Highspeed board connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10505293-B2
Application number	US-201716060756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2017
Priority date	Jan 18, 2016
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a housing holding at least one jack assembly with an inner conductor and an outer conductor arranged coaxial to the inner conductor. The second connector includes a socket with at least one opening extending in an axial direction. The opening includes a contact surface which in a mated position is electrically interconnected to an outer conductor of the jack assembly. In a direction of the axial extension (z-direction) of the opening, a contact surface is arranged which in the mated position is electrically interconnected to the inner conductor of the first connector part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A board connector assembly ( 1 ) comprising a first connector ( 2 ) and a second connector ( 3 ) wherein
a. the first connector ( 2 ) comprises a housing ( 5 ) holding at least one jack assembly ( 7 ), comprising an inner conductor ( 12 ) and an outer conductor ( 13 ) arranged coaxial to the inner conductor ( 12 ), wherein
b. the second connector ( 3 ) comprises a socket ( 29 ) with at least one opening ( 30 ) extending in an axial direction (z), said opening ( 30 ) comprising a first contact surface ( 31 ), wherein
c. the first contact surface ( 31 ) in a mated position is electrically interconnected to an outer conductor ( 13 ) of the jack assembly ( 7 ) in a radial direction and wherein
d. in axial direction (z) of the opening ( 30 ) a second contact surface ( 33 ) is arranged which in the mated position is electrically interconnected to the inner conductor ( 12 ) of the first connector part ( 2 ) in the axial direction (z)
wherein the inner conductor ( 12 ) comprises a pin ( 14 ) which is arranged displaceable in the axial direction (z) against the force of a spring and
wherein the spring and the pin ( 14 ) are arranged in a conductive bushing ( 16 ) forming part of the inner conductor comprising spring loaded contact fingers ( 17 ) arranged in a circumferential direction around and in electrical contact with the pin ( 14 ) and contact the pin ( 14 ) in a radial direction independent of its position.

2. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact surface ( 31 ) is at least partially cylindrical and/or conically shaped.

3. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first contact surface ( 31 ) has or is arranged adjacent to a funnel shaped lead-in surface ( 38 ).

4. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the opening ( 30 ) comprises at least one restriction in the form of circumferential first bead ( 39 ) protruding inwardly above the first contact surface ( 31 ).

5. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the socket ( 29 ) is at least partially made from a conductive material or is at least partially covered by a conductive material.

6. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the second contact surface ( 33 ) is a conductor path ( 32 ) or interconnected to a conductor path ( 32 ) of a printed circuit board ( 4 ).

7. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector ( 2 ) comprises an outer housing ( 5 ) configured to mate with the socket ( 29 ).

8. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the socket ( 29 ) comprises a cavity ( 46 ) configured to receive the first connector ( 2 ).

9. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein first and second locking means ( 35 , 36 ) interconnect in a mounted position the first connector ( 2 ) and the second connector ( 3 ) to each other.

10. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the first and the second locking means ( 35 , 36 ) comprise a magnetic connection and/or a snap connection and/or a screw connection.

11. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one jack assembly ( 7 ) is arranged in a floating manner at least in a lateral direction.

12. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one jack assembly ( 7 ) is mechanically interconnected to the housing ( 5 ) of the first connector part ( 2 ) by a fixation element ( 9 ).

13. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector ( 2 ) comprises means to protect the at least one inner conductor ( 12 ).

14. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the means to protect the inner conductor ( 12 ) comprises a protective element ( 37 ) which is arranged displaceable with respect to the housing ( 5 ) of the first connector ( 2 ).

15. The board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the outer conductor ( 13 ) comprises a second bead ( 47 ) which protrudes inwardly above an inner surface ( 50 ) of the outer conductor ( 13 ).

16. A first connector ( 2 ) suitable to be used in a board connector assembly according to claim 1 .

17. A second connector ( 3 ) suitable to be used in a board connector assembly according to claim 1 .

18. A method for interconnecting a first connector ( 2 ) and a second connector ( 3 ) to form a board connector assembly ( 1 ) according to claim 1 comprising the following method steps:
a. arranging the first connector ( 2 ) spaced a distance apart in the axial direction (z) above the second connector ( 3 ), said second connector ( 3 ) comprising the socket ( 29 ) being arranged on and interconnected to a printed circuit board ( 4 );
b. moving the first connector ( 2 ) in the axial direction (z) to the second connector ( 3 ) until a crown contact of an outer conductor ( 13 ) of at least one jack assembly ( 6 ) held by the housing ( 5 ) of the first connector ( 2 ) interacts with the first contact surface ( 31 ) of the socket ( 29 ) of the second connector ( 3 ) in a radial direction;
c. continue moving the first connector ( 2 ) in the axial direction (z) with respect to the second connector ( 3 ) until the pin ( 14 ) of the jack assembly ( 6 ) contacts the second contact surface ( 33 ) in the axial direction (z).

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the first connector ( 2 ) is moved against the second connector ( 3 ) until the pin ( 14 ) is displaced against the force of a spring ( 15 ).

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the outer conductor ( 13 ) of the jack assembly ( 6 ) comprises a crown contact ( 21 ) with contact fingers ( 21 ) with contact zones ( 23 ) protruding in radial direction and which are deformed in the radial direction when interacting with the first contact surface ( 31 ).

Assignees

• Huber+Suhner Ag

Inventors

• Wagner Martin
• Beganovic Haris

Classifications

• H01R13/629

  Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} · CPC title

• H01R13/6658

  on printed circuit board (H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01R24/50

  mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board] · CPC title

• H01R9/0515 Primary

  Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board · CPC title

• H01R12/714

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title