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US 5,598,132 AGranted
Self-terminating coaxial connector
AssigneeLRC Electronics, Inc.
InventorDavid J. Stabile
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Abstract
A self-terminating coaxial connector provides for automatic termination of a coaxial cable. The connector includes an internal termination resistor which is only connected in series between the central conductor of a first cable and a grounded body of the connector when a second cable is not installed on the end of the connector. When a second cable is installed on the connector, the terminator resistor is disconnected from the grounded body, thereby removing the termination from the central conductor of the first cable.
Claims9
A self-terminating coaxial connector comprising:
- a body open on each of two ends, said body having a central bore disposed therethrough, a first end of said body for receiving a coaxial cable, a second end of said body having a mating area;
- a first insulator having a central bore disposed therethrough, said first insulator movably disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said body, said first insulator having a recess from an outside surface thereof to said central bore of said first insulator;
- a second insulator having a central bore disposed therethrough, said second insulator movably disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said body, a first end of said second insulator engaging a first end of said first insulator;
- a spring, said spring disposed about said second insulator;
- a terminal assembly, said terminal assembly comprising a tubular terminal disposed along a common longitudinal axis within said central bore of said first insulator and said central bore of said second insulator, said tubular terminal having a contact disposed at each end for receiving a center conductor of a cable;
- a termination resistor disposed within said recess of said first insulator, said termination resistor having a first lead bonded to and electrically communicating with said tubular terminal;
- an end cap open on each of two ends, said end cap having a central bore disposed therethrough, a first end of said end cap having a mating area cooperating with the mating area of said body, a second end of said end cap for receiving a distribution cable;
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- said first insulator, said second insulator, said terminal assembly and said termination resistor being movably disposed between a first position and a second position within said connector.
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