Soldered connector and cable interconnection method
AssigneeAndrew Corporation
InventorsJeffery Paynter, James Fleming
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Abstract
In a method for attaching a connector to a coaxial cable a solder preform is placed upon an end of an outer conductor of the cable. A connector body of the connector is seated upon an interface pedestal and the end of the outer conductor is inserted into a bore of the connector body against the interface pedestal. The outer conductor, the connector body and the interface pedestal contribute sidewalls to form a solder cavity, and the solder preform is heated. A seat may be applied to the interface pedestal to provide a thermal barrier and/or enhanced seal characteristics that are cost efficiently replaceable upon degradation.
Claims20
A method for attaching a connector to a coaxial cable, comprising the steps of:
- placing a solder preform upon an end of an outer conductor of the cable;
- inserting the end of the outer conductor and a solder preform into a bore of a connector body of the connector;
- seating the connector body upon an interface pedestal, the outer conductor, the connector body and the interface pedestal contributing sidewalls to form a solder cavity;
- and
- heating the solder preform.
A method for attaching a connector to a coaxial cable, comprising the steps of:
- placing a solder preform upon an end of an outer conductor of the cable;
- inserting the end of the outer conductor and a solder preform into a bore of a connector body of the connector;
- seating the connector body upon an interface pedestal;
- the interface pedestal provided with a bias element biasing a seat at a solder end of the interface pedestal toward the end of the outer conductor;
- the seat, the outer conductor, the connector body and the seat contributing sidewalls to form a solder cavity;
- and
- heating the solder preform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.