Low Resistance Connector For Printed Circuit Board

• US 20100304579A1
• Filed: 05/26/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corning Gilbert Incorporated (Corning Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Corning Gilbert Incorporated (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kisling, Brian Lyle
• Application Number:
  US12/471,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20100304579A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/63
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6275 Latching arms not integral with the housing H01R13/6276, H01R13/6277, H01R13/6278 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/50 mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0515 Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board

Abstract

An electrical connector has first and second connector bodies. The first connector body has at least one groove and the second connector body has cantilevered arms that correspond to the groove. To unmate the connector bodies, the cantilevered arms are pressed causing the arms to move from the groove to allow the connector bodies to be moved axially away from one another.

Claims

1. An electrical connector for connecting a printed circuit board and a coaxial cable comprising:

a first connector body having a front end and a back end and an opening extending therebetween, the first connector body having an outside surface with a generally circular cross section and at least one groove extending at least partially around the outside surface; and

a second connector body having an outer sleeve portion configured to be mounted on the coaxial cable and having at least one cantilevered arm extending from the outer sleeve portion and configured to engage the at least one groove on the first connector body to prevent axial movement of the first and second connector bodies relative to one another when the first connector body and second connector body are connected.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cantilevered arm includes two cantilevered arms, the two cantilevered arms being on opposite sides of the outer sleeve portion and the at least one groove includes two grooves.

3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cantilevered arm includes two cantilevered arms, the two cantilevered arms being on opposite sides of the outer sleeve portion and the at least one groove extends around the outside surface.

4. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising:

an outer conductor configured to be attached to the coaxial cable, the outer sleeve portion of the second connector body being attached to the outer conductor.

5. The connector according to claim 4, the outer conductor having a circumferential groove and the outer sleeve portion being disposed in the circumferential groove.

6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the second connector body rotates relative to the outer conductor.

7. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cantilevered arm has a curved configuration that corresponds to the outer surface of the first connector body.

8. The connector according to claim 1, wherein pressing on a back portion of the at least one cantilevered arm disengages the second connector body from the first connector body.

9. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a distal end of the at least one cantilevered arm has a chamfered surface.

10. An electrical connector for connecting a printed circuit board and a coaxial cable comprising:

a first connector body electrically connected to the printed circuit board, the first connector body having a front end and a back end and an opening extending therebetween, the first connector body having an outside surface with a generally circular cross section and at least one groove extending at least partially around the outside surface; and

a second connector body having an outer sleeve portion mechanically connected to the coaxial cable and having at least one cantilevered arm extending from the outer sleeve portion and configured to engage the at least one groove on the first connector body to prevent axial movement of the first and second connector bodies relative to one another when the first connector body and second connector body are connected.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein the coaxial cable has an outer conductor mechanically attached thereto and the outer sleeve portion of the second connector body is mechanically attached to the outer conductor.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein the at least one cantilevered arm includes two cantilevered arms, the two cantilevered arms being on opposite sides of the outer sleeve portion and the at least one groove includes two grooves.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 11, the outer conductor having a circumferential groove and the outer sleeve portion being disposed in the circumferential groove.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 13, wherein the second connector body rotates relative to the outer conductor.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 10, wherein pressing on a back portion of the at least one cantilevered arm disengages the second connector body from the first connector body.