Connector arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9979103-B2
Application number	US-201615381297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2016
Priority date	Aug 15, 2014
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

A connector arrangement, comprising a connector comprising an outer connector, an inner connector, and attaching means for attaching the connector to a first object, the connector being movable in relation to the first object; a second connector comprising a second outer connector, a second inner connector, and second attaching means for attaching the second connector to a second object and a bullet connector comprising a bullet outer connector and bullet inner connector. The bullet outer connector is configured to make a contact with the first and the second connector to form first and second conductive signal paths from the first connector to the second connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A connector arrangement, comprising:
an attaching portion configured to receive a first object and couple the first object thereto, wherein the attaching portion is configured to enable movement of the connector arrangement in relation to the first object in at least two different directions;
an outer connector extending from the attaching portion; and
an inner connector disposed in the outer connector and having a first end extending into the attaching portion and having a protruding element at a second end thereof extending into the outer connector;
wherein the outer connector extending from the attaching portion is configured to make contact with an outer connector on a second object to form a first conductive signal path from the outer connector extending from the attaching portion to the outer connector on the second object;
wherein the protruding element is configured to make contact with a cavity in the second object to form a second conductive signal path from the inner connector to the cavity in the second object;
wherein the connector arrangement comprises a locking mechanism comprising a fastener to a couple the first object to the second object to provide mechanical stability for the conductive signal path.

2. The connector arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a shield attached to an outer surface of the outer connector extending from the attaching portion forming the first conductive signal path.

3. The connector arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the attaching portion provides for the movement in at least two directions orthogonal with each other.

4. The connector arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising an integrated low pass filter circumferentially located around the inner connector.

5. The connector arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the integrated low pass filter comprises the same material as the inner connector.

6. The connector arrangement of claim 5 , wherein there are no joints between the protruding element and the integrated low pass filter.

7. The connector arrangement of claim 4 , wherein the inner connector comprises an insulator axially surrounding at least part of the inner connector.

8. The connector arrangement of claim 7 , wherein the inner connector comprises one or more grooves on a surface facing radially outwards of the inner connector, the insulator of the inner connector being attached to the one or more grooves.

9. The connector arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the insulator of the inner connector is injection molded to the one or more grooves.

10. A first object comprising the connector arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first object is an antenna.

11. A second object comprising the connector arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second object is a filter.

12. A second object comprising the connector arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the second object is a bullet connector and is further configured to receive an outer connector on a third object and a second protruding element from the third object.

13. The connector arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the attaching portion configured to receive a first object and couple the first object thereto comprises a spring-loaded bed.

14. A connector arrangement, comprising:
a connector comprising an outer connector and an inner connector with a protruding element, a first end of the outer connector being configured to attach the connector to a first object, the connector being movable in relation to the first object in at least two different directions;
wherein a second end of the outer connector is configured to attach the connector to a second object;
wherein the second end of the outer connector configured to attach the connector to the second object forms a first conductive signal path from the outer connector to an outer connector of the second object;
wherein the inner connector with a protruding element forms a second conductive signal path from the inner connector to a cavity of the second object; and
wherein the connector arrangement comprises a locking mechanism comprising a fastener to couple the first object to the second object to provide mechanical stability for the first and second conductive signal paths.

15. The connector arrangement of claim 14 , further comprising an integrated low pass filter circumferentially located around the inner connector.

16. The connector arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the integrated low pass filter comprises the same material as the inner connector.

17. The connector arrangement of claim 15 , wherein there are no joints between the protruding element and the integrated low pass filter.

18. The connector arrangement of claim 15 , wherein the inner connector comprises an insulator axially surrounding at least part of the inner connector.

19. The connector arrangement of claim 18 , wherein the inner connector comprises one or more grooves on a surface facing radially outwards of the inner connector, and the insulator of the inner connector is attached to the one or more grooves.

20. A second object comprising the connector arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the second object is a bullet connector and is further configured to receive a second protruding element from a third object.

21. The connector arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the first end of the outer connector comprises a spring-loaded bed.

Assignees

• Nokia Solutions & Networks Oy

Inventors

• Pari Mika Petri

Classifications

• H01R9/05 Primary

  for coaxial cables · CPC title

• H01R13/719

  specially adapted for high frequency, e.g. with filters · CPC title

• H01R24/542

  Adapters · CPC title

• H01R12/91

  allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating or self aligning (for coupling devices not specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, H01R13/6315 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R2201/02

  for antennas · CPC title