SHIELDED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR

• US 20200136319A1
• Filed: 11/08/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Commscope Connectivity Spain, S.L. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Commscope Connectivity Spain, S.L. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: DE DIOS, Longinos, URBANO LEON, Manuel
• Granted Patent: US 10,958,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5808 formed by a metallic element crimped around the cable H01R4/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/658 High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse] coaxial coupling devices specially adapted for high frequency H01R24/40; for flat or ribbon cable connectors H01R12/774; for coaxial cable H01R9/05
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6592 the conductive member being a shielded cable
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/206 with transversal grooves or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 43/04 for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 dummy group

Abstract

A telecommunications connector includes a connector body and a shield attached to the connector body, the shield including a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector body and a barrel portion for crimping against a cable to be terminated to the connector. The barrel portion of the shield includes a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of a length of the barrel, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall are provided on the shield at a pre-crimped stage.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A shield for attachment to a telecommunications connector for crimping a cable to be terminated to the telecommunications connector, the shield comprising:

a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector and a barrel portion for crimping against the cable to be terminated to the connector, wherein the barrel portion of the shield includes a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of a length of the barrel, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall are provided on the shield at a pre-crimped stage.

16. A shield according to claim 15, wherein the barrel portion is defined by a unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at the pre-crimped stage.

17. A shield for attachment to a telecommunications connector for crimping a cable to be terminated to the telecommunications connector, the shield comprising:

a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector and a barrel portion for crimping against a cable to be terminated to the connector, wherein the barrel portion of the shield includes a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of a length of the barrel, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall extend generally 360 degrees around the periphery of the barrel.

18. A shield according to claim 17, wherein the barrel portion is defined by a unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage.

19. A shield for attachment to a telecommunications connector for crimping a cable to be terminated to the telecommunications connector, the shield comprising:

a main body portion configured for attachment to the connector and a barrel portion for crimping against a cable to be terminated to the connector, wherein the barrel portion of the shield defines a unitary structure, the unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage.

20-30. -30. (canceled)

31. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of a length of the barrel; and

crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the cable.

32. A method according to claim 31, wherein the telecommunications connector is an electrical connector and the cable includes a plurality of conductive wires.

33. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a corrugated side wall made up of a series of bends extending along a direction from the rear end of the barrel toward the front end of the barrel along at least a portion of the length of the barrel, wherein the bends defining the corrugated side wall extend generally 360 degrees around the periphery of the barrel; and

crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the cable.

34. A method according to claim 33, wherein the telecommunications connector is an electrical connector and the cable includes a plurality of conductive wires.

35. A method of terminating a cable to a telecommunications connector, the method comprising:

sliding a shield of the telecommunications connector over the cable that has a barrel portion defining a unitary structure, the unitary structure including portions that radially overlap when the shield is at a pre-crimped stage; and

crimping the barrel portion of the shield over the cable.

36. A method according to claim 35, wherein the telecommunications connector is an electrical connector and the cable includes a plurality of conductive wires.