Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090011623 | Low profile board-mounted connector - An electrical connector mountable to a circuit board is disclosed. The disclosed connector includes a shell which comprises a first plate-like portion, a second plate-like portion and connection portions. The first plate-like portion extends in a predetermined direction and is provided with fixed portions at opposite ends thereof in the predetermined direction. The fixed portion is to be fixed to the circuit board. The second plate-like portion extends in the predetermined direction. Each of the connection portions connects the first and the second plate-like portion. The second plate-like portion is provided with force resist portions at opposite ends thereof in the predetermined direction. The force resist portions are configured so that, when a force is applied to the electrical connector along a direction from the first plate-like portion towards the second plate-like portion, the force resist portions resist the force. | 01-08-2009 |
20090011646 | Connector improved in reliability of connection - In a connector including a conductive contact, an insulating housing holding the contact, and a conductive shell covering the housing, the housing includes a protruding portion of a flat-plate shape having first and second principal surfaces faced to each other. The contact includes a first contacting portion disposed on the first principal surface of the protruding portion and a second contacting portion extending from the first contacting portion to the second principal surface of the protruding portion. The shell includes a shell contacting portion disposed on the second principal surface of the protruding portion. The second contacting portion and the shell contacting portion have confronting end faces faced to each other. | 01-08-2009 |
20090029598 | Board connector, mating connector, and electronic device including the same - A board connector has a plurality of contacts, an insulator holding the plurality of contacts, and a shell covering at least a part of the insulator. Each contact has an SMT terminal to be connected to a wiring pattern on a board. The insulator has a first insulator portion extending in an X-direction and two second insulator portions each extending in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction. The first insulator portion has a bottom surface and first ends in the X-direction. Each second insulator portion has second ends. Each second insulator portion extends from the first ends to the second ends, respectively. The second ends are positioned on an imaginary straight line. The first insulator portion, the second insulator portions, and the imaginary straight line define a predetermined area. The SMT terminals are held by the insulator so that the SMT terminals are positioned within the predetermined area. | 01-29-2009 |
20090029601 | Connector and electronic apparatus including the same - A connector comprises an insulator, a plurality of contacts, and a mold-in shell. The plurality of contacts and the mold-in shell are integrally formed with the insulator. The mold-in shell has a first body, a second body, and coupling portions. The coupling portions couples the first body and the second body so that the first body and the second body differ in positions in a Z-direction. | 01-29-2009 |
20100184337 | Connector assembly - A connector assembly has a receptacle connector mounted on a substrate and a plug connector matable with and removable from the receptacle connector on a plane parallel to the substrate. The plug connector includes side portions. The receptacle connector includes guiding portions configured to guide the side portions of the plug connector for mating and removal of the plug connector and fixing portions fixed on the substrate and formed integrally with the corresponding guiding portions. | 07-22-2010 |
20100210130 | Connector assembly - A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector along a mating direction. The second connector includes a lock activation portion movable between a lock position and an unlock position along an activation direction under a mating state. The first connector includes a lock operation portion configured to ensure movement of the lock activation portion in a separation direction when the lock activation portion is located at the unlock position under the mating state and to prevent movement of the lock activation portion in the separation direction so as to lock the mating state when the lock activation portion is located at the lock position. The first connector also includes a detection switch configured to be pressed by the lock activation portion located at the lock position under the mating state for detecting that the lock activation portion is located at the lock position. | 08-19-2010 |
20110008975 | Connector assembly - A connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector includes a first contact having a first contact portion and a first housing configured to hold the first contact. The second connector includes a second contact having a second contact portion that is brought into contact with the first contact portion and a second housing configured to hold the second contact. The connector assembly further includes a positioner operable to position the second contact portion in a first direction so that the second contact portion corresponds to the first contact portion when the second connector is moved relative to the first connector along the first direction. The connector assembly further includes a movement guide operable to guide a relative movement of the second connector relative to the first connector along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a state in which the second contact portion has been positioned in the first direction until the second contact portion is brought into contact with the first contact portion. | 01-13-2011 |
20110207356 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector configured to be mated with each other. The first connector includes a plurality of first contacts, a first housing and a first shell. The first contacts are arranged and retained in a pitch direction by the first housing The first housing is covered at least in part with the first shell The first shell includes a spring portion and a contact portion. The spring portion extends in the pitch direction. The spring portion is long in the pitch direction. The contact portion is supported by the spring portion so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the pitch direction. The second connector includes a second shell. The second shell is brought into contact with at least the contact portion of the first shell so that the first shell and the second shell are connected to each other when the second connector is mated with the first connector. | 08-25-2011 |
20120003857 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is configured to be mounted on a connection object. The first connector includes a first contact and a first holding member. The first holding member holds the first contact. The second connector is configured to be engaged with the first connector along a downward direction in a state where the first connector is positioned below the second connector. The second connector includes a second contact, a second holding member and an operated portion. The second holding member holds the second contact. The second contact is configured to be connected to the first contact under an engaged state where the second connector is engaged with the first connector. The operating portion is held by the second holding member so that a positional relation between the operating portion and the second holding member is kept when a force is applied to the operating portion along a upward direction and when a force is applied to the operating portion along a first horizontal direction perpendicular to the upward direction or a second horizontal direction opposite to the first horizontal direction. The second connector is removable from the first connector when a force is applied to the operating portion either along the upward direction or along the first horizontal direction or the second horizontal under the engaged state. | 01-05-2012 |
20120003866 | CONNECTOR - A connector has a mating portion matable with a mating connector. The connector is provided with a plurality of contacts and a holder member holding the plurality of contacts arrayed in a pitch direction. The mating portion has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a tip potion. Each of the plurality of contacts includes a contacting part and a folded part. The contacting part is exposed on the upper surface of the mating portion. The contacting part extends frontward and has a front end. The front end is exposed on the tip potion of the mating portion. The folded part is folded backward from the front end of the contacting part and has a rear end as an embedment part. The holder member has a plate portion defining an external shape of the mating portion. The embedment part is embedded in the plate portion. | 01-05-2012 |
20120009821 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable to a cable having a plurality of signal wires and a drain wire. Each of the signal wires includes a signal conductor. The connector comprises a plurality of contacts, a holding member and a shell. The holding member is provided with an accommodating portion configured to accommodate an end part of the drain wire. The accommodating portion extends through the holding portion along a predetermined direction. The contacts configured to be connected to the signal conductors, respectively. The contacts are held by the holding member so that connection works between the contacts and the signal conductors are performable along the predetermined direction. The shell covers, at least in part, the holding member. The shell has a fixing portion exposed in the accommodating portion so that the end part of the drain wire is fixable to the fixing portion within the accommodating portion. | 01-12-2012 |
20120021649 | Connector, method of manufacturing the connector and apparatus for manufacturing the connector - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 01-26-2012 |
20120252252 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING OBJECT - A connector is configured to be mated with and connected to a mating connector in a state where the connector is attached to an FPC having a principal surface on which a signal terminal and a ground terminal are arranged. The connector comprises a housing, a plurality of contacts held by the housing, a cover shell partially covering the housing and a lock bar supported by the housing and/or the cover shell so as to be turnable. Each of the contacts has an exposed portion connectable to the signal terminal of the connecting object. The cover shell has a grounded portion connectable to the ground terminal of the connecting object. The lock bar is configured to lock a mating state where the connector is mated with the mating connector. | 10-04-2012 |
20130137284 | CONNECTOR - Provided is a connector lockable a connection with the connection object securely. The connector comprises a housing, an attachment, and a lock portion. The connection object which has a locked portion is inserted to and connected with the connector from the front of the connector. The attachment is attached to the housing and comprises an upper attachment positioned higher than the housing, a lower attachment positioned lower than the housing, and a coupling portion coupling the upper attachment and the lower attachment. The lock portion comprises a locking lug positioned backward of the coupling portion and engaging with the locked portion of the connection object when the connection object connected with the connector is moved in an eject direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a spring portion positioned between the upper attachment and the lower attachment and supporting the locking lug so as to be displaceable in a vertical direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. | 05-30-2013 |
20130196546 | CONNECTOR - A connector is mountable on a circuit board and matable with a mating connector having a mating portion and a mating shell. The connector comprises a housing and a shell. The housing is formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion is receives the mating portion of the mating connector when the mating portion is inserted into the connector. The shell has a plurality of first connected portions and a plurality of second connected portions. The first connected portions are configured to be connected to the mating shell of the mating connector when the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. The second connected portions are configured to be connected to the circuit board when the connector is mounted on the circuit board. The first connected portions and the second connected portions extend forward of the receiving portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130232787 | CONNECTOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base insulator, a plurality of elongated plate shaped contacts arranged on the base insulator, and a cover insulator arranged to hold the contacts in cooperation with the base insulator and welded to the base insulator, the base insulator is provided with a pair of openings arranged to face each other across each of holders and to intersect with the direction in which the holders are arranged. | 09-12-2013 |
20130260601 | CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a connector | 10-03-2013 |