Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160141785 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable with a sheet-like object having a received portion. The connector comprises a terminal, a holding member and a pressing member. The holding member holds the terminal. The holding member has a regulating portion. The pressing member is supported by at least one of the terminal and the holding member so as to be movable. The pressing member is movable between an open position and a close position and is movable to the close position by being turned forward in a front-rear direction from the open position. The pressing member is provided with a receiving portion and a regulated portion. The receiving portion is positioned forward of the received portion of the object in the front-rear direction when the object is connected with the connector while the pressing member is positioned at the close position. When the pressing member is positioned at the close position, the regulated portion is positioned rearward of the regulating portion in the front-rear direction so that the regulating portion regulates forward movement of the regulated portion. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141784 | SOCKET CONTACT, INTER-CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A socket contact is connectable with a first terminal and a second terminal at opposite ends thereof in an axial direction, respectively. The socket contact comprises a first portion, a second portion and a coupling portion. The first portion has a first end, a second end and a first spring portion. The first end includes a first contact point which is to be connected to the first terminal. The second end includes a second contact point which is to be connected to the second terminal. The first spring portion is positioned between the first contact point and the second contact point. The second portion has a third end, a fourth end and a second spring portion. The third end includes a third contact point which is to be connected to the first terminal. The fourth end includes a fourth contact point which is to be connected to the second terminal. The second spring portion is positioned between the third contact point and the fourth contact point. The coupling portion couples the first end with the fourth end. | 05-19-2016 |
20160134033 | CONNECTOR AND ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A connector has an insertion opening for a cable at a front end of thereof in a front-rear direction. The connector has a bottom portion, a first section and a second section. The bottom portion has opposite ends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The first section and the second section extend from the opposite ends, respectively, of the bottom portion. The first section and the second section overlap with each other so that the first section, the second section and the bottom portion form the insertion opening. The first section is formed with a first engagement portion. The second section is formed with a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion face each other in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. Even if at least one of the first section and the second section receives a force forcing the first section and the second section to be away from each other in the lateral direction, the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion are brought into abutment with each other in the perpendicular direction. | 05-12-2016 |
20160126672 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector is provided with a lock portion, a lock supporting portion and a lock releasing member. A part of the connector forms a fitting portion to be received by a mating fitting portion of a mating connector in a mated state. The lock portion is provided in the fitting portion and locks a mating lock portion in the mated state. The lock supporting portion supports the lock portion to allow movement of the lock portion in a direction intersecting with a fitting direction. The lock releasing member is provided with a pressing portion. When release operation of the lock releasing member is performed, the pressing portion presses a pressed portion to move the lock portion toward an inside of the fitting portion in a perpendicular to the fitting direction. | 05-05-2016 |
20160126650 | CONTACT AND CONNECTOR - A contact includes a to-be-fixed portion to be fixed to a connector board; a first spring portion including a first rear end portion joined to the to-be-fixed portion, the first spring portion extending forward from the to-be-fixed portion and elastically deformable; a joining portion joined to a first front end portion of the first spring portion; a second spring portion including a second front end portion joined to the joining portion, the second spring portion disposed adjacent to the first spring portion in a width direction, extending rearward from the joining portion, and elastically deformable; a contact portion provided to the second spring portion and adapted to be in contact with a terminal; and a fulcrum bend portion that is convex downward provided between its second front end portion and its second rear end portion, and is adapted to be constantly in contact with the connector board. | 05-05-2016 |
20160099513 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable with a plate-like or sheet-like object having an upper surface and a lower surface in an up-down direction. The upper surface is formed with an upper signal line. The lower surface is formed with a lower signal line. The connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, an insulator member and a housing. The first terminal has an upper-jaw portion and a lower-jaw portion. The upper-jaw portion is provided with an upper contact point. The lower-jaw portion is provided with a lower receiving portion. The second terminal is provided with a lower contact point and a press portion. When the object is connected to the connector, the insulator member is sandwiched between the press portion and the lower receiving portion to insulate the first terminal and the second terminal from each other. When the object is connected to the connector, the upper-jaw portion presses the upper contact point against the upper signal line so that the lower signal line presses the lower contact point downward while the press portion presses the insulator member against the lower receiving portion. | 04-07-2016 |
20160072246 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING TWO CIRCUIT BOARDS - A method of manufacturing a board-to-board connector capable of preventing a short-circuit from occurring between contacts when connectors are fitted to each other. Pin-shaped male-side contact portions protrude from one surface of a male-side insulating film, and male-side terminal portions are provided on the other surface of said male-side insulating film. This makes it possible to prevent a short-circuit from occurring between adjacent female-side contacts by the male-side contacts. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071694 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A solid surface smoothing apparatus for smoothing a solid surface with a gas cluster ion beam includes a plurality of gas cluster ion beam emitters, each emitter having an irradiation axis and emitting a respective gas cluster ion beam along its irradiation axis onto the solid surface, wherein irradiation axes of the plurality of the gas cluster ion beam emitters are not parallel to each other so as to expose substances in the solid surface transferred laterally by collisions with gas clusters to collisions with other gas clusters so that the substances do not remain on the solid surface. | 03-10-2016 |
20160070073 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other. Provided is also an optical connector apparatus which comprises a connector having a plurality of ferrules having distances between the end of the ferrules and the conductive portions so that the timing of the connection of the connector to the object to be connected is delayed, and thus the optical connector apparatus is capable of hot swapping. The connection object to be connected can be a combination of an adapter and a mating connector, or an optical element and an adapter which holds the same, etc. | 03-10-2016 |
20160068970 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A method of smoothing a solid surface with a gas cluster ion beam includes irradiating the solid surface with the gas cluster ion beam. The irradiating includes, when scratches which can be likened to a line-and-space pattern structure with widths and heights on the order of a submicrometer to micrometer are present on the solid surface, a process of emitting the gas cluster ion beam so as to expose substances, which remain on side-walls of the scratches due to lateral transferal caused by collisions with gas clusters, to other gas clusters, and the gas cluster ion beam diverges non-concentrically and/or non-uniformly. | 03-10-2016 |
20160062067 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other. Provided is also an optical connector apparatus which comprises a connector having a plurality of ferrules having distances between the end of the ferrules and the conductive portions so that the timing of the connection of the connector to the object to be connected is delayed, and thus the optical connector apparatus is capable of hot swapping. The connection object to be connected can be a combination of an adapter and a mating connector, or an optical element and an adapter which holds the same, etc. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062049 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other. Provided is also an optical connector apparatus which comprises a connector having a plurality of ferrules having distances between the end of the ferrules and the conductive portions so that the timing of the connection of the connector to the object to be connected is delayed, and thus the optical connector apparatus is capable of hot swapping. The connection object to be connected can be a combination of an adapter and a mating connector, or an optical element and an adapter which holds the same, etc. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062048 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other. Provided is also an optical connector apparatus which comprises a connector having a plurality of ferrules having distances between the end of the ferrules and the conductive portions so that the timing of the connection of the connector to the object to be connected is delayed, and thus the optical connector apparatus is capable of hot swapping. The connection object to be connected can be a combination of an adapter and a mating connector, or an optical element and an adapter which holds the same, etc. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062047 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS - An optical connector apparatus includes a connector which is connected to an electro-optical composite cable including an optical fiber and a metal conductor, and a connection object to be connected. The connector is provided with a ferrule which has a conductive portion on at least a part of the surface thereof. The connection object to be connected is provided with an electrically conductive connection member to be connected to the ferrule. The ferrule and the cable are connected by a crimping structure. When the ferrule is inserted in the connection member, the connector and the connection object to be connected are electrically and optically connected to each other. Provided is also an optical connector apparatus which comprises a connector having a plurality of ferrules having distances between the end of the ferrules and the conductive portions so that the timing of the connection of the connector to the object to be connected is delayed, and thus the optical connector apparatus is capable of hot swapping. The connection object to be connected can be a combination of an adapter and a mating connector, or an optical element and an adapter which holds the same, etc. | 03-03-2016 |
20160036163 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector which has a mating lock portion. The connector comprises a first housing, a second housing and a contact. The first housing accommodates, at least in part, the contact. The contact is provided with a cable holding portion which holds an end of a cable so that the cable extends in a predetermined direction. The second housing is attached to the first housing to hold the contact in cooperation with the first housing. The second housing is provided with a hooked portion, a spring portion, an operation portion and a lock portion. The spring portion is resiliently deformable. The operation portion and the lock portion are supported by the spring portion. The lock portion locks the mating lock portion when the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. The hooked portion is a portion which is hooked by a finger upon operation of the operation portion. The hooked portion is positioned apart from the operation portion in the predetermined direction. The operation portion releases a lock of the lock portion against the mating lock portion when operated to be moved toward the hooked portion. | 02-04-2016 |
20160028198 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector is attached to a cable which has a center conductor and a shield. The connector is mateable with a mating connector along a front-rear direction. The mating connector comprises a mating contact and a mating shell. The mating shell is provided with a mating lock portion and a shell contact portion. The connector comprises a first member and a second member which is formed separately from the first member. The second member has a front portion and a rear portion which is positioned rearward of the front portion in the front-rear direction. The front portion is provided with a lock portion. One of the rear portion and the front portion is provided with a second contact portion. Under a state where the connector and the mating connector are connected with each other, the lock portion locks the mating lock portion while the second contact portion is brought into contact with the shell contact portion, so that the first member and the second member are maintained in a state where the first member and the second member are electrically separated from each other. | 01-28-2016 |
20160006153 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector which includes a mating contact having a mating contact point. The connector comprises a contact and a holding member which holds the contact. The contact has a contact portion. When the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other, the mating contact point slides on and is in contact with the contact portion. The contact portion has a first plated layer as its outermost layer and a second plated layer located under the first plated layer. The first plated layer is made of silver or silver alloy and has Vickers hardness not more than 90 Hv. The second plated layer is made of silver or silver alloy and has Vickers hardness not less than 100 Hv. | 01-07-2016 |
20150372420 | CONNECTOR - A connector is receivable an object along a receiving direction. The connector ejects the object along an ejecting direction opposite to the receiving direction. The object has a mating terminal, a pressed portion and a regulated portion. The connector comprises a holding member, a terminal and an operation member. The operation member is supported by the holding member so as to be movable between a first position and a second position. The operation member includes a press portion and a regulating portion. When the operation member is operated to be moved from the first position toward the second position, the press portion presses the pressed portion in the ejecting direction to move the object in the ejecting direction. At the latest until the operation member reaches the second position, the regulating portion enters into an ejecting path to regulate a movement of the regulated portion in the ejecting direction so that the regulating portion prevents the object from being released off the connector in the ejecting direction. The ejecting path is a movement path on which the regulated portion passes when moved in the ejecting direction. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372413 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A waterproof connector is mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The waterproof connector comprises a first housing, a second housing and a primary sealing member. The second housing is movable relative to the first housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The primary sealing member has a first fixed portion, a second fixed portion and a middle portion. The first fixed portion is fixed to the first housing, and the second fixed portion is fixed to the second housing. The first fixed portion is connected to the second fixed portion via the middle portion with no break in a cross-section in parallel to the mating direction. The middle portion is looped with no break in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. | 12-24-2015 |
20150355240 | CURRENT SENSOR INSPECTION SYSTEM AND CURRENT SENSOR INSPECTION METHOD - A current sensor inspection system according to the present invention comprises a first wire, a second wire, a direct-current power supply device and an alternating-current power supply device. The first wire and the second wire are insulated from each other and pass through the plane surrounded by the core. The direct-current power supply device is capable of outputting a value of a direct current. The alternating-current power supply device is capable of outputting a value of an alternating current. Only the direct-current power supply device is connected to the first wire, and only the alternating-current power supply device is connected to the second wire. | 12-10-2015 |
20150349445 | CONNECTOR - A connector reduced in inspection cost by making it possible to visually check a state of connection between contact portions of contacts and terminal portions of an object to be connected. A male-side holding member includes a plurality of belt-like holding portions that hold linking portions of a plurality of male-side contacts, a holding member-side linking portion that links the plurality of holding portions arranged in parallel to each other, and a plurality of visually checking portions for visually checking a state of connection between contact portions of the male-side contacts and terminal portions of an electronic component from the other surface side of the male-side holding member. The visually checking portions are adjacent to the holding portions. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345997 | STATOR OF RESOLVER AND THE RESOLVER - A stator of a resolver has an annular core having teeth, an insulator that covers a part of the core, windings wound around the teeth with the insulator interposed therebetween, and a cover that covers the windings and connecting wires that are extensions of the windings. The insulator has winding parts, a connecting wire part, a barrier wall and a plurality of island parts, and a positioning projection part is formed on the island parts. The cover is formed by cover sections arranged along the circumference thereof, each of the cover sections has a protrusion part that is to be welded and fixed to one of the island parts. Each of the cover sections is positioned with a positioning recess of the protrusion part being fitted onto the positioning projection part and a side wall thereof being interposed between the barrier wall and the positioning projection part. | 12-03-2015 |
20150345995 | RESOLVER - The number of turns and the winding direction of a cosine-phase coil wound around an i-th tooth and the number of turns and the winding direction of a sine-phase coil wound around the i-th tooth are set according to T | 12-03-2015 |
20150340787 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The second connector is connectable with the first connector. The first connector comprises a plurality of first contacts. The second connector comprises a plurality of second contacts. Each of ones of the first contacts and the second contacts has a pressed portion. Each of remaining ones of the first contacts and the second contacts has a contact portion and a spring portion. One of the first connector and the second connector comprises the remaining ones of the first contacts and the second contacts. The one of the first connector and the second connector comprises receiving portions. The contact portions correspond to the receiving portions, respectively. Under a state where the first connector and the second connector are connected with each other, the contact portion allows a movement of the pressed portion in a plane parallel to a first principal surface while pressing the pressed portion against the receiving portion in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the first principal surface due to a resilient force of the spring portion. | 11-26-2015 |
20150340781 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector is to be fixed to a principal surface of a connection object and to be connected with a mating object. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts and a guide member. Each of the contacts has a first soldered portion, a first main portion and a first auxiliary portion. The first main portion has a contact portion. The guide member has a second soldered portion, a second main portion and second auxiliary portion. The second main portion has a guide portion which guides the mating object. When the first soldered portions and the second soldered portion are soldered to the principal surface, the contacts are arranged in a pitch direction while being separated from one another, and the guide member is separated from the contacts. The first auxiliary portion and the second auxiliary portion have cross-sections same as each other in a plane perpendicular to the pitch direction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150333435 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR - A waterproof connector is configured in such a manner that the waterproof properties between a housing and electrically conductive members, such as a shell and contacts, are improved. This waterproof connector includes a housing having an insulating resin and at least one electrically conductive member formed integrally with the housing. The electrically conductive member has a connection section which is exposed from the housing and connected to a mating connector, a mounting section which is exposed from the housing and mounted to a circuit board, and a holding section which connects the connection section and the mounting section, and which is embedded in the housing. A waterproof shaped section for blocking the entry of water along the interfaces between the holding section and the housing is formed on the surface of the holding section. | 11-19-2015 |
20150311615 | SOCKET CONTACT - A socket contact which is reduced in manufacturing costs and has a spring member difficult to be removed from a socket contact body. The socket contact includes a socket contact body, and a spring member fitted on the socket contact body. The spring member includes an elastic annular portion and at least one protruding portion provided on the elastic annular portion. A hollow cylindrical contact portion of the socket contact body for receiving a pin contact therein is formed with at least one slit that extends in a receiving direction in which the contact portion receives the pin contact therein, and a hole that receives the protruding portion for limiting the movement of the spring member in a direction parallel to the receiving direction. | 10-29-2015 |
20150295364 | USB RECEPTACLE - A USB receptacle mateable with a USB plug along a mating direction is disclosed. The USB receptacle comprises a holder member made of insulator, a shell made of conductor, and a detection pin made of conductor which is separated and is different from the shell. The detection pin is made of resiliently-deformable material and is held by the holder member so as not to be in direct contact with the shell. The detection pin includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The first contact portion and the second contact portion pinch a part of a plug shell of the USB plug when the USB receptacle is mated with the USB plug. Under a condition where the USB receptacle is not mated with the USB plug, the first contact portion and the second contact portion meet an inequality of “(b−a)10-15-2015 | |
20150294125 | CONNECTOR - The connector comprises a holding member and a contact which is held by the holding member. The contact has a fixed portion, a first spring portion and a second spring portion. The fixed portion is held by and fixed on the holding member. The first spring portion extends from the fixed portion. The first spring portion includes two pressed portions, a movable starting point and a movable end portion which is movable. When an inserting object is moved along a moving direction which is a forward direction or a rearward direction, the pressed portions are pressed by a press portion to be moved downward perpendicular to the moving direction. The inserting object is a card or a card adapter. The inserting object has the press portion. The second spring portion is provided with a free end and a contact point. When the inserting object is moved in the moving direction, the second spring portion is moved downward together with a movement of the movable starting point so that the inserting object is prevented from being brought into contact with the free end of the second spring portion. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289362 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A printed wiring board comprises a pattern layer, an insulating layer and a ground layer laminated in an upper-lower direction. The printed wiring board is formed with one or more vias. The insulating layer is provided between the pattern layer and the ground layer. The ground layer is formed with a ground pattern. The pattern layer is formed with one common ground plane and two or more pads. The pads are arranged in a lateral direction. The common ground plane is located forward of the pads in the front-rear direction. The vias include a first via that connects the common ground plane and the ground pattern with each other. The pads include one or more ground pads and one or more signal pads. The ground pads are connected with the common ground plane. The signal pads are unconnected with the common ground plane. | 10-08-2015 |
20150275948 | CONNECTOR - A connector is capable of being fitted to, and extracted from, a partner-side structure along the vertical direction. The partner-side structure is provided with a lock housing extending upwards. The connector is provided with a housing, and an operation member formed separately from the housing. The operation member is capable of rotating, about a rotary axis parallel to the vertical direction, between a release position and a lock position. A locked section protruding in the radial direction orthogonal to the rotary axis is provided to the operation member. The locked section allows the connector to be fitted to, and extracted from, the partner-side structure when the operation member is at the release position. The locked section interferes with the lock housing and prevents the connector from being fitted to, and extracted from, the partner-side structure when the operation member is at the lock position. | 10-01-2015 |
20150270658 | CONNECTOR - A contact realizing excellent transmission of high-speed signals by reducing a transmission path length and electric influence of adjacent contacts. In a first housing disposed on a circuit board, a second housing is fitted for receiving a mating connector therein in a manner movable in a moving direction orthogonal to a receiving direction. Each contact includes a contact portion brought into contact with an associated mating contact of the mating connector, a connection portion connected to the circuit board, and an elastically deformable linking portion connecting the contact and connection portions. The second and first housings hold the contact and connection portions, respectively. A dimension A of the linking portion in the receiving direction and a dimension B of the linking portion in a front-rear direction orthogonal to both the receiving and contact arranging directions is set to e.g. A>B. | 09-24-2015 |
20150270641 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A plug connector includes first contacts, a first housing comprising a guide portion and holding the first contacts, and a first metal member. The first metal member is attached to the guide portion and covers at least parts respectively of an upper surface of the guide portion and three outer surfaces of an end wall portion of the guide portion. A receptacle connector includes second contacts, a second housing holding the second contacts, and a second metal member. The second housing comprises a to-be-guided portion outside an arrangement range of the second contacts. The to-be-guided portion is adapted to be fitted to the guide portion and is formed by a U-shaped wall. The second metal member is attached to the to-be-guided portion and covers at least parts respectively of an upper surface of the to-be-guided portion and two inner surfaces of the U-shaped wall. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268424 | CONNECTOR AND PLUG THAT INCORPORATES SAME - A connector of the present invention comprises a sleeve, a latch, a stopper, a slider, a pressing projection, and a slider impelling section. The latch has locking projections that provide on both sides at the back end thereof in the transverse direction and a notch formed from the back end toward the front end of the latch. The slider is disposed behind the sleeve in the insertion direction so as to be able to move backward in the insertion direction with respect to the stopper. The pressing projection is disposed at the position of the notch in the latch and is securely coupled with the slider by means of a coupling section penetrating the notch. The slider impelling section presses the slider toward the stopper in the insertion direction. | 09-24-2015 |
20150255925 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The connector comprises a housing, a plurality of first contacts, a plurality of second contacts and a ground plate. The housing has a plate-like portion extending in a predetermined plane which is defined by the mating direction and a pitch direction perpendicular to the mating direction. The plate-like portion has a first principal surface and a second principal surface which is opposite to the first principal surface in a predetermined direction perpendicular to both the mating direction and the pitch direction. The first contacts are held by the housing. The first contacts have first contact portions, respectively. The second contacts are held by the housing. The second contacts have second contact portions, respectively. The ground plate includes a main portion. The main portion is formed with a plurality of openings. Each of the openings pierces the main portion in the predetermined direction and has a closed periphery in the predetermined plane. The main portion is embedded in the plate-like portion by insert molding. The main portion is positioned between the first contact portions and the second contact portions in the predetermine direction. | 09-10-2015 |
20150255922 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector comprising a mating fitting portion and a locked portion. The connector comprises a fitted portion and a lock structure arranged in a first direction. The fitted portion is fitted to the fitting portion under a mated state where the connector is mated with the mating connector. The lock structure includes a lock member and an operation member. The lock member has an operated portion and a lock portion. The operation member has an operation portion. The lock portion locks the locked portion under the mated state. Under the mated state, when the operation portion is moved from a first position toward a second position, the operated portion is operated and moved by the operation portion. | 09-10-2015 |
20150244117 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The mating connector includes a plurality of mating contacts. The connector comprising a plurality of contacts which are held by a housing. Each of the contacts has a contact portion, a terminal portion and an intersecting portion. The terminal portion is positioned at a position different from a position of the contact portion in a pitch direction perpendicular to the mating direction. The intersecting portion is positioned between the contact portion and the terminal portion. The intersecting portions intersect both the mating direction and the pitch direction in a plane which is defined by the mating direction and the pitch direction. The contacts include at least a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts. The contact portions of the second contacts are positioned apart from the contact portions of the first contacts in a predetermined direction perpendicular to both the mating direction and the pitch direction. The first contacts include signal contacts which constitute at least one differential pair. The signal contacts of the differential pair have shapes same as each other. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244092 | CONNECTOR - A connector which makes it possible to prevent an object to be connected from being easily removed therefrom. When a flexible printed wiring board is inserted into an insertion portion from an insertion slot of a housing, abutment portions of an operation member are pushed and rotated by the flexible printed wiring board, and are moved in a direction away from the insertion portion, and an operation portion of the operation member is rotated, whereby movable arm portions of first contacts and second contacts are moved in the direction away from the insertion portion. When the flexible printed wiring board is inserted to a predetermined position in the insertion portion, locking portions of the abutment portions are inserted in receiving portions of the housing through receiving portions of the flexible printed wiring board, and the movable arm portions are moved in a direction approaching to the insertion portion. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244091 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector is connectable to an object. The object includes a regulated portion, a guided portion and a received portion. The connector includes a housing and a regulating member. The housing has a guide portion and a receive portion which opens forward. The regulating member has a spring portion and a regulating portion. The regulating portion is supported by the spring portion and is vertically movable. When the guided portion is moved rearward along the guide portion under a state where the regulating portion is pressed by the object to be moved downward from an initial position, the receive portion receives the received portion, and the connector is connected to the object. Under a connected state where the connector is connected to the object, the regulating portion returns to the initial position to be located forward of the regulated portion to regulate a forward movement of the regulated portion. | 08-27-2015 |
20150229073 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector including a mating shell. The connector includes a maintaining member. The maintaining member has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first arm and a first maintaining portion supported by the first arm. The second portion has a second arm and a second maintaining portion supported by the second arm. When the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other, a side portion of the mating shell is inserted between a front end of the first portion and a front end of the second portion. When the connector is in a mated state where the connector is mated with the mating connector, the maintaining member holds the side portion of the mating shell by the first maintaining portion and the second maintaining portion to maintain the mated state. | 08-13-2015 |
20150222044 | CONNECTOR - This connector is capable of engaging with a mating-side connector along the vertical direction. The connector is provided with a housing, a plurality of contacts, and a seal member. The housing has a top surface in the vertical direction, and an accommodation part recessed downward from the top surface. The contacts are held in the housing. The contacts are partially accommodated in the accommodation part. The seal member has a contact part and an accommodated part. The contact part is located on the top surface of the housing. The accommodated part extends from the contact part into the accommodation part. The accommodated part is held inside the accommodation part. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222036 | CONNECTOR PAIR - A connector pair comprises a first connector and a second connector which are mateable with each other. The first connector includes a first contact having a first contact portion which has a first plating layer made of silver or silver alloy. The second connector includes a second contact having a second contact portion which has a second plating layer made of silver or silver alloy. The second contact portion has a contact start point and a final contact point. The second plating layer has Vickers hardness not less than 120 Hv but not more than 180 Hv. The Vickers hardness of the second plating layer is larger than Vickers hardness of the first plating layer. When the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other, the first contact portion slides on the second contact portion from the contact start point to the final contact point. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222034 | CONNECTOR - A contact unit includes a first conduction path in the form of a thin film arranged along a peripheral surface of an insulating elastic body, a second conduction path arranged along the first conduction path, and a connecting conduction path electrically connecting the first and second conduction paths to each other. A frame has a through hole. The frame supports the contact unit so that the first conduction path exposed from both openings of the through hole is brought into contact with connection objects and that the second conduction path is entirely received in the through hole. | 08-06-2015 |
20150214681 | CONNECTOR - Along an up-down direction, a connector is mateable with a mating connector which includes a plurality of mating terminals each having a mating contact point. The connector comprises a plurality of terminals which are, at least in part, accommodated by a housing. The terminals are arranged in a first direction perpendicular to the up-down direction. Each of the terminals has a first portion, a second portion and a coupling portion. The first portion includes a contact point and a guiding portion. The contact point is positioned apart from the second portion in a second direction perpendicular to both the up-down direction and the first direction. The contact point is in contact with the mating contact point while the mating contact point is positioned between the contact point and the second portion in the second direction in the mated state. The guiding portion is positioned above the contact point and guides the mating contact point towards the contact point upon the mating. The coupling portion couples the first portion with the second portion. The coupling portion is positioned at a position different from a position of the contact point in the first direction. | 07-30-2015 |
20150214646 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a holding member. The holding member has two guide portions which are arranged away from each other in a pitch direction. Each of the guide portions has a side portion, an upper portion and a lower portion which are formed as described below. The side portion intersects with the pitch direction and is provided with a first projection portion and a side surface facing inward in the pitch direction. Each of the upper portion and the lower portion intersects with an up-down direction, and at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion is provided with a second projection portion. The first projection portion is away from both the upper portion and the lower portion and projects inward in the pitch direction from the side surface. The second projection portion is away from the side surface and projects inward in the up-down direction. | 07-30-2015 |
20150214645 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a rear end in a front-rear direction and is connected with a circuit board when the circuit board is inserted into the connector through the rear end along the front-rear direction. The connector includes a plurality of contacts and a holding member holding the contacts. The holding member has two guide portions which are arranged away from each other in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. Each of the guide portions has an upper portion and a lower portion. In each of the guide portions, each of the upper portion and the lower portion intersects with an up-down direction perpendicular to both the front-rear direction and the pitch direction, and at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion is provided with a projection portion. In each of the guide portions, the projection portion projects inward in the up-down direction. | 07-30-2015 |
20150207248 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing, contacts arranged and held in the housing, and a shell attached around the housing. The shell is made from a plate and includes an elongated part extending along a sidewall of the housing and a spring piece adapted to contact a ground contact of a mating connector. The spring piece includes a base part protruded from the elongated part in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the elongated part extends and bent so that its front end is positioned inward from the sidewall, an intermediate part extended from the front end of the base part in the direction in which the elongated part extends, and a contact tip extended from a front end of the intermediate part in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the elongated part extends. The intermediate part is spaced away from an inner surface of the sidewall and the contact tip is positioned further inward from the inner surface than the intermediate part and a front end of the contact tip is directed to the side from which the mating connector is inserted. The spring piece of the shell can be made pliant even though the profile of the connector is low. Thus, connector profile reduction can be achieved. | 07-23-2015 |
20150200478 | TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A terminal is connectable to a connection object having a first mating connection portion and a second mating connection portion. The terminal comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and an insulator. The first terminal has a first contact portion electrically connectable with the first mating connection portion in a first direction. The second terminal has a second contact portion electrically connectable with the second mating connection portion in the first direction. The insulator fixes and integrates the first terminal and the second terminal in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. When the first contact portion and the second contact portion are connected to the first mating connection portion and the second mating connection portion, respectively, the first terminal is electrically unconnected with the second mating connection portion, and the second terminal is electrically unconnected with the first mating connection portion. | 07-16-2015 |
20150188256 | CONNECTOR - A connector that can satisfy the two requirements of improving workability in connecting and removing the connector, and securing connection strength. A fitting portion of the connector, which is inserted in a hole formed in a FPC, is configured to be flexible. The fitting portion is flexed to thereby make it possible to insert the fitting portion into the hole of the FPC by a small insertion force, and the fitting portion is elongated to thereby make it possible to press two contact portions provided thereon against a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion provided in the hole of the FPC, respectively. | 07-02-2015 |
20150188253 | MAGNET CONNECTOR - The receptacle connector comprises a receptacle housing, a receptacle connecting surface, a contact, a first receptacle magnetic pole portion, a second receptacle magnetic pole portion and a third receptacle magnetic pole portion. The plug connector comprises a plug housing, a plug connecting surface, a contact, a first plug magnetic pole portion, a second plug magnetic pole portion and a third plug magnetic pole portion. The first receptacle magnetic pole portion and the first plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the third receptacle magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second plug magnetic pole portion and the third plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. The second receptacle magnetic pole portion and the second plug magnetic pole portion have opposite magnetic polarities. | 07-02-2015 |
20150180148 | FEMALE CONNECTOR - A female connector downsized by downsizing female-side contacts. Each female-side contact portion is formed of a first connection portion having an arm portion extending from a base portion in a width direction, a first supporting portion integrally connected to one end of the arm portion, and a second connection portion having a second supporting portion integrally connected to the other end of the arm portion. The first and second supporting portions extend in a direction away from the arm portion, and then extend toward the central portion of the arm portion. When a male connector and the female connector are fitted, each male-side contact portion is received outside an associated female-side contact portion and then is moved inside therefrom. Then, the male-side contact portion is sandwiched by a first and second contact point portions formed respectively at the first and second point portions. | 06-25-2015 |
20150155674 | CONNECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 06-04-2015 |
20150147923 | CRIMP TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A crimp terminal includes a crimp barrel to be crimped around a conductive core of a cable. The crimp barrel includes an inner surface which is formed with a plurality of cavities independent of one another. Each of the cavities has a predetermined shape in a plane perpendicular to a depth direction of the cavity. The predetermined shape contains a plurality of straight-line segments. Every one of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape is not parallel with remaining ones of the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape. The straight-line segments of the predetermined shape includes at least one pair of the straight-line segments, which are closest to each other among the straight-line segments of the predetermined shape and are arranged to make an interior angle less than 90 degrees or, if not intersecting each other, are arranged on two straight lines, respectively, wherein the two straight lines make an interior angle less than 90 degrees. | 05-28-2015 |
20150147898 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a predetermined direction. The connector comprises a holding member, a plurality of contacts and a plurality of contact prevention members. The holding member includes a holding portion. The plurality of contacts include held portions and main portions, respectively. The held portions are held by the holding portion. The main portions extend from the held portions, respectively, in the predetermined direction. The main portions project over the holding portion in the predetermined direction. Each of the main portions has a tubular shape. Each of the contact prevention members is made of insulator. The contact prevention members occupy insides of the main portions, respectively. The contact prevention members project over the main portions, respectively, in the predetermined direction. | 05-28-2015 |
20150147031 | BACKPLANE OPTICAL CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to a A backplane optical connector comprising includes a first connector secured to a backplane and a second connector mounted on a daughter board. The first connector comprises includes a first optical input-output part, guide holes, and a shutter. The shutter is a plate that covers the first optical input-output part when the daughter board is not inserted. The second connector comprises includes guide pins, a pressing part, and a second optical input-output part. The guide pins first make contact with the first connector and are inserted into the guide holes during insertion of the daughter board. The pressing part pivots the shutter after degrees of freedom of the second connector are restricted by the guide pins and the guide holes. There is a space for accommodating the pivoted shutter between the pressing part and the second optical input-output part. The pressing part does not make contact with the first connector until the pressing part makes contact with the shutter during insertion of the daughter board. | 05-28-2015 |
20150140840 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector along an up-down direction under a mounted state where the connector is mounted on a circuit board. The mating connector is mounted on a mating circuit board. The connector comprises a housing, a regulation member and a contact. The regulation member has an insulation portion and a metal portion. The insulation portion is supported by the metal portion. The metal portion is fixed to the housing. The contact is press-fit in the housing from below to be held by the housing. The contact has a connection portion and a resilient portion. The connection portion is fixed to an upper surface of the circuit board under the mounted state. The resilient portion has a lower-end portion. The lower-end portion of the resilient portion is located below the connection portion and located right above the insulation portion. The resilient portion is resiliently deformable downward. | 05-21-2015 |
20150133003 | CONTACT, CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTING DEVICE - A contact includes a pair of conductive members and a biasing member attached between the pair of conductive members and biasing the pair of conductive members toward each other. The pair of conductive members each have a base portion, an attaching portion, and a support portion At least one of the pair of conductive members integrally has, at a position facing the other conductive member side, an inelastic contact-side engaging portion for engagement with a connection object-side engaging portion formed in a connection object. | 05-14-2015 |
20150118909 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a receiving portion which is receivable a connection member inserted rearward in a front-rear direction. The connection member has a plate-like or sheet-like shape and has terminals and a ground pattern. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a holding member and a conductive member. The contacts have contact points, respectively. The contact points are to be in contact with the terminals, respectively. The holding member holds the contacts. The conductive member is attached to the holding member. The conductive member has a shield connection portion which is to be in contact with the ground pattern. The shield connection portion is positioned frontward of the contact points of the contacts in the front-rear direction and is positioned outward of the contact points in a width direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118887 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR THAT CAN EASILY OBTAIN A DESIRED FRICTION LOCK WITHOUT FORMING A LARGE OPENING IN A METAL SHELL - A locking portion formed by bending is provided at a free end portion of a cantilever-like spring piece extending from a shell body on the outer side of a receptacle connector and folded back outward. The locking portion protrudes into the shell body through a hole of the shell body. Then, a sheared surface, formed by press working, of the locking portion is brought into contact with a plug connector fitted into the shell body, thereby obtaining a friction lock between the receptacle connector and the plug connector. | 04-30-2015 |
20150111415 | CONNECTOR WHICH IS REDUCED IN POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DUE TO WARPING OF A CONNECTION OBJECT WITHOUT DECREASING THE INSERTABILITY OF THE CONNECTION OBJECT - A connector is for connection to a plate-like connection object. The connector includes contacts, a housing holding the contacts, and an operating member for connecting the connection object to the contacts. The operating member has a pair of rotating shaft portions spaced apart from each other in a right-left direction and is rotatably supported by the housing so as to be displaceable between an initial position and a connecting position. The housing has a receiving portion which is open upward. The receiving portion is adapted to receive, from obliquely front, insertion of the connection object and to receive the operating member when the operating member is in the connecting position. The housing further has protruding portions in the rear part of the receiving portion for preventing upward warping of the connection object. The protruding portions are located between the pair of rotating shaft portions. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111408 | CONNECTOR - A connector mateable with a mating connector having a locked portion. The connector comprises a lock member, a position detection mechanism, a lock maintenance member and a state detection mechanism. The lock member has a lock portion. The lock member is selectively positionable at a lock position or an unlock position. When the lock member is positioned at the lock position, the lock portion locks the locked portion to lock the mating of the connector with the mating connector. When the lock member is positioned at the unlock position, the connector is removable from the mating connector. The position detection mechanism detects whether the lock member is positioned at the lock position or the unlock position. The lock maintenance member is selectively takable a maintenance state or a permission state. The state detection mechanism detects whether the lock maintenance member is under the maintenance state or the permission state. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111400 | CONNECTOR - A connector including a soft spring portion. A connector that electrically connects a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board includes a contact portion that can be brought into contact with the first printed circuit board, a connection portion that can be connected to the second printed circuit board, and an elastic spring portion that connects the contact portion and the connection portion. The elastic spring portion includes a first spring portion and a second spring portion that are connected via an open loop-shaped integral connection portion. | 04-23-2015 |
20150099399 | CONNECTOR - A connector is attachable to an object and connectable to a card inserted rearward. The connector has a predetermined portion which is located at a position same as that of an upper surface of the object. The connector comprises a housing and a contact. The contact has a held portion and a spring portion. The held portion is held by the housing. The spring portion has a contact portion and a guide portion. The contact portion is located forward of the held portion. The guide portion is located forward of the contact portion. When the card is inserted in the connector, the contact portion is brought into contact with the card. In the meantime, the guide portion is moved downward without being brought into contact with any part of the connector, and at least a part of the guide portion is located below the predetermined portion. | 04-09-2015 |
20150099376 | CONNECTOR - A connector reduced in height without reducing contact reliability. A contact of the connector includes a first spring portion that supports a contact portion, a second spring portion that supports a connection portion, and an integral connection portion that integrally connects the first spring portion and the second spring portion. The first spring portion and the second spring portion are arranged on an imaginary straight line that extends through the contact portion and is parallel to a connection direction, and the integral connection portion is made away from the imaginary straight line in a direction orthogonal to the connection direction. | 04-09-2015 |
20150093940 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable with a card which is inserted from an insertion opening. The card has a terminal. The connector comprises a holding member and a contact. The holding member has a rear support portion and a front support portion. The contact is held by the holding member. The contact has a base portion and a spring portion. The base portion has a rear supported portion, a front supported portion and a movable starting point. The rear supported portion is supported by the rear support portion. The front supported portion is supported by the front support portion. The movable starting point is positioned between the rear supported portion and the front supported portion. The spring portion extends frontward from the movable starting point in a front-rear direction. The spring portion is provided with a contact point which is to be in contact with the terminal of the card. | 04-02-2015 |
20150084621 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes a magnetic core with a gap in part of a circumference and formed in an annular shape, and a magneto-electric conversion element arranged in the gap, the magneto-electric conversion element detecting magnetic fluxes changing with a measurement target current passing through a hollow part of the magnetic core. The magnetic core is formed by laminating a plurality of materials in a direction except a circumferential direction, and is formed so that magnetic flux densities of two points in an area defined in advance as an area where a sensing part of the magneto-electric conversion element can exist (hereinafter referred to as a sensing part existence area) approximate to each other, the two points being away from each other with a distance in a laminating direction being a length of the sensing part in the laminating direction. | 03-26-2015 |
20150079817 | CONNECTOR - A board-to-board connector capable of preventing a short-circuit from occurring between contacts when connectors are fitted to each other. Pin-shaped male-side contact portions protrude from one surface of a male-side insulating film, and male-side terminal portions are provided on the other surface of said male-side insulating film. This makes it possible to prevent a short-circuit from occurring between adjacent female-side contacts by the male-side contacts. | 03-19-2015 |
20150064958 | USB RECEPTACLE - A USB receptacle is mateable along a predetermined direction with a special USB plug comprising an identifiable portion. The USB receptacle comprises a holding member and a detector. The holding member includes a body portion having a plate-like shape extending in the predetermined direction. The detector is held by a side portion of the body portion. The detector has a contact portion. The contact portion does not overlap the body portion at all in a vertical direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. When the USB receptacle and the special USB plug are mated with each other, the identifiable portion of the special USB plug is connected to the contact portion of the detector. | 03-05-2015 |
20150064954 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device comprises a connector and a mating connector. The connector is mateable with the mating connector and removable from the mating connector. The mating connector includes a mating primary terminal and a mating secondary terminal. The connector includes a housing, a sub-connector, a first operation member and a second operation member. The housing holds a primary terminal while the sub-connector holds a secondary terminal. When the first operation member is operated, the housing is moved, and the primary terminal is connected to the mating primary terminal. When the second operation member is operated, the sub-connector is moved, and the secondary terminal is connected to the mating secondary terminal. | 03-05-2015 |
20150056859 | CONNECTOR - In a connector that includes a board connector mounted on a board and a cable connector attached to ends of both a shielded cable and a non-shielded cable and connected to the board connector, the cable connector includes contacts connected respectively to the core wires of the shielded cable and the non-shielded cable and a shield shell that surrounds only the contacts connected to the core wires of the shielded cable, and the board connector includes board contacts connected respectively to the contacts of the cable connector and a shield shell that surrounds only the board contacts connected to the contacts surrounded by the shield shell of the cable connector. The connector properly shields the contacts connected to the core wires of the shielded cable in both of the mutually connected connectors and makes it easy to perform impedance matching. | 02-26-2015 |
20150044914 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts. Each of the contacts has one or more first sets and one or more second sets. The first set includes two first press-fit portions which protrude oppositely to each other in a first direction. The second set includes two second press-fit portions which protrude oppositely to each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first press-fit portions and the second press-fit portions are press-fit in the housing. | 02-12-2015 |
20150038013 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF REDUCING SKEW BETWEEN A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL PAIR - A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to a board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side. | 02-05-2015 |
20150036981 | POLISHING JIG, FERRULE, AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A polishing jig includes a holding member for holding a ferrule when polishing a front end face of the ferrule. The holding member is formed by a holding member body having a through hole through which the ferrule is inserted, and protrusions which are provided on an upper surface of the holding member body, for supporting a flange of the ferrule when the ferrule is inserted into the through hole. | 02-05-2015 |
20150031243 | CONNECTOR FIXING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A connector fixing structure comprises a housing integrally formed with a tubular resin housing-side insertion opening member protruding inward and a receptacle connector provided in the housing and joined to the housing-side insertion opening member. The receptacle connector has a connector-side insertion opening member having a shape corresponding to that of the housing-side insertion opening member and a welding portion provided to the connector-side insertion opening member and combined with the housing-side insertion opening member. The housing-side insertion opening member and the connector-side insertion opening member are welded together by melting the welding portion over its entire circumference. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029337 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULE - An electronic device module includes a metallic casing having at least one boss formed therein, an electronic device unit placed inside the casing, connector terminals for external device connection electrically connected to the electronic device unit, and a metallic ground shell disposed so as to surround the connector terminals, having a front surface covered with a metal coated layer and including at least one boss insertion portion formed, a head of the at least one boss inserted into the at least one boss insertion portion and the coated layer positioned on a periphery of the corresponding at least one boss insertion portion being welded to each other to electrically connect and fix the ground shell to the casing. | 01-29-2015 |
20150024617 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable with a sheet-like or plate-like object having an end. The connector comprises a base member, a contact and an actuator. The contact is held by the base member. The actuator is supported by the base member so as to be openable and closable. The actuator is selectively locatable at a contact guard position, an open position and a keep position. When the actuator is closed to the contact guard position under a state where the object is not mounted on the mount surface, the guard portion is, at least in part, located under the mount surface in the up-down direction while the guard portion hides the contact point so that the contact point is unable to be seen when the connector is viewed from the front thereof in the front-rear direction. | 01-22-2015 |
20150011118 | CONNECTOR - A connector that reduces damage of a contact portion of a contact, caused by a frame portion of a card holder when the frame portion is inserted into or extracted from a holder accommodating portion of a connector main body. A connector includes a card holder that includes a frame portion having a card accommodating portion for accommodating a card, and a connector main body that is mounted on a printed substrate and has a holder accommodating portion for accommodating the card holder. The frame portion is provided with inclined portions for suppressing deformation of contact portions of contacts protruding into the holder accommodating portion, caused by a front side of the frame portion when the card holder is inserted into or extracted from the holder accommodating portion. | 01-08-2015 |
20140370728 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF REDUCING SKEW BETWEEN A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL PAIR - A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to a board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side. | 12-18-2014 |
20140364017 | CONNECTOR - A connector which dispenses with an actuator and lowers profile while prevent damage to conducive path portions. A metal plate of the connector includes a first supporting portion mounted on a printed wiring board, and a second supporting portion connected to the first supporting portion via a linking portion in a manner movable in an FPC sandwiching direction. The second supporting portion includes a spring portion for urging a movable portion against FPC, a pair of locking pieces for increasing distance between contact point portions of the supporting portions by moving the movable portion away from the first supporting portion using an FPC inserting force, and suppressing removal of completely inserted FPC. Connection portions of conductive path portions are arranged on first and second protuberance portions at opposite ends of the first supporting portion in a connector left-right direction, along the connector front-back direction. | 12-11-2014 |
20140364010 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device comprises a first connector, a first detection connector, a second connector and an operation member. The first connector includes a first housing holding a first power terminal. The first detection connector includes a first detection-terminal. The first detection connector is held by the first housing and is movable between a first position and a second position along a first direction. The second connector includes a second housing holding a second power terminal and a second detection-terminal. The operation member is attached to the first housing. When the operation member is turned, the first connector is moved along the first direction, and the first power terminal is connected to the second power terminal. Subsequently, when the operation member is moved along a second direction, the first detection connector is moved from the first position to the second position, and the first detection-terminal is connected to the second detection-terminal. | 12-11-2014 |
20140363995 | CONNECTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THEREOF - A connector device comprises a tray, a connector body, a lock member and a pressing member. The lock member is unmovable beyond a second position along an ejection direction. The pressing member applies a force toward the second position directly or indirectly to the lock member. The tray is formed with a locked portion. The lock member is provided with a lock portion and a pressed portion. The lock portion locks the locked portion to prevent the tray from moving beyond a lock position along the ejection direction when the tray is accommodated in the connector body. The pressing member presses the pressed portion against the case when the connector device is attached in the case. The tray located at the locked position is positioned relatively to the case by this pressing. | 12-11-2014 |
20140344771 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOCKET, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT - An optical semiconductor unit of the present invention has an LED device provided with an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a socket to which the LED device is mounted, the LED device has a main body to which the LED is mounted, the main body has a first surface to which block-shaped electrode portions are connected. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342601 | HOLDER AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device that accommodates displacement between a holder insertion slot formed in a housing and a unit accommodated in the housing, and prevents dust from entering the housing from the holder insertion slot. An operation portion is connected to an end of a holder main body via an elastic member such that the operation portion can be moved in a direction Y of inserting the holder main body into the unit (connector), a direction Z of thickness of a card held by the holder main body, and a direction X of width of the holder main body, which is orthogonal to the direction of inserting the holder main body and the direction of the thickness of the card. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342592 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - When an actuator is tilted to the rear so that a signal contact and a contact portion of a plate-like connection object are brought into contact with each other, a terminal portion, connected to a connecting portion of a board, of the signal contact is covered with a conductor member held in the actuator. | 11-20-2014 |
20140342213 | CONNECTOR FOR BATTERY UNIT, AND BATTERY UNIT PROVIDED WITH SAME - To provide a connector for a battery unit in which power supply monitoring is achieved with a simple configuration without requiring a large workload, and a battery unit provided with the same. | 11-20-2014 |
20140338512 | EDGE TOOL - Both a rake face and a flank of an edge tool have a surface structure in which a network of recesses and protuberances surrounded by the recesses are formed, the surface structure having the characteristics described below: (1) there is no solid-solid interface between the surface structure and the interior of the edge tool, (2) the surface structure has a value of a physical property that more easily permits the surface structure to be elastically or plastically deformed than a value of the physical property of the interior of the edge tool, and (3) the protuberances have such shapes that the protuberances are elastically or plastically deformed as the protuberances rub against a workpiece. | 11-20-2014 |
20140329398 | CONTACT, CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTING DEVICE - A distance between first contact portions is set smaller than a thickness of a first connection object in the state where neither of the first connection object and a second connection object is inserted into a contact. A distance between second contact portions is set greater than a thickness of the second connection object in the state where neither of the first connection object and the second connection object is inserted into the contact. When the first connection object is inserted between the first contact portions, a pair of conductive portions are relatively moved to shorten the distance between the second contact portions so that the second connection object is held between the second contact portions. | 11-06-2014 |
20140322960 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The second connector is mateable with the first connector under any one of a normal state and a reversed state. The first connector comprises a first guide portion and a second guide portion while the second connector comprises a first normal guided-portion, a second normal guided-portion, a first reversed guided-portion and a second reversed guided-portion. When the second connector is mated with the first connector under the normal state, the first normal guided-portion and the second normal guided-portion are guided by the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively. When the second connector is mated with the first connector under the reversed state, the first reversed guided-portion and the second reversed guided-portion are guided by the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322956 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CONDUCTIVE SHIELDING PLATE COVERING A LOCKING HOLE - An electrical connector has a conductive shell provided with a locking hole adapted to be engaged with a mating object in a disconnection direction. An insulator is received inside the shell. Between the shell and the insulator, a conductive shielding plate covering the locking hole is provided so that the insulator is not visible through the locking hole. The insulator holds a conductive contact. | 10-30-2014 |
20140322953 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IMPROVED IN ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING EFFECT WHILE SUPPRESSING AN INCREASE IN EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS - An electrical connector comprises a metal shell defining an opening for inserting a connection counterpart therethrough. The electrical connector has a cantilever spring extending from an end, on the opening side, of the metal shell and folded back outward. The cantilever spring has a free end portion passing through a hole formed in the metal shell, and extending to the inside of the metal shell. Preferably, the metal shell has a top surface and a bottom surface facing each other and the cantilever spring is provided to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface. | 10-30-2014 |
20140308825 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a plurality of contacts which are formed using a plurality of conductive contact points provided on a first plate surface of an FPC as a connection object, a frame member which has an opening size and a height capable of receiving a mating connector and is attached to the first plate surface of the FPC so as to surround the contacts, and a plate-like member which is provided on a second plate surface of the FPC so as to extend over a region corresponding to the contacts. The frame member has locking holes which respectively engage with mating locking claws of the mating connector when the connector is fitted to the mating connector, thereby maintaining the fitting state of the connector and the mating connector. | 10-16-2014 |
20140302710 | RECEPTACLE AND PLUG - A receptacle is selectively mateable with a first plug and a second plug. The receptacle comprises a holding member having a plate-like portion, a plurality of first contacts and a plurality of second contacts. The first contacts and the second contacts are held by the holding member. Each of the first contacts has a first contact portion while each of the second contacts has a second contact portion. The first contact portions and the second contact portions are exposed on a lower surface of the plate-like portion. The second contact portions are grouped into two groups. The first contact portions are located between the two groups of the second contact portions in a lateral direction. The first contact portions are connectable with both the first plug and the second plug, while the second contact portions are connectable with only the second plug between the first plug and the second plug. | 10-09-2014 |
20140302696 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of dispensing an actuator and reducing manufacturing costs. The connector includes a metal plate for sandwichingly supporting an FPC. The metal plate includes a first supporting portion mounted on a printed wiring board, and a second supporting portion connected to the first supporting portion via a linking portion in a manner movable in an FPC sandwiching direction. The second supporting portion includes a second movable portion opposed to the first supporting portion, and a second spring portion for causing the second movable portion to be urged against the inserted FPC. The second supporting portion includes a pair of locking pieces. The locking pieces cause the second movable portion to move away from the first supporting portion, using an FPC inserting force to increase distance between contact point portions of the first and second supporting portions, and prevent removal of the FPC. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300899 | RING LASER GYRO - A ring laser gyro with no piezoelectric elements for dither detection includes a laser beam receiving unit for receiving a laser beam taken out of a gyro block, a laser beam intensity measuring unit for measuring the intensity of the laser beam received by the laser beam receiving unit, a dither mechanism, a dither control unit for driving the dither mechanism, and a gyro case housing the gyro block, wherein the laser beam receiving unit is secured to the gyro case, the laser beam receiving unit has a laser beam receiving surface for receiving the laser beam from the gyro block to detect a laser beam receiving position on the laser beam receiving surface and output positional information indicating the laser beam receiving position. The dither control unit drives the dither mechanism on the basis of information indicating the amplitude of the laser beam receiving position obtained from the positional information. | 10-09-2014 |
20140295107 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A scratch or similar surface roughness in a solid surface is reduced by gas cluster ion beam irradiation. A gas-cluster-ion-beam solid surface smoothing method includes an irradiation step in which the solid surface is irradiated with a gas cluster ion beam. The irradiation step includes a process of causing clusters from a plurality of directions to collide with at least an area (spot) irradiated with the gas cluster ion beam in the solid surface. Collision of clusters from a plurality of directions with the spot can be brought about by emitting a divergent gas cluster ion beam which releases clusters in diverging directions with respect to the beam center, for example. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294348 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SHUTTER MECHANISMS CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY PREVENTING ENTRY OF DUST - Each of a plug and a receptacle is provided with an optical contact and a shutter mechanism. The shutter mechanisms are linkaged with each other when connecting the plug and the receptacle to each other. At least one of the plug and the receptacle includes a movable member moved with being pushed by the other of the plug and the receptacle, an urging member constantly urging the movable member toward the other of the plug and the receptacle, and a cam mechanism causes the shutter mechanism to follow movement of the movable member. The shutter mechanism includes a shutter plate having an opening and movable between a first position where the opening does not face the optical contact and a second position where the opening faces the optical contact, and a projection adapted to be fitted into the opening when the shutter plate is in the first position. | 10-02-2014 |
20140256195 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector | 09-11-2014 |
20140253113 | GEOMAGNETIC SENSOR - A geomagnetic sensor includes: a core that constitutes a closed magnetic circuit; a pair of coils that are wound around the core in positions facing each other and are connected in series to generate magnetic flux in the same circumferential direction in the core; an excitation power supply that applies an alternating current with a superimposed direct current to the pair of coils; and a detection circuit that is connected to a connection point of the pair of coils. Unlike a conventional flux gate type geomagnetic sensor, it is not required to excite the core until the core is magnetically saturated, and it is therefore possible to reduce power consumption. | 09-11-2014 |
20140241671 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - There is provided an optical connector configured to receive a plurality of MT ferrules attached to terminal ends of multi-fiber cables. The optical connector includes a housing through which multiple receiving holes receiving the MT ferrules are bored. The receiving holes are arranged in the direction of the long side of front end faces of the MT ferrules. A pair of holding elements is provided in each of the receiving holes. The pair of holding elements is positioned at both ends in the direction in which the receiving holes are arranged and protrude to a side at which the MT ferrules are inserted. Both ends of a rear end flange of each of the MT ferrules placed in the receiving holes are held by the pair of holding elements. The optical connector enables easy setting-in of MT ferrules and reduction in size of optical connectors can be achieved. | 08-28-2014 |
20140239946 | CURRENT SENSOR - A current sensor includes: two cores that configure closed magnetic circuits surrounding a conductor where a current to be measured flows and are arranged adjacent to each other; two coils that are wound respectively around the two cores and are connected in series to generate a magnetic flux in surrounding directions opposite to each other in the two cores; an excitation power supply that applies an alternating current with a superimposed direct current to the two coils; and a detection circuit that is connected to a connection point of the two coils. It is possible to obtain the current sensor being capable of high precision measurement up to high frequencies and also capable of reducing power consumption. | 08-28-2014 |
20140235109 | CONNECTOR - A connector has signal contacts and ground contacts, each of which includes a contact portion to be connected with a mating connector. In a predetermined plane, the contact portions of the signal contacts and the contact portions of the ground contacts are grouped and arranged into a first line and a second line. In the predetermined plane, four specific signal contact portions are surrounded by four specific ground contact portions. The four specific signal contact portions are the contact portions of the signal contacts constituting two pairs. The four specific ground contact portions are two of the contact portions of the ground contacts belonging to the first line and two of the contact portions of the ground contacts belonging to the second line. In the predetermined plane, a minimum distance between two of the specific ground contact portions is smaller than another minimum distance between one of the specific signal contact portions and one of the contact portions of the signal contacts other than the specific signal contact portions. | 08-21-2014 |
20140235108 | CONNECTOR AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD USING THE SAME - A connector has a plurality of high-speed differential signal lanes each of which includes two first contacts for high-speed differential signal transmission and two ground contacts. A second contact which does not belong to the high-speed differential signal lanes is arranged between the high-speed differential signal lanes. On a first connection side for connection with a connecting object, contacting portions of the contacts are arranged in a single row at a distance from one another. On a second connection side for connection with a mounting object, terminal portions of the first contacts and terminal portions of the ground contacts are arranged in a first row at a distance wider than that between the contacting portions while a terminal portion of the second contact is arranged in a second row. | 08-21-2014 |
20140213115 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector along a first direction. The mating connector has a mating contact portion. The connector comprises a housing and a contact. The housing has a holding portion and a stop portion. The contact has a held portion, a pressed portion and a contact point. The held portion is held by the holding portion. The pressed portion is provided between the held portion and the contact point. The contact point is located between the held portion and the pressed portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The contact point is brought into contact with the mating contact portion and moved in the second direction under a mated state of the connector with the mating connector. The pressed portion is pressed against the stop portion when the contact point is brought into contact with the mating contact portion. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213079 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a contact and a housing. The contact has a fixed portion, a contact portion, a spring portion and a held portion. The spring portion supports the contact portion. The held portion is located between the fixed portion and the support portion. The housing has a sidewall portion and a bottom portion. The sidewall portion is located outward of the spring portion in a predetermined direction and holds the held portion. The bottom portion is located under the spring portion in a vertical direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The housing has a gap between a lower surface of the spring portion and the bottom portion. The bottom portion and the sidewall portion hide the contact except the held portion both when the connector is seen from below along the vertical direction and when the connector is seen from the outside along the predetermined direction. | 07-31-2014 |
20140202010 | EDGE TOOL - In an edge tool having a cutting edge made of a nonmetal inorganic solid-state material with a facet formed on a ridge of the cutting edge, a pre-wearing layer having a thickness of 5 nm or more and having a surface structure formed by a network of recesses and protuberances surrounded by the recesses is formed on a surface of the facet. The average width of the protuberances is 5 nm to 50 nm. A property value of the pre-wearing layer is different from the property value of the inorganic solid-state material underlying the pre-wearing layer, and there is no solid-solid interface between the pre-wearing layer and the inorganic solid-state material. | 07-24-2014 |
20140187097 | REVERSIBLE CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plurality of contacts, which are held by a holder member and are arranged in a pitch direction perpendicular to a front-rear direction. Each contact has a terminal portion to be connected and fixed to an object and a connection portion which is, at least in part, held by a plate-like portion of the holder member and is positioned forwards of the terminal portion in the front-rear direction. The connection portion has a first contact portion, a second contact portion and a rear connection portion. The first contact portion is, at least in part, exposed on the first surface. The second contact portion is, at least in part, exposed on the second surface. The rear connection portion connects a rear of the first contact portion with a rear of the second contact portion and is connected to the terminal portion. When the connector is mated with a mating connector, one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion electrically connects a mating contact of the mating connector to the terminal portion. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187075 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a spring portion, a lock member and a movable member. When the movable member is forced to be moved from a non-operation position to an operation position, an operation portion of the movable member operates an operated portion of the lock member to move a lock portion of the lock member from a lock position to an unlock position. When the movable member is held at the operation position, a front end of the spring portion presses a pressed portion of the movable member to move the movable member towards the non-operation position. When the movable member is released, the movable member is moved back from the operation position to the non-operation position so that the operation portion stops to operate the operated portion to move the lock portion back to the lock position. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186676 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - An electrical storage device includes a housing structure having battery unit housing portions each for housing a battery unit and an attaching object, a plurality of connectors attached to the attaching object, and conductive members connecting between the connectors. The connectors are attached to the attaching object on the battery unit housing portion side. The conductive members connect between the adjacent ones of the connectors on the battery unit housing portion side. | 07-03-2014 |
20140162484 | CONNECTOR - A connector is selectably mateable with a first mating connector and a second mating connector. The first mating connector has a first interface and two lock portions. The second mating connector has a second interface. The connector comprises a shell. The shell has a standard portion, a modified portion and two coupling portions. The standard portion corresponds to both the first interface and the second interface. The modified portion and the coupling portions correspond not to the first interface but to the second interface. The modified portion is apart from the standard portion in an up-down direction. The coupling portion couples the standard portion and the modified portion. The shell is formed with two lock holes. The lock hole extends from the standard portion to the coupling portion. The lock holes receive the lock portions when the connector is mated with the first mating connector. | 06-12-2014 |
20140151999 | FLUID COUPLER DEVICE AND INTERFACE STRUCTURE OF DAUGHTERBOARD - A receptacle has a backward-movable floating mechanism and includes a receptacle-side slider, a first lock mechanism (first ball) functioning to couple and fix the receptacle to a plug, and a second lock mechanism (second ball, indentation) that prevents the backward movement. The plug includes a plug-side slider and an indentation. When the plug is inserted into the receptacle, the plug-side slider is prevented from moving forward by the first ball and only the housing of the plug moves forward. When connection between male and female members is complete, the first ball fits into the indentation and the plug-side slider moves forward to lock the first ball. The receptacle-side slider is pushed backward by the plug-side slider, the second lock mechanism is unlocked and the housing of the receptacle is moved backward by the floating mechanism. | 06-05-2014 |
20140148050 | CONNECTOR AND HOUSING STRUCTURE - A connector includes a housing adapted to be fixed to an attaching object, and contacts. The housing has an attaching base portion, a fitting portion disposed more on the front side than the attaching base portion, through-holes formed through a bottom portion of the fitting portion, and layout spaces each communicating with the through-hole and each open to the outside on the side surface side of the housing. Each contact integrally has a first portion and a second portion continuous with the first portion. The through-hole and the layout space have sizes that can allow the contact to be disposed at a predetermined position in the housing by inserting the contact into the housing through the layout space from the side surface of the housing. | 05-29-2014 |
20140120780 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a plurality of contacts, a housing made of a predetermined material and a reinforcement member. The housing holds the contacts. The housing includes a bottom portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector. The reinforcement member is, at least in part, embedded in the bottom portion of the housing via insert-molding. The reinforcement member has a rib portion extending in the longitudinal direction. The rib portion has a reversed U- or V-shape cross-section and is filled with the predetermined material of the housing. | 05-01-2014 |
20140113462 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having an insertion section into which a connection end of a sheet-shaped connection target is inserted, and a plurality of contacts held by the housing so as to extend in an insertion direction of the connection target and be aligned along a direction across the insertion direction of the connection target, wherein each contact to be mounted by soldering on the top surface of the mounting board on a side of insertion of the connection target has at its end on the side of insertion of the connection target a surface of flat shape to be mounted on the top surface of the mounting board, and a sloping surface which is inclined at a predetermined angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the surface to be mounted for guiding the connection end of the connection target to the insertion section. | 04-24-2014 |
20140113157 | SLIDE PART AND SURFACE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME - A slide part has a surface structure in which there are at least two periodic structures among a first periodic structure with a period of 10 nm to 100 nm inclusive and a depth of 5 nm to 50 nm inclusive, a second periodic structure with a period of 100 nm to 1000 nm inclusive and a depth of 20 nm to 500 nm inclusive, and a third periodic structure with a period of 1000 nm to 10000 nm inclusive and a depth of 100 nm to 3000 nm inclusive, in which one of the at least two periodic structures is formed on the other periodic structure. | 04-24-2014 |
20140106630 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a pair of contacts of the same shape disposed adjacent to each other and an adjacent contact disposed adjacent to the pair of contacts. The pair of contacts and the adjacent contact have, at their one end, contact portions which are arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals and, at their other end, connecting portions which are arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals. Further, the adjacent contact has a deformed portion at an intermediate portion between the contact portion and the connecting portion so as to be partially away from the pair of contacts. Alternatively, the pair of contacts each may have a deformed portion at an intermediate portion between the contact portion and the connecting portion so as to be partially away from the adjacent contact. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106581 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR UNIT - A coaxial connector is adapted to hold a connection object having a ground conductor and a signal conductor and is adapted to be fitted to a mating connector. The coaxial connector has a shell for holding the connection object. The shell comprises a first shell portion having a barrel-shaped shell contact portion, a second shell portion having shell connecting portions, positioning portions for positioning the connection object so that a contact portion of the signal conductor of the connection object is located inside the barrel-shaped shell contact portion as seen in a fitting direction of the coaxial connector and the mating connector, and fixing portions for fixing the connection object. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106086 | METHOD OF SMOOTHING SOLID SURFACE WITH GAS CLUSTER ION BEAM AND SOLID SURFACE SMOOTHING APPARATUS - A scratch or similar surface roughness in a solid surface is reduced by gas cluster ion beam irradiation. A gas-cluster-ion-beam solid surface smoothing method includes an irradiation step in which the solid surface is irradiated with a gas cluster ion beam. The irradiation step includes a process of causing clusters from a plurality of directions to collide with at least an area (spot) irradiated with the gas cluster ion beam in the solid surface. Collision of clusters from a plurality of directions with the spot can be brought about by emitting a divergent gas cluster ion beam which releases clusters in diverging directions with respect to the beam center, for example. | 04-17-2014 |
20140099843 | CONTACT ELEMENT AND CONNECTOR - A contact element capable of arranging beam portions at a narrower pitch and also facilitating insertion of a mating contact, and a connector have second and fourth contact portions which are displaced from each other in an orthogonal direction DR which is orthogonal to an arranging direction DP of first and second beam portions and a thickness direction DB of a linking portion. When a metal plate is blanked, the first and fourth contact portions are displaced from each other in a longitudinal direction L of the first and second beam portions, and the second and third contact portions are displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction L of the first and second beam portions. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099804 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The connector comprises a contact, a housing, an enclosing portion and a coupling portion. The housing holds the contact. The enclosing portion encloses an outer circumference of the housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The coupling portion directly or indirectly couples the enclosing portion with the housing so as to allow the enclosing portion to move along the mating direction relative to the housing. | 04-10-2014 |
20140080363 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a contact, an inner housing, an inner shell, an outer housing and an outer shell. The inner housing holds the contact. The inner shell covers, at least in part, the inner housing. The outer housing holds the inner shell. The outer shell covers, at least in part, the outer housing. The inner shell has a connected portion and a connection portion. The connection portion extends from the connected portion and is directly connected with an attachment object when the connector is attached to the attachment object. A boundary between the connected portion and the connection portion is positioned apart from and rearward of the front end of the connector. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080362 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes contacts and a housing. The contacts constitute two differential pairs. Each contact has a first portion, a second portion and a coupling portion. The first portion is press-fitted into and held by the housing. The first portion has a contact portion to be brought into contact with a mating connector. The second portion is to be connected with and fixed on a board. The coupling portion couples the first portion with the second portion. The first portions are arranged in a single row while the second portions are arranged in two rows. The first portions are larger in width than the second portions and the coupling portions. The second portions of the contacts constituting one differential pair belong to the rows different from each other. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080339 | CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR DEVICE, AND BATTERY UNIT - A connector is provided with a first housing, a second housing attached to the first housing and forming a contact receiving portion jointly with the first housing, and a contact at least partially received in the contact receiving portion. The second housing is attached to the first housing so as to be movable in a predetermined direction relative to the first housing. The contact is received in the contact receiving portion in a state where the contact is not fixed to the first housing or the second housing so as to be movable relative to the first housing and the second housing. | 03-20-2014 |
20140073179 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR SUITABLE FOR CONNECTION OF A FLAT PLATE-LIKE CONNECTION OBJECT - A coaxial connector coaxial connector includes a contact, a housing, and a shell. The contact includes a contact portion adapted to be connected to a mating contact of a mating connector and a connecting portion adapted to be connected to a signal conductor. The shell includes a first shell portion having a shell contact portion adapted to be connected to a mating shell of the mating connector and a second shell portion having a shell connecting portion adapted to be connected to a ground conductor. When connecting to a connection object, by sandwiching the connection object between the connecting portion of the contact and the shell connecting portion of the shell, the contact portion of the contact is connected to the signal conductor while the shell contact portion of the shell is connected to the ground conductor. | 03-13-2014 |
20140065363 | CHIPPING-PROOF INORGANIC SOLID-STATE MATERIAL AND CHIPPING-PROOF EDGE TOOL - A chipping-proof nonmetal inorganic solid-state material is characterized in that the inorganic solid-state material has, in at least a part of a surface thereof, a surface structure in which a network of recesses and protuberances surrounded by the recesses are formed, the protuberances have an average width of 5 nm to 50 nm, a physical property of the surface structure differs from the physical property of an interior of the inorganic solid-state material lying below the surface structure, and there is no solid-solid interface between the surface structure and the interior of the inorganic solid-state material. | 03-06-2014 |
20140051308 | CONTACT AND CONNECTOR - A contact comprises a pair of conductive members and a biasing member attached between the pair of conductive members and biasing the pair of conductive members toward each other. The pair of conductive members each have a base portion and an attaching portion. The base portion of one of the conductive members and the base portion of the other conductive member are disposed spaced apart from each other. At least one of the pair of conductive members has a support portion extending from the base portion toward the other conductive member and abutting against the other conductive member to support the other conductive member. | 02-20-2014 |
20140017961 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF REDUCING SKEW BETWEEN A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL PAIR - A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to a board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side. | 01-16-2014 |
20130344741 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of improving the contact stability. Linear cores of contact members and wires of an insulating holder are weaved to thereby form a net. Conductive path portions of the contact members are disposed such that they extend through a mesh. | 12-26-2013 |
20130337663 | CONNECTOR - One lane is formed by a combination of two signal pins S and adjacent one or two ground pins G of a connector that handles differential signals. When allocating differential signals to pins staggered in two rows, for pin allocation on the board soldering side, (SGS) is allocated to a left end of a first row to form a first lane and then (SGS) is allocated to odd-numbered lanes and (GSSG) to even-numbered lanes while (GSSG) is allocated to a left end of a second row to form a first lane and then (GSSG) is allocated to odd-numbered lanes and (SGS) to even-numbered lanes. | 12-19-2013 |
20130330971 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of realizing a narrower pitch of contact members, and suppressing displacement of the contact members. A connector comprises a frame and a plurality of contact members held by the frame. The contact members held by the frame are elastically deformed by being sandwiched between an IC package and a printed board. At this time, terminal portions of the IC package and terminal portions of the printed board are electrically connected via a plurality of conductive path portions of each contact member. The frame is formed by a frame portion, a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending in a manner bridging the frame portion, and a plurality of transverse ribs extending orthogonal to the longitudinal ribs in a manner bridging the frame portion. The contact members are held in slits formed by the longitudinal ribs and the transverse ribs. | 12-12-2013 |
20130323971 | CONNECTOR - A connector is fixable to an object such as a circuit board. The connector comprises a housing having a land extending long in a lengthwise direction, a power contact, a metal plate for protecting the connector from ESD, a shell (connection member) configured to be fixed and connected to the circuit board, and a coupling member coupling the metal plate and the shell with each other. The metal plate is inserted in and held by the land. The connector is thus configured so that a static electricity is grounded to the circuit board through the metal plate, the coupling member and the shell. Moreover, the power contact is locatable at an end of the land in the lengthwise direction so that it is possible to reduce the size of the connector. | 12-05-2013 |
20130316588 | CONNECTOR - A connector is adapted to be interposed between a first connection object and a second connection object for establishing electrical connection therebetween. The connector comprises a plurality of connecting members each having a plurality of elastically deformable conductive portions formed at a predetermined interval along a longitudinal direction thereof, a beam holding the connecting members, and a support portion supporting the beam. The connecting members, each having its longitudinal direction extending in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which the first and second connection objects and are caused to approach each other, are arranged in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The beam is disposed with its longitudinal direction extending in the third direction so as to perpendicularly cross the connecting members. The beam has engaging portions, engaging with the connecting members, at positions where the beam crosses the connecting members. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315539 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE - Provided is an optical connector whose miniaturization is easier than conventional. An optical connector ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130309895 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector having a locking mechanism that can ensure both the joining strength between a housing and a locking portion and the locking strength and that can cope with pitch narrowing and miniaturization. A plug connector comprises a plug-side housing, plug-side contacts provided to the plug-side housing and adapted to be electrically connected to a receptacle connector, and plug-side locking portions provided to the plug-side housing and adapted to maintain a connected state of the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The plug-side locking portions each comprise a locking plate having a flat plate-like shape and provided so that the normal direction of the plane of the flat plate is oriented in a locking direction with the receptacle connector, and retaining portions provided to the locking plate and formed so as to be integrated with the plug-side housing. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309887 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having an insertion portion an upper part of which is opened so as to insert a connection end portion of a connection target having a plurality of contact portions, and at least one confirmation groove for viewing a tip end position of the connection end portion of the connection target inserted into the insertion portion from above, an actuator rotatably attached to the housing between an open position where the upper part of the insertion portion is opened and a closed position where the upper part of the insertion portion is covered, and a portion of the actuator which is located right above the confirmation groove of the housing when the actuator is located at the open position is cut out, and a plurality of contacts fixed to the housing. | 11-21-2013 |
20130303028 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector comprising a plurality of rows of contacts and minimized in a front-rear direction. A first contact | 11-14-2013 |
20130303015 | CONNECTOR AND MATING CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a housing and a terminal assembly accommodated in the housing. The housing has two sidewalls in a lateral direction and a coupling portion. Each of the sidewalls has a through hole, an upper sidewall and a lower sidewall. The through hole pierces the sidewall in the lateral direction. The upper sidewall is located on the through hole while the lower sidewall is located under the through hole. The coupling portion is located at a front side of the through hole. The upper side wall and the lower sidewall of each of the sidewalls are coupled by the coupling portion. The terminal assembly has a shell formed with a protrusion. The protrusion is visible through the through hole from outside in the lateral direction. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303014 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of being fitted to a partner connector is provided with a lock member, a solenoid having a plunger, a restriction member having a restricting part, and a restricted part. In a fitted state in which the connector and the partner connector are fitted to each other, the lock member engages the partner connector and locks the two connectors into a fitted state. The solenoid drives the plunger between a restriction position and a release position. The restriction member is movably supported by the plunger. The restricted part receives the restricting part when the plunger is driven into the restriction position. When the plunger is in the restriction position, movement of the restricted part is restricted by the restricting part, and thereby the restricted part directly or indirectly prevents release of the fitted state. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301993 | Connector - A receptacle includes a hollow cylinder and a flange. A plug includes a barrel having a cylindrical body, a semicylindrical section extending from the body, and an engaging section provided at an end of the semicylindrical section and a coupling nut. A boom-like retaining piece is cut out and formed in the semicylindrical section and a retaining hook is formed at an idle end of the retaining piece located in the engaging section. The coupling nut is screwed onto threads of the hollow cylinder so that the plug is connected to the receptacle. Before the connection, the engaging section is engaged with and inserted into the hollow cylinder and the retaining piece is caught in the receptacle, so that the plug is temporarily retained to the receptacle securely. | 11-14-2013 |
20130288543 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a housing, a power contact attached to the housing, and a fixing member fixing the power contact to the housing. The connector is mateable along a front-rear direction with a mating connector located at a mating side. The housing has a rear wall, a contact-holding hole and an abutment portion, wherein the contact-holding hole pierces the rear wall in the front-rear direction, and the abutment portion is located toward the mating side with respect to the contact-holding hole. The power contact has a held portion, a fixed portion and an abutting portion, wherein the held portion is inserted in the contact-holding hole from the mating side to be held by the contact-holding hole, the fixed portion is formed to be located far from the mating side with respect to the held portion, and the abutting portion is formed to be located toward the mating side with respect to the held portion so that the abutting portion is brought into abutment with the abutment portion when the held portion is inserted in the contact-holding hole. The fixing member is attached to the held portion so that a part of the housing is sandwiched between the abutting portion and the fixing member in the front-rear direction. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288512 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mateable with a mating connector having a mating terminal. The connector comprises a housing and a terminal held by the housing. The housing has an accommodating portion and a lock portion which are formed integrally. The terminal is accommodated in the accommodating portion so as to be connectable to the mating terminal. When the connector is in a mated state where the connector is mated with the mating connector, the lock portion locks the mated state. In detail, the lock portion has a flexible portion and a lock protrusion. The flexible portion is located over the accommodating portion. The lock protrusion is provided on the flexible portion. No wall is provided between the flexible portion and the accommodating portion so that the flexible portion is resiliently deformable toward the accommodating portion. The lock protrusion moves downward when the flexible portion is resiliently deformed downward. | 10-31-2013 |
20130279861 | Optical Module Base and Optical Module - An optical module base is made up of a plurality of lead frames and a resin structure integrally molded with the lead frames and has an optical device mounting part and an optical waveguide mounting part which are formed in the resin structure. Each of the lead frames includes a connection part to which an optical device is to be mounted and electrically connected and a lead part which is continuous with the connection part. A portion of the thickness of the connection part is embedded in the resin structure and is positioned at the optical device mounting part. A sufficient strength of fixing a lead frame on a resin structure integrally molded with the lead frame can be ensured even if the sizes of the lead frames are miniaturized according to the sizes of electrodes of an optical device to be flip-chip bonded. | 10-24-2013 |
20130273780 | CONNECTOR - A connector has contacts, a housing holding the contacts, and a holder member fixed to the housing and is adapted to be fitted with a mating connector along a predetermined fitting direction. The housing has a first lateral portion on a side fitted with the mating connector and a second lateral portion on the other side opposite thereto. Each of the contacts has contact press-fit portions press-fitted into the housing from the side of a second lateral portion. The holder member has a restricting portion which is arranged adjacent to the contact on the side of the second lateral portion in the fitting direction and which restricts movement of the contact toward the second lateral portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273754 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector to be securely fixed on a board, especially, the connector having a high-strength shell prevented from detached from the connector. The connector has a mating portion, a plurality of the contacts, a holding member holding the contacts and a shell and to he connected with a mating connector in a front-back direction. The mating portion is positioned in forward part of the connector. The holding member is formed with a protrusive portion protruding back ward. The protrusive portion is formed with a receiving portion. An edge of the shell is formed a stopper portion. The stopper portion and the receiving portion face to each other in the front-back direction. The contact has a contact-fixing portion fixed on the board. The shell has a shell-fixing portion fixed on the board. A distance between the shell-fixing portion and the mating portion is larger than another distance between the contact-fixing portion and the mating portion. | 10-17-2013 |
20130267103 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 10-10-2013 |
20130267102 | CONNECTOR - A connector mounted on a circuit board, and fitted to a mating connector, includes a contact and a housing that holds the contact, and is inserted in an inserted portion of the circuit board. The contact is press-fitted into the housing in a direction orthogonal to a direction of inserting the housing into the inserted portion, and is held therein. | 10-10-2013 |
20130260601 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector | 10-03-2013 |
20130260586 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a housing extending in a front-rear direction and a sealing member attached in the housing. The housing has a rear wall located at a rear end portion of the housing and an enclosed portion extending from the rear wall in the front-rear direction. When the housing is formed by a molding process, a metal mold is used to form a plurality of seal stoppers around the enclosed portion. Each of the seal stoppers protrudes from the enclosed portion in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The housing has a plurality of holes which are formed when the metal mold is removed from the housing. Each of the holes pierces the rear wall in the front-rear direction. The holes face the respective seal stoppers in the front-rear direction. The sealing member is attached to the enclosed portion so as to be located between the rear wall and the seal stoppers in the front-rear direction. The front sides of the holes are covered by the sealing member. | 10-03-2013 |
20130240760 | Treatment Method for Stamping Tool Surface - To enable fabrication of a precise stamped product having an extremely low surface roughness. Ripples | 09-19-2013 |
20130232787 | CONNECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 09-12-2013 |
20130210291 | STRUCTURE - An interface section | 08-15-2013 |
20130196546 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mountable on a circuit board and matable with a mating connector having a mating portion and a mating shell. The connector comprises a housing and a shell. The housing is formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion is receives the mating portion of the mating connector when the mating portion is inserted into the connector. The shell has a plurality of first connected portions and a plurality of second connected portions. The first connected portions are configured to be connected to the mating shell of the mating connector when the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. The second connected portions are configured to be connected to the circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board. The first connected portions and the second connected portions extend forward of the receiving portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195407 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector comprises a ferrule having a rear end, a chuck located rearward of the ferrule, a ring having a front end, and a coil spring. The ring is attached to the chuck so as to surround the chuck. The optical fiber connector holds an optical fiber which is inserted from a rear end of the optical fiber connector. In detail, when the optical fiber is inserted into the optical fiber connector, an end of the optical fiber passes through the chuck to be accommodated in the ferrule. The coil spring presses the ring forward (toward the ferrule) so that the chuck is squeezed to hold the inserted optical fiber. When the ring is moved rearward by a stopper inserted between the rear end of the ferrule and the front end of the ring, the chuck is released to release the optical fiber. | 08-01-2013 |
20130188905 | Optical Module and Optical Transmission Module - An optical module is provided in which at least one of a surface light emitting device and a surface light receiving device is mounted on a positioning component on which optical fibers are positioned and mounted. The positioning component is made of an insulating resin and a plurality of lead frames that provide electrical connection are molded integrally with the positioning component. Each of the lead frames is flat plate and the plate surface of each of the lead frames serves as a first electrical connection surface and an edge face of each of the lead frames serves as a second electrical connection surface. The interconnection structure is simple and linear and is advantageous in high-frequency signal transmission. | 07-25-2013 |
20130163261 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND CONNECTOR - An illumination device comprises a support plate | 06-27-2013 |
20130156375 | OPTICAL COLLIMATOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR USING SAME - In order to fix an optical fiber to a desired position in a holding member easily and tightly, provided is an optical collimator ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130149904 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONNECTOR HAVING A NARROW-PITCH CONTACT GROUP AND CONNECTOR - Preparation is made of first and second contact assemblies in each of which ends of a plurality of contacts are respectively coupled to a plurality of coupling portions of a carrier. The coupling portions of at least one of the first and second contact assemblies are bent so as to offset the contacts in a thickness direction of the carrier. Then, the first and second contact assemblies are combined together in a state where the carriers overlap each other and the contacts are aligned with and spaced apart from each other in the same plane. After integrating the contacts, the coupling portions are cut off. Then, the integrated contacts are collectively inserted into a shell. | 06-13-2013 |
20130137284 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector lockable a connection with the connection object securely. The connector comprises a housing, an attachment, and a lock portion. The connection object which has a locked portion is inserted to and connected with the connector from the front of the connector. The attachment is attached to the housing and comprises an upper attachment positioned higher than the housing, a lower attachment positioned lower than the housing, and a coupling portion coupling the upper attachment and the lower attachment. The lock portion comprises a locking lug positioned backward of the coupling portion and engaging with the locked portion of the connection object when the connection object connected with the connector is moved in an eject direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a spring portion positioned between the upper attachment and the lower attachment and supporting the locking lug so as to be displaceable in a vertical direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. | 05-30-2013 |
20130129284 | ELECTRICAL-OPTICAL HYBRID CONNECTOR AND RECEPTACLE THEREOF - A receptacle of an electrical-optical hybrid connector including a plug having an insertion fitting part and the receptacle having a housing space that receives the insertion fitting part includes an optical connection part disposed in a space in communication with the housing space, and an electrical connection part disposed in front of the optical connection part, a shutter that is opened when the receptacle and the plug are connected to each other is provided in front of the optical connection part of the receptacle, and the optical connection part of the receptacle moves forward in association with the shutter when the shutter is opened, and moves rearward in association with the shutter when the shutter is closed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127091 | CONNECTOR ENABLING INCREASED DENSITY OF CONTACTS - A plurality of contacts are arranged in a first direction along a side wall of a housing. The housing has a plurality of ribs projecting in a second direction from the side wall and interposed between the contacts, respectively. Each rib has a tapered portion adjacent to the side wall. | 05-23-2013 |
20130109243 | Connector | 05-02-2013 |
20130109218 | CONNECTOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130107550 | CONNECTOR AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130100621 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE ASSEMBLY, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device package assembly increased in production efficiency of semiconductor devices by enabling the number of semiconductor device packages held by a carrier to be increased. A predetermined area of a first housing molded of white-colored resin, which holds a plurality of bent contact, is covered by a second housing molded of black-colored resin, and a plurality of second housings are supported by a secondary molding carrier in high density. A linking portion of each contact and one or both of the first and second housings are integrated by insert molding. | 04-25-2013 |
20130095687 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of improving the durability and the contact reliability of a contact. In the contact, a pair of spring portions for pressing a contact portion against a card-type electronic component are formed continuous with the contact portion that is brought into contact with the card-type electronic component. A holding portion held by a housing is formed continuous with the spring portions A connection portion connected to a printed board is formed continuous with the holding portion. The spring portions are made elastically deformable independently of each other, and are bent such that part and the other part of each spring portion do not interfere with each other in a direction of height of the housing when the spring portion is elastically deformed. | 04-18-2013 |
20130090022 | LEAD FRAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTACT GROUP, AND CONNECTOR - By using a lead frame as an intermediate member, a contact group of a connector is manufactured. The lead frame includes a plurality of first leads arranged on a plane and spaced from one another, a plurality of pairs of second leads, each pair being arranged on the plane between the first leads, and a connecting portion connecting the first and the second leads on one end side. The second leads have a pitch which is greater on the other end side than that on the one end side to make the second leads approach the first leads on the other end side, respectively. The lead frame further includes bridge portions connecting approached ones of the first and the second leads to each other at a portion where an interval between the first and the second leads is reduced. | 04-11-2013 |
20130084724 | CONNECTOR - A connector is able to accommodate an object (for example, a tray on which a card is mounted). The connector comprises an ejection member and a backup portion. The ejection member includes a receiver and an ejecting portion. The receiver is able to be pressed by an operating member (for example, a pin). The ejection member pivots from an accommodating position to an eject position when the receiver is pressed. The ejecting portion ejects the object when the ejection member pivots toward the eject position. When the receiver receives an excessive force from the operating member, the backup portion is brought into abutment with the receiver so as to backup the receiver. | 04-04-2013 |
20130060518 | Variable Reluctance Resolver and Rotation Angle Detecting Device - Two excitation coils (excitation A coil, excitation B coil) and two detection coils (detection A coil, detection B coil) are provided. The excitation A coil and the excitation B coil are excited at frequencies that are different from each other. The number of turns of the detection A coil and the detection B coil are respectively set with two sine waves using the number m | 03-07-2013 |
20130040477 | BOARD CONNECTOR - A board connector comprising: a contact comprising a first and a second clipping portion and for clipping therebetween a board which is inserted from the outside, a first beam portion supporting the first clipping portion, and a second beam portion supporting the second clipping portion; a housing that supports the contact; an actuator that is fixed to the first beam portion; and a metal locking member that is fixed to the actuator, wherein the metal locking member has an action point portion that is formed at a position which is brought into physical contact with the board at the time of insertion of the board, and that is pushed by the board at the time of the insertion of the board. | 02-14-2013 |
20130039621 | OPTICAL COUPLING STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL COUPLING STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY METHOD - An optical coupling structure of the present invention is configured with a lens body and a clamp. The lens body includes a lens section having the lens and a fixing section. The clamp includes a positioning section, a pressing spring, and a retaining section. The positioning section determines a position of the clamp except a position in a direction of the optical axis of the optical fiber. The pressing spring makes contact with a surface of the lens body having a normal direction matching with the end face of the optical fiber, and generates a returning force when the clamp moves in a direction opposite to the normal direction of the surface. The retaining section is formed in a portion of the clamp to press the optical fiber and retains the optical fiber not to move in a direction apart from the lens. | 02-14-2013 |
20130036577 | BOARD CONNECTOR - A board connector comprising: a contact comprising a first and a second clipping portion and for clipping therebetween a board which is inserted from the outside, a first beam portion supporting the first clipping portion, and a second beam portion supporting the second clipping portion; a housing that supports the contact; and an actuator that is fixed to the first beam portion, wherein the actuator has an action point portion that is formed more on a rear side in a board insertion direction than the first and second clipping portions and and that is pushed by the board at the time of insertion of the board, and the first clipping portion is elastically displaceable independently of the actuator in a direction away from the second clipping portion. | 02-14-2013 |
20130017729 | FLOATING CONNECTOR SMALL IN SIZE AND IMPROVED IN STRENGTHAANM KIMURA; MasakiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP KIMURA; Masaki Tokyo JPAANM TAKENAGA; YuichiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP TAKENAGA; Yuichi Tokyo JP - A floating connector has a stationary housing, a movable housing, and a reinforcing member. The reinforcing member is made of a metal plate and is provided with a first plate portion and a second plate portion. The first plate portion is embedded in a guide portion of the stationary housing so as to extend in a depth direction. The second plate portion is embedded in the guide portion so as to extend inward in a width direction from one end in the depth direction of the first plate portion. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016498 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, RELAY CONNECTOR, AND BACKLIGHT UNITAANM Naito; TakeharuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Naito; Takeharu Tokyo JP - Provided is a backlight assembly wherein a cost reduction is easier than conventional. A backlight assembly ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130012068 | CONNECTOR - To provide a connector which is capable of reducing the amount of protrusion from the mounting surface of a substrate, and reducing the amount of exposure of contacts, and reducing a mounting area. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012039 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector mountable on a board. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a housing holding the contacts, and a monitored member attached to the housing. The monitored member comprises a marker portion and an abutment portion brought into abutment with the board when the connector is mounted on the board in a vertical direction. The abutment portion is apart from the marker portion by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction. The height of the housing is indirectly measured by investigating a position of the marker portion. | 01-10-2013 |
20120329335 | CONNECTOR - A connector according to the present invention comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a mating portion having a plate shape. The mating portion projects forward and has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The plurality of contacts is held by the housing. Each of the contacts comprises a contact portion, an end portion and a flat portion. The contact portion extends in a connection direction and is exposed at the upper surface of the mating portion. The end portion is embedded in the mating portion. The flat portion forms a boundary between the contact portion and the end portion and does not projects from the upper surface. The flat portion is able to be viewed from above the upper surface of the mating portion. | 12-27-2012 |
20120322282 | SPECIAL USB PLUG HAVING DIFFERENT STRUCTURE FROM STANDARD USB PLUG AND USB RECEPTACLE MATABLE WITH THE SPECIAL USB PLUG - A universal serial bus (USB) receptacle with which and from which a standard USB plug and a special USB plug are selectively matable and removable along a predetermined direction. The standard USB plug is in accordance with a USB standard so as to have a standard shell. The special USB plug has a special shell so as to have a different structure from the standard shell. The USB receptacle comprises a detector. The detector has a contact portion. The contact portion is arranged at a position where the standard shell does not arrive when the standard USB plug is mated with the USB receptacle. The special shell is connected to the contact portion at the position when the special USB plug is mated with the USB receptacle. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321252 | Optical Connector - In an optical connector, end faces of a pair of ferrules that hold multiple optical fibers are positioned with two guide pins and butted against each other to connect the optical fibers in the pair of ferrules. The optical connector is provided with an urging member for pushing the end faces against each other. The end faces are ground at an angle. The gap between the guide pins and guide holes, which open at the end faces and into which the guide pins are fitted, is larger than 0.004 mm and smaller than or equal to 0.008 mm. Powder caused by the friction generated when the guide pins are inserted and fitted into the guide holes is greatly reduced. Connection loss does not increase even when frequent connection and disconnection are performed, and cleaning the connector becomes unnecessary. | 12-20-2012 |
20120315791 | CONNECTOR HAVING A CAM OPERATING PORTION WHICH PRESSES A CONNECTION OBJECT WITH BEING ROTATED - Provided is a connector including a plug and a receptacle which are adapted to be fitted together. The plug includes a plate-like or sheet-like connection object, a ground shell which is disposed on one surface side of the connection object so as to be spaced apart therefrom, and a guide covering front end portions of the connection object and the ground shell. The receptacle includes contacts and an actuator having a cam operating portion which is made of a material different from that of the ground shell. When the actuator is operated in a state where the plug and the receptacle are fitted together, the cam operating portion is rotated on the ground shell to press the connection object onto the contacts. | 12-13-2012 |
20120302086 | CONNECTOR - The connector matable with a mating connector comprises a housing, a lever and an attached member. The housing has a front end, a rear end and an accommodating portion. The accommodating portion communicates with the front end and the rear end. The accommodating portion has an upper portion, a lower portion and side portions. The side portions are formed on respective opposite ends in a width direction of the accommodating portion so as to couple the upper portion and the lower portion with each other. The lever is configured to mate the connector with the mating connector and accommodated in the accommodating portion so as to be pivotable. The attached member is other than the housing. The attached member is attached to the housing so as to couple the upper portion and the lower portion with each other at a position located between the side portions in the width direction. | 11-29-2012 |
20120292660 | LED DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS - The LED device ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120276787 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a contact and a housing holding the contact. The contact includes a first engaged portion and a second engaged portion which are distinguished from each other. The housing has a front end and a rear end in a front-to-rear direction. The housing is formed with an accommodating portion. The accommodating portion is configured to accommodate the contact when the contact is inserted from the rear end toward the front end to be located at an accommodating position. The housing has a lance formed within the accommodating portion. The lance is provided with a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are configured to be engaged with the first engaged portion and the second engaged portion of the contact located at the accommodating position, respectively. | 11-01-2012 |
20120276784 | CONNECTOR - A connector according to the present invention comprises a housing and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a mating portion having a plate shape. The mating portion projects forward and has an upper surface and a bottom surface. The plurality of contacts is held by the housing. Each of the contacts comprises a contact portion, an end portion and a flat portion. The contact portion extends in a connection direction and is exposed at the upper surface of the mating portion. The end portion is embedded in the mating portion. The flat portion forms a boundary between the contact portion and the end portion and does not projects from the upper surface. The flat portion is able to be viewed from above the upper surface of the mating portion. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273942 | Flip-chip Mounting Structure and Flip-chip Mounting Method - When a flip-chip mounting component with an Al/Au bonding structure is exposed to high temperature, voids may be caused in the Al electrode. The generation of voids causes failed connection or failed bonding between the Al electrode and the Au bump, thereby significantly degrading the connection reliability and bonding reliability in the flip-chip mounting structure. An object of the preset invention is to provide a flip-chip mounting structure that has high connection reliability and bonding reliability without being degraded even in high temperature. In a flip-chip mounting structure for wirelessly connecting an IC chip | 11-01-2012 |
20120264326 | CONNECTOR AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A connector has contacts, each including a holding portion inserted from a direction orthogonal to a connector fitting direction and held by a housing, a contact portion continuous with the holding portion and extending in the fitting direction, and a connection portion continuous with the holding portion and connected to an LED mounting substrate. The housing includes a main body inserted in a hole formed in the LED mounting substrate, and a top hoard portion formed thereon. The main body is formed with connector receiving portions which accommodate the contact portions and receive a cable connector. The board portion is formed with contact accommodating portions which communicate with the connector receiving portions and accommodate the holding portions. The main body is formed with slots via which the contacts are inserted into the connector receiving portions and the contact accommodating portions from directions orthogonal to the fitting direction. | 10-18-2012 |
20120252252 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING OBJECT - A connector is configured to be mated with and connected to a mating connector in a state where the connector is attached to an FPC having a principal surface on which a signal terminal and a ground terminal are arranged. The connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts held by the housing, a cover shell partially covering the housing and a lock bar supported by the housing and/or the cover shell so as to be turnable. Each of the contacts has an exposed portion connectable to the signal terminal of the connecting object. The cover shell has a grounded portion connectable to the ground terminal of the connecting object. The lock bar is configured to lock a mating state where the connector is mated with the mating connector. | 10-04-2012 |
20120238140 | CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ONTO BOARD AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic circuit apparatus in which mounting efficiency and connection stability of an electrolytic capacitor are compatible. An electronic circuit apparatus | 09-20-2012 |
20120220146 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable to a card. The connector comprises an eject member including a pressed portion. The eject member is configured to eject the card along an eject direction when the pressed portion is pressed by an operation member separated from the connector and having a tip. The pressed portion is formed by bending a metal plate so as to have a receiving wall and a side wall. The receiving wall is configured to be brought into abutment with the tip of the operation member so that the pressed portion is pressed by the operation member. The side wall extends in a direction crossing the receiving wall so that the side wall is located lateral to the tip upon the abutment of the tip with the receiving wall. | 08-30-2012 |
20120214351 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF REDUCING SKEW BETWEEN A DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL PAIR - A differential signal connector includes a plurality of pairs of signal contacts, a plurality of ground contacts, and an insulating housing holding the signal contacts and the ground contacts. On a first connection side for connection to a connection partner, the ground contacts are arranged on both sides of each pair of signal contacts so that a contact array of a fixed pitch is formed. On a second connection side for connection to board, the ground contacts are arranged spaced apart from each other in a first row, while the pairs of signal contacts, which are adjacently arranged on both sides of the ground contact on the first connection side, are arranged so as to be allocated in a second row and a third row located on both sides of the first row so that the pairs of signal contacts are arranged zigzag on the second connection side. | 08-23-2012 |
20120164872 | CONNECTOR - A connector which makes it less difficult to insert two types of card-type electronic components, even when it is used over a long term. A first recess in which a first memory card is inserted has a bottom surface formed with a second recess in which a second memory card is inserted, whereby guiding surfaces are formed for guiding a second memory card in a card-inserting direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164864 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR - A card edge connector is connectable to a card having a side edge. The card edge connector has a holding member extending in a first direction and a pair of arms each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the holding member. Each of the arms includes an abutment portion and a spring portion. The spring portion is bendable elastically outward in the first direction. The spring portion has a latch and an abutting portion. The latch is engaged with the side edge of the card when the card edge connector is connected to the card. When the connected card presses the latch along a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, the abutting portion is brought into contact with the abutment portion so that the abutting portion regulates a movement of the latch in the third direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20120141072 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM - An optical connector has a pair of coil springs ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120135625 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR UNIT - A connector includes a contact and a shell. The shell includes a tubular shell body portion having a slit portion formed to extend over its entire region in a connector insertion direction, an insertion opening formed at one end of the shell body portion, a locking portion provided on the inner periphery side of the shell body portion, and a shell joining portion formed at a position more on the forward side of the connector insertion direction than a position of the locking portion and joining together opposed portions of the shell body portion divided by the slit portion. | 05-31-2012 |
20120128302 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE AND MATING OPTICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE - Optical connectors can be easily attached to and detached from a housing. | 05-24-2012 |
20120113424 | Hydrogen Detecting Surface Plasmon Resonator, Surface Plasmon Resonance Optical Hydrogen Detector, and Method for Optically Detecting Hydrogen Using Surface Plasmon Resonance - Light from light source means (a wavelength-variable laser) is applied to a surface of a hydrogen absorbing thin metal film of a hydrogen detecting surface plasmon resonator including a surface plasmon resonance enhancement structure formed by providing in the thin film an array of periodic holes having a shape that is not 90-degree rotational symmetric in the plane of the film surface, and transmitted light is detected with light detecting means (a photometer). Hydrogen is detected on the basis of a change in light transmission frequency characteristic caused by hydrogen absorption in the hydrogen detecting surface plasmon resonator. Optical hydrogen detection that is highly safe and unaffected by variations in the amount of light from the light source and stray light can be achieved. | 05-10-2012 |
20120108097 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNIT, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER - A power feeding side connector (electrical connector) has a locking lever adapted to lock together the power feeding side connector and a power receiving side connector at the time of engagement therebetween, a microswitch adapted to detect halfway fitting of the locking lever to interrupt electrical conduction, and a release lever adapted to release locking by the locking lever after charging. In the halfway fitting state, an intermediate portion of the locking lever is brought into contact with a spring piece of the microswitch to push it so that normally-closed contacts of the microswitch are opened to interrupt electrical conduction. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106895 | Optical Module - An optical module | 05-03-2012 |
20120100736 | Board connector provided with an actuator integral with a beam portion of a contact - For connecting a board member inserted in a board insertion direction, a board connector includes a contact with a first and a second beam portion, a housing holding the contact, and an actuator integral with the first beam portion. The first and the second beam portions include a first and a second clamping portion, respectively, for clamping therebetween the board member. The actuator includes an effort point portion formed forward with respect to the first clamping portion in the board insertion direction. When an operator inserts the board member into the board connector, the board member pushes and moves the effort point portion. | 04-26-2012 |
20120094544 | CONNECTOR - A connector having a housing and terminals, mates with a mating connector having mating terminals. The housing has a side wall, a facing wall and a receiving depression between the side wall and the facing wall. Each terminal is installed in the receiving depression and has an attached portion attached to the housing, a first spring portion extending from the attached portion, an upward-extending portion extending from the first spring portion, an elastic support portion extending from the upward-extending portion, and a contact portion supported by the elastic support portion. The upward-extending portion has an abutting portion opposite the facing wall. The elastic support portion is bendable more easily than a spring formed with the first spring portion and the upward-extending portion. The contact portion contacts the mating terminal when the connector is mated with the mating connector and the abutting portion is pressed against the facing wall. | 04-19-2012 |
20120088403 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector includes a contact adapted to be connected to an inner conductor of a coaxial cable, an insulator holding the contact, and a conductive shell adapted to be connected to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The shell includes a shell pivotal portion having press-holding pieces adapted to fix the outer conductor of the coaxial cable under pressure, and a shell body portion pivotably supporting the shell pivotal portion and having an accommodation space adapted to accommodate therein at least the press-holding pieces. | 04-12-2012 |
20120083167 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A first connector has a housing holding a female contact. A second connector has a housing holding a male contact. The connectors are connected to each other by inserting the male contact into the female contact along an insertion direction. The female contact has a support portion and a spring portion having a contact point. The spring portion is located above the support portion in the vertical direction. The male contact is insertable between the spring portion and the support portion. The male contact has a contact portion, a tip, an upper slope and a lower slope. The contact portion contacts the contact point when the male contact is inserted into the female contact. The upper slope extends from the tip to the contact portion, sloping over a first tapering range. The lower slope extends from the tip to the contact portion, sloping over a shorter second tapering range. | 04-05-2012 |