Test coaxial connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10436816-B2
Application number	US-201816192578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2018
Priority date	May 26, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A test coaxial connector has a probe portion with a small height, and prevents breakage of a switch-equipped coaxial connector even when the test coaxial connector is not properly fitted to the switch-equipped coaxial connector. The test coaxial connector includes a housing and a probe housed in the housing. The probe is formed of one continuous structure having elasticity, the structure including a contact at or near an end portion of the structure and including, at or near another end portion of the structure, a connection portion to which a central conductor of a coaxial cable is to be connected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A test L-shaped coaxial connector which is fitted to a switch-equipped coaxial connector when being used, the test L-shaped coaxial connector comprising:
a housing;
an insulator attached to the housing; and
a probe housed in the housing, wherein
the probe is formed of one continuous structure having elasticity, the structure including
a contact, at or near an end portion of the probe,
a connection portion, at or near another end portion of the probe, to which a central conductor of a coaxial cable is to be connected, the connection portion formed by the probe being bent at least at one location,
a bent portion provided between the contact and the connection portion by the probe being bent at least a first bend and a second bend, the first bend being positioned closer to the connection portion, and
a flat portion extending the whole length between the connection portion and the first bend of the bent portion, the entire flat portion being in contact with the insulator in a direction opposite to a direction of fitting to the switch-equipped coaxial connector.

2. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein a zigzag portion is provided between the contact and the connection portion of the probe.

3. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein the probe includes a portion having a different diameter or thickness, between the contact and the connection portion.

4. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 1 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

5. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 2 , wherein the probe includes a portion having a different diameter or thickness, between the contact and the connection portion.

6. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 2 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

7. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 3 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

8. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 5 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

9. A test L-shaped coaxial connector which is fitted to a switch-equipped coaxial connector when being used, the test L-shaped coaxial connector comprising:
a housing;
an insulator attached to the housing; and
a probe housed in the housing, wherein
the probe is formed of one continuous structure having elasticity, the structure including a contact at or near an end portion thereof and including, at or near another end portion thereof, a connection portion to which a central conductor of a coaxial cable is to be connected,
a bent portion is provided between the contact and the connection portion of the probe by the probe being bent at least at two locations,
a portion between the connection portion and the bent portion is in contact with the insulator in a direction opposite to a direction of fitting to the switch-equipped coaxial connector, and
the connection portion includes a cut into which the central conductor of the coaxial cable is fitted.

10. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 9 , wherein a zigzag portion is provided between the contact and the connection portion of the probe.

11. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 9 , wherein the probe includes a portion having a different diameter or thickness, between the contact and the connection portion.

12. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 9 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

13. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 10 , wherein the probe includes a portion having a different diameter or thickness, between the contact and the connection portion.

14. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 10 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

15. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 11 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

16. The test L-shaped coaxial connector according to claim 13 , wherein the contact of the probe is curled.

Assignees

• Murata Manufacturing Co

Inventors

• Kenzaki Shinichi

Classifications

• G01R1/0408 Primary

  Test fixtures or contact fields; Connectors or connecting adaptors; Test clips; Test sockets (G01R1/067 takes precedence; mass production testing systems G01R31/59; testing of connections G01R31/66; for testing printed circuit boards G01R31/2808) · CPC title

• G01R1/0416

  Connectors, terminals (G01R1/0425 and G01R1/0433 take precedence; with measurement function for battery poles G01R31/364) · CPC title

• H01R2201/20

  for testing or measuring purposes · CPC title

• H01R24/46

  comprising switches · CPC title

• H01R24/38

  having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts · CPC title