions are vertically symmetric with respect to a horizontal plane passing the centers or nearly the centers of the connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Togashi
  • Patent number: 6761571
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with a switch comprises an insulative housing (22) having an opening (35), an outer conductor (23) provided outside the insulative housing (22), a fixed terminal (24) having a contact portion (40), and a movable terminal (25) having a fixed portion (42) and a cantilevered flexible portion (44). The flexible portion (44) has at least one cut-off portion (47). When a central conductor (29) of a coaxial plug (26) is plugged into the opening (35), the flexible portion (44) separates from the contact portion (40) to switch a signal circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Hida
  • Patent number: 6712628
    Abstract: The invention concerns the devices which make it possible to connect a plug (116) to a radio frequency circuit (207) whilst simultaneously breaking the connection from this radio frequency circuit to an antenna circuit (201). It consists in using the ends of the earth plane (203) and of the antenna circuit (201) in order to directly establish respectively contact between the external casing (116) of the plug with the earth plane (203) when the plug is connected, and contact between a spring connector (204) itself connected to the radio frequency circuit (207) and the antenna circuit (201) when the plug is disconnected. This spring connector (204) is held captive in a cylindrical protrusion (213) on the support (202) for the antenna circuit and the earth plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Villain, Bertrand Cupif, Frédéric Vogel
  • Patent number: 6677520
    Abstract: A telecommunications cable management system includes fanning trays and management panels, including slidable drawers, mounted to a rack for management of cables. The fanning tray includes fingers for managing vertical cables. The cables extend horizontally through the fanning tray. The fanning tray includes hinges to access the space or the rack behind the fanning tray. A lock holds the fanning tray in the pivoted up position. One drawer includes slack management devices including a radius limiter that selectively releases to release slack at desired times. A slidable termination panel can be mounted in another drawer to allow greater access to the panel. The fanning trays and drawers are mounted to a rack for managing and connecting the cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Kim, Michael J. Wentworth, Trevor D. Smith
  • Patent number: 6666699
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a synthetic resin insulating case having a lower insulating case and an upper insulating case, a metallic fixed terminal, a movable terminal, and an external terminal. The terminals are fixed to the upper insulating case by heat welding. Thereafter, the solid portions of the terminals are sandwiched between the insulating cases and the lower and upper insulating cases are assembled in only one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikara Uratani
  • Patent number: 6659784
    Abstract: In order to switch, especially aerials, between two channels while at the same time ensuring pressure contact with a sufficiently wide contact area, a connector (1) is made which includes a resilient switching blade (3) provided with a side arm (4). This side arm (4) ensures linear contact with a pin (7) of another connector, especially a coaxial connector (70). This improvement means that such a connector is simple to use, to mount on a printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors Inc.
    Inventors: Mickael Klein, El Mostafa Zindine, Herve Le Gallic, Bernard Robert
  • Patent number: 6589062
    Abstract: A switching coax jack module and jack component provide for a removable DSX jack which can be slid into and out of the front of a jack module housing without disconnecting other components of the jack module and without disconnecting the module from a chassis. The jack includes a projecting post, and two rear ports. The post and rear ports cooperate with a rear interface unit including two projecting plugs, and a port for the post. The rear interface unit may include a switch activated by the post for disconnecting two of the rear connectors of the module when the jack is mounted to the module and engaged with the rear interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Ogren, David J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 6533437
    Abstract: A light unit for use in a series circuit has a mechanical switch for providing an alternate circuit path around the leads of a bulb when the bulb is loose or removed. The mechanical switch is biased toward a closed position such that, when the bulb is removed from the light unit, the switch closes to provide the alternate circuit path. The switch is displaced to an open position when a bulb is secured to the light unit to break the alternate circuit path and route electricity through the bulb. A shunt assembly having a high resistance element and a retainer can be secured within a socket cavity of the light unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph M. Ahroni
  • Patent number: 6520785
    Abstract: A switch-equipped coaxial connector comprises an insulative housing (2) having a hollow section (14) and a bottom plate (15) between the hollow section (14) and the board, a fixed terminal (3) attached to the insulative housing (2) from side and having a contact section (25) provided within the hollow section (14), a movable terminal (4) attached to the insulative housing (2) from side and having a movable section (33) biased upwardly within the hollow section (14) to make contact with the contact section (25), a central conductor (5) for sliding in the axial direction of the insulative housing (2), a spring member (6) for supporting the central conductor (5), and an outer conductor (7) provided outside the spring member (6) and the insulative housing (2) such that when the central conductor (5) is depressed, the movable section (33) is separated from the contact section (25) of the fixed terminal (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Hida
  • Patent number: 6409544
    Abstract: A network data transmission cable connector is constructed to include a connector plug, a plastic conductor holder block and a metal shield respectively mounted in the connector plug and adapted to guide the electrically insulated conductors of the twisted pairs of a cable into contact with respective metal terminals in the connector plug, the metal shield having a corrugated configuration adapted to separate the twisted pairs of the cable, for enabling the first, second and third twisted pairs of the cable to be separately supported above the metal shield and the two electrically insulated conductors of the fourth twisted pair of the cable to be separately supported below the metal shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Lorom Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin Hsing Wu
  • Patent number: 6402553
    Abstract: A plug connection arrangement or electrical connector includes at least one plug element with an electrical contact member to produce an electrical connection of a cable with a complementary contact member and a connection housing with at least one plug-holding fixture with the complementary contact member. An electrical shielding of the connection housing has a flexible shield contact spring extending into the plug-holding fixture and pre-biased for contacting the complementing contact member of the plug-holding fixture. A coaxial insulating body surrounds the contact member of the plug element in a contact-proof and shock-proof manner. A groove extends in the plug element exterior surface in a longitudinal direction, and holds the contact spring end part upon the insertion of the plug element into the plug-holding fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Nicolay Verwaltungs-GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Schwarz, Edwin Muz