Connector for high-frequency transmissions in the automotive field, impedance improving element, connection assembly, method of improving the impedance in a connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11233360-B2
Application number	US-202016849627-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2020
Priority date	Apr 15, 2019
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

A connector including a contact element arranged in an interior of the connector and contacting an electrical connection element and an impedance improving element located at a side of the electrical connection element. The impedance improving element has a reception channel through which the contact element extends and a deformation section adapted to be deformed at least one of radially and axially.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A connector, comprising:
a contact element arranged in an interior of the connector and contacting an electrical connection element, the electrical connection element is a cable or a mating connector; and
an impedance improving element located at a side of the electrical connection element, the impedance improving element has a reception channel through which the contact element extends and a deformation section adapted to be deformed at least one of radially and axially, the impedance improving element has a receptacle receiving a dielectric insulation of the cable, the deformation section is deformed radially around the dielectric insulation.

2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the impedance improving element is located at a proximal end of the connector connected to the cable.

3. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a crimping section, the impedance improving element is located at the crimping section.

4. The connector of claim 1 , further comprising a shielding, the impedance improving element is mounted to the shielding.

5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the impedance improving element is located at a distal end of the connector connected to the mating connector.

6. The connector of claim 5 , wherein the deformation section is axially deformed by the mating connector.

7. The connector of claim 5 , wherein the deformation section is radially deformed by the mating connector.

8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the impedance improving element is located between an attachment section at which the contact element is attached to a housing of the connector and an end of the contact element connected to the electrical connection element.

9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the deformation section is a foam material.

10. An impedance improving element for use in a connector, comprising:
a reception channel through which a contact element extends; and
a deformation section adapted to be deformed at least one of radially and axially, the impedance improving element has a receptacle receiving a dielectric insulation of a cable, the deformation section is deformed radially around the dielectric insulation.

11. A connection assembly, comprising:
a cable having a dielectric insulation; and
a connector including a contact element arranged in an interior of the connector and contacting the cable and an impedance improving element located at a side of the cable, the impedance improving element has a reception channel through which the contact element extends and a deformation section adapted to be deformed at least one of radially and axially, the deformation section seals and/or holds the dielectric insulation of the cable.

12. The connection assembly of claim 11 , wherein the impedance improving element is mounted to the dielectric insulation.

13. A method of improving an impedance in a connector, comprising:
providing an impedance improving element having a reception channel through which a contact element of the connector extends and a deformation section adapted to be deformed;
moving the deformation section over a dielectric insulation of a cable; and
deforming the deformation section radially.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a deformation of the deformation section is controlled depending on the impedance of the connector.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Mandel Christian
• Bergner Bert
• Aboulkassem Samir
• Nikfal Mohammad
• Schmidt Ralf
• Yun Hyo Chang (Chris)

Classifications

• H01R2201/26

  for vehicles · CPC title

• H01R2101/00

  One pole · CPC title

• H01R2103/00

  Two poles · CPC title

• H01R24/42 Primary

  comprising impedance matching means or electrical components, e.g. filters or switches · CPC title

• H01R13/6477 Primary

  by variation of dielectric properties · CPC title