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Document | Title | Date |
20080207016 | COMMUNICATIONS MODULE - A communications module includes: a circuit board having a peripheral end; a first electronic component mounted on the circuit board; a plurality of second electronic components mounted on the circuit board and having a structural strength less than that of the first electronic component; and a metal cover secured to the peripheral end of the circuit board. The metal cover includes a top wall disposed over the first and second electronic components and formed with a protrusion protruding toward the first electronic component. The distance between the protrusion and the first electronic component is less than the distance between the top wall of the cover and the second electronic components. | 08-28-2008 |
20080227313 | Printed circuit board connection - An electronic device, comprising an improved printed circuit board connection for connecting a first printed circuit board to a second printed circuit board in a manner that permits physical engagement at a different position than the electrical engagement, and a method for making the improved printed circuit board connection with precision in alignment. In one embodiment, the first printed circuit board includes an end portion configured to engage with a member of a connector on the second printed circuit board. The end portion and the member engage along concave portions of the end portion and convex portions of the member. When engaged, the end portion and the member align wires of the first printed circuit board with terminals of the connector. | 09-18-2008 |
20080293268 | DISTRIBUTION CONNECTING MODULE - The distribution connecting module for telecommunications and data systems technology, comprises a housing inside of which input and output contacts for connecting lines and wires are placed, said contacts being accessible from the exterior. The housing is provided with a cavity inside of which at least one printed circuit board is placed. The input and output contacts are situated on the opposing faces of the housing. The input contacts are provided in the form of at least one connector strip with insulation displacement contacts. The input and output contacts can be detachably connected to the printed circuit board. The connector strip supporting the input contacts is detachably connected to the housing via a front part. The insulation displacement contacts are connected to the printed circuit board via fork contacts. The connection between the front part and the housing is such that when the connection is released, the connector strip, which is connected to the front part, is, together with the fork contacts, moved away from the printed circuit board. | 11-27-2008 |
20080299797 | Electrical connector having an improved frame - An electrical connector adapted for connection an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating housing having a plurality of passageways, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways and a frame moveable assembled on the housing to allow the IC chip to be inserted therein. The frame includes a first and second side walls parallel to each other and a third side wall connecting with ends of the first and second side walls without a sidewall opposite the third wall, thereby a hatch is defined opposite to the third wall. | 12-04-2008 |
20080305658 | Connector assembly with improved strain relief structure - A connector assembly ( | 12-11-2008 |
20080318446 | Electronic Component Cover and Arrangement - An electronic component cover comprises a plate having a first region adapted to substantially cover at least one side of a first electronic component. The plate is adapted to accommodate a second electronic component thereon, such as a SIM card or a SIM card reader. The plate may include a second region to accommodate the second electronic component therein. The electronic component cover may comprise one or more leads adapted to provide electrical communication between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The one or more leads are electrically isolated from the plate. The cover may further comprise a nonconductive mount adapted to accommodate the second electronic component thereon. The nonconductive mount secures the one or more leads to the plate while electrically isolating the one or more leads from the plate. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318447 | Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a conductive layer provided on an outer surface of a housing, a conductive member provided inside the housing, and a connecting component attached to the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole which causes the inside of the housing to communicate with the outside. The connecting component has conductivity, and is provided with a major diameter section and a minor diameter section. The major diameter section is formed larger than the through hole, is opposed to the conductive layer from outside the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. The minor diameter section is formed smaller than the through hole, is inserted in the through hole to reach the inside of the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive member. | 12-25-2008 |
20090017647 | Configurable printed circuit board - A configurable printed circuit board can be used with a bussed electrical center in a vehicle and has a dielectric body. The dielectric body defines an array of plated through-holes that are constructed to receive a terminal of an electrical adaptor. A conductive trace is also adhered to a surface of the dielectric body and is routed through some of the plated through-holes for carrying current between them. An aperture is defined through a portion of some of the plated through-holes and the respective conductive traces to electrically isolate one side of the conductive trace from another side; and thus the printed circuit board can accommodate more than one electrical device in a single section. | 01-15-2009 |
20090093143 | Electrical card connector with a supporting patch on the contact - An electrical card connector comprising an insulative housing | 04-09-2009 |
20090098746 | Micro USB socket connector - A USB socket connector includes a plastic core member, which has metal terminals embedded therein and a constraint member, for example, a raised portion, and a metal casing, which houses the plastic core member and has a constraint device, for example, notch that receives the constraint device of the plastic core member to hold the plastic core member in position upon insertion of the plastic core member into the casing, and two rear extension arms that are bent into shape and stopped against the back side of the plastic core member to hold down the plastic core member firmly in place after insertion of the plastic core member into the metal casing. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098747 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - An electric connection box include a power supply lead frame, a plurality of external connection terminals, a housing member having connector housing portions formed integrally at its outer peripheral portion and also having the lead frame and the external connection terminals insert molded therein, a plurality of transistors surface mounted in a bare chip condition on an upper surface of the lead frame, a circuit board mounted within the housing member, and bonding wires connecting the transistors, the external connection terminals and the circuit board to each other. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098748 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION BOX - An electric connection box include a power supply lead frame, a plurality of external connection terminals, a housing member having connector housing portions formed integrally at its outer peripheral portion and also having the lead frame and the external connection terminals insert molded therein, a plurality of transistors mounted in a bare chip condition on an upper surface of the lead frame, a circuit board mounted within the housing member, and bonding wires connecting the transistors, the external connection terminals and the circuit board to each other. Upper surfaces of bonding wire connection portions of the external connection terminals, upper surfaces of output terminal pad portions and control terminal pad portions formed on upper surfaces of the transistors, and an upper surface of a circuit pattern on the circuit board are disposed generally at the same height, thereby enhancing the efficiency of a bonding operation. | 04-16-2009 |
20090104797 | ELECTRICAL SOCKET - An electrical socket for electrically connecting with a camera module includes a housing, a grounding spring embedded in the housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing, and a pair of first shields in collaboration with a pair of second shields for substantially enclosing the housing, and a wire embedded in the housing for electrically connecting one of the first shields and the grounding spring. The grounding spring defines a second contacting portion for providing electrical connection between a corresponding ground pad of the camera module and the first shield via the wire, thereby allowing the grounding spring and the first and second shields to prevent external electromagnetic waves from affecting signals communicated between the camera module to a printed circuit board via the wire. | 04-23-2009 |
20090130867 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector capable of facilitating a work of connecting first and second connection targets. A first receiving part to be coupled to a first plug connector and a second receiving part to be coupled to a second plug connector are formed at the housing of a relay connector which electrically connects the first and second plug connectors to be mounted on a chassis. The housing is provided with a contact which establishes conduction between the first plug connector coupled to the first receiving part and the second plug connector coupled to the second receiving part. The housing comprises a housing body having the first and second receiving parts, and a hook provided at the housing body to engage with a hole provided in the chassis. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137135 | Connector for board and electrical junction box - A connector for a board and an electrical junction box that utilizes the connector are provided. The connector prevents adjacent terminal metals from causing a short circuit. Each connector housing includes a hood section having an inner wall. Protrusions are provided on an outer surface of each inner wall to project outward in a thickness direction of the inner wall. Openings around adjacent through-holes are shifted in the thickness direction of the inner wall. Thus, it is possible to increase a distance on surface between adjacent terminal metals inserted into the adjacent through-holes. The distance on the surface between adjacent terminal metals prevents water adhering to the terminals metals from short-circuiting the adjacent terminal metals. | 05-28-2009 |
20090156023 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR FOR A BATTERY IN THE MOBILE ELECTRIC DEVICE - Provided is a receptacle connector for a battery in a mobile electric device. The receptacle connector includes a contact terminal, a connection terminal, and an extension portion. The contact terminal electrically contacts a plug connector of the mobile electric device. The connection terminal is fit and soldered in a through hole of a battery PCB, and is integrally formed with the contact terminal. The extension portion is bent and extends from a front end of the connection terminal to form a solder receiving space for receiving solder flowing through the through hole of the PCB together with the connection terminal while a soldering operation is performed on the connection terminal. The extension portion together with the connection terminal is fit and soldered in the through hole of the PCB. | 06-18-2009 |
20090156024 | Electrical junction box - An electrical junction box that can enhance reliability in connection between terminal metals and a circuit board includes a casing, a circuit board contained in the casing, a plurality of fuse side terminal metals including board connecting portions electrically coupled to the circuit board, terminal portions adapted to detachably receive fuses in a direction along a surface of the circuit board; and a holder for holding the plural terminal metals in an alignment manner. Each of the fuse side terminal metals is provided with a leg projecting toward the circuit board and is disposed forward of each board connecting portion in a detachable direction of each fuse. The circuit board is provided with through-holes that receive the legs. | 06-18-2009 |
20090163053 | Electrical junction box - An electrical junction box has a casing for housing a circuit board on which electrically conductive paths are formed. Fuse-receiving sections in an upper wall of the casing are adapted to receive a mating member. Receiving ribs inward from an inside of a side wall of the casing at a position below the fuse-receiving sections to receive water that enters the casing from the fuse-receiving sections, guide ribs project inward from an inside of the side wall provided with the receiving ribs and extend from end edges of the receiving ribs to guide the water that is received on the receiving ribs to a bottom wall of the casing. A bottom wall of the casing defines drain holes. | 06-25-2009 |
20090176387 | Electrical card connector for receiving at least two electrical cards - The present invention relates to an electrical card connector comprising: a first connector with a plurality of first contacts; a second connector located at the lateral side of the first connector and with a plurality of second contacts; a PCB located at the bottom of the first connector and the second connector; a shell covering the first connector; a bottom plate mounted at the bottom of the shell; the first connector and the second connector are held on the same side of the PCB, a first receiving room is defined between the shell and the bottom plate, and the second receiving room is defined between the bottom plate and the PCB. | 07-09-2009 |
20090191727 | Electrical connector having improved terminal module - An electrical connector ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090197438 | Cable assembly with an organizer for adjusting the cable outlet - A cable assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a main body portion with a front face, an upper and a lower tongue portion respectively extending forwardly from a top and bottom side of the front face, and the main body portion defining a base section and an organizer angled with the base section, and the insulative housing defined by an upper cover and a lower cover engaged with the upper cover; a printed circuit board disposed in the insulative housing and defining a mating portion extending forwardly from the front face of the insulative housing and disposed between the upper and lower tongue portion and a rear portion opposite to the mating portion thereof; and a cable terminated to the rear portion of the printed circuit board and extending out of the insulative housing along the organizer of the insulative housing. | 08-06-2009 |
20090203236 | Electric connection box - The electric connection box includes a box main body, an integration mounted at the box main body, a pair of connection devices, and a plurality of ribs. The pair of connection devices is structured with one of connection devices provided at the integration and the other of connection devices provided at the box main body. The plurality of ribs is arranged at the box main body, and abuts on the integration and is deformed when the integration is mounted at the box main body so as to prevent rattling of the integration. A second ribs among the plurality of ribs, which are arranged close to the other of connection devices, are formed stiffer than a first ribs arranged away from the other of connection devices farther than the first ribs. | 08-13-2009 |
20090209115 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION-AND JUNCTION BOX FOR A SOLAR CELL MODULE - A solar cell module junction box includes a chamber and a clamping spring. The chamber has first and second walls each having bottom and top ends. The spring has first and second legs connected by a middle portion. The spring is inserted into the chamber such that the middle portion is adjacent to the bottom wall ends. The first leg is fixed to the first wall and the second leg is removably connectable to the second wall. The spring is movable between a closed position in which the second leg is disconnected from the second wall and moves toward the first leg and an opened position in which the second leg is connected to the second wall with the legs forming an opening. A conductor strip inserted between the legs is contacted by the second leg and held between the legs when the spring is in the closed position. | 08-20-2009 |
20090215289 | LARGE ARRAY SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY CONNECTOR CRADLE ASSEMBLY - A large array connector assembly for containing a plurality of wafers is disclosed. The large array connector assembly includes a plurality of guide blocks that includes first and second guide blocks. The first guide block being located at a first end of the assembly. The second guide block being located at a second end of the assembly. A first plate is mechanically coupled to a first portion of the first guide block and a first portion of the second guide block. The first plate includes a plurality of slots each for receiving a tab extending from a corresponding wafer so as to substantially prevent movement of the corresponding wafer in first and second directions while allowing a given degree of movement in a third direction. A second plate is mechanically coupled to a second portion of the first guide block and a second portion of the second guide block. | 08-27-2009 |
20090215290 | Cable connector assembly - A cable connector assembly ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090233467 | Circuit board connector assembly and method for assembling such an assembly - A circuit board connector assembly mounted in a housing and method of mounting are described. The assembly has orthogonal first and second circuit boards (CB). The CB has a CB connector containing a CB housing with CB electrical contacts. A flexible electrical link has a link connector mounted in a link connector housing with link electrical contacts. A resilient pad is mounted on a link connector housing and a flexible sheet is mounted to both the pad and the link. The sheet spans a length of the link. When the length of the link is substantially planar, the sheet provides a ramp tapering away from the pad. During mounting of the assembly in the housing, the CB connector is operatively coupled to the link connector thereby forming a first connector assembly, and an abutment edge of the second circuit board slidably engages the sheet thereby compressing the pad. | 09-17-2009 |
20090246986 | Connector - The invention discloses a connector including a body and a circuit board. The body includes an accommodating space and a casing. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. There is a grounding circuit area disposed on part of the circuit board. Part of the circuit board extrudes out of the casing. The casing is electrically connected to the grounding circuit area. | 10-01-2009 |
20090317989 | THROUGH BOARD INVERTED CONNECTOR - A connector assembly is configured to be mounted to a substrate that has an opening extending between a mounting side and an opposing side. The connector assembly includes a housing and one or more contacts. The housing has a front end and a back end, with an interior chamber extending inwards from a mating interface. The front end of the housing is configured to be partially inserted through the opening in the substrate until a housing mounting surface engages the mounting side of the substrate. The contact extends between a mating end and a contact mounting surface. The contact mounting surface is configured to be mounted to the mounting side of the substrate. The housing and contact mounting surfaces are substantially coplanar in a mounting plane, and a distance between the mating interface and the mounting plane is at least as great as a thickness of the substrate. | 12-24-2009 |
20100029104 | Pluggable cable connector - A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board. | 02-04-2010 |
20100048042 | ESATA SOCKET INTEGRATED WITH DC PINS - An external serial advanced technology attachment (eSATA) socket integrated with DC pins has a body, an eSATA terminal set, a power terminal set and a metal housing. A front surface of the body is formed with a open groove, from which a connecting plate protrudes for the eSATA terminal set to be mounted on its first surface. The body is enclosed by the metal housing. Two opposite sidewalls of the open groove on the body are respectively provided with a power pin at a height corresponding to and parallel to the eSATA terminal set. The power pins are to be soldered to an external power. Therefore, after an eSATA connector that accommodates the eSATA socket is inserted, the power terminals transmit working power to the eSATA connector. This saves the wires and cost of the external power supply, making the eSATA socket convenient to use. | 02-25-2010 |
20100081300 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC LOCK - An electrical connector, for electrically connecting a module to a circuit substrate, comprises an insulative housing for loading a module, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a cover pivotally connecting to an end of the insulative housing and a pair of metal ears mounted to two sides of another opposed end of the insulative housing. The metal ear has an engaging portion, a spring arm upwardly extending from a top end of the engaging portion to lock the cover and a mounting portion downwardly extending from a bottom end of the engaging portion for soldering to the circuit substrate. The electrical connector can be easily operated and provide a reliable connection. | 04-01-2010 |
20100087073 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING PICK-UP CAP - A pick-up cap includes a main portion with a planar top surface and having a first end and a second end opposite to each other. At least two latches extend downwardly from the first and the second ends of the main portion, respectively. Each latch has a hook extending laterally from the latch, and the latch on the second end has a supporting portion extending downwardly and connecting with the hook for facilitative assembling and disassembling the pick-up cap from an insulative housing. | 04-08-2010 |
20100124829 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MOUNTED THEREON - An electrical connector to be mounted on an outer printed circuit board, includes a receiving cavity to accommodate a mating plug and an insulative housing having a lower cover which is provided with a rear base portion. An inner printed circuit board is mounted onto the base portion and extending into the receiving cavity, and including a number of first contacting pads on a front side thereof to be exposed to the receiving cavity and a number of second contacting pads electrically connected to the first contacting pads respectively, the second contacting pads is to be electrically connected to the outer printed circuit board. A number of contacts are mounted to the second contacting pads respectively and to be mounted the outer printed circuit board. A metal shell is mounted onto the housing to enclose the insulative housing and the inner printed circuit board to form the receiving cavity, the metal shell is spaced apart from the inner printed circuit board. | 05-20-2010 |
20100151707 | Electrical connector with separate contact mounting and compensation boards - An electrical connector includes a housing having a plug receiving cavity with an open end for receiving a plug and with an inner end spaced from the open end, and having a forward chamber outside of the cavity and adjacent the open end. A mounting circuit board is in the housing adjacent the inner end. A plurality of pairs of electrical jack contacts have mounting ends engaging the mounting circuit board, plug contacting portions extending through the cavity from the mounting end toward the open end, and free ends extending from the contacting portion into the forward chamber. A compensation circuit board is mounted in the forward chamber of the housing outside of the plug receiving cavity, and has a compensation circuit with conductive pads. The free ends of the jack contacts engage the conductive pads. A spring in the forward chamber biases the compensation circuit board towards the free ends of the jack contacts. | 06-17-2010 |
20100159720 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONFIGURED WITH CONVERTIBLE COVER MEMBER - An electrical connector adapted for being mounted on a printed circuit board includes a base member loaded with a plurality of contacts therein and defining a mounting face confronting with the printed circuit board on which the base member is mounted, a cover member pivotally supported at a rear end of the base member and rotating between a closed position and an opened position. The cover member covers on the base member in a closed position and rotates to the opened position to define a mating cavity adapted for receiving a counter connector. The mating cavity includes a first mating face defined on the base member and parallel to the mounting face and a second mating face defined on the cover member defined on the cover member and parallel to the mounting face. | 06-24-2010 |
20100203746 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - To provide an electrical junction box wherein terminals juxtaposed in the box can be supported, when fuses or the like are fitted in the terminals. An electrical junction box is provided on an outer surface with electrical component containing sections. Terminals are juxtaposed in the containing sections. The terminals are connected to an internal circuit member. Each terminal is provided on opposite side edges in a width direction with recesses or protrusions. Support pins project from the electrical junction box or an insulation plate contained in the box so that each support pin is disposed between the adjacent terminals to extend in a direction perpendicular to the terminals and is fitted in the recesses or protrusions. | 08-12-2010 |
20100227482 | MECHANICALLY SUPPORTED CONTACT AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UTILIZING THE SAME - An electrical contact includes a conductor extending along a length between a tail and a tip. The conductor has a front mating interface configured to be engaged by a mating component such that the conductor is deflected rearwardly by the mating component. A mechanical support beam is disposed along a rear of the conductor and is configured to provide mechanical support for the conductor to resist rearward deflection of the conductor. Electrical conductivity of the conductor is greater than electrical conductivity of the mechanical support beam. Mechanical strength of the mechanical support beam is greater than mechanical strength of the conductor. Optionally, a flexible substrate may be provided between the conductor and the mechanical support beam, where the conductor has a length that extends along at least a portion of the length of the conductor. The flexible substrate may have first and second sides with the first side being secured to the conductor and the second side being secured to the mechanical support beam. | 09-09-2010 |
20100291777 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH NOTCH FOR RECEIVING MATING COMPONENT - An electrical connector assembly mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base with opposite front and rear end regions and a plurality of side walls upwardly extending from the base. The base cooperates with the side walls to commonly define a first receiving room. A notch defined in the front region of the base forms a second receiving room under the first receiving room. Said second receiving room is smaller than the first receiving room in both the front-to-back direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction. No portions of said contacts are located in the second receiving room so as to allow an optoelectronic module including a first portion and a second portion to be snugly received in the first receiving room and the second receiving room respectively, the second portion is attached to the first portion and supported on a top surface of the PCB. | 11-18-2010 |
20100304583 | DISTRIBUTION FRAME MODULE - The invention relates to a distribution frame module ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100323539 | RELAY MODULE, ELECTRICAL CENTER HAVING A RELAY MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLYING THE SAME - An electrical center includes a housing and a relay module that is disposed in a well of the housing. The relay module has a lower base, a printed circuit board assembly, plug in electronic components and a cover. The lower base includes a tray having a depending shroud at one end portion and a pair of laterally spaced couplers that are integrally attached to an end wall of the tray. The end portion of the tray that has the depending shroud has a plurality of apertures that extend through the end portion of the tray for receiving terminal portions that extend through the apertures. An opposite end portion of the tray has an upper pedestal that is part of a connector body that extends through the tray to a lower socket. The printed circuit board assembly has a printed circuit board that is attached to the top of the tray near a side edge, a plurality of relays that are attached to an upper portion of the printed circuit board. The relays are electrically connected to a plurality of terminals that are disposed beneath the relays. These terminals have portions that plug into the apertures and terminate in free ends disposed inside the shroud. The relay module also includes plug in electronic components that are plugged into the end portion of tray so that their metal terminal tabs extend through the apertures and into the space inside the shroud. The relay module also includes a main relay that is mounted on the pedestal for electrical connection to a wiring harness that plugs into the lower socket of the connector body. The relay module is retained in the well of the housing by an internal lock bar that engages the couplers at one end and an internal lock nib that engages a flexible lock arm of the relay module the other end. | 12-23-2010 |
20110039426 | USB Application Device - An USB application device includes a casing and a printed circuit board received in the casing. The printed circuit board includes a top surface disposed a plurality of contacts, and a bottom surface disposed a plurality of electrical elements. A first supporting portion is received in the casing and located between the bottom surface of the printed circuit board and the casing, which supports the printed circuit board and is in front of all the electrical elements and abuts against up front one of the electrical elements disposed on the bottom surface of the printed circuit board. Therefore, the first supporting portion supports a central portion of the printed circuit board to resist an external pressing force in order to prevent the printed circuit board from damage. Furthermore, the first supporting portion positions the printed circuit board during the fabricating procedure of the USB application device. | 02-17-2011 |
20110136352 | USB DEVICE - A USB device is provided. The USB device includes a housing, a circuit board, a chip, a USB connector and a metal connector. The circuit board is disposed in the housing. The chip is disposed on the circuit board. The USB connector is connected to the circuit board. The metal connector is connected to the USB connector, wherein the metal connector includes an extended portion, and the extended portion contacts the chip to dissipate heat from the chip. | 06-09-2011 |
20110183531 | JUNCTION BOX FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - The invention relates to a junction box for photovoltaic modules, comprising prefabricated terminal cables that are electrically connected to a punched grid which has a strip conductor structure accommodating electrical or electronic components, in particular bypass diodes. The punched grid also has bent sections pointing in a direction which deviates from the plane of the punched grid. Contact means of the photovoltaic module engage into openings that are provided in the box member and point in said direction. According to the invention, the bent sections are designed as lyre contact bridges or omega contact bridges which have two opposite legs expanding in the direction of the module and a clamping part. The legs accommodate the contact means in a guided manner while the clamping part contacts the contact means. Furthermore, the box member is designed as a closed injection-molded piece except for the openings pointing in the direction of the module. | 07-28-2011 |
20110189869 | SOCKET CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A socket connector is configured for receiving a first card and a second card. The socket connector includes a latching seat, a plurality of latching plates, and a shielded case. The latching seat includes a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface defines a sliding groove, a second surface defines a receiving slot. The latching plates extend from edges of the first surface. The shielded case is secured in the receiving slot, and defines an entrance. The first card is received in the sliding groove and latched by the latching plates, the second card is inserted into the shielded case through the entrance. The disclosure further discloses an electronic device using the socket connector. | 08-04-2011 |
20110217855 | INTERFACE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ADOPTING THE SAME - An interface device includes a board including first and second sides at opposite locations thereof. First and second connectors of different types are included. First and second connectors are mounted on the first and second sides, respectively and comply with a common communication standard. An electronic circuit mounted on the board and connected to the first and second connectors is included. The electronic circuit is adapted for data communication in compliance with the communication standard. | 09-08-2011 |
20110217856 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A JUNCTION BOX FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD OF FORMING - A terminal assembly and a junction box for a photovoltaic module are provided. The terminal assembly includes a terminal connector, a power cable, and a gasket. The junction box is positioned over the terminal connector and attached to a first surface of the photovoltaic module. The terminal connector extends through the first surface of a photovoltaic module. The power cable is attached to the terminal connector and extends through the junction box. The gasket is housed between the first surface of the photovoltaic module and the junction box. The gasket comprises a first material and a second material and provides a seal about an end portion of the power cable. A method for forming the terminal assembly is also provided. | 09-08-2011 |
20110294311 | ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER ASSEMBLY - An electrical distribution center assembly includes a housing having a connector shroud. The shroud defines a shroud cavity adapted for receiving a mating electrical connector body. A blade stabilizer is formed integral with the shroud in a first position within the shroud cavity. The blade stabilizer has blade apertures formed therein. Bladed terminals extend from the housing into the blade apertures. In this position, the blade stabilizer protects the terminal blades from being bent away from a terminal axis. The blade stabilizer is movable to a second position to enable female terminals of the mating electrical connector to electrically connect to the blade terminals. | 12-01-2011 |
20110300724 | EXTENDED USB PLUG, USB PCBA, AND USB FLASH DRIVE WITH DUAL-PERSONALITY FOR EMBEDDED APPLICATION WITH MOTHER BOARDS - An extended universal serial bus (USB) storage device is described herein. According to one embodiment, an extended USB storage device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) having a flash memory device and a flash controller mounted thereon, and an extended USB connector plug coupled to the PCBA for providing a USB compatible interface between an external device and the flash memory device and the flash controller, wherein the extended USB connector plug includes a first end used to couple to the external device and a second end coupled to the flash memory device and the flash controller. The extended USB connector plug includes multiple communication interfaces. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 12-08-2011 |
20120021623 | SAFETY MODULE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A wiring module that can be installed in an electrical junction box and can receive a removable electrical outlet module, a removable electrical switch module, or other types of electrical functional modules. The wiring module and the removable electrical outlet and switch modules may include connectors having a mechanical portion and an electrical portion. The electrical connector portions may be configured so as not to be exposed to user contact when the mechanical connector portions are at least partially engaged. | 01-26-2012 |
20120021624 | ADAPTER - A system and method for adapting a peripheral expansion card to a peripheral expansion slot are disclosed herein. A first board of an expansion card adapter is configured to mate with an expansion card connector. A second board of the expansion card adapter is configured to mate with peripheral expansion card that is incompatible with the expansion card adapter. | 01-26-2012 |
20120058651 | CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED COVER - A connector ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120058652 | CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED RELEASING MECHANISM - A connector ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120058653 | SINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SEPARABLE ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT - A socket assembly that forms a solderless electrical interconnection between terminals on a singulated integrated circuit device and another circuit member. The socket housing has an opening adapted to receive the singulated integrated circuit device. The compliant printed circuit is positioned relative to the socket housing to electrically couple with the terminals on a singulated integrated circuit device located in the opening. The compliant printed circuit includes a dielectric base layer printed onto a surface of a fixture, while leaving cavities in the surface of the fixture exposed. A plurality of contact members are formed in the plurality of cavities in the fixture and coupled to the dielectric base layer. The contact members are exposed wherein the compliant printed circuit is removed from the fixture. At least one dielectric layer with recesses corresponding to a target circuit geometry is printed on the dielectric base layer. A conductive material is deposited in at least a portion of the recesses to form conductive traces electrically coupling the contact members to the other circuit member. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064739 | Receptacle with Printed Circuit Board - A receptacle, comprising, a sleeve provided with a plurality of electrical connections, a terminal assembly that is electrically connected to a wiring interface, the wiring interface is provided with a seal that resists the entry of moisture, a container that is provided with a nose box and a retractable cover; and a circuit board assembly that includes a trace that carries electrical current. | 03-15-2012 |
20120064740 | ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX - A connector housing conducting power to a coil is integrated straddling adjacent relay housings on external peripheral surfaces thereof and utilizing a peripheral wall of the adjacent relay housings, the adjacent relay housings being separated by and sharing a partition wall as a portion of a wall portion. A bus bar straddling the connector housing and the adjacent relay housings forms a conductive path from an external power supply terminal provided in the connector housing to a relay coil power supply terminal provided in each of the adjacent relay housings. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071011 | ADAPTER FOR HIGH-SPEED ETHERNET - An adapter includes a mechanical frame, which is configured to be inserted into a SFP-type receptacle and contains a socket for receiving a plug of a twisted-pair-type cable. First electrical terminals, held by the mechanical frame, are configured to mate with a connector in the receptacle. Second electrical terminals, held within the socket, are configured to mate with electrical connections of the plug. Circuitry connects the first and second electrical terminals so as to enable interoperation of the plug with the receptacle. | 03-22-2012 |
20120094508 | Adapter with simple configuration - An adapter comprises a PCB assembly, a first connector mounted on the PCB assembly, a plurality of second connectors mounted on the PCB assembly and a cover shielding the PCB assembly mounted with the first connector and the second connectors. The PCB assembly has a plurality of conductive traces, the first connector and the second connectors electrically connecting with each other via the PCB assembly to convert signals therebetween, and the first connector is a diiva connector. | 04-19-2012 |
20120094509 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY HAVING INTEGRATED PROTECTION CIRCUITRY - A system configured to protect a load within a vehicle includes a plug subassembly and a sensor connector subassembly. The sensor connector subassembly is selectively connectable to the plug subassembly. A circuit board is secured within the sensor connector subassembly. The circuit board includes at least one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device electrically connected between an activation switch and a load. The circuit board includes at least one circuit to protect against over-voltage or over-current to the load, detect a fault condition of the load, and determine whether the plug subassembly is connected to the sensor connector subassembly. | 04-19-2012 |
20120122325 | CONNECTING PORT - A connecting port is provided, which includes a socket casing and a first connecting pin. The socket casing is disposed on a circuit board. The first connecting pin is made in one piece and includes a fixed end, a free end and a plurality of elastic sheets. The fixed end is fixed in the socket casing. Each of the elastic sheets is integrally connected between the fixed end and the free end. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122326 | Pluggable Varistor - In order to releasably mount an electronic or electric component, the component is combined in a subassembly along with a support element and a housing. An insulating member that is penetrated by through-holes is mounted on the external face of the support element. Connecting elements are accommodated within said through-holes. The connecting elements are electrically and mechanically connected to the support element on one side and project from the front of the insulating member on the other side, where the connecting elements are designed as contact elements that are to be inserted into plated-through bores of a printed circuit board. This allows the electronic component to be plugged as a subassembly to the housing containing the printed circuit board and be removed again as required. If necessary, multiple components can be arranged on the support element inside the housing if said components form a functional unit. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135614 | ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical junction box having a new structure that can simplify a parts control and can lower a cost in production by enabling already available connecting terminals to be converted. Support projections are provided on an insulation plate. The support projections receive and support connecting terminals and have projecting dimensions corresponding to the connecting terminals. A casing contains the insulation plate. The casing is provided on a surface opposed to the support projections with recess-like or bump-like matching portions that contact with projection end surfaces of the support projections to position the support projections. | 05-31-2012 |
20120156900 | CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING BALANCED SUPPORTING RIBS - A cable assembly includes a PCB, a rear housing, a front housing assembled with the rear housing and a locking member. The printed circuit board includes a mating end formed with a plurality of first conductive pads and rear end formed with a plurality of second conductive pads. The rear housing is over molded around the rear end of the PCB. The front housing encloses a part of the PCB. The front housing defines a receiving slot and an engaging portion. The locking member is assembled to the engaging portion. The front housing further has two restricting portions extending upwardly from the upper surface thereof, each restricting portion has a supporting portion, an extension portion forwardly extending from a rear end of the supporting portion and spaced from the supporting portion so that a receiving groove is formed between the supporting portion and the extension portion. | 06-21-2012 |
20120220142 | SEISMIC SENSOR CABLE ASSEMBLY - In one example, a detachable cable assembly includes: a flexible cable including a weather resistant jacket and a conductor inside the jacket; a first electrical connector connected to the cable conductor at a first end of the cable and configured to make a detachable electrical connection to a seismic sensing unit; a weather resistant first cover protecting the first end of the cable and the first connector, the first connector exposed through the first cover for connecting to the sensing unit; a second electrical connector connected to the cable conductor at a second end of the cable and configured to make a detachable electrical connection to the control unit; and a weather resistant second cover protecting the second end of the cable and the second connector, the second connector exposed through the second cover for connecting to the control unit. | 08-30-2012 |
20120264312 | I/O MODULE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for connection between power transmission system field equipment and control and protection equipment and comprising at least one input/output module ( | 10-18-2012 |
20120276759 | ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER - Provided is an electronic controller, which allows the use of a general-purpose connector, and does not require setting of a case for housing an electronic circuit board therein for respective connectors each having a different shape so as to enable a reduction in cost. An electronic controller ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120322277 | FITTING CONFIRMATION CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING CIRCUIT BOARD - A fitting confirmation construction includes a confirmation part in a first connector and a confirmation opening in a second connector. A rib is provided in the confirmation opening. A height of the confirmation part is equal to a height of the rib and the confirmation part and the rib are positioned on a same line, on a viewing direction which is viewed from an obliquely upper position rearward in an inserting direction of the second connector through the confirmation opening, in a state that the second connector is completely fit with the first connector. | 12-20-2012 |
20120329296 | ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX - An electric junction box to prevent stress from working at a junction of conductive pattern of a connector terminal mounted on a printed wiring board and curtail its size, comprises, a printed wiring board, a connector including a terminal connected with a conductive pattern on the printed wiring board, and a connector housing accommodating the terminal, and a cover adapted to receive the printed wiring board therein and including a hole disposed on an outer wall of the cover and passing the connector therethrough. The lower cover is provided with a support adapted to overlap with a part of an edge of the connector housing surrounding the terminal, and position the part between the printed wiring board and the support. | 12-27-2012 |
20130023133 | WIND TURBINE JUNCTION BOX HAVING INDIVIDUAL RUN - A wind turbine junction box having an individual run, a housing, and an electrical circuit connector. The housing has a top surface that includes a plurality of apertures formed therein in an individual run on an axis that extends between side walls of the housing. The electrical circuit connector includes a non-conductive cross beam having first and second ends, each of which is secured to a respective side wall of the housing. Electrical connectors are secured to the cross beam, with each of the electrical connectors oriented along an axis that extends from the top to the bottom of the housing. | 01-24-2013 |
20130034973 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTION PORT THEREOF - A portable electronic device including a main body and a connection port is provided. The main body has a containing cavity. The connection port includes a supporting component and a connector. The supporting component is slidably disposed at the main body along a sliding direction and slides between an accommodating position and an operation position relative to the main body. The connector is disposed on the supporting component and has a plugging direction. When the supporting component is located at the accommodating position, the connector is contained in the containing cavity and the plugging direction is perpendicular to the sliding direction. When the supporting component is located at the operation position, the connector is located out of the containing cavity, and the supporting component has a tilting angle relative to the main body. | 02-07-2013 |
20130072039 | Solar Cell Connection Module - A solar cell connection module that includes a solar cell, a first junction box, and a second junction box. The solar cell panel includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The first junction box includes a first conductor, a second conductor, a first cable electrically connected to the second conductor, and a diode electrically connected between the first and second conductors. The first conductor is electrically connected to the negative electrode and the second conductor is electrically connected to the positive electrode so that the diode is electrically connected in parallel with the solar cell panel. The second junction box includes a conductor piece electrically connecting to the negative electrode and a second cable electrically connected to the conductor piece. | 03-21-2013 |
20130072040 | Electronic Control Device - An electronic control device has a circuit board to which, at one side thereof, a connector is fixed; a housing having a pair of connector sandwiching members that sandwich the connector, a part of the connector being exposed to an outside of the housing and a remaining part of the connector and the circuit board being housed in a watertight space of the housing, and one of the connector sandwiching members being set to be higher in rigidity than the other; a seal portion filled with a sealant; and a shift suppression unit having a protruding portion formed at one side of the higher-rigidity connector sandwiching member and the connector and a hollow portion formed at the other side The shift suppression unit suppresses a shift of the connector with respect to the housing by fitting of the protruding portion and the hollow portion together. | 03-21-2013 |
20130078827 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING HOLDER FOR CARRYING AN IC PACKAGE - An electrical connector for electrically connecting an IC package to a circuit board includes an insulating housing having a number of contacts received therein, a load plate covering the insulating housing and rotating between an open position and a closed position and a holder assembled on the load plate for retaining the IC package. The holder is sandwiched between the insulating housing and the load plate and capable of loading the IC package to the insulating housing when the load plate is rotated to a close position. | 03-28-2013 |
20130095676 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH COMPACT CONFIGURATION - An electrical connector assembly comprises: an insulative housing defining a receiving space therein communicated with an exterior along a longitudinal direction. The insulative housing defines a resilient latch mechanism integrally formed on a top surface thereof and a pair of projecting portions located at two opposite sides of the latch mechanism for preventing a rotational movement with respect to a complementary mating connector. Two printed circuit board (PCB) modules are arranged in substantially a stacked manner and received into the receiving space. And, a retainer fixes the two PCB modules to the insulative housing. | 04-18-2013 |
20130130517 | USB APPLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING USB APPLICATION DEVICE - The present invention discloses a USB application device including a body, a circuit board, a pins plate and a plurality of first electrical pins. The plurality of first electrical pins are enclosed previously by the pins plate, and a first end of each one of the plurality of first electrical pins is connected on the circuit board, so that the plurality of first electrical pins pass over a first surface of the circuit board and thus extend in suspension. The circuit board is disposed within the body and the pins plate is combined with the body, so that the plurality of first electrical pins are partly exposed by the body. The present invention also discloses a method for assembling a USB application device, which is capable of simplifying the process of disposing the plurality of first electrical pins on the circuit board. | 05-23-2013 |
20130164955 | CONNECTION BLADE, INTERMEDIATE CONNECTION ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING CONNECTION BLADE, AND CONNECTION BLADE ASSEMBLY - A connection blade, an intermediate connection electrical connector and a connection blade assembly including the connection blade are provided. The connection blade includes an insulation board. The insulation board includes differential pair circuits thereon. The differential pair circuits include a straight pair and a cross pair. Both of the straight pair and the cross pair includes a parallel section where wire paths of the pair extend in parallel. In a region other than the parallel section, the cross pair includes a crossing section where wire paths thereof intersect with each other. In a region other than the parallel section, the straight pair includes a quasi-crossing section where wire paths thereof approach each other in non-contact manner so that the wire paths thereof have the same length and the same shape with that of the cross pair, thereby reducing difference of impedance and manufacturing cost. | 06-27-2013 |
20130189857 | LOGO CONNECTOR - An electronic device with a connector system is provided to give a user an improved appearance, functionality, and aesthetics. A connector system may comprise a housing, a circuit board mounted within the housing, and a plurality of externally accessible connectors. The housing may have a front side and a back side. The plurality of externally accessible connectors may be mounted directly on the circuit board within the housing, so that the plurality externally accessible connectors may extend substantially perpendicular from the plane of the circuit board and face the back side of the housing. The plurality of externally accessible connectors may comprise substantially flat metal plate. | 07-25-2013 |
20130237067 | DATA BUS STRUCTURE FOR TERMINAL BLOCKS AND TERMINAL BLOCKS USING THE SAME - A data bus structure for the terminal blocks, comprising: a main body to be plugged into a support rail for the terminal blocks; said main body comprising a plurality of slots formed therein; and at least 2 conductive pieces to be inserted in said slots of said main body to form guiding rail. The data bus structure provides a data bus for a plurality of terminal blocks for the transmission of electricity and signals, as well stable supports to the terminal blocks. | 09-12-2013 |
20130252444 | MODULAR WIRING SYSTEM - A modular wiring system includes a junction box having a plurality of ports and a programmable wiring board carrying electrically conductive elements. A plurality of cable receiving connectors are each insertable into a corresponding one of the plurality of ports of the junction box and each provides electrical coupling between wires of a cable and the electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board. At least one electrical device receiving connector is coupled to the programmable wiring board. The at least one electrical device receiving connector releasably receives an electrical device and provides electrical coupling between the electrical device and the electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board. | 09-26-2013 |
20140017913 | Electrical Connector and Method of Assembling Same - An electrical connector and method assembling the same. A device may comprise a connector frame, a flexible printed circuit board connected to the connector frame, a filter mounted to the flexible printed circuit board; and at least one terminal mounted to the flexible printed circuit board and in electrical communication with the filter. A method to assemble an electrical connector may comprise: providing a flexible printed circuit board having two conductive pads and a filter in electrical communication with the two conductive pads; connecting each conductive pad to a corresponding terminal; inserting each terminal into corresponding holders in a connector frame; placing the flexible printed circuit board in a curved pathway of the connector frame to form a connector subassembly; and inserting the connector subassembly into a connector housing. The filter may have three electrical connections, two are connected to the terminals and one is connected to ground, | 01-16-2014 |
20140038438 | SHIELDING SOCKET WITH TWO PIECES HOUSING COMPONENTS - An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module with a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts fixed in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes an upper component and a lower component cooperated with the upper component. The upper component has a protruding portion and the lower component has a hole cooperated with the protruding portion. The protruding portion is in touch with the hole and the contacting area is plated with a metal fillings. It is easy to assemble and it has better shielding effects. | 02-06-2014 |
20140065852 | MODULAR WIRING SYSTEM - A modular wiring system includes a junction box having a plurality of ports and a programmable wiring board carrying electrically conductive elements. A plurality of cable receiving connectors are each insertable into a corresponding one of the plurality of ports of the junction box and each provides electrical coupling between wires of a cable and the electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board. At least one electrical device receiving connector is coupled to the programmable wiring board. The at least one electrical device receiving connector releasably receives an electrical device and provides electrical coupling between the electrical device and the electrically conductive elements of the programmable wiring board. | 03-06-2014 |
20140073148 | CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to a configurable electrical connector ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140080329 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE - An electronic control device including a circuit board, a connector with connector pins having a board connecting portion at which the connector pins are electrically connected with the circuit board, a pair of housing members accommodating the circuit board and the connector therebetween, a waterproof seal portion through which connection between the connector and the pair of housing members and connection between the pair of housing members are provided in a fluid-tight manner, the waterproof seal portion including a connector-side waterproof seal portion disposed between the connector and one of the pair of housing members which is opposed to the board connecting portion of the connector pins, and a barrier portion disposed between the board connecting portion of the connector pins and the connector-side waterproof seal portion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140099805 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING A SINGLE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MOPDULE OR A MEMORY CARD - An electronic communications device | 04-10-2014 |
20140154895 | HIGH DENSITY HIGH SPEED DATA COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR - An outlet that includes first and second substrates, and a plurality of electrical contacts. The first substrate includes an electrical circuit adjacent to and spaced apart from a first ground plane. Each of the electrical contacts is connected to the circuit. The second substrate includes a second ground plane electrically connected to the first ground plane. The circuit is spaced apart from the second ground plane. The electrical contacts are positioned adjacent to the first and second substrates. Together the first and second ground planes may form a localized, electrically floating, isolated ground plane. The outlet may be connected to a cable and/or configured to be mounted to a panel for use with a rack. The outlet may be implemented as a Category 7A and/or Next Generation type outlet having an overall height that allows two rows of twenty-four like outlets to be mounted within one rack unit (“1RU”). | 06-05-2014 |
20140162475 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - Connectors and methods to couple packages and dies are shown. Selected examples include plugs and receptacles having two or more terraces with contacts provided along the terraces. Examples of connectors and methods include configurations where the connector is usable with a package including a die coupled along a substrate. In selected examples a heat sink is coupled over the die, and a package includes a side access port between the heat sink and the substrate configured to receive the connector, such as one or more of a plug or receptacle through the side access port. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162476 | JUNCTION BOX, SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING BUS BAR IN JUNCTION BOX - The present invention provides a junction box, which comprises a base, a housing, and a PCB in the housing, a hole is set in the base, and a supporting frame is set on the base; a terminal corresponding to the supporting frame is set on the PCB; a bus bar can pass through the hole and is set on the supporting frame; the terminal is electrically connected with the PCB; when the housing is coupled to the base, the terminal is pressed to fit the corresponding supporting frame; and the PCB is electrically connected to the bus bar through the terminal. The advantage of the present invention is that the PCB is set on the housing. The supporting frame is matched to the terminal, which can electrically connect the bus bar and the PCB, and install the bus bar, to avoid using screws. | 06-12-2014 |
20140213078 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE OF THE SAME - An electronic device includes an enclosure and a circuit board module received in the enclosure. The circuit board module includes a printed circuit board defining cutouts, connector units are arranged in the cutouts and electronically connected to the printed circuit board, creating a printed circuit board with a lower profile to allow utilization of more of the saved space above within the electronic device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140256164 | STORAGE INTERFACE MODULE - A storage interface module including a substrate and a connecting member is provided. The substrate has a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of first openings. The first surface and the second surface are back to each other. Each of the first openings is connected through the first surface and the second surface. The connecting member is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The connecting member has a first terminal set and a second terminal set, in which a first end of each of the terminals is connected to the first surface, and a second end of each of the terminals passes through the corresponding first opening and protrudes out of the second surface, and a third end of each of the terminals in the second terminal set is connected to the first surface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140315399 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ADAPTER AND A SMART CARD - In an assembly including an adapter and a smart card, the outer dimensions of the adapter are compliant with the 3FF microcircuit card format, the format further defining the positioning and minimum dimensions of contact areas; the smart card includes a plurality of contact surfaces, the dimensions of which are greater than those defined by the 3FF format for the contact areas, the outer dimensions of the card being smaller than those of the 3FF format; and the adapter includes a recess, the outline of which is defined by a plurality of arms that surround the recess, the recess being shaped so as to receive the smart card so the contact areas of the adapter fit inside the contact surfaces of the smart card, each of the contact areas being off-center relative to each of the contact surfaces, so each arm has a width of 700 micrometers, ensuring mechanical stability. | 10-23-2014 |
20140322933 | DIRECT ATTACH CABLE INTERFACE COMPONENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DIRECT ATTACH CABLE INTERFACE DEVICE - This disclosure provides a direct attach cable interface component and device, a manufacturing method thereof. The direct attach cable interface component comprises a cable comprising multiple sub-cables inside of an coating, and a direct attach cable interface. The direct attach cable interface comprises a metal casing configured for providing a capacity space, an interface circuit board provided with a connection extension area for an electrical connection with the multiple sub-cables and disposed inside the capacity space, and an insulating attachment wrapped the connection extension area and prolonged to outside of the metal casing until covering a predetermined length of the coating of the cable, wherein the insulating attachment is consistent and made of essentially the same material and the part of multiple sub cables exposed in the metal casing is embedded in the insulating attachment. | 10-30-2014 |
20140357101 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL ON PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A mounting structure includes a printed wiring board, a connector housing mounted on the printed wiring board, and a plurality of terminals retained by the connector housing. Tail surfaces of the plurality of terminals are respectively positioned opposite upper surfaces of a plurality of conductor patterns laid on the printed wiring board, and tails of the plurality of terminals are respectively soldered to the plurality of conductor patterns. The connector housing has a side surface provided with a plurality of grooves formed by partitions, and the tails of the plurality of terminals are respectively placed in the plurality of grooves, and a clearance is formed between a side surface of each tail of the plurality of terminals and a corresponding one of the partitions. | 12-04-2014 |
20140370723 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR SUSTEM - A connector system is disclosed that includes a first and second connector. The first connector supports a channel terminal that is U-shaped and includes a mating edge. The second connector includes one or more wafers that support terminals arranged in an edge-coupled manner. Ground terminals in the one or more wafers are configured to engage the mating edge of the channel terminal. Each wafer can include a shield mounted on a side of the wafer. If desired, the ground terminal, the channel terminal and the shield can be electrically connected in the mating interface. | 12-18-2014 |
20150087164 | GANGED CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A connector system includes a plurality of housing mounted on a circuit board and a plurality of cages are provided, each cage enclosing one of the housings, each of the cages including a front face that defines a first port, the cages being spaced apart a predetermined distance. A thermal washer is positioned around the cages, the thermal washer including a front portion and a main portion with air apertures that allow air to flow through the thermal washer and along a gap between the cages. | 03-26-2015 |
20160056581 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes the memory card connector including a loading opening for the memory card in the side face thereof and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall facing each other, the printed wire board on which a ground is formed, and a resin case having an opening portion, through which the memory card is inserted and formed in the sidewall of the loading opening. On the second main face of the printed wire board, there are formed a first electrode and a second electrode that are connected with the ground, that are disposed on the respective ends thereof at the loading opening side, and that are independent from each other, and the first electrode is disposed below the first sidewall of the memory card connector and the second electrode is disposed below the second sidewall of the memory card connector. | 02-25-2016 |
20160093982 | High Frequency RJ45 Plug With Non-Continuous Ground Planes for Cross Talk Control - There is provided a communication connector including a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts received by the housing. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided and includes at least first and second pairs of electrical conductive traces. The first pair of traces is connected to a first pair of contacts. The second pair of traces is connected to a second pair of contacts. The PCB has first and second regions. The first pair of contacts is located in the first region and the second pair of contacts is located in the second region. The PCB further includes at least a first ground plane. The first ground plane has first and second sections. The first and second sections are electrically isolated from one another. At least a portion of the first section being adjacent to at least a portion of the first pair of traces. At least a portion of the second section is adjacent to at least a portion of the second pair of traces whereby signal transmission is enhanced. A layer of dielectric material which has a relatively low dielectric constant is located between the first and second traces and the first ground plane. | 03-31-2016 |
20160126647 | Communication Module - A communication module includes: a housing having a plug connector which is inserted in a first direction into a receptacle connector provided on a motherboard and is removed in a second direction opposite to the first direction; a pair of slide members whose protrusion length with respect to the housing is variable and which has locking projections lockable and unlockable with locking holes provided in the motherboard; and a pull tab coupled to one ends of the respective slide members via a coupling member. The coupling member converts a force in the second direction applied to the pull tab into a force toward an inner side of the housing and transmits the converted force to the respective slide members, thereby moving the slide members to an inner side of the housing. | 05-05-2016 |
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