Molex Corporation

Molex Incvorporated

John Wallace

John M Horgan

Joseph McCarthy

Eugene Folan

Enda Kelly

Kent D Waddell

Brian Murphy

Denise Brennan

Padraig McDaid

Peter Thomas Curtin

John Meaney

Jay H Neer

Michael J Miskin

Marko Spiegel

Michael F Magajne

Patrick Tunn

Padrig McDaid

Mari Reyes

Declan McInerney

Eddie O'Neill

An electrical connector is provided with an integral switch. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating end. A fixed switch contact is immovably mounted on the housing. A movable switch contact is mounted on the housing and includes a contact portion movable into and out of switching engagement with the fixed switch contact. The movable switch contact includes a movable terminal portion at the mating end of the housing for engaging an appropriate terminal of a complementary mating connector. The movable terminal portion is integral with the contact portion for moving the contact portion relative to the fixed switch contact in response to mating of the connectors.

Electrical connector with an internal switch

An electrical connector assembly is provided for terminating a plurality of electrical wires. A non-conductive connector housing mounts a plurality of signal terminals. A wire management module includes a non-conductive body mounting a plurality of ground terminals. The body positions a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors of the electrical wires, the ground conductors being terminated to the ground terminals. The ground terminals interengage with the connector housing to mount the wire management module to the housing with the signal wire conductors in position for termination to the signal terminals.

Electrical connector with wire management module

A latching system is provided for an electrical connector which includes a connector housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals in a terminal module for contacting the terminals of an appropriate mating connecting device. At least one elongated latch arm has a front latching end and a rear end. The latch arm has an enlarged integral pivot portion intermediate its opposite ends. The housing includes an elongated groove for receiving the elongated latch arm. The groove has an enlarged journal portion for receiving the pivot portion of the latch arm. The groove has an enlarged cavity portion at one side thereof. A spring independent of the latch arm is located in the enlarged cavity portion of the groove for pivoting the latch arm in a latching direction.

Latching system for electrical connectors

An electrical connector is provided for mounting through an aperture in a panel with floating movement between the connector and the panel. A connector housing includes a mating portion insertable from a first side of the panel, through the aperture, to a position projecting from a second side of the panel. A first projection on the housing is engageable with the first side of the panel. A spring retention cap is positioned about the mating portion on the second side of the panel and includes a second projection for engaging the second side of the panel. An extension spring has opposite ends fixed to the spring retention cap and to the housing for drawing the first projection on the housing and the second projection on the spring retention cap against the first and second sides of the panel.

Panel mounted electrical connector

An electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting to a first side of a panel and through an opening in the panel. A connector housing is adapted for mounting through the opening in the panel and carries a plurality of terminals. A multi-function mounting/latch component includes at least one mounting boss for mounting the connector housing on a circuit board. The multi-function component includes at least one mounting aperture for receiving a mounting post of the connector housing for mounting the connector housing at the first side of the panel and through the opening in the panel. The multi-function component includes at least one latch arm projecting through the opening to a second side of the panel. A locking plate is engageable with the latch arm at the second side of the panel to hold the connector in assembly through the panel. The latch arm includes a latching aperture to facilitate latching the connector assembly to a complementary mating connector at the second side of the panel.

Multi-function mounting/latch component for electrical connectors

An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board and includes an elongated dielectric housing having a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A plurality of signal terminals are mounted on the housing and are spaced longitudinally thereof. Each signal terminal includes a contact portion at the mating end of the housing and a tail portion at the terminating end of the housing. A plurality of ground plates are mounted on the housing between at least some of the signal terminals. Each ground plate includes a body portion, a front portion and a tail portion. The signal terminals are disposed substantially within the longitudinal profiles of the body portions and front portions of the ground plates in a direction longitudinally of the housing, with the tail portions of the ground plates projecting rearwardly of the profiles.

Board mounted electrical connector with improved ground terminals

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