Cable having a pluggable connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10074462-B2
Application number	US-201715494562-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2017
Priority date	May 4, 2016
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

A cable having a pluggable connector includes an inner conductor, an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor, a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation and a jacket. A support ferrule has a plurality of tongues extending in a direction having an axial component. A sleeve has a first section, a second section and a third section. The first and second sections are disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule. The second section has a radial constriction. The sleeve encloses the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and encloses the jacket in the third section. The second section is disposed in the axial direction between the first section and the third section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable having a pluggable connector, the cable comprising:
an inner conductor;
an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor;
a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation;
a jacket;
a support ferrule having a plurality of tongues, the tongues extending in a direction having an axial component; and
a sleeve having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first and second sections being disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule, the second section having a radial constriction, the sleeve enclosing the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and enclosing the jacket in the third section, and the second section being disposed in an axial direction between the first section and the third section,
wherein the shield is folded back and the support ferrule is disposed radially between two layers of the shield, and wherein the sleeve encloses the two layers of the shield in the first section, and
wherein the cable extends from a first end to a second end, the sleeve being disposed at least at the first end of the cable and the shield extending along the cable from below the sleeve at the first end to the second end.

2. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support ferrule is made from rolled sheet metal.

3. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is made of a first material and the support ferrule is made of a second material different from the first material.

4. The cable as recited in claim 3 , wherein the first material has a lower modulus of elasticity than the second material.

5. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the tongues of the support ferrule are disposed at equal angular offsets along a circumference of the support ferrule.

6. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support ferrule has at least three tongues each extending in the direction having the axial component.

7. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support ferrule has a diameter of less than 50 mm.

8. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radial constriction is circumferential in configuration.

9. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the radial constriction has a substantially V-shaped longitudinal cross-sectional geometry.

10. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is configured such that an inner side of the sleeve has a conical surface which bears against the tongues.

11. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is configured such that an inner side of the sleeve has a conical surface which bears against the jacket.

12. A cable having a pluggable connector, the cable comprising:
an inner conductor;
an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor;
a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation;
a jacket;
a support ferrule having a plurality of tongues, the tongues extending in a direction having an axial component; and
a sleeve having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first and second sections being disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule, the second section having a radial constriction, the sleeve enclosing the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and enclosing the jacket in the third section, and the second section being disposed in an axial direction between the first section and the third section,
wherein the shield is folded back and the support ferrule is disposed radially between two layers of the shield, and wherein the sleeve encloses the two layers of the shield in the first section, and
wherein the radial constriction has a substantially V-shaped longitudinal cross-sectional geometry.

13. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the shield comprises a wire mesh.

14. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the shield comprises a foil layer and a wire mesh layer, and wherein only the wire mesh layer is folded back.

15. The cable as recited in claim 1 , wherein the shield extends along substantially an entire length of the cable and is folded back at an end.

16. A cable having a pluggable connector, the cable comprising:
an inner conductor;
an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor;
a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation;
a jacket;
a support ferrule having a plurality of tongues, the tongues extending in a direction having an axial component; and
a sleeve having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first and second sections being disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule, the second section having a radial constriction, the sleeve enclosing the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and enclosing the jacket in the third section, and the second section being disposed in an axial direction between the first section and the third section,
wherein the shield is folded back and the support ferrule is disposed radially between two layers of the shield, and wherein the sleeve encloses the two layers of the shield in the first section, and
wherein the shield comprises a foil layer and a wire mesh layer, and wherein only the wire mesh layer is folded back.

17. A cable having a pluggable connector, the cable comprising:
an inner conductor;
an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor;
a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation;
a jacket;
a support ferrule having a plurality of tongues, the tongues extending in a direction having an axial component; and
a sleeve having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first and second sections being disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule, the second section having a radial constriction, the sleeve enclosing the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and enclosing the jacket in the third section, and the second section being disposed in an axial direction between the first section and the third section,
wherein the shield is folded back and the support ferrule is disposed radially between two layers of the shield, and wherein the sleeve encloses the two layers of the shield in the first section, and
wherein the support ferrule is made from rolled sheet metal.

18. A cable having a pluggable connector, the cable comprising:
an inner conductor;
an insulation disposed radially outwardly with respect to the inner conductor;
a shield disposed radially outwardly with respect to the insulation;
a jacket;
a support ferrule having a plurality of tongues, the tongues extending in a direction having an axial component; and
a sleeve having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first and second sections being disposed radially outwardly with respect to the support ferrule, the second section having a radial constriction, the sleeve enclosing the tongues of the support ferrule in the second section and enclosing the jacket in the third section, and the second section being disposed in an axial direction between the first section and the third section,
wherein the shield is folded back and the support ferrule is disposed radially between two layers of the shield, and wherein the sleeve encloses the two layers of the shield in the first section,
wherein the sleeve is made of a first material and the support ferrule is made of a second material different from the first material, and
wherein the first material has a lower modulus of elasticity

Assignees

• Md Elektronik Gmbh

Inventors

• Brueckner Sebastian
• Daiminger Markus
• Kirschner Thomas
• Sperr Stefan

Classifications

• H01B7/24

  Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure · CPC title

• H01R4/20 Primary

  using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01B11/00

  Communication cables or conductors · CPC title

• H01R9/0518

  Connection to outer conductor by crimping or by crimping ferrule · CPC title