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Coaxial cable angle connector

  • US 4,911,660 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1989
  • Issued: 03/27/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fast-assembling internally strain-relieved angle connector (11) in combination with a coaxial cable (15), in which the coaxial cable hasa center conductor (16);

  • an insulating jacket (17) surrounding the center conductor; and

    whereinthe angle connector (11) comprisesa unitary metallic center terminal element (10) includinga cylindrical prong (12) which is formed as a cylindrical sheet-metal element;

    two generally U-shaped clamping elements (13,

         14);

    a first strap or bridge portion (18) angled off radially at essentially a right angle from said prong (12) and connecting the prong (12) and a first one of the clamping elements (13), anda second strap or bridge portion (19) connecting the first one of the clamping elements and a second one (14) of the clamping elements,the first one (13) of the clamping elements being clamped on the center conductor (16) of the coaxial cable and the second one (14) of the clamping elements being clamped on the insulating jacket (17) of the coaxial cable to provide a strain relief;

    a single unitary metallic outer sheet-metal cup-shaped terminal element (25) includinga unitary, circumferentially continuous, essentially cylindrical portion (22) defining a cup axis,a bottom wall portion (31),a clamping portion (24) projecting radially from the bottom wall portion (31), anda bridge or connecting strap portion (23) connecting the clamping portion (24) and the bottom wall portion (31);

    wherein said bridge or connecting strap portion (23) spans over said two clamping elements (13,

         14) and the respective first and second bridge or strap portions (18,

         19) connecting said two clamping elements to the prong (12) with a separating clearance;

    said cup axis extends at right angle to said coaxial cable;

    wherein penetration openings (34) are formed in said bottom wall portion (31);

    said cylindrical portion (22) is formed with an insertion opening (21) dimensioned to receive at least one of the clamping elements (13,

         14) and at least one of said at least first and second bridge or strap portions (18,

         19) of the center terminal element (10); and

    wherein a plastic injection molding compound is provided, surrounding the end portion of the coaxial cable (15) and the entire outer surface of the outer terminal element (25), and further embedding said first and second clamping elements (13,

         14) and said first and second strap or bridge portions (18,

         19),said injection molding compound being further injected in the space defined by said separating clearance to maintain the electrical separation of the outer terminal element (25) and the center terminal element (10) and penetrating through the penetration openings (34) in the inside of said cup-shaped outer terminal element and adjacent the wall portion (31) thereof;

    wherein the cylindrical portion (22) of the metallic outer terminal (25) is formed with axial slits extending through the outer edge of said cylindrical portion, leaving regions of said cylindrical portion between said axial slits, and the terminal regions of said portions between said axial slits are formed with a conical enlargement (27) at the free end thereof, said slits extending through said free ends;

    and wherein said injection molding compound surrounding the outer terminal element extends to said edge and over said enlargement (27) and provides resilient mechanical support to the regions of the outer terminal element between said axial slits.

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