Tyco Electronics Corporation

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Te Connectivity Corporation

Te Connectivity Solutions Gmbh

Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Keith Richard Foltz

Kevin Edward Weidner

Michael J Block

Michael Timothy Sykes

Jeffrey K Orner

Tim R Chevalier

Mattia Scheggia

Galen Monroe Martin

John Wesley Hall

Francis John Blasick

Bradley Scott Buchter

John Raymond Shuey

Nicholas Lee Evans

John Mark Myer

Douglas John Hardy

Neil Franklin Schroll

Michael Fredrick Laub

Christian Schrettlinger

James Michael Raudenbush

Hoy Smith Beck, Jr

Olivier De Cloet

Wolfgang Mueller

James Edward Gundermann

Vincent Michael Kane

Andrew Jacob Vasbinder

Jimmy Glenn Grubbs

Emilio Cuesta

Daron H Wallace

Nathan William Swanger

Alan Jay Amazon

Michael John Christiansen

Jesse Baker

David A Swartwood

David Michael Revak

David Everts

Mattia Scheiggia

A connector assembly includes an outer conductive body having a first end configured to mate with a corresponding electrical connector, and a conductive center contact arranged within the outer conductive body. The center contact comprises a first end configured to mate with the corresponding electrical connector and a second end electrically connecting with a first electrical contact of a circuit board. An outer contact is slidably attached to a second end of the outer conductive body and electrically connects with a second electrical contact of the circuit board. An elastic element is provided for biasing the outer contact in a direction away from the outer conductive body and toward the circuit board.

Floating header and circuit board assembly

An electrical connection device comprises a cable, a ferrule, and a first electrical contact. The cable has an outer conductor surrounding an inner conductor. The ferrule is mechanically connected to the outer conductor. The first electrical contact is electrically connected to the inner conductor.

Electrical connection device, a method of manufacturing an electrical cable and a manufactured electrical coaxial cable

A connector position assurance device having a base portion and a pair of resiliently deformable beams. Cam engaging members extend from side walls of the pair of resiliently deformable beams. A first lockout projection engagement member is provided proximate the beam front ends of the pair of resiliently deformable beams and extends between the first beam and the second beam. A second lockout projection engagement member is spaced from the base front end and spaced from the first lockout projection engagement member. The second lockout projection engagement member extends between the first beam and the second beam. A lockout projection receiving opening is formed by the first lockout projection engagement member, the second lockout projection engagement member, and portions of the pair of resiliently deformable beams.

Connector position assurance member

Coaxial connector

A coaxial connector includes a center contact, an outer contact and a dielectric insert received in the outer contact and holding the center contact. The dielectric insert may have structural features that extend axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert with air gaps between the structural features. The outer contact may include a rear housing that is interchangeably coupled to either a plug housing or a jack housing at the housing interface. The center contact may be configured to be terminated by a plurality of different termination techniques in different applications.

A coaxial connector includes a center contact and a board contact coupled to the center contact that is terminated to a circuit board. An outer contact has a cavity that receives the center contact and board contact. The outer contact has a separable interface end mated to a mating connector and a terminating end mounted to the circuit board. A circuit board mount is coupled to the terminating end and electrically connects the outer contact to the circuit board. A dielectric insert is received in the cavity and includes a bore that receives and holds either the center contact or the board contact. The dielectric insert has structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert with air gaps being defined between the structural features. The structural features engage the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the cavity.

A coaxial connector includes a center contact electrically connected to a conductor of a cable. The center contact extends along a contact axis oriented generally perpendicular to an axis of the conductor of the cable. An outer contact has a cavity and the center contact is disposed in the cavity. The outer contact has a separable interface end and a terminating end. The separable interface end and terminating end are oriented generally perpendicular to one another. A dielectric insert is received in the cavity. The dielectric insert has a bore that receives and holds the center contact. The dielectric insert has structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert, with air gaps defined between the structural features. The structural features engage the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the cavity.

A coaxial connector includes a center contact and an outer contact. The outer contact has a central cavity and the center contact is disposed in the central cavity. The outer contact has a mating end configured to be mated to a mating connector and a terminating end configured to be mounted to a circuit board. A circuit board mount is coupled to the terminating end and is configured to mechanically and electrically connect the outer contact to the circuit board. A dielectric insert is received in the central cavity and holds the center contact. The dielectric insert has structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert with air gaps therebetween. The structural features engage the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the central cavity.

Electrical connector that includes a connector housing having mating and terminating ends. The connector housing has a housing cavity and a leading edge at the mating end that defines an opening to the housing cavity. A central axis extends through the housing cavity between the mating and terminating ends. The electrical connector also includes a dielectric insert within the housing cavity and an electrical contact that is held by the insert along the central axis. The insert has a recess surface that faces the mating end and extends a radial distance, outward from the electrical contact. The insert includes a dielectric rim that projects from the recess surface toward the mating end. The dielectric rim surrounds: and is radially spaced from at least a portion of the electrical contact. The dielectric rim and the recess surface define an impedance-control space that surrounds at least the portion of the electrical contact.

Electrical connector having shaped dielectric insert for controlling impedance

A multi-port connector assembly includes a housing that has a front end and a back end. The housing has a plurality of openings therethrough that extend between the front end and the back end. The housing has a shelf that extends from the back end. The shelf has a plurality of channels formed therein. A plurality of contact subassemblies are received in corresponding openings. The contact subassemblies have center conductors and outer shells surrounding the center conductors. The outer shells have rails that extend outward therefrom. The rails are received in corresponding channels to orient the contact subassemblies with respect to the housing.

Multi-port connector assembly

An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having a main housing portion, camming slide mounting in camming slide receiving guides of the main housing portion, a wire guide and a lever. The lever is operably coupled to the camming slides to translate the camming slides upon rotation of the lever. The lever is mounted to the wire guide, and the combination of the wire guide and the lever are reversible to reverse the orientation of the wires in the wire dress.

Electrical connector having reversible wire dress

An electrical connector assembly includes a housing, a connector and a conductor. The housing extends from a mating interface to a back end along a longitudinal axis and from a top side to a mounting interface along a vertical axis. The connector is disposed at the mating interface and is configured to mate with a mating connector. The conductor extends from the electrical connector to the mounting interface to provide a conductive pathway between the mating connector and the circuit board. The conductor includes a mating portion oriented along the longitudinal axis and a mounting portion oriented along the vertical axis. One of the mating portion and the mounting portion includes a bifurcated end having opposing contact tips and the other of the mating portion and the mounting portion includes an interconnection end that is received between the contact tips to electrically couple the mating portion and the mounting portion.

Multi-port connector system

A wire management cover having a cover body configured to detachably engage a connector and having an opening configured to allow passage of one or more wires. The cover includes a wire management portion hingedly attached to the cover body. The wire management portion has a plurality of channels, each channel configured to receive at least one of the one or more wires. The wire management portion is capable of latching engagement with the cover body. The cover body includes features permitting orientation of the cover in a plurality of directions with respect to the connector.

Wire management cover and system

An electrical connector adapter () is disclosed for electrically interconnecting a portable electronic component such as an MP3 player, CD player, or other portable device with sound or other equipment in a vehicle. The adapter () includes a one-piece insulating housing () having a system mating end () for interconnecting to a vehicle's electrical system and a component mating end () for interconnecting to a portable electrical component. Three electric contacts () are retained in three openings () respectively in the housing () and are arranged to electrically mate with a plug () of a portable electrical component.

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Duncannon, PA, United States of America

Keith Richard Foltz