Abstract:
A secondary adapter for receiving a DC power signal and providing an output power signal as an input to an AC power adapter is disclosed. The AC power adapter may then provide a DC power signal to meet the input power from an AC power source, the secondary adapter converts a DC power source to provide an input power signal which is sufficient to power the AC power adpater converts a DC power source to provide an input power signal which is sufficient to power the AC power adapter. The secondary adapter enables the AC power adapter to provide power to the electronic appliance from either an AC power source of a DC power source.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a downhole, high-current, low-impedance, feed-through connector for passing electrical current, preferably high frequency AC current, between a tool compartment having relatively high pressure and another tool compartment having relatively low pressure. The primary intended application of the present invention is to connect a radio frequency transmitter/receiver antenna to the antenna's tuning capacitors, but the present invention is applicable to any downhole application requiring the transmission of high electrical current across a barrier having a high pressure differential. This invention minimizes the force acting on the connector due to the high pressure differential by providing a conductor preferably having either a wave-like cross section or a multi-finned cross section, thereby minimizing the overall cross-sectional area of the connector yet providing sufficient cross-sectional area of the conductor to carry the necessary amount of electrical current.
Abstract:
Mechanical fuse between a lanyard element and an electronic device is provided where a releasable connection between the lanyard and a connection point at a surface element of the electronic device is established. The mechanical fuse comprises a nondestructive release mechanism responsive to a pulling force in a first direction between lanyard and the electronic device and a destructive break apart means responsive to a pulling force in a second direction between lanyard and the electronic device. The first and the second directions do not co-inside but are angled with respect to each other.
Abstract:
An improved voice transmitter-receiver, a plug of which has a clamping portion at a front end thereof, and a connecting socket is located on an electronic device. A mounting hole is located at an outer side of the connecting socket, thereby enabling the voice transmitter-receiver to use the plug to plug into the connecting socket of the electronic device and clamp into the mounting hole of the connecting socket by means of the clamping portion on the plug, thus connecting and fixedly locking the voice transmitter-receiver to the electronic device to prevent the plug of the voice transmitter-receiver from being inadvertently pulled out or coming away from the connecting socket of the electronic device.
Abstract:
An electrical connector (10) includes a dielectric body (14) mounting a flexible leaf-type terminal (16) which has a spring contact portion (78) for surface engagement with a contact element (90) of a mating connector component. The body includes a partition-like wall (56) defining oppositely facing sides (58,60) and an end face (62) thereof. The terminal is fixed adjacent one side (58) of the wall, and the spring contact portion (78) of the terminal is bowed around the end face (62) of the wall and spaced therefrom for flexingly surface engaging the contact element of the mating connector component in a given direction (A) generally perpendicular to the end face of the wall. The terminal has a distal end (80) at the end of the spring contact portion (78) located in a recessed area (66) in the other side (60) of the wall. The distal end thereby preloads the spring contact portion and resists flexing of the spring contact portion (78) if engaged in a direction (B) generally toward the one side (58) of the wall (56).
Abstract:
An electrical connector (10) includes a dielectric body (14) mounting a flexible leaf-type terminal (16) which has a spring contact portion (78) for surface engagement with a contact element (90) of a mating connector component. The body includes a partition-like wall (56) defining oppositely facing sides (58,60) and an end face (62) thereof. The terminal is fixed adjacent one side (58) of the wall, and the spring contact portion (78) of the terminal is bowed around the end face (62) of the wall and spaced therefrom for flexingly surface engaging the contact element of the mating connector component in a given direction (A) generally perpendicular to the end face of the wall. The terminal has a distal end (80) at the end of the spring contact portion (78) located in a recessed area (66) in the other side (60) of the wall. The distal end thereby preloads the spring contact portion and resists flexing of the spring contact portion (78) if engaged in a direction (B) generally toward the one side (58) of the wall (56).
Abstract:
The present disclosure is generally directed to an RF connector assembly for use within a node of a broadband distribution network, and can receive a center conductor pin of a coaxial cable, e.g., via insertion by a technician, and electrically couple the center conductor pin to circuitry within the node, such as an amplifier. The RF connector assembly preferably also securely physically couples to the center conductor pin via a spring-biased arrangement (and thus by extension securely couples the coaxial cable to the housing of the node) which can supply a bias force to the center conductor pin in response to insertion of the same into the RF connector assembly. This advantageously eliminates the necessity of opening the housing of the node to couple/decouple the center conducting pin of the coaxial cable to the node.