H01R4/4863

Terminal module
11575224 · 2023-02-07 · ·

A terminal module (10) has a metal case (20) with a ceiling wall (21), a bottom wall (51) facing the ceiling wall (21), opposed side walls (23) extending from the ceiling wall (21) toward the bottom wall (51) and retaining pieces (24). A coil spring (40) is sandwiched between the ceiling wall (21) and the bottom wall (51). The retaining pieces (24) face each other in a direction perpendicular to a facing direction of the side walls (23) and project toward the bottom wall (51) from the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). The side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) are disposed alternately on the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). A spring receiving portion (26) formed by the ceiling wall (21), the side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) receives an end part of the coil spring (40) on the side of the ceiling wall (21).

Semiconductor package with elastic coupler and related methods

Implementations of semiconductor packages may include: a die coupled to a substrate; a housing coupled to the substrate and at least partially enclosing the die within a cavity of the housing, and; a pin fixedly coupled to the housing and electrically coupled with the die, wherein the pin includes a reversibly elastically deformable lower portion configured to compress to prevent a lower end of the pin from lowering beyond a predetermined point relative to the substrate when the housing is lowered to be coupled to the substrate.

Connector for bus bar
11699887 · 2023-07-11 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a connector for a bus bar including a bar-shaped finger divided into a central portion, a pair of end portions symmetrically formed on opposite sides of the central portion, and a pair of connecting portions respectively formed between the central portion and the pair of end portions. The connector for a bus bar includes: a plurality of fingers, at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form one side portion and at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction to form the other side portion disposed opposite to the one side portion; a pair of coil springs, one end and the other end of which is fixed to the one side portion and the other side portion to be arranged at a predetermined distance apart from each other with respect to the central portion of the finger; and a bracket for supporting the one side portion and the other side portion.

TERMINAL MODULE AND CONNECTOR
20220393395 · 2022-12-08 ·

A terminal module to be electrically connected to a mating connector by being fit to the mating connector relatively approaching along a first direction from one side to another side is provided with a case having a ceiling wall and a pair of side walls extending toward the one side from the ceiling wall, a resilient member to be accommodated into the case and stretchable along the first direction, a first terminal to be supported on the pair of side walls while being biased toward the one side by the resilient member and movable toward the other side by being pressed by the mating connector, a second terminal located away from the first terminal toward the other side and extending in the first direction, and a flexible conductor for electrically connecting the first terminal and the second terminal.

Heating unit for light sources, installation and control system thereof
11512831 · 2022-11-29 ·

The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for heating a lens for a light source. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a heating unit for use in a vehicle light, methods of installation and control systems for the heating unit. For example, a heating unit according to the present disclosure includes a connector configured to maintain an electronic connection between a heating element and a control circuit by a bias force, such as a spring force. Instead of forming a fixed attachment with the heating element, the connector is pushed against the heating element to maintain connection therebetween. The non-fixed contact to the heater provides reliability, flexibility and simplicity to the heating unit.

Terminal and connector

A terminal is to be connected to a mating terminal having a flat surface portion. The terminal includes a conductive main body having an abutment surface, an annular terminal spring, the annular terminal spring being held on the abutment surface and a fastener holding the annular terminal spring on the abutment surface. The fastener includes a main body shaft being inserted into a central space of the annular terminal spring, a first end of the main body shaft being fixed to the conductive main body, and a plurality of arm portions extending outward in a radial direction of the fastener from a second end of the main body shaft, the second end being opposite to the first end, the plurality of arm portions being configured to hold the annular terminal spring at a contacting portion of the annular terminal spring, the contacting portion contacting the abutment surface.

CONNECTOR
20230115788 · 2023-04-13 ·

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a connector that enables excellent heat dissipation. A connector 11 according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a metal housing 13; a plate-shaped busbar 14 that is held by the housing 13; a ceramic member 20 that is interposed between one flat surface 14a of the busbar 14 and a contact portion 19 of the housing 13; and a helical compression spring 21 that presses another flat surface 14b of the busbar 14 toward the contact portion 19.

SPRING CONNECTOR
20230178906 · 2023-06-08 · ·

A spring connector includes: a tube; a movable pin having a distal end portion that protrudes from an opening of the tube, and having a hole portion that opens on a side opposite to a protruding direction; and a coil spring configured to bias the movable pin in the protruding direction. The coil spring includes an eccentric winding portion whose winding center is eccentric relative to an axial straight line connecting a winding center of a winding portion at one end portion and a winding center of a winding portion at the other end portion.

Connector assemblies for panel board neutral bars and circuit breakers including same
09824839 · 2017-11-21 · ·

A circuit breaker neutral connector assembly is provided. Circuit breaker neutral connector assembly includes a neutral connector including a first side configured to make electrical connection with a neutral bar, a shield of an insulating material abutting a second side of the neutral connector opposite the first side, and a bias spring abutting the shield and configured to bias the neutral connector relative to a circuit breaker housing. Electronic circuit breakers including a circuit breaker neutral connector assembly and methods of making neutral connections are provided, as are other aspects.

CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

A connector assembly includes a female connector having a pair of female terminals inserted into a housing of which one side is open, and including a male connector having a male terminal inserted between the pair of female terminals to come into contact with the pair of female terminals. one end of a female terminal of the pair of female terminals is fixed to an inner surface of the housing. The other end thereof is disposed to extend by a predetermined length. A displacement of the other end occurs toward the one end due to the configuration of the male connector. A contact defect problem during coupling does not occur and reworking of the connector assembly is facilitated.