Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439329000 | For direct connection to a flexible tape or printed circuit board | 68 |
20080207035 | Contacting Device for a Flexible Ribbon Conductor - A contacting device ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080287003 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals assembled to the insulative housing and a pair of fastening elements assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing comprises an elongated base portion and a pair of retaining slots respectively disposed at two sides thereof. The base portion defines a mating face and an engaging face opposite to the mating face. A pair of fastening elements are assembled to the pair of retaining slots of the insulative housing, each fastening element comprises a fixing portion received in the retaining slot and a resilient arm disposed outside of the retaining slot and opposite to the fixing portion. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293284 | MODULAR FLASH MEMORY CARD EXPANSION SYSTEM - A memory card system is disclosed. The memory card system comprises at least one flash memory card and a module for holding the at least one memory card. The module comprises a plurality of supports. The supports include rails to guide the at least one memory card in place and a latch system for securing the at least one memory card to the module. The memory card system includes at least one layer of pins coupled to module and a controller coupled to the module. The module electrically connects the at least one layer of pins to the controller. The present invention provides a modular flash memory card expansion system using any standard Secure Digital card; the flash memory card can be any flash-based memory card, such as SD, Compact Flash (CF), MMC, Memory Stick or others. | 11-27-2008 |
20080305669 | Card connector - A card connector has: a connector housing which is formed therein so as to be enclosed on three sides by an opposed pair of first and second frames and a third frame that links the end portions of the first and second frames and an open-close cover. The open-close cover has a sensing member that senses the installation status of the card, and a cover locking mechanism that latches onto either the first or the second frame and locks the open-close cover in the closed state. The rear of the open-close cover is rotatably pivoted on the first and second frames. The card's installation status is sensed by closing the open-close cover and positioning the sensing member at the rear end portion of the card; and the open-close cover is retracted, being thereby locked in the closed state via the cover locking mechanism. | 12-11-2008 |
20090023322 | Board-to-Board Electrical Connector - A board-to-board electrical connector comprising a male connector including a first insulating base, a plurality of male terminals, each said male terminal having a male contact and a male stator; a female connector including a second insulating base, a plurality of female terminals, each female terminal having a female lead and a female contact extending from the female lead in an bending direction for engagement with said male contact, and a female stator which engages with said male stator, the male contact is a closed ring in shape with at least a protrusion formed at its outside surface, which is restrained in the receiving cavity formed between the first convex of the female contact and the second convex set abreast to the first convex, and the outside surface of which contacts with the first convex and the second convex respectively, the first convex and the second convex being formed with the arm of the female contact bended forth and then back, the protrusion engaging with the first convex or the second convex in a locking manner. The electrical connector disclosed is small in size and the connection of the male terminal and female terminal is reliable. | 01-22-2009 |
20090068874 | MOBILE PHONE AND MEMORY CARD FIXING DEVICE THEREOF - A memory card fixing device including a base and two resilient fastening structures is disclosed. The resilient fastening structures are provided at the two opposite sides of the base. Each fastening structure has a guiding portion and a recess. A memory card slides into the recess along the guiding portion and can be fixed in the recess by the resilience of the fastening structures. | 03-12-2009 |
20090124107 | Electrical connector having matched impedance by contacts having node arrangement - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. Each conductive contact has a contacting portion, an engaging portion and an extension portion electrically connecting with the contacting portion and the engaging portion. A node is disposed in the extension portion for matching characteristic impedance of the conductive contact, and a positioning portion is disposed in the insulative housing corresponding to the node for cooperating with the node to restrict movement of the node. The electrical connector in accordance with the present invention can match characteristic impedance of the conductive contact to realize impedance match and can assure precise positioning of the conductive contact. | 05-14-2009 |
20090130888 | Cable connector - A cable connector includes an insulative housing, some terminals, an insert and a shield. The insulative housing includes a main body, a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms. The forward section of said main body is a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves. The rearward section of said main body is a connecting portion with some troughs corresponding to the grooves. Each side arm includes two pair of separated receiving slots on the tail thereof to be connected to the receiving space. Each of terminals includes a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion. The insert includes a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body. The main body of insert is received in the receiving space between the two side arms of the housing through said fastening portions being inserted into the receiving slots of the housing. The shield includes an upper cover assembled on the upper surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert, and a lower cover assembled on the lower surface of the housing to cover the connecting portion and the insert. | 05-21-2009 |
20090163067 | Cable connector - A cable connector includes a housing into which a cable may be inserted. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and include an elastically-deformable arm portion with a free end section and a distal end section; and an actuator mounted on the housing and movable between a first operative position and a second operative position wherein the actuator urges the contact portion of each terminal towards the cable upon insertion of said cable into said insertion opening and movement of said actuator from said first operative position to said second operative position. | 06-25-2009 |
20090181569 | HARD DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A hard disk drive (HDD) apparatus includes a connector combined with a side of a printed circuit board (PCB) and with a connection terminal of a flexible printed cable (FPC), a flip pivotably combined with the connector to lock the connection terminal into and unlock the connection terminal from the connector, and an area increasing and strength reinforcing portion formed at the flip to increase a handling area of the flip and reinforce strength of the flip. | 07-16-2009 |
20090253286 | CONNECTOR FOR SMALL RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a connector capable of applying a harmless emetic substance to a small recording medium such as a memory card to prevent an infant from accidentally swallowing the small recording medium. This connector includes a casing, contacts disposed within the casing in electrical connection with terminals of the small recording medium, and a holding member configured to hold the small recording medium within the casing. The holding member is provided with the emetic substance at a portion contacting with the small recording medium. Preferably, denatonium benzoate is used as the emetic substance. | 10-08-2009 |
20090269959 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector in which an operating lever does not drop from a base and a connection terminal does not plastically deform even if the horizontal component force of turning operational force acts on the operating lever. A connector includes a base having an opening to be inserted with an FPC at a front surface, and having a plurality of insertion holes passing from the front surface to a rear surface juxtaposed; a connection terminal arranged in a projecting manner with a substantially T-shaped operating piece having at one end a movable contacting point that comes into pressure contact with a joint of the FPC, the connection terminal having one end inserted to the insertion hole from the rear surface side; and an operating lever in which a cam portion is fitted into a turning recessed portion arranged at an upper side of the connection terminal to act as a turning supporting point, the cam portion driving an operation receiving portion positioned at the other end of the operating piece. A position regulation contacting portion arranged at a lower surface of the operating lever locks to a slip-out preventing projection arranged in a projecting manner at an upper side of the connection terminal when the locking operation of the operating lever is completed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090298319 | Flat Cable Connector - A cable connector comprising having a housing with an opening for receiving an end of a flat cable therein. The housing also has a plurality of terminal recesses, and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the recesses for connecting to conductive leads of the flat cable. The terminals are provided with solder connecting portions for adhering to conductive pads by soldering, and contact portions for contacting the flat cable conductive leads. The terminals recesses are at least partly defined by terminal holding walls confronting external surfaces of the terminals received therein, by broad width portions, and a cut-away portions formed between parts in the terminals holding walls, the parts facing the terminal solder connecting portions and contact portions, respectively. | 12-03-2009 |
20100015836 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH LATCHING MEMBERS - An electrical connector ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100029119 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector including a housing with an inserting hole adapted to receive a flat cable including terminals mounted on the housing that has contact parts to be electrically connected to lead wires of the flat cable. The connector includes an actuator having a main body moveable between a first position to enable insertion of the flat cable and a second position, parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable, to connect the lead wires of the flat cable to the contact parts. The actuator includes locked portions on opposite sides of the main body and the housing includes locking portions on opposite sides of the housing which are engaged with the locked portions when the actuator is in the second position. The locked portions include tip edges extending parallel to the direction of insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable when the actuator is in the second position and the locking portions include facing tip edges inclined to the direction of the insertion-and-extraction of the flat cable with the distance between facing tip edges of the locked portions being narrower at the inlet side of the inserting hole. The actuator is mounted to permit rearward shifting movement when the flat cable is not received within the inserting hole which displaces the relative alignment between locked portions and locking portions thereby permitting easier opening of the actuator for insertion of the cable while also providing a secure lock when connection is made with the flat cable. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029120 | REINFORCED BACKPLATE FOR USE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING INSULATIVE COATING THEREON - A connector assembly includes a PCB, an insulative housing mounted on the PCB with a plurality of contacts received therein, a retention module mounted on the PCB and surrounding the insulative housing, and a backplate mounted below the PCB for reinforcing the retention module. The backplate includes a base plate having an upper surface toward a backside surface of the PCB and an insulative coating deposited on the upper surface to prevent the backplate from short-circuiting electrical components of mounted on the backside surface of the PCB. | 02-04-2010 |
20100081312 | Electrical Connector - An electrical connector is provided, capable of exerting a sufficient clamping force on a flat cable to reliably provide electrical conductivity while the connector is low-profile. The connector includes a contact having a base, a contact beam, and a pressing arm. The pressing force of a cam of an actuator is transmitted to a base through the pressing arm. Thereby, lift of the base is restrained, and a flat cable is reliably clamped, thereby providing electrical conductivity. Also, elastic deformation of the pressing arm reduces the range of variations in the contact pressure of a contact arm of the contact beam caused by the variations in thickness, gap, dimension, and the like. | 04-01-2010 |
20100099291 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR - A card edge connector comprises an insulating housing comprising a receptacle provided with a plurality of terminals therein and a pair of support arms disposed at opposite ends of the insulating housing. Each of the support arms comprises a flexible portion having a distal free end. The flexible portion comprises a latch element configured for establishing a latching engagement with the card module and a resistance provider applying a relievable resistant upward force to an improperly inserted card module and causing the flexible portion to deflect while an unusually large force is applied thereto. | 04-22-2010 |
20100120280 | CONNECTOR HAVING THREE-WAY INTERCONNECTION - An electrical connector ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100136815 | ELECTRICAL FLEX CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An electrical flex connector device for a printed circuit board, comprising a female member having a fixation portion for affixing the female member to an associated printed circuit board, a tab member extending from the fixation portion and configured to guide a male member of the flex connector device and to hold the male member between the tab member and the printed circuit board and a least one fastening member arranged on the female member for securely holding the male member in a predetermined position. | 06-03-2010 |
20100159730 | WIRE BALE INDEPENDENT LOAD MECHANISM - Electronic assemblies are described. One embodiment includes a circuit board and a socket coupled to the circuit board. The assembly also includes a load mechanism including a first lever arm and a second lever arm. The load mechanism also includes a first axis portion extending from a first longitudinal end of the first lever arm, the first axis portion pivotally coupled to the circuit board, and a second axis portion extending from a first longitudinal end of the second lever arm, the second axis portion pivotally coupled to the circuit board. The load mechanism also includes a first load arm region extending from the first axis portion and the second axis portion and positioned between the first and second lever arms. The load mechanism also includes a first handle region at a second longitudinal end of the first lever arm, and a second handle region at a second longitudinal end of the second lever arm. The load mechanism also includes a second load arm region extending from the first handle region, and a third load arm region extending from the second handle region, the second and third load arm regions positioned between the first and second lever arms. The load mechanism also includes a gap positioned between an end of the second load arm and an end of the third load arm. The load mechanism is coupled to the circuit board. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-24-2010 |
20100167571 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulated body having an insert face formed with a plurality of terminal holes, a mounting face, a fixing member and a plurality of terminals. The insert face is dented inwardly so as to form a plug reception chamber in spatial communication with the terminal holes. A fixing element extends outwardly and downwardly from the insulated body. The fixing member is integrally formed with the mounting face of the insulated body via an injection molding process such that the fixing element of the insulated body is integrally formed with the fixing member. The terminals includes a row of terminals, each having an embed section embedded within the fixing member along an extension direction via an insert-molding process and a contact section projecting from one end of the front embed section through a respective one of the terminal holes and so as to be retained within the plug reception chamber in the insulated body. | 07-01-2010 |
20100173511 | Junction Box in Connecting Box for a Solar Module - A connection and junction box for a photovoltaic solar module having flexible flat conductor bands protruding from the surface of the solar module, wherein the connection and junction box has an insertion mouth at its side in mounting state facing the solar module, for at least one of the flexible flat conductor bands of the solar module, as well as comprising a housing for attaching to the solar module, and a connection device for the flexible flat conductor band, positioned in the housing, the connection device has a deflection arm and an electrical contact clamp, which is actuated when attaching the box to the solar module for bending and contacting the flat conductor band. | 07-08-2010 |
20100184319 | Electrical Connector - A novel electrical connector that is thin and can hold a belt-like body. The electrical connector has two kinds of contact elements. When an actuator is rotated, an operation section of the actuator presses one connector element downward, and force from the one connector element causes the rotation shaft of the actuator to move upward. As a result, a portion near one end of a bar-like section, supported in air, of the other contact element is elastically deformed upward. By the principle of leverage, a portion near the other end of a bar-like section of the other contact element is moved downward. | 07-22-2010 |
20100273341 | FPC CONNECTOR WITH BUILT-IN LOCK - An FPC connector ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100279534 | HEADER CONNECTORS WITH RIGID LATCHES - This approach generally pertains to a header connector with rigid latches. The connector includes columns with column cavities therein and latching mechanisms having latch beams and latching ends, with a plurality of mating contacts with mounting pins affixed to a dielectric housing. A harness is securable to the header connector generally between the latching mechanisms. The harness is insertable and removable. The harness provides easy access to a tool that can facilitate extraction of the harness from the header connector. | 11-04-2010 |
20100291784 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH LATCHES HOLDING MODULE IN PLACE - An electrical connector includes an insulting housing defining a receiving room and an inserting opening through which the module is inserted in the receiving room in an inserting direction. A plurality of contacts are retained in the housing and each contact comprises an engaging portion extending in the receiving room. A pair of latching structures is located in front of the inserting opening to limit the module in the receiving room in the inserting direction of the module, the latching structures being urged to move downward to allow the module into the receiving room. | 11-18-2010 |
20100291785 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A COVER ROTATABLY ASSEMBLED ON A HOUSING - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a pair of pivotal grooves on two opposite sides of a front end thereof and a L-shaped recess at each side thereof. A plurality of contacts are arranged in the housing. A metal shell defines a pair of pivotal posts sliding assembled in the pivotal grooves, the metal shell rotating downward to cover on the insulating housing. The shell defines a locking element extending to the front end of the housing and inserted in the L-shaped recess to lock the metal shell with the insulating housing. | 11-18-2010 |
20110008985 | CARD CONNECTOR FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE CARDS - A card connector is adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, each having a plurality of contact pads. The second card being wider than the first card. The connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of first and second terminals mounted therein for engaging respective ones of the contact pads of the electronic cards when the cards are inserted into the connector. A cover member is pivotally mounted on the housing to permit movement of the cover member between an open position at which one of said first and second electronic cards may be inserted and a closed position at which the electronic card inserted into the cover is operatively positioned within the connector. The cover member has first and second sets of positioning members configured to position and hold electronic cards exclusively at the desired location for such card and wherein some of the positioning members of the first set also act as positioning members of the second set. | 01-13-2011 |
20110021054 | Connector For Flexible Printed Circuit Board - A connector adapted for receiving a flexible printed circuit board therein includes an insulating housing having a base board, a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the insulating housing and a shell slidably mounted onto the insulating housing. An end of the base board protrudes upward to form a preventing wall. A top of the preventing wall extends forward to form an elastic board. Each of the electric terminals has a base arm and an elastic arm. The base arm is disposed in the base board and the elastic arm is located under the elastic board. The flexible printed circuit board is inserted between the base arms and the elastic arms. The shell has a top board protruding downward to form at least one pressing portion slidably moving along the elastic board for pressing the elastic board downward so as to further press the elastic arms against the flexible printed circuit board. | 01-27-2011 |
20110021055 | Connector - A connector has a housing, an insertion slot, an actuator and a biasing member. Into the insertion slot, a connection target is inserted along an insertion direction. The actuator has a pusher. The actuator is held on the housing so as to be turnable between an open position and a close position. The actuator allows the connection target to be inserted into the insertion slot when the actuator is positioned at the open position. The pusher pushes the inserted connection target along a thickness direction of the connection target when the actuator is turned to the close position after the connection target is inserted into the insertion slot. The thickness direction is perpendicular to the insertion direction. The biasing member is operable to bias the pusher toward the inserted connection target when the actuator is located at the close position. | 01-27-2011 |
20110028017 | Circuit board based connector with raised projection section - Provided is a circuit board based connector with raised projection section, which is formed by applying substrate bonding and formation techniques to make a connector that features a raised projection section. The circuit substrate has an end that is provided with conductive terminals and an opposite end that is provided with flat cable connection terminals for connection with a flat cable. The circuit substrate has a first surface on which the projection section is formed. A shielding layer covers the projection section and a portion of the first surface. The circuit substrate has a second surface on which a second shielding layer is selectively formed. When the circuit substrate is inserted into an insertion space defined in a connection socket with the conductive terminals thereof, the shielding layer and the projection section of the circuit substrate are put into engagement with and thus retained by the insertion space of the connection socket to thereby fix within the connection socket. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028018 | Connector - A connector has a housing, an insertion slot into which a connection target is inserted, an actuator and a contact. The actuator has a pusher. The actuator is held on the housing so as to be turnable between an open position and a close position. The actuator allows the connection target to be inserted into the insertion slot when the actuator is positioned at the open position. The pusher pushes the inserted connection target when the actuator is positioned at the close position. The contact is held by the housing. The contact includes a spring section and a supported section supported by the spring section. The supported section includes a press section and a contacting section. The press section presses the pusher against the inserted connection target and receives, from the pusher, a reaction force directed away from the connection target when the actuator is located at the close position. The contacting section is brought into contact with the connection target when the press section is moved away from the connection target by the reaction force. | 02-03-2011 |
20110034055 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED METAL HOOK - A card edge connector ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110034056 | Electrical Connector - An electrical connector that alleviates limitations on a mounting position on a circuit board while maintaining a reduced height. The electrical connector includes a housing, a contact, and an actuator. The housing includes a front end and an opening into which a tip of a flexible printed circuit board having a connecting conductor at the tip is inserted. The contact is supported by the housing, and includes a solder connection portion exposed from the housing and a contact portion in a lower position in the opening to contact the connecting conductor of the flexible printed circuit board. The actuator is positioned in the housing, while a protrusion section, in the housing, adjusts upward a body portion of the flexible printed circuit board when inserted into the opening. The actuator is rotatable between an open position in which the tip of the flexible printed circuit board is allowed to be inserted into the opening and a closed position in which the connecting conductor at the tip of the flexible printed circuit board inserted into the opening is pressed against the contact portion. | 02-10-2011 |
20110070762 | MALE CONNECTOR AND PRINTED BOARD ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH MALE CONNECTOR - A new printed board assembly equipped with a male connector is provided. The male connector simplifies a connecting structure at a printed board side while maintaining stability in connection between an external electrical cable and an electrical conductive path on a printed board by being attached to an end of the external electrical cable. A housing contains a male terminal connected to an end of an external electrical cable. While the housing is held on a printed board by a lock means, a biasing means applies a biasing force to the male terminal, so that the male terminal is pressed onto and connected to an electrical conductive path on the printed board. | 03-24-2011 |
20110111615 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH LOCKING ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN AN ACTUATOR AND AN INSULATIVE HOUSING - An electrical connector for connecting a flexible printed circuit board comprises an insulator, a plurality of terminals and an actuator mounting onto the insulator. The insulator comprises a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall and a pair of side wall joining with the top wall and the bottom wall thereby defining a cavity therebetween. The terminals arranged exposed into the cavity. The actuator can rotate between an opened position where the flexible printed circuit board can be inserted into the cavity and a closed position where the flexible printed circuit board can be abutted against the terminals. A post protrudes from the bottom wall. The actuator defines a locking beam for locking with the post and a through hole for receiving the post when the actuator is located at the closed position. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111616 | LOW PROFILE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR EMBEDDED WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An electrical connector assembly includes a printed circuit board having an aperture and an electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises an insulative substrate with a plurality of contacts. The electrical connector is embedded in the aperture and electrically connects with the printed circuit board. | 05-12-2011 |
20110117765 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector is provided including an insulative housing having an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position at which the flat flexible cable may be inserted and a second position at which the contact pads of the flat flexible cable are operatively engaged by terminals of the connector. A plurality of conductive terminals are mounted in the housing. Each terminal is configured to be electrically connected to a contact pad of the flat flexible cable. A first group of the terminals has an actuator holding arm portion that engages the actuator to facilitate movement of the actuator between the first and second positions. Each of a second group of the terminals has a plurality of distinct, resilient, cantilevered, contact arm portions configured to be electrically connected to one of the contact pads of the flat flexible cable. | 05-19-2011 |
20110136365 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector including a housing provided with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted into the housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the housing, and reinforcing mount members provided respectively on end portions of the housing in its longitudinal direction to be used for mounting the housing on a solid circuit board, wherein a holding member is formed in the reinforcing mount member to extend into the housing for engaging with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing to hold the same, a releasing member is formed in the housing to be movable with a first end portion thereof operative to project out of the housing and a second end portion thereof operative to engage with the holding member, and the releasing member is moved so that the second end portion of the releasing member causes the holding member to be released from engagement with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing when the first end portion of the releasing member is pushed toward the inside of the housing under a condition wherein the holding member is put in the engagement with the flat circuit device to hold the same in the housing. | 06-09-2011 |
20110159719 | FLAT-CABLE CONNECTOR, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF, AND LOCKING DEVICE - A flat cable connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of conductor contacts regularly arranged in the housing at a predetermined interval pads of a flat cable are connected with the contacts, respectively, when the flat cable is inserted into the housing. The conductor contact includes a stationary portion secured to the housing and a movable portion integrally formed with the stationary portion being resiliently moved with respect to the stationary portion, the conductive pads of the flat cable come into contact therewith. | 06-30-2011 |
20110171848 | LINEARLY ACTUATED CONNECTOR MATING INTERFACE - A connector assembly includes a housing, a connector interface, and an actuator. The housing extends from a front end to a back end and includes an elongated channel extending through the housing along an actuation axis disposed between the front and back ends. The connector interface is joined with the front end of the housing and is configured to be electrically joined with a circuit board when the connector interface is moved away from the front end and mates with the circuit board. The actuator is disposed within the channel of the housing and includes a ramp angled toward the front end of the housing. The connector interface mates with the circuit board by moving the actuator along the actuation axis to engage the ramp with the connector interface and move the connector interface toward the circuit board. | 07-14-2011 |
20110201220 | FPC Connector - To provide a connector that increases the amount of elastic deformation of a beam and can improve the contact stability between a flat electrical wire and a terminal while restraining an increase in the difference between the position of a cam in the anteroposterior direction and the position of a pressing portion formed on the cam, a pressing portion that pushes flat electrical wire is formed on the lower surface of center beam of rear connecting terminal. Cam of actuator is positioned between upper beam and center beam of rear connecting terminal. Inclined surface that extends at an angle upward and backward is formed on the upper surface of center beam. Cam pushes inclined surface down. | 08-18-2011 |
20110223790 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a base having an opening formed on a front surface side into which a distal end of a flexible print substrate is insertable, and a plurality of insertion holes arranged side by side at a predetermined pitch passing through from the front surface side to a rear surface side, connection terminals respectively including substantially T shape operation pieces respectively having movable contacts formed at first ends in a protruding manner to be pressure-welded to connection portions arranged side by side in the distal end of the flexible print substrate, the connection terminals being adapted to be inserted into the insertion holes, and an operation lever supported on the rear surface side of the base turnably on a turning support point on an upper surface side of the connection terminals. | 09-15-2011 |
20110237106 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for connecting a flat conductive member includes a housing including a receiving section for receiving the flat conductive member in a first direction and a terminal arranged in the housing. The terminal includes a first contact section for contacting with the flat conductive member, a second contact section for contacting with the flat conductive member, an extending arm portion, and a first flexible contact arm portion extending from the extending arm portion toward the second contact section. The first contact section is disposed at a distal end portion of the first flexible contact arm portion. The electrical connector further includes a pressing portion for contacting the flat conductive member with the first contact section and the second contact section. | 09-29-2011 |
20110312202 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a base having an opening formed at a front surface of the base, to which a distal end of a flexible printed circuit is inserted, a plurality of insertion holes passing from the front surface to a rear surface arranged in a line at a predetermined pitch, and a fit-in recess at an upper surface of the base, a connection terminal press-fit into the insertion hole of the base from a side, a support fitting assembled to the fit-in recess of the base from an upper side, and including an elastic temporary holding portion capable of engaging a temporary holding cutout portion arranged on both side edges of the distal end of the flexible printed circuit, and an operation lever for supporting a turning shaft portion arranged at both side ends at a bearing of the support fitting in a turnable manner, and driving the connection terminal. | 12-22-2011 |
20120058662 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulator including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween, the contact insertion grooves being elongated in an insertion/removal direction of a thin plate-shaped object inserted into the insulator and arranged in a direction orthogonal thereto; and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each contact including first and second contact portions, and a connecting portion which connects the first and second contact portions to each other, wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions comes in contact with the thin plate-shaped object when the thin plate-shaped object is inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion is formed in each partition wall of the insulator so as to overlap part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and so as to be prevented from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves by the partition walls. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064749 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector including a housing having first and second portions opposite to each other and provided on the second portion with an opening through which a flat circuit device is inserted in the housing along a direction extending toward the first portion and a mounting member fixed to the housing, wherein the mounting member comprises a base portion, a board connecting portion provided on the base portion to be connected with a solid circuit board which the first portion of the housing faces closely, an arm portion extending from the base portion into the housing, a locking portion provided on the arm portion for engaging with the flat circuit device inserted in the housing through the opening provided thereon to hold the same, and a manipulatable portion provided on the arm portion for protruding from the second portion of the housing to the outside of the housing, and the locking portion is operative to disengage from engagement with the flat circuit device when the manipulatable portion is manipulated under a condition wherein the locking portion is put in the engagement with the flat circuit device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120149228 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR - A printed circuit board connector is equipped with a housing and plurality of contacts. The housing has an insertion chamber | 06-14-2012 |
20120196466 | Flexible Cable Connector - A flexible cable connector is provided for connecting to a flexible cable having an end section with conductors arranged therein in a width direction and notches formed in both side edges. The flexible cable connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts, a pair of engagement arms, and a shield shell. The housing includes a cable receiving passageway formed therein. The plurality of contacts are arranged in the cable receiving passageway along a width direction. The pair of engagement arms engage with respective notches disposed along both side edges of the flexible cable to prevent disconnection of the flexible cable. The shield shell includes a shield section, which surrounds the housing, and a pair of engagement release arms which extend from the shield section and release the pair of engagement arms from the notches. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202370 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS CONFIGURED TO DISSIPATE THERMAL ENERGY THEREFROM - A connector assembly that includes a communication connector comprising a base frame and a moveable side that is supported by the base frame. The moveable side has a mating array of terminals thereon and is configured to move with respect to the base frame between retracted and engaged positions to engage a communication component. The connector assembly also includes a flexible circuit including a flex interconnect that has opposite exterior surfaces. The flexible circuit is coupled to the moveable side. The connector assembly also includes a plurality of heat-dissipation elements that are attached to the flex interconnect and project away from one of the exterior surfaces. The heat-dissipation elements are configured to conduct thermal energy from the flex interconnect and transfer the thermal energy to an ambient environment. | 08-09-2012 |
20120258620 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONFIGURED TO CONNECT TO A FLEX CABLE - In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a connector housing, and at least one electrical terminal supported by the connector housing. The electrical terminal defines a mating portion and a mounting portion. The electrical connector includes a lock movable between an unlocked position and a locked position so as to facilitate insertion of a flex cable and subsequent locking of the flex cable to the mounting portion. | 10-11-2012 |
20130029512 | PLUG AND JACK SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a display having a plug, a jack defined in the circuit board, a locking plate releasably fixed to the housing. The jack is electrically connected to the plug so the display is electrically connected to the circuit board. After a plug is inserted into the jack, the locking plate is fixed to the housing to impact the plug, thereby preventing the plug from disconnecting from the jack. | 01-31-2013 |
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20130089997 | POWER CABLE CONNECTOR - A power cable connector includes a housing having a mating end and a cable end. The housing has a chamber extending between the mating end and the cable end. The housing has an engagement feature configured to engage a socket connector extending from a substrate. A flat cable is received in the chamber. The flat cable extends from the cable end. The flat cable has a mating portion extending from the mating end. The mating portion is configured to be received in the socket connector such that the flat cable directly engages a power terminal of the socket connector. | 04-11-2013 |
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20130267110 | High Speed Flexible Printed Circuit Connector - A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator. | 10-10-2013 |
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20150372406 | High Speed Flexible Printed Circuit Connector - A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160141781 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PLUG-IN JIG - The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) plug-in jig, comprising a fixture part for clamping an FPCB, wherein the fixture part comprises a first clamping element and a second clamping element which are arranged oppositely; the first clamping element and the second clamping element are configured such that an opening is formed at one end of the fixture part and a pressing portion is formed at the other end of the fixture part; a signal matching board is arranged on a surface of the first clamping element facing the second clamping element; the signal matching board is used for electrically connecting to the FPCB at one end close to the opening of the fixture part; and an additional signal port is provided at another end of the signal matching board close to the pressing portion of the fixture part. | 05-19-2016 |
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20160380368 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector includes a housing into which a cable is to be inserted, a terminal accommodated in the housing and configured to be conductively connected to the cable, and a lever attached to the housing so as to turn between the first and second positions. The lever includes attachment parts to be attached to supporting parts of the housing, at both ends in the direction in which the turning shafts of the lever extend. Either the attachment parts or the supporting parts, or both of them include a defective-closing prevention structure which prevents the lever from turning from the first position to the second position when the cable is not inserted in the housing. | 12-29-2016 |