A board-to-board connector assembly includes first and second connector assemblies and a connector interconnect between the first and second connector assemblies. Each connector assembly includes an outer shell and a connector received in a cavity of the outer shell. The connector has a connector body holding contacts in a card slot, which receives a circuit card edge of an add-in card. The outer shell has an outer board guide configured to engage the add-in card and guide mating of the outer shell with the add-in card. The outer shell has a latch configured to latchably engage the add-in card to secure the connector to the add-in card. The connector interposer electrically interconnects the contacts of the connector assemblies to electrically connect the add-in cards.

A board end connector and a connector assembly. The board end connector comprises a board end insulating body, a terminal module, and a housing. The board end insulating body comprises a board end plugging surface and a plugging slot. The plugging slot is disposed on the board end plugging surface and comprises two interference sidewalls which are oppositely disposed. The terminal module is disposed in the board end insulating body. The housing is disposed on one side of the board end insulating body. A plugging bump member is provided on one side of the housing. The plugging bump member is disposed in the plugging slot. An interfering bump is provided on at least one side of the plugging bump member. The interfering bump interferes with at least one of the two interference sidewalls to increase the holding force between the housing and the board end insulating body.

A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing including a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting a conductor connection part of the terminal fitting on the inner side toward an outer side is provided; a conductive component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction projecting from the housing; and a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area. The housing includes a protruded body protruded toward the conductor lead-out area side of the conductive component than a same plane with the terminal lead-out area.

A bracket includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The upper bracket and the lower bracket support a supported body from above and below between the upper bracket and the lower bracket. The lower bracket has a pair of lateral lower bracket sidewall portions overlapping with a pair of lateral upper bracket sidewall portions of the upper bracket. The lateral lower bracket sidewall portions catch with the lateral upper bracket sidewall portions to catch the lower bracket on the upper bracket.

An electrical connector includes an insulation body, a main plate, a side plate and a plurality of terminals. The insulation body has at least one aperture penetrating through an upper surface and a lower surface of the insulation body. The main plate is fastened in the insulation body. The side plate is fastened in the insulation body. The side plate is disposed to one side of the main plate. The main plate has a first corresponding side. The side plate has a second corresponding side. The second corresponding side is corresponding to the first corresponding side in the at least one aperture. The first corresponding side and the second corresponding side are exposed to an outside of the insulation body through the at least one aperture. The plurality of the terminals are mounted in the insulation body.

A cable termination assembly configured for mounting to an interior portion of a printed circuit board. The cable termination assembly has a frame shaped to receive a paddle card to which a plurality of cables are terminated. A lid, when closed, may force the paddle card into contact with an interposer, which in turn may be pressed into a printed circuit board on which the cable termination assembly is mounted. Electrical signals may pass between the cables and traces in the printed circuit board via the paddle card and interposer. The termination assembly may be mounted near a processor or other high speed component on the printed circuit board, enabling high speed signals to be coupled with low loss between a periphery of the printed circuit board, or even a location off the printed circuit board, and the high speed component.

A connector (10) according to this disclosure includes an insulator (20) into/from which a connection object (60) can be inserted/removed and an actuator (50) capable of rotating between a closed position where the actuator closes relative to the insulator (20) and an opened position where the actuator opens relative to the insulator (20). The actuator (50) rotates from the removal side to the insertion side of the connection object (60) with respect to the insulator (20) when moving from the closed position to the opened position and holds the opened position independently.

An assembly, comprising: a circuit board; a electrical connector mounted to a circuit board; and a counterweight mounted to the circuit board, wherein the counterweight contacts a first major surface of the circuit board, a center of gravity of the electrical connector is not situated in a plane that perpendicularly intersects the first major surface, a combined center of gravity of the electrical connector and the counterweight is situated in a plane that perpendicularly intersects the first major surface, the counterweight arches over an outer circumference of the electrical connector.

A connector block comprised of a plurality of spring-embedded blind mate connector assemblies. Each of the spring-embedded blind mate connector assemblies can be comprised of a first connector extending in a first direction and a second connector extending in a second direction opposite the first direction, where the first connector and the second connector can have a common axis and can be operatively coupled to pass a signal between opposite ends of the spring-embedded blind mate connector assembly. The first connector can include a captivator, a connection extension, and a spring between the captivator and the second connector, where the spring can abut the captivator and have an outer diameter no greater than an outer diameter of the captivator.

A pass-through connector for a battery pack having a hermetic casing is disclosed. The pass-through connector has a body including: a hermetic electrical, a first body portion defining a first connector portion, a second body portion opposite the first body portion, and a flange connected to and projecting radially from the second body portion. The pass-through connector also has a second connector portion selectively connected to the first connector portion, and a gasket abutting an engagement surface of the flange and adapted for providing a hermetic seal between the pass-through connector and the casing. At least one of the first body portion and the second connector portion defines at least one recess for permitting gas exchange in and out of the casing. A battery pack having the pass-through connector, and a method for introducing at least one gas in a hermetically sealable casing for a battery pack are also disclosed.