Radio frequency (RF) connector pin assembly

A radio frequency (RF) connector pin assembly, comprising:

• a housing comprising a first segment and a second segment separated from the first segment by a partition, wherein the partition comprises an access opening extended between the first segment and the second segment;
• a first dielectric positioned in the second segment, the first dielectric comprising a first stop surface and a first through-passage extended through the first dielectric, and wherein the first through-passage is aligned with the access opening;
• a second dielectric positioned in the second segment, the second dielectric comprising a second stop surface positioned opposite the first stop surface, and a second through-passage extended through the second dielectric, wherein the second through-passage is aligned with the first through-passage and with the access opening, and wherein the first stop surface and the second stop surface define a gap between the first dielectric and the second dielectric, and wherein the first stop surface is spaced a distance “A” from the second stop surface by the gap;
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• a contact pin comprising a first pin section, a second pin section and an annular collar at a juncture of the first pin section and the second pin section, wherein the first pin section is movably disposed in the first through-passage and the second pin section is movably disposed in the second through-passage, and wherein the contact pin is axially movable in a first direction and a second direction in the first through-passage and the second through-passage, and wherein the annular collar is located in the gap, and wherein axial movement of the contact pin is limited to movement of the annular collar in the gap in the first direction by the first stop surface and in the second direction by the second stop surface, and wherein the first pin section is extended through the first through-passage and through the access opening into the first segment, and wherein the second pin section is distally terminated in a connection feature.

A radio frequency (RF) connector pin assembly, comprising:

• a housing comprising a first segment and a second segment separated from the first segment by a partition, wherein the partition comprises an access opening extended between the first segment and the second segment;
• a dielectric positioned in the second segment, the dielectric comprising a through-passage extended through the dielectric between a first face and a second face, and wherein the through-passage comprises an inside diameter “TPID” and is aligned with the access opening;
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• a contact pin comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the shaft is movably friction-fit in the through-passage, and wherein the first end of the shaft is extended from the first face of the through-passage and through the access opening into the first segment, and wherein the second end of the shaft is extended from the second face of the through-passage and is terminated in a connection feature, and wherein the shaft has an outside diameter “SOD” that is larger than the inside diameter “TPID” of the through-passage, and wherein the contact pin is axially movable in a first direction and a second direction in the through-passage when the outside diameter “SOD” of the shaft is in contact with the inside diameter “TPID” of the through-passage.

A method for assembling a radio frequency (RF) connector pin assembly, the method comprising:

• providing a housing comprising a first segment, a second segment and a partition separating the first segment from the second segment;
• inserting a first dielectric in the second segment of the housing, the first dielectric comprising a first through-passage and a first stop surface;
• inserting a second dielectric in the second segment of the housing, the second dielectric comprising a second through-passage and a second stop surface, wherein the second through-passage is aligned with the first through-passage, and wherein the first stop surface and the second stop surface form a gap;
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• movably disposing a contact pin in the housing, the contact pin comprising a first pin section, a second pin section and an annular collar at a juncture of the first pin section and the second pin section, wherein the first pin section is movably disposed in the first through-passage and the second pin section is movably disposed in the second through-passage, and wherein the contact pin is axially movable in a first direction and a second direction in the first through-passage and the second through-passage, and wherein the annular collar locates in the gap other than by passing through the first through-passage and the second through-passage.