Coaxial cable connector

• US 7,892,024 B1
• Filed: 04/16/2010
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: EZconn Corporation
• Original Assignee: EZconn Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Han-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): Le; Thanh-Tam T
• Application Number:
  US12/761,669
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 439/578, 439581-585
• US Class Current: 439/578
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6583 with separate conductive resilient members between mating shield members
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/40 specially adapted for high frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/48 utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member H01R4/52 takes precedence

Abstract

A coaxial cable connector includes: coaxial and radially spaced inner sleeve and outer sleeve, a front end of the inner sleeve having an outer flange and a first and a second interface sections, a rear end of the inner sleeve having a rearward extending section; a nut having an inner flange at rear end; and a conductive grounding spring mounted between the first interface section of the inner sleeve and the inner flange of the nut. The conductive grounding spring has an inner annular section fitted around the first interface section of the inner sleeve in secure contact therewith, and multiple plate-like resilient tongue sections extending from an end of the inner annular section and outward bent for mechanically and electrically connecting with the inner flange of the nut. The coaxial cable connector can be reliably electrically connected with a threaded interface connector of an electronic device via the nut.

Claims

1. A coaxial cable connector for mechanically and electrically connecting a coaxial cable with a threaded interface connector of an electronic device, the coaxial cable connector comprising:

an inner sleeve, a front end of the inner sleeve having an outer flange, a first interface section, and a second interface section, a rear end of the inner sleeve having a rearward extending section;

an outer sleeve coaxially positioned around the inner sleeve;

a nut rotatably connected with the threaded interface connector of the electronic device, a rear end of the nut having an inner flange; and

a conductive grounding spring mounted between the first interface section of the inner sleeve and the inner flange of the nut, the conductive grounding spring having an inner annular section fitted around the first interface section of the inner sleeve in secure contact with a circumference of the first interface section, the conductive grounding spring further having multiple plate-like resilient tongue sections formed at an end of the inner annular section at intervals, the resilient tongue sections extending from the end of the inner annular section and being outward bent and expanded for mechanically and electrically connecting with the inner flange of the nut, whereby the coaxial cable connector can be reliably electrically connected with the electronic device via the nut, when the nut of the coaxial cable connector is fully locked to the threaded interface connector of the electronic device, the resilient tongue sections being compressed from an outward expanded position to a contracted position where the resilient tongue sections are positioned between the inner flange of the nut and the first interface section of the inner sleeve, whereby the nut is securely electrically connected with the inner sleeve.

2. The coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conductive grounding spring further includes multiple plate-like outer arcuate sections integrally connected with the inner annular section and positioned between the resilient tongue sections, the outer arcuate sections being securely connected with the circumference of the first interface section of the inner sleeve.