Radio frequency connector assembly
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1. A connector assembly comprising:
- a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable;
a dielectric holding the center contact;
a stamped and formed outer contact surrounding the dielectric and the center contact, the outer contact being formed from a flat workpiece having a first end and a second end, the outer contact being formed into a barrel shape such that the first end opposes the second end at a seam extending along an entire length of the outer contact, the outer contact being configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable; and
a stamped and formed outer ferrule surrounding at least a portion of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the outer contact, the outer ferrule being formed from a flat workpiece having a first end and a second end, the outer ferrule being crimped around the cable and the outer contact such that the first end opposes the second end.
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Abstract
A connector assembly includes a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable. A dielectric holds the center contact. A stamped and formed outer contact surrounds the dielectric and the center contact. The outer contact is configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable. A stamped and formed outer ferrule surrounds at least a portion of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the outer contact.
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1. A connector assembly comprising:
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a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable; a dielectric holding the center contact; a stamped and formed outer contact surrounding the dielectric and the center contact, the outer contact being formed from a flat workpiece having a first end and a second end, the outer contact being formed into a barrel shape such that the first end opposes the second end at a seam extending along an entire length of the outer contact, the outer contact being configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable; and a stamped and formed outer ferrule surrounding at least a portion of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the outer contact, the outer ferrule being formed from a flat workpiece having a first end and a second end, the outer ferrule being crimped around the cable and the outer contact such that the first end opposes the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. The connector assembly of claim I, wherein the outer ferrule includes a braid segment and jacket segment, the braid segment being configured to be crimped around the outer contact and the braid, the jacket segment being configured to be crimped around a jacket of the cable.
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10. A connector assembly comprising:
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a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable; a dielectric holding the center contact; an outer contact surrounding the dielectric and the center contact, the outer contact being configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable, the outer contact including a plurality of contact beams that are deflectable and configured to be spring loaded against an outer contact of a mating connector assembly; a cavity insert surrounding the outer contact, the cavity insert extending over and being positioned radially outward of the contact beams, the cavity insert being axially secured with respect to the outer contact to hold the outer contact therein, the cavity insert having a flange, the center contact, dielectric, outer contact and cavity insert defining a subassembly; and an outer housing having a cavity receiving the subassembly, the flange being locked into the outer housing to hold the axial position of the subassembly within the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A connector assembly comprising:
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a center contact configured to be terminated to a center conductor of a cable; a dielectric holding the center contact; an outer contact surrounding the dielectric and the center contact, the outer contact having an inner ferrule segment being configured to be terminated to a braid of the cable, the inner ferrule segment having an axially extending gap, the size of the gap is variable to change a diameter of the inner ferrule segment to control an impedance of the outer contact and the center contact; and an outer ferrule surrounding the inner ferrule segment of the outer contact such that the braid is sandwiched between the outer ferrule and the inner ferrule, the outer ferrule being crimped to control the size of the gap in the inner ferrule segment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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