With Vacuum Applying Means. E.g., Suction Cup Patents (Class 439/41)
  • Patent number: 10770858
    Abstract: A pick and place cap is configured to facilitate picking and placing a connector when the cap is assembled to the connector. The cap includes a top wall having a first engaging feature for engaging a back side of the connector, and opposing side walls each having a second engaging feature for engaging a bottom portion of the connector. The cap is configured to be assembled to and unassembled from the connector along each of two mutually orthogonal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Rao L. Vittapalli, Kok Hoe Lee, Yunlong Qiao, Saujit Bandhu
  • Patent number: 10680392
    Abstract: An electrical charging station includes a main housing and a separate receptacle housing, both configured for coupling to a furniture article. The charging station includes an electrical output connector that is accessible at the receptacle housing, a self-contained electrical power source such as a rechargeable battery inside the main housing, and a wiring harness electrically disposed (and directing power) between the self-contained electrical power source and the electrical output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Joseph D. Ward
  • Patent number: 10136545
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power module including a substrate and a modular housing structure. The substrate includes an electronic element disposed thereon. The modular housing structure is disposed on the substrate and located around the electronic element. The modular housing structure includes a plurality of sidewalls configured to connect with each other detachably. Each sidewall includes two connecting elements disposed on two opposite ends thereof respectively. The two connecting elements of any one of the sidewalls are connected to two corresponding connecting elements of two adjacent sidewalls respectively. Consequently, the numbers and connections of the sidewalls are adjustable and varied according to the size of the substrate so as to avoid the waste of space and enhance the power density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Kai Lu, Zhenqing Zhao, Shouyu Hong, Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 9706936
    Abstract: A sensor instrument for generation of electrocardiograms, in particular for cardiac computed tomography, has two electrodes, an electronic module and a support, wherein multiple suction elements for affixing the support to the body of a subject (are positioned on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thilo Hannemann, Andre Henning
  • Patent number: 8986019
    Abstract: An electrical connector a semiconductor processing tool is provided. The electrical connector comprises a male connector part having pins and a first holder in which the pins are mounted and a female connector part having sockets and a second holder in which the sockets are mounted. The male connector part is configured to mate with the female connector part, and at least one of the male connector part and the female connector part has an air extraction conduit of which one end communicates with a vacuum pump and the other end communicates with a space formed between the male connector part and the female connector part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: den Edwin Hartog, de Chris G.M. Ridder
  • Patent number: 8905765
    Abstract: An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, includes a base having two posts. A plurality of contacts is received in the base. A carrier defines a center opening to receive the electronic package and two holes corresponding to the posts. The holes of the carrier cooperate with the posts of the base to guide the carrier loading the electronic package mount to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chi Yeh
  • Publication number: 20140315396
    Abstract: An electrical connector a semiconductor processing tool is provided. The electrical connector comprises a male connector part having pins and a first holder in which the pins are mounted and a female connector part having sockets and a second holder in which the sockets are mounted. The male connector part is configured to mate with the female connector part, and at least one of the male connector part and the female connector part has an air extraction conduit of which one end communicates with a vacuum pump and the other end communicates with a space formed between the male connector part and the female connector part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: den EDWIN HARTOG, de Chris G.M. RIDDER
  • Patent number: 8866336
    Abstract: A line voltage device with an auxiliary power connection for a bathing installation. An exemplary embodiment of the device includes a housing structure, and a primary electrical power connection connected to the housing structure and including a primary wiring cable for connection to a line voltage source. A load system is disposed within or adjacent the housing and configured for powered operation by electrical power from the primary electrical power connection. An auxiliary power connection is provided for electrical connection to a separate bathing installation device to provide power to the separate device. A wiring circuit is disposed within or adjacent the housing structure and electrically couples the primary electrical power connection and the auxiliary power connection so that line voltage power is shared between the load system and the separate bathing installation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Balboa Water Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Graham J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 8747120
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) comprises an insulating housing having a plurality of terminals received therein and a pick-up cap removably assembled to the insulating housing for carrying and placing the CPU onto the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a plurality of receiving slots sunk from top surfaces of two sidewalls thereof and a plurality of wedge-shaped grooves disposed between the receiving slots on one same sidewall. The pick-up cap defines a plurality of hooks extending therefrom for buckling to the insulating housing. The pick-up cap also defines a plurality of latches corresponding to the receiving slots and a plurality of releasing arms corresponding to the grooves. The latches received in the receiving slots can clasp the CPU to retain the CPU on the pick-up cap and be released the CPU when the releasing arms are pulled outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Albert Harvey Terhune, IV
  • Patent number: 8592881
    Abstract: An organic light emitting element includes an organic light emitting diode formed on a substrate, coupled to a transistor including a gate, a source and a drain and including a first electrode, an organic thin film layer and a second electrode; a photo diode formed on the substrate and having a semiconductor layer including a high-concentration P doping region, a low-concentration P doping region, an intrinsic region and a high-concentration N doping region; and a controller that controls luminance of light emitted from the organic light emitting diode, to a constant level by controlling a voltage applied to the first electrode and the second electrode according to the voltage outputted from the photo diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-gyu Lee, Byoung-deog Choi, Hye-hyang Park, Ki-ju Im
  • Patent number: 8529275
    Abstract: An assembled component includes a plurality of electrical connectors to be disposed on a circuit board in a specific positional arrangement; and an electrical connector cap attached to the electrical connectors for joining the electrical connectors before the electrical connectors are disposed onto the circuit board. The electrical connector cap includes a main body extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on a plane parallel to the circuit board and a first fitting section including a first reference surface. Each of the electrical connector includes a second fitting section for engaging the first fitting section. The second fitting section includes a second reference surface for contacting with the first reference surface, so that the electrical connectors are arranged in the specific positional arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koichi Kagotani
  • Patent number: 8282399
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having an opening portion in an upper surface thereof including a width edge in a short side direction and a side edge in a long side direction; a terminal disposed in the housing; and a suction member detachably attached to the housing. The suction member includes a plate portion for covering the housing and an attachment portion for attaching to the housing at a middle portion of the side edge. The plate portion includes an attachment region between both end portions of the attachment portion in the long side direction and a non-attachment region outside the attachment region extending to a distal end portion of the plate portion in the long side direction. The non-attachment region includes a deformable portion with a free end portion to be deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Masakazu Ezaki, Toshiyuki Takada
  • Patent number: 8277228
    Abstract: A connector set includes at least one of a header and a socket and a jointer. The jointer extends in a direction and is configured to couple the header and the socket so as to be in parallel with each other. The jointer includes first jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions thereof and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and which are configured to engage first connecting portions provided at both end portions of the header, and second jointer connecting portions provided at both end portions of the jointer body and extending in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and which are configured to engage the second connecting portions provided at both end portions of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Youji Miyazaki, Kenji Ookura
  • Patent number: 8206158
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a pick-up cap assembled to the electrical connector. The electrical connector has an insulative housing defining a substantially rectangular cavity in a middle thereof and a plurality of contacts received in the cavity. The pick-up cap includes a main portion with a planar top surface and a plurality of latching arms extending from two opposite edges of the main portion for engaging with the electrical connector. Each latching arm has an engaging arm extending in a direction for engaging with the electrical connector and a pressing arm extending in an opposite direction. When the pressing arm is pressed inwardly, the engaging arm expands outwardly to release the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Jia-Hau Liu
  • Patent number: 8142201
    Abstract: A pick-up cap includes a main portion having a planar top surface with a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. Four latches are positioned at the two ends of the main portion and extend from the main portion, respectively. Each latch has a hook extending downwardly. And a supporting portion extending downwardly and being adjacent to the hook. The supporting portion is lower than the hook in a vertical direction to engage with an insulative housing to protect the hook during the pick-up cap is disassembled from the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 8137121
    Abstract: A fastener for securing a chip module onto a circuit board includes a fixing bracket mounted on the circuit board; a pressing frame covering the chip module; a lever having a driving portion and a shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is formed by extending and bending from the driving portion, with the shaft portion running through the fixing bracket and the pressing frame for controlling the forward and backward rotation of the pressing frame; a protective cover mounted on the pressing frame, wherein a projection portion is formed on a bottom surface of the protective cover and located at the rear end of the chip module, and the projection portion has a slant surface adjacent to the chip module; and thereby, when the pressing frame moves forward, the slant surface presses against the chip module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Jiun Dai
  • Patent number: 8100698
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. Each contact includes a body portion, a spring portion and a soldering tail. The insulative housing includes a smooth top face, a plurality of generally parallel ridges extending from an opposite face to the top face to provide with interposed grooves between every adjacent ridges. The body portions of the contacts are individually engaged in the corresponding grooves and the spring portions extend forwards beyond a front face of the housing. The insulating housing includes a mounting face opposite to the smooth top face for confronting with a printed circuit board and the soldering tails extend downwards beyond the mounting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 7955086
    Abstract: A socket connector includes an insulative housing defining an upper surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of contacts received in the housing, and a pick up cap assembly mounted upon the housing and covering the contacts. The pick up cap assembly includes a pick up cap having an opening exposed to contacts, and a deformable shield secured onto the pick up cap and covering the opening. The shield includes two layers having different coefficient of thermal expansion so that the shield warps upward when exposed to a heat, allowing heat to reach to the upper surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Gregory Howell
  • Patent number: 7946865
    Abstract: A pick-up cover adapted to be mounted to a connector which includes an L-shaped insulating body with a base body and a prop body perpendicularly extending upward, includes a pick-up board mounted on the connector, two clipping boards extending downward from two opposite ends of the pick-up board to clip the insulating body therebetween, and prop boards protruding downward from a front of a bottom surface of the pick-up board and abutting on the base body to strengthen the pick-up board. The pick-up board has a flat top surface for the convenience of the pick-up cover being picked up by a SMT machine. A bottom edge of the clipping board protrudes inward to form a locating barb buckled in an end outside of the base body. A locating portion protrudes at an inside of the clipping board and abuts against an end of a rear surface of the prop body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng UEI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Chun Lai
  • Publication number: 20110059624
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having an opening portion in an upper surface thereof including a width edge in a short side direction and a side edge in a long side direction; a terminal disposed in the housing; and a suction member detachably attached to the housing. The suction member includes a plate portion for covering the housing and an attachment portion for attaching to the housing at a middle portion of the side edge. The plate portion includes an attachment region between both end portions of the attachment portion in the long side direction and a non-attachment region outside the attachment region extending to a distal end portion of the plate portion in the long side direction. The non-attachment region includes a deformable portion with a free end portion to be deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Masakazu Ezaki, Toshiyuki Takada
  • Patent number: 7866985
    Abstract: A CPU socket assembly includes a CPU socket and a pick up cap mounted to the CPU socket. The CPU socket has an insulative housing with a receiving space, a number of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing with contact portions disposed in the receiving space; and a retention piece attached to the insulative housing. The retention piece has a pressing section covering part of the receiving space to retaining a package in the CPU socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu
  • Patent number: 7762823
    Abstract: An socket connector includes an electrical connector and a pick up cap installed on the electrical connector and can be separated from the connector, the electrical connector includes a base receiving a plurality of contacts, a cover covered and may slid slightly on the base. a lever received between a head of the base and the cover for driving the cover slid slightly compared to the base. Two side walls of the base at least having one pair of ejecting platforms, the pick up cap having ejecting blocks equipping with said ejecting platforms, said cover having notch for receiving said ejecting platforms and ejecting blocks, by means of lever driving, leading the ejecting block of the pick up cap moving up along the ejecting platform until said pick up cap automatic separated from the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jie-Feng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20100184304
    Abstract: Retractable protection apparatus, and methods for use, provide protection for vertically oriented electrical connection pins from unintended bending, while further providing operability that allows protected pins to be uncovered to at least the extent necessary to make electrical connection with one or more connectors, and covered after coupling with the connectors is no longer required. In a further aspect, a locking mechanism is provided to prevent the retractable protection mechanism from retracting during shipping or similar handling. In a still further aspect, the retractable protection apparatus is segmented so that only selected portions of the vertically oriented electrical connection pins may be exposed for electrical access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: David R. Ekstrom
  • Patent number: 7753687
    Abstract: A socket connector has a pick up cap (3) cooperated with lateral shields (4) is provided. The pick up cap (3) has a base plate (30) and a plateau (31) surrounded by the base plate (30). The main purpose of the lateral shields is used for covering seams both on a base plate (30) and under raised portions (32) on opposite sidewalls of the plateau (31). As soon as the seams are covered by the lateral shields (4), paths of particles in air possibly contaminating a plurality of contact terminals restrained in passageways of an insulative housing are able to effectively blocked. Therefore, problems either about reliability or circuit open caused by contaminated socket connector is successfully solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 7670145
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulating housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) retained in the insulating housing and a picking up section (5) mounted on the insulating housing. Wherein the insulating housing has a base section (10) and an engaging plate (14) extending backwardly from the base section. The picking up section comprises a plurality of elastic clasps (52) engaging with the opposite sides of the engaging plate directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100041249
    Abstract: A socket assembly (1) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a socket body (20) holding a plurality of contacts therein, a pick up cap (22) fixed onto the socket body, and a loading plate (3) capable of moving between a closed position and a open position with regard to the socket body (20). A locking device (5) is proved to lock the loading plate (3) to a closed position. The pick up cap (22) comprises a flat suction surface (220) and at least one latch (222) for latching the loading plate (3) so that the pick up cap (22) can be attached to the loading plate (3) when the loading plate (3) is in a closed position, and detached from the socket body (20) when the loading plate (3) moves away from the socket body to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Albert Terhune, Chia-Wei Fan, Nan-Hung Lin, Hao-Yun Ma
  • Patent number: 7648372
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1000) includes a connector (1) having an insulated housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (10) received therein; a printed circuit board (2) having a front portion and an opposite rear portion, with the front portion thereof connected to the connector; a cable (4) coupled to the rear portion of the printed circuit board; a framework (3) having at least a retainer (31) and two arms (33, 34) extending rearward from lateral sides of the retainer, said connector held by the retainer and the printed circuit board supported by at least one of the two arms; and a cover enclosing the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20090311882
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector with an insulative housing and a pick-up cap assembled to the electrical connector. The insulative housing defines a substantially rectangular cavity in middle thereof and a number of contacts received in the cavity. The pick-up cap includes a main portion with a planar top surface and a plurality of spring arms extending from opposite edges of the main portion for engaging with the electrical connector. Each spring arm has a locking portion for engaging with the main portion if excessive deformation of the spring arm is encountered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: NAN-HUNG LIN, SHUO-HSIU HSU, JIA-HAU LIU
  • Patent number: 7628615
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector (5) and a pick up cap (2) fixed on the electrical connector (5). The electrical connector (5) comprises an insulative housing (3) and a plurality of contacts (4) received therein. The insulative housing (3) comprises a bottom wall (31) and sidewalls (32) extending upwardly from the bottom wall (31). The sidewall (32) includes a spring arm (33) extending along the sidewall (32) and the spring arm (33) is provided with a locking portion (331). The pick up cap (2) comprises a body portion (21) and a retention portion (22) extending downwardly from the body portion (21). The retention portion (22) is interlocked with the locking portion (331) for securely positioning the pick up cap (2) on the electrical connector (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Nan-Hung Lin, Fang-Chu Liao
  • Patent number: 7621751
    Abstract: A pickup cap for an electrical connector is disclosed. The pickup cap may include a planar body portion and a plurality of opposing legs extending from a side of the body portion. A respective friction pad may extend from each leg. The friction pads may be received into complementary slots in the housing of an electrical connector. Friction between the friction pads and walls that define the slots may be sufficient to secure the pickup cap to the connector. The planar body portion may include a pickup portion. When the pickup cap is received into the connector housing, the legs may bow slightly. The pickup portion, however, may remain generally planar, and generally parallel to the mating plane defined by the vertical connector, even when the pickup cap is fully inserted into the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven E. Minich
  • Patent number: 7566225
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly for connecting a chip module comprises: an electrical connector including an insulating main body, at least a conducting terminal, a cover body to restrain the chip module, and a rocker to restrain and secure the cover body; and a suction cover may be assembled and connected with the electrical connector, including a main body having a flat upper surface, wherein on one end of the suction cover is provided with a first fastening hook may be fastened with the electrical connector, and on the other end is provided with a second fastening hook may be fastened on the rocker. An electrical connector assembly according to the present invention can improve the shortcoming of the prior-art electrical connector assembly, which a slight change of the frame of the metal cover body may cause the suction cover unable to be disposed on the metal cover body and in turn render re-design necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Chih Ho
  • Patent number: 7563101
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing having a window (11) defined through a center of the housing, and a pick up cap (30) having a top surface (301) providing an engagement surface (31) for being sucked by a vacuum pickup device and a bottom surface (302). The window is surrounded by interior walls (113) intersecting at corners (111). The pick up cap has a pair of opposite spring beams (33) integrated with the bottom surface for engaging with interior walls of the window and having a pair of elbowed portions (331) formed on opposite ends of the spring beam, and two pairs of corresponding slots (311) defined through four corners of the pick up cap for providing a clearance to mold the spring beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Chu Liao
  • Patent number: 7530822
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector including an insulative housing (2) having an upper and a lower surfaces, and a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, an pick-up cap (3) assembled to the insulative housing. Four pairs of latching sections (36) extend from four edges of the body portion (30) of the pick-up cap toward the insulative housing (2), and the insulative housing (2) defines four pairs of recesses (224) to latch with the latching sections (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jun Liao
  • Publication number: 20090061652
    Abstract: A socket connector has a pick up cap (3) cooperated with lateral shields (4) is provided. The pick up cap (3) has a base plate (30) and a plateau (31) surrounded by the base plate (30). The main purpose of the lateral shields is used for covering seams both on a base plate (30) and under raised portions (32) on opposite sidewalls of the plateau (31). As soon as the seams are covered by the lateral shields (4), paths of particles in air possibly contaminating a plurality of contact terminals restrained in passageways of an insulative housing are able to effectively blocked. Therefore, problems either about reliability or circuit open caused by contaminated socket connector is successfully solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Chia-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 7484964
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector assembly comprises a supporting frame defining different sections arranged adjacent to each other. Each has generally a rectangular configuration with supporting surfaces along inner peripheral. A plurality of wafers each is supportively received in the section along its bottom edges by the supporting surfaces. Each wafer includes a plurality of contact terminals each arranged in the wafer. Each contact terminal has a tail portion extending beyond the bottom surface. A pick-up cap is properly attached to the supporting frame to position the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin E. Walker, Joanne E. Shipe, Tod M. Harlan, Brian J. Gillespie, Darrell Wertz
  • Patent number: 7473119
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector, a pick up cap (13) and at least one aligning key (14). The electrical connector has a base surrounded by spaced rigid walls (112) so as to form a receiving cavity (111) adapted to receive an IC package. The at least one aligning key is attached to the base, and has at least a part thereof configured to laterally invade the receiving cavity. The pick up cap is assembled onto the electrical connector, and has a receptacle (1321) defined thereon for receiving the at least one aligning key. Since the pick up cap forms the receptacle adapted for receiving the aligning keys, the pick up cap can be assembled onto the electrical connector, and securely held in position by the engagement of the receptacle of the pick up cap and the aligning key of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Fu-Pin Hsieh, Fang-Jwu Liao
  • Patent number: 7473120
    Abstract: A ZIF socket connector comprises a base defining a plurality of passageway therein and each received therein a contact terminal therein. The base defines a first and second end. A cover is moveably attached to the base in a direction from the first end to the second end of the base, and defines a plurality of guiding holes each aligned with the passageway. An actuating lever with a cam portion is disposed in the first end of the housing, and is interengaged with the cover so as to move the cover on the base along the direction. The cover includes a top surface. A pick up cap is disposed on the top surface of the cover, and includes a first end disposed on the top surface of the cover, and a second end interlocked to a sidewall of the base at the second end. The first end of the pickup cap is released when the cover is moved away from the second end of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jie-Feng Zhang, Qi-Jin Yi
  • Patent number: 7455526
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector assembly comprises a land grid array socket and the pick-and-placed (PnP) cap. The land grid array socket comprises a socket body and a loading mechanism. The PnP cap is removably attached to the peripheral edge of the socket body for covering a first surface of the socket body. The loading mechanism comprising a loading plate is mounted over the socket body and the PnP cap. The PnP cap detachably engages the loading plate, when the loading plate is mounted over the PnP cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alin Ila, Mehdi Imaninejad, Xiaoqing Ma
  • Patent number: 7445453
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a pickup cap for an electrical connector includes a first portion having a substantially planar major surface. The pickup cap also includes a first and a second beam extending from the first portion for interferedly engaging projecting features on the electrical connector so that the pickup cap can be held on the electrical connector by frictional forces between the projecting features and the first and second beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Minich, Gregory A. Hull
  • Patent number: 7445454
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an electrical connector (6) and a pick up cap (7) latchably assembly to the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (60) and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The pick up cap includes a main portion (70) and at least a pair of hooks (71) extending from the main portion toward the electrical connector to latch with the electrical connector. The pick up cap forms at least a pair of protecting members (72) adjacent to corresponding hook to protect the hook from being broken by improper force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Lun Szu, Fu-Pin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7442043
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a lamp device (2) to a printed circuit board (3) includes an insulative housing (10) having a front slot (101) and a rear slot (103), the rear slot adapted to receive a body of the lamp device. A contact terminal (11) includes a pair of separate deflectable arms (112) disposed within the front slot and adapted to clip a front end of the lamp device. An ejecting member (12) within the front slot is set for enabling the clip action of the deflectable arms of the contact terminal. A pick up device (13) is assembled onto the ejecting member, and includes a base having a planar surface for being sucked by a vacuum suction device for easy to be feed the electrical connector assembly into automated machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7429182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a socket assembly for electrically engaging an IC package with a PCB. The socket assembly includes a socket body, a loading mechanism, and a pick-and-place (PnP) cap. The socket body engages the IC package with the PCB. The loading mechanism includes a loading plate having a central opening and capable of being mounted on the socket body when the loading plate is in a closed position. The PnP cap includes a first plurality of latches configured on a plurality of peripheral edges of the PnP cap and a raised portion configured on an upper surface of the PnP cap. The first plurality of latches engages the PnP cap with the socket body when the PnP cap is in a first position. The second plurality of latches detachably engages the PnP cap with the central opening of the loading plate when the PnP cap is in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tieyu Zheng, Xiaoqing Ma
  • Publication number: 20080146045
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a protecting member (4) comprising opposite upper and lower plates (42, 44) parallel to each other and at least one connecting section (431, 432, 433) connecting the upper and lower plates. The upper and lower plates define a receiving space (40) therebetween and an opening (400) communicating with the receiving space and outside. The insulative housing is slidrably inserted into the receiving space of the protecting member from the opening and received in the receiving space of the protecting member with the upper and lower surfaces thereof are covered by the upper and lower plates of the protecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Chun-Yi Chang
  • Publication number: 20080146044
    Abstract: A socket assembly (100) adapted for being sucked by a vacuum pickup device has a housing (10) and a vacuum pickup cap (20) mounted to the housing. The vacuum pickup cap has a smooth upper face (21) adapted for being sucked by the vacuum pickup device and a pair of connecting portions (22) respectively disposed at a pair of opposite edges thereof. The vacuum pickup cap includes a pair of projecting portions (23) respectively extending from the connecting portion. Each projecting portion has a touching portion (231) extending upwardly from an upper side thereof and a protrusion (24) formed at a lower side thereof for coupling with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Fang-Jun Liao
  • Publication number: 20080102651
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an electrical connector (6) and a pick up cap (7) latchably assembly to the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (60) and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The pick up cap includes a main portion (70) and at least a pair of hooks (71) extending from the main portion toward the electrical connector to latch with the electrical connector. The pick up cap forms at least a pair of protecting members (72) adjacent to corresponding hook to protect the hook from being broken by improper force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Ming-Lun Szu, Fu-Pin Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080038938
    Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) connector assembly (1), comprising: a stiffener (2) defining locating members (4) around the respective corners for receiving and holding the electronics package in position; an insulative housing (3), the housing defining a plurality of contact segments (31, 32, 33, 34) for engaging respective connection sections of an electronics package; a plurality of electrical contacts received in the contact segments (31, 32, 33, 34) of the housing (3); a pick up cap (5) removably attached to the stiffener (2), providing a smooth flat top surface (501) facilitating to be capable of being handled by a device, thereby manipulating the LGA connector assembly (1) to a desired location on a substrate circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Fang-Jun Liao
  • Patent number: 7320616
    Abstract: There is provided an insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly having a main body defining at least one wire channel. The main body has at least one substantially flat surface to which a vacuum nozzle can be affixed in order to pickup the IDC assembly. The IDC assembly has at least one contact member with a piercing, cutting or slicing end that is slideably disposed within the main body, and a mounting end that extends from the main body. The mounting end of the contact is attached to a printed circuit board. An insulated conductor, such as wire, cable, and/or ribbon, can be quickly and easily inserted in the channel without being pierced by the piercing end of the contact. When a user pushes down on the IDC, the contact slides into the channel and pierces the insulated conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Zierick Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Janos Legrady, Ronald Fredriks, Raffaele Tarulli
  • Publication number: 20070238327
    Abstract: A burn-in socket assembly comprises a housing assembly with a plurality of contacts arranged therein. Each contact includes a contact engaging portion extends above a supporting surface of the housing assembly and located within a package receiving space. A pusher assembly pivotally assembles to a first side of the housing assembly and includes a pusher. A heat generating and sensor assembly is supported on the pusher, and includes a cable extending away and outward of the pusher. A latch pivotally assembles on the pusher assembly for securely locking the pusher assembly to the housing assembly. Wherein an organizer is arranged on the housing assembly such that the cable is securely arranged and protected therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Hsiu-Yuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 7140890
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is adapted to be moved by a vacuum-suction device, and includes an electrical connector that has an insulating housing having opposite top and bottom surfaces. The top surface is formed with a receiving space that is defined by a surrounding wall and a bottom wall. The surrounding wall has an outer surface formed with engaging blocks. The bottom wall is formed with terminal-mounting holes mounted respectively with conductive terminals. A plate member is mounted on the insulating housing, and has a plate body disposed on the top surface of the insulating housing and adapted to be sucked by the vacuum-suction device, and a plurality of engaging hooks attached to the plate body and engaging detachably and respectively the engaging blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Patent number: 7121844
    Abstract: A pick-up cap (13) is provided for an LGA connector (12). The LGA connector includes a load plate (24) defining a rectangular opening (240) in a middle portion thereof and a pair of pressing portions (241) surrounding the opening. The pick-up cap defines a main body (32) and a pair of wings (34) extending from two opposite sides of the main body. A plurality of first projections (325) extends from one of the two rest sides of the main body. A resilient arm (326) extends from the other of the two rest sides of the main body. A second projection (324) is provided at two ends of the resilient arm, respectively. The pick-up cap further defines a tongue portion (35) extending from the side defining the first projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao-Yun Ma