Coaxial cable connector assembly, system, and method
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a connector assembly including a body defining a chamber intersecting an opening, a fastener rotatably connected to the body and including an inner surface defining threading and a passage intersecting the chamber opposite the opening, and a cable engagement device inside the chamber that includes a mandrel with a head and defines an inner passageway therethrough;
inserting a coaxial cable through the opening, the coaxial cable including an outer insulator, an inner insulator, an outer electrical conductor positioned between the outer insulator and the inner insulator, and an inner electrical conductor extending through the inner insulator;
engaging the threading with a threaded connection component to advance the connection component through the passage and generate a force that is applied to the head; and
in response to the force, moving the cable engagement device through the chamber to push the mandrel between the outer insulator and the inner insulator and receive the inner insulator and the inner conductor in the inner passageway.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present application is an assembly that comprises a threaded connection component, a coaxial cable, and a coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable includes an outer insulator, an inner insulator, an outer electrical conductor positioned between these insulators, and an inner electrical conductor extending through the inner insulator. The connector includes a body defining a chamber and an opening that is configured to receive the cable. The connector includes a fastener rotatably connected to the body opposite the opening that has internal threading engaged by the threaded connection component, and a cable engagement device captured within the chamber. This device includes a mandrel with a head. A mandrel end opposite the head penetrates the coaxial cable and is secured between the outer and inner insulators thereof in response to compressive force exerted on the head by advancing the threaded component into the fastener.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a connector assembly including a body defining a chamber intersecting an opening, a fastener rotatably connected to the body and including an inner surface defining threading and a passage intersecting the chamber opposite the opening, and a cable engagement device inside the chamber that includes a mandrel with a head and defines an inner passageway therethrough;
inserting a coaxial cable through the opening, the coaxial cable including an outer insulator, an inner insulator, an outer electrical conductor positioned between the outer insulator and the inner insulator, and an inner electrical conductor extending through the inner insulator;
engaging the threading with a threaded connection component to advance the connection component through the passage and generate a force that is applied to the head; and
in response to the force, moving the cable engagement device through the chamber to push the mandrel between the outer insulator and the inner insulator and receive the inner insulator and the inner conductor in the inner passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus, comprising:
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a tubular body extending along an axis, the tubular body defining a chamber and including a first end portion opposite a second end portion, the first end portion defining an opening to the chamber, the opening being structured to receive a coaxial cable therethrough;
a fastener connected to the second end portion with a rotational coupling to turn about the axis relative to the body, the fastener including a inner surface defining threading about the axis and a passage therethrough, the passage intersecting the chamber of the body; and
a cable engagement device captured within the chamber of the body, the device including a retainer that slidingly engages the body and a mandrel, including a head positioned opposite a cable penetration end, the head being closer to the passage of the fastener than the cable penetration end, the penetration end being structured to penetrate an end of the coaxial cable between an inner cable portion and an outer cable portion, the mandrel defining an inner passageway to receive the inner cable portion therethrough, and the device being structured to move along the axis relative to the body over a range defined by opposing stop surfaces prior to secured connection to the coaxial cable. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An assembly, comprising:
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a threaded connection component;
a coaxial cable including an outer insulator, an inner insulator, an outer electrical conductor positioned between the outer insulator and the inner insulator, and an inner electrical conductor extending through the inner insulator;
a coaxial cable connector, including;
a tubular body defining a chamber and an opening intersecting the chamber, the opening receiving the coaxial cable therethrough;
a fastener rotatably connected to the body opposite the opening and including internal threading engaged by the threaded connection component; and
a cable engagement device captured within the chamber that includes a mandrel with a head, the mandrel penetrating an end portion of the coaxial cable and being secured between the outer insulator and the inner insulator thereof in response to compressive force exerted on the head, the compressive force resulting from advancing the threaded connection component into the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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