Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439541500 | Stacked right-angle connector for use on printed circuit board (i.e., PCB) | 32 |
20080200063 | STACKABLE CONNECTOR - A stackable connector is disclosed herein. The stackable connector includes an insulation housing having a plurality of trenches penetrating through the insulation housing, a protrusion portion, a concave portion opposite to the protrusion portion, and a plurality of terminals arranged in those trenches. The design, which the concave portion is engaged with the protrusion portion and the structure of the contact portions of those terminals are elastic, can achieve the stackable, space-saving, reliability-increasing and cost-down purposes. | 08-21-2008 |
20080242145 | Connector socket module and electronic device using the same - A connector socket module having a reduced height used in a server is disclosed, the connector socket module including plural connector sockets, a relay board having a pattern of wiring electrically connected to the connector sockets provided on a front side of the relay board, a relay connector provided on a rear side of the relay board and electrically connected to the connector socket through the wiring, and a main board supporting unit extending from the rear side of relay board and supporting a main board at a prescribed height between upper and lower ends of the relay board, the main board having a main-board-side connector connected to the relay connector. | 10-02-2008 |
20080261442 | Stacked electrical card connector having stand off - An stacked electrical card connector comprises: a first connector comprising an insulative housing and a first shell covering the insulative housing, said first shell comprising a plurality of retention pieces extending outwardly; a second connector stacking with the first connector, comprising a bottom plate with a protrusion extending outwardly; at least one stand off for combining the first connector and the second connector together, comprising an engagement portion with a group of openings, and one of the openings comprising an elastic piece therein, said retention pieces and protrusion retaining in corresponding openings of the stand off, and the elastic piece withstanding on one of the retention piece in the front-to-back direction. | 10-23-2008 |
20080268702 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A stacked connector for flexible printed circuits (FPCs) includes a housing ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080268703 | AUDIO JACK AND PCB ASSEMBLY HAVING THE AUDIO JACK - An audio jack is embedded in an open mounting slot of a printed circuit board (PCB). The open mounting slot has two opposite inside surfaces. The audio jack has an insulative housing and two sets of terminals. The total thickness of the PCB with the audio jack embedded therein is less than a sum of the thicknesses of the PCB and the audio jack so that the PCB with the audio jack may be applied conveniently to compact electronic devices. | 10-30-2008 |
20080274641 | LED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH HEAT SINK - A universal mounting supports high intensity LEDs in a lighting fixture with heat removal and electrical connection facilities. A holder includes a peripheral sidewall defining a cavity for accepting a printed circuit board assembly. A support member supports the printed circuit board assembly along the peripheral sidewall. Electrical contact elements are provided the printed circuit board. A thermal conduction member is in thermal communication with the printed circuit board assembly. The receptacle portion removably engages with the holder portion. A plurality of contact sockets conductively engages the electrical contact elements of the holder portion to interconnect the contact elements to external wires. An aperture in the receptacle portion accepts the thermal conduction member, wherein the thermal conduction member passes through the aperture and into a space for dissipating heat from the printed circuit board. | 11-06-2008 |
20080280487 | Card connector - A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a shell and an ejecting mechanism. The insulating housing defines a base, a corner portion juxtaposed with the base and a guiding plate extending forwardly from the corner portion. The terminals are received in the base of the insulating housing. The shell covers the insulating housing to define a card slot and a card insertion direction. The guiding plate of the insulating housing extends in the card slot in a particular direction intersecting the insertion direction. The ejecting mechanism has an ejecting member to be engaged with the card and move together with the card, a pushing member for moving the ejecting member towards the removing direction, a rotary member placed on the corner portion and having a rotation center and rotatable around the rotation center. The rotation center is disposed on the corner portion. | 11-13-2008 |
20080305680 | Electrical connector assembly - A connector assembly includes a main substrate ( | 12-11-2008 |
20090068882 | Card connector - A card connector comprises an insulating housing comprising a base and a plurality of tongue portions extending from the base; a shell covering the insulating housing; a plurality of contacts arranged in upper and lower line each retained on the housing; the contacts each comprising a contacting portion extending into the mating portion, a containing portion secured in the housing, and a soldering portion extending behind the housing; a spacer and a PCB each mounted on the insulating housing and the soldering portion of the contacts each receiving in the spacer and the PCB; the distance between the soldering portions of the upper and the lower contacts is smaller than that of the containing portions. | 03-12-2009 |
20090098766 | Modular jack connector system - Modular electrical jack connector system comprising at least one jack connector housing and at least one therein inserted jack connector subassembly wherein each jack connector housing comprises a front coupling side having at least two openings which openings are disposed one above the other to receive a variety of electrical plug connectors through the front coupling side and an oppositely disposed rear side for insertion of at least one jack connector subassembly wherein further each jack connector subassembly comprises a longitudinal strip-like carrier having a substantially right-angled profile and further on the upper side and on the lower side respectively a series of extrusion-coated or injection-molded jack terminals which at a front end of the strip-like carrier form uncoated, bent-back cantilevered contact portions. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098767 | DUAL STACKED CONNECTOR - A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The terminal assemblies include clip members that engage an opposing shoulder formed on the interior of the connector housing. The front face of the connector is provided with various engagement openings that receive engagement members of light pipe assemblies and shielding assemblies, so that when assembled, the connector, shield, terminal assemblies and light pipes all act as a single, integrated component. | 04-16-2009 |
20090124120 | STACKABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - This invention discloses a stackable connector assembly, which includes a first connector, a second connector, a shielding member, a contact member, and a ground member. The second connector is placed above the first connector. The shielding member is covered on the first connector. The contact member is used for connecting the shielding member and the ground member. This structure can reduce the electromagnetic radiation from the first connector. | 05-14-2009 |
20090170369 | Electrical connector with stacked ports - An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first, a second and third mating port. The first and second mating ports are of horizontal types relative to the PCB and the third mating port is of vertical type. The first and second mating ports are stacked one over another and the third mating port is located at one side of the first mating port and the second mating port. | 07-02-2009 |
20090197462 | Dual type BNC connector - A dual type BNC connector comprises an insulating housing, two BNC plugs and a plurality of conducting wires; a rear end of the housing is disposed with at least one pick up plate; the pick up plate is disposed with a plurality of engagement grooves; the plurality of engagement grooves are respectively engaged with the plurality of conducting wires electrically connected to at least one BNC plug to allow the plurality of conducting wires to be respectively retained at specific positions, not to inclined to influence the stability of the signal transmission and not to contact one another to form a short circuit and to be convenient for being respectively inserted into a plurality of slots on a circuit board simultaneously. | 08-06-2009 |
20090253293 | Electrical connector having improved connecting module - A modular jack assembly ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090269978 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING NON-OHMIC PLATES - An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing that are configured to engage with mating contacts of a mating connector. The contacts form at least a first differential pair and a second differential pair. The electrical connector also includes a circuit board housed within the housing. The circuit board has a substrate body formed from a dielectric material and includes a first trace electrically coupled to a contact of the first differential pair and a second trace electrically coupled to a contact of the second differential pair. At least one of the first and second traces is an open-ended trace. The circuit board also has a non-ohmic plate that is positioned adjacent to the traces. The plate is positioned to electromagnetically couple the first and second traces to each other and the non-ohmic plate and traces are configured for a desired electrical performance. | 10-29-2009 |
20090305555 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED INSULATORS - A stacked electrical connector includes a first insulator and a second insulator mounted together. The first insulator includes a first connector and a receiving opening under a bottom wall of the first connector. The second insulator includes a second connector and a top wall. The bottom wall of the first connector includes a first retention member and the top wall of the second insulator defines a second retention member for mating with the first retention member. The first retention member is a protrusion or a dovetail shaped recess, and the second retention member is a rest of the protrusion or the dovetail shaped recess. The protrusion has an upper narrow section and a lower wide section under a condition that when the protrusion is received in the dovetail shaped recess, a movement therebetween can be prevented. | 12-10-2009 |
20100035465 | Electrical connector with clips for connecting an outer shell and an inner shell - An electrical connector includes a first housing ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100035466 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - This invention discloses a stacked electrical connector including a first connector, a second connector, and a conductive casing. The first connector includes a first signal connection portion and a first group of soldering pins extending along a direction. The second connector includes a second signal connection portion and a second group of soldering pins extending along the direction. The first connector is stacked on the second connector. The conductive casing has a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening. The conductive casing covers the first connector and the second connector. The first signal connection portion passes through the first opening, and the second signal connection portion passes through the second opening. The first group of soldering pins and the second group of soldering pins are exposed to the third opening. | 02-11-2010 |
20100093208 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING AN ELEVATED UPPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A connector system includes an upper electrical connector having a housing that defines an open bottomed cavity defining a cavity envelope and that defines a mating interface for a mating connector. The upper electrical connector further has contacts mounted to the housing and extending along the mating interface. The connector system includes a first lower electrical connector mountable to a circuit board that has a first outer envelope adapted for fitting in the cavity envelope, and a second lower electrical connector mountable to a circuit board that has a second outer envelope adapted for fitting in the cavity envelope. The upper electrical connector is separately mountable to the circuit board over each of the first lower electrical connector and the second lower electrical connector. Optionally, the upper electrical connector may be mountable over only one of the first lower electrical connector and the second lower electrical connector at a time | 04-15-2010 |
20100093209 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED RESISTING STRUCTURE TO ENSURE RELIABLE CONTACTING BETWEEN GROUND SHIELDS THEREOF - An electrical connector assembly includes a header and a receptacle mateable with the header. The header includes a receiving space, a number of header contacts and a header ground shield located between the header contacts in adjacent two columns. The receptacle includes a number of contact modules to be received in the receiving space. At least one of the contact modules includes an insulator, a receptacle ground shield fixed in the insulator and a plurality of receptacle contacts for mating with the header contacts. A mating portion of the insulator includes a supporting rib resisting against the header ground shield in order to enhance mating force between the header ground shield and the receptacle ground shield when the receptacle is inserted into the receiving space of the header. | 04-15-2010 |
20100124842 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING RELIABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN LED DEVICES AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An electrical connector ( | 05-20-2010 |
20100144195 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CLIP MEMBER - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity opening forwards for receiving a mating plug in a mating direction and a mounting face, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating hosing and having contacting portions projecting into the cavity, and a clip member retained in a rear portion of the housing and having a connecting portion and a pair of resilient arms extending from two opposite ends of the connecting portion. The two resilient arms and the connecting portion each define a clamping portion respectively to retain the mating plug in the receiving cavity. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144196 | Board Mounted Connector System with Shield Assembly - A connector assembly includes a connector body having a top surface with a predetermined width and a first and a second two side walls, the first two side walls having two grooves; and a metal shield assembly coupled to the top surface of the connector body comprising a base plate extending transversely, two bar members extending downwardly from the base plate engaged within the grooves of the first two side walls of the connector body and symmetrically arranged with a predetermined width approximately equal to the width of the top surface of the connector body, two tab members formed on the bar members being resiliently biased to engage the first side walls of the connector body, and at least one elastic leg member extending from the base plate in a tilted manner and bending toward one side to form the contact. | 06-10-2010 |
20110021068 | USB ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a USB electrical connector having: a plurality of electrical connection units each including a terminal block and at least two rows of conductive terminals embedded in the terminal block. The conductive terminals are embedded in the terminal block by an overmolding process, and wherein each conductive terminal has one end adapted to be electrically connected with a USB plug and the other end adapted to be connected with a printed circuit board. A joint mechanism joins and holds the plurality of electrical connection units, and a fixture fixes the other end of each conductive terminal connected with the printed circuit board. An outer shielding housing encloses the electrical connection units, the joint mechanism and the fixture. The USB electrical connector of the present invention enables a plurality of rows of conductive terminals to be set in stable and good relative positions. | 01-27-2011 |
20120108102 | Socket for Small Card - A socket for a small card which is mounted to a circuit board. The socket includes a housing, a transfer space, a tray, and a shell. The housing includes a metal plate with a connection terminal and an insulating layer disposed on the metal plate. The transfer space is defined along both lateral portions of the housing, with a bottom surface positioned to be lower than an upper surface of the housing. The tray includes a grip portion configured to slide in the transfer space, on which either lateral end of the small card is seated. The shell positioned above and surrounding the tray and the housing. | 05-03-2012 |
20120135636 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A stacked electrical connector having an insulation body, a plurality of contacts, an external case, and an internal case. The insulation body includes a pair of plugs and a separation member disposed between the pair of plugs for separating the pair of plugs. The plurality of contacts are disposed on the pair of plugs. The external case encloses the insulation body, while the internal case encloses the separation member. The internal case has at least two support legs extending out of the external case from two sides of the internal case respectively, to secure the electrical connector on a circuit board. By providing the support legs on the internal case, the material cost of the connector can be reduced and the workability of the support legs can be improved. | 05-31-2012 |
20120282803 | Double Stack Compact Flash Card Connector - A first housing element is attached to an upper surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), and a second housing element is attached to a lower surface of the PCB. The first housing element receives a first electronic module, and includes a first signal wire that connects the first electronic module to a first trace on the PCB. The second housing element receives a second electronic module, which is vertically aligned with the first electronic module, and includes a second signal wire that connects the second electronic module to the first trace on the PCB. Alternately, a housing element attached to a PCB receives two or more electronic modules, and provides unique connections between the electronic modules and the PCB. | 11-08-2012 |
20130244480 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONNECTOR MODULE - An electronic device includes a chassis including a bottom wall, a bracket fixed to the bottom wall, a data storage assembly received in the bracket, and a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a main body and two mounting members. The mounting members are fixed to the chassis and the bracket. The main body is slidably arranged between the mounting members. The main body includes a first side surface and a second side surface, a first signal connector and a power connector are set on the first side surface, the first signal connector is to electrically connect with a motherboard of the electronic device, the power connector is to connect with a power supply, a plurality of second signal connectors are set on the second side surface, to electrically connect with the data storage assembly. | 09-19-2013 |
20140206226 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SHIELDING MEMBER - An electrical connector includes a port ( | 07-24-2014 |
20150044904 | FIXING BRACKET FOR SIGNAL CONNECTOR - A fixing bracket for signal connector adapted to fix a signal connector to a circuit board is provided. The fixing bracket includes a base, a fixing member protruding from a bottom surface of the base and at least two engaging sets protruding from a top surface of the base. The fixing member is adapted to pass through and interfere with the circuit board. Each engaging set includes a first restricting surface and a second restricting surface which are adjacent to each other and perpendicular to the top surface, and a third restricting surface parallel to the top surface. The two first restricting surfaces, the two second restricting surfaces and the two third restricting surfaces of the two engaging sets are used for respectively contacting two first surfaces, two second surfaces and two third surfaces of the signal connector so as to fix the signal connector. | 02-12-2015 |
20150064964 | Double Stack Compact Flash Card Connector - A first housing element is attached to an upper surface of a printed circuit board (PCB), and a second housing element is attached to a lower surface of the PCB. The first housing element receives a first electronic module, and includes a first signal wire that connects the first electronic module to a first trace on the PCB. The second housing element receives a second electronic module, which is vertically aligned with the first electronic module, and includes a second signal wire that connects the second electronic module to the first trace on the PCB. Alternately, a housing element attached to a PCB receives two or more electronic modules, and provides unique connections between the electronic modules and the PCB. | 03-05-2015 |