Coaxial connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11108199-B2
Application number	US-201716305079-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2017
Priority date	Jun 6, 2016
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

A coaxial connector has a first coaxial connector portion ( 1 ) and a second coaxial connector portion ( 2 ). The first coaxial connector portion ( 1 ) has an external conductor which is designed as a coaxial socket and the distal end of which is designed as a spring cage ( 3 ) with individual spring lugs ( 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , 9 4 , 9 5 ). The second coaxial connector portion ( 2 ) has an external conductor ( 6 ) which is designed as a coaxial plug. An electrical and mechanical connection exists between the spring lugs ( 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , 9 4 , 9 5 ) of the first coaxial connector portion ( 1 ) and an external shell surface of the external conductor ( 6 ) of the second coaxial connector portion ( 2 ). In the region of each gap ( 10 1 , 10 2 , 10 3 , 10 4 , 10 5 ) that is situated between in each case two adjacent spring lugs ( 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , 9 4 , 9 5 ), there is provided at least one shielding component ( 11 1 , 11 2 , 11 3 , 11 4 , 11 5 , 11 1 ′, 11 2 ′, 11 3 ′, 11 4 ′, 11 5 ′) which is connected respectively to one of the two adjacent spring lugs ( 9 1 , 9 2 , 9 3 , 9 4 , 9 5 ). A multiple coaxial connector portion has multiple first coaxial connector portion is arranged in a housing ( 12 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
an inner conductor; and
an outer conductor coaxial to said inner conductor, a distal portion of said outer conductor comprising a plurality of tabs, wherein
each of said tabs comprises a first portion and a shielding portion, said shielding portion extending substantially to a respective adjacent tab of said plurality of tabs, and
for each of said tabs, said shielding portion of the respective tab projects in a generally circumferential direction from a lateral edge of said first portion of the respective tab.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a second portion,
a first plane defined by a major planar surface of said first portion intersecting a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a first angle, and
a second plane defined by a major planar surface of said second portion intersecting said common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a second angle significantly different from said first angle.

3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a second portion,
a first distance from a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor to a proximal portion of said first portion being larger than a second distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said first portion, and
a third distance from said common axis to a proximal portion of said second portion being smaller than a fourth distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said second portion.

4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein:
said first portion consists of a substantially planar sheet of material, and
said second portion consists of a substantially planar sheet of material.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said circumferential direction is a direction circumferential to a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor.

6. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, said shielding portion of the respective tab does not contact another of said plurality of tabs.

7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises said first portion, said shielding portion and a bend selected from the group consisting of a first bend intermediate said first portion and said shielding portion and a second bend intermediate a first region of said shielding portion and a second region of said shielding portion.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein:
said connector is a coaxial connector, and
said distal portion of said outer conductor and a distal, terminal portion of said inner conductor collectively define a distal, terminal portion of said coaxial connector.

9. A connector, comprising:
an inner conductor; and
an outer conductor coaxial to said inner conductor, a distal portion of said outer conductor comprising a plurality of tabs,
each of said tabs comprising at least one laterally jutting shielding portion such that any ray emanating from a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor in a plane perpendicular to said common axis intersects at least one of said plurality of tabs, and
at least one of said tabs comprising a bend selected from the group consisting of a first bend substantially within the bounds of a respective one of said at least one laterally jutting shielding portion of the respective tab and a second bend along a border of a respective one of said at least one laterally jutting shielding portion of the respective tab.

10. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion,
a first plane defined by a major planar surface of said first portion intersecting a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a first angle, and
a second plane defined by a major planar surface of said second portion intersecting said common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a second angle significantly different from said first angle.

11. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion,
a first distance from a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor to a proximal portion of said first portion being larger than a second distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said first portion, and
a third distance from said common axis to a proximal portion of said second portion being smaller than a fourth distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said second portion.

12. The connector of claim 11 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, said at least one laterally jutting shielding portion of the respective tab extends laterally from said first portion of the respective tab.

13. The connector of claim 11 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, said at least one laterally jutting shielding portion of the respective tab extends in a generally circumferential direction from a lateral edge of said first portion of the respective tab.

14. The connector of claim 11 , wherein:
said first portion consists of a substantially planar sheet of material, and
said second portion consists of a substantially planar sheet of material.

15. The connector of claim 9 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, each of said at least one laterally jutting shielding portion of the respective tab does not contact another of said plurality of tabs.

16. A connector, comprising:
an inner conductor; and
an outer conductor coaxial to said inner conductor, a distal portion of said outer conductor comprising a plurality of tabs,
each of said tabs comprising a first shielding portion that projects in a first substantially radial direction and a second shielding portion that projects in a second substantially radial direction.

17. The connector of claim 16 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, said first shielding portion of the respective tab is substantially parallel to said second shielding portion of a first respectively adjacent tab and said second shielding portion of the respective tab is substantially parallel to said first shielding portion of a second respectively adjacent tab.

18. The connector of claim 16 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion,
a first plane defined by a major planar surface of said first portion intersecting a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a first angle, and
a second plane defined by a major planar surface of said second portion intersecting said common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor at a second angle significantly different from said first angle.

19. The connector of claim 16 , wherein:
each of said tabs comprises a first portion and a second portion,
a first distance from a common axis of said inner conductor and said outer conductor to a proximal portion of said first portion being larger than a second distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said first portion, and
a third distance from said common axis to a proximal portion of said second portion being smaller than a fourth distance from said common axis to a distal portion of said second portion.

20. The connector of claim 19 , wherein:
for each of said tabs, said first shielding portion projects from said first portion of the respective tab and said second shielding portion projects from said first portion of the respective tab.

21. The connector of claim 16 , wherein:
each of said first substantially radial direction and said second substantial

Assignees

• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Lödding Thomas
• Maier Christian
• Armbrecht Gunnar
• Schmid Thomas

Classifications

• H01R24/52 Primary

  mounted in or to a panel or structure · CPC title

• H01R2201/02

  for antennas · CPC title

• H01R13/187

  with spring member in the socket · CPC title

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H01R43/16

  for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending · CPC title