Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080318451 | Electrical connector provided with terminals constructed to simplify the assembly thereof - An electrical connector ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090017674 | Battery connector with reinforcing members - A battery connector ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090053913 | Low profile electrical connector and assembly - An electrical connector defining a mounting plane adapted to be mounted on a PCB, comprises a dielectric housing and a plurality of socket contacts. The dielectric housing comprises a plurality of passages; each passage defines a mating opening facing the mounting plane. The plurality of socket contacts is respectively secured in the dielectric housing. Each the socket contact comprises a retaining section secured in the passages, a contacting section adapted to engage a contact pin of a complementary connector when the contact pin insert into the passage through the mating opening, and a tail extending out the passage through the mating opening and exposed on the mounting plane. | 02-26-2009 |
20090081905 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing. Each terminal comprises a mounting portion, an engaging portion extending upwardly from the mounting portion and at least a tail portion extending downwardly from the mounting portion. The engaging portion defines a main plate, an extending portion extending upwardly from the main plate and a resilient contacting portion extending slantways and upwardly from the main plate. | 03-26-2009 |
20090130907 | Battery connector having polarized arrangement - A battery connector comprises an insulative housing comprising mounting surface and a top surface opposite to the mounting surface. A receiving chamber is defined in the housing from the top surface with first and second conductive terminals spatially arranged within the chamber. The chamber features at least a rounded corner for conforming to a rounded edge of a battery to be inserted so as to prevent the battery from being inserted incorrectly. The rounded corner has a curve surface tangent to two inner side walls of the chamber. | 05-21-2009 |
20090148757 | Battery holder - A battery holder for a button-type battery ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090156052 | Battery connector with contact terminal having improved retaining force - A battery connector adapted to hold a battery, comprises an insulative housing, a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact. The insulative housing defines a receiving chamber which having a horizontal bottom. The first conductive contact comprises a retention portion retained in the periphery of the receiving chamber, a resilient portion extending in a horizontal direction from the retention portion and pivotal about an axis of the retention portion along a vertical direction, a hook portion extending from a distal end of the resilient portion, and a spring arm extending from a location adjacent the distal end of the resilient portion. The second conductive contact is disposed in the bottom and having a resilient contacting portion for electrically engaging with the battery. | 06-18-2009 |
20090213563 | Interconnecting device and method used to electrically mount a daughter board to a motherboard - A device for connecting printed circuit boards. The device comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface, and flat pickup portions respectively disposed on opposite faces of the first mounting face and the second mounting face; each terminal includes a first leg on the first mounting surface, and a second leg on the second mounting surface. | 08-27-2009 |
20090290321 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE MEMBER - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a rigid height-adjustable member. The insulative housing defines a mating face, a back face, at least a lengthwise slot on the mating face, and a plurality of passageways extending through the housing from the mating face to the back face. Each of the terminals received in the respective passageways of the insulative housing comprises a contact portion extending into the slot, a retention portion secured in a corresponding passageway of the insulative housing, a mounting end, an S-shaped bellowed portion between said retention portion and the mounting end and configured to extend out of the back face of the insulative housing. The rigid height-adjustable member is supportably mounted onto the housing to lift up the housing to a predetermined height. | 11-26-2009 |
20100099280 | PIN CONNECTOR WITH NOTCHES ON SOLDERING SURFACES OF PINS - A pin connector includes an insulating housing defining pin- retaining- holes and connector pins retained in the retaining holes. Each of the connector pin has a header portion with a soldering face thereof and a shank portion extending from the header portion. The header portion defines notches opening through the soldering face. | 04-22-2010 |
20100214745 | HEAT SINK ANCHOR ASSEMBLED ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An anchor for attaching a heat sink to a PCB (printed circuit board) includes an elastic fastening member and a locking member. The fastening member includes a resilient link portion, a pair of legs extending from two opposite ends of the resilient link portion, a pair of projections extending inwardly from tip ends of the two legs and a pair of stop portions extending from the legs and spaced from the respective projection. The projections pass through a pair of through holes defined in the PCB respectively until each stop portion abutting against a top surface of PCB. The locking member defines at least one receiving hole. the locking member is mounted onto the fastening member to shift the two leg inward so that the projections abut against a bottom surface of the PCB. | 08-26-2010 |
20100291788 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH LATCH - An electrical connector includes an elongated insulative housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating face, a rear wall opposite to the mating face, two slots opening to the mating face and arranged side by side. A plurality of terminals are secured in the insulative housing. Each terminal defines a contact portion exposing to the corresponding slot. A latch integrally extends from the rear wall forwardly and is located between the two slots, the latch has two arms separated by a groove thereby providing resiliency. | 11-18-2010 |
20100297876 | COAXIAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector includes an outer conductor having a tubular section and leg sections. A central conductor having a mating portion extends in an axial direction within the tubular section, and the mating portion is centrosymmetrical about a central axis thereof. A dielectric block holds said outer and central conductors. The mating portion has a contacting portion, a transitional portion and a guiding portion, the transitional portion joins the contacting portion and the guiding portion together, the transitional portion is larger than the guiding portion and smaller than the mating portion at diameters thereof; wherein an acute angle formed by the transitional portion and the central axis is larger than an acute angle formed by the guiding portion and the central axis. | 11-25-2010 |
20100330845 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING BLADE CONTACTS CONTACTING WITH RIB PORTIONS PROJECTING FROM BOTTOM SURFACE OF HOUSING - An electrical connector includes a base housing and a plurality of blade contacts. The housing includes a base wall, a back wall and a pair of opposing side walls protruding from three edges of the base wall and commonly defining a concave part. Each of the blade contacts includes a fixing portion embedded in the back wall and a contacting portion seated in the concave part. The base wall defines a plurality of rib portions projecting form a bottom surface of the concave part and bottom edges of the contacting portions of the plurality of contacts being in contact with the rib portions. | 12-30-2010 |
20100330847 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ELASTIC LEAD SECTIONS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a pair of contacts. The insulative housing defines a mating face, a rear face opposite to the mating face, and a receiving cavity between and running through the mating face and the rear face. The contacts are retained in two opposite sides of the receiving cavity and each defining a contacting portion, a retaining portion extending backward from the contacting portion and at least a terminal portion extending from the contacting portion. A pair of elastic pieces integrally extend backward from the mating face of the insulative housing to the receiving cavity and free ends of the contacting portions resist on the elastic piece. The elastic pieces shift away from the receiving cavity under a condition that a mating electrical connector is inserted in the receiving cavity and press against the elastic pieces. The contacts are wider than the elastic pieces. | 12-30-2010 |
20110021071 | COAXIAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ANTI-WICK SYSTEM - A coaxial electrical connector includes a metallic shell having a tubular section with an axial direction and a soldering leg, a central contacts having a contacting section extending in the axial direction within the tubular section and a dielectric seat molded so as to hold together said metallic shell and the central contact as a unit. The metallic shell defines a filled groove around an inner face thereof and perpendicular to the axial direction. The filled groove is to receive a projection of the dielectric seat during a cool process of a molded process to form the coaxial electrical connector. | 01-27-2011 |
20110045707 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH METALLIC WIRE CONTACTS - An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and contacts made from metallic wire. The insulating housing includes a front portion with a mating cavity and a rear portion. Each contact includes a contacting portion, a leg portion and a connecting portion connecting with the contacting portion and the leg portion. Each leg portion includes a linking portion, a first soldering portion and a second soldering portion. The linking portion connects with the connecting portion and the first soldering portion, and the second soldering portion connects with the first soldering portion. Two soldering portions are on a same plane and parallel to each other. | 02-24-2011 |
20110053416 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED SHIELDING SHELL - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a longitude base with a plurality of contacts retained therein in a first direction, a pair of opposite arms extending from ends of the longitude base in the first direction and a shielding shell includes a top plate and a bottom plate covering on the housing. A receiving space is enclosed with the top plate, the bottom plate of the shielding shell and the pair of arms of the insulative housing. An arm-limited means is unitarily formed on the shell to abut against inside face of the pair of arms. | 03-03-2011 |
20110059634 | ELECTRCIAL CONNECTOR WITH ABUTTING RIBS AGAINST PCB - An electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals with tail portions and an insulating housing defining a mounting face and a mating face opposite to the mounting face. The insulating housing includes a plurality of parallel first walls extending in a first direction and a plurality of parallel second walls extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and unitarily intersecting with the first walls to construe a plurality of passageway to receive the terminals. The tail portions of the terminals extend beyond two outermost first walls in the second direction. A pair of first ribs extends from one second wall away from the mounting face and the ribs do not exceed the outermost first walls in the second direction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110076890 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH GROOVES RECEIVING CRUMBS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing defines a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and a plurality of receiving passageways running through the mating face and the mounting face. The contacts are assembled in the receiving passageways and each contact include a base portion, a pair of retaining portions extending from two opposite ends of the base portion, a pair of elastic arms extending from the retaining portions, a soldering portion extending out of the receiving passageways and a connecting portion connecting the soldering portion and the base portion. Each receiving passageway protrudes a tuber from a first inner face thereof. Free ends of the retaining portions are located at two sides of the tuber and engage with the first inner face of the receiving passageway. The tuber is spaced from the two retaining portions at two sides of the tuber. A pair of tabs defined at a free end of the tuber press against the pair of retaining portions to form a pair of receiving grooves between the two sides of the tuber and the retaining portions. | 03-31-2011 |
20110086524 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING BOARD-LOCKING CONTACTS - An electrical connector secured to a PCB having welding areas and through holes, includes an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity and a plurality of contacts arranged in the housing. Each contact defines a contacting portion received in the receiving cavity, a soldering portion extending out of the housing to be connected with the welding area and a connecting portion perpendicular to the soldering portion which is connecting the contacting portion and the soldering portion. At least one contact further includes a board-lock portion bending from a distal end of the soldering portions which is adapted for inserting in the through hole of the PCB. | 04-14-2011 |
20110092105 | CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CONTACTS ENSURING RELIABLE CONNECTION WITH CABLES - A cable connector includes an insulating housing having a plurality of cavities, a plurality of contacts received in corresponding cavities of the housing, and a plurality of cables terminated to the corresponding contacts. Each contact defines an intermediate portion, a pair of side contact beams extending from two opposite sides of the intermediate portion and a tail portion extending from an opposite end of the intermediate portion. The tail portion defines a second pair of gripping wings, each gripping wing defines a first locking portion and a second locking portion connecting with the first locking portion, the first locking portion and the second locking portion have a different height. | 04-21-2011 |
20110111637 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DECREASING INSERTING FORCE - An electrical connector has a insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways and a plurality of contacts secured in the passageways. Each passageway has a mating slot and a pair of retaining slots located at two sides of the mating slot and communicated with the mating slot. Each contact defines a soldering tail and a pair of arm portions extending from the soldering tail and retained in the two retaining slots respectively, the pair of arm portions shift in and between the mating slot and the retaining slot in a first direction, a pair of contact portions integrally project oppositely from inner sides of the arm portions. Wherein the arm portions define shrink sections at a position thereof opposite to the contact portions so that the shrink sections space away from the retaining slots in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. It can reduce inserting force and ensure electrical connecting performance of the electrical connector. | 05-12-2011 |
20110244735 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING DEFORMABLE ENGAGING POST - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a base and a cover confronting with the base, and a plurality of contacts sandwiched between the base and the cover. The base defining at least one latching post to engaging with corresponding mating hole on the cover. The at least one post is a cone tubular with a diameter of a free end thereof larger than a diameter of a root thereof and the mating hole has a portion aligned with the free end which has a larger diameter than another portion thereof aligned with the root. | 10-06-2011 |
20110300762 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SIMILARLY SHAPED CONTACTS INSERTED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS - An electrical connector is mated with a counter connector in an inserting direction. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing and two rows of contacts inserted into the insulative housing in two opposite directions parallel to the inserting direction. The insulative housing defines two rows of receiving passageways arranged in a height direction perpendicular to the inserting direction. Each contact received in the receiving passageway defines a base portion, a pair of retaining portions extending from the base portion, a pair of elastic arms extending from the pair of retaining portions and a soldering portion extending from the base portion. All the contacts have a same shape expect lengths of the soldering portions. | 12-08-2011 |
20110306220 | LAMP SOCKET HAVING BOARD SUPPORTING MEANS - A lamp socket includes an insulative housing defining a base, a lamp receiving portion extending upward form the base with a lamp receiving cavity, a board receiving portion extending downward from the base with a board receiving cavity and a side opening communicating with the board receiving cavity. A contact includes an engaging portion retained in the base, a clamp arm extending upward from the retaining portion and received in the board receiving cavity for contacting with a lamp and an contacting arm extending downward from the retaining portion and protruded in the board receiving cavity; A bottom cover is associated with the board receiving portion and defines a supporting arm protruded upwards in the board receiving cavity. | 12-15-2011 |
20110318968 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR IMPROVING INTENSITY OF CONTACTS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways extending in a mating direction and a plurality of contacts secured in the passageways of the insulative housing. The insulative housing further defines a plurality of communicating slots extending downwardly and communicating with the passageways. Each passageway is wider than the communicating slot which is thereabove. Each contact defines a connecting portion receiving in the passageway and a contacting portion bending upwardly from the connecting portion and extending beyond the communicating slot. The connecting portion defines a pair of restricting portions respectively extending from two sides thereof in a direction perpendicular to the mating direction, the pair of restricting portions is prevented in the passageway from extending beyond the communicating slot. | 12-29-2011 |
20120009825 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH BALANCED MOUNTING STRUCTURE - An electrical connector for mounting on a circuit board includes a longitudinal base and a plurality of contacts received therein. The longitudinal base includes a mating face, an assembling face opposite to the mating face for confronting with an edge of the circuit board. Each contact includes a contacting portion exploding to the mating face and a spring tail extending out of the assembling face for elastically pressing against the circuit board in a height direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A retention pad is secured to the housing and comprises a pressing end for elastically pressing against the circuit board to balance prepressure of the spring tails to the circuit board. | 01-12-2012 |
20130149887 | COAXIAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING RETAINING ARMS AND COAXIAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A coaxial connector assembly comprises a cable coaxial electrical connector and a board coaxial electrical connector mounted on a PCB and connecting to the cable coaxial electrical connector. The cable coaxial electrical connector defines a pair of retaining arms extending toward the board coaxial electrical connector, thereby the pair of retaining arms locking with the board coaxial electrical connector or the PCB to ensure a good engagement of the two coaxial connectors. | 06-13-2013 |
20140335738 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH ADDITIONAL POWER TERMINALS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of first conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a mating frame running through a front face thereof. An L-shaped mating tongue extends forwardly in the mating frame. The mating frame has two opposite inner surfaces facing to the mating tongue and spaced from the mating tongue. The first conductive terminal each includes a contacting portion arranged on a mating face of the mating tongue and a connecting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The electrical connector includes second conductive terminals disposed on both inner surface of the mating frame. The second conductive terminals are used for different-voltage power transmission. Therefore, the electrical connector not only meets the specification of SATA connector, but also provides the function of signal transmission and different-voltage power transmission. | 11-13-2014 |