Coaxial plug connector and mating connector

• US 20060099853A1
• Filed: 01/18/2005
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IMS Connector Systems GmbH
• Original Assignee: IMS Connector Systems GmbH
• Inventors: Sattele, Fred, Baumgartner, Roland
• Granted Patent: US 7,189,113 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/578
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/62 Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6277 comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/639 Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/40 specially adapted for high frequency

Abstract

A connector includes a plug connector and a mating connector. The plug connector includes a housing with an open front end, an insulated inner conductor disposed within the housing, a clamping sleeve and an axially movable sliding sleeve disposed radially outside the clamping sleeve. The sliding sleeve can be positioned in a working position where it surrounds the clamping sleeve and exerts a radially inward-directed force. The mating connector, which is receivable within the housing, includes a clamping surface. A force F_r introduced radially from the sliding sleeve toward the clamping sleeve when the sliding sleeve is in the working position is redirected by the clamping sleeve into an axial force component F_a which is introduced from the clamping sleeve toward the clamping surface.

Claims

1. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector, wherein the plug connector comprises housing with an open front end that allows attachment of a mating connector and which is traversed by a channel in which an insulated inner conductor contact is located, including a clamping sleeve and an axially movable sliding sleeve to mechanically connect the housing to the mating connector, wherein the sliding sleeve can be positioned in a working position where it surrounds the clamping sleeve and exerts a radially inward-directed force, and wherein the clamping sleeve can be moved into contact with a clamping surface on the mating connector, and wherein an outer-conductor contact surface of the mating connector is axially tensionable against an outer-conductor contact surface of the plug connector, wherein a force F_r introduced radially from the sliding sleeve toward the clamping sleeve when the sliding sleeve is in the working positioned is redirected by the clamping sleeve into an axial force component F_a which is introduced directly from the clamping sleeve toward the clamping surface.

2. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein a radial force component F_r is introduced from the clamping sleeve directly toward a compensation surface of the mating connector.

3. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the axial force component F_a from the clamping sleeve toward the clamping surface, and the radial force component F_r toward the compensation surface is created by moving the sliding sleeve into the working position.

4. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping sleeve is movable into contact with the clamping surface moving the sliding sleeve into the working position.

5. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping surface runs perpendicular to a longitudinal axis A of the mating connector.

6. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein a compensation surface runs parallel to a longitudinal axis A of the mating connector.

7. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping surface is provided on one or both of an outside radially projecting rib of the mating connector and a radially inward-pointing recess of the mating connector.

8. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the clamping surface and a compensation surface surrounds the mating connector.

9. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping sleeve is diverted axially past the clamping surface, and an end region is bent back or bent in the direction of the clamping surface.

10. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 9, wherein the clamping sleeve has a radially outward expanding region adjacent the end region.

11. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping sleeve is provided with axially oriented slots.

12. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the sliding sleeve surrounds the clamping sleeve in a ready position in which the clamping sleeve does not introduce substantially any axial force component F_a into the clamping surface.

13. Coaxial plug connector and mating connector according to claim 1, wherein the clamping sleeve includes an end region and the end region is received within a recess disposed within the sliding sleeve.

14. A connector, comprising:

a plug connector having a housing with an open front end, an insulated inner conductor disposed within the housing, a clamping sleeve, and an axially movable sliding sleeve disposed radially outside the clamping sleeve;

wherein the sliding sleeve can be positioned in a working position where it surrounds the clamping sleeve and exerts a radially inward-directed force; and

a mating connector receivable within the housing, the mating connector having a clamping surface;

wherein a force F_r introduced radially from the sliding sleeve toward the clamping sleeve when the sliding sleeve is in the working position, is redirected by the clamping sleeve into an axial force component F_a which is introduced from the clamping sleeve toward the clamping surface.

15. A connector, comprising:

a plug connector having a housing with an open front end, an insulated inner conductor disposed within the housing, a clamping sleeve, and an axially movable sliding sleeve disposed radially outside the clamping sleeve;

wherein the sliding sleeve is positionable in a first position where it exerts a radially inward-directed force toward the clamping sleeve, and in a second position where it exerts substantially no radially inward-directed force toward the clamping sleeve; and

a mating connector receivable within the housing, the mating connector having a clamping surface.

16. The connector of claim 15, wherein the radially inward directed force exerted by the sliding sleeve toward the clamping sleeve in the first position, is redirected by the clamping sleeve into an axial force which is directed from the clamping sleeve toward the clamping surface.

17. The connector of claim 16, wherein the mating connector includes a compensation surface;

and

wherein the radial force is directed from the clamping sleeve toward the compensation surface.

18. The connector of claim 17, wherein a compensation surface runs parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mating connector.

19. The connector of claim 17, wherein one or both of the clamping surface and the compensation surface surrounds the mating connector.

20. The connector of claim 16, wherein one or both of the axial force and the radial force is created by moving the sliding sleeve into the first position.

21. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping sleeve is movable into contact with the clamping surface by moving the sliding sleeve into the first position.

22. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping surface extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mating connector.

23. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping surface is provided on one or both of an outside radially projecting rib of the mating connector and a radially inward-pointing recess of the mating connector.

24. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping sleeve is diverted axially past the clamping surface, and an end region is bent back or bent in the direction of the clamping surface.

25. The connector of claim 24, wherein the clamping sleeve has a radially outward expanding region adjacent the end region.

26. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping sleeve is provided with axially oriented slots.

27. The connector of claim 15, wherein the clamping sleeve includes an end region and the end region is received within a recess disposed within the sliding sleeve.