Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439700000 | Having spring-biased, plunger-type contact movable along line parallel to longitudinal axis of engagement | 46 |
20090047843 | Spiral Contactor - [Object] To provide a spiral contactor that has a spiral-shaped elastic arm having a stable elastic function and less unevenness, and is easy to manufacture. | 02-19-2009 |
20090221189 | Press-contacting conductive terminal device - A press-contacting conductive terminal device comprises a non-conductive enclosure, a base, a contact member and a resilient member. The non-conductive enclosure defines a cylindrically shaped through hole. A front end and a rear end of the through hole having a first opening and a second opening, respectively. The contact member having a front end portion and a rear end portion, the rear end portion of the contact member and the resilient member being received in the through hole. One end of the resilient member abutting against the rear end portion of the contact member and the front end portion of the contact member extending through the first opening and beyond a front end of the non-conductive enclosure. The base including two side wings and a base portion, the base closing the second opening of the rear end of the through hole. The rear end of the contact member being set between the two side wings of the base and the outer wall of the rear end of the contact member sliding within the inner walls and the two side wings. Thereby, the assembled press-contacting conductive terminal device omits the need for the previous metal shell, saving material, reducing weight, and saving cost. | 09-03-2009 |
20100075543 | SYMMETRICAL ELECTRIC CONTACT - For the transmission of high-frequency signals >2,5 GHz or 5 Gbps by means of a separable plug connection, the invention proposes a symmetrically shaped electric contact ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100173531 | CONNECTING TERMINAL FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A contact insert for a connecting terminal of a multiplicity of mutually isolated connection elements, designed in particular for printed circuit boards, with a spring force element being mounted symmetrically, with the spring force element designed with a simple section geometry and its simple mounting together with the advantageous connection to the contact insert, results in a closed terminal cage which makes it possible to reduce the physical height of the dielectric housing to a major The connecting terminal is used as a linking element in printed circuit board connection technology for providing a reliable supply to industrial electronics and economic individual wiring on printed circuits. | 07-08-2010 |
20100190385 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A jack connector includes pairs of jack signal contacts and jack ground contacts arranged alternately, and a plug connector includes pairs of plug signal contacts and plug ground contacts arranged alternately. Respective contacts of each pair of jack signal contacts come into contact with respective contacts of each pair of plug signal contacts, and each jack ground contact comes into contact with each plug ground contact. In a first contact structure, each jack ground contact comes into contact with each plug ground contact at a first position, and in a second contact structure each jack ground contact comes into contact with each plug ground contact at a second position apart from the first position along an extending direction of the plug ground contact. | 07-29-2010 |
20100197173 | RIGHT ANGLE TYPE SPRING CONNECTOR - To provide a right angle type spring connector in which a caulking work is not necessary, the number of components is small, and electric connection is reliably maintained. | 08-05-2010 |
20100203770 | Connector system for a vehicle antenna - A connector system for a vehicle antenna is a system by joining a fixed connector having legs connected to a terminal of the vehicle antenna, with a movable connector that is removably connected to the fixed connector and has a cable connected to a signal receiving apparatus. A first slide mechanism is located on the fixed connector, extended along a surface where the legs touch, and the second slide mechanism, able to be fitted in the slide mechanism on the fixed connector, is located on the movable connector. By sliding the first slide mechanism and the second slide mechanism to be fitted in each other, the movable connector can be joined to the fixed connector along the surface where the connector system is installed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100267287 | CONNECTOR UNIT - A connector unit which is capable of suppressing lowering of a clicking feeling, even if the fitting and removing of connectors to and from each other is repeated. A spring portion that receives a contact portion of each of plug contacts of a plug connector when a receptacle connector and the plug connector are fitted to each other is formed on each of receptacle contacts of the receptacle connector. A protrusion is formed on the contact portion of each plug contact. The spring portion is formed to have an auxiliary contact portion that is urged by the protrusion when both of the connectors are fitted to each other, and a recess that receives the protrusion when the both of the connectors are fitted to each other. | 10-21-2010 |
20110212653 | TERMINAL COMPONENT - Terminal components ( | 09-01-2011 |
20110263163 | Compact Multi-Contact Plug and Socket - An electrical connector has a plug ( | 10-27-2011 |
20110275250 | SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING ELECTRICAL ELEMENT SUPPORTED BY INSULATED ELASTOMER - A socket connector ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120045946 | SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING SUITABLE RECEIVING SOLDER LEAD FROM IC PACKAGE - An electrical socket used to connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing ( | 02-23-2012 |
20120045947 | INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE BUS CONTACT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Present embodiments include an automation control system that includes an input/output device module with a device bus therein. The input/output module also includes a first bus contact on a first side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a first end of the device bus, and a second bus contact on a second side of the input/output device module and communicatively coupled with a second end of the device bus. The second side generally faces an opposite direction from the first side and the input/output device module is configured to be coupled with additional input/output device modules positioned on the first and second sides of the input/output device module via the first and second bus contacts. Further, the first and second bus contacts are positioned on non-lateral surfaces of the input/output device module, the first and second contacts include spring-loaded connectors, the first and second contacts include two-prong or three-prong forks, or the input/output device module is a terminal block. | 02-23-2012 |
20120171907 | SELECTIVE METALIZATION OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OR SOCKET HOUSING - A electrical interconnect adapted to provide an interface between contact pads on an IC device and a PCB. The electrical interconnect includes a multi-layered substrate with a first surface with a plurality of first openings having first cross-sections, a second surface with a plurality of second openings having second cross-sections, and center openings connecting the first and second openings. The center openings include at least one cross-section greater than the first and second cross-sections. A plurality of spring probe contact members are located in the center openings. The contact members include first contact tips extending through the first opening and above the first surface, second contact tips extending through the second openings and above the second surface, and center portions located in the center openings. The center portions include a shape adapted to bias the first and second contact tips toward the IC device and PCB, respectively. A dielectric material different from the material of the substrate is located in at least one of the first opening, the second opening, or the center opening. | 07-05-2012 |
20120202390 | SLIDABLE POGO PIN - There is provided a slidable pogo pin including: a first member including a first body and a first connection portion extending from the first body and integrally formed with the first body; a second member including a second body and a second connection portion extending from the second body and integrally formed with the second body; and a spring applying elastic force to the first member and the second member, with at least a part of the first member and at least a part of the second member inserted into the spring. Further, the first member and the second member are electrically connected to each other via the first connection portion and the second connection portion, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are configured to slide with respect to each other while the first connection portion is brought into surface-to-surface contact with the second connection portion. | 08-09-2012 |
20120208406 | Probe Connector - A probe connector adapted for fastening a cable thereto includes an insulating housing and a plurality of probe pin assemblies. The insulating housing defines a plurality of fastening openings and inserting holes penetrating therethrough. The probe pin assembly includes a shell, a plunger and an elastic element assembled in the shell. The shell has a barrel partly received in the inserting hole, and a box-shaped base shell received in the fastening opening. The base shell has a rear plate extending rearward. The rear plate extends rearward to form a connecting piece of which two opposite side edges define two clipping pieces capable of being bent towards each other to clip a core wire of the cable therebetween. The plunger partially projects out of the barrel and the inserting hole. Then the rear plate is bent downward to make the probe pin assembly be a right-angled shape. | 08-16-2012 |
20120315802 | HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR - A high current connector for transmitting electrical currents with at least one contact element establishing an electric contact between an internal current guiding element and an external current guiding element, having a plurality of spring elements establishing an electric multipoint contact between the internal current guiding element and the external current guiding element. The contact element arranged in a housing together with the external guiding element so that said spring elements establish an electric contact with the external current guiding element on the radial outer side of the contact element and an internal guiding element can be inserted into the housing so that the spring elements establish a contact with the internal current guiding element on a radial inner side of the contact element. The housing overlaps the external current guiding element in the axial direction, having a radially inwardly rising housing section. | 12-13-2012 |
20130065455 | Contact Holder - To provides a contact holder, capable of compensating a change of signal transmission characteristic at the outer edge area of the substrate. A substrate | 03-14-2013 |
20130149916 | PIN AND PLUG HAVING THE PIN - A pin and a plug having the pin allow a body of the plug to enclose the pin integrally. The plug includes the body and the pin. The body has a receiving space therein for receiving the fixing segment. An insulation portion extends outward from the external surface of the body. The pin is plate-shaped and defined with an inserting segment, a fixing segment, and a burying segment therebetween. The burying segment has a burial hole and barbs, and is buried in the insulation portion. The fixing segment protrudes into the receiving space. The inserting segment is exposed from the insulation portion. The pin and the plug cut costs, speed up a manufacturing process thereof, and allow the body to be formed by a single injection molding process and thus enclose and fix the pin in place firmly. | 06-13-2013 |
20130196556 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - There is disclosed a connector system ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130203298 | Electrical Connector With Insulation Member - A contact probe and method of forming the same are provided, where the contact probe can include a shell including a body having a shell cavity. The contact probe can also include at least one plunger slidably received in the shell cavity and extending through at least one opening in at least one end of the shell. The contact probe can further include a biasing device configured to exert a biasing force on the at least one plunger and at least one insulation member including an insulative material. The at least one insulation member can be disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of at least one of: the shell and the at least one plunger. | 08-08-2013 |
20130260618 | CONNECTING ELEMENT, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING SUCH A CONNECTING ELEMENT, AND INSERT MODULE - A connecting element for providing an electrical connection in a processing space of a household appliance, includes a protruding, longitudinally displaceable contact pin configured for displacement between a rest position protruding farther and an operating position protruding less far, wherein the contact pin pushes into the rest position. The connecting element is disposed on a side wall of the processing space, particularly a cooking space. An insert module can be inserted in the processing space of the household appliance and can be operated electrically. The insert module has a mating electrical connection element for contacting the connecting element. | 10-03-2013 |
20130337701 | USB DEVICE WITH SOLDERLESS CONNECTOR INTERFACE - The present invention includes a USB3 device with solderless USB3 connector interfaces, which comprises: a USB3 device main body that houses a carrier body made of rigid material; four interface pins in the outer row that conform to the USB2.0 standard; five interface pins in the inner row that conform to the USB3.0 standard; and a substrate and electronic circuitry; and a USB3 device sub-body that houses: a carrier body made of rigid material; and five interface pins that conform to the USB3.0 standard wherein each interface pin has an upper convex part and a lower concave part; the upper convex part and the lower concave part forms a spring coil pin; and the spring coil pin can withstand multiple times of compression; a top casing; a bottom casing; and a case assembly. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337702 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY - An electrical receptacle assembly is provided with a conductive body with a receptacle formed therein. At least one annular spacer is provided within the receptacle. At least one annular coil spring is provided in the receptacle, generally coaxial with the spacer, in electrical contact with the body for receipt of an electrical connector within the receptacle in contact with the coil spring. A method to assemble an electrical receptacle provides a conductive body with a receptacle formed therein. A quantity of contact coil springs and a location of the contact coil springs is determined. Spacers are selected based on the determined contact coil spring locations. The spacers and springs are inserted into the receptacle of the body. | 12-19-2013 |
20140024268 | Cable Connector, Adapter Assemblies and Related Systems and Methods - An adapter assembly includes an adapter body and a connector. The adapter body has a main leg and a cross leg. The main leg and cross leg have intersecting passages. The connector includes: an electrically conductive semi-flexible joint having first and second opposed joint ends; a first end portion on the first joint end, with the first end portion including a body configured to mechanically and electrically couple with an electrical conductor; and a second end portion on the second joint end, with the second end portion including a head configured to directly or indirectly electrically connect the semi-flexible joint to a termination of electrical equipment. The head is disposed in the cross leg passage and the semi-flexible joint is disposed in the main leg passage. The semi-flexible joint is configured to enable limited movement of the head relative to the cross leg passage. | 01-23-2014 |
20140057500 | ELECTRIC CONTACT PIN AND SOCKET FOR ELECTRICAL PARTS - A electric contact pin which can certainly contact a plunger with a contact spring and ensure smooth operation (vertical motion) of the plunger. The present invention can execute electrical tests of the electrical parts accurately. The electric contact pin according to the present invention contacts an eccentrical portion of an open coil portion provided for the contact spring capable of easily deforming in a radial direction with a conductive portion of the plunger. Consequently, the conductive portion of the plunger is elastically pinched between the eccentrical portion of the open coil portion and the closed coil portion. The eccentrical portion of the open coil portion and the closed coil portion are contact with the conductive portion of the plunger at any time. | 02-27-2014 |
20140113501 | DIRECT CONTACT PLUG-IN CONNECTION HAVING END FACE DIRECT CONTACT - In a direct contact plug-in connection having a circuit board, which has contact surfaces on its one side, and having a direct contact plug that is plug-connectible to the circuit board, which has contact elements for the electrical direct contacting of the contact surfaces of the circuit board, the contact surfaces are provided on a circuit board section that runs transversely to the plugging direction of the plug connection, the contact elements each contacting the contact surfaces, using their front end face, in the plugging direction. | 04-24-2014 |
20140162502 | MOTOR PROGRAMMING TOOL WITH HANDLE-MOUNTED PCB - A motor programming tool is disclosed for associating with a connection block of a motor and sending signals to a programmable controller of the motor, where the connection block includes a plurality of terminals coupled to the controller. The programming tool includes a tool body with an interface generally corresponding with the connection block of the motor, wiring operable to carry the signals, and a plurality of terminal connecting assemblies to associate with the motor terminals. The programming tool includes circuitry disposed in the tool body. The circuitry is electrically connected to the wiring and includes a power transmission portion and a data transmission portion. | 06-12-2014 |
20140194011 | DUAL CONTACT POGO PIN ASSEMBLY - A contact assembly includes a base and a pair of electrical contacts supported by the base. A first end of the first electrical contact corresponds to a first end of the base and is configured to engage a first external conductive circuit element. A first end of the second electrical contact also corresponds to the first end of the base and is configured to engage a second external conductive circuit element. The first contact and the second contact are electrically isolated from one another and configured to compress when engaging an external connector element. The base includes an aperture positioned on a second end of the base outboard of a second end of the first and second electrical contacts. The aperture presents a narrowing shape with a wide mouth distal the electrical contacts and a narrow internal through-hole proximate the electrical contacts. | 07-10-2014 |
20140220831 | Electric Contact Spring, Electric Spring Contact Device As Well As Electric Contact Zone - The invention relates to an electric contact spring having a resilient section, an assembly portion, and a transition portion. The resilient section includes a first resilient portion, a second resilient portion extending from the first resilient portion, and a third resilient portion extending from the second resilient portion. The assembly portion extends from the first resilient portion and includes a catch device. The transition portion extends downward from the assembly portion. | 08-07-2014 |
20140256195 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector | 09-11-2014 |
20140322988 | SERIES CONNECTOR - A configurable and modular probe device for electrical connections. The probe device has multiple blocks capable of inter-fitting into various layouts. Each block has four sidewalls. Two adjacent sidewalls have a protrusion and the respective opposite sidewalls have a cavity corresponding to the protrusion. The protrusion of one block can removably mate with the cavity of a neighboring block. Each block further has a central cavity extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the block. A probe snugly fits into the central cavity. | 10-30-2014 |
20150056870 | POGO PIN CONNECTOR - A pogo pin connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of pogo pins and contact terminals assembled forward in the insulating housing respectively. Front ends of the pogo pins retractably project beyond a front face of the insulating housing. A rear end of each of the pogo pins protrudes outward to form a riveted flange. Each of the contact terminals has a fastening plate placed levelly, an elastic contact arm curvedly extending upward from a front end of the fastening plate to elastically project beyond a top face of the insulating housing, and a fixing strip extending downward from a rear end of the fastening plate with a through hole being opened in a bottom end thereof. The rear ends of the pogo pins pass through the through holes of the contact terminals respectively to make the riveted flanges and the corresponding fixing strips riveted together. | 02-26-2015 |
20150064984 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SOCKET - An electronic component socket includes a shield plate set forming an opening portion, a movement member including a conductive member having a contact portion capable of contacting an electrode terminal of an electronic component, an elastic member which is electrically connectable to a wiring substrate, and includes a biasing portion having a biasing force and a base portion fixing the biasing portion. The movement member is disposed to move vertically above the elastic member in the opening portion, and the biasing portion elastically contacts the movement member. The shield plate set includes a protrusion protruding in the opening portion, the movement member includes a concave portion which engages with the protrusion, the conductive member includes an inclined surface portion which extends so as to be inclined on an opposite side of the concave portion, and the biasing portion of the elastic member elastically contacts the inclined surface portion. | 03-05-2015 |
20150072566 | DUAL CONTACT POGO PIN ASSEMBLY - A contact assembly includes a base and a pair of electrical contacts supported by the base. A first end of the first electrical contact corresponds to a first end of the base and is configured to engage a first external conductive circuit element. A first end of the second electrical contact also corresponds to the first end of the base and is configured to engage a second external conductive circuit element. The first contact and the second contact are electrically isolated from one another and configured to compress when engaging an external connector element. The base includes an aperture positioned on a second end of the base outboard of a second end of the first and second electrical contacts. The aperture presents a narrowing shape with a wide mouth distal the electrical contacts and a narrow internal through-hole proximate the electrical contacts. | 03-12-2015 |
20150104982 | CONDUCTING DEVICE AND SOCKET - The conducting device and the socket with stable electrical-connection ability are provided. The socket comprises a socket body, the conducting device arranged in an accommodating slot of the socket body, and an ending cap arranged on the socket body. The conducting device comprises a movable spring plate, a stationary spring plate and a reset spring member. The movable spring plate is rotatably connected with the stationary spring plate. The reset spring member is located in the outer side of the movable spring plate and contacts with the movable spring plate. An inserting slot is formed between the movable spring plate and the stationary spring plate. The width of the inserting slot is gradually decreased from inner part to outer part. The ending cap blocks the reset spring member and is adaptive with the socket body. | 04-16-2015 |
20150126077 | Ball Plunger-Style Connector Assembly for Electrical Connections - A ball plunger-style lateral connector assembly for electrical connections. One embodiment has an electrically conductive connector body with an electrically conductive pin extending into the body's interior area. An electrically conductive connector plate adjacent to the body's closed end engages the pin. An insulator sleeve in the body's interior area is adjacent to the body's sidewall. An electrically conductive biasing member in the interior area engages the connector plate; the insulator sleeve is between the biasing member and the connector body. An electrically conductive ball track in the interior area is in engagement with the other end of the biasing member. An electrically conductive ball is disposed in the body's open end and is seated in the ball track. The ball rolls within ball track during use of the lateral connector. | 05-07-2015 |
20150133000 | SURFACE-MOUNT TYPE ELECTRIC CONNECTING TERMINAL, AND ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT AND CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - Provided is a surface-mount type electric connecting terminal which is disposed between opposing conductive objects and is configured to electrically connecting the objects while easily adjusting pressing force and recovery force. The electric connecting terminal includes a cylindrical fixed member which is made from a metallic material; a cylindrical movable member which is slidably inserted in the fixed member and is made from a metallic material; and an electrical conductive spring which is accommodated in the fixed member and whose one end contacts with the bottom of the fixed member and the other end contacts with the bottom of the movable member for thereby allowing the movable member to elastically slide against the fixed member. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133001 | METALLURGICAL CLAMSHELL METHODS FOR MICRO LAND GRID ARRAY FABRICATION - A structure and method for manufacturing the same for manufacturing a contact structure for microelectronics manufacturing including the steps of forming first and second metal sheets to form a plurality of outwardly extending bump each defining a cavity. Symmetrically mating the first and second metal sheets in opposing relation to each other to form upper and lower bumps each defining an enclosure therebetween wherein the mated first and second sheets form a contact structure. Coating the contact structure with an insulating material, and fabricating helix shaped contacts from upper and lower bumps. The helix shaped contacts having first and second portions being in mirror image relationship to each other. | 05-14-2015 |
20150140870 | SPRING-LOADED CONTACTS - Spring-loaded contacts having an improved reliability. One example may provide spring-loaded contacts having a reduced likelihood of entanglement between a spring and a plunger. For example, a piston may be placed between a plunger and a spring. The piston may have a head portion that is wider than the diameter of the spring and located between the spring and the plunger to isolate the spring and the plunger. In these and other examples, an additional object, such as a sphere, may be placed between the plunger and spring. In another example, two additional objects, such as two spheres, may be placed between a plunger and piston. | 05-21-2015 |
20150325939 | SURFACE-MOUNT TYPE ELECTRIC CONNECTING TERMINAL, AND ELECTRONIC MODULE UNIT AND CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - Provided is a surface-mount type electric connecting terminal which is disposed between opposing conductive objects and is configured to electrically connecting the objects while easily adjusting pressing force and recovery force. The electric connecting terminal includes a cylindrical fixed member which is made from a metallic material; a cylindrical movable member which is slidably inserted in the fixed member and is made from a metallic material; and an electrical conductive spring which is accommodated in the fixed member and whose one end contacts with the bottom of the fixed member and the other end contacts with the bottom of the movable member for thereby allowing the movable member to elastically slide against the fixed member. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325966 | LAMP CONNECTOR - A lamp connector comprises a contact and a connector body having an accommodation space accommodating the contact. The contact has a positioning hole. The connector body has a slot extending along an insertion direction of the contact and confining the contact thereinside. The accommodation space has a elastic member with a barb that corresponds to the positioning hole and has a guide slope. The contact can easily overcome elastic force of the elastic member, overpass the guide slope to go into the accommodation space and is longitudinally confined to the slot. Then, elastic force springs the barb into the positioning hole. Thus, the contact is transversely positioned in the plastic body. Thereby, the contact can be assembled to the plastic body faster, more conveniently and more firmly; the electric connection of the male plug and the female socket is more stable and more resistant to electromagnetic interference. | 11-12-2015 |
20160036153 | SHORT PATH CIRCUIT CARD - A system contains a land grid array socket with a first set of socket interconnections configured to connect to a set of circuit board electrical connectors, each socket interconnection in the first set extending from a top surface to a bottom surface. A second set of socket interconnections are configured to reversibly connect to a set of circuit card electrical connectors. A circuit board can include a mounting surface fastened to the land grid array socket. A set of electrical connectors within a socket connector zone can be connected to at least some of the first set of socket interconnections. A board cutout section is located beneath a second interconnection zone and configured to receive a circuit card. | 02-04-2016 |
20160118738 | ELECTRICAL CONTACTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical contactor highly resistant to deformation capable of achieving satisfactory performance of electrical contact with a small number of elements. | 04-28-2016 |
20160134045 | CONNECTOR STRUCTURE WITH RETRACTABLE TERMINAL - A connector structure with a retractable terminal includes an insulative main body having a receiving portion and a through hole. A terminal assembly includes a push pin and a connecting terminal, the connecting terminal having a connecting portion, the push pin having a contact portion and an attachment portion, the contact portion protruded out of the through hole, the attachment portion disposed inside the receiving portion; an elastic unit arranged inside the receiving portion and indirectly abutted the push pin protruded out of the through hole; an electrical insulating member covering an outer of the attachment portion of the push pin and disposed between the push pin and the elastic unit for insulation; the electrical insulating member slidably contacts the receiving portion, and a cut-out slot formed on the electrical insulating member, the connecting portion of the connecting terminal penetrating the cut-out slot to electrically contact the push pin. | 05-12-2016 |
20160172776 | CONNECTOR | 06-16-2016 |