Self-closing contact sleeve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10249995-B2
Application number	US-201615750898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to a contact sleeve for an external conductor of a first connector of an HF plug connection which has a front-side region having at least one slot, wherein the slot has dimensions such that the front-side region closes itself when the contact sleeve is connected to a second connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a first terminal connector comprising a slot and a raised portion; and
a second terminal connector comprising a receptacle that receives said first terminal connector, wherein
in a disengaged state of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector, a distal end of said slot is open,
in a coaxially engaged state of said first terminal connector and said second terminal connector, in which engaged state said raised portion contacts an inner wall of a distal opening of said receptacle, said distal end of said slot is closed, and
at least a portion of said slot is angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of said first terminal connector by an angle selected from the group consisting of:
an angle between 15° and 60°,
an angle between 30° and 50°, and
an angle of essentially 45°.

2. The connector of claim 1 , comprising:
a conductor coaxial to and electrically insulated from said first terminal connector.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said raised portion that is distanced from said distal end of said slot by at least a width of said raised portion.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said first terminal connector is tapered, at said distal end of said slot, to a radius that is smaller than a radius of said first terminal connector adjacent to said raised portion and on a proximal side of said raised portion.

5. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said raised portion extends in a generally circumferential direction of said first terminal connector, and
said slot separates segments of said raised portion.

6. An HF connector, comprising:
a contact sleeve comprising a slot and a raised portion,
a longitudinal axis of a first portion of said slot being generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve,
a longitudinal axis of a second portion of said slot being angled with respect to said longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve, wherein
said contact sleeve is tapered, at a distal end of said contact sleeve, to a radius that is smaller than a radius of said contact sleeve adjacent to said raised portion and on a proximal side of said raised portion.

7. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said first portion has a first width in a circumferential direction of said contact sleeve,
said second portion of said slot has a second width in a circumferential direction of said contact sleeve, and
said second width is smaller than said first width.

8. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said second portion extends to said distal end of said contact sleeve.

9. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said longitudinal axis of a second portion of said slot is angled with respect to said longitudinal axis of said contact sleeve by an angle selected from the group consisting of:
an angle between 15° and 60°,
an angle between 30° and 50°, and
an angle of essentially 45°.

10. The HF connector of claim 6 , comprising:
a conductor radially inward of, coaxial to and electrically insulated from said contact sleeve.

11. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said raised portion is distanced from said distal end by at least a width of said raised portion.

12. The HF connector of claim 6 , wherein:
said raised portion extends in a generally circumferential direction of said contact sleeve, and
said slot separates segments of said raised portion.

Assignees

• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh & Co Kg
• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Zebhauser Martin
• Pemwieser Manuel
• Anfang Christian

Classifications

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H01R13/111 Primary

  co-operating with pins having a circular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R13/052 Primary

  co-operating with sockets having a circular transverse section · CPC title

• H01R24/44 Primary

  comprising impedance matching means · CPC title

• H01R24/40

  specially adapted for high frequency · CPC title