Coaxial cable connector
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
InventorsHideo Hayashi, Yasushi Nishioka
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector a body of which has, on one surface, a receptacle including first and second terminal members for electric connection thereto of an end plug of a coaxial cable and, on other surfaces, means for mounting the connector, in common, to a generally used mounting frame for house wiring modules, to be contributive to simplification of house wiring works and prevention of any deterioration of the electric connection.
Claims8
A coaxial cable connector in combination with a wiring-module mounting frame of the type to be mounted in a recess of an interior wall of a building, whereby said connector will be exposed to receive a coaxial cable, said wiring-module mounting frame including an opening extending completely therethrough and bordered by a pair of opposing edges, and first engaging means situated on each of said edges, said connector comprising a generally flat plastic body fitted within said opening and having a generally flat front surface and a rear surface, said front surface formed on a base part of said body, a receptacle formed in said front surface and including a forwardly open front end, said receptacle including first and second electrically insulated terminal members adapted to be electrically connected to an end plug of a coaxial cable, a casing mounted to said body and extending from said rear surface of said body and disposed within said opening of said wiring-module mounting frame, said casing comprising a side wall which includes a surface facing laterally away from a longitudinal axis defined by said receptacle, first and second connecting means electrically insulated from one another and secured to said surface and adapted to be connected, respectively, to a pair of conductors of another coaxial cable, said first and second connecting means being electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second terminal members, said casing comprising an electrically conductive material which electrically interconnects one of said connecting means to one of said terminal members, second engaging means formed on mutually opposite sides of one of said body and casing and operably connected to said first engaging means on said opposing edges of said wiring-module mounting frame, said first and second engaging means defining a projection and slot connection, the projection of which extends laterally relative to said longitudinal axis, the placement of said connector in said frame being such that said connector is situated in and behind said opening except for said base part which projects slightly forwardly beyond said opening so that said front surface and said front end of said receptacle are disposed forwardly of said opening.
A coaxial cable connector adapted to be connected to a wiring-module mounting frame of the type to be mounted in a recess of an interior wall of a building whereby said connector can be inserted into an opening of the frame and exposed to receive a coaxial cable, the opening of the frame extending completely therethrough and bordered by a pair of opposing edges, and first engaging means situated on each of said edges, said connector comprising a generally flat plastic body adapted to be fitted within the opening of the wiring module mounting frame and having a generally flat front surface and a rear surface, said front surface formed on a base part of said body, a receptacle formed in said front surface and including a forwardly open front end, said receptacle including first and second electrically insulated terminal members adapted to be electrically connected to an end plug of a coaxial cable, a casing mounted to said body and extending from said rear surface of said body and adapted to be disposed within the opening of the wiring-module mounting frame, said casing comprising a side wall which includes a surface facing laterally away from a longitudinal axis defined by said receptacle, first and second connecting means electrically insulated from one another and secured to said surface and adapted to be connected, respectively, to a pair of conductors of another coaxial cable, said first and second connecting means being electrically connected, respectively, to said first and second terminal members, said casing comprising an electrically conductive material which electrically interconnects one of said connecting means to one of said terminal members, second engaging means formed on mutually opposite sides of one of said body and casing and adapted to be connected to the first engaging means of the wiring-module mounting frame, said first and second engaging means defining a projection and slot connection, the projection of which extends laterally relative to said longitudinal axis, said connector being configured such that when mounted in said frame said connector is situated in and behind said opening except for said base part which projects slightly forwardly beyond said opening so that said front surface and said front end of said receptacle are disposed forwardly of said opening.
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