COXIAL CONNECTOR HAVING RISILIENT RING AND SEALING RING

• US 20090305560A1
• Filed: 06/04/2009
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, JIN-PING
• Granted Patent: US 7,857,651 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/584
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5219 Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6277 comprising annular latching means, e.g. ring snapping in an annular groove
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6584 formed by conductive elastomeric members, e.g. flat gaskets or O-rings
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/40 specially adapted for high frequency

Abstract

A coaxial connector (100) adapted for mating with a mating connector (200) includes a bracket (10), and a clasping portion (40) clasping the mating connector. The bracket has a central contact (30) retained in the bracket for electrically connecting with the mating connector. The clasping portion includes a base flange (41) and a number of claw portions (42) extending from the base flange. Each claw portion has an engaging portion (421) for engaging with the mating connector. The coaxial connector further includes a resilient ring (70) mounted on the engaging portion of the clasping portion to strengthen the engagement between the engaging portion and the mating connector. The coaxial connector includes a conductive resilient sealing ring (60) mounted between the bracket and the mating connector.

Claims

1. A coaxial connector adapted for mating with a mating connector, said coaxial connector comprising:

a bracket defining a receiving room for insertion of the mating connector;

a central contact retained in the bracket for electrically connecting with the mating connector;

a clasping portion assembled to the bracket for clasping the mating connector, said clasping portion comprising a base flange and a plurality of claw portions extending from the base flange, each claw portion having an engaging portion for engaging with the mating connector; and

a resilient ring mounted on the engaging portion of the clasping portion to strengthen the engagement between the engaging portion and the mating connector.

2. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient ring is made from metal material and formed into a ring having a cutout.

3. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said claw portion of the clasping portion comprises a beam portion extending from the base flange toward a central axis of the coaxial connector and a bending portion extending away from the central axis, the engaging portion being located between the beam portion and the bending portion.

4. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging portion has an engaging protrusion protruding toward the central axial from an inner face of the claw portion, and an engaging indentation defined at an outer face of the claw portion, said resilient ring plunged in the engaging indentation of the claw portion.

5. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said bending portion of the clasping portion is engageable with a protruding rib formed along an outer side of the mating connector.

6. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a fastening ring, and wherein said bracket has a resisting portion, said base flange of the clasping portion sandwiched between the resisting portion and the fastening ring.

7. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 3, further comprising an operating portion assembled to the bracket, and the operating portion having a driving portion, said driving portion sliding along the beam portion and outwardly spreading the claw portion of clasping portion due to a forward movement of the operating portion.

8. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bracket is formed with a first and a second flanges orienting toward the receiving room, and wherein said coaxial connector comprises a securing portion restricted between the first and second flanges and resiliently resisting the mating connector.

9. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an insulative member defining a central hole insertion of the central contact, and wherein said insulative member together with the central contact is mounted in the bracket, with the central contact in contact with a central pin of the mating connector.

10. A coaxial connector assembly comprising:

a coaxial connector having a bracket defining a receiving room, a central contact disposed in the receiving room, a clasping portion assembled to the bracket, said clasping portion comprising a base flange and a plurality of claw portions extending from the base flange, each claw portion having an engaging portion;

a mating connector mating with the coaxial connector along a central axis, said mating connector being inserted in the receiving room and clasped by the clasping portion, said mating connector comprising a central pin in contact with the central contact of the coaxial connector, a shell portion formed with a protruding portion engageable with the engaging portions of the coaxial connector,

said coaxial connector having a resilient ring mounted on the engaging portion of the clasping portion to strengthen the engagement between the engaging portion of the coaxial connector and the protruding portion of the mating connector.

11. The coaxial connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein coaxial connector further comprises an operating portion formed with a driving portion, said driving portion outwardly spreading both the engaging portion of the clasping portion and the resilient ring, due to a forward movement of the operating portion for releasing engagement between the engaging portion of the coaxial connector and the protruding portion of the mating connector during un-mating.

12. A coaxial connector adapted for mating with a mating connector having a mating portion, said coaxial connector comprising:

a bracket defining a receiving room and formed with a shoulder;

a central contact disposed in the receiving room and electrically connectable with the mating connector;

a clasping portion assembled to the bracket for clasping the mating connector via a resilient force; and

a conductive resilient sealing ring resisting against the shoulder of the bracket,

when the mating connector is inserted into the receiving room, the mating portion resisting against the sealing ring due to the resilient force, said sealing ring being sandwiched between the shoulder of the bracket and the mating portion of the mating connector for serving to provide waterproof and radio frequency leakage proof effects.

13. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein said sealing ring is made from metal-plated rubber material.

14. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 12, further comprising an insulative member enclosing the central contact and mounted in the bracket, said sealing ring encircling around the insulative member and sandwiched between the bracket and the insulative member along an up-to-bottom direction.

15. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein said bracket is formed with a first flange, said receiving room is divided into a first recess between the shoulder and the first flange for receiving the sealing ring.

16. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a securing portion, wherein said bracket is formed with a second flange, said receiving room is divided into a second recess between the first and second flanges for receiving the securing portion.

17. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 16, wherein said securing portion comprises a resiliently deformable side wall resisting against the mating connector, and wherein said side wall of the securing portion defines a cutout, said securing portion being compressible into a smaller dimension via the cutout for smoothing the insertion of itself into the bracket.

18. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 12, wherein said bracket has a protruding flange formed along an outer face thereof, and wherein said clasping portion comprises a base portion abutting against the protruding flange, and a plurality of beam portions each having an engaging portion engageable with a protruding rib formed on the mating connector.

19. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 18, further comprising a fixing portion mounted on the protruding flange of the bracket for fixing the base portion of the clasping portion onto the protruding flange.

20. The coaxial connector as claimed in claim 19, further comprising an operating portion mounted on the fixing portion and formed with a driving portion, said driving portion outwardly spreading the engaging portion of the clasping portion, due to a forward movement of the operating portion.