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US 2026/0261085 A1Published application
Rf connector
AssigneeSamtec, Inc.
InventorThomas A. HALL, III
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a core that is inserted into the connector housing. The core includes a shell, a center conductor, a ground conductor, and an insulating spacer provided between the center conductor and the ground conductor. Internal components of the core can be manufactured by an additive manufacturing process.
Claims24
An electrical connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive connector housing;
- and
- a core that:
- is removably inserted into the connector housing;
- and
- includes a center conductor, a ground conductor, and an insulating spacer provided between the center conductor and the ground conductor;
- wherein
- the core can be removed and reinserted into the connector housing without damaging the connector housing or the core.
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A method of manufacturing a core of an electrical connector, the method comprising:
- forming a portion of the core by an additive manufacturing process;
- and
- placing the portion of the core in a shell;
- wherein
- the additive manufacturing process includes forming a center conductor, an insulating spacer, and a ground conductor,
- the insulating spacer is located between the center conductor and the ground conductor, and
- the core can be removed and reinserted into a connector housing without damaging the connector housing or the core.
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A RF compression connector comprising:
- an electrically conductive housing;
- and
- a core made by three-dimensional printing that can be removed and reinserted into the housing without damaging the housing or the core, the core including a center conductor, a ground conductor, and an insulating spacer provided between the center conductor and the ground conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.