Yazaki North America, Inc.

Larry Kim

James Leroy Jones, Iii

David Kwang

Mark S Grant

Richard P Wong

Truong Quoc Nguyen

Masaru Fukuda

Vijendra Raghavendra

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) locking connector system is provided. The system can include a first housing defining a first locking portion and a female USB connector adapted to be disposed within the first housing. The system can also include a male USB connector operable to mate with the female USB connector. The system can further include a second housing defining a second locking portion. The second housing can be configured to receive the male USB connector. The second housing can be operable to engage the first locking portion with the second locking portion to fixedly couple the male USB connector to the female USB connector.

USB locking connector system

In a smart or intelligent electrical connector assembly, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in a first connector has circuit traces that extend from various locations on the PCB to a single, particular area between edges of the PCB. Components such as switches and microcontrollers for controlling the connector assembly circuits are electrically connected to the traces at the various locations. A terminal block is mounted at the single, particular area. The terminal block has terminals with ends electrically connected with the traces. The other ends of the terminals extend outward from surfaces of the block towards the edges of the PCB. Wire harness terminals within the first connector and within a second, mating connector of the assembly electrically connect with the terminal block terminals. By having the PCB terminals extend from a location inward from and above the PCB edges, rather than being located directly on the edges themselves, the PCB can be made smaller and the connectors can have a more telescopic fit, resulting in a compact connector assembly.

Terminal block arrangement for a printed circuit board in a smart connector

In an FOT connector housing which couples and retains an FOT and an optical fiber with the object of maintaining a desired distance between an FOT interface and the optical fiber, an EMI shield for the FOT comprising an FOT metal casing which maintains the interface side of the FOT in contact with a wall of the casing, the wall of the casing having a thickness designed to achieve and maintain the desired distance between the FOT interface and the optical fiber, the metal casing further including a spring member acting against the FOT cavity to maintain the FOT interface at the desired distance from the optical fiber under spring tension.

Self-tolerancing fiber optic transceiver shield

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Larry Kim