CABLE CONNECTOR TO PCB INTERCONNECT

• US 20200136282A1
• Filed: 04/17/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tektronix Incorporated (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Tektronix Incorporated (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Bingham, Devin M.
• Granted Patent: US 11,114,778 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/55 characterised by the terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/7047 with a fastener through a screw hole in the coupling device
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/712 co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit H01R12/72 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/2414 conductive elastomers
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6587 for mounting on PCBs
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/50 mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]

Abstract

A device can include a coaxial connector that has a signal portion to electrically couple with a signal portion of a printed circuit board (PCB) to enable transmission of a signal therebetween, a ground portion to electrically couple with a ground portion of the PCB, and a mounting to interact with a mounting component to secure the coaxial connector to the PCB. A compressible and conductive component can be positioned and deformed between the ground portion of the coaxial connector and the ground portion of the PCB.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a coaxial connector, the coaxial connector including;

a signal portion configured to electrically couple with a signal portion of a printed circuit board (PCB) to enable transmission of a signal therebetween,

a ground portion configured to electrically couple with a ground portion of the PCB to establish a common ground therebetween, and

at least one mounting portion each of which is configured to interact with a mounting component to secure the coaxial connector to the PCB; and

a compressible and conductive component configured to be positioned and deformed between the ground portion of the coaxial connector and the ground portion of the PCB.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the coaxial connector is a Bayonet Neill-Concelman (BNC) connector.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the signal portion includes a pin.

4. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a non-conductive portion configured to be positioned between the signal portion and the ground portion of the coaxial connector.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one mounting portion includes at least one mounting hole each of which is configured to receive the mounting component therethrough.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the mounting component is a screw.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting component includes a clamp.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the compressible and conductive component includes an elastomeric disc.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the elastomeric disc contains one or both of silver and aluminum.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein the compressible and conductive component includes dielectric material.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the dielectric material includes silicon rubber.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein the compressible and conductive component is configured to provide rigidity to the signal portion of the coaxial connector.

13. A system, comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB including;

a signal portion configured to carry a signal, and

a ground portion;

a coaxial connector, the coaxial connector including;

a signal portion configured to electrically couple with the signal portion of the PCB to enable transmission of the signal therebetween,

a ground portion configured to electrically couple with the ground portion of the PCB to establish a common ground therebetween;

at least one mounting component to configured to secure the coaxial connector to the PCB; and

a compressible and conductive component configured to be positioned and deformed between the ground portion of the coaxial connector and the ground portion of the PCB.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the coaxial connector is a Bayonet Neill-Concelman (BNC) connector.

15. The system according to claim 13, the coaxial connector further comprising a non-conductive portion configured to be positioned between the signal portion and the ground portion of the coaxial connector.

16. The system according to claim 13, wherein the at least one mounting component includes one or both of a screw and a clamp.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the compressible and conductive component includes an elastomeric disc.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the compressible and conductive component is configured to provide rigidity to the signal portion of the coaxial connector.