| HOSIDEN CORPORATION Patent applications |
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| 20120115368 | Contact, and card adaptor and card connector having the same - In a contact of the present invention, a first plate spring piece portion | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120092295 | Touch-Sensitive Coordinate Input Apparatus, Touch Panel and Electronic Devices Having the Same - A touch-sensitive coordinate input apparatus includes a plurality of regions ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120075825 | Terminal Box, Output Cable Connection Arrangement for Solar Cell Module Terminal Box and Fixation Arrangement for the Output Cable - A terminal box is provided having a terminal plate body and a fixed attachment portion to which at least one lead terminal portion of the diode is fixed, and the fixed attachment portion is connected to the terminal plate body via a displacement-allowing connecting portion. An output cable connection arrangement for a solar cell module terminal box is further provided in which an output cable is inserted to a cable insertion portion such that an inner coating portion coating a core wire of the output cable and an outer coating portion coating the inner coating portion are engaged within the cable insertion portion. An output cable fixation arrangement for a solar cell module terminal box is further provided in which an output cable is fixed to the terminal box by means of a cable fastener having a first fixing portion to be fixed to a barrel portion of the output cable. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120071030 | SHIELD CASE, CONNECTOR HAVING THE SHIELD CASE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT HAVING THE CONNECTOR - The invention provides a shield case a pair of inner walls, being opposed to each other and adapted to receive a mating connector therebetween, the pair of inner walls each including first and second ends in an insertion direction of the mating connector; a pair of elastic contact pieces, each formed by cutting and inwardly raising a portion of each of the inner walls; openings or notches, formed in order to cut and raise the elastic contact pieces in the inner walls; a pair of folded-back portions, provided continuously to the first ends of the inner walls and folded back to a second end side of the inner walls; and a pair of outer walls, provided continuously to the folded-back portions, arranged along outer surfaces of the inner walls, and covering the openings or the notches. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120062460 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE - The invention provides an input device including first electrodes, arranged in an annular shape on a base; an second electrode disposed inside the first electrodes; a GND electrode disposed inside the second electrode; a movable member, movable from an initial position by movement of a operation portion; and a detection device to detect presence or absence of movement of the operation portion measuring capacitance between the movable member and the second electrode, and to detect a movement direction of the operation portion measuring capacitances between the movable member and the first electrodes. R | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120034803 | Locking Connector and Electronic Apparatus - A locking connector includes: a first head part; a plate-like base covering a plate surface of the first head part, a supporting part one end of which is supported by the base; first and second resilient parts positioned along the plate surface of the base from the supporting part, the first and second resilient part being resiliently deformable in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a direction C from the base end of the first head part to the fore-end of the first head part; first and second arm base end parts extending from end of the first and second resilient parts, respectively; first and second arm parts extending from the first and second arm base end parts, respectively, in the direction C; and first and second latching parts which are protrusions provided on the first and second arm parts, respectively. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120019749 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE - A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which light leakage from a peripheral portion of a non-selected pixel can be suppressed without reducing the aperture ratio of each pixel, and the contrast can be improved. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120009824 | Surface Mount Multi-Connector and Electronic Apparatus Having the Same - A surface mount multi-connector having movable contact sections with high contact reliability and providing connection portions with high coplanarity. The surface mount multi-connector includes a first body in which a plurality of first contacts having movable contact sections and end sections that extend oppositely to each other are held by insert molding, a second body in which a plurality of second contacts having movable contact sections and end sections that extend oppositely to each other are held by insert molding, and a third body that incorporates the first body with which the second body has been coupled so that the movable contact sections of the second contacts and the movable contacts section of the first contacts face in the same direction. Tips ahead of the movable contact sections of the first and second contacts elastically mate with catching parts formed on the inner wall of the third body, and connection portions of the end sections of the first contacts and connection portions of the end sections of the second contacts lie in a same plane. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110294349 | CONNECTOR - The invention provides a connector including a body having an insulating property; a terminal group provided in the body; and a shield case having electrical conductivity. The terminal group includes a first terminal, and a second terminal, being provided adjacent to the first terminal and having higher impedance than the first terminal. The shield case includes an outer shell, configured to surround an peripheral surface of the body, and an impedance adjuster, provided at the outer shell and located adjacent to at least a portion of the second terminal and on an opposite side of the second terminal from the first terminal. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290238 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSIC MATERIAL IN A TWO-STEP PROCESS - A system and method for extracting pentose from a slurry of cellulosic material comprising cellulose, water, and optionally acid in a two-stage process. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110281650 | WEIGHT APPLYING UNIT FOR CALIBRATION AND WEIGHT APPLYING METHOD FOR CALIBRATION - A game controller including multiple sensors for detecting a pressure load of a user for use as an input device of a game apparatus. The game controller includes a load platform adapted to receive the pressure load of the user; a plurality of load sensors arranged in the load platform for detecting the pressure load of the user, each load sensor generating an independent detected load signal; and a connector to operationally connect the plurality of load sensors to the game apparatus for transmitting a transmission signal to the game apparatus to facilitate gameplay. The transmission signal includes the independent detected load signal of at least one load sensor such that the transmission signal includes at least one independent detected load signal corresponding to at least one load sensor of the plurality of load sensors. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110263150 | SHIELD CASE AND CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME - The invention provides a shield case to cover a body, the body having a main body and first and second connecting portions projecting from the main body and lying adjacent to each other along a first direction. The shield case includes first to forth conductive shells. The first and second shells cover an outer circumference of the main body; the third shell covers the first connecting portion; and the fourth shell covers the second connecting portion. The third shell is in contact with at least one of the first and second shells. The first or fourth shell is in contact with the second shell. The fourth shell is provided integrally with the first shell and is adjacent to the third shell along the first direction. The first or fourth shell may not contact the second shell if the third shell is contactable with both the first and second shells. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261987 | Condenser Microphone - A condenser microphone includes a housing ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110244730 | CONNECTOR AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOOT PATTERN FOR A CONNECTOR - A connector, and printed circuit board foot pattern for a connector which can efficiently transmit a high-speed differential signal are provided. In a connector | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242064 | OPERATION UNIT - The operation unit includes a shaft that receives by its one end a pressing force applied through a pressing operation by a finger/thumb, a rotating body that rotates about the shaft according to an operation by the finger/thumb within a movable range of the finger/thumb, a first sensor that detects a pressing force applied to the shaft in an axial direction of the shaft, a second sensor that detects a pressing force applied to the shaft in a direction other than the axial direction of the shaft, and a third sensor that detects a rotating state of the rotating body. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110237127 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The invention provide a connector including a body having an insulating property, a contact provided in the body, a tuboid shield case adapted to receive the body, and a reinforcing member. The shield case includes a bent portion being a portion of the shield case bent inward and extending in an insertion direction of the body, and a depression being provided on a backside of the bent portion and extending in the insertion direction. The reinforcing member is configured to fit in at least a part of the depression. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110237107 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a connector including: a shield case having first and second slots; first and second bodies, inserted into the case and combined in an insertion direction; first and second contacts embedded in the first body at spaced intervals in a width direction; and third and fourth contacts embedded in the second body at spaced intervals in the width direction and at a different height from that of the first and second contacts. The first and third contacts are partly received in the first slot. The second and fourth contacts are partly received in the second slot. The case has a partition to partition an internal space thereof into the first and second slots, and a lock piece provided at a rear portion of the case. The first and second bodies are sandwiched between the partition and the lock piece. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235293 | SHIELD CASE, CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides a shield case having electrical conductivity and being mountable on a circuit board. The shield case includes a first surface adapted to be placed on the circuit board and a second surface provided continuously with the first surface and extending at an angle or at a right angle with respect to the first surface. A first recess of generally U-shape is provided in a boundary area of the first surface with the second surface and including first and second end portions. A pair of second recesses is provided in a boundary area of the second surface with the first surface and communicating with the first and second end portions of the first recess. The shield case also includes a pad, being defined by the first and second recesses and connectable by soldering to an electrode of the circuit board. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110175692 | INPUT APPARATUS - The invention provides an input apparatus An input apparatus according to the present invention includes: an operating member, operable to move in at least X and −X directions from a neutral position; first and second magnets, being arranged with spacing along an X and −X direction and having opposite magnetic polarities to each other, wherein when the operating member moves in either one of the two directions, the first and second magnets moves in the same direction as the operating member; and a first magnetic sensor, provided at a position displaced from a middle point between the two magnets when the operating member is located in the neutral position, the position being equidistant from the two magnets. When the operating member moves in one of the two directions, the first magnetic sensor outputs a signal in accordance with the magnetic polarity of one of the first and second magnets. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110159732 | CONNECTOR - The invention provides a connector including a body having insulating properties, a conductive shield case surrounding the body, and a first terminal group arrayed in a line in the body. The first terminal group includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal is disposed adjacent to the first terminal and having a higher impedance than the first terminal. The shield case includes an adjacent portion that is adjacent to at least a portion of the second terminal and on an opposite side to the first terminal. At least one of the portion of the second terminal and the adjacent portion of the shield case is extended in width so as to shorten a distance between the portion of the second terminal and the adjacent portion of the shield case in accordance with an impedance difference between the first terminal and the second terminal. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110151716 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - [Object] The invention provides an electrical connector having a cross crosstalk prevention member such as a metal plate readily connectable to ground with simple structure of the connector itself. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110143594 | MULTIPOLAR PLUG - When a multipolar plug and a counter connector are fitted to each other, there is a possibility that a seam joint of a shell of the multipolar plug may coincide with that of a shell the counter connector, and high-frequency noises may leak through gaps of the coincident seam joints. The invention has been conducted in view of the problem, and provides a multipolar plug which can improve the EMI characteristics of a multipolar connector. According to the invention, when the multipolar plug | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110136395 | Terminal Box for Solar Cell Module - A terminal box for a solar cell module includes a box body | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135122 | Microphone - A microphone has a housing ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110134375 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A vertically aligned liquid crystal display device is provided in which the phase difference value in the thickness direction of a liquid crystal layer is increased beyond a usual range, whereby the ON transmittance in high duty driving is increased to improve the contrast and the viewing angle. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110132642 | Flexible Wiring Substrate - A plurality of protruding substrate portions ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110123061 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCING DEVICE - A yoke-integral frame is formed by a simple pressing process, and the numbers of components and production steps of an electroacoustic transducing device are reduced, thereby improving the productivity. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110105203 | Optical Communication Structure - An optical communication structure for performing optical communication using optical signals between a first housing ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110098086 | Mobile Phone and Incoming Alerting System - To provide a technique for informing the user of the incoming to a mobile phone through an external device such as a television, making use of an interface standardly equipped in the external device even when the power of the external device is off. The mobile phone includes a signal producing section for producing an incoming information signal containing information for informing the user of the incoming to the mobile phone in conformity to the HDMI standards when at least one of voice communication and data communication is received; and an HDMI communication section for outputting the incoming information signal to the external device to communicate with the external device capable of performing signal transmission conformed to the HDMI standards through a signal transmission medium conformed to the HDMI standards. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110097931 | SHIELD CASE, AND CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A shield case of the invention includes a receiving portion of generally rectangular tuboid shape adapted to accommodate a body with contacts arrayed, the receiving portion having a top plate and side walls; a folded-back portion, provided at a front end of the receiving portion and folded back rearward, or provided at a rear end of the receiving portion and folded back forward; and a cover of generally downward U-shape, extending from the folded-back portion and along the top plate and the side walls of the receiving portion. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110085317 | SHIELD COVER, SHIELD CASE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE - The invention provides a shield cover adapted to cover at least a first electronic component mounted on a first surface of a circuit board. The first electronic component has a metal shell or has a ground/earth terminal on a lateral surface thereof. The shield cover has a contact portion being elastically contactable with a lateral surface of the metal shell or the ground/earth terminal of the first electronic component. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110083946 | Slide Switch - A slide switch that can be reduced in thickness comprises a casing C including a sliding-operation detecting section for detecting an operation of a slider | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110079701 | Connection Device - A connection device includes: a pedestal having a placement face; a connector provided in the placement face of the pedestal; a support provided adjacent to the pedestal and extended in a direction crossing the placement surface of the pedestal and having a face to define a space for placing a portable terminal on the connector and on a contact face in the face of the support, the contact face being movable in a thickness direction of the support; and an elastic member that is deformed by the movement of the contact face and applies an elastic force generated by the deformation in a direction of blocking the movement of the contact face with respect to the thickness direction of the support. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110079413 | Terminal Box - A terminal box comprises a box casing | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110075880 | SPEAKER DAMPER AND SPEAKER INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a speaker damper ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110067209 | Slide Switch for Buckle Apparatus - A slide switch installed in a buckle apparatus includes a body | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110034079 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The invention provides a connector including a shield case having a body containing portion; first and second bodies, contained in the body containing portion and combined; first contacts, embedded in the first body and arranged in a row; and second contacts, embedded in the second body and arranged in a different row. The body containing portion includes a top plate, a bottom plate and a pair of side plates. At least one plate of the top plate, the bottom plate and the side plates is smaller in length than the other plates, and a back surface of the one plate functions as an abutting stop surface on which the first body abuts. A back surface of at least one of the other plates is provided with a lock piece, and the first and second bodies are sandwiched between the abutting stop surface and the lock piece. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034078 | SHIELD CASE, RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A shield case of the invention includes a base of a generally U-shape in front view having widthwise end portions, the end portions each having a front surface and a back surface; a pair of folded-back portions, provided on the front the back surfaces of the end portions of the base and folded back backward, or alternatively provided on the back surfaces of the end portions of the base and folded back forward; a pair of side walls, extending from the folded-back portions along a length of the end portions of the base; a pair of first locking pieces, extending downward from the side walls; and a linking portion adapted to link between the side walls. The base, the side walls, and the linking portion define a body containing portion. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110014957 | HEADSET - The invention provides a headset which has a service environment adaptability. The headset | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013788 | Electret Condenser Microphone - An electret condenser microphone includes a conductive capsule including an opening formed in a top member, a capacitor section including a diaphragm, a back electrode plate arranged to face either surface of the diaphragm, and a electret layer provided on the diaphragm or the back electrode plate, which are housed in the capsule, and a cap member provided between the capacitor section and the top member of the capsule and including an acoustic hole formed in a portion exposed to the outside through the opening, wherein the cap member further includes a suctioned portion formed in a central portion thereof to be drawn by a suction-type transporting device, the acoustic holes being arranged along the circumference of the suctioned portion. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110002483 | Condenser Microphone - There is provided a condenser microphone that has improved portability and that can be realized at low costs. The condenser microphone includes, as all being accommodated within a cylindrical housing, a capacitor including a diaphragm electrode and a fixed electrode, a signal processing circuit board disposed at one opening of the cylindrical housing and having a converter circuit for converting a change in capacitance of the capacitor which has occurred in association with vibration of the diaphragm electrode into an electric signal and outputting this electric signal, a gate ring disposed between the capacitor and the signal processing circuit board for establishing electric conduction therebetween, a switch circuit board disposed at the other opening of the cylindrical housing and having a switch for controlling operation of the converter circuit, and a drain ring disposed between the switch circuit board and the signal processing circuit board for transmitting a switch signal according to an operation of the switch to the signal processing circuit board. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001719 | Touch Panel - There is provided a touch panel in which the size of a connecting part between an electrode and an extraction pattern is reduced and the occurrence of Newton's rings is prevented. The touch panel comprises transparent conductive films formed on opposing surfaces of a pair of glass substrates to face each other, an extraction pattern | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100330848 | MULTIPOLAR CONNECTOR - The invention provides a multipolar connector wherein one terminal row can be divided into a plurality of rows (row conversion) while reducing an impedance mismatch. A multipolar connector ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100317211 | Card Connector - A card connector | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100317092 | COMPONENT MEASURING APPARATUS - A component measuring apparatus is provided with a case having a cylindrical case main body and a cover arranged to cover the base end opening section of the case main body; a chip mounting section for mounting a chip; a light measuring section for detecting a prescribed component; a printed board whereupon a control section having a function of controlling the operation of the light measuring section is arranged; a liquid crystal display device; a battery arranging section for arranging a battery provided on the cover; an O-ring arranged between the case main body and the light measuring section on the leading end section of the case main body; and an O-ring arranged between the case main body and the cover on the base end opening section of the case main body. Sealing of inside the case is ensured by the O-ring. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100316249 | SPEAKER - The invention provides a speaker in which a damper is effectively added without impairing the thinness of the speaker, and which, although the speaker is thin and small, exhibits high withstand input and high output power performances. A damper ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100300851 | Combination Switch - A rotary switch section R includes a brush unit | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100291798 | Connector - A connector with a structure having a tip of a body holding a first contact set is located in an opening formed by a shell member including a shell and a shield cover. A tip of a body holding a second contact set is located in an opening formed by the shell member, and a plurality of receptacles are integrated, a shield plate is placed between the first contact set and the second contact set in parallel with a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of contacts in the two contact sets to reduce crosstalk between the plurality of receptacles. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100248515 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a first contact and first signal contacts, and a second contact and second signal contacts arrayed at a different height. All the contacts have connection portions arranged at the same height position. The connection portion of the first contact is located between the connection portions of the second signal contacts and the connection portion of the second contact is located between the connection portions of the first signal contacts. A distance B is larger than a distance A. The distance A is a distance between the connection portion of the first signal contact and the connection portion of the second contact and also a distance between the connection portion of the second signal contact and the connection portion of the first contact. The distance B is a distance between the connecting portion of the first signal contact and an adjacent connection portion of the second signal contact. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100233905 | CONNECTOR - The invention provides a connector wherein a highly reliable shielding performance can be realized while reducing the production cost and the size. A connector includes a shield cover configured by one metal plate. In the shield cover, a tubular portion which forms a fitting portion for a plug, mounting terminals for a printed circuit board, first contact pieces for a shield member of the plug, and second contact pieces for a case of an apparatus are integrally disposed. In the tubular portion, inner and outer double right and left side plates are disposed. The mounting terminals are configured by right and left extended portions downward projected from portions of the outer right and left side plates in rear of a front end opening of the tubular portion. The second contact pieces are configured by elastic pieces inward extended from the front end faces of the mounting terminals. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100231238 | Proximity Sensor and Rotational Operation Detecting Device - A proximity sensor for determining an approaching direction of an object is provided. Relative detection sensitivity is established in a first detection unit and a second detection unit such that a detection level of the first detection unit is greater than a detection level of the second detection unit when the object approaches from a first electrode in a direction of arranging the first electrode and a second electrode, and that the detection level of the second detection unit is greater than the first detection unit when the object approaches from a direction perpendicular to the direction of arranging the first electrode and the second electrode. A proximity position determining section is adapted to determine the approaching direction of the object based on the detection level of the first detection unit and the detection level of the second detection unit. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100209062 | Cable Fixing Structure, Optical Module, and Process of Manufacture of Cable - A cable fixing structure for fixing a cable covered with a covering layer made of resin to a receptacle having a chase portion for holding the cable is disclosed in which the cable has, in a segment of the cable, a catch portion formed integrally with the covering layer so as to expand toward the outside of the cable and the receptacle has a recess portion, communicating with the chase portion, in which the catch portion fits. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206141 | TORQUE WRENCH - [Problem to be Solved] The invention aims at ease of operation compatible with improved accuracy of measurement. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100203768 | CONNECTOR - A connector according to the invention includes an insulative body, and a first contact and a second contact that are disposed in the body at different height levels from each other, the first contact or the second contact being elastically deformable. The first contact includes an mismatched portion having an higher impedance than that of another portion of the first contact. The second contact includes an adjusting portion to be brought close to the mismatched portion by elastic deformation of the first contact or the second contact in a direction close to the second contact or the first contact. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100200384 | Rotary Switch - A rotary switch includes a body having a fixing surface, a thin-plate-like flexible substrate fixed onto the fixing surface and having a plurality of first electrodes arranged along a first circle on a first electrode placement surface, a thin-plate-like electrode plate having a plurality of second electrodes arranged along a second circle on a second electrode placement surface facing the first electrode placement surface, the electrode plate being rotatable along the second circle, a dial having an operating surface and rotatable along the second circle, and a resilient member interposed between an opposite operating surface of the dial and a resilient member surface. The electrode plate has a plurality of electrode plate protrusions in the circumferential direction on the resilient member surface. The dial has a plurality of dial protrusions in the circumferential direction on the opposite operating surface. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100178789 | Connector - There is provided a connector that allows easy engagement even when visual judgment is not possible and that has superior durability as well. In a connector for connecting a first connecting cable connected to one end of a socket and a second connecting cable connected to one end of a plug, through engagement between the socket and the plug, the socket includes a cutout portion formed by cutting away at least one portion from one opening of a cylinder along the peripheral direction thereof, the cutout portion having a V-shape at its deepest portion, a first guiding portion projecting from at least one portion of the opening along the peripheral direction, the first guiding portion having a substantial V-shape at its leading end, and a retaining portion to be retained to a lateral face of the cylinder at the time of engagement with the plug, thus retaining this engagement. The plug includes a second guiding portion engageable into the cutout portion and having a substantial V-shape at its leading end and a pawl portion to be retained to the retaining portion at the time of the engagement with the socket. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100167568 | Multipolar connector - According to the present invention, a multipolar connector | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100158451 | Optical Connector - A shield cover is provided with urging components that urge a light guide in the direction in which the light guide is inserted into a receptacle body to prevent the light guide from making contact with a light emitting element and a light receiving element when a receptacle body mates with a shield cover. Even if the light guide does not completely mate with the receptacle body, the urging components make contact with the light guide before the light guide makes contact with the light emitting element and the light receiving element so that an urging force by the urging components make the light guide completely mate with the receptacle body. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100129037 | Optical Module - In an optical module including a module main body | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100124390 | HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUIT MODULE - The invention provides a high frequency circuit module according to the present invention includes: a circuit component having a plurality of terminals arranged on an outer side thereof, and a circuit board of a multilayered construction or a single-layered construction. A first outer face of the circuit board serves as a component mounting face for mounting the circuit component. The circuit board includes a ground conductor layer; a plurality of electrode pads provided on the component mounting face, the electrode pads being configured for connection with the associated terminals of the circuit component; and a plurality of waveguides provided on the first outer face or a second outer face, or in an inner portion of the circuit board. The waveguides are electrically connected with the associated electrode pads. Routing directions of all or some of adjacent waveguides are opposite from each other. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100098285 | Headset - A headset comprising a body portion including a microphone section, a receiver section, a battery section and a wireless communication section, all provided in a case having a substantially flat surface, and a projecting portion projecting from the substantially flat surface, is arranged such that the ear pad of the receiver section attached to the tip of the projecting portion is inserted into the external auditory meatus. A portion coming into resilient contact with the inner wall of the cavity of the concha on the inside of a tragus and an antitragus is provided at the projecting portion closer to the body portion side than the ear pad, wherein the ear pad is of an earplug type deformable elastically to ensure a close contact with the inner wall of the external auditory meatus. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100055976 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT BOARD AND CONNECTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a connection structure of a circuit board and a connecting device of the present invention including: a connecting device electrically and mechanically connectable to an electronic component; and a circuit board having a surface to mount the connecting device thereon. The connecting device has a locking piece for attaching the connecting device to the surface of the circuit board. The circuit board has an elongated locking hole for receiving the locking piece. The locking piece is adapted to be locked at a lip of the locking hole by sliding or turning the locking piece in a predetermined direction inside the locking hole. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100026532 | Rotary Input Device and Revolution Sensor Using the Same - Disclosed is a device for accurately detecting the direction and angle of rotation independently of ambient environments. The device is provided with an equally-spaced electrode holding plate | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100022138 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector including an insulative body; a first differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body; a second differential signaling contact, disposed inside the body in spaced relation to and at an equal height level to the first differential contact; and a third contact, disposed inside the body, at a different height level from the differential signaling contacts, and positioned between the differential signaling contacts and offset toward one of the differential signaling contacts. The third contact includes a first overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the first differential signaling contact; and a second overlapping portion that overlaps in plane position with the second differential signaling contact. Overlap areas of the first and second overlapping portions relative to the first and second differential signaling contacts, respectively, are adjusted in accordance with an impedance difference between the first and second differential signaling contacts. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100015831 | Connector - It is an object of the invention to provide a connector in which a plurality of stationary contacts | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090304225 | DOME-SHAPED DIAPHRAGM AND LOUDSPEAKER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a dome-shaped diaphragm fabricated based on a film base of polyethylene terephthalate resin film. The diaphragm includes a first vibrating part of a dome shape or a flat shape, and a second vibrating part of an annular shape. The second vibrating part includes a peripheral portion of the film base provided around a central portion of the film base. The first vibrating part includes the central portion of the film base, a thermosensitive adhesive resin film, provided on the central portion, and a fiber sheet made of a woven fabric using carbon fiber or an embossed nonwoven fabric. The fiber sheet is layered over the central portion with the thermosensitive adhesive resin film interposed therebetween. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090298321 | Card Connector - [Object] To provide an improved card connector which can effectively prevent erroneous insertion of a card having a width smaller than a specified width and which, at the same time, can avoid giving any damage to the labeled surface of an inserted card. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090296979 | Speaker - The invention provides a speaker comprising: a magnetic circuit | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090296978 | Speaker - The invention relates to a small speaker. A speaker | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090285440 | Electroacoustic tranducing device - In an electroacoustic transducing device having: a magnetic circuit | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090285439 | Electroacoustic transducing device - According to the invention, in an electroacoustic transducing device comprising: a magnetic circuit | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090268930 | ELECTRET CONDENSER MICROPHONE - The present invention provides an electret condenser microphone including a diaphragm, a frame adapted to affix the diaphragm to, and a backplate positionable inside the frame and opposite the diaphragm with a space reserved therebetween. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090257213 | SHIELD CASE AND CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A shield case of the present invention include a first case; and a second case, combinable with the first case. The first and second cases are provided with a plurality of abutting parts. The abutting parts abut on all respective surfaces of the component mounting board and hold the component mounting board in suspension in a state where the first and second cases are combined. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090245734 | Optical Connector - An optical connector includes a receptacle body | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090232459 | Optical Transmission Hinge Apparatus - An optical transmission hinge apparatus includes a first hinge portion for pivotally interconnecting a first casing and a second casing about a first axis, a first optical device provided in the first casing, a second optical device provided in the second casing and an optical guide path member for interconnecting the first optical device and the second optical device to enable optical transmission therebetween. The optical guide path member includes a bent portion, a first portion formed on one side of the bent portion and a second portion formed on the other side of the bent portion. The first portion is provided in the first casing to be coaxial with the first hinge portion, with a terminal end of the first portion being in opposition to the first optical device. The second portion is provided in the second casing, with a terminal end of the second portion being in opposition to the second optical device. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090229963 | COMPOUND OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - A compound operation input device of the invention includes: a body; a switch being disposed in the body and including a contact in an arcuate cross-sectional shape; and a lever. The lever includes: a basal portion disposed on a vertex of the contact; and an operating portion being swingable in swing directions and being depressible toward the switch from a predetermined position on a swing path. The body includes an arcuate abutting portion. The lever has a protrusion being disposed above the abutting portion. The abutting portion has a recess at a position thereof corresponding to the predetermined position. When the lever makes a depressing movement from a position other than the predetermined position, the protrusion abuts against the abutting portion. When the lever makes a depressing movement from the predetermined position, the protrusion is received in the recess such that the basal portion presses the vertex of the contact. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090229958 | Push-button switch - The invention provides a push-button switch including: a star wheel ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090183978 | Multidirectional Switch - A pressure-receiving member that can be moved along an urging axial center, and a compression coil spring for urging the pressure-receiving member in the direction of an engaging body, are provided between the engaging body in an inside end position of an operating rod and a bottom wall part of a casing. A plurality of protruding pieces for restricting tilting by making contact with the pressure-receiving member is provided to the internal surface of a cylindrical part of a rotor that engages and integrally rotates with engaging pieces of the external periphery of the engaging body. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090156026 | CONTACT AND CONNECTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a contact for connection with an electronic component. The contact includes: a base part; a supporting part, provided on top of the base part for supporting a lead terminal of the electronic component; and at least two clamp parts, provided on top of the base part so as to be located on respective outer sides of the supporting part. The clamp parts are adapted to sandwich the lead terminal of the electronic component between themselves and the supporting part. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090149078 | Connector - A connector comprises a plug, and a receptacle mounted on a substrate and having an opening into which the plug is inserted. The receptacle has a housing for holding a receptacle-side terminal part in an interior of a tubular shield cover that forms the opening. An engagement projection part provided to the plug engages with an engagement hole provided to a region of the shield cover of the receptacle that faces the substrate when the plug is inserted into the receptacle, and in a state in which the receptacle is mounted on the substrate, the region of the shield cover to which the engagement hole is provided is positioned away from the substrate by a set distance. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090129621 | Portable electronic apparatus with microphones - Two microphone assemblies | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090120682 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A printed circuit board assembly includes a printed circuit board; a component adapted to be mounted on the printed circuit board, the component having a ground/earth terminal in at least an outer face thereof; and a shield case for surrounding the printed circuit board or covering the component. The shield case includes a contact part for contacting the ground/earth terminal of the component. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090107207 | Weight applying unit for calibration and weight applying method for calibration - A weight measuring apparatus, in which a load platform is supported by a plurality of load sensor sections and the weight of a measurement target object placed on the load platform is measured based on a load value detected by each of the plurality of load sensor sections, is supported by a support section. Thereafter, the weight applying section applies a predetermined load to each of the plurality of load sensor sections included in the supported weight measuring apparatus. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090098744 | BUFFER, ADAPTER, AND CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ATTACHING THE SAME BUFFER OR ADAPTER - An adapter of the present invention is used to connect between a lead terminal of an electronic component and a contact of a connecting device. The adapter includes a first connecting part, adapted for electrical and mechanical connection to the lead terminal; a second connecting part, disposed at a spaced relation to the first connecting part in a length direction of the electronic component and connectable to the contact electrically and mechanically; and an elastically deforming part, provided between the first and second connecting parts and elastically deformable in accordance with thermal expansion deformation or thermal contraction deformation in the length direction of the electronic component. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090075524 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector has a plurality of first contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from the body portion and a leg portion extending from the body portion, a plurality of second contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from the body portion and a leg portion extending from the body portion. The leg portion of each first contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to the body portion of the first contact piece and the leg portion of each second contact piece is twisted at a right angle with respect to the body portion of the second contact piece. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090050465 | Switch - A switch for detecting a tilting operation is constructed easy to assemble. A tilt detecting section A is provided on an upper surface of an intermediate wall portion | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090041408 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF PHOTOELECTRIC FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD, CONNECTOR AND PHOTOELECTRIC FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD - [Problems to be Solved] The present invention provides a longer optical transmission line in an photoelectric flexible wiring board to downsize the photoelectric flexible wiring board and obtaining high flexibility and good optical transmission characteristics. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090033636 | TOUCH PANEL INPUT DEVICE - In a touch panel input device of the invention, in response to an approaching finger, electrostatic capacitance between each of a plurality of sensor electrodes and the finger varies, and the input device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes disposed planarly in spaced relation, and a nonconductive member to be placed on the sensor electrodes. The nonconductive member includes a plurality of first blocks adapted to contact with at least associated central parts of the sensor electrodes, and a plurality of second blocks provided between the first blocks. The second blocks have a lower permittivity than that of the first blocks. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090023336 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR - An electric connector includes an insulative housing of such a shape as to be engageable on a front side thereof with a mating connector, a contact group including a plurality of contacts, a shield cover for surrounding outer surfaces of the housing, and a metal shield plate for impedance matching. The contacts are arranged in a widthwise direction of the connector so as to correspond to contacts of the mating connector. Proximal ends of the contacts are held and fixed in terminal insertion holes formed in the housing and leading ends of the contacts being exposed from the terminal insertion holes. The metal shield plate has a width thereof corresponding to a lateral length of the contact group and is disposed between the shield cover and the contact group and facing the contact group. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090017693 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR - An electric connector includes: an insulating body, having holes aligned in a widthwise direction thereof at an equal pitch distance in a plurality of levels shifted in phase and spaced apart from one another in correspondence with contacts of a mating connector; a plurality of levels of contact groups, each including L-shaped contacts with tip end sides thereof being received and retained in the holes and base end sides thereof being disposed along a rear face of the body, lead portions at rear ends of the contacts being aligned in a line in the widthwise direction at a pitch distance t; and a dielectric spacer, disposed in a blank region on the rear face of the body, the blank region being defined by adjacent ones of the contacts with base end sides thereof spaced apart at a distance “n×t,” the n being an integer not smaller than two. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017692 | CONTACT, AND ELECTRIC CONNECTOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a substantially L-shaped contact to be inserted into and held in a terminal insertion hole formed in a body of an electric connector. The contact includes a main portion to be press-fitted into a terminal insertion hole formed in a body of an electric connector; a bent portion continuous to a portion of a rear end of the main portion; a lead-out portion continuous to a rear end of the bent portion; and an extension portion projecting from a remaining portion of the rear end of the main portion in a longitudinal direction of the main portion. The extension portion serves as a pressed portion to be inserted into the terminal insertion hole together with the bent portion. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017651 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly includes a cable having a plurality of signal lines; a plug portion connectable to a connection target; a circuit board, a first end portion of the circuit board being provided with a plurality of connection portions that are respectively connectable by soldering to the signal lines of the cable, and a second end portion of the circuit board being connectable to the plug portion; and a holder for holding the circuit board. The holder is provided with a plurality of signal line guide grooves for positioning and fixing the signal lines with respect to the connection portions of the circuit board. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090017646 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR - An electric connector includes an insulative body and groups of contacts. The contacts are disposed in spaced relationship inside the body and arranged in at least two rows in a lateral direction of the body. The groups of contacts include a plurality of first contacts; and a plurality of second contacts located in a different row from a row where their associated first contacts exist, the second contacts being arranged next to the first contacts. Out of one of the first contacts and one of the second contacts subject to impedance tuning, one of these two contacts has a width and an area thereof adjusted in accordance with a difference in impedance from impedances between other first and second contacts. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090014308 | Push-button switch - The invention provides a lateral pushing type push-button switch which is small and thin, and in which a movable-contact depressing stroke that is longer than that in the prior art can be ensured without increasing the height of the switch. In the lateral pushing type push-button switch of the invention, a pair of guiding portions ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090008233 | COMPOUND OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - A compound operation input device includes a case; an operating member for pushing operation, tilting operation and rotating operation, having a push button for pushing operation and a rotary knob for rotating operation; an operation support portion for supporting the operating member in a pushingly, tiltingly and rotatingly operable manner; and at least one of a tilting operation detecting push switch and a pushing operation detecting push switch, disposed to be contactable with a base end side of at least one of the operation support portion and the operating member. The push switch includes a snap plate, and a key top with one end portion contactable with a top portion of the snap plate, the key top being elastically extendable and contractable in an axial direction. An elastic force of the key top is set to be greater than that of the snap plate. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090004926 | Connector - The invention provides a connector in which, while miniaturization and thinning are attained at a level equivalent to the conventional art, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that molten solder drips from a wire connecting portion to form a solder bridge between adjacent contacts, from occurring, and a cable can be soldered to the wire connecting portion with excellent workability and high strength. In the connector of the invention, each of terminal portions ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090004916 | Connector - The invention provides a connector in which, in an over-mold process, it is possible to prevent a molten resin from flowing through inevitable gaps ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090003631 | Condenser Microphone - A condenser microphone comprises a casing body formed from a combination of a first plate member defining a top surface, a second plate member defining a bottom surface and an intermediate member provided between the first plate member and the second plate member, the top surface having an acoustic hole formed therein, a capacitor section including a diaphragm electrode, a fixed electrode, and an electret membrane provided in the diaphragm electrode or the fixed electrode, a converting circuit section for converting variations of capacitance of the capacitor section into electric signals for output, a conductive section for making the capacitor section electrically conductive with the converting circuit section, and conductive surface terminal elements extending from the top surface through side surfaces to the bottom surface among outer surfaces of the casing body to be conductive with the converting circuit section. The capacitor section, the converting circuit section and the conductive section are mounted inside the casing body. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080311783 | Connector plug - The invention provides a connector plug in which a necessary and sufficient engaging force of a latch can be ensured irrespective of the thickness of a metal case. The connector plug of the invention has: a synthetic-resin made body ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080308401 | Compound operation input device - A compound operation input device includes a casing; an operating lever accommodatable in the casing in such a manner that the lever is depressingly operable from a neutral position in a pressing-movement direction and swingingly operable from the neutral position in two opposite swinging directions intersecting the pressing-movement direction; a position detector accommodatable in the casing and adapted to output a signal in accordance with a swing of the lever; a pressing member facing an end surface of the lever on the pressing-movement direction side; and a press switch facing the pressing member with a depressible portion of the switch facing a direction substantially orthogonal to the pressing-movement direction and the swinging directions of the lever. The pressing member is adapted to move toward the switch when pressed by the end surface of the lever so as to depress the depressible portion of the switch. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080280499 | Jack - A jack having enhanced reliability and strength against torsional forces is provided. The jack including a plug inlet for receiving a plug having at least one electrode formed thereon for electrical signals, comprises an elongated spring having a free end part with a pressing portion capable of pressing a side surface of the inserted plug, and a proximal end part fixed to the jack. The jack further comprises a retaining portion capable of contacting a first contact portion and a second contact portion arranged at opposite sides thereof along a direction of inserting the plug when the plug is inserted into the jack. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080257704 | Compound operation input device - A compound operation input device includes: an first operating body that can be pressed in a direction substantially orthogonal to a circuit board; an second operating body of annular shape, disposed around the first operating body and substantially parallel to the circuit board, tilt operable, and rotatably operable; a first switch actuable in response to pressing movement of the first operating body; second switches independently actuable in response to tilt movement of the second operating body; an attachment having an outer portion, the second operating body being provided with the outer portion, and an inner portion facing the second face of the first operating body; and a rotation detector for detecting rotation of the second operating body. The rotation detector is attached to an inner portion of the attachment and disposed in a space between the circuit board and the first operating body and inside the second switches. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080226233 | Optical coupling component for use in an optical communication connector and an optical connector using such optical coupling component - An optical coupling component for use in an optical communication connector is provided which comprises a pair of columnar sending side and receiving side optical functional sections and a joint section integrally molded with the optical functional sections and made from the same material as the material of the optically functional sections and having joint regions adjoining the side walls of the optical functional sections, the joint regions of the joint section having a circumferential length along the side walls of the optically functional sections which is equal to or less than a half circumference of the optically functional sections. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080214042 | Electric connector - An electronic connector includes a housing provided in a front surface thereof with an opening for receiving a mating connector, an inside of the opening being provided with a plurality of contacts in a mutually insulated manner, and a lead-connection assisting member provided on a rear side of the housing. The lead-connection assisting member includes a supporting table for supporting to solder rear-end wire connecting portions of the contacts projected from a rear surface of the housing and corresponding core wires taken from tip portions of leads for electrical connection, and a plurality of lead receiving grooves formed at the same pitch distance as that of the contacts, the grooves being adapted to receive and temporarily hold the tip portions of the leads. | 09-04-2008 |
