Connectors for coaxial cables
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsRui Wang, Haifei Qin, Guomin Ding, HongHui Chen
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Abstract
A connector for connecting a coaxial cable to a printed circuit board includes a support portion that receives an end of the coaxial cable within a hollow structure thereof so that an exposed outer conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to an interior surface of a side wall of the hollow structure and so that the coaxial cable extends within the support portion perpendicular to the printed circuit board. The connector further includes an engagement portion that is connected to the support portion and configured to fix the connector to a first side of the printed circuit board, where the engagement portion is mounted above a via hole in the printed circuit board.
Claims22
A connector configured for connecting a coaxial cable to a printed circuit board, the coaxial cable having an exposed outer conductor on one end portion thereof and having an exposed inner conductor that extends beyond the exposed outer conductor, the connector comprising:
- a support portion, which includes a hollow structure having a side wall, wherein the support portion is configured to receive one end portion of the coaxial cable within the hollow structure so that the exposed outer conductor is mechanically and electrically connected to an interior surface of the side wall and so that the coaxial cable extends within the support portion perpendicular to the printed circuit board;
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- an engagement portion, which is connected to the support portion and configured to affix the connector to a first side of the printed circuit board, wherein the engagement portion is mounted above a via hole in the printed circuit board,
- wherein the engagement portion of the connector is configured to reside closer to the printed circuit board than the support portion of the connector, and
- wherein the connector has a unitary body with the support portion merging into the engagement portion, and wherein the engagement portion has a height in a height dimension aligned with a thickness of the printed circuit board, that is less than a height of the support portion.
A multi-port connector that is configured to connect a plurality of coaxial cables to a printed circuit board, the plurality of coaxial cables each having an exposed outer conductor exposed on one end thereof and an exposed inner conductor that extends beyond the exposed outer conductor, the multi-port connector comprising:
- a plurality of support portions that each include a hollow structure having a side wall, wherein each support portion is configured to receive an end of a respective one of the coaxial cables so that the respective exposed outer conductor is mechanically and electrically connected to an interior surface of the respective side walls such that corresponding coaxial cables extend within the respective support portions perpendicular to the printed circuit board;
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- an engagement portion that is connected to the plurality of support portions and configured to affix the multi-port connector to a first side of the printed circuit board.
A connector assembly, comprising:
- a printed circuit board comprising a first primary surface and an opposing second primary surface with a plurality of vias extending therebetween, the first primary surface comprising a plurality of metal pads extending about the vias, the second primary surface comprising a plurality of metal pads extending about the vias;
- a coaxial cable having an exposed outer conductor on one end portion thereof and having an exposed inner conductor that extends beyond the exposed outer conductor;
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- a connector coupling the coaxial cable to the printed circuit board, the connector comprising a support portion and an engagement portion, wherein the support portion has a longitudinally extending through channel enclosed by a side wall, wherein the support portion is configured to receive the one end portion of the coaxial cable within the channel so that the exposed outer conductor is mechanically and electrically connected to an interior surface of the side wall and so that the coaxial cable extends within the support portion perpendicular to the printed circuit board, wherein the engagement portion couples the connector to the printed circuit board, wherein the engagement portion is attached to one of the metal pads on the first side of the printed circuit board and terminates at and/or above the first side of the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.