RIGHT ANGLE COAXIAL CABLE AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

• US 20160226201A1
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrew Corporation (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.), CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Allison, Lee F., Harwath, Frank A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,614,302 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/545 Elbows
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/5033 using wedge or pin penetrating into the end of a wire in axial direction of the wire
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/05 for coaxial cables

Abstract

Coaxial cable-connector assemblies include: a coaxial cable having: an inner conductor having a termination end including a bore; a dielectric layer that overlies the inner conductor; and an outer conductor that overlies the dielectric layer having a termination end; a right angle coaxial connector including: an inner conductor body with a post configured to mate with the inner conductor body of a mating jack, the inner conductor body further including a receptacle that receives the termination end of the inner conductor such that the post is generally perpendicular to the inner conductor; an outer conductor body configured to mate with the outer conductor body of the mating coaxial cable jack and electrically connected with the termination end of the outer conductor; and an expansion member inserted into the bore of the termination end of the inner conductor sized and configured to radially expand the termination end of the inner conductor.

Claims

1. A coaxial cable-connector assembly, comprising:

(a) a coaxial cable comprising;

an inner conductor having a termination end, the termination end including a bore;

a dielectric layer that overlies the inner conductor; and

an outer conductor that overlies the dielectric layer having a termination end; and

(b) a right angle coaxial connector comprising;

an inner conductor body comprising a post configured to mate with the inner conductor body of a mating coaxial cable jack, the inner conductor body further including a receptacle that receives the termination end of the inner conductor such that the post is generally perpendicular to the inner conductor;

an outer conductor body configured to mate with the outer conductor body of the mating coaxial cable jack, the outer conductor body being electrically connected with the termination end of the outer conductor; and

an expansion member inserted into the bore of the termination end of the inner conductor, the expansion member being sized and configured to radially expand the termination end of the inner conductor.

2. The assembly defined in claim 1, wherein the outer conductor body includes an access hole that is substantially collinear with the inner conductor bore.

3. The assembly defined in claim 1, wherein the outer conductor body includes a cable contact section that is in electrical contact with the termination end of the outer conductor.

4. The assembly defined in claim 3, wherein the cable contact section is attached to the termination end of the outer conductor via soldering.

5. The assembly defined in claim 1, wherein the expansion member includes at least one hollow section.

6. A right angle coaxial connector assembly, comprising:

an inner conductor body configured to mate with the inner conductor body of a mating coaxial cable connector, the inner conductor body including a post that defines a first longitudinal axis and a receptacle configured to receive an inner conductor of a coaxial cable;

an outer conductor body configured to mate with the outer conductor body of a mating coaxial cable connector, the outer conductor body comprising;

a generally cylindrical cable contact section having a second longitudinal axis that is substantially normal to the first longitudinal axis and configured to be electrically connected with the termination end of the outer conductor;

a housing section attached to the cable contact section; and

a generally cylindrical connector contact section attached to the housing section having a longitudinal axis that is substantially coincident with the first longitudinal axis, the connector contact section being configured to mate with the outer conductor body of the mating coaxial cable connector; and

a dielectric spacer positioned to maintain electrical isolation between the connector contact section of the outer conductor body and the post of the inner conductor body.

7. The connector defined in claim 6, wherein the receptacle of the inner conductor body resides in the housing section.

8. The connector defined in claim 6, wherein the receptacle includes a hole configured to receive a termination end of inner conductor of the coaxial cable.

9. The connector defined in claim 8, wherein the housing section includes an access hole aligned on the second longitudinal axis.

10. The connector defined in claim 8, in combination with a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor, wherein a terminal end of the coaxial cable fits within the hole of the receptacle, and wherein the outer conductor fits within the cable contact section of the outer conductor body.

11. The combination defined in claim 10, wherein the cable contact section is soldered onto the outer conductor of the coaxial cable.

12. The combination defined in claim 10, wherein the inner conductor of the coaxial cable has a bore in the termination end, and further comprising an expansion member inserted into the bore to radially expand the inner conductor into contact with the hole in the receptacle.

13. A method of forming a right-angle coaxial cable-connector assembly, comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a coaxial cable comprising;

an inner conductor having a termination end with a bore formed therein;

a dielectric layer that overlies the inner conductor;

an outer conductor that overlies the dielectric layer having a termination end; and

a jacket that overlies the outer conductor;

(b) providing a coaxial connector comprising;

an inner conductor body configured to mate with the inner conductor body of a mating coaxial cable connector, the inner conductor body including a post that defines a first longitudinal axis and a receptacle configured to receive an inner conductor of a coaxial cable, wherein the receptacle includes a hole;

an outer conductor body configured to mate with the outer conductor body of a mating coaxial cable connector, the outer conductor body comprising;

a housing section attached to the cable contact section, wherein the housing section includes an access hole aligned on a second longitudinal axis that is substantially normal to the first longitudinal axis; and

a dielectric spacer positioned to maintain electrical isolation between the outer conductor body and the post of the inner conductor body;

(c) inserting the coaxial cable through the cable contact section of the outer conductor body, such that the termination end of the inner conductor of the coaxial cable is inserted into the hole in the receptacle of the inner conductor body; and

(d) inserting an expansion member through the access hole in the housing section into the bore of the inner conductor, such that the termination end of the inner conductor expands into electrical contact with the receptacle.

14. The method defined in claim 13, wherein the outer conductor body comprises:

a generally cylindrical cable contact section attached to the housing section configured to be electrically connected with the termination end of the outer conductor, the cable contact section having a longitudinal axis that is substantially coincident with the second longitudinal axis; and

a generally cylindrical connector contact section attached to the housing section having a longitudinal axis that is substantially coincident with the first longitudinal axis, the connector contact section being configured to mate with the outer conductor body of the mating coaxial cable connector.

15. The method defined in claim 14, further comprising the step of soldering the cable contact section to the termination end of the outer conductor.

16. The method defined in claim 14, wherein the expansion member includes at least one hollow section.

17. An assembly comprising:

a first member including a first receptacle;

a second member including a second receptacle that receives the receptacle of the first member; and

an expansion member inserted into the first receptacle, the expansion member being sized and configured to radially expand the first receptacle into contact with the second receptacle, such contact being sufficient to form a press-fit joint between the first and second receptacles.