TE Connectivity Solutions Patente

The invention relates to a connector housing (1, 1a, 1b) with a first and a second housing section (2a, 2b), with a receptacle (4) extending from a first access opening (6a) to a second access opening (6b), in which at least one busbar (8, 8a, 8b) and/or contact structure (66) can be accommodated at least in sections, wherein the first access opening (6a) is arranged in the first housing section (2a) and the second access opening (6b) is arranged in the second housing section (2b), wherein the first housing section (2a) is movable relative to the second housing section (2b). Such a connector housing is suitable for tolerance-compensating plug connections.

A flexible conductive coating formulation for use in a heat shrink application having high conductivity (i.e., low volume resistivity) and good adhesion is described. The flexible conductive coating comprises a conductive filler, solvent, binder and optional additives. A method of forming the conductive coating is also described.

A contact system and an electromagnetic contactor are provided, where the contact system comprises a movable contact that moves along a closing direction and a pair of stationary contacts disposed facing each other along a longitudinal direction transverse to the closing direction. Each of the stationary contacts has a C-shaped body with a first leg and a second leg oriented towards a center of the contact system and spaced apart along the closing direction. The movable contact has a first movable contact section disposed between the first and the second legs of the first stationary contact and a second movable contact section disposed between the first and the second legs of the second stationary contact. The first and the second stationary contacts each comprise a terminal section extending from the respective second leg towards a direction that forms a non-zero angle with the longitudinal direction.

The present invention relates to an electrical terminal (1) for contacting a conductive core (12) of an insulated wire (14), the electrical terminal (1) comprising a first and second insulation displacement slot (18', 18") each for at least partly receiving therein the insulated wire (14) thus effecting insulation displacement termination of the received wire (14), wherein the first insulation displacement slot (18') is spaced apart from the second insulation displacement slot (18"); and a first and second support wall (28', 28") each extending from the first insulation displacement slot (18') to the second insulation displacement slot (18"), wherein the second support wall (28") is arranged opposite of the first support wall (28') with respect to the first and second insulation displacement slot (18', 18"); and wherein at least one of the first and second support wall (28', 28") is at least sectionally arched away from the respective other support wall (28", 28'). Advantageously, the at least sectionally arched support wall (28', 28") exhibits an increased stiffness and rigidity. The present invention further relates to a connection assembly (2) comprising such an electrical terminal (1) and an insulated wire (14).

The present invention relates to a connector pin (10) comprising an electrically conductive elongated flat body (12) and an electrically insulating element (14). At least one protrusion (52) extends from a flat base (50) of a frontal edge (48) of the elongated flat body (12). The protrusion (52) has a through opening (64). The electrically insulating element (14) covers the front edge (48) and the protrusion (52) so as to fill the through opening (64). The main protrusion (62) may have at least one trapezoidal section in a sectional plane parallel to the flat base (50) of the front edge (48).

An ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The UWB antenna includes a radiating patch at the first surface. The UWB antenna includes parasitic elements at the first surface adjacent the radiating patch and an antenna ground at the second surface. The UWB antenna includes shorting pins between the radiating patch and the antenna ground. The UWB antenna has a wide beam angle greater than 120°. The UWB antenna covers the UWB channel 9 and/or channel 10 frequency band(s).

A terminal applicator system, comprising: an applicator (110) including a crimping ram (122) and a pair of opposing crimping dies (141, 142); and a clamping assembly mounted adjacent the opposing crimping dies (141, 142) and including: a first gripper (230) attached to a base (210) and adapted to grip a first wire (12) of a cable (10); and a second gripper (250) movable relative to the first gripper (230) and operable independent of the first gripper (230) to grip a second wire (14) of the cable (10); wherein the clamping assembly is positioned relative to the crimping dies (141, 142) of the applicator (110) to selectively place one of the first or second wires (12, 14) into a crimping position between the opposing crimping dies (141, 142), and bias the other one of the first and second wires (12, 14) into a non-crimping position.

The invention relates to a snap-in bridge connector (100), comprising a housing (101) having a housing base (103), multiple side walls (105) and a housing lid (107) with multiple insertion openings (109), a current rail (111) positioned on an inside of opposing side walls (105) of the housing (101), a contacting spring array (113) with multiple contacting spring elements (115) and a preloading spring array (117) with multiple preloading spring elements (119) positioned inside the housing (101) respectively, wherein the contacting spring array (113) has a ridge shape with a connection ridge (121) connecting the multiple contacting spring elements (115), wherein each preloading spring element (119) of the multiple preloading spring elements (119) is set up to hold a respective contacting spring element (115) of the multiple contacting spring elements (115) in a preloaded position, wherein each preloading spring element (119) is set up to be actuated by a wire (200) inserted into the housing (101) via an insertion opening (109) of the housing lid (107)and to release the respective contacting spring element (115) from the preloaded position, wherein the respective contacting spring element (115) released from the preloaded position is set up to contact the inserted wire (200) to the current rail (111).

The present invention relates to a retention cap (1) for maintaining structural integrity of a connector (4), the connector (4) comprising a housing (8) and at least one internal component (16) inserted into an opening (24) of the housing (8), wherein the retention cap (1) comprises an anchoring section (32) for securing the retention cap (1) to the housing (8) around the opening (24); an abutment section (58) for retaining the at least one internal component (16) inside the opening (24) of the housing (8); and a through hole (28) for passing at least one cable (12) or wire (14) to the at least one internal component (16) along an insertion direction (30); wherein the anchoring section (32) and the abutment section (58) respectively extend around the through hole (28) in a circumferential direction (34) with respect to the insertion direction (30), and wherein the abutment section (58) has a smaller inner circumference (60) than the anchoring section (32). By providing the abutment section (58) with the smaller inner circumference, the abutment section (58) can at least partly cover the opening (24) of the housing (8) to prevent the at least one internal component (16) from falling out, while the anchoring section (32) with its larger inner circumference (60) can cling onto the housing (8). Further, the present invention relates to a housing assembly (2), a connector (4) and a connection assembly (6).

The present invention relates to a system (1000) providing a haptic feedback improving its functionality. The system (1000) comprises a haptic feedback device (100) and communicates with a catheter (110). In operation, the haptic feedback device (100) forms a strap and each of the plurality of actuating regions (104) is arranged along a circumference a of the haptic feedback device (100). Further, in operation spatial information is transmitted from at least one of a plurality of sensing locations (112) to the haptic feedback device (100) and in accordance with the transmitted spatial information at least one of the plurality of actuating regions (104) is actuated to provide the haptic feedback.Further, the present invention relates to a haptic feedback device (100) for providing a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback device (100) comprises a main body (102) and a plurality of actuating regions (104) that each comprise one actuator (106) and at least one ball element (108). The actuator (106) of one actuating region (104) can be actuated independently of the actuators (106) of the other actuating regions (104) to provide the haptic feedback. Further, in operation, the actuator (106) is actuated based on a signal from a catheter (110).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (100), in particular an IDC-terminal (100), with a housing (101), a contacting base (103) positioned inside the housing (101) and at least one contacting unit (105) for contacting a conductor (201), wherein the contacting unit (105) comprises a contacting body (107) with a blade-structure (109) comprising at least one blade (111) with at least one cutting edge (113), wherein the contacting unit (105) is movable inside the housing (101) along a contacting direction (D) between an neutral position (NP) and a contacting position (CP), wherein the housing (101) defines an accommodation space (115) between the blade-structure (109) and the conducting base (103), and wherein by moving the contacting unit (105) from the neutral position (NP) to the contacting position (CP) a distance between the blade-structure (109) and the contacting unit (103) is reducible, and wherein in the contacting position (CP) the blade-structure (109) is arranged to contact the contacting base (103).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (15), preferably an IDC-terminal, an electrical feed-trough terminal (300), a system (10) and a method of assembling the system (10), wherein the electrical terminal (15) comprises a busbar (60), a spring clamp (65) and a blade arrangement (70), wherein the blade arrangement (70) has at least a first blade (75) which adjoins a cutting groove (110) with a groove base (100), wherein the blade arrangement (70) is arranged in an inclined manner with regard to a plug-in axis (25), wherein the spring clamp (65) comprises a conductor feed-through section (140) with a first recess (150) and a pressure bar (165), wherein the pressure bar (165) is arranged between a free end (165) of the conductor feed-through section (140) and the first recess (150), wherein the busbar (60) is connected to the blade arrangement (70) and to the spring clamp (65), wherein the spring clamp (65) may be bent at least between a first spring shape and a second spring shape differing from the first spring shape, wherein in the second spring shape, the spring clamp (65) is tensioned and the pressure bar (165) is arranged at a second minimal distance (a2) to the cutting groove (110), wherein in the first spring shape, the spring clamp (65) is tensioned in a reduced manner compared to the second spring shape and the pressure bar (165) is arranged closer to the cutting groove (110) than in the second spring shape.

The invention relates to an electromagnetic linear actuator (10) for moving a rod (300) along an axial direction (A) relative to a support structure (600). The electromagnetic actuator comprises an exciting coil (400) wound around a circumferential direction (C) perpendicular to the axial direction (A); a fixed core (500) located at a first axial end of the coil (400) and fixed to the support structure (600); a and rod-moving arrangement comprising a rod-moving core (100) arranged at a second axial end of the coil (400) and for attaching to the rod (300). The rod-moving core (100) is moving between an open position when the coil (400) is not energized and a closed position when the coil (400) is energized. The open position and the closed position are spaced apart in the axial direction (A) by a rod-moving distance (d_rod). The electromagnetic actuator comprises further a shock-absorbing arrangement comprising a shock-absorbing core (200) disposed between the fixed core (500) and the rod-moving core (100). The shock-absorbing core (200) is moving between a stop position, in which the shock-absorbing core (200) is retained by a retaining force for blocking the rod-moving core (100) to move in the closed position when the coil (400) is not energized and a release position in which the shock-absorbing core (200) enables the rod-moving core (100) to move to the closed position when the coil (400) is energized, the stop position and the release position being spaced apart in the axial direction (A) by a shock-absorbing distance (d_shock) The shock-absorbing distance (d_shock) is less than or equal to the rod-moving distance (d_rod).

The invention relates to an electrical terminal (100), in particular an IDC-terminal (100), with a housing (101), a contacting base (103) positioned inside the housing (101) and at least one actuating unit (105), wherein the contacting base (103) comprises a contacting body (107) with at least one blade-structure (109) comprising at least one blade (111) with at least one cutting edge (113), wherein the actuating unit (105) is movable inside the housing (101) along a contacting direction (D) between a neutral position (NP) and a contacting position (CP) defined by a position of the blade-structure (109), wherein the actuating unit (105) comprises a positioning face (115) facing the blade-structure (109), wherein the housing (101) defines an accommodation space (117) between the positioning face (115) of the actuating unit (105) and the blade-structure (109) of the contacting base (103), and wherein by moving the actuating unit (105) from the neutral position (NP) to the contacting position (CP) a distance (A1) between the positioning face (115) and the blade-structure (109) is reducable.

An electrical connector assembly (10) has a housing (16) with a mating connector receiving portion (32) and a panel mounting portion (44). The mating connector receiving portion (32) has side walls (34, 36) and end walls (38, 40). The mating connector receiving portion (32) extends from the panel mounting portion (44). The panel mounting portion (44) has an oversized flange (47) with a panel mounting surface (46). The panel mounting surface (46) has a width (W1) which is greater than a width (W2) of the mating connector receiving portion (32) and a length (L1) which is greater than the length (L2) of the mating connector receiving portion (32). First springs (64) and second springs (66) are provided about the periphery of the mating connector receiving portion (32). The first springs (64) and second springs (66) have panel engagement portions (68) and securing portions (70). The electrical connector assembly (10) is configured to float relative to a panel (12) and to compensate for misalignment of a mating electrical connector (14).

The invention relates to a contact arrangement (1) with a proximal fixed contact arrangement (2) having a proximal fixed contact section (2a), with a distal fixed contact arrangement (4) having a distal fixed contact section (4a), with a contact bridge (6a) movable in a switching direction (8) from an open position (10a) to a closed position (10b), which contacts the proximal and distal fixed contact sections in the closed position (10b) and electrically connects them to each other, and which is spaced apart from the proximal and distal fixed contact sections in the open position, and wherein the proximal fixed contact arrangement has a proximal base (14) and the distal fixed contact arrangement has a distal base (16), wherein the proximal fixed contact section projects from the proximal base in the direction of the distal base and the distal fixed contact section projects from the distal base in the direction of the proximal base, and wherein the contact bridge is arranged at least in the closed position at a height (18a) in the switching direction, which lies both between a height (18b) in the switching direction of the proximal base and a height (18c) in the switching direction of the proximal fixed contact section, and between a height (18d) in the switching direction of the distal base and the height (18e) in the switching direction of the distal fixed contact section. Such a contact arrangement or switching device reduces the risk of the contact bridge lifting in the event of a short circuit and thus the formation of arcs.

A user configurable keyable guide module (10) for properly positioning a connector in position on a printed circuit board, the user configurable keyable guide module (10) having a housing (12) with one or more keying guide pin receiving openings (26) which extend from a mating face (24) of the housing toward a rear face (30) of the housing. First programmable keying surfaces (46) are provided proximate the one or more keying guide pin receiving openings (26). One or more keying guide pins (18) are configured to be positioned in the one or more keying guide pin receiving openings (26). The one or more keying guide pins (18) have second programmable keying surfaces (60). A user selects the position of the first programmable keying surfaces (46) and the second programmable keying surfaces (60).

A polyamide 56 composition comprises a polyamide 56 resin and a silicone mold release additive. The polyamide 56 composition can be injection molded into articles. The silicone mold release additive can be an unmodified silicone resin or an epoxy-functional silicone resin.

A polyamide 56 composition comprises a polyamide 56 resin and a polyolefin mold release additive. The polyamide 56 composition can be injection molded into articles.

A high gain multiple input, multiple output antenna which has a feeding board; a ground plane; a low band patch radiator; a first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board; and a high band dipole patch radiator. The high band dipole patch radiator is a co-located stacked array on top of the low band patch radiator. The high band dipole patch radiator and the low band patch radiator are proximity coupled with the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board. The low band patch radiator covers low band frequencies in the range of 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz and the high band dipole patch radiator cover high band frequencies in the range of 4.9 GHz to 7.125 GHz. The antenna assembly has a gain of above 7.5dBi and a well-directed radiation pattern with no side lobes.

The invention relates to an aluminium busbar unit (100) for current transmission, comprising a busbar body (101), a stabilization structure (103) and a connecting unit (105) for the electrical and mechanical connection of the busbar unit (100), wherein the busbar body (101) comprises a cavity structure (107) with at least one cavity (109) running along a longitudinal axis (L) of the busbar body (101), wherein the stabilization structure (103) comprises at least one insertion element (111) which is at least partially inserted into the at least one cavity (109), wherein the stabilization structure (103) has a higher mechanical rigidity than the busbar body (101), and wherein the connecting unit (105) is secured at a connecting end (113) of the busbar body (101) by means of a press connection (115).

An electrical connector assembly (10) having a printed housing (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). One or more elastomer receiving recesses (20, 28, 36, 44, 44') are provided in the first end, the second end, or both the first end and the second end. Elastomer material (50) is provided in the one or more elastomer receiving recesses. The elastomer is interlocked with the one or more elastomer receiving recesses (20, 28, 36, 44, 44') and the printed housing (12) creating interlocking joints. The interlocking joints between the elastomer material and the housing permanently attach the elastomeric material to the housing.

An electrical connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (200) including a contact channel (220) and a longitudinal groove (250) extending along the contact channel (220). The dielectric housing (200) has a funnel (260) associated with the longitudinal groove (250). The funnel (260) has an inlet width at an inlet (262) and an outlet width at an outlet (264) narrower than the inlet width. The electrical connector (100) includes a contact (150) received in the contact channel (220) having a mating portion (160) and a terminating portion (180). The mating portion (160) includes a polarizing feature (174) extending therefrom received in the longitudinal groove (250) to radially position the contact (150) within the contact channel (220) about the contact axis. The polarizing feature (174) is guided into the longitudinal groove (250) by the funnel (260) as the polarizing feature (174) passes from the inlet (262) to the outlet (264) of the funnel (260).

An RF module housing (30) with a contact receiving portion (32) and a mounting portion (34). The contact receiving portion has a mating face (38) and an oppositely facing wire receiving face (40). The mounting portion has two or more mounting legs (44). The mounting legs extend from the wire receiving face (40) in a direction away from the mating face (38). The mounting legs have mounting openings (48) which are spaced an equal first distance (D 1) from the mating face of the contact receiving portion. The module housing (30) may have a mass of no more than approximately 2.0 grams for every 12 RF connections, a Von Mises stress of no more than approximately 250 MPa, and a deformation no more than approximately 0.1 mm.

A swept angle RF connector (10) having a 3D printed conductive shell (12) formed in one piece. A dielectric insert (14) positioned in a dielectric receiving passage (28), the dielectric insert is in the shape of a swept angle and has a circular cross section. A center contact (16) is positioned in a contact receiving passage (34), the center contact is in the shape of a swept angle and has a circular cross section. The connector has a voltage standing wave ratio below 1.2 for signal frequencies up to 65GHz.

An electrical connector (100) includes a dielectric housing (200) that extends between a front and a rear (202, 204). The dielectric housing includes a front contact channel (226), a rear contact channel (220), and a forming anvil (230) between the front and rear contact channels. The rear contact channel extends transverse to the front contact channel. The electrical connector includes a contact (150) having a contact body (152) between a mating portion (160) configured to be mated with a mating contact of a mating electrical connector and a terminating portion (180) configured to be terminated to a wire (104). The mating portion is received in the front contact channel. The contact body has a transition (170) formed along the forming anvil to position the terminating portion in the rear contact channel. The terminating portion is oriented transverse relative to the mating portion.

The invention relates to a push button element (1) for a wire clamp terminal (2) where an electrical conductor (4) can be automatically clamped by a clamping spring (14) when the electrical conductor (4) is inserted in a wire insertion direction (6) into the wire clamp terminal (2), wherein the push button element (1) comprises an actuation surface (34) for engagement with a tool tip or human finger, a first abutment surface (44) for pushing the clamping spring (14) with the push button element (1), and a second abutment surface (48) for holding the push button element (1) to the clamping spring (14), wherein the actuation surface (34) is located in a plane (36) transverse to the wire insertion direction (6), wherein the first abutment surface (44) at least sectionally faces away from said plane (36), and wherein the second abutment surface (48) at least sectionally faces towards said plane (36). Advantageously, the push button element (1) can be linked to the clamping spring (14) and thus can follow the movement of the clamping spring (14). Further, the present invention relates to a wire clamp terminal (2) with such a push button element (1).

The invention relates to a heating element (1) for a mating interface (18) of an electrical connector (2), wherein the heating element (1) comprises a cavity (28) configured to receive the mating interface (18) along a receiving direction (30), a carrier body (26) at least sectionally arched around the cavity (28), and a heating wire (36) held by the carrier body (26), wherein the heating wire (36) extends circumferentially with respect to the receiving direction (30) in a meandering pattern. In contrast to heating elements with helically coiled wires that have to follow a uniform path, the meandering pattern allows the heating wire (36) to be routed in a way that can be easily adapted to any irregular geometry surrounding the mating interface (18). This facilitates the integration of the heating element (1) in the electrical connector (2). Further, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing such a heating element (1). Moreover, the present invention relates to an electrical connector (2) and a connector assembly (4) with such a heating element (1).

An electrical assembly (2) having a substrate (52) and an RF connector (10). The substrate (52) has an opening (50) which extends from a first surface (54) of the substrate to a second surface (56) of the substrate. The RF connector (10) includes a conductive shell (12), a dielectric insert (14) and a contact (16). The conductive shell (12) has a mating connector receiving portion (18) and a substrate mounting portion (22). The substrate mounting portion (22) has a substrate mounting surface (24) which engages the first surface (54) of the substrate (52). The mating connector receiving portion (18) extends from the substrate mounting surface (24) through the opening (50) to the second surface (56) of the substrate (52). The contact (16) has a surface mount portion (37) positioned proximate the substrate mounting surface (24) of the substrate mounting portion (22). The surface mount portion (37) is mechanically and electrically engaged with a contact pad (62) on the first surface (54) of the substrate (52).

The invention relates to a busbar unit (100) comprising a busbar body (101) and a connecting device (103) for connecting the busbar body (101) to a module connecting element and/or to a further busbar unit (303), wherein the connecting device (103) has a connecting body (107) which projects from a connecting end (105) of the busbar body (101) and has a first coupling end (109) and a second coupling end (111) opposite the first coupling end (109), wherein the connecting device (103) is formed on the connecting end (105) of the busbar body (101) via the first coupling end (109), wherein the connecting body (107) comprises a coupling unit (113) at the second coupling end (111) for coupling the connecting device (103) to the module connecting element and/or the further busbar unit (303), wherein a coupling position (P) of the connecting device (103) is defined via the coupling unit (113), and wherein the coupling position (P) of the connecting device (103) can be variably aligned relative to the busbar body (101) of the busbar unit (100) with respect to a direction of translation (T) and/or an axis of rotation (R). The invention also relates to a module connecting arrangement (200) with a busbar unit (100) and a coupling arrangement (300) for connecting busbar units (100).

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