Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

George Lee

Eric Juntwait

Lee-Ming Cheng

William E Spink, Jr

Jerry Wu

Dennis B Jones

Yen-Chao Tsai

Kuei-Chang Hsu

David Tso-Chin Ko

Chiu-Yu Tang

Jenq-Yih Hwang

Hsien-Chu Lin

Edmond Choy

David Tso-chin Ko

Gwou-Jong Tseng

I-Fee Chen

Conrad Y Choy

Lee M Cheng

Yuh Huey Kang

Tsun-Shen Shao

Joseph C Tang

A SATA connector () for being soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulative housing (), a plurality of right angle contacts (), and a pair of board locks (). The insulative housing has a top wall (), a bottom wall (), a pair of side walls () and a rear wall () which together define a mating space (), an L-shaped tongue () extends from the rear wall and into the mating space. Each contact has an engaging portion () retained in the L-shaped tongue and a solder portion () extending beyond the rear wall and bent in right angle so as to parallel to the rear wall adapted for being soldered to the PCB. The pair of board locks is mounted to the bottom wall of the housing.

Serial ATA connector with right angle contact

A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector () for being mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) () includes an insulative housing () and a plurality of compliant contacts (). The housing has a pair of side walls (), a pair of end walls (), and a bottom wall () which together defining a mating space (), an L-shaped tongue extending from the bottom wall into the mating space. Each contact having an engaging portion () retained in the L-shaped tongue and a press-fit tail () vertically extending beyond the bottom wall adapted for being mounted to the PCB. The housing further comprises a pair of pegs () is integrally formed on the bottom wall of the housing adapted for guiding the press-fit tails mounted into the PCB without damaged.

Serial ATA connector with compliant contact

A Serial ATA connector () includes an insulative housing () consisting of a first housing member () and a second housing member (), and a plurality of terminals () received in the housing. The first housing member defines a plurality of depressed molding areas () for being filled with injected molding materials to form the second housing member. A pair of reinforcing posts () is provided on the first housing member to further increase the strength of the housing.

Reinforced serial ATA connector

A cable connector assembly () includes an insulative housing (), a number of contacts (), a number of wires (), and a cover () mounted to the housing. The insulative housing has a number of passageways () in a front portion () and a number of posts () on a rear portion (). Every two neighboring posts define a contact-receiving tunnel () therebetween. Each contact includes a three-beam mating portion () received in the passageways, and an insulation displacement portion () received in a corresponding contact-receiving tunnel. The insulation displacement portion includes a first wall (), a second wall (), and an intermediate section () connecting the first and the second walls. The first and the second walls each define a slot (), and the slots align with each other. Each wire is received in the slots of a corresponding contact and electrically connected with the contact in the contact-receiving tunnel.

Cable connector assembly with IDC contacts

A cable end connector assembly () includes a dielectric housing (), a plurality of contact units (), a plurality of wires (), and a cover (). The housing includes an upper wall (), a lower wall (), and a pair of sidewalls () connecting the upper and lower walls. Each contact unit comprises at least one mating portion () and a tail portion () opposite to the mating portion and extending beyond a rear face of the housing. The tail portion has a U-shaped configuration. Each wire comprises a conductive core () received in corresponding U-shaped tail portion and soldered with the tail portion to form electrical connection therebetween. The cover is over-molded with a rear end () of the housing and covers front ends of the wires and the tail portions of the contact units to protect the electrical connection between the wires and the contact units.

Cable end connector assembly and the method of making the same

A cable end connector assembly including an insulative housing (), a plurality of signal and grounding contacts (), (), a spacer device (), a cable (), and an over-molding cover (). The insulative housing has a base, the base having a mating section defining a receiving space therein adapted for receiving a mating portion of the complementary connector. The signal and grounding contacts are mounted in the housing, each contact has an engaging portion, a rear connecting portion, and a tail portion extends rearwardly from the connecting portion, at least one tail portion of the grounding contact has a fork-shape. The cable has a number of conductors each electrically connecting a corresponding contact. The cover is over-molded with and encloses a rear end of the housing and the front end of the cable.

Cable end connecotr assembly with improved contact

A safety Serial ATA IDC power cable plug connector () includes an insulative housing (), a number of IDC power contacts () retained in the housing, a number of wires () connected to the power contacts, and a cover () mounted onto the insulative housing with the wires securely retained therebetween. The insulative housing comprises an engaging portion () providing a number of protrusions () and an opposite terminating portion (). The engaging portion has an upper wall (), a lower wall () and a pair of lateral walls () cooperatively defining a receiving space () therebetween for receiving a complementary Serial ATA power receptacle connector (). An L-shaped tongue () extends into the receiving space. The cover comprises a number of latching arms () latching onto corresponding protrusions of the housing.

Safety serial ATA IDC power cable plug connector

A cable connector assembly () includes an insulative housing (), a number of contacts (), a number of wires (), and a cover (). The housing has a number of passageways () in a front portion (), and a number of posts () and blocks () on a rear portion (). Every two neighboring posts define a contact-receiving tunnel () therebetween. Each contact includes an insulation displacement portion () received in a corresponding contact-receiving tunnel. The insulation displacement portion includes a first wall (), a second wall (), and an intermediate section () connecting the opposite walls. The first and the second walls each define a slot (), and the slots align with each other. Each wire is received in the slots of a corresponding contact in the contact-receiving tunnel. The cover includes a plurality of latching arms () respectively engaging with the blocks of the housing.

Cable connector assembly with latching means

Electrical connector

An IDC connector ( ) is adapted for connecting a flat cable ( ) to a header connector ( ) and includes a bottom body ( ) with a number of terminals ( ) retained therein, a top cover ( ) assembled to the bottom body and a latch member ( ). The top cover has a scalloped bottom face ( ) for terminating the flat cable. The header connector forms a girder ( ) at each lateral end thereof. The latch member includes a first latch arm ( ) for engaging with the girder and a second latch arm ( ) for engaging with the bottom body. The first latch arm forms a push bottom ( ) for handling and engaging with the bottom body for preventing the latch member from overstress.

Insulation displacement connection connector having improved latch member

A cable connector assembly ( ) includes an insulative housing ( ) defining a number of passages ( ), a number of conductive contacts ( ) respectively received in the passages, a cable ( ) having a number of conductors ( ) respectively electrically connecting with the conductive contacts, a cover ( ) partially enclosing the housing, a locking member ( ) assembled to the cover, and a pulling member ( ). The cover forms a pair of protrusions ( ) on opposite sides thereof. The locking member comprises a main body ( ) facing to the cover and a pair of arms ( ) respectively engaging with the protrusions. The pulling member is sandwiched between the cover and the main body of the locking member for being pulled to disengage the cable connector assembly from a complementary connector.

Cable connector assembly having pulling mechanism

A cable connector assembly ( ) includes an insulative housing ( ), a number of conductive contacts ( ), a number of conductive wires ( ) respectively soldered with the contacts, a spacer ( ) assembled to the housing and an insulative cover ( ) overmolded on the housing. The housing includes a plurality of passageways ( ) and an L-shaped receiving space ( ) communicating with the passageways ( ). The contacts are respectively received in the passageways and include a number of first contacts ( ) for signal transmission to a complementary connector, a pair of second contacts ( ) functioning as grounding contacts and a third contact ( ) electrically connecting with a corresponding detecting terminal of the complementary connector for indicating an engaging status between the cable connector assembly and the complementary connector.

Cable connector assembly having detecting contact

An electrical connector assembly ( ) comprises a cable end connector ( ) and a complementary connector ( ) mated with the cable end connector. The cable end connector includes a locking member ( ) which has a hook portion ( ) for locking with the complementary connector. The complementary connector includes a dielectric housing ( ) which has a flange portion ( ) locked with the hook portion of the locking member. The flange portion forms a guide portion ( ) guiding and facilitating the hook portion of the locking member to lock with the flange portion during engagement of the cable end connector and the complementary connector.

Electrical connector assembly having locking member

A cable end connector ( ) for mating with a complementary connector ( ) includes an insulative housing ( ), a number of contacts ( ) disposed in the housing, a cable ( ) having a number of signal and grounding conductors ( ) electrically connected to the contacts, a cover ( ) partially enclosing the housing, and a locking member ( ). The locking member includes a securing portion fixed secured to the insulative housing, and a one-mated latching portion ( ) movably extending forwardly from the securing portion and out of the housing for locking with the complementary connector permanently.

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