A high speed connector assembly includes two interengaging connector halves each held in respective first and second interengaging connector housings. Each of the connector halves includes a plurality of conductive contacts arranged in at least two linear arrangements and at least partially surrounded by a conductive grounding shield. The connector housings are cylindrical and engage each other in a circular fashion, while the connectors engage each by translating along an axis. The connector housings provide a sealed environment for the connectors.
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
H01R 13/646 - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match
An improved patch panel assembly includes a frame and faceplate that mate with a housing, and the housing defines a plurality of individual communication ports. The housing is mounted to the patch panel frame and includes jack openings that accommodate data jacks and circuit board openings that accommodate mating blades of circuit boards. The two sets of openings are separated on the housing by an intervening spacing and interposer terminal sets are provided to electrically interconnect the jacks with circuits on the circuit boards. The patch panel housings may be formed in discrete groupings so that, if desired, the patch panels may have ports that are grouped together by bandwidth, storage capability and the like. Inasmuch as the housings are mounted to the patch panel frames, the jacks and the circuit boards can be easily and individually replaced, repaired or upgraded with similar components without requiring disassembly of the patch panel.
The connector of the present disclosure includes an embodiment that is equipped with a lever able to turn around a turning shaft portion provided to the outside of an outer shell portion of a housing, and the lever is equipped with a cam shaft portion inserted through a window formed in the outer shell into a cam groove formed in a slider. The lever includes a cam shaft portion having a base portion and a hook portion wherein the hook portion extends beyond an edge of the window.
In order to enable high flexibility, power transmission, easy manufacturing, a simple and low-cost configuration, and high reliability by disposing a pair of power supply lines on the outside in the longitudinal direction of a rectangular cross section of a dielectric, a waveguide is provided with a solid dielectric (51) having a rectangular cross section, a pair of power supply lines (91) which are disposed on the outside in the longitudinal direction of the cross section of the dielectric (51), and an external conductor which surrounds the dielectric (51), and the outer surface of the dielectric (51) is slidably and closely attached to the inner surface of the external conductor.
The present invention is highly water-resistant, and easy to handle while being easy to manufacture, of simple construction, inexpensive, compact, and highly reliable. The present invention makes it possible to accurately connect a wave-guiding body in a positioned state. Accordingly, the present invention is provided with: a housing (11) to which a wave-guiding body (91) is connected; and a holding member for holding the wave-guiding body (91), the holding member being mounted on the housing (11). The housing (11) contains a wave-guiding-body-accommodating hole for accommodating the wave-guiding body (91), and the holding member is interposed between the wave-guiding body (91) and the housing (11) inside the wave-guiding-body-accommodating hole, the holding member holding the wave-guiding body (91) in a compressed state.
An electrical connector includes a housing having pockets formed in a receiving end of the housing. A terminal module is inserted into the pockets wherein the terminal modules are constructed from a stitch plate including a plurality of terminals retained therein, A cover having a plurality of spaced apart walls form thereon is arranged on the stitch plate and is moved into engagement with the stitch plate with the walls disposed in the intervening space between adjacent terminals. The connector assembly is pressed onto a circuit board in which a force is applied to the connector housing and is directly transferred to the terminal tails of the terminal modules causing electrical contact between conductive holes of the circuit board and the terminals.
A modular assembly is disclosed that includes a first housing and a second housing that are configure to be mated together. The first and second housing are configured to define an interior volume. The first and second housing support terminals that are configured to engage a power source. Components are positioned in the interior volume and in an embodiment the first housing, the terminals and the components are configure to allow for Z-axis insertion of components into the first housing.
A module includes a concentrator with a gap and a central opening, a sensor secured in a gap in the concentrator and a power conduit extending through the central opening. Conductors extend from the sensor to provide results from the sensor. The sensor can be configured to measure flux generated by the concentrator. The power conduit is electrically isolated from and mechanically coupled to the concentrator.
G01R 31/00 - Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
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ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISINFECTANT AND CLEANSER CONTAINING ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER, DISINFECTING METHOD USING ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER
An acidic electrolyzed water and a manufacturing method therefor, a disinfectant and a cleanser containing acidic electrolyzed water, and a disinfecting method using acidic electrolyzed water which has disinfecting power for a long period of time, and which leaves behind a reduced amount of solid residue after evaporation is disclosed. The acidic electrolyzed water can have an effective chlorine concentration of 10 ppm or more, and contain metal ions at a concentration (molar equivalent ratio) of from 0.46 to 1.95 relative to the effective chlorine concentration, the metal ions being cations of an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal.
An electrical terminal fitting includes a body and a covering. The body is formed from a first material and includes a connection section and a contacting section with the contacting section having a flexible contact beam and an opposing stationary beam for receiving a male pin of a mating terminal. The covering is formed from a second material that can have a higher tensile strength than the first material and is secured to the body. The covering includes a stiffening beam and a support beam that engages the flexible contact beam providing increased normal force to the flexible contact beam.
H01R 4/18 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
A multi-layer optical circuit includes a plurality of stacked flexible substrates and an adhesive between adjacent substrate layers. A plurality of optical fibers are positioned between adjacent substrate layers. The flexible substrates of adjacent substrate layers are secured together by the adhesive and directly engage the plurality of optical fibers between the adjacent substrate layers.
G02B 6/04 - Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
A cable termination is disclosed that includes a cable with a first and a second insulated conductor positioned in a shield, the cable further including a drain wire. The cable is mounted on a circuit board that includes a first pad and a second pad that are respectively soldered to the first and second conductors. A ground via is positioned in front and between the first and second pads and the drain wire is inserted into and soldered to the ground via.
A connector assembly can be provided. A receptacle includes terminals that can be positioned in a card slot on a 0.60 mm pitch (or greater). A biasing element can be provided in the card slot to engage a mating paddle card. The receptacle can be configured to allow air to flow from a front face to a rear face, the air passing through a middle wall. A plug assembly can be provided that includes a conductive body and is configured to generate some amount of heat. The body can include a surface that has cooling grooves. The cooling grooves allow air flow over the plug assembly so that the plug assembly can be cooled directly.
The disclosure relates to a lamp socket, and more specifically to a lamp socket so configured as to restrict the insertion of bulbs other than the intended bulb, by arranging ribs on the socket housing corresponding to the shape of a key formed on the bulb. The lamp socket of the disclosure is configured so that when the base of a bulb is inserted into the receiving space of the socket housing, the key formed on the base is not interfered with by the ribs arranged in the receiving space, while if the shape of the key does not match the pattern in which the ribs are arranged, the key will be caught on the ribs, preventing the insertion of the base.
A connector is provided that includes an RFID circuit. Before the connector is mated with a corresponding connector the RFID circuit is tuned so that it does not function in a desired manner at a desired frequency. Once the connector is mated the tuning of the RFID circuit is modified so that the RFID circuit functions in the desired manner at the desired frequency.
A LED system is disclosed that includes a fixture with a module mounted in the fixture. The fixture includes a bottom wall with a socket. The module mounts in the socket and is biased into a mated condition with two magnets. The socket includes pads that are engaged by terminals that are supported by the module. A power supply can be mounted on a back side of the fixture.
The Present Disclosure relates to a memory card socket used in a mobile communication terminal, and more specifically it relates to a dual card memory card socket in which two types of cards of different sizes can optionally be inserted into a single insertion space. The dual card memory card socket according to the Present Disclosure enables two cards of different sizes to be selectively inserted into a single card insertion space formed in the housing. Detect switches for detecting the respective cards are installed spaced apart within the card insertion space.
The connecting device is composed of a first connecting member having a first housing receiving a connected first waveguide, and a second connecting member having a second housing receiving a connected second waveguide, the first housing having a first mating surface and a first magnet, and the second housing having a second mating surface and a second magnet, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member being displaced relative to each other in a mating direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the first waveguide and the second waveguide, and being positioned relative to each other by the magnetic force of the first magnet and the second magnet.
H01R 12/78 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
H01R 11/30 - End pieces held in contact by a magnet
A board-to-board connectory assembly, intended to connect two PCBs using a receptacle connector mounted on a first PCB and a plug connector mounted on a second PCB, is formed with the plug insertion space on the header of the receptacle connector open to the front, and the fastener part inserted removably in the plug insertion space of the header of the plug connector formed on the front part, while each header is mounted in a way so as to pass vertically through the respective PCB, so as to reduce the vertical width of the product. Accordingly, a locking part for locking the fastening part within the plug insertion space is furnished in the fastening part, and the locking part is configured so as to operate elastically in the vertical direction, operating in such a way as to pass through the second PCB.
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 12/87 - Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting automatically by insertion of rigid printed or like structures
A light emitting diode (LED) fixture is provided. The fixture includes a housing that supports an LED array. A power supply can be coupled to the housing via a connector. A controller with a constant current driver can be configured to actuate the LED array. In an embodiment the controller can be configured to control operation of the LED array based on a sensed signal.
A connector includes a cage that surrounds a housing. The cage defines two vertically spaced apart ports. A chamber is positioned between the ports. The chamber includes a vent wall that is angled to provide additional vent area so as to improve cooling of the connector. An aperture array in a rear wall of the cage can be used to further improve the cooling capabilities of the connector.
The waveguide is composed of a solid dielectric, and an outer conductor covering the periphery of the dielectric, the transverse section of the dielectric being rectangular and having a shape bulging outward on the pair of long sides, and the inner surface of the outer conductor adhering closely to the outer surface of the dielectric.
The metal terminals are a first terminal, and a second terminal mated with the first terminal, the first terminal has a first main body portion, a first contact portion, and a first lock portion, the second terminal has a second main body portion, a second contact portion contacting the first contact portion, and a second lock portion locking the first lock portion. The first lock portion includes a first engaging portion arranged on a surface of the first main body portion, and the second lock portion including a pair of second engaging portions arranged on opposing surfaces of the second main body portions.
An electrical connection device comprises a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector comprises a first insulative housing, the first insulative housing has a first base block, a plurality of cylinders, a key and a first latch unit. The plurality of cylinders extend from the first base block in an array arrangement, and the plurality of cylinders and the first base block cooperatively define a plurality of terminal receiving grooves which respectively extend from the plurality of cylinders to the first base block and penetrate the plurality of cylinders and the first base block along a front to rear direction. The key is connected between two adjacent cylinders of the plurality of cylinders. The second electrical connector comprises a second insulative housing having a second base block and a second latch unit. The second base block defines a plurality of chambers for respectively receiving the plurality of cylinders and a key receiving groove communicating with two adjacent chambers of the plurality of chambers for receiving the key, the second latch unit is engaged with the first latch unit when the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector are mated.
An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a plurality of terminal receiving grooves which penetrate the insulative housing along a front to rear direction. A bottom side of the each terminal receiving groove is defined by a support wall, the support wall having a front segment, a rear segment, and a middle segment between the front segment and the rear segment, the rear segment is formed with a recess portion extending along a front to rear direction and is formed with a step at a location where the recess portion is adjacent to the middle segment. The recess portion is lower than the front segment and the middle segment is formed with a recessed space between the front segment and the step. The plurality of terminals are respectively provided in the plurality of terminal receiving grooves and each have a base portion and an elastic tab extending rearwardly and obliquely downwardly from the base portion. The elastic tab extends obliquely downwardly into the recessed space from a rear end of the front segment and a distal end of the elastic tab faces the step so as to be stopped by the step and be prevented from moving rearwardly, and the elastic tab is capable of being elastically displaced upwardly to move beyond the step so as to move rearwardly.
The present invention relates to a connector and, more specifically, to a shield type connector which reinforces the strength of a housing and an actuator. The shied type connector of the present invention comprises: a housing metal shell made of a metallic material, the housing metal shell being disposed in the housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing; and an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material, the actuator metal shell being disposed in the actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator.
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
H01R 12/78 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
A terminal comprises a base portion, a mating portion, an engaging portion and a fixed portion. The mating portion consists of a pair of elastic arms, the pair of elastic arms extend forwardly from the base portion in symmetry with each other and cooperatively define an insertion space, and the pair of elastic arms each have a side wall and two protrusions protruding toward the insertion space, the two side walls are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other and each are formed with a buffer section close to an end edge and an extension section between the buffer section and the base portion, the two side walls each make a height of the buffer section lower than a height of the extension section, the protrusions of the each elastic arm are formed on the side wail and arranged along a front to rear direction and spaced apart from each other, the protrusion at the front is at least partially positioned in the buffer section and has a larger size than the protrusion at the rear. The engaging portion extends rearwardly from the base portion. The fixed portion protrudes from the base portion.
A pluggable terminal strip including a housing having a plurality of terminals disposed in cavities extending from a mounting end to a mating end. The cavity is formed with a terminal securing portion and an opening that communicates with the terminal securing portion with the terminals received therein. Each terminal is configured having a captivated retaining nut that is received in a pocket formed in a portion of the cavity. The retaining nut has projections formed from a plurality of corners of the retaining nut that are secured within the housing.
A holder includes a socket. An insert can be positioned in the socket and includes two terminals configured to engage pads on an LED array. The insert and holder configuration can be configured to provide electrical isolation for a COB LED array so that additional flexibility in the selection of power suppliers is possible.
The connector (1) comprises: a terminal (60) provided with a base portion (62) extending upward and downward, a back upper beam (64), a front upper beam (68), a back lower beam (74), and a front lower beam (78); and an actuator (40) containing a cam portion (46) pushing the back upper beam upward. The back lower beam includes an immobilized portion (76). The front lower beam includes a contact point (78a) protruding upward and contacting the flat electric wire, and a front extremity (78b1) of a lower surface of the front lower beam that contacts an upper face (18a) of a base portion (18) of a housing (8). The contact point is positioned more toward the back than the front extremity (78c) of the lower surface of the front lower beam. Resulting from the back upper beam being pushed upward, the front lower beam and the back lower beam curve upward, with the front extremity of the lower surface and the immobilized portion of the front lower beam serving as support points.
An electrical power connector includes a housing having channels formed in the housing from a mounting end to a mating end. The channels are configured to receive a first and second blade terminal having a flat contact with a wall disposed between the blade terminals. Projections are formed on the wall and the projections support the terminals while forming passages that allow air flow between the wall and the blade terminal in the channel.
A connector assembly includes a housing with a card slot and includes terminals positioned in the card slot where the terminals are tuned to improve performance. The terminals include a contact, a tail and a body extending therebetween. The contacts can include a deflecting portion and a pad interface portion. The deflecting portion includes a dual beam portion and a single beam portion. The connector can be configured to provide a row of contacts positioned on both sides of a card slot.
A connector system with improved thermal management is provided. A module includes a thermal dissipation system. A receptacle is provided that has a cage with thermal channels that allow air passing through the receptacle to directly remove thermal energy from the thermal dissipation system and carry the thermal energy out of the cage.
A holder is provided to support a light emitting diode (LED) array in position. In an embodiment the holder includes a terminal that is insert-molded into a housing. In an alternative embodiment, a terminal can be stitch into a housing and secured with a shield. In the latter embodiment the holder can be configured to provide a desired amount of electrical isolation between the terminal and potential shorting surfaces so as to meet creepage and clearance requirements, thus allowing the use of additional power supplies.
F21V 17/02 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment
An element forming the body of an assembly forming a connection consisting of a first element forming a connection module (1) and a second element forming a body (2), the module comprising a lower housing (4) intended to be received in a lower housing or base (5) of the body in order to form the connection; an inter-housing elastomer seal intended to form a seal between the lower housing and the base being disposed on the rim of the top edge of the lower housing of the module, and a ring (9) forming a skirt being removably arranged in the direction of insertion of the module into the base around the module, the skirt being capable of taking up a position in which it covers the seal and a position in which the seal is exposed, characterised in that the body comprises means of movement intended to shift the ring forming the skirt into a position in which it does not cover the seal, when the module is inserted into the body.
An optical interconnect assembly includes an optical coupling component having a body formed of a polymer material. The body has a reflecting surface defining a first focal point and a second focal point, a first focal surface generally aligned with the first focal point, and a second focal surface generally aligned with the second focal point. The first focal surface and the second focal surface are spaced apart and at an angle to each other, and an optical path extends through the body from the first focal point to the reflecting surface and to the second focal point. An optical source from which a light signal is transmitted is positioned adjacent the first focal surface and an optical target at which the light signal is received is positioned adjacent the second focal surface.
An electroacoustic transducer for converting electric signals into acoustic waves and outputting the acoustic waves is disclosed. The transducer includes a housing having an outlet for the acoustic waves on a front surface side, a balanced armature drive unit and a diaphragm arranged inside the housing, and an external connection terminal arranged along a back surface side of the housing and connected electrically to a coil of the drive unit. The external connection terminal has an external connection portion for receiving electrical signals inputted from the outside, and a coil connecting portion connected to the coil and surrounded by a bobbin around which the coil has been wound. The coil connecting portion is connected to the coil and arranged so the external connection portion runs along the back surface of the housing.
This connector is equipped with a housing (2) through which is passed a cylindrical member (8) through which a cable (9) is passed. The connector comprises: an outer peripheral surface part (21) having a shape wherein the lateral surface, when the direction of insertion into the cylindrical member (8) is defined as the axial direction, corresponds to the inner peripheral surface (81) of the cylindrical member; an engaging surface part (23) on which an engaging part (35) for engaging with the corresponding connector is provided, and which forms a space (S) for positioning a cable (9) in the space between the engaging surface (23) and the inner peripheral surface (81) of the cylindrical member (8).
An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector each of which having a plurality of terminal receiving cavities for receiving a plurality of terminal lead wires. The plug connector having a perimeter seal for creating a waterproof barrier between the plug connector and the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector including at least one bridging portion having a surface for guiding and aligning the seal when the plug and receptacle connectors are mated together.
A connector includes a housing that supports a core (which can be magnetic) and provides an inner channel. A power terminal is positioned in the inner channel and provides an electrical path between two opposite sides of the housing. The housing further support a sensor that is positioned in a gap in the core. The housing provides electrical isolation between the core and the power terminal. The connector can therefore provide both a power terminal and the ability to sense current in an integrated design.
G01R 15/20 - Adaptations providing voltage or current isolation, e.g. for high-voltage or high-current networks using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices
G01D 5/12 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means
A connector system is provided that includes a first connector and a second connector that are both coupled by a cable. Both connectors can be configured with terminal tails that are configured to be press-fit into a circuit board. The first connector includes a first terminal pair and the second connector includes a second terminal pair and the first and second terminal pairs are fixably connected to opposite ends of the cable.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 24/38 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
A high speed connector assembly includes two interengaging connector halves each held in respective first and second interengaging connector housings. Each connector half includes a plurality of conductive contacts arranged in at least one linear arrangement and at least partially surrounded by a conductive grounding shield. The connector housings are cylindrical and engage each other in a circular fashion, while the connectors engage each other in a linear, axial fashion. The connector housings provide a sealed environment for the connectors.
A light emitting diode (LED) module includes a base that is conductive and is selectively covered with an insulative layer. The base can include a connecting flange and a light emitting region. Traces are provided on the insulative coating and can be used to connect LEDs positioned on the light emitting region to pads on the connecting flange. The connecting flange can be offset in angle and/or position from the base and can be configured to provide a contact shape suitable to mate with a connector in a polarized manner. The base can be shaped so as to provide the desired functionality.
A connector is disclosed that includes housing positioned within a cage, the connector having a first port and second port that are vertically spaced apart. A thermal management module is positioned between the two ports. The thermal management module directs thermal energy from one or both ports out a rear wall of the connector. A heat sink can be coupled to the thermal management module to improve thermal dissipation.
A connector includes terminals. The terminals can have a contact that has a loop configuration. In an embodiment the contacts are positioned in a vertical connector similar to an edge card connector but with a differential pair aligned in a vertical direction. Thus the connector can provide edge-coupled differential pair in a high density configuration.
An embodiment includes a holder assembly with terminals that are supported by insert molding. The terminals are electrically connector to conductors, which can be covered with an insulative covering, and thus provide easy to connector holder assemblies. The holder can include features that allow an LED module to be inserted into a recess in the housing and retained via a friction fit. Such a configuration allows the assembly to be shipped as an assembly without the need to solder the LED module to the holder and while still ensuring a reliable electrical connection between the LED module and the corresponding holder assembly.
F21V 19/00 - Fastening of light sources or lamp holders
F21V 17/00 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
A connector is disclosed including a housing and a pair of terminals. Each terminal includes a planar body portion and a planar mounting portion formed at the first end of the body portion with a bent contacting portion disposed therebetween. A wire securing position is formed at the second end of the body portion with a pair of crimping portions to secure the wire to the terminal. The body portion and the mounting portion are received in a slot formed in the housing with the contacting portion extending through a window formed in the housing and the terminal mounting portion being translatable within the slot.
H01R 13/434 - Securing in a demountable manner by locking means on resilient contact members by separate resilient locking means on contact member, e.g. retainer collar or ring around contact member
A connector is configured to provide a mating side that includes a 90 degree rotation about two different axis when compared to a mounting. The connector, when mounted on a first circuit board is thus suitable for directly mating to a right-angle connector that is mounted on a second circuit board, the second circuit board at a being at a 90 angle to the first circuit board. The connector can include a shroud that supports a u-shield that partially shields contacts positioned in the mating side.
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/514 - Bases; Cases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
A small, low-profile plug connector for use with electronic devices provides a latching member with a pair of hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily disengaged from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The connector includes an elongated actuator interposed between the connector housing and latching member and the actuator terminates in a cylindrical cam member that is captured in a recess on the connector housing such that rearward movement of the actuator imparts a raising action to the latching member.
A low-profile connector for use with electronic devices provides a cantilevered latching arm with a pair of engagement hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily unlatched from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The hooks lock the plug connector into engagement with the frame or housing, but are readily released by way of a rotating cam lobe mechanism. The lobe mechanism converts horizontal pulling movement of an actuator into vertical, lifting movement of the latching arm such that the hooks are lifted upward and disengaged from the guide frame or housing.
An electrical power connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating cavity for receiving a mating connector inserted into the cavity through an open front end thereof in a mating direction. A blade support arm projects forwardly within the cavity. The support arm is arranged in a vertical orientation. Each support arm has two sides and can include a channel formed in each side. The power terminals can be disposed on each side of the support arm and within the respective channel.
H01R 12/73 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 13/15 - Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
A wafer connector is disclosed in which a plurality of twin-axial wires are terminated to the tails of ground and signal terminals of the connector. Each twin-axial wire includes a pair of signal wires enclosed in a conductive sheath. A conductive grounding clamp is provided that contacts the sheaths of the twin-axial wires and holds them together as a unit to facilitate the attachment of the wires to the connector terminal tails. The clamp has two opposing halves that cooperatively define openings which receive the twin-axial wires and flat, interconnecting portions extending between the openings that provide contact points where the grounding clamp may be attached to the connector terminal tails.
H01R 13/514 - Bases; Cases formed as a modular block or assembly, i.e. composed of co-operating parts provided with contact members or holding contact members between them
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
A connector (1) is provided with a lever (4) that is capable of rotation between an unlocked position in which said lever (4) reclines with respect to the insertion/removal direction of a second housing (3) and a locked position in which said lever (4) is upright with respect to the insertion/removal position of the second housing (3). The lever (4) is provided with a protruding section (43) that: is brought into contact with the edge (23) of an opening in a first housing (2) that is adjacent to the second housing (3) prior to completion of the insertion thereof; and that causes the lever (4) to approach the locked position.
A holder is provided to hold an LED array and the holder includes an LED aperture. The holder includes terminals that are stitched into the holder. The terminals can be heat staked to the holder. The holder can include a mating area.
A thermal interposer for use in providing a mating interface between a heat sink and an electronic module includes an elongated body portion having two opposing surfaces. On one surface, a plurality of press-fit pegs are defined that extend upwardly and outwardly away from the interposer body portion. On the other, opposing surface, a plurality of contact arms are defined that extend, in cantilevered fashion, downwardly and away from the interposer body portion. The press-fit pins are configured to enter grooves formed in a heat sink in a manner to form intimate, metal to metal, contact while the contact arms are configured to contact the top surface of an electronic module with reliable normal force.
H05K 7/20 - Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating
H01R 24/38 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
A ganged shielding cage with improved heat transfer capabilities is disclosed. The cage has a plurality of module-receiving openings, or bays arranged in serial, widthwise order. Each such opening is separated from an adjacent opening by an intervening wall that defines, at least partially, a continuous passage, extending lengthwise and communicating with the front and rear portions of the cage. This passage permits air flow to occur between adjacent openings of the cages and between adjacent modules held thereby.
An optical fiber assembly includes a ferrule and a plurality of optical fibers. Each optical fiber has an end portion positioned generally adjacent a front face of the ferrule. The end portion of each optical fiber has an end face for engaging a mating optical component and an enlarged portion with at least a portion thereof engaging the ferrule generally adjacent the front face of the ferrule. A method of fabricating an optical fiber assembly is also disclosed.
A module can be configured to mate with a receptacle. The module includes a body with a thermal surface that is coupled to thermally active circuitry supported by the body. The receptacle is configured to allow air to flow over the thermal surface so as to dissipate thermal energy from the circuitry.
To lengthen the insulating distance from a conductive member to the outer surface of a housing while curtailing any increase in the size of a connector, a plurality of ribs are formed on a cover which protrude towards a housing and surround the outer periphery of a housing chamber in the housing. Grooves are formed in the housing for insertion of the ribs. The plurality of ribs provided in the cover include a first rib positioned in the longitudinal direction relative to the housing chamber, and a second rib positioned on the side of the housing chamber with an opening for insertion of another connector.
A LED assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment, the LED assembly includes a holder assembly and a circuit board assembly. The holder assembly includes a holder that is configured to support an LED array and provide electrical connection to the LED array. The circuit board assembly includes two terminals are configured to provide electrical connection to the holder assembly. The holder assembly can have a first orientation while the circuit board can have a second orientation.
A multi-fiber ferrule includes a ferrule body made of a first material and has at least one alignment passage in the front face. The alignment passage has first and second sections. An insert is positioned within the first section of the alignment passage and is formed of a second material that is tougher than the first material. The insert has an insert hole coaxial with a central axis of the alignment passage.
An optical fiber assembly includes a lens block with a plurality of beam expanding and collimating elements. Each beam expanding and collimating element includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a generally arcuate first lens surface and the second lens includes a generally arcuate second lens surface generally complementary in shape and in contact with the first lens. Each lens has a different index of refraction. An optical fiber assembly may include a housing with a plurality of beam expanding elements. A front portion of each beam expanding element has a generally planar front surface. A compliant layer is positioned on the generally planar front surface of each beam expanding element.
Integrated signal pair elements are disclosed that can be inserted into and removed from a backplane connector housing as a single piece. Each element includes an insulative frame that supports a pair of conductive terminals in a spaced-apart arrangement. The frame is attached to a ground shield that provides a ground plane that extends around three sides of the signal pair. Cable wires are terminated to tail portions of the signal pair and an insulative material is molded over the cable wire termination area to form an integrated signal pair element. The individual signal pair elements may also be commoned together in a linear array of signal pair elements by a commoning member that contacts the ground shields of the array of signal pair elements.
The terminal has a base portion held by a terminal holding member, and a contact arm portion extending from the base portion and contacting the contact portion of another terminal. In this terminal, the contact arm portion includes a cantilevered first frame portion and second frame portion extending from the base portion, a connecting frame portion connecting a free end of the first frame portion and a free end of the second frame portion, a contact protruding portion formed in the first frame portion, and a contact face formed in the contact protruding portion; and the contact face moves in a parallel direction and maintains contact with a contact face of a contact portion of another terminal when the contact arm portion is elastically deformed by contact with the contact portion of the other terminal.
A conductive EMI shielding assembly for shielding the connection between a multi-wire cable and a corresponding circuit board connector is disclosed, and includes a housing portion for surrounding the circuit board connector and a coupling portion for mating with the housing portion and the cable. The housing portion has a base with a rectangular configuration and a collar portion that mates with a corresponding collar portion of the coupling portion. The coupling portion has an opposing end that slips over the end of the cable and attaches to the cable. The housing collar portion and coupling mating portion include associated tabs and openings arranged around them in a circular pattern at preselected angular intervals. The tabs and openings permit the coupling portion to be oriented with respect to the housing portion in a number of different patterns.
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
H01R 13/00 - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or
A connector is provided with a terminal position assurance (TPA) member that secures terminal within a channel provided in a base. The TPA member can be secured to the base with a hinge that extends substantially a width of the base. The TPA member and the base can be formed as a one-piece molded part.
The Present Disclosure relates to a poke-in connector configured so that a wire can be contacted at the same time it is locked to a terminal, solely by the action of pushing the wire into the terminal. More specifically, it relates to a poke-in connector that facilitates locking and unlocking of a wire. The poke-in connector of the Present Disclosure comprises a terminal where a wire is inserted and locked while making contact, and a housing that covers the terminal and is formed as one piece with a locking release lever that releases the wire from the locked state. The locking release lever comprises a flexible extension part that has elasticity and extends from the housing, and a pressing part that is formed on the terminus of the flexible extension part and enables the removal of the wire by spreading the locking part of the terminal to either side when pressed.
A shielding cage with an improved construction is disclosed that permits such cages to be more closely spaced together when a plurality of them are arranged in side-by-side arrays of cages. The cage is formed from a sheet metal blank that is stamped and formed to define sidewalls, top wall, bottom wall and a rear wall. In one embodiment, the ends of the blank are formed with interengaging elements in the form of tabs and slots that interfit within the plane of one of the cage walls, thereby eliminating the need for projections disposed on the sidewalls of the cage.
An LED assembly is provided that includes a plurality of LEDs placed along a frame. The plurality of LEDs can include red LEDs, green LEDs and blue LEDs. In an embodiment, the frame can include a common ground and a separate power trace for each color so that the output of each color can be controlled separately. A connector can be integrated into the frame. Terminals can be molded into the frame. Traces can be connected to the terminals so as to provide a three-dimensional circuit.
F21V 17/00 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
A light-emitting device and a mount therefor. The light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting module, a mount, and a heat sink element, one side of said element having fastening holes formed therein. The light-emitting module comprises a base plate, a light-emitting encapsulation body, and at least two contact pads. The mount comprises a main body, a support frame, at least two terminals that press against the corresponding contact pads, and at least two clip elements. The main body is provided with a top surface, a bottom surface, and an accommodation hole and a plurality of fixation holes that pass through said top surface and said bottom surface. The accommodation hole comprises an upper opening and a lower opening that is formed on the bottom surface of the main body. The support frame is connected to the main body and is provided in the accommodation hole such that the light-emitting module rests on said frame. Using said two clip elements disposed on the sides of the lower opening of the bottom surface of the main body to securely clip the base plate into the accommodation hole when mounting the light-emitting module into said hole prevents the light-emitting module from easily detaching from the mount before the entire assembly is in place.
A connector system is disclosed that is configured to provide terminals at a 0.5 mm pitch with providing for high data rates of 10 Gbps or more. In an embodiment, a 4X connector can be provided that is about the size of a convention SFP connector while still supporting relatively high data rates. This connector can be stacked to provide additional density.
An LED module can be powered by two conductors and the LED module includes a constant current driver. The constant current driver is configured to provide a predetermined current so long as the input voltage provided on the two conductors exceeds a predetermined level. The constant current driver powers an LED string supported by the LED module and can adjust the current to the LED string based on an input signal. A conversion circuit converts the input voltage to an input signal and provides that input signal to the constant current driver so that dimming can be provided while only using two conductors to provide power.
A cable connector is provided having an insulative housing, a conductive shield and a pair of latching members. Each latching member has free ends with engagement teeth formed thereon which are separated by an intervening engagement notch. The sidewalls of the engagement notch are flat and define hard stop surfaces in opposing directions for engagement by each latching member with an opposing board connector. The free ends further include ramped surfaces leading to the engagement notch to form cam surfaces that depress each latching member when the cable connector is mated to a board connector. Each latching members may also include locating tabs captured in vertical movement by the cable connector body.
A connector system is disclosed that can support high data rates over a connector with terminals on a 0.5 mm pitch. A plug connector can include a termination module that has a paddle card and a plug module that includes rows of terminals. The termination module and the plug module can be aligned via the row of terminals and pads on the paddle card. A receptacle connector includes two rows of terminals that are provided on opposite sides of a tongue. The tongue includes impedance notches aligned with terminals arranged as differential pairs. Ground terminals extend past the differential pairs and along the impedance notch.
An optical fiber interconnect assembly includes a first housing component with deflectable locking arms having a locking section and an engagement section. The locking arms are movable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position. A second housing component is operatively slidable relative to the first housing component between a locking position and an unlocking position. An engagement section moves the locking arm to its second unlocked position upon movement of the second housing component to its second unlocking position. A ferrule is movably mounted between the first housing component and the second housing component. At least one biasing member biases the ferrule for movement.
A shielding cage is disclosed that has an EMI gasket integrally formed on its exterior. In order to prevent the overinsertion of the cage into a faceplate opening, a plurality of stop members are formed integrally with the cage walls and comprise angled tabs that are bent outwardly away from the cage walls at an angle of between about 30 and 90. The stop members are flanked by a pair of EMI gasket spring fingers and are positioned so that they are located above the centers of modules inserted into module-receiving bays of the shielding cage.
An LED assembly is disclosed that comprises a based formed around terminals and a substrate. An LED array is positioned on the substrate in a recess. The LED array is electrically coupled to the terminals, which may be part of a connector formed in the base. An emission disk can be positioned over the LED array. If desired, circuitry can be supplied on the base that helps control or condition the supplied power.
A terminal includes two crimp sections, one that engages a bare conductor and one that engages an insulated conductor. The terminal includes two legs that are configured located in apertures in a support circuit board. Thus a wire can be electrically connected the circuit board in a low-profile manner.
H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R 4/18 - Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation effected solely by twisting, wrapping, bending, crimping, or other permanent deformation by crimping
A luminaire and LED module combination is disclosed. The luminaire can include a rail with powered contacts on a top and bottom surface. The LED module can be attached to the rail via a magnetic force and the rail can have upper and lower surfaces that both support LED modules so as to allow greater flexibility in illumination patterns.
F21V 17/02 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages with provision for adjustment
An electric connector comprises first and second pair of differential signal terminals, three ground terminals. Two signal terminals of first pair and two signal terminals of second pair of differential signal terminals are arranged in first direction while the pins of the first and second pair of differential signal terminals are arranged in transverse direction. First ground terminal is adjacent to the first signal terminal while its pin is close to the pin of first signal terminal. The second ground terminal is between the second and the third signal terminals and includes two pins, one pin of which is close to the pin of third signal terminal and the other is close to the pin of second signal terminal. The third ground terminal is next to fourth signal terminal, and its pin is close to the pin of the fourth signal terminal. This connector reduces electromagnetic radiation.
A connector system includes a first connector and a second connector used for the transmission of electrical power and signal. The connector system includes a two-piece housing design and extended wiping between mating connector terminals to compensate for variable misalignment in three mutually perpendicular directions. Additionally the housings of the first and second connectors are provided with guiding features to facilitate proper alignment prior to connector mating.
[Problem] To provide acidic electrolyzed water and a manufacturing method for same, the acidic electrolyzed water having sterilizing properties over a long period of time (for example six months or more). [Solution] The acidic electrolyzed water has an available chlorine concentration of at least 15ppm, and includes an inorganic acid acid salt.
A dipole antenna system is disclosed. An indirect feed technique is used to feed the antenna and the radiating elements are connected to a shield of a coax cable. The balanced termination allows for improved bandwidth compared to conventional dipole antenna configuration and helps manage current on the shield of the coax cable.
An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector, each of which include a plurality of terminal receiving cavities for receiving a plurality of terminal lead wires. The electrical connector system further includes a connector link comprising a twisted pair differential cable for providing a data rate high data rate signal transmission transfer with the connector system, in addition to standard power and signal transmission, wherein the connector link is modularly connected within the electrical connector system.
An Ethernet port is configured with a load circuit that reduces costs compared to the conventional Bob-Smith load circuit when providing Power Over Ethernet (POE). A first centertap from a first transformer is coupled to a first side of a first capacitor. A second centertap from a second transformer is coupled to a first side of a second capacitor. The second side of the first and second capacitors is coupled to a common node. The common node forms an electrical midpoint between the two centertaps. An avalanche diode can be placed between the two centertaps in parallel with the two series connected capacitors and power can be injected on the two centertaps to provide POE. A single resistor can be used to provide load termination before a safety capacitor.
H01R 13/646 - ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match
A connector can be provided that allows for improved route-out including straight-back routing. Signal and ground terminal tails can be arranged in a single row to help facilitate such functionality. Consequentially, a connector with two vertically stacked card slots can be provided that allows for straight back routing of the signal traces in four layers while still providing a compact connector design.
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.
A high power electrical connector is provided for transmitting electrical signals from a pair of cables, such as high current capable cables, to an associated member, such as a dash panel. The high power electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a pair of contact path assemblies therethrough for transmission of the electrical signals. The cables can be rotated relative to the housing and rotated relative to each other via the contact path assemblies. Ground path assemblies are also provided for grounding the cables. The cables can each be rotatable relative to a portion of the respective ground path assembly.
H01R 13/74 - Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
B60R 16/02 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric
A connector with a sheet has a housing mated with another connector, a terminal secured to the housing and contacting another terminal on the other connector, and a sheet affixed to the housing. The sheet has a laminate structure which includes a soft magnetic layer having real parts of complex relative permeability at 100 MHz of from 20 to 45, and a conductive/dielectric layer having an electrical resistance of from 0.5 to 20 Ω•cm.
H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
H01R 13/631 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure for engagement only
An electrical connector arrangement includes male and female connectors each having plural terminals connected to a respective conductor, and adapted for mutual physical and electrical mating. Each connector includes a respective overmold body coupled to a multi-conductor cable, a respective inner insulator disposed about and in contact with plural terminals, and an outer threaded coupling nut for coupling the two connectors together, where each insulator is comprised of an electrically insulating, thermally conductive material. In one connector, a conductive, cylindrical metal sleeve is disposed between its associated insulator and coupling nut. In that same connector, a generally circular metallic, spiral cooling spring is disposed between and in intimate contact with adjacent portions of the inner metal sleeve and the outer coupling nut to facilitate transfer and dissipation of heat via conduction and convection from the connector's outer surface.
H01R 24/38 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
A holder is configured to support an LED array and includes terminals that have an insulation displacement portion (IDP) and contacts to electrically connect to the LED array. An LED module can be provided that supports a holder and an LED array. The LED module includes a housing with a floor and a wall that extends from the floor to define a first enclosure that receives the holder and LED array. The floor includes one or more channels that allow insulated conductors to extend through the floor and engage the IDP so as to provide power to the LED array.
F21V 17/10 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
F21V 21/00 - Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
The disclosure relates to a panel connector for locking to a pass-through opening of a panel to allow electrical connection from one side of the panel to the other side. This connection can be considered to be of an outside-in type. The connector can seal the pass-through opening to resist passage dirt, debris and/or liquids. A channel provided on the connector can include a sealing gasket and can receive an annular rib disposed on the panel to create an effective and robust seal against even pressurized water spray. The connector can also prevent unlocking of the connector from the panel once locked to the panel. A resilient locking arm provided on the connector for engaging a mating slot of the panel opening can prevent counter rotational unlocking and detent member can prevent continued rotation after the connector is in the locked position.
A holder is disclosed that is configured to secure an LED array in position. An LED module is disclosed that includes an LED array that can be mounted to a suitable substrate and includes the holder the retain the LED array. The holder includes a housing that supports terminals that provide an electrical path to the LED array from an electrical power source. The housing and terminal provide a wire trap so that a conductor can be electrically connected to the LED array without the need for solder attach. The holder can be a one-piece or two-piece design.
F21V 17/10 - Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
F21V 21/00 - Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
An antenna includes a slot feed on the radiator itself (On Radiator Slot Fed Antenna or ORSFA) instead of the slot feed being a separate element. One of the advantages of having the slot feed integrated onto the radiator is that the antenna is less dependent on the adjacent conductive parts, since the feed is coupling to the radiator rather than to ground (as is done in a standard slot feed antenna concept). The Q of the radiator can also be reduced for a given volume, since the coupler is removed from the antenna volume. In an embodiment the antenna can include a transmission line and an impedance match circuit directly on the radiator.
In the connector disclosed herein, a shunting member is arranged between the case and the cover member. The shunting member has a first contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a first terminal hole in the case, and a second contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a second terminal hole.
The assisting tool for a connector includes a mounting member able to be mounted in a first housing having a first connector able to mate with a second connector in a second housing, and an operating member able to rotate with respect to the mounting member. Here, the operating member has a lever portion, the operating member is mounted in the first housing, and the lever portion contacts the second housing and applies pressure to the second housing in the direction releasing the mated first connector and second connector when the operating member is rotated while the first connector is mated with the second connector.
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a body portion, two tongues, and a polarizing portion, the body portion has a mating face and a rear end face opposite to the mating face, the two tongues are spaced apart from each other and protrude forwardly from the mating face and are arranged side-by-side along a horizontal direction. In an embodiment the metal shell surrounds the two tongues so as to define an inserting port and a polarizing portion is recessed downwardly from the top wall and is positioned between the two tongues, and a latching arm is bent from the bottom wall and is provided with a latching hole engaged with the retaining portion of the insulative housing. In an embodiment, the metal shell includes a strengthen tab protruding from the bottom wall.
An optical fiber assembly comprises an optical fiber having a forward end, a ferrule supporting the optical fiber, a beam expanding element aligned with the forward end of the optical fiber, and a thermal expansion compensation element adjacent the optical fiber to compensate for thermal expansion differences between the optical fiber and the ferrule.
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.
A connector system is configured for macro motion. Two mating terminals are configured so that during macro motion cycles, the resistance between two terminals does not substantially increase. One terminal can have multiple, somewhat spherical-shaped mating surfaces while a mating surface on the other terminal can be flat. The mating terminals can be configured to provide desirable resistance performance after more than 5000 cycles of macro motion.
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