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US 12,438,289 B2Granted
Wire assembly with welded contact
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJohn R. Morello, James M. Rainey
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Abstract
A coaxial cable assembly includes an inner conductor having an outer circumferential surface, wherein the inner conductor terminates in a tip having a planar surface substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the inner conductor. The coaxial cable assembly further includes an insulator located around the outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor and a contact welded to the planar surface of the tip of the inner conductor.
Claims19
A coaxial cable assembly, comprising:
- an inner conductor having an outer circumferential surface;
- an insulator located around the outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor;
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- a contact welded to a tip of the inner conductor without being in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor, the welded contact comprising a first material that is non-compliant and a second material coating the first material that is conductive.
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A coaxial connection assembly, comprising:
- a coaxial cable assembly comprising a contact, an inner conductor, and a dielectric insulator located around an outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor, wherein the contact is welded to a tip of the inner conductor at a first end of the coaxial cable assembly;
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- an outer terminal assembly having a first opening for receiving the first end of the coaxial cable assembly, wherein the welded contact is a spherical, non-oriented contact.
A coaxial connection assembly, comprising:
- a coaxial cable assembly comprising a contact, an inner conductor, and a dielectric insulator located around an outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor, wherein the contact is welded to a tip of the inner conductor;
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- an outer terminal assembly having a first opening for receiving the first end of the coaxial cable assembly, wherein the outer terminal assembly includes a first insulator located within the outer terminal assembly configured to receive the welded contact of the coaxial cable assembly, wherein the first insulator includes an insulator lock edge that detents in response to the welded contact being seated within the first insulator.
A coaxial connection assembly comprising:
- a coaxial cable assembly comprising a contact, an inner conductor, and a dielectric insulator located around an outer circumferential surface of the inner conductor, wherein the contact is connected to a distal tip of the inner conductor located at a first end of the coaxial cable assembly, wherein the contact is not connected to an exterior circumferential surface of the inner conductor, wherein the inner conductor comprises a first material and the contact comprises a second material different from the first material;
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- an outer terminal assembly having a first opening for receiving the first end of the coaxial cable assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.