Interface terminating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10148243-B2
Application number	US-201615151967-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2016
Priority date	May 3, 2013
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

An interface terminating device for an interface port includes, in one embodiment, a resistor having first and second conductive leads and a resistive element between the first and second leads. The interface terminating device includes a resistor holder and resistor engager which cooperate together to establish electrical contact with an interface port.

First claim

The following is claimed:

1. An interface terminating device comprising:
a resistor for a coaxial cable interface terminating device, comprising:
a resistive element defining an elongate axis;
a first conductive lead having a first contact portion; and
a second conductive lead having a second contact portion,
wherein at least one of the first and second contact portions of the first and second conductive leads is off-axis relative to the elongate axis of the resistive element; and

a housing assembly configured to receive the resistor such that the first and second conductive leads are configured to electrically engage inner and outer conductors of an interface port directly, the first conductive lead configured to be guided into an aperture of the interface port and the second conductive lead configured to be urged against an outside surface of the interface port,
wherein a portion of the outside surface of the interface port is threaded so as to threadably engage the housing assembly.

2. The interface terminating device of claim 1 , wherein the first contact portion of the first conductive lead is co-axial with the elongate axis and wherein the second conductive lead is recurved such that the second contact portion thereof is parallel with, and spaced away from, the elongate axis.

3. The interface terminating device of claim 1 , wherein the second contact portion of the second conductive lead is configured to solderlessly contact the outside surface of the interface port.

4. The interface terminating device of claim 1 , further comprising a solder-less connection structure configured to form a solder-less connection between the second contact portion of the second conductive lead and the outside surface of the interface port.

5. The interface terminating device of claim 4 , wherein the solder-less connection structure is configured to form a first solder-less connection between the first conductive lead and the inner conductor of the interface port and configured to form a second solder-less connection between the second conductive lead and the outside surface of the interface port.

6. The interface terminating device of claim 4 , wherein the resistor simulates an impedance value of a coaxial cable at the open end of an interface port to obviate passive intermodulation.

7. The interface terminating device of claim 4 , wherein the solder-less connection structure includes a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder being configured to position the first conductive lead of the resistor relative to the inner conductor of the interface port, and the resistor engager being configured to effect a solder-less connection between the second conductive lead of the resistor and the outside surface of the interface port.

8. The interface terminating device of claim 4 , further comprising an insulating device configured for centering, and defining the aperture for receiving, the first conductive lead along the elongate axis.

9. The interface terminating device of claim 4 , wherein the solder-less connection structure is configured to urge the second conductive lead against the outside surface of the interface port.

10. The interface terminating device of claim 9 , wherein the solder-less connection structure is configured to urge the second conductive lead against the interface port having a plurality of male threads along the outside surface.

11. The interface terminating device of claim 7 , wherein the first conductive lead axially engages the aperture of the interface port, wherein the resistor engager includes a guide surface configured to engage a forward portion of the second conductive lead into a slot of the resistor holder, and wherein an engagement surface is configured to urge a peripheral surface of the forward portion of the second conducive lead against the outer surface of the interface port, the peripheral surface being configured to electrically engage the outer surface of the interface port.

12. The interface terminating device of claim 1 , wherein:
the housing assembly is configured to form at least one solder-less connection between at least one of the first and second conductive leads and a conductor of the interface port when a resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured for assembly with the resistor and the interface port.

13. The interface terminating device of claim 12 , wherein the resistive element simulates the impedance of a coaxial cable at the open end of the interface port to obviate passive intermodulation.

14. The interface terminating device of claim 12 , wherein the housing assembly includes a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder configured to position the second conductive lead of the resistor relative to the outer conductor of the interface port, and the resistor engager configured to effect a solder-less connection between the second conducive lead of the resistor and the outer conductor of the interface port.

15. The interface terminating device of claim 12 , further comprising an insulating device configured for centering, and defining the aperture for receiving, the first conductive lead along the elongate axis.

16. The interface terminating device of claim 12 , wherein the housing is configured to urge the second conductive lead against a plurality of male threads disposed along the outside surface of the interface port.

17. The interface terminating device of claim 12 , wherein the housing assembly includes a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder configured to threadably engage the interface port to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor device into the aperture of the interface port.

18. The interface terminating device of claim 17 , wherein the first conductive lead is configured to axially engage the aperture of the interface port, wherein the resistor engager includes a guide surface configured to engage a forward portion of the second conductive lead into a slot of the resistor holder, and wherein an engagement surface is configured to urge a peripheral surface of the forward portion of the second conductive lead against an outer surface of the interface port, the peripheral surface electrically engaging the outer surface of the interface port.

19. The interface terminating device of claim 1 , wherein:
the housing assembly comprises a resistor holder and a resistor engager, the resistor holder being configured to position the conductive leads of the resistor device relative to the inner and outer conductors of the interface port, and the resistor engager being configured to effect a solder-less connection between the conductive leads of the resistor and the inner and outer conductors of the interface port, the resistor holder being configured to threadably engage the interface port to axially displace the first conductive lead of the resistor into the aperture of the interface port; and
an insulating device configured to center, and define the aperture for receiving, the first conductive lead along the elongate axis,
wherein the resistor is configured to stimulate an impedance value of a coaxial cable at the open end of the interface port to obviate passive intermodulation,
wherein the housing assembly is configured to urge the second conductive lead against the outside surface of the interface port,
wherein the resistor engager of the housing assembly is configured to engage at least one annular ring disposed on an external cylindrical surface of the resistor engager, and
wherein the annular ring is conf

Assignees

• Ppc Broadband Inc

Inventors

• Montena Noah P
• Hanson Brian K

Classifications

• H01R13/6473

  Impedance matching · CPC title

• H01R24/44

  comprising impedance matching means · CPC title

• H01R13/623

  Casing or ring with helicoidal groove · CPC title

• H01R4/30

  utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521}) · CPC title

• H01P1/266

  Coaxial terminations (H01P1/262 takes precedence) · CPC title