Cable Connector Assembly with Repairable Braid Termination

• US 20080318476A1
• Filed: 07/11/2005
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FCI
• Original Assignee: FCI
• Inventors: Weber, Ron Christian, Droesbeke, Gert, Van Kuijk, Leonard, Libregts, Ben Hubertus
• Application Number:
  US11/632,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20080318476A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/610
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5804 comprising a separate cable clamping part H01R13/5841 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/65912 for shielded multiconductor cable coaxial cables with one conductor surrounded by shield H01R9/05; flat shielded cables H01R12/594
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53209 Terminal or connector

Abstract

The invention relates to a cable connector assembly including a cable connector with metallic cover shells and a cable, said cable including a shielding braid in electrical connection with at least one of said metallic cover shells. A portion of said shielding braid is folded back over a support member provided for said cable to clamp said portion of said shielding braid between said support member and at least one of said metallic cover shells in a clamping portion of said cable connector. Accordingly a cable connector assembly is obtained with improved mechanical and electromagnetic shielding characteristics. The support member is not crimped on the cable jacket and may include multiple parts. The invention further relates to a cable connector and a method for assembling a cable to a cable connector.

Claims

1. A cable connector assembly comprising a cable connector with metallic cover shells and a cable, said cable comprising a shielding braid in electrical connection with at least one of said metallic cover shells characterized in that

a portion of said shielding braid is folded back over a support member provided for said cable to clamp said portion of said shielding braid between said support member and at least one of said metallic cover shells in a clamping portion of said cable connector.

2. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said cable further comprises a cable jacket with said portion of said shielding braid back folded over a portion of said cable jacket and said support member is arranged between said portion of said cable jacket and said back folded portion of said shielding braid.

3. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said support member is arranged over said shielding braid and a said portion of said shielding braid is back folded over said support member.

4. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said support member is in a state slidably attached to and in an axial direction (A) of said cable before mounting said metallic cover shells to clamp said shielding braid.

5. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said metallic cover shells are adapted to accommodate one or more inserted clamping elements for said clamping portion.

6. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said clamping portion is formed by a first clamping element associated with a first metallic cover shell and a second clamping element associated with a second metallic cover shell and wherein said first clamping element and said second clamping element are arranged to leave a gap (G) between a first surface of said first clamping element and a second surface of said first clamping element and a second surface of said second element when said first and second metallic cover shells are closed.

7. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said cable connector comprises a cable entry for said cable and a closing structure (16A, 16B) near said cable entry.

8. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1 wherein said cable connector comprises interference ribs for said cable.

9. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said support member comprises a flange portion extending away from said cable and said cable connector comprises a receiving structure adapted to cooperate with said flange portion.

10. The cable connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein said flange portion is non-circular.

11. The cable connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein said flange portion only partially surrounds said support member.

12. The cable connector assembly according to claim 9, wherein said cover shells are adapted to accommodate said first and second clamping member and wherein said first and second clamping member comprise said receiving structure.

13. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein said support member comprises at least two parts.

14. The cable connector assembly according to claim 13, wherein said cable connector comprises a cable entry with an inner structure adapted to cooperate with corresponding structures of said support member parts.

15. The cable connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of said support member and an inner surface of said cable connector determine a slot for said portion of said back folded shielding braid, said slot being structured to deform said portion of said shielding braid.

16. A cable connector comprising metallic cover shells and at least one inserted clamping member accommodated within said metallic cover shells adapted to clamp a shielding braid portion of said cable.

17. The cable connector according to claim 16, wherein said inserted clamping member further comprises a structure adapted to cooperate with a flange portion of a support member for said cable.

18. A method for assembling a cable to a cable connector comprising metallic cover shells and a wire termination member, said cable comprising a shielding braid and one or more cable wires, the method comprising the steps of:

exposing a portion of said shielding braid and providing a support member for said cable;

folding back said portion of said shielding braid over said support member;

connecting said cable wires to said wire termination member;

closing said metallic cover shells such that said shielding braid is clamped between said metallic cover shells and said support member in a clamping portion of said cable connector.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said cable comprises a cable jacket and said method further comprises the step of arranging said support member over said cable jacket.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein said method further comprises the step of arranging said support member over said shielding braid.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein said support member is left slidably in an axial direction (A) of said cable before closing said metallic cover shells.

22. The method according to claim 18, wherein said support member further comprises a flange portion and said method further comprises the step of cutting to length said portion of said back folded shielding braid up to said flange portion.

23. The method according to claim 18, wherein said support member comprises at least two parts and said method comprises the step of connecting said wires to said terminal block housing before arranging said parts on said cable jacket.