Coaxial cable connector
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1. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
- a coupler comprising a first coupler end and a second coupler end;
a component configured to extend along an axis and at least partially receive an inner conductor of a cable end of a coaxial cable, having an insulator surrounding the inner conductor, and a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the insulator, the corrugated outer conductor including an end section having an outer surface region and an inner surface region located opposite of the outer surface region, the inner surface region defining a first space, the component comprising a support surface configured to be at least an inner conductor engager defining a second space configured to at least partially receive the inner conductor, the inner conductor engager comprising a plurality of fingers surrounding the second space;
an outer conductor engager including a first portion extending along a first direction parallel to the axis and a second portion extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the axis, the first portion being configured to at least partially receive the end section as the end section is non-rotatably slid along the axis relative to the outer conductor engager; and
a compressor configured to at least partially receive the component, the compressor having a first compressor end and a second compressor end, the first compressor end configured to be located closer to the coupler than the second compressor end,wherein the coupler and the compressor are configured to be arranged so that there is a first distance between the first coupler end and the second compressor end,wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to enable the compressor to axially move along the axis relative to the coupler as a result of at least one axial installation force acting along the axis, andwherein the coaxial cable connector is configured so that;
the second space at least partially receives the inner conductor resulting from the axial movement;
the fingers engage the inner conductor resulting from the axial movement;
at least part of the end section is compressed between the outer conductor engager and the support surface resulting from the axial movement,wherein the support surface abuts the inner surface region when at least one of the portions of the outer conductor engager abuts the outer surface region;
the compression applies a force to the outer conductor resulting from the axial movement, wherein at least part of the force acts in a radial direction, andalso resulting from the axial movement, the coupler and the compressor move closer together along the axis so that there is a second distance between the first coupler end and the second compressor end, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector includes, in one embodiment, a coupler, a body, an inner conductor engager and an outer conductor engager. The connector also includes a driver configured to axially move along an axis as a result of at least one axial installation force.
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1. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
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a coupler comprising a first coupler end and a second coupler end; a component configured to extend along an axis and at least partially receive an inner conductor of a cable end of a coaxial cable, having an insulator surrounding the inner conductor, and a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the insulator, the corrugated outer conductor including an end section having an outer surface region and an inner surface region located opposite of the outer surface region, the inner surface region defining a first space, the component comprising a support surface configured to be at least an inner conductor engager defining a second space configured to at least partially receive the inner conductor, the inner conductor engager comprising a plurality of fingers surrounding the second space; an outer conductor engager including a first portion extending along a first direction parallel to the axis and a second portion extending along a second direction that is not parallel to the axis, the first portion being configured to at least partially receive the end section as the end section is non-rotatably slid along the axis relative to the outer conductor engager; and a compressor configured to at least partially receive the component, the compressor having a first compressor end and a second compressor end, the first compressor end configured to be located closer to the coupler than the second compressor end, wherein the coupler and the compressor are configured to be arranged so that there is a first distance between the first coupler end and the second compressor end, wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to enable the compressor to axially move along the axis relative to the coupler as a result of at least one axial installation force acting along the axis, and wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured so that; the second space at least partially receives the inner conductor resulting from the axial movement; the fingers engage the inner conductor resulting from the axial movement; at least part of the end section is compressed between the outer conductor engager and the support surface resulting from the axial movement, wherein the support surface abuts the inner surface region when at least one of the portions of the outer conductor engager abuts the outer surface region; the compression applies a force to the outer conductor resulting from the axial movement, wherein at least part of the force acts in a radial direction, and also resulting from the axial movement, the coupler and the compressor move closer together along the axis so that there is a second distance between the first coupler end and the second compressor end, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
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a coupler; a component extendable along an axis, the component configured to receive an inner conductor of an end of a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, the corrugated outer conductor comprising an end section, the end section defining a first space, the component comprising a support surface configured to be at least partially inserted into the first space; an inner conductor engager defining a second space configured to at least partially receive the inner conductor; an outer conductor engager configured to at least partially surround the corrugated outer conductor, the outer conductor engager comprising a plurality of portions, at least one of the portions extending parallel to the axis, the at least one portion configured to at least partially receive the end section when the end section non-rotatably slides along the axis relative to the outer conductor engager; and a compressor configured to be coupled to the component; wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to have a first length when the coaxial cable connector is in an uninstalled state, wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured to enable the compressor to axially move along the axis relative to the coupler as a result of at least one axial installation force acting along the axis, and wherein the coaxial cable connector is configured so that; the second space at least partially receives the inner conductor resulting from the axial movement; at least part of the end section is clamped between the support surface and one of the portions of the outer conductor engager resulting from the axial movement; the clamping of the at least part of the end section applies an engagement force to the at least part resulting from the axial movement, wherein the engagement force acts at least partially in a radial direction; and also resulting from the axial movement, the coaxial cable connector has a second length when the coaxial cable connector is in an installed state, wherein the second length is less than the first length. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A connector for a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor, the corrugated outer conductor including an end section having an outer surface region and an inner surface region located opposite from the outer surface region, and the inner surface region defining a first space, the connector comprising:
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a coupler configured to extend along an axis; a component configured to extend along the axis and to at least partially receive the inner conductor, the component having a tubular shape and a support surface configured to be at least partially inserted into the first space; an inner conductor engager defining a second space configured to at least partially receive the inner conductor; an outer conductor engager configured to at least partially receive the corrugated outer conductor and non-rotatably slide along the axis relative to an end section of a corrugated outer conductor of a coaxial cable, the outer conductor engager comprising a plurality of inner surfaces, at least one of the inner surfaces configured to extend parallel to the axis and to at least partially receive the end section when the outer conduct engager non-rotatably slides along the axis relative to the end section of the corrugated outer conductor; and a sleeve configured to at least partially receive the component; wherein the connector is configured to allow the sleeve to axially move along the axis from a first position, where the second space receives part of the inner conductor, where the inner conductor engager engages the received part of the inner conductor, and where the outer conductor engager receives at least part of the end section, to a second position, where the outer conductor engager applies a radial force to the received part of the end section, where the received part of the end section is compressed between the outer conductor engager and the support surface, and where the support surface abuts the inner surface region of the received part of the end section when the at least one inner surface of the outer conductor engager abuts the outer surface region of the end section; and wherein a length of the connector is reduced when the connector moves from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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