Connector for coaxial cable with friction locking arrangement

• US 6,183,298 B1
• Filed: 10/13/1999
• Issued: 02/06/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: PPC Broadband Incorporated (Belden Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gilbert Engineering Company Incorporated (Corning Incorporated)
• Inventors: Henningsen, Jimmy Ciesla
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Kyung S.
• Application Number:
  US09/417,488
• Time in Patent Office: 482 Days
• Field of Search: 439/578, 439/582, 439/583, 439/584
• US Class Current: 439/578
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/0521 Connection to outer conductor by action of a nut
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 9/053 using contact members penetrating insulation

Abstract

Cable connector for coaxial cable, comprising a bushing (2) for providing an axial displacement of parts (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) in the connector, whereby these parts are brought into mechanical and/or electrical engagement with the coaxial cable. The axial displacement is provided by screwing a thread (10) provided on the bushing (2) onto a corresponding thread (9) provided in the main body (1) of the connector. The axial displaceable parts in the connector comprising a ferrule (4) for engaging the outer conductor or screen of the coaxial cable, said ferrule (4) comprising a locking arrangement for preventing rotation of the ferrule and cable. The ferrule (4) comprises a conical surface (11) and the main body (1) of the connector comprises a corresponding conical surface (12), said surfaces (11,12) being brought into locking engagement when axially displaced by the bushing (2), whereby the ferrule (4) and cable are prevented from rotating in the connector. By this construction an improved locking arrangement is provided. By further inserting a friction reducing disc (7) between the bushing (2) and the inner bushing (6) the forces acting on the locking arrangement are reduced.

Claims

1. A coaxial cable connector for terminating the end of a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable having a center conductor and an outer conductor, the coaxial cable also including an outer insulating jacket, the coaxial cable connector comprising in combination:

a. a main body having first and second opposing ends, the first end having a conductive pin extending therefrom, and the second end having external threads formed thereon;

b. a slotted tube in electrical communication with the conductive pin and supported within said main body for receiving a bared center conductor of a coaxial cable;

c. an axially displaceable insulating member disposed within the main body for selectively compressing the slotted tube;

d. a collar having first and second ends, the first end of the collar having internal threads formed therein for mating with the external threads on the second end of the main body;

e. a ferrule rotatably disposed within the collar, the ferrule having first and second opposing ends and having a central bore for receiving the outer conductor and outer isolating jacket of the coaxial cable, the first end of the ferrule extending into the second end of the main body as the collar is threaded onto the main body, and the first end of the ferrule non-rotatably engaging the second end of the main body in locking engagement as the collar is threaded onto the main body, whereby the ferrule and the coaxial cable are prevented from rotating relative to the main body.

2. The coaxial cable connector recited by claim 1 wherein the second end of the main body includes a first conical surface and the first end of the ferrule includes a second conical surface, and wherein the first and second conical surfaces are brought into locking engagement as the collar is threadedly engaged with the main body.

3. The coaxial cable connector recited by claim 1 further comprising an inner bushing rotatably disposed within the second end of the collar between the second end of the collar and the second end of the ferrule, the inner bushing engaging the second end of the ferrule, and advancing the ferrule into engagement with the main body as the collar is threadedly engaged with the main body.

4. The coaxial cable connector recited by claim 3 further comprising a friction reducing disc disposed between the collar and the inner bushing for allowing the inner bushing to rotate freely relative to the collar.

5. The coaxial cable connector recited by claim 1 and further comprising a first O-ring disposed between the main body and the first end of the collar, and a second O-ring disposed between the second end of the collar and the coaxial cable for providing a moisture-tight connector.

6. The coaxial cable connector recited by claim 1 wherein the external threads of the main body and the internal threads of the collar are each provided as multiple-start threads.