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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167666 | Terminal crimping method, terminal crimping structure, terminal crimping device, and electrical connector A terminal crimping method and a crimping tool are provided, thereby suppressing the generation of friction at an anvil and a crimper and also suppressing the generation of an upthrust portion at the upper part of a wire barrel to which a conductor of a covered elec... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152576 | Female terminal fitting A tab (51) of a male terminal (50) is inserted into a main portion (11) of a female terminal (10). The tab (51) contacts a contact portion (16) of a resilient contact piece (15) to connect the female and male terminal... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8118621 | Connection terminal A connection terminal includes a terminal connection portion, a wire connection portion and a neck portion. The terminal connection portion has a tubular part surrounded by a first wall, a second wall opposing the first wall and side walls connecting the first wall ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7988505 | Vibration-damping contact element The invention relates to a terminal for an electrical connector. The terminal includes, an outer body, a connector section, a crimping section, a contact retention section, a contact receiving area, and at least one main contact spring. The connector section is posi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985106 | Female type terminal pin An electric contact part 10 of a female type terminal pin 1A includes: a tube member 11; and a projection 21A. A tab 51 of a male type terminal pin 5 is inserted into the tube member 11 via an opening at one end 11... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7950972 | Electrical female terminal An electrical female terminal includes a female terminal body and a spring assembly. The female terminal body extends along and about a longitudinal axis and has a top wall, an opposite bottom wall and a pair of opposing side walls that connected to each other to fo... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938695 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (11) for receiving a mating male tab (90). A resilient contact (18) is formed in the rectangular tube (11) and can resiliently contact the male tab (90). An excessive deformatio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7785160 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (T) is formed by bending a metal plate material (Ta) punched out into a specified shape, and a facing surface (15S) of a resilient contact piece (15) facing a male tab (M) and a facing surface (20S) of a receiving plate (20... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785159 | Female terminal and chain terminal thereof A female terminal, includes: a tubular portion which is formed by bending a metal sheet into a tubular shape; a peripheral wall which has a trapezoidal cross section having a pair of opposed shorter and longer sides to form a space extending in an axial direction of... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7670198 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (1) has a rectangular tubular main portion (10) and a stabilizer (30) to guide the main portion (10) into a cavity formed in a connector housing. The stabilizer (30) is folded between two adjacent walls (13, 1... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7591694 | Female terminal for connector, connector, and electrical connection device A female terminal for connector is electrically connected to a pin, and the pin is electrically connected to a squib to ignite an airbag. The female terminal for connector includes a tubular external wall part and a spring part contacting the pin. A tip portion of t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7553203 | Connecting terminal A connecting terminal has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion including a bottom plate, and a first side plate. A movable contact strip is secured to the bottom plate at a base portion. The movable contact strip is bent into a shape of a mountain. An apex of ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544106 | Terminal fitting A female terminal fitting (10) is provided with a box-shaped main portion (11) into which a mating tab (61) is insertable, and a resilient touching piece (12) having a projection as a contact projection (32) that can contact the ta... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7530860 | Contact terminal for electrical connector A contact terminal for an electrical connector includes a mating section (21) defining a receiving cavity adapted for receiving a mating component. The mating section includes opposed side walls having thereon protrusions (210) extending into the recei... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530859 | Electrical contact An electrical contact includes a mating portion and a crimp portion connected by a transition region. The mating portion is configured to receive a mating external contact pin. The mating portion has a top wall and a bottom wall joined by opposing side walls. The to... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7513806 | Female terminal fitting A female terminal fitting (10) is provided with a tubular main portion (30), into which a mating male tab (70) is inserted along an axial center A from the front. A resilient contact piece (80) extends back in the main portion (30)... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503813 | Electrical terminal with contoured contact element An electrical terminal has a frame with an inner spring element for making electrical contact. The spring element has a base section near a wire connect portion of the terminal and an elevated section extending from the base section toward a mating end of the termin... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7481685 | Female terminal fitting A female terminal fitting (10) has a tube (12) with a tab insertion opening (12A) for receiving a male tab (80). A contact piece (30) and receiving pads (17) are provided in the tube (12) for sandwiching the male tab ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7470159 | Female terminal and connector The present invention is to provide a female terminal for preventing an inserting segment from separating from one inner wall of a tube, and a connector utilizing the same. The female terminal has an electrical contacting portion and a projection. The electrical con... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7462080 | Perpendicular fitting female terminal and housing to mount it therein The perpendicular fitting female terminal according to the present invention comprises a tubular body having two first walls facing in a height direction and opposing to each other and two second walls facing in a width direction and opposing to each other, and exte... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462079 | Electrical contact with wire trap An electrical terminal includes a body having a first end, a second end, and a channel having an axis. The channel extends at least through the first end toward the second end, the channel configured and disposed to receive an electrical conductor. A contact grippin... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7419411 | Exposed-spring female terminal The present invention is an exposed-spring female terminal comprising a tubular body having two lateral walls and two vertical walls and extending in a depth direction; a connecting part being arranged with the body on a rear side in the depth direction, being provi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419409 | Connection terminal A connecting terminal 11 has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 12 formed at a front side for receiving a cooperating tang-like connecting terminal and a U-shaped core conductor clamping portion 13a and a U-shaped sheath clamping ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419410 | Sealed orientation feature for a terminal A terminal having an orientation feature that presents a cut edge in an insertion direction. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7393252 | Female electrical contact element and method for making a female electrical contact element The female contact element comprising a rear shank designed to receive an electrical conductor and a front shank equipped with an elastic socket designed to receive a male contact element. The female contact element is formed from a one-piece tubular body in which t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387550 | Dual beam receptacle contact A dual beam receptacle terminal is shown having a generally box shaped receptacle contact where first and second contact portions are reversely bent from an upper wall to overlap within an interior of the receptacle contact. The first and second contact portions als... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381104 | Electric plug-in connector having a prestressed contact lamina An electric plug-in connector includes a plug receptacle provided for insertion of a contact pin, a contact lamina pivotally mounted on the plug-in connector housing, its free end being directed in the insertion direction of the contact pin, and a holding arm pivota... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374465 | Connector A connector has a housing (1) with a cavity (2) for receiving a terminal fitting (3). The terminal fitting (3) has a tubular main portion (6) and a locking hole (12) is formed in the main portion (6) for receiving loc... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371133 | Electrical socket terminal having a contact stabilizer An electrical socket terminal includes a socket housing defining a cavity. The socket housing includes a first set of walls, a second set of rigid walls connected to the first set of wall and spacing the first set of walls apart, and at least one resilient socket co... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371132 | Terminal fitting and a connector provided therewith A terminal fitting (3) has a tubular main portion (6), and a stabilizer (17) embossed to project out from a side wall (6B) of the main portion (6). The stabilizer (17) can be received in a guiding recess (18) in a cav... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364456 | Flexible contact device for use with a battery A flexible contact device is installed in an electronic apparatus for contacting with the battery and transmitting electrical power from the battery to the electronic apparatus. The flexible contact device for use with a battery includes a fixing part, a first flexi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357651 | Female connector, female connector mounting structure, and method of mounting female connector to substrate A single pole female connector has: a mounting base portion in which is formed a terminal insertion hole into which a male terminal can be inserted; an extending portion extending outwardly from the mounting base portion; and a terminal contacting portion which exte... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351118 | Poke-in contacts for modular PCB assembly A poke-in contact modular assembly for a printed circuit board that has a solderless connection with a junction box. The assembly allows for easier and more efficient removal and replacement of the printed circuit board and electrical components. In addition, the po... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351122 | Receptacle terminal A receptacle terminal includes a contact section. The contact section includes a substantially L-shaped contact spring, a first protection member, and a second protection member. The contact spring includes a link arm and a contact arm. The link arm has a first edge... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347747 | Terminal fitting with a resilient reinforcing piece A rectangular tube (10) is formed such that a pair of side plates (12L, 12R) stand up from the opposite left and right edges of a bottom plate (11) and an extending end of an upper plate (13) extending from the upper edge of the le... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347748 | Terminal fitting and connector provided therewith A terminal fitting (T) is secured to an end portion of a wire (W) and then is inserted into a cavity (11) of a housing. The terminal fitting (T) has a tubular main portion (20) for receiving a mating terminal. A wire connection portion (40) is b... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303447 | Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature An electrical connector including a housing comprising at least two contact receiving areas and at least two contact terminals connected to the housing in the contact receiving areas. A first one of the contact terminals includes a combined housing latch and shortin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303441 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 12/04/2007 |
