Plug-and-socket connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10249968-B2
Application number	US-201615735188-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 4, 2016
Priority date	Oct 7, 2015
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A connector (2, 2a, 44a, 44b, 44c) for the HF signal-transmitting connection of two components (4a, 4b), in particular a board-to-board connector for the HF signal-transmitting connection of two circuit boards to each other, comprising a first connecting piece (6a) for fastening to the first components (4a) and comprising a second connecting piece (6b) for fastening to the second component (4b), and comprising an intermediate piece (8, 56) including a first end (10) for connection to the first connecting piece (6a) and including a second end (12) for connection to the second connecting piece (6b), wherein, in order to form a detent connection for fixing the connection, the first connecting piece (6a) and the second connecting piece (6b) each comprise a first detent means (14a, 14b), wherein the first end (10) is designed to be free from detent means and the second end (12) comprises a second detent means (16) designed for interacting with the first detent means (14a, 14b).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising
a first terminal connector;
a second terminal connector; and
an intermediate component comprising an outer conductor and an inner conductor in coaxial arrangement to said outer conductor, said outer conductor comprising a first end and a second end,
exclusively one of said first end and said second end comprising a counterpart detent portion, and
each of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector comprising a detent portion selectively engageable with said counterpart detent portion.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
an outer surface of said intermediate component comprises a groove, said groove constituting at least part of said counterpart detent portion.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said detent portion of at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector comprises a resilient contact blade that contacts an outer surface of said intermediate component.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said resilient contact blade contacts said outer surface in an engaged configuration of said intermediate component and said at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector comprises a limiting portion that limits a range of motion of said detent portion of said at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector.

6. The connector of claim 5 , wherein:
said limiting portion of said at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector is composed of an electrically insulating material.

7. The connector of claim 5 , wherein:
said at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector comprises a housing, a cylindrical inner wall of said housing constituting the respective limiting portion of said at least one of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said connector is an RF connector, and
said intermediate component comprises an insulating portion that insulates said inner conductor from said outer conductor.

9. A connector, comprising
a first terminal connector;
a second terminal connector; and
an intermediate component comprising a first end and a second end,
in a first configuration, said first terminal connector is electrically connected to second terminal connector via said intermediate component, said first terminal connector being electrically connected to said first end and said second terminal connector being electrically connected to said second end, a retaining force retaining said first end in said first terminal connector being substantially higher than a retaining force retaining said second end in said second terminal connector,
in a second configuration, said first terminal connector is electrically connected to second terminal connector via said intermediate component, said first terminal connector being electrically connected to said second end and said second terminal connector being electrically connected to said first end, wherein
said first end comprises a counterpart detent portion,
said first terminal connector comprises a detent portion, and
an outer surface of said intermediate component comprises a groove, said groove constituting at least part of said counterpart detent portion.

10. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
in said second configuration, a retaining force retaining said first end in said second terminal connector is substantially higher than a retaining force retaining said second end in said first terminal connector.

11. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
said connector is an RF connector.

12. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
said retaining force retaining said first end in said first terminal connector results from an engagement of said counterpart detent portion and said counterpart detent portion.

13. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
said detent portion comprises a resilient contact blade that contacts an outer surface of said intermediate component.

14. The connector of claim 13 , wherein:
said resilient contact blade contacts said outer surface in said first configuration.

15. The connector of claim 12 , wherein:
said first terminal connector comprises a limiting portion that limits a range of motion of said detent portion.

16. The connector of claim 15 , wherein:
said limiting portion is composed of an electrically insulating material.

17. The connector of claim 15 , wherein:
said first terminal connector comprises a housing, a cylindrical inner wall of said housing constituting said limiting portion.

18. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
said first terminal connector comprises a detent portion, and
of said first end and said second end, exclusively said first end comprises a counterpart detent portion snappingly engageable with said detent portion.

19. A connector, comprising
a first terminal connector comprising a first detent portion in an interior of said first terminal connector;
a second terminal connector comprising a second detent portion in an interior of said second terminal connector; and
an intermediate component comprising a first end and a second end,
exclusively one of said first end and said second end comprising a counterpart detent portion, and
each of said first detent portion and said second detent portion being selectively engageable with said counterpart detent portion.

20. The connector of claim 19 , wherein:
said connector is a coaxial RF connector.

21. A connector, comprising
a first terminal connector;
a second terminal connector; and
an intermediate component comprising a first end portion, a second end portion and an intermediate portion intermediate said first end and said second end,
exclusively one of said first end portion and said second end portion comprising a counterpart detent portion,
each of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector comprising a detent portion selectively engageable with said counterpart detent portion,
in a fully engaged state of said connector, said first end portion is radially inward of said first terminal connector, said second end portion is radially inward of said second terminal connector and said intermediate portion is neither radially inward of said first terminal connector nor radially inward of said second terminal connector.

22. The connector of claim 21 , wherein:
said connector is a coaxial RF connector.

23. The connector of claim 21 , wherein:
said intermediate portion is longer than each of said first end portion and said second end portion.

Assignees

• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh & Co Kg
• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Dandl Christian
• Räthlein Martin
• Aicher Bernhard
• Mühlbacher Sylvester

Classifications

• H01R13/6275

  Latching arms not integral with the housing (H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R12/91

  allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating or self aligning (for coupling devices not specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R13/6315 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R12/716

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R12/73

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/20

  Pins, blades, or sockets shaped, or provided with separate member, to retain co-operating parts together · CPC title