US 12,627,084 B2 · Coaxial connector with grounding and retention

Abstract

A cable connector including: a body; a nose having a forward nose portion, a rearward nose portion that is configured to be coupled with the body, and a recessed nose portion; a coupler configured to be coupled with the forward nose portion; a conductor configured to be supported in the body and the nose portion; and a biasing portion configured to be received in the recessed nose portion. The coupler is configured to be rotatably coupled to the nose; and the biasing portion is configured to biasingly provide an electrical ground path between the nose and the coupler so as to improve an electrically conductive connection between an outer conductor of a coaxial cable and the coupler when the coupler is not connected to an interface port, when the coupler is loosely coupled to the interface port, and when the coupler is fully tightened to the interface port.

A coaxial cable connector comprising:

a connector body having a rearward cable receiving end and a forward end opposite the rearward cable receiving end;
a nose portion having a rearward end and a forward end, wherein the rearward end is configured to be coupled with the forward end of the connector body;
a coupler configured to be coupled with the forward end of the nose portion;
a post disposed within at least a portion of the connector body and the nose portion;
a first wave shaped biasing portion configured to be received by at least a portion of a receiving groove in an outer surface at the forward end of the nose portion;
a second wave shaped biasing portion that is configured to be received in the receiving groove;
wherein the coupler is configured to be rotatably coupled to the nose portion;
wherein the coupler has an inward radial protrusion configured to extend radially inwardly, and the inward radial protrusion has a forward radial wall and a rearward radial wall;
wherein the first wave shaped biasing portion has a front radial side and a rear radial side and is configured to form less than a complete circle;
wherein the first wave shaped biasing portion is configured to have an undulating shape when not axially compressed such that the front and rear radial sides of the first wave shaped biasing portion are not planar surfaces;
wherein the front and rear radial sides of the first wave shaped biasing portion are parallel;
wherein the first wave shaped biasing portion is configured to have an inner diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the receiving groove when the first wave shaped biasing portion is not mounted in the receiving groove;
wherein the first wave shaped biasing portion is configured such that a portion of the front radial side of the first wave shaped biasing portion contacts the rearward radial wall of the inward radial protrusion while simultaneously a portion of the rear radial side of the first wave shaped biasing portion contacts a rearward radial wall of the receiving groove so as to retain the coupler on the connector body;
and
wherein the first wave shaped biasing portion is configured to provide an electrical ground path between the nose portion and the coupler so as to improve an electrically conductive connection between an outer conductor of a coaxial cable and the coupler when the coupler is not connected to an interface port, when the coupler is loosely coupled to the interface port, and when the coupler is fully tightened to the interface port;
wherein the second wave shaped biasing portion includes a front radial side and a rear radial side and is configured to form less than a complete circle;
wherein the second wave shaped biasing portion is configured to have an undulating shape when at rest such that the front and rear radial sides of the second wave shaped biasing portion are not planar surfaces;
wherein the front and rear radial sides of the second wave shaped biasing portion are parallel;
wherein the second wave shaped biasing portion is configured to have an inner diameter that is less than the outer diameter of the receiving groove when the second wave shaped biasing portion is not mounted in the receiving groove;
and
wherein the second wave shaped biasing portion is configured such that a portion of the rear radial side of the second wave shaped biasing portion contacts the forward radial wall of the inward radial protrusion while simultaneously a portion of the front radial side of the second wave shaped biasing portion contacts a forward radial wall of the receiving groove so as to retain the coupler on the connector body.

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Coaxial connector with grounding and retention

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Coaxial connector with grounding and retention

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Abstract

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