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1.

CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18477057
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Casher, Patrick R.
  • Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes: a ground contact module including plural ground contacts defining an engaging section entirely exposed to air and a conductive plastic member mounted to the engaging section and extending through each of the plural ground contacts; plural pairs of signal contacts alternately arranged between the plural ground contacts; and an insulative member mounted to the plural pairs of signal contacts and at least some of the plural ground contacts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members

2.

CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18477035
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-28
First Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.

Abstract

A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes: a signal contact module including a first insulator and plural pairs of signal contacts insert-molded with the first insulator; a ground contact module including a second insulator and plural ground contacts insert-molded with the second insulator; and a conductive plastic member molded with the plural ground contacts, wherein the first insulator is assembled to the second insulator.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members

3.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CONTACTS

      
Application Number 17894042
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-23
First Publication Date 2024-02-29
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (USA)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Shuo-Hsiu
  • Hwang, Tzu-Yao

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing defining an upper face and a lower face and having a plurality of passageways running though the upper and lower face; and a plurality of contacts secured in the plurality of passageways of the insulative housing. Each of the plurality of contacts includes a base part, an upper arm extending from the base part, and a first part and a second part bent from opposite sides of the base part, a first limb bent from the first part and a second limb bent from the second part plate body. The first limb and the second limb are located staggered in an upper and lower direction, thereby the base part, the first and second part and the first and second limbs together form a tubular structure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H05K 7/10 - Plug-in assemblages of components

4.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18231995
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-09
First Publication Date 2024-02-22
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung
  • Hsu, Yi-Min

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing forming a front mating slot and a rear receiving space; a terminal module assembly received in the insulative housing and including an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other in a vertical direction, each of the upper part and the lower part comprising a high-speed terminal module and a sideband terminal module, the high-speed terminal module having an insulator and plural high-speed terminals fixed in the insulator, the high-speed terminals comprising plural ground terminals and differential pair terminals arranged alternately with the ground terminals in a transverse direction, each of the differential pair terminals and the ground terminals defining a mating portion, a tail opposite to the mating portion, and a transition portion therebetween; and a ground member mechanically and electrically connected to the transition portions of the ground terminals to form a common ground.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6596 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted

5.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18231980
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-09
First Publication Date 2024-02-22
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung
  • Hsu, Yi-Min

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing; a terminal module assembly received in the insulative housing and including an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other in a vertical direction, each of the upper part and the lower part having a high-speed terminal module and a sideband terminal module, each of the high-speed terminal modules including plural ground terminals and differential pair terminals arranged alternately with the ground terminals in a transverse direction perpendicular to the vertical direction; a cable connected to the high-speed terminal module; and a ground bar located at a rear of the ground terminal and a metal shield member discrete from the ground terminal, the ground bar including a first bulged section, the metal shield member including a second bulged section, the first bulged section and the second bulged section cooperating with each other to surround the cable in a circumferential direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6596 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts

6.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH POSITIVELY RETAINED TERMINAL MODULES

      
Application Number 18231970
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-09
First Publication Date 2024-02-15
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lin, Shih-Kai
  • Wu, Chin-Jung
  • Wu, Ming-Chuan

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: plural terminal modules each including a row of terminals arranged in a first direction and an insulator molded with the row of terminals, the plural terminal modules being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and an insulating housing overmolding and retaining the plurality of terminal modules to define a mating cavity, wherein the insulator of each terminal module defines plural through holes running therethrough in the second direction, and materials of the insulating housing fill the through holes of each terminal module.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

7.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN ANGLED PART AND A U-SHAPED PLATE TOGETHER DEFINING A TUBULAR STRUCTURE

      
Application Number 17887571
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-15
First Publication Date 2024-02-15
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Shuo-Hsiu
  • Hwang, Tzu-Yao

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having plural passageways; and plural contacts secured in the plurality of passageways of the insulative housing, each of the plural contacts having an angled body, an upper arm and a lower leg extending from the angled body, and a U-shaped plate secured to the angled body; wherein the angled body has a first part, a second part bent from the first part, and a clip bent from the second part; and the U-shaped plate has a base, a first limb, and a second limb, the first limb is clamped between the first part and the clip, and the U-shaped plate and the second part of the angled body together form a tubular structure.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members

8.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELD PLATE EMBEDED WITHIN A CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC BRIDGE

      
Application Number 18220427
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-11
First Publication Date 2024-01-25
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a tongue and a cavity; two rows of terminals secured to the insulative housing and exposing respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue, each row of terminals having plural signal terminals and plural ground terminals, the plural ground terminals being exposed to the cavity; a conductive plastic bridge disposed in the cavity to provide electrical bridging between the plural ground terminals; and a shield plate molded with the conductive plastic bridge and located between the two rows of terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

9.

CABLE

      
Application Number 18113921
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-24
First Publication Date 2024-01-18
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Yang, A-Nan
  • Xie, Han-Run
  • Chang, Lu-Yu

Abstract

A cable includes: a pair of inner conductors; a respective first insulating layer extruded on each of the pair of inner conductors; a second insulating layer covering the first insulating layers; a shielding layer covering the second insulating layer; and an outer coating layer covering the shielding layer, wherein the second insulating layer is a braided layer.

IPC Classes  ?

10.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACT MODULE HAVING A ROW OF CONTACTS WITH LOWER LEVEL SEGMENTS OFFSET FROM SOLDERING TAILS THEREOF

      
Application Number 18214773
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2024-01-04
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Su, Jie
  • Zhao, Jun

Abstract

A contact module for an electrical connector includes: an insulator; and a row of contacts insert-molded with the insulator, each of the row of contacts including a soldering tail and a body having a securing portion and a contacting portion, the soldering tail of each contact pointing toward a forward direction, wherein the securing portion of each contact has an upper level segment, a front upstanding segment continuing the upper level segment, a lower level segment continuing the front upstanding segment, and a rear upstanding segment continuing the lower level segment and connecting to the soldering tail thereof, and the lower level segment of each contact is offset from the soldering tail thereof.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members
  • H01R 43/02 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for soldered or welded connections

11.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

      
Application Number 18211764
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-20
First Publication Date 2023-12-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung
  • Hsu, Yi-Min

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing forming a front mating slot and a rear receiving space; a contact module received in the insulative housing and including an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other, each of the upper part and the lower part including a differential pair contact module having an insulator and a plurality of differential pair contact fixed in the insulator, each of the differential pair contact having a mating portion and a tail portion opposite to the mating portion; and a sideband contact module comprising sideband contacts, wherein the differential pair contacts and the sideband contacts are fixed to the insulator in different ways.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/6597 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a contact of the connector

12.

PLUG CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 18211438
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-19
First Publication Date 2023-12-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Meng, Wei
  • Sun, Ming-Yue
  • Zhu, Zheng-Rong
  • Chen, Jun
  • Hsu, Yang-Tsun

Abstract

A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector in a mating direction, includes: an insulative housing; a connecting member accommodated in the insulative housing, the connecting member having a mating portion to be mated with the receptacle connector; and a cable connected to the connecting member, wherein the insulative housing includes a first housing and a second housing integrally formed on the first housing, and the second housing is further integrally formed at a junction between the connecting member and the cable so as to fix the first housing, the cable, and the connecting member together as a whole.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening

13.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED INSERTING MEMBER

      
Application Number 18210323
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-14
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wu, Xun
  • Gong, Ming-Yi
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Wen-Lung
  • Niu, Guo-Xiang

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing having two side walls defining signal passageways and grounding passageways; two rows of terminals including signal terminals in the signal passageways and grounding terminals in the grounding passageways, each terminal having a retained portion and an elastic arm with a contacting portion extending into the card slot; a one-piece inserting member assembled in the insulating housing, the inserting member defining first inserting portions in the signal passageways and made from insulating plastic, and second inserting portions in the grounding passageways and at least partly made from conductive plastic, the second inserting portions mechanically connecting the grounding terminals; and a metallic member retained in the inserting member, wherein the metallic member defines two rows of grounding fingers, the grounding fingers are located in corresponding second inserting portions respectively and directly connect or face but not directly connect with corresponding grounding terminals respectively.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures

14.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING COVER WITH INTEGRAL LOCKING ARMS

      
Application Number 18203168
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a body extending from the base; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing; and a shielding cover surrounding the insulative housing and having a plate and a peripheral wall, the plate corresponding to the base of the insulative housing, the peripheral wall surrounding the body of the insulative housing to define an annular groove, wherein the peripheral wall integrally forms a pair of locking arms.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
  • H01R 13/6581 - Shield structure

15.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING THREE ROWS OF CONTACTS AND A COUPLING ELEMENT INTERCONNECTING SELECTED GROUND CONTACTS THEREOF

      
Application Number 18208373
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-12
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Liao, Fang-Jwu
  • Liu, Jia-Hau
  • Chiu, Jui-Hsianh

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a substrate having plural holes; plural contacts mounted in the corresponding holes, the plural contacts including a first row of contacts arranged as a pair of signal contacts flanked by two ground contacts, a second row of contacts having four ground contacts on one side of the first row of contacts, and a third row of contacts having four ground contacts on another side, each contact including a body and an upper arm; and a coupling element interconnecting the two ground contacts of the first row to selected ground contacts of the second and third rows, wherein the upper arm of each of the plurality of contacts has a contacting convex facing upward, and the four ground contacts of the second row are connected side by side and the four ground contacts of the third row are connected side by side.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]

16.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 18210314
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-15
First Publication Date 2023-12-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsiao, Shih-Wei
  • Lee, Genn-Sheng
  • Liao, Hung-Cheng
  • Wu, Tsu-Yang

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a longitudinal insulating housing; plural differential-pair signal terminals and plural grounding terminals arranged in a longitudinal direction of the insulating housing; and a grounding plate module retained in the insulating housing, wherein the grounding plate module has an electromagnetic interference (EMI) absorber and a grounding plate retained in the EMI absorber, and the grounding plate defines plural grounding fingers extending out of the EMI absorber to contact with corresponding grounding terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6597 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a contact of the connector
  • H01R 13/6461 - Means for preventing cross-talk

17.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 18207393
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-08
First Publication Date 2023-12-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Shiue, Li-Chun
  • Wang, Jian-Ren
  • Yang, Kai-Chieh

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating body; plural conductive terminals disposed in the insulating body, the conductive terminals including two signal terminals and one ground terminal arranged between the two signal terminals; a cable connected with the conductive terminals; and a metal shell disposed outside the insulating body, the metal shell including a top wall, an opening being set on the top wall, the shape of the opening being rectangular, the top wall being provided with elastic pieces protruding inward from the opening to electrically connect with the ground terminal, wherein the opening is sized and configured to achieve better electrical performance of the conductive terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures

18.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CAM SLIDE CONTACT LIFTER

      
Application Number 18203156
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-30
First Publication Date 2023-12-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a mating cavity; plural contacts including a row of upper contacts and a row of lower contacts secured in the insulative housing, the row of upper contacts and the row of lower contacts having respective contacting portions exposed to the mating cavity; and a lifter operable relative to the insulative housing to move the row of lower contacts upwardly.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
  • H01R 27/00 - Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

19.

POWER CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED POWER TERMINALS

      
Application Number 18139537
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-26
First Publication Date 2023-11-16
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xu, Ming-Liu
  • Qin, Teng
  • Tang, Wen-Jun
  • Bu, Xue-Wu
  • Yu, Hung-Chi

Abstract

A power card edge connector includes: a housing defining a card slot; and a power terminal comprising an inner piece and an outer piece stacked together, the inner piece comprising a first retaining portion and a first elastic portion, the outer piece comprising a second retaining portion and a second elastic portion, the first and second retaining portions attached together, wherein the first elastic portion defines a first contacting portion, the second elastic portion is split into a second contacting portion and an abutting portion separated from each other, the first and second the contacting portions are arranged side by side and protrude into the card slot, and the first contacting portion is pushable outward to abut against the abutting portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/115 - U-shaped sockets having inwardly-bent legs

20.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED TERMINAL MODULE

      
Application Number 18195034
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-09
First Publication Date 2023-11-16
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Xia
  • Zhu, Jian-Kuang
  • Yang, Xiao-Gao

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a housing defining a mating cavity opening forwards and a receiving cavity opening rearwards; a terminal module including an insulator and a pair of terminals, the insulator including an upright portion and a horizontal portion; the terminal including a contacting portion extending from the insulator, a leg portion, and a middle portion, the middle portion including an horizontal section embedded in the insulator and an upright section bending from the horizontal section, the insulator being received in the receiving cavity, the contacting portions of the terminals protruding into the mating cavity; wherein the ring rib is interference fit with an inside of the receiving cavity and the upright portion presses forward against the housing to limit a forward-movement of the terminal module so that the terminal module is retained in the receiving cavity, and a front face of the horizontal portion is separated from the housing.

IPC Classes  ?

21.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL MODULES

      
Application Number 18141435
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-30
First Publication Date 2023-11-09
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wu, Xun
  • Gong, Ming-Yi
  • Yang, Tian
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Wen-Lung
  • Tsai, Min-Hsuan
  • Niu, Guo-Xiang

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing having a mating face, a card slot recessed from the mating face with a floor face facing the mating face, and two side walls located at opposite sides of the card slot; and two terminal modules retained in the insulating housing, each terminal module including a row of terminals, a conductive plastic, and an insulating plastic, the row of terminals including plural signal terminals and plural grounding terminals, wherein the grounding terminals are partially retained in the conductive plastic and the insulating plastic surrounds and retains the signal terminals and the conductive plastic, thereby forming the terminal module.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
  • H01R 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket
  • H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures

22.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED INSERTING MEMBER

      
Application Number 18134825
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-14
First Publication Date 2023-11-02
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wu, Xun
  • Gong, Ming-Yi
  • Yang, Tian
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Wen-Lung
  • Tsai, Min-Hsuan
  • Niu, Guo-Xiang

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing defining a mating face, a card slot, and two side walls at opposite sides of the card slot, each of the side walls defining signal passageways and grounding passageways; two rows of terminals located on the side walls and each row of terminal including signal terminals in the signal passageways and grounding terminals in the grounding passageways, the terminals including retaining portions retained in the passageways and elastic arms with contacting portions extending into the card slot; and a one-piece inserting member assembled in the insulating housing, wherein the inserting member defines plural first inserting portions inserted in the signal passageways and plural second inserting portions inserted in the grounding passageways, the second inserting portions contact corresponding grounding terminals, respectively, to establish a grounding path.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/03 - Contact members characterised by the material, e.g. plating or coating materials
  • H01R 13/6477 - Impedance matching by variation of dielectric properties

23.

Wireless charger

      
Application Number 29811087
Grant Number D1003238
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-11
First Publication Date 2023-10-31
Grant Date 2023-10-31
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Yang, Duo
  • Zhang, Jiang

24.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 18129852
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-01
First Publication Date 2023-10-19
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Fu, Dai-Pei
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung

Abstract

An electrical connector including: an insulative housing; four terminal modules received in the insulative housing and each having a row of terminals integrally formed with plural plastic fixing members, each terminal defining a contact portion, a tail portion opposite to the contact portion, and a holding portion therebetween; and a pair of metallic side plates fixing the four terminal modules together, each metallic side plates having plural holes, each plastic fixing member including a pair of positioning protrusions at two ends thereof to be received within corresponding holes, wherein the positioning protrusions respectively extend through the corresponding holes and are heat riveted to the metallic side plates.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]

25.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED LOCKING ELEMENTS

      
Application Number 17702020
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-23
First Publication Date 2023-09-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lin, Xiao-Juan
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung

Abstract

A board connector includes a first housing including a base and two sidewalls and defining a receiving space, a plurality of first terminals and a first metallic shell including a first main portion and two extending portions extending from the first main portion and fitting covering outsides of the sidewalls. Each extending portion defines a locking hole. A cable connector includes a second housing, a plurality of second terminals and a second metallic shell comprising a second main portion covering a top of the second insulating housing and a pair of locking arms extending from the second main portion in the lateral direction. Each sidewall is sandwiched between the locking arm and an outside of the second housing and each locking arm is retained in the locking hole during the cable connector is engaged with the board connector.

IPC Classes  ?

26.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC SHELL WITH UNITARY CONTACT FINGERS

      
Application Number 18122300
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-16
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a receiving slot; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving slot; and a metallic shell being secured to the insulative housing and having a pair of contact fingers, wherein each of the pair of contact fingers is disposed between selected two of the plurality of contacts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts

27.

CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED METAL SHELL

      
Application Number 18122325
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-16
First Publication Date 2023-09-21
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Chen, Po-Fu
  • Hsu, Kuo-Chun
  • Liu, Ta-Lung
  • Chen, Ming-Xiang

Abstract

A card edge connector includes: an insulating housing defining a card slot opening forwards through a front face thereof; plural terminals retained in the insulating housing and including contacting portions extending into the card slot and soldering portions exposed upon a bottom face of the housing; and a metal shell at least partially covering the insulating housing, wherein the metal shell including a flat plate and a pair of side plates bending downwards from the flat plate, and the flat plate is at least partially embedded in the insulating housing and located proximate to a top face.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6581 - Shield structure
  • 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 12/70 - Coupling devices

28.

RF CABLE

      
Application Number 18119275
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-08
First Publication Date 2023-09-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wang, Yu-Ying
  • Zheng, Juan
  • Chang, Lu-Yu

Abstract

An RF cable includes: an inner conductor; an insulating layer extrusion molded over the inner conductor; a shielding layer covering the insulating layer; and an outer coating layer covering the shielding layer, wherein plural air holes arranged at intervals on the insulating layer and the insulating layer is coated on the outer side of the inner conductor through one-time extrusion molding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 7/02 - Disposition of insulation
  • H01B 11/18 - Coaxial cables; Analogous cables having more than one inner conductor within a common outer conductor
  • H01B 13/14 - Insulating conductors or cables by extrusion

29.

COMPACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 18115906
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-01
First Publication Date 2023-09-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (USA)
Inventor
  • Hwang, Tzu-Yao
  • Szu, Ming-Lun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a longitudinal housing having opposite first and second sidewall, two endwalls connecting with the first and second sidewalls, and a mating tongue and defining a receiving cavity; two rows of terminals retained in the housing and arranged on opposite surfaces of the mating tongue; and a metallic shell surrounding the longitudinal housing and having two side plates respectively covering outer sides of the first and the second sidewalls, wherein each of the side plates defines a locking hole, at least one of the endwalls defines a guiding groove opening upwards, and a central axis in a longitudinal direction of the mating tongue is offset from a central axis in the longitudinal direction of the guiding groove.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement

30.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED TERMINALS

      
Application Number 18116504
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-02
First Publication Date 2023-09-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Hsu, Kuo-Chun
  • Zhu, Jian-Kuang
  • Xu, Yin-Chao

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector for mating with the plug connector, the receptacle connector includes: a receptacle housing defining a mating surface and plural passageways through the mating surface; at least two receptacle power terminals received in corresponding passageways; and at least one receptacle signal terminal received in corresponding passageways, wherein the receptacle signal terminal is composed of two independent blanking pieces, each blanking piece comprises two elastic arms each having a contacting portion, the two blanking pieces are arranged crosswise and located in a same passageway, and the contacting portions intersect in an X shape along an inserting direction perpendicular to the mating surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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
  • H01R 13/11 - Resilient sockets
  • H01R 13/05 - Resilient pins or blades
  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted

31.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED POSITIONING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18175528
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-27
First Publication Date 2023-09-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Cao, Qin-Xin
  • Ma, Zhi-Fu

Abstract

An electrical connector for receiving an electronic device defining a mating plate with conductive pads and a positioning plate includes: a connector housing defining a mating slot opening forward and terminal grooves on opposite sides of the mating slot, plural conductive terminals, and a positioning portion surrounding the connector housing. Each conductive terminal has a resilient arm received in the terminal groove. The positioning portion is spaced from the connector housing by a positioning slot. The positioning slot is used for insertion of the positioning plate of the electronic device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening
  • 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 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement

32.

CHIP CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINALS

      
Application Number 18117584
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-06
First Publication Date 2023-09-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Cheng, Shan-Yong

Abstract

A chip connector includes: an insulative housing defining an upper face and a lower face, plural receiving passageways extending through the upper face and the lower face, a pair of fixing slots at opposite sides of each receiving passageway, and a pair of buckling recesses; and plural conductive terminals received respectively in the receiving passageways, each terminal having a main portion extending longitudinally, an upper elastic arm extending from the main portion with an upper contacting portion, and a lower elastic arm extending from the main portion with a lower contacting portion, and two fixing portions at opposite sides of the main portion, the fixing portion having a buckling head, wherein the buckling head slantwise extends upwards and outwards from an upper edge of the fixing portion and is retained in the buckling recess when the fixing portions are retained in the retaining slots.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
  • H01R 12/55 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals

33.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 17676173
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-20
First Publication Date 2023-08-24
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a contact module having an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other in the vertical direction. The upper part includes a front/outer upper unit and a rear/inner upper unit. The lower part includes a front/outer lower unit and a rear/inner lower unit. Each unit includes an insulative body and a plurality of contacts integrally formed with the insulative body. The insulative body includes a middle sector and a pair of side sectors. The contacts include the side-band contacts retained in the middle sector, and the differential-pair contacts retained in the side sectors. The tail sections of the side-band contacts are mounted to the printed circuit board. The tail sections of the differential-pair contacts are connected to the wires. Each of the unit further includes a metallic grounding bracket provides spaced two positions mechanically and electrically connected to each corresponding grounding contact.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/41 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
  • H01R 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket
  • H01R 12/58 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes

34.

CHIP CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED ROTATING PLATE

      
Application Number 18109697
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-14
First Publication Date 2023-08-17
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Cheng, Shan-Yong

Abstract

A chip connector adapted for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board includes: an insulative housing loaded with plural terminals and mounted on the circuit board; a frame surrounding the insulative housing and mounted on the circuit board; and a rotating plate defining a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of the rotating plate being pivotally installed on a first end of the frame; wherein the second end of the rotating plate defines a first locking portion, the frame defines a second locking portion at a second end opposite to the first end thereof, and the first locking portion is releasably locked with the second locking portion by pushing the rotating plate toward the frame.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/70 - Coupling devices
  • H01R 12/88 - Coupling devices connected with low or zero insertion force contact pressure producing means, contacts activated after insertion of printed circuits or like structures acting manually by rotating or pivoting connector housing parts
  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

35.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A METAL PLATE FOR MOUNTING A CONNECTOR TO A HOUSING

      
Application Number 18153599
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-12
First Publication Date 2023-07-27
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: a housing having a base, a body extending rearward from the base, and a hole through the base and the body, the hole including a first part of a first diameter, a second part of a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and a step portion between the first part and the second part; a connector received by the housing, the connector having an insulating member, an inner conductor, and an outer conductor received by the first part of the hole, the outer conductor having plural tabs received by the second part of the hole; and a metal plate confining the tabs to the second part of the hole.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/512 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by screw or screws
  • H01R 24/38 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts

36.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INSERT MOLDED OUTER SHELL WITH A FURTHER INWARD GUIDING END

      
Application Number 18153349
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-11
First Publication Date 2023-07-13
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative base; a center contact secured to the insulative base and extending upward out of the insulative base; and an outer shell secured to the insulative base and extending upward out of the insulative base beyond the center contact, the outer shell having a lower cylindrical part and an upper guiding part, wherein the center contact and the outer shell are insert-molded with the insulative base, the guiding part of the outer shell has an upper free end located inwardly of an interior wall of the lower cylindrical part in a top view, and the insulative base has a through hole encompassing the upper free end of the guiding part in a top view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/504 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic, or swaged together
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure

37.

CABLE

      
Application Number 18149307
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-03
First Publication Date 2023-07-06
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xie, Han-Run
  • Chang, Lu-Yu
  • Xing, Wei

Abstract

A cable includes: core wires comprising a pair of inner conductors and an inner insulating layer separately covered around each of the pair of inner conductors; a wrapping layer covering the core wires; a shielding layer covering the wrapping layer; and an outer coating layer covering the shielding layer; wherein the wrapping layer comprises a first wrapping layer covering the core wires and a second wrapping layer covering the first wrapping layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 7/02 - Disposition of insulation
  • H01B 1/02 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of metals or alloys
  • H01B 3/30 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes

38.

ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH RESISTING PORTIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

      
Application Number 18069392
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-21
First Publication Date 2023-06-22
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Cheng, Shan-Yong
  • Szu, Ming-Lun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a housing defining a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, plural grooves through the first face and the second face in an upper-lower direction, and plural positioning slots corresponding to the grooves; and plural terminals arranged in a matrix and retained in the housing, each terminal comprising a main portion, a first elastic arm extending toward the first face from the main portion, and a connecting portion extending towards the second face from the main portion, the first elastic arm defining a first contact portion protruding beyond the first face, wherein the main portions are received in the positioning slots, the housing defines a resisting portion at the first face near each positioning slot, and the resisting portions restrict the main portions from moving toward the first face of the housing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure

39.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING UNITARY GROUND BAR WRAPPING AROUND CABLE WIRES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

      
Application Number 17993935
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-24
First Publication Date 2023-06-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.
  • Malehorn Ii, Richard Lee

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing; a contact module received by the insulative housing, the contact module including a first pair of signal contacts, a second pair of signal contacts, and a ground contact between the first pair of signal contacts and the second pair of signal contacts; a first cable having a pair of signal wires terminated to the first pair of signal contacts and a second cable having a pair of signal wires terminated to the second pair of signal contacts; and a unitary ground bar having a first loop wrapping around the first cable, a second loop wrapping around the second cable, and an intermediate portion terminated to the ground contact.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket
  • H01R 13/6596 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a metal grounding panel
  • H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

40.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH THREE METAL SHELLS JOINED TOGETHER

      
Application Number 18062178
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-06
First Publication Date 2023-06-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Zhu, Jian-Kuang
  • Qu, Dan
  • Liu, Hong-Wei

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; two rows of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact having an elastic arm and a soldering tail; a shielding assembly retained in the insulative housing and located between the two rows of contacts; plural cables having front ends connected with the soldering tails of corresponding contacts; a first shell covering the insulative housing; and a second shell and a third shell, wherein the second shell has a pair of side frame portions located by end faces of the insulative housing and a rear plate, the third shell has a front frame portion and a rear plate, and the front frame portion and the rear plate of the third shell and the rear plate of the second shell together entirely enclose and shield the soldering tails of the contacts and the front ends of the cables.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
  • H01R 12/70 - Coupling devices
  • H01R 13/115 - U-shaped sockets having inwardly-bent legs
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

41.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC SHELL WITH UNITARY GROUNDING MEMBER

      
Application Number 17981472
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-07
First Publication Date 2023-05-11
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a receiving channel; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving channel; and a metallic shell secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving channel, the metallic shell having a unitary grounding member, wherein the grounding member has a pair of opposing fingers spaced apart a gap.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
  • H01R 13/50 - Bases; Cases formed as an integral body
  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts

42.

COAXIAL CONNECTOR WITH A MOVABLE TERMINAL ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 17981474
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-07
First Publication Date 2023-05-11
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

A coaxial connector includes a case having an inserting opening, a terminal assembly received in the case and defining a mating opening facing the inserting opening of the case, and an elastic member disposed between the case and the terminal assembly. The elastic member provides elastic forces in a radial direction of the terminal assembly to keep the terminal assembly in a first position in a free state of the terminal assembly, and the elastic member push the terminal assembly to shift to a second position different from the first position in the radial direction in a mated state of terminal assembly when the coaxial connector is mated with a complementary connector.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/11 - Resilient sockets
  • H01R 24/54 - Intermediate parts, e.g. adapters, splitters or elbows
  • H01R 24/50 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]

43.

CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 18052277
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-11-03
First Publication Date 2023-05-04
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

A contact assembly for an electrical connector includes: a signal contact module including an insulator and plural pairs of signal contacts insert-molded with the insulator; plural ground contacts each disposed beside a corresponding pair of signal contacts; and a conductive plastic member molded to connect the plurality of ground contacts, wherein each ground contact has a hole and the conductive plastic member enters the holes of the ground contacts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/41 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]

44.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED LOCKING ELEMENTS

      
Application Number 17826646
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-27
First Publication Date 2023-04-20
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Fu, Shan-Ling
  • Liu, Hou-Quan
  • Lin, Xiao-Juan
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung

Abstract

A board connector includes a first housing including a base and two sidewalls, plural first terminals retained in the base and located between the two sidewalls, and a first metallic shell enclosing the first housing and including a pair of first engaging portions at the sidewalls and a pair of first locking portions located in front of the sidewalls. A cable connector includes a second insulating housing and defining two opposite sides, plural second terminals retained in the second housing, and a second metallic shell enclosing the second housing and including a pair of second locking portions and a pair of second engaging portions behind the second locking portions. The first locking portions are locked with the second engaging portion, and the second locking portion are locked with the first engaging portions after the board connector and the cable connector is mated with each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/51 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/08 - Resiliently-mounted rigid pins or blades
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces

45.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A MIDDLE GROUNDING MEMBER ABUTTED BY OUTERMOST GROUND CONTACTS OF FIRST AND SECOND ROWS OF CONTACTS

      
Application Number 17951304
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-23
First Publication Date 2023-03-30
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Zhao, Jun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with opposite first and second surfaces; first and second rows of contacts molded with the insulative housing and having respective contacting portions exposed to the first surface of the front tongue, each row of contacts including two outermost ground contacts; and a middle grounding member molded with the insulative housing and disposed between the first row of contacts and the second row of contacts; wherein each of the two outermost ground contacts in the first row has an extending portion abutting against a first surface of the middle grounding member; and each of the two outermost ground contacts in the second row has an extending portion abutting against an opposite second surface of the middle grounding member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

46.

TEST SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING LATCH WITH A BOTTOM GUIDING PORTION

      
Application Number 17944315
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-14
First Publication Date 2023-03-16
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Yue

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a base and a contact module received by the base; a cover movably disposed relative to the base; and a latch mechanism including a pair of latches pivotably disposed relative to the cover and rotatably disposed relative to the base, wherein each of the pair of latches has an upper guiding portion and the base has a corresponding portion for engaging the upper guiding portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01R 1/04 - Housings; Supporting members; Arrangements of terminals
  • G01R 31/28 - Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement

47.

SOCKET CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A HEAT SINK AND A RETENTION MEMBER ENGAGING THE HEAT SINK

      
Application Number 17864409
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-14
First Publication Date 2023-03-09
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Peng, Fu-Jin
  • Liu, Gong-Cheng
  • Tan, Jia

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes: a printed circuit board; an electrical connector seated upon the printed circuit board; an electronic package coupled to the electrical connector; a frame structure affixed to the printed circuit board; a metallic securing seat affixed to the frame structure and having plural securing posts; a heat sink positioned upon the electronic package and having plural through holes aligned with the securing posts; plural fasteners each extending through a corresponding through hole to engage a corresponding securing post and plural springs each compressed between an associated fastener and the heat sink; and a retention member mounted to a corresponding securing post for engaging the heat sink, wherein the retention member has a mounting part and a latching part pivoted to the mounting part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05K 1/02 - Printed circuits - Details
  • H05K 7/20 - Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating

48.

ELECTRICAL SOCKET WITH IMPROVED CONTACTS

      
Application Number 17901111
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-01
First Publication Date 2023-03-09
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Liao, Fang-Jwu
  • Szu, Ming-Lun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a housing defining plural passageways arranged in a matrix pattern; and plural contacts in the corresponding passageways, respectively, each of the contacts including a main vertical plate having a retaining flange proximate to a middle side of the main vertical plate and retained in the passageway, an inverted V-shaped plate and a first abutting plate extending from an upper end of the main vertical plate in order, and an V-shaped plate and a second abutting plate extending from a lower end of the main vertical plate in order, each of the inverted V-shaped plate and the V-shaped plate defining a peak contacting portion, wherein the first and the second abutting plates are separated from an inner side of the passageway with a gap even upon urging the inverted V-shaped plate and the V-shaped plate to partly move into the passageway.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/20 - Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together

49.

CABLE

      
Application Number 17887696
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-15
First Publication Date 2023-03-02
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lee, Chun-Lin
  • Cai, Jian-Guo
  • Zheng, Juan
  • Chang, Lu-Yu

Abstract

A cable includes: plural cable sets each including a pair of core wires, a shielding layer covering the pair of core wires, and an outer layer covering the shielding layer; and plural fixing wires cross-braided outside the cable sets to keep the cable sets in a row position along a lateral direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 7/18 - Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring by wear, mechanical force or pressure
  • H01B 11/10 - Screens specially adapted for reducing interference from external sources
  • H01B 11/00 - Communication cables or conductors
  • H01B 7/02 - Disposition of insulation

50.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A POLARIZING FEATURE AND A LATCHING FEATURE

      
Application Number 17881479
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-08-04
First Publication Date 2023-02-16
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a contact assembly, a cable assembly terminated to the contact assembly, a cover receiving the contact assembly and the cable assembly, a latch disposed at a bottom of the cover for latching to a mating connector, and an un-mating assembly mounted to the cover and including a lift bar, wherein the latch is operable to unlatch from the mating connector in response to an upward movement of the lift bar while moving upward to dislodge the cover from the mating connector.

IPC Classes  ?

51.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL HOLES

      
Application Number 17870386
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-21
First Publication Date 2023-02-02
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Han, Yan-Yan
  • Du, Xiao-Bo
  • Zhang, Guo-Hua
  • Zhu, Zi-Qiang

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing defining a terminal hole, the terminal hole defining two opposite narrow sides and two opposite wide sides; and a first terminal having a fixing portion fixed in the terminal hole, the fixing portion having two opposite narrow surfaces and two opposite wide surfaces, the narrow surfaces defining barbs interference fit with the narrow sides of the terminal hole, wherein the fixing portion further defines a tab protruding from one wide surface thereof, the terminal hole further defines a front groove with a blocking face and a rear groove with a guiding face, and the tab passes across the guiding face to press against the blocking face for preventing the fixing portion from moving rearward.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/432 - Securing in a demountable manner by locking means on resilient contact members by stamped-out resilient tongue snapping behind shoulder in base or case

52.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 17810454
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-01
First Publication Date 2023-01-05
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Fu, Dai-Pei
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing having a front housing having a front top wall and a pair of front side walls and a rear housing cooperating with the front housing; and plural terminal modules accommodated in the insulating housing, each of the terminal modules including an insulating body and plural conductive terminals held in the insulating body, wherein the rear housing includes a rear top wall and a pair of rear side walls extending downward from the rear top wall, and the rear top wall and the pair of rear side walls surround the terminal module in three directions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/426 - Securing in a demountable manner by separate resilient retaining piece supported by base or case, e.g. collar

53.

CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL PATTERN

      
Application Number 17806712
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-13
First Publication Date 2022-12-15
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Qin, Teng
  • Tang, Wen-Jun
  • Bu, Xue-Wu
  • Xu, Ming-Liu

Abstract

A card edge connector includes: an insulating housing including two opposite side walls, a card slot defined between the two side walls and opening forward, and plural passageways on the side wall; a row of terminals received in corresponding passageways respectively and categorized with first terminals and second terminals, two adjacent first terminals being paired to be a pair of differential terminals and the second terminals being non-differential terminals, each of the row of terminals including a retaining portion, an elastic portion extending forward and a leg portion extending rearward from the elastic portion; and plural insulators retained in the insulating housing, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are similarly shaped, each pair of differential terminals is retained in the insulator, and each of the second terminals is directly retained in the passageway.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
  • H01R 12/55 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals
  • H01R 13/41 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base

54.

CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL AND WIRE HOLDING PORTIONS

      
Application Number 17828034
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-31
First Publication Date 2022-12-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Zou, Cheng-Jun
  • Peng, Bin
  • Zhu, Jian-Kuang

Abstract

A cable connector includes an outer housing, an inner housing including a first housing and a second housing assembled with each other, and a cable assembly retained between the first housing and the second housing. The cable assembly includes a pair of terminals, two wires, and a sleeve. The second housing defines a group of first holding portions for holding the wires. The first housing and the second housing each define a group of second holding portions for commonly holding the sleeve.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/506 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
  • H01R 13/58 - Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip
  • H01R 13/424 - Securing in a demountable manner in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part

55.

TERMINAL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE TERMINAL MODULE

      
Application Number 17830485
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-02
First Publication Date 2022-12-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Xu, Yong-Chun

Abstract

A terminal module includes a circuit board having: an upper layer having a row of upper conductive pads; a lower layer having a row of lower conductive pads; a first upper signal layer having upper conductive vias and a first upper inner conductive trace connecting with corresponding upper conductive pads through the upper conductive vias; a first lower signal layer having lower conductive vias and a first lower inner conductive trace connecting with corresponding lower conductive pads through the lower conductive vias; and a ground isolation layer; and a row of upper mating terminals connected to the upper conductive pad, and a row of lower mating terminals connected to the lower conductive pad; wherein neither the upper conductive via nor the lower conductive via passes through the ground isolation layer, and the ground isolation layer shields electromagnetic interference between the upper mating terminals and the lower mating terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs
  • H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
  • H01R 13/518 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames

56.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A CONTACT AND A STANDOFF SECURED TO THE CONTACT

      
Application Number 17826609
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-27
First Publication Date 2022-12-01
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Hsu, Shuo-Hsiu

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and plural holes extending through the top surface and the bottom surface; a group of contacts mounted to corresponding holes, each contact having an upper contacting arm and a side portion; and a standoff secured to the side portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

57.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN INSULATIVE HOUSING AND A BOTTOM SUBSTRATE

      
Application Number 17743613
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-13
First Publication Date 2022-11-24
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, De-Jin

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a top wall and a pair of side walls; and a substrate secured to the insulative housing to constitute a bottom wall of the insulative housing, the substrate having plural front conductive pads at an upper face thereof and plural rear conductive pads at a lower face thereof in electrical connection with the plural front conductive pads.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 24/62 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
  • H01R 12/57 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals
  • H01R 12/70 - Coupling devices
  • 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
  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening

58.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A GROUND BAR AND A GROUND BRIDGE CONNECTED TO THE GROUND BAR AND TO A GROUND CONTACT

      
Application Number 17739088
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-07
First Publication Date 2022-11-17
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a contact unit including plural pairs of signal contacts and plural ground contacts between adjacent pairs of signal contacts; a cable including plural wires terminated to the contact unit; a ground bar retaining the cable to the contact unit; and a ground bridge connected at a rear thereof to the ground bar and connected at a front thereof to at least one of the plural ground contacts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 4/02 - Soldered or welded connections

59.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING MOLDED TERMINAL UNIT AND MOLDED CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC MEMBER

      
Application Number 17739087
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-07
First Publication Date 2022-11-17
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: a unitary insulative housing having a tongue and a cavity; two rows of terminals molded in the insulative housing while exposing to two opposite surfaces of the tongue, respectively, each row of terminals including plural signal terminals and plural ground terminals, the ground terminals being exposed to the cavity; and a conductive plastic member molded in the cavity to be in contact with the ground terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement
  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening

60.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 17743606
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-05-13
First Publication Date 2022-11-17
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Gao, Sheng-Pin
  • Hsu, Chih-Ching
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Xu, Yong-Chun
  • Zhang, Jie

Abstract

An electrical connector for mounting on an external circuit board includes: an insulating body; a terminal module assembled on the insulating body and including a plurality of mating terminals, an insulating carrier with an accommodating cavity, plural intermediate terminals fixed on one side of the insulating carrier and electrically connected to the mating terminals, plural pin terminals fixed on the other side of the insulating carrier, and a magnetic module accommodated in the accommodating cavity and electrically connected to the intermediate terminals and the pin terminals, wherein the insulating carrier is a two-piece housing, the intermediate terminals are held in one housing piece, and the pin terminals are held in the other housing piece.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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
  • H01R 13/62 - Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement

61.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING AN INSERT-MOLDED BOTTOM FIXING MEMBER HAVING A BODY AND A PROTRUSION ENTIRELY BORDERED BY THE BODY

      
Application Number 17724903
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-20
First Publication Date 2022-10-27
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Zhao, Jun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a metallic shell, an insulative housing received by the metallic shell, plural terminals retained in the insulative housing, an insulative cover receiving the metallic shell and the insulative housing, and a fixing member insert-molded at a bottom of the insulative cover, wherein the fixing member has a body and a protrusion entirely bordered by the body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 12/58 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

62.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN INSULATIVE COVER RECEIVING AN INSULATIVE HOUSING AND A SEALING MEMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN THE INSULATIVE COVER AND THE INSULATIVE HOUSING

      
Application Number 17727159
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-22
First Publication Date 2022-10-27
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lin, Min-Han
  • Chen, Ding-Cherng

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative cover having a dividing wall and defining a mating space in front of the dividing wall and a mounting space behind the dividing wall, an insulative housing received in the mounting space of the insulative cover, plural contacts insert-molded with the insulative housing and extending through the dividing wall to expose in the mating space, and a sealing member disposed between the dividing wall and the insulative housing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/415 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by permanent deformation of contact member

63.

Cable

      
Application Number 17717607
Grant Number 11887749
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-11
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Grant Date 2024-01-30
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xie, Han-Run
  • Chang, Lu-Yu
  • Yang, A-Nan

Abstract

A cable includes: a pair of core wires; a shielding layer covering the pair of core wires; an insulating outer layer covering the shielding layer; a ground wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer; and a filler wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer, and the filler wire is arranged symmetrically with the ground wire.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 11/00 - Communication cables or conductors
  • H01B 1/02 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of metals or alloys

64.

CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH INSERT-MOLDED LEAD-FRAME ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 17708472
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-30
First Publication Date 2022-10-13
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Malehorn, Ii, Richard Lee
  • Zi, Haozhe

Abstract

A cable assembly includes a cable module including a first metallic strip integrally formed with an insulative bar via a first insert-molding process; and a second metallic strip integrally formed with the insulative bar via a second-molding process following the first insert-molding process. The second metallic strip includes plural pairs of contacts originally connected thereto via corresponding linking portions. The insulative bar forms a plurality of openings and the first metallic strip forms a plurality of corresponding punching openings respectively aligned with each other and further aligned with the corresponding linking portions, respectively, in a transverse direction so as to remove the corresponding linking portions after the second insert-molding process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 43/24 - Assembling by moulding on contact members
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 12/75 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures connecting to cables except for flat or ribbon cables
  • H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures

65.

Electrical connector having metallic shell with locking arms and actuating arms for operating the locking arms

      
Application Number 17718502
Grant Number 11862881
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-12
First Publication Date 2022-10-13
Grant Date 2024-01-02
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Wang, Rui-Qin

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a slot; plural contacts secured in the insulative housing and exposed to the slot; and a metallic shell mounted to the insulative housing and having a top plate, a bottom plate, and a connecting part connected to the top plate at an upper end thereof and connected to the bottom plate at a lower end thereof, wherein the top plate has a pair of actuating arms and the connecting part has a pair of locking arms, and the top plate is movable about the upper end of the connecting part to actuate the pair of locking arms by the pair of actuating arms.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/77 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
  • H01R 12/79 - Coupling devices for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures

66.

CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING AND GROUNDING FEATURE

      
Application Number 17718511
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-12
First Publication Date 2022-10-13
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Zi, Haozhe
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Malehorn, Ii, Richard Lee

Abstract

A cable assembly includes: a cable module including plural cables, a ground bar electrically connected to the cables, signal contacts electrically connected to the cables, and a shielding sheet shielding the signal contacts; a housing holding the cable module; and a pair of side plates coupled to the ground bar and the shielding sheet.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6587 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts for separating multiple connector modules for mounting on PCBs

67.

Electrical connector with improved carrier frame

      
Application Number 17715200
Grant Number 11963326
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-07
First Publication Date 2022-10-13
Grant Date 2024-04-16
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Cheng, Shan-Yong
  • Yang, Chen-Wei

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing extending in a horizontal direction, a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing, a metallic stiffener surrounding the insulative housing, a load plate pivotally mounted upon the metallic stiffener and moveable between an open position and a closed position, and a carrier frame used for retaining and receiving a central processing unit (CPU) and carrying the CPU to the insulative housing. After retaining the CPU, the carrier frame is mounted on the insulative housing along a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The load plate is rotated to the closed position to fix the CPU on the insulative housing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05K 7/14 - Mounting supporting structure in casing or on frame or rack

68.

RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY WITH AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR HOLDER ATOP A RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 17706799
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-29
First Publication Date 2022-10-06
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

A receptacle assembly includes: a receptacle connector for mounting to a printed circuit board; a holder mounted atop the receptacle connector; and a cage enclosing the receptacle connector and the holder, the cage having a main cage body and a cage top detachably secured to a rear portion of the main cage body.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/518 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing for holding or embracing several coupling parts, e.g. frames
  • H01R 43/20 - Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement

69.

Electrical connector

      
Application Number 17714239
Grant Number 11799235
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-06
First Publication Date 2022-10-06
Grant Date 2023-10-24
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.

Abstract

The electrical connector includes a contact module received within an insulative housing. The contact module includes an upper contact unit and a lower contacts unit stacked with each other. Each of the upper contact unit and the lower contact unit includes a front/outer contact part and a rear/inner contact part each including a plurality of side by side arranged contacts integrally formed with a plurality of plastic tie bars at different positions via insert-molding. An insulative front cover and an insulative rear cover are assembled upon the housing wherein the rear cover is forwardly assembled into the housing together with the contact module while the front cover is downwardly assembled upon the housing after the contact module has been assemble into the housing. The front cover is configured to comply with the curved resilient contacting sections of the contacts for lowering the impedance of the contacts thereabouts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/04 - Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

70.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 17702031
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-23
First Publication Date 2022-09-29
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Gao, Sheng-Pin
  • Xu, Yong-Chun
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Chih-Ching
  • Zhang, Jie
  • Wu, Chin-Jung

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating body defining a mating space; and a terminal module assembled to the insulating body and having a circuit board and plural mating terminals mounted on the circuit board, wherein: each of the mating terminals has a contact portion extending obliquely backward, a bending portion bent backward from a front end of the contact portion, a connecting portion extending rearward from a rear end of the bending portion, and a mounting portion vertically extending from a rear end of the connecting portion for mounting on the circuit board; and a front end of the circuit board extends forward into the mating space.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6461 - Means for preventing cross-talk
  • H01R 24/64 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
  • H01R 13/42 - Securing in a demountable manner
  • H01R 13/7193 - Structural association with built-in electrical component specially adapted for high frequency, e.g. with filters with ferrite filters

71.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 17704392
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-25
First Publication Date 2022-09-29
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Gao, Sheng-Pin
  • Xu, Yong-Chun
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Chih-Ching
  • Zhang, Jie
  • Wu, Chin-Jung

Abstract

An electrical connector for mounting on an external circuit board includes: an insulating body having an upper receiving space and a lower receiving space; a terminal module assembled on the insulating body and including plural pin terminals, each pin terminal having a pin for mounting on the external circuit board, wherein the terminal module is capable of being modified to support 1G or 2.5G or 5G or 10G or 25G or 40G signal transmission while keeping arrangement pattern of the pins unchanged in order to be mounted on the same external circuit board.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/51 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures
  • H01R 12/57 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals
  • H01R 24/64 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
  • 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 13/20 - Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together

72.

CONTACTLESS CONNECTOR AND CONTACTLESS CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

      
Application Number 17696673
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-16
First Publication Date 2022-09-22
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lin, Tung-Lou
  • Hsu, Chang-Teng
  • Xu, Hai-Jun
  • Lu, Cheng-Hsiu
  • Chang, Chao-Chung

Abstract

A contactless connector includes: a light emitter for emitting light; a light-transmitting member at least partially covering the light emitter; and an alignment mechanism that enables an alignment error between the light emitter and a light receiver on another contactless connector to be not greater than 5 microns; wherein the light-transmitting member includes a mating surface that is matched with an opposite surface of the another contactless connector and there is an elastic member on the opposite surface of the another contactless connector to adjust alignment of the alignment mechanism.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G02B 6/42 - Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements

73.

CONTACT WITH TWO RESILIENT ARMS MAKING FOUR ABUTTING POINTS WITH A SUBSTRATE HOLE

      
Application Number 17686637
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-04
First Publication Date 2022-09-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Cheng, Shan-Yong
  • Szu, Ming-Lun

Abstract

A contact for mounting to a substrate includes: an intermediate portion; an upper contacting portion; a lower securing portion for being fitted into a hole of the substrate, the securing portion having a body and a pair of resilient arms; and a leg extending downward from the lower securing portion. Each resilient arm has a first section connected to the body and a second section angled relative to the first section. The pair of resilient arms form four abutting points, for contacting the hole, including a first abutting point defined at an intersection of the body and the first section of one resilient arm, a second abutting point defined at an intersection of the body and the first section of the other resilient arm, a third and a fourth abutting point defined at a free end of the second section of the two resilient arms respectively.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/41 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by frictional grip in grommet, panel or base
  • B23K 1/00 - Soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering
  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted

74.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING SHELL WITH A PERIPHERAL WALL SURROUNDING A PAIR OF HOUSING SIDE WALLS TO FORM AN ANNULAR GROOVE

      
Application Number 17688834
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-03-07
First Publication Date 2022-09-08
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an elongated insulative housing having a bottom wall, a pair of side walls along a lengthwise direction, and an island located between the pair of side walls to form two longitudinal grooves; a row of contacts secured to each of the pair of side walls and exposed to a corresponding groove; and a shielding shell having a base secured to the insulative housing and a peripheral wall surrounding the pair of side walls to form an annular groove.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6582 - Shield structure with resilient means for engaging mating connector
  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

75.

LOW PROFILE ELECTRICAL CABLE CONNECTOR

      
Application Number 17672953
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-16
First Publication Date 2022-08-25
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F.

Abstract

A cable connector includes a base and a mating portion extending downwardly from a lower side of the base, and an upper and a lower platform around an upper side of the base. First and second rows of contacts include connecting sections. The connecting sections of the first row are exposed upon the lower platform and the connecting sections of the second row are exposed upon the upper platform. Upper and lower rows of wires are located above the housing. Two grounding brackets are mounted upon the upper and lower platforms. Each bracket includes bulged sections and tails. Inner conductors of the wires are connected to the connecting sections of the differential-pair contacts, the braiding layers of the wires are sandwiched between the bulged sections and the housing in the vertical direction, and the tails are connected to the connecting sections of the grounding contacts.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure
  • H01R 13/639 - Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together after engagement

76.

CHIP RETAINING STRUCTURE TO FIX A CHIP MODULE

      
Application Number 17582173
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-24
First Publication Date 2022-08-11
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Liao, Fang-Jwu

Abstract

A chip retaining structure adapted for fixing a chip module in a chip socket includes a seat frame, a load plate and two retaining groups. The load plate is assembled on the seat frame and pivotable relative to one side of the seat frame. The load plate defines at least two through holes. Each through hole has a flange protruding inwardly adjacent to an upper face of the load plate. Each retaining groups comprises a bolt, a nut, and a collar. The bolt includes a nut portion, a first cylinder portion, a second cylinder portion, and a threaded portion. The nut is retained in the seat frame and screwed with the threaded portion. The collar is sleeved on the second cylinder portion and defines a flange portion. The bolt is limited in an up and down direction by the nut portion and the flange portion of the collar.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01L 23/32 - Holders for supporting the complete device in operation, i.e. detachable fixtures

77.

Electrical connector having holding member with a reinforcing tab and a resilient arm

      
Application Number 17577134
Grant Number 11916332
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-17
First Publication Date 2022-08-04
Grant Date 2024-02-27
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having an island and a receiving channel; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving channel; and a pair of holding members secured to two opposite ends of the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving channel, each holding member having a first part and a second and third parts at two opposite ends of the first part, wherein the second part of each holding member has a bottom plate, a reinforcing tab extending upwardly from the bottom plate, and a resilient arm extending upwardly from the bottom plate and located proximal to associated third part than the reinforcing tab.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening
  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

78.

Electrical connector with a reinforcing member

      
Application Number 17582212
Grant Number 11901656
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-24
First Publication Date 2022-08-04
Grant Date 2024-02-13
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Chen, De-Jin
  • Ma, Jin-Ting
  • Hsiao, Yu-San
  • Hsiao, Shih-Wei

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating surface and a mating slot recessed from the mating surface and extending in a longitudinal direction, plural conductive terminals arranged on the insulative housing, and a pair of reinforcing members. The insulative housing comprises two side walls extending along the longitudinal direction and two end walls connecting with the side walls. The conductive terminal comprises a contact portion protruding into the mating slot and a soldering portion extending out of the insulative housing. Each of the end walls defines a groove penetrating the mating surface and communicating with the mating slot and an exterior in the longitudinal direction. Each reinforcing member comprises an end wall portion and a fixing portion retained in the insulative housing. The end wall portion is accommodated in a corresponding groove to complete a corresponding end wall of the insulative housing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members

79.

Card edge connector with improved arrangement of soldering portions of terminals thereof

      
Application Number 17583410
Grant Number 11929567
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-25
First Publication Date 2022-08-04
Grant Date 2024-03-12
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Tang, Wen-Jun
  • Yang, Tian

Abstract

A card edge connector includes an insulative housing and two rows of terminals. The insulative housing includes two side walls. The terminals include signal terminals and grounding terminals each having a retaining portion, a contact portion, and a soldering portion. Two adjacent terminals in each row constitutes a terminal pair. The soldering portions of each terminal pair are aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction and the soldering portions of an adjacent terminal pair are deviate from each other in the longitudinal direction so that the soldering portions of the two rows of the terminals are arranged in four rows. The terminal pairs include three types of arrangement and in each arrangement the soldering portions of the ground terminals are placed next to the soldering portions of the signal terminals in the closest way in order to reduce interference during transmission.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 12/70 - Coupling devices
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/627 - Snap-action fastening

80.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INSULATIVE HOUSING WITH A REAR PLATFORM TO SECURE A SEALING MEMBER

      
Application Number 17571700
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-10
First Publication Date 2022-07-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Ko, Te-Neng
  • Ting, Chien-Jen

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a rear platform; an outer cover enclosing the insulative housing to define a front chamber and a rear chamber; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing, exposed to the front chamber, and extending through the rear chamber; and a sealing member formed in the rear chamber to seal an interface between the insulative housing and the outer cover, wherein the rear platform has a peripheral face spaced a gap from the outer cover and the peripheral face has a roughened surface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing

81.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACT HAVING INNER AND OUTER CONTACTING ARMS AND A SOLDERING PORTION BESIDE THE CONTACTING ARMS

      
Application Number 17572809
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-11
First Publication Date 2022-07-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a channel and plural contacts secured to the insulative housing, each contact having a first arm exposed to the channel, a second arm exposed to the channel, a bottom arm connected to the first and second arms, and a soldering portion connected to the bottom arm.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting

82.

Electrical connector having overlapping coupling portions

      
Application Number 17574723
Grant Number 11817656
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-13
First Publication Date 2022-07-21
Grant Date 2023-11-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xu, Yong-Chun
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Chih-Ching
  • Liu, Wei-Kang
  • Wu, Chin-Jung
  • Zheng, Xiao-Qin

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulating body and first through eighth terminals sequentially arranged in a lateral direction in the insulating body, wherein the first and second terminals, the third and sixth terminals, the fourth and fifth terminals, and the seventh and eighth terminals are respectively used to transmit a pair of differential signals, each terminal including: a mating portion for mating to a mating connector; a tail portion opposite to the mating portion; and a connecting portion connected therebetween, the connecting portions of the third terminal to the fifth terminal are all provided with a coupling portion; wherein the coupling portions of the third through fifth terminals are in three different planes, respectively, and the coupling portion of the fifth terminal and the coupling portion of the third terminal at least partially overlap in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 24/62 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
  • H01R 107/00 - Four or more poles

83.

Electrical connector with structure to secure a shield to an insulating body

      
Application Number 17574741
Grant Number 11894636
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-01-13
First Publication Date 2022-07-14
Grant Date 2024-02-06
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lv, Lai-Hang
  • Chen, De-Jin

Abstract

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating slot, an inner metallic shield covering the insulative housing, and an outer metallic shield enclosing the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a first wall, a second wall and two side walls. The inner metallic shield includes a main plate attached to the first wall and two side portions attached to the two side walls. The outer metallic shield includes a main plate located on the outer side of the main plate and two plates attached to the side portions respectively. The insulative housing is provided with grooves on the second walls. The plate is provided with a hook portion fixed in the groove. The two side portions engage the two plates.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6581 - Shield structure
  • H01R 13/658 - High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] 
  • H01R 13/648 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices
  • 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 13/6594 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
  • H01R 13/506 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces assembled by snap action of the parts
  • H01R 24/60 - Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement

84.

SENSING MODULE

      
Application Number 17572815
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-11
First Publication Date 2022-07-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xu, Hai-Jun
  • Lin, Tung-Lou

Abstract

A sensing module includes: a circuit board; a light emitter installed on the circuit board for continuously emitting light waves; a photoelectric converter for converting emitted light waves into electrical signals; a camera; and a controller capable of controlling operation of the camera upon detecting that a foreign object is approaching so that light wave is reflected upon the photoelectric converter to stimulate the controller to start the camera to shoot the foreign object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 5/235 - Circuitry for compensating for variation in the brightness of the object
  • G01B 11/24 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures
  • H04N 7/015 - High-definition television systems
  • H04N 5/225 - Television cameras
  • H04N 7/22 - Adaptations for optical transmission

85.

Cable having a pair of inner conductors and an inner insulating layer extrusion molded around the pair of inner conductors

      
Application Number 17560873
Grant Number 11798710
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-23
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Grant Date 2023-10-24
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Zheng, Yang-Bo
  • Zheng, Juan
  • Chang, Lu-Yu

Abstract

A cable includes: a core wire; an insulating layer covering the core wire in an extrusion molding manner, a shielding layer covering the insulating layer, and a sheath covering the shielding layer, the core wire comprising a pair of inner conductors and the inner insulating layer of the pair of inner conductors are simultaneously covered by extrusion molding. Under the premise of ensuring impedance matching, the cable reduces the distance between the two conductors, so that the cable has lower insertion loss, and the overall size of the cable is also smaller, at the same time, the cable has a high-speed data transmission capability with a signal frequency greater than 40 GHz.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01B 7/18 - Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring by wear, mechanical force or pressure
  • H01B 13/14 - Insulating conductors or cables by extrusion
  • H01B 1/02 - Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of metals or alloys
  • H01B 3/30 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes
  • H01B 11/00 - Communication cables or conductors

86.

MAGNETIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE MAGNETIC MODULE

      
Application Number 17570653
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-07
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Xu, Yong-Chun

Abstract

A magnetic module includes: a magnetic core; and plural enameled wires wound on the magnetic core, the enameled wire being wound on the magnetic core to form a primary coil and a secondary coil, the primary coil including a first group of enameled wires and a second group of enameled wires, the secondary coil including a third group of enameled wires and a fourth group of enameled wires, wherein the parts of the first group of enameled wires and the fourth group of enameled wires wound around the magnetic core are twisted together to form a first stranded wire, the parts of the second group of enameled wires and the third group of enameled wires wound around the magnetic core are twisted together to form a second stranded wire, and the first stranded wire and the second stranded wire are twisted together to form a total stranded wire.

IPC Classes  ?

87.

Electrical connector

      
Application Number 17563368
Grant Number 11817647
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-28
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Grant Date 2023-11-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Liao, Fang-Jwu

Abstract

An electrical connector including: an insulative housing defining plural passageways and plural contacts disposed in corresponding passageways, the contact having a base extending in a first vertical plane and a resilient contacting arm upwardly and obliquely extending from an upper end of the base, the resilient contacting arm having a bulged contacting section at a free end thereof, a retaining section sidewardly linked to one side edge of the base to retain the contact within the passageway, and a supporting section sidewardly linked to another side edge of the base with an upwardly and obliquely curved abutting section at an upper end thereof, wherein the abutting section is adapted to be outwardly deflected when the contacting arm is downwardly deflected to sidewardly press the abutting section.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 12/57 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals surface mounting terminals
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/40 - Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members

88.

TERMINAL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH THE SAME

      
Application Number 17569716
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-06
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.

Abstract

The electrical connector includes a contact module received within an insulative housing. The contact module includes an upper contact unit and a lower contacts unit stacked with each other. Each of the upper contact unit and the lower contact unit includes a front/outer contact part and a rear/inner contact part each including a plurality of side by side arranged contacts integrally formed with a plurality of plastic tie bars at different positions via insert-molding. The contacts include a plurality of differential pair signal contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other along a transverse direction. Each plastic tie bar includes an insulative primary part integrally formed with all contacts via a first insert-molding process, and a conductive secondary part integrally formed with the primary part and the grounding contacts via a second insert-molding process after the first insert-molding process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces

89.

MAGNETIC MODULE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE MAGNETIC MODULE

      
Application Number 17570667
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-01-07
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Xu, Yong-Chun

Abstract

A magnetic module includes: a magnetic core; and plural enameled wires wound on the magnetic core, the enameled wire being wound on the magnetic core to form a primary coil and a secondary coil, the primary coil forming a primary input end, a primary output end, and a primary center tap, the secondary coil forming a secondary input end, a secondary output end, and a secondary center tap, wherein one of the primary coil and the secondary coil includes four groups of enameled wires, and the other includes one group of enameled wires.

IPC Classes  ?

90.

Cable connector with improved metallic shield

      
Application Number 17704002
Grant Number 11831108
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-03-25
First Publication Date 2022-07-07
Grant Date 2023-11-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F

Abstract

A cable connector includes a contact module enclosed within a case. The contact module includes an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other. The upper part includes an upper insulator and plural upper contacts and a metallic upper shield attached upon the upper insulator. The wires include inner conductors connected to differential-pair signal contacts of the plural upper contacts. The upper shield defines a plurality of front spring fingers respectively connected to the corresponding grounding contacts and a plurality of rear spring fingers respectively connected to the braiding layers of the corresponding wires.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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
  • H01R 13/6597 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a contact of the connector
  • H01R 13/6591 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members
  • H01R 13/424 - Securing in a demountable manner in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part

91.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INSULATIVE HOUSING WITH SLOTS DEFINED BY DIVIDING WALLS OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS

      
Application Number 17558927
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-12-22
First Publication Date 2022-06-30
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wang, Cai-Yuan
  • Zhou, Zhi-Yong
  • Ma, Ying-Xing
  • Huang, Chien-Hsun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a row of slots defined by plural dividing walls thereof, and plural contacts secured in the insulative housing and each including a securing portion, a front contacting portion disposed in a corresponding slot, and a rear tail, wherein the plurality of dividing walls includes a group of first dividing walls each having a first length and a group of second dividing walls each having a second length along a front-to-back direction, and the first length is shorter than the second length to expose to air a larger extent of the front contacting portions of associated contacts disposed in the slots defined by the group of first dividing walls with respect to the front contacting portions of associated contacts disposed in the slots defined by the group of second dividing walls.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 12/72 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures

92.

Card edge connector having an insulative housing with recessed portions on outer surfaces thereof

      
Application Number 17540405
Grant Number 11817645
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-12-02
First Publication Date 2022-06-09
Grant Date 2023-11-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xie, Ce-En
  • Li, Zhuang-Xing
  • Tang, Wen-Jun

Abstract

A card edge connector includes: an elongated insulative housing comprising two longitudinal walls, a center slot defined between the longitudinal walls, and plural terminal receiving passageways arranged along the longitudinal walls; and plural terminals fixed in the terminal receiving passageways, wherein each of the longitudinal walls defines a first recessed portion extending along a longitudinal direction and plural second recessed portions extending upwardly from the first recessed portion at an outer surface thereof, the second recessed portions are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction, the first recessed portion goes through a bottom face of the longitudinal wall, and the second recessed portions does not go through a top of the longitudinal wall.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/629 - Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure

93.

Electrical connector assembly including a rear insulative body having upper and lower wire receiving slots and a pair of metallic shields having engagement tabs

      
Application Number 17456884
Grant Number 11757238
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-29
First Publication Date 2022-06-02
Grant Date 2023-09-12
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor Little, Terrance F

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a contact module having an upper part and a lower part stacked with each other. The upper part includes a front/outer upper unit and a rear/inner upper unit and the lower part includes a front/outer lower unit and a rear/inner lower unit. Each unit includes an insulative body and a plurality of contacts integrally formed with the insulative body via an insert-molding process. The insulative body includes a middle sector and a pair of side sectors. The contacts include side-band contacts retained in the middle sector and differential-pair contacts retained in the side sectors.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 24/76 - Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure with sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. to a wall
  • H01R 12/58 - Fixed connections for rigid printed circuits or like structures characterised by the terminals terminals for insertion into holes
  • H01R 13/6597 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a contact of the connector
  • H01R 13/504 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces different pieces being moulded, cemented, welded, e.g. ultrasonic, or swaged together
  • H01R 13/6593 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the conductive member being a shielded cable the shield being composed of different pieces
  • H01R 107/00 - Four or more poles

94.

Electrical connector

      
Application Number 17525051
Grant Number 11949190
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-12
First Publication Date 2022-05-19
Grant Date 2024-04-02
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Chung, Chih-Ping
  • Hsu, Chun-Hsiung
  • Tsai, Kuei-Chung

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulating body; and a first row of terminals and a second row of terminals housed in the insulating body, each terminal in the first row of terminals having a tail portion, a contact portion, and a body portion, the first row of terminals including a signal terminal pair having a pair of signal terminals and a ground terminal arranged on one side of the signal terminal pair, wherein a first center distance between the contact portions of the signal terminal pair is different from a second center distance between the contact portion of the ground terminal and the contact portion of an adjacent signal terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/64 - Means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling
  • H01R 13/405 - Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
  • H01R 13/6474 - Impedance matching by variation of conductive properties, e.g. by variation of dimensions

95.

Electrical connector including a movable terminal having first and second beams

      
Application Number 17510668
Grant Number 11799231
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-26
First Publication Date 2022-04-28
Grant Date 2023-10-24
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Yang, Kai-Chieh
  • Tseng, Wei-Ta
  • Chen, Ming-Ching

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative base; a fixed terminal secured to the insulative base; and a movable terminal including a securing portion fixed to the insulative base, a connecting portion, a contacting portion in touch with the fixed terminal, a first and a second beams at two opposite sides of the connecting portion, and a tail, wherein at least one of the first and second beams has a first portion substantially perpendicular to the connecting portion and a second portion substantially parallel to the connecting portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/703 - Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts
  • H01R 13/24 - Contacts for co-operating by abutting resiliently mounted
  • H01R 13/6581 - Shield structure

96.

Electrical connector and circuit board used in the connector

      
Application Number 17510674
Grant Number 11811176
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-26
First Publication Date 2022-04-28
Grant Date 2023-11-07
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Xu, Yong-Chun
  • Yu, Hung-Chi
  • Hsu, Chih-Ching
  • Zheng, Xiao-Qin
  • Wu, Chin-Jung

Abstract

An electrical connector includes a terminal module having a circuit board having first through eighth conductive traces sequentially arranged in a transverse direction and corresponding first through eighth terminals, the third terminal and the sixth terminal being configured for transmitting a pair of differential signals, the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal being configured for transmitting another pair of differential signals, the first through eighth conductive traces being respectively electrically connected to corresponding first through eighth terminals, each of the third conductive trace and the fifth conductive trace including a coupling portion, a size of the coupling portion in the transverse direction is larger than a size of the other part of the corresponding conductive trace in the transverse direction, wherein the coupling portion of the third conductive trace and the coupling portion of the fifth conductive trace overlap in an up and down direction to increase mutual coupling.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 24/64 - Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
  • H01R 13/6476 - Impedance matching by variation of conductive properties, e.g. by variation of dimensions by making an aperture, e.g. a hole

97.

Electrical connector assembly including a back plate having a curved inner region and a flat outer region

      
Application Number 17512643
Grant Number 11831094
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-27
First Publication Date 2022-04-28
Grant Date 2023-11-28
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Cheng, Shan-Yong
  • Yang, Chih-Kai

Abstract

A connector assembly for mounting a chip module to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes: a seating mechanism including a socket connector, a metallic seat frame, and a metallic load plate; a back plate; and plural fasteners extending through the seating mechanism, the PCB, and the back plate to fasten the seating mechanism and the back plate on two opposite sides of the PCB, wherein the back plate has a curved inner region and a flat outer region and the fasteners extend through the flat outer region of the back plate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 12/71 - Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
  • H01R 12/70 - Coupling devices

98.

Electrical connector having a metallic cover and a coupling piece grounding the metallic cover to an internal printed circuit board

      
Application Number 17506870
Grant Number 11735848
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-21
First Publication Date 2022-04-28
Grant Date 2023-08-22
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Wang, Cai-Yuan
  • Zhou, Zhi-Yong
  • Ma, Ying-Xing
  • Huang, Chien-Hsun

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a recess at an outer surface thereof; plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and each including a securing portion, a front contacting portion, and a rear tail; an internal printed circuit board (PCB) having plural conductive pads connected to the rear tails of the contacts and an auxiliary ground pad; a metallic cover enclosing the insulative housing; and a coupling piece received in the recess of the insulative housing, the coupling piece either connecting the metallic cover to the auxiliary ground pad of the PCB or connecting the metallic cover to a corresponding ground contact of the plurality of contacts or both.

IPC Classes  ?

  • 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 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/516 - Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing
  • H01R 13/6471 - Means for preventing cross-talk by special arrangement of ground and signal conductors, e.g. GSGS [Ground-Signal-Ground-Signal]
  • H01R 13/652 - Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices with earth pin, blade or socket

99.

Electrical connector having a rear sealing member formed in a rear chamber partially occupied by a rib of an insulative housing

      
Application Number 17503055
Grant Number 11769962
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-10-15
First Publication Date 2022-04-21
Grant Date 2023-09-26
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Lin, Min-Han
  • Wang, Zhi-Feng

Abstract

An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a rear base and a front tongue; plural contacts extending rearward through the base and exposing to the tongue; an outer cover enclosing the insulative housing to define a rear chamber therebetween; and a sealing member formed in the chamber to seal an interface between the base and the outer cover and an interface between the base and the contacts, wherein the base has a rear face and a rib protruding rearward from the rear face into the rear chamber.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/52 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases

100.

ELECTRICAL DEVICE

      
Application Number 17498714
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-10-11
First Publication Date 2022-04-14
Owner
  • FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD. (China)
  • FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Cayman Islands)
Inventor
  • Little, Terrance F.
  • Casher, Patrick R.
  • Chou, Chih-Hsien
  • Yang, An-Jen

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes an upper connector unit and a lower connector unit in a vertical direction. Each connector unit includes a contact module received within an insulative housing. The contact module includes an upper contact unit and a lower contacts unit stacked with each other. Each of the upper contact unit and the lower contact unit includes a front/outer contact part and a rear/inner contact part each including a plurality contacts essentially composed of a plurality of differential-pair signal contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in a the transverse direction wherein the differential-pair signal contacts are stamped and formed from sheet metal and successively integrally formed with a plurality of insulative transverse bars via insert-molding while the grounding contacts are directly blanked from sheet metal and associated with corresponding shielding plates assembled to the insulative transverse bar.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H01R 13/6585 - Shielding material individually surrounding or interposed between mutually spaced contacts
  • H01R 25/00 - Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
  • H01R 13/502 - Bases; Cases composed of different pieces
  • H01R 13/6594 - Specific features or arrangements of connection of shield to conductive members the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members
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