Repairable connector and method
First Claim
1. A transmission line connector mountable to a cable including a center conductor, and a coaxially extending first conductor surrounding the center conductor, the connector comprising:
- a rear center conductor connectable at a rear end to the center conductor of the cable, a front end defining a center conductor tip;
a rear outer sleeve connectable to the first coaxial conductor of the cable, the rear outer sleeve including a front end, and a shoulder;
a front outer sleeve including a rear end mounted to the front end of the rear outer sleeve, the front outer sleeve including a shoulder;
a selectively detachable mounting arrangement between the front end of the rear outer sleeve and the rear end of the front outer sleeve;
an insulator trapped between the shoulder of the rear outer sleeve and the shoulder of the front outer sleeve; and
front center conductor mounted to the insulator and including a rear end defining a center conductor tip, the center conductor tip slidably and detachably mounted to the center conductor tip of the rear center conductor, the front center conductor including a front end.
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Abstract
A repairable transmission line connector is provided where the center conductor has a front removable portion, and a rear portion crimped to the center conductor of the transmission cable. An outer sleeve mounted to a first coaxial conductor of the cable includes a removable front portion, and a rear portion crimped to the first coaxial conductor of the cable. An insulator holds the front center conductor wherein the insulator is held by the rear outer sleeve and the front outer sleeve. The front and rear outer sleeves, and the front and rear center conductors form a connector assembly. In a triaxial connector the connector assembly is surrounded by an insulating sleeve disposed within front and rear connector bodies connected to the cable. By disconnecting the front and rear connector bodies (if present) and the front and rear outer sleeves, access to the front center conductor is permitted for replacement of the front center conductor. The front outer sleeve and the insulator can be replaced as desired.
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17 Claims
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1. A transmission line connector mountable to a cable including a center conductor, and a coaxially extending first conductor surrounding the center conductor, the connector comprising:
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a rear center conductor connectable at a rear end to the center conductor of the cable, a front end defining a center conductor tip; a rear outer sleeve connectable to the first coaxial conductor of the cable, the rear outer sleeve including a front end, and a shoulder; a front outer sleeve including a rear end mounted to the front end of the rear outer sleeve, the front outer sleeve including a shoulder; a selectively detachable mounting arrangement between the front end of the rear outer sleeve and the rear end of the front outer sleeve; an insulator trapped between the shoulder of the rear outer sleeve and the shoulder of the front outer sleeve; and front center conductor mounted to the insulator and including a rear end defining a center conductor tip, the center conductor tip slidably and detachably mounted to the center conductor tip of the rear center conductor, the front center conductor including a front end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of assembly of a transmission line connector comprising the steps of:
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providing a transmission line cable including a center conductor and a first coaxial conductor; providing a rear portion of a connector mounted to the cable, wherein the rear portion of the connector includes a rear center conductor mounted to the center conductor of the cable, and a rear outer sleeve mounted to the first coaxial conductor; sliding a front center conductor onto the rear center conductor mounted to the cable; mounting a front outer sleeve to the rear outer sleeve mounted to the cable wherein an insulator mounted to and surrounding the front center conductor is trapped between a shoulder of the front outer sleeve and a shoulder of the rear outer sleeve, thereby retaining the front center conductor with the rear center conductor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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