US 2013/0157504 A1Published application

Coaxial connector

AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation

InventorsMichael Timothy Sykes, Mattia Scheggia, Keith Richard Foltz, Michael J. Block, Kevin E. Weidner, Jeffrey K. Orner, Tim R. Chevalier

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Abstract

A coaxial connector includes a center contact and a board contact coupled to the center contact that is terminated to a circuit board. An outer contact has a cavity that receives the center contact and board contact. The outer contact has a separable interface end mated to a mating connector and a terminating end mounted to the circuit board. A circuit board mount is coupled to the terminating end and electrically connects the outer contact to the circuit board. A dielectric insert is received in the cavity and includes a bore that receives and holds either the center contact or the board contact. The dielectric insert has structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert with air gaps being defined between the structural features. The structural features engage the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the cavity.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A coaxial connector comprising:

a center contact configured to be mated with a center contact of a mating coaxial connector;
a board contact coupled to the center contact, the board contact configured to be terminated to a circuit board;
an outer contact having a cavity, the center contact and board contact being disposed in the cavity and being electrically connected to one another in the cavity, the outer contact having a separable interface end configured to be mated to the mating coaxial connector, the outer contact having a terminating end configured to be mounted to the circuit board;
a circuit board mount coupled to the terminating end, the circuit board mount being configured to electrically connect the outer contact to the circuit board;
and
a dielectric insert received in the cavity, the dielectric insert having a bore that receives and holds either the center contact or the board contact, the dielectric insert having structural features extending axially along an exterior of the dielectric insert, air gaps being defined between the structural features, the structural features engaging the outer contact to secure the dielectric insert in the cavity.

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A coaxial connector comprising:

a center contact configured to be mated with a center contact of a mating coaxial connector;
a board contact coupled to the center contact, the board contact configured to be terminated to a circuit board;
a dielectric insert having a bore that receives and holds at least one of the center contact and the board contact;
an outer contact having a cavity, the center contact and board contact being disposed in the cavity and being electrically connected to one another in the cavity, the outer contact having a separable interface end configured to be mated to the mating coaxial connector, the outer contact having a terminating end, the outer contact including a barrel at the terminating end and a shroud surrounding the barrel with a groove disposed between the barrel and the shroud;
wherein the outer contact is interchangeably coupled to either a first circuit board mount or a second circuit board mount at the terminating end, the first and second circuit board mounts both including a cylindrical rim and mounting legs extending from the rim, the rims being selectively received in the groove, the mounting legs of the first circuit board mount configured to be through hole mounted to the circuit board, the mounting legs of the second circuit board mount configured to be surface mounted to the circuit board.

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A coaxial connector comprising:

a center contact configured to be mated with a center contact of a mating coaxial connector, the center contact having a mating end and a terminating end, the center contact having an open-sided barrel at the terminating end with two paddles opposing one another across a gap;
a board contact configured to be terminated to a circuit board, the board contact being received in the gap between the paddles with the paddles pressing against the board contact to make an electrical connection between the board contact and the center contact;
and
an outer contact having a cavity, the center contact and board contact being disposed in the cavity and being electrically connected to one another in the cavity, the outer contact having a separable interface end configured to be mated to the mating coaxial connector, the outer contact having a terminating end configured to be mounted to the circuit board.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.