A hazardous area coupler is provided which uses arrays of diodes to permit low voltage alternating current signals to pass through while shunting to ground any voltages greater than the clamping voltage of the diodes.

A compression connector including a tubular connector body with a through bore, a flange, a leading end and a trailing end for connecting ground conductors to a load center. A nose extends from the flange to the leading end and a trailing body portion extends to the trailing end. A boss on the connector body includes a threaded bore and an opening on each side of the boss. A screw within the threaded bore of the boss holds a clip to the connector body. The clip includes two legs with arcuate ends that bisect the through bore. Insertion of a grounding electrode conductor into the through bore and tightening of the clip enables a secure connection of the conductor grounding electrode to the connector body. A threaded nose and a locknut are provided on the compression connector to facilitate attachment of the leading end of the connector body to a knockout aperture in a load center.

To provide an electronic component and an imaging device including the electronic component, which can readily integrate the connector portion to the housing. The shielding member includes a screw portion. The screw portion is fastened by being screwed to a screw hole of a holding wall of a case portion configuring a rear housing. An external connection connector can be readily integrated to the rear housing in the above manner.

Implementations of a two-piece electrical connector are provided. In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may be used to conductively connect two electronic devices (e.g., audio equipment). In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may be configured to reduce signal degradation (e.g., skin effect, noise, distortion, etc.) during transmission between connected electronic devices. In some implementations, the two-piece electrical connector may comprise a plug and a jack configured to connect together and thereby complete an electrical circuit. In some implementations, the plug and jack may each include two contacts. In some implementations, each contact is a segment of a foil conductor that is a single unitary piece of material (i.e., there are no breaks or soldered joints). In this way, through the use of foil conductors having a unitary construction, signal degradation is reduced between electronic devices connected together by a two-piece electrical connector.

A ground block may include a metal ground plate and a ground wire fixedly coupled with the metal ground plate. The ground wire is configured to be non-detachable from the ground block during normal use of the ground block. The ground block may be formed by soldering or brazing the ground wire to the metal ground plate.

A thermoconductive structure includes a waterproof casing, a socket and a thermoconductive plate. The socket is accommodated in the waterproof casing and includes a metal housing having an inserting opening and a side opening defined on a side of the inserting opening. The thermoconductive plate is movably disposed on the metal housing. One surface of the thermoconductive plate protrudes from an inner surface of the metal housing through the side opening. Another surface of the thermoconductive plate is provided with a soft thermoconductive element. The soft thermoconductive element is disposed between an inner surface of the waterproof casing and the thermoconductive plate. When a plug is inserted into the metal housing, the plug pushes the thermoconductive plate to make the soft thermoconductive element be compressed by the thermoconductive plate and the waterproof housing.

Disclosed is an audio barrel jack assembly that reduces or eliminates signal loss when used with either a mono or stereo audio plug. The jack assembly employs a support housing having a passageway sized to receive a conventional audio plug. The passageway including connectors that engage opposite sides of the audio jack for increased surface engagement providing an improved electrical connection.

A panel mount connector and method involve a connector shell assembly that is configured to be received in an opening that is defined by a panel with the connector shell defining a through passage. A flexible circuit board is supported within the through passage and defines a first external connection interface at one end for external electrical access from one side of the panel when the connector shell assembly is installed in the panel and at least the first external connection interface is supported for independent movement relative to the connector shell.

Electrical connectors coupleable through an aperture in a substrate are described. According to various embodiments, an electrical connector includes an upper mounting unit and a lower mounting unit. The upper mounting unit includes a first surface that engages with a first planar surface of the substrate, and a second surface that engages with a second surface of the substrate arranged substantially perpendicular to the first planar surface. The lower mounting unit is coupleable to the upper mounting unit through the aperture and engages with a third planar surface of the substrate opposed to the first planar surface of the substrate to secure the electrical connector in the aperture.

The present disclosure relates to an electrical plug connector, such as a high-voltage plug connector, for a vehicle. The plug connector comprises a plug with a plug casing, one or more electrical contact parts accommodated in the plug casing, a socket with a socket casing, and a protective housing at least partly encasing the plug casing and the socket casing. The protective housing comprises an attachment flange in a connection area reaching up to a counterpart connectable thereto. An engagement ridge of the protective housing is spaced apart from the attachment flange in the longitudinal direction L of the plug connector and at least positively engages in an engagement channel of the plug casing.