Coaxial jack connector

• US 4,598,961 A
• Filed: 09/30/1985
• Issued: 07/08/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AMP Limited
• Original Assignee: AMP Limited
• Inventors: Cohen, Thomas S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weidenfeld, Gil
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pirlot, David L.
• Application Number:
  US06/781,325
• Time in Patent Office: 281 Days
• Field of Search: 339/177 R, 339/177 E, 339/276 R, 339/17 R, 339/17 C, 339/17 LC
• US Class Current: 439/63
• 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 9/05 for coaxial cables

Abstract

A coaxial jack connector for electrical connection to signal and ground conductive paths of a printed circuit board comprises an outer metal body member having a substantially tubular section and a U-shaped section which includes terminal sections for electrical connection with the ground conductive path, a dielectric member having a section disposed along the outer body member, a center contact member is disposed in the dielectric member and has a contact section extending along an axis of the dielectric member and a terminal section extending outside the dielectric member between the terminal sections, an outer contact member extends along an outer surface of the dielectric member and engages the body member between the body member and the dielectric member, and a ferrule member is crimped onto the tubular section securing the outer contact member in the tubular section.

Claims

1. A coaxial connector, comprising a conductive body member formed with a U-shaped section having an open side, and formed with a tubular section having an opening in communication with the open side, and formed with conductive terminal sections projecting from the U-shaped section for connection to ground electrical potential, a dielectric body member in the U-shaped section and projecting through the tubular section and protruding from the conductive body member, a conductive center contact member projecting axially of the dielectric body member and through the tubular section for connection with a further electrical connector, a terminal section of the center contact member projecting from the dielectric body member and through the open side of the conductive body member for connection to a source of electrical signal, a conductive outer contact member encircling the protruding dielectric body member and extending into the tubular section, a conductive ferrule in crimped engagement on the tubular section and covering the opening of the tubular section, a dielectric opening in the junction of a side and an end of the dielectric body member and in communication with the bore in the dielectric body member, and the terminal section of the center contact member projecting from the dielectric opening and through the side of the dielectric body member.

2. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the conductive body member is formed with an end section engaging an end of the dielectric body member and covers a portion of the dielectric opening in the dielectric body member.

3. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the conductive body member is formed with an end section engaging an end of the dielectric body member.

4. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the tubular portion is a split tubular portion formed by the opening in the tubular portion.

5. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the tubular portion is a split tubular portion formed by the opening in the tubular portion.

6. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the exterior of the outer contact member is provided with a groove in which the tubular section is received.

7. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 6 wherein the ferrule encircles, respectively, the tubular section, the outer contact member, the dielectric body member and the center contact member.

8. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 6 wherein the conductive body member is formed with an end section engaging an end of the dielectric body member.

9. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the ferrule encircles, respectively, the tubular section, the outer contact member, the dielectric body member and the center contact member.

10. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 9 wherein the ferrule encircles, respectively, the tubular section, the outer contact member, the dielectric body member and the center contact member.

11. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 9 wherein the conductive body member is formed with an end section engaging an end of the dieletric body member.

12. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 1 wherein the exterior of the outer contact member is provided with a groove in which the tubular section is received, the groove is opposite a raised projection on the outer contact member, and the raised projection engages the dielectric body member.

13. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 12 wherein the conductive body member is formed with an end section engaging an end of the dielectric body member.

14. A coaxial connector, comprising a conductive body member formed with a U-shaped section having an open side, and formed with a split tubular section forming an opening in communication with the open side, and formed with conductive termial sections projecting from the U-shaped section for connection to ground electrical potential, a dielectric body member in the U-shaped section and projecting through the tubular section and projecting from the conductive body member, a conductive center contact member projecting axially of the dielectric body member and through the tubular section for connection with a further electrical connector, a terminal section of the center contact member projecting from the dielectric body member and through the open side of the conductive body member for connection to a source of electrical signal, a conductive outer contact member encircling the protruding dielectric body member and extending into the tubular section, and a conductive ferrule in crimped engagement on the tubular section and covering the split opening of the tubular section.

15. A coaxial connector as recited in claim 14 wherein the dielectric body member as a dielectric opening in the junction of a side and an end of the dielectric body member, the outer body member is formed with an end section engaging the end of the dielectric body member and covers a portion of the dielectric opening in the dielectric body member.