Coaxial cable connector having a grounding bridge portion

• US 10,686,264 B2
• Filed: 01/09/2018
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PPC Broadband Incorporated (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PPC Broadband Incorporated (Belden Inc.)
• Inventors: Montena, Noah P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Paumen, Gary F
• Application Number:
  US15/865,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20180198217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 439320-323, 439578, 43960701, 43960703, 43960718
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5202 Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5221 having cable sealing means
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/622 Screw-ring or screw-casing H01R13/623 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/646 specially adapted for high-frequency, e.g. structures providing an impedance match or phase match non-coaxed protective earth or shield arrangements H01R13/648; coaxed connectors specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/655 with earth brace
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6581 Shield structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/38 having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/48 utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member H01R4/52 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/00 Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors of trolley lines B60M1/28
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/20 for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/26 for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/05 for coaxial cables
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0503 Connection between two cable ends
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0512 Connections to an additional grounding conductor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0521 Connection to outer conductor by action of a nut
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0524 Connection to outer conductor by action of a clamping member, e.g. screw fastening means H01R9/0515 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49208 by assembling plural parts

Abstract

A coaxial cable connector having, in one embodiment, a connector body or body member, a coupling element and a grounding bridge portion. The connector body is configured to be attached to a post. The grounding bridge portion is configured to maintain an electrical connection between the coupling element and the connector body.

Claims

1. A coaxial cable connector comprising:

a connector body;

a coupling element; and

a grounding bridge portion, the grounding bridge portion being configured to maintain electrical grounding between the connector body and the coupling element, wherein the connector body is configured to be coupled to a post, and the coupling element is configured to be rotated about the post, wherein the grounding bridge portion is configured to extend from an annular outer recess proximate an end of the connector body to an inner cavity of the coupling element in a direction substantially parallel to the main axis of the coaxial cable connector, and wherein the grounding bridge portion is configured to be positioned external to the connector body and rearward of an end face surface of the coupling element.

2. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a metal wave washer.

3. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the coupling element and from the connector body.

4. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein a first surface of the grounding bridge portion is configured to contact the end face surface of the coupling element, and a second surface of the grounding bridge portion is configured to contact at least one surface of the connector body, and

wherein the grounding bridge portion further comprises a rearward-facing radial surface, and wherein the coupling element is configured to move between a first position, where the first surface of the grounding bridge portion contacts the coupling element end face surface and where a grounding bridge portion rearward-facing radial surface does not engage the end of the connector body, and a second position, where the grounding bridge portion maintains contact with the coupling element end face surface and where the grounding bridge portion rearward-facing radial surface contacts the end of the connector body.

5. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a metal wave washer.

6. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the coupling element.

7. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the connector body.

8. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the coupling element and from the connector body.

9. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein the grounding bridge portion is resilient.

10. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein a first surface of the grounding bridge portion is configured to contact the end face surface of the coupling element, and a second surface of the grounding bridge portion is configured to contact at least one surface of the connector body.

11. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein the grounding bridge portion is resilient.

12. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the coupling element.

13. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein the grounding bridge portion is a separate component from the connector body.