CN105027359B - Coaxial cable connector with overall coherence contact portion - Google Patents

Coaxial cable connector with overall coherence contact portion Download PDF

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CN105027359B
CN105027359B CN201380010745.XA CN201380010745A CN105027359B CN 105027359 B CN105027359 B CN 105027359B CN 201380010745 A CN201380010745 A CN 201380010745A CN 105027359 B CN105027359 B CN 105027359B
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/622Screw-ring or screw-casing
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/28Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/304Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member having means for improving contact
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00Two poles
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/03Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
    • H01R9/05Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections for coaxial cables
    • H01R9/0521Connection to outer conductor by action of a nut

Abstract

The present invention discloses a kind of coaxial cable connector for the end of coaxial cable to be coupled to terminal.Connector has:Coupler, the coupler is suitable for couple to connector to terminal;Main body, the main body is assembled with coupler;And post, the post and coupler and main body assembling.Post is suitable to receive the end of coaxial cable.Coupler, main body or post have integral single piece contact portion.When connector is through being coupled to terminal and when receiving coaxial cable by main body, contact portion is provided from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to the electric continuity of terminal rather than by independent assembly.Contact portion is shapable, and is formed as the profile of at least one of main body and coupler when main body is assembled with coupler at least in part.

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Coaxial cable connector with overall coherence contact portion
Related application
The U.S. Provisional Application case the 61/th that present application is advocated to be filed an application for 22nd for 2 months in 2012 according to Patent Law The rights and interests of the priority of No. 601,821;Present application depends on the content of the application case, and the application case full content The Fang Shi Merger that Yi is quoted enter herein.
The U. S. application case the 13/652nd that present application is advocated to be filed an application on October 16th, 2012 according to Patent Law, The rights and interests of the priority of No. 969;Present application depends on the content of the application case, and the application case full content drawing Fang Shi Merger enter herein.
Present application is related to entitled " the Coaxial Cable Connector with that August in 2011 is filed an application on the 5th The U. S. application case the 13/198,765th of Radio Frequency Interference and Grounding Shield "; The Fang Shi Merger that the full content Yi of the application case is quoted enter herein.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to coaxial cable connector, and in particular it relates to has overall contact portion Coaxial cable connector, the overall contact portion and another coaxial cable connector assembly are global formation, and same Between shaft cable and electrical equipment connector continuity is provided for Radio frequency interference (RFI) and earth shield rather than by individually connecting Coherence part, but regardless of the tight ness rating of coaxial cable connector and the coupling of electrical equipment connector, and does not limit and works as coaxial electrical Cable connector is attached to the movement of the coupler of coaxial cable connector when electrical equipment is connected.
Background technology
Coaxial cable is attached to another object or electrical equipment (for example, tool using the coaxial cable connector of such as F-type connector Have and be suitable to television set, DVD player, modem or other electronic communication devices of the terminal of engaging connector).Electrical equipment Terminal includes inside conductor and circular outer conductor.
Coaxial cable includes the center conductor for transmission signal.Dielectric substance is around center conductor, and outer conductor ring Around dielectric substance.Outer conductor can be the form of conductive foil and/or braiding sheath.Outer conductor is generally maintained at earthing potential to sentence The signal of shielding center conductor transmission influences from clutter noise, and maintains continuous, the desired resistance on signal path It is anti-.Usual plastic cable sheath simultaneously mechanically protects outer conductor around outer conductor, the plastic cable sheath electric isolution.Installing Before on coaxial connector to the end of coaxial cable, generally pass through the end section of stripping sheath to expose the end of outer conductor Part prepares the end of coaxial cable.Similarly, peel off a dielectric part is to expose the end section of center conductor Common.
The coaxial cable connector that the type of " F-type connector " is known as in industry generally includes tubular post, the tubulose Post is designed to be slided below the end of the preparation of the coaxial cable on the dielectric material outer conductor of side and coaxial cable. If the outer conductor of cable includes braiding sheath, generally make exposed braiding sheath doubling above cable cover(ing).Cable cover(ing) and right The outer conductor of folding extends and is generally received in the outer main body of connector generally surround the outside of tubular post.Outside connector Main body is generally fixedly secured to tubular post.Coupler is normally rotatably fixed around tubular post, and the coupler is including in Threaded portion, the threaded region is used to engage the external screw thread being formed on the outer conductor of electrical equipment terminal.Or or in addition, coupling Connecing device frictional fit, spiral and/or can be latched on the outer conductor of electrical equipment terminal.
When connecting coaxial cable end to television set, appliance case, modem, computer or other electrical equipment terminal When, realization reliability electrically connects critically important between the outer conductor and the outer conductor of electrical equipment terminal of coaxial cable.Generally, this target is led to It is completely fixed in above the connector of electrical equipment to realize usually through ensuring to make the coupler of connector.When fully tightening, even Connect the tubular post of device head directly engage electrical equipment port outer conductor edge, so as to electrical equipment port outer conductor with pipe Direct electrical grounding connection is formed between shape post.Tubular post is set to be engaged with the outer conductor of coaxial cable.
By some CATV system operators provide to the proprietary self installation external member in house it is increased using caused by The customer complaint of the bad data performance in imperfect picture quality and/or computer/Internet system in video system.This Outward, CATV system operators have found the upstream data problem of the interference RF signal inductions by entering system.Such complaint causes CATV system operators need technician with solve problem.The reason for often being Reported a Problem by technical staff is loose F-type connector coordinates, sometimes due to what the inappropriate installation of the proprietary self installation external member in house was caused.Because along device it Between electrical path have incoherence, therefore connector inadequately install or loose can cause bad signal transmission so that Cause the entrance of improperly radio frequency (" RF ") signal, wherein the RF energy from external source or multiple external sources can enter connection Device/cable configurations, causes signal noise ratio problem, the signal noise ratio problem to cause picture or data performance unacceptable. The F-type connector of many technologies at this stage is by the close contact between F type public connector interfaces and F type female connectors interfaces. If, because of some reasons, it is allowed to by AUI from (such as in the case of loose F types public affairs coupler) drawn apart from one another, then Interface " gap " can be produced.If without protection in addition, this gap can be the point that above-mentioned RF enters.
As described above, generally making coupler be fixed rotatably around the head of tubular post.The head of tubular post is generally included The shoulder of amplification, and coupler generally includes the flange that is inwardly directed, the flange is used for above the shoulder of tubular post and encloses Shoulder around tubular post extends.Not disturb rotating freely for coupler, the manufacturer of such F-type connector is usually by shoulder The outer dia of (at the head of tubular post) is fabricated to the size of the inside diameter of the centre bore less than coupler.Similarly, The inside diameter of the flange being inwardly directed of coupler is usually fabricated to the outer of the non-shoulder segments more than tubular post by manufacturer The size of portion's diameter, to avoid interference rotation of the coupler relative to tubular post again.In loose connection system, wherein not The coupler of coaxial connector is tightly inserted into electrical equipment mouthful connector, interleaved ground path may by accident because coupler with Contact between tubular post and produce, if especially not by coupler above tubular post in and do not make coupler axially with pipe Shape post is such when alignment.However, this substitute grounding path be unstable, and this interleaved ground path can due to vibration, The movement of electrical equipment, cable mobile etc. and be interrupted.
Or, if forming outer main body by conductive material, then in the presence of by between coupler and the outer main body of coaxial connector Brought into incidental contact the certain situation in interleaved ground path is provided.It is unstable as this interleaved ground class of paths, and can be by electricity Relative movement (or by vibrating) between device and cable is interrupted.If additionally, constructing the outer master of coaxial connector with non-conducting material Body, then this interleaved ground path be completely absent.Such unstable grounding path can cause intermittent fault, diagnose the interval event Barrier is costly and expends the time.
Coaxial cable connector has been attempted being used as single group in entering coaxial cable connector by making continuity Zu Jian Merger Part solves the above problems.In this regard, the connector 1000 in Fig. 1 diagrams prior art, the connector 1000 has Coupler 2000, single post 3000, single continuity component 4000 and main body 5000.In connector 1000, in post Single continuity component 4000, and the single contact of continuity component 4000 coupling are captured between 3000 and main body 5000 At least a portion of device 2000.Coupler 2000 is preferably made up of the metal of such as brass and electroplates the conductive material just like nickel. Post 3000 is preferably made up of the metal of such as brass and electroplates the conductive material just like tin.Single continuity component 4000 is preferable Ground is made up of the metal of such as phosphor bronze and electroplates the conductive material just like tin.Main body 5000 is preferably made up of the metal of such as brass And plating is just like the conductive material of nickel.
The content of the invention
Embodiment disclosed herein includes that a kind of coaxial cable for the end of coaxial cable to be coupled to terminal connects Connect device.Connector has:Coupler, the coupler is suitable for couple to connector to terminal;Main body, the main body and coupler group Dress;And post, the post and coupler and main body assembling.Post is suitable to receive the end of coaxial cable.Coupler, main body or post have Overall contact portion.Contact portion is integral single piece with least a portion of at least one of coupler, main body and post.When Through being coupled to terminal and when receiving coaxial cable by main body, contact portion is provided from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connecting connector The electric continuity of device to terminal is connect, without tube connector and the tight ness rating of the coupling of terminal.Electric continuity is meaned from coaxially DC contact resistance less than about 3000 milliohms of the outer conductor of cable through connector to equipment mouthful.In addition, it is possible to provide from coaxially Electric continuity of the outer conductor of cable through connector to terminal, rather than by single continuity component.By with elasticity/ The material structural contact part of plastic properties, the elasticity/plastic properties allows contact portion to maintain electric and Mechanical Contact, i.e., Making to have between the component of connector upon assembly any gap can also maintain.Contact portion for shapable, and when main body at least Be formed as the profile of at least one of main body and coupler when partly being assembled with coupler.Contact portion is formed as at least The arciform shape in part.
In another aspect, embodiment disclosed herein includes a kind of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connects Connecing utensil has:Coupler, the coupler has centre bore and is suitable for couple to connector to terminal;Main body, the main body has The central passage assembled with coupler;And post, the post and coupler and main body assembling.Post is at least partially located at main body Central passage is interior and is at least partially located in the centre bore of coupler.Main body is suitable to receive the end of coaxial cable with post. Post has contact portion, and the outer conductor that the contact portion provides the coaxial cable that free agent and post are received passes through connector extremely The continual electric continuity of the terminal coupled by coupler, without tube connector and the coupling of terminal tight ness rating how. Electric continuity refers to DC contact resistances less than about 3000 milliohms from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to equipment mouthful. By whole block material and a part of structural contact part of post.It is described by the material structural contact part with elasticity/plastic properties Elasticity/plastic properties allows contact portion to maintain electric and Mechanical Contact, even if having between the component of connector appointing upon assembly What gap.Contact portion is shapable, and is formed as when post is assembled with one of main body and coupler at least in part The profile of at least one of main body and coupler.Contact portion is formed as at least partly arciform shape.Contact portion can For projection and can be radially projecting.Or or in addition, contact portion can have polygonal configuration.Can be formed in response to forming tool and contacted Part.Contact portion can be segmented.
In another aspect, embodiment disclosed herein includes that one kind provides continual in coaxial cable connector The method of continuity.Methods described includes providing the component of coaxial cable connector.At least one of component component has can At least one of the continuity part of shaping, the continuity part and component component is integral single piece.Methods described Including assembling component to provide coaxial cable connector.Assembling makes electric continuity part be formed as a group in other components The profile of part.Component can free coupler, main body and post composition group composition.Electric continuity refers to be led from the outer of coaxial cable DC contact resistance less than about 3000 milliohms of the line through connector to equipment mouthful.Methods described is further included by component One component receives coaxial cable, and couples coaxial cable connector to terminal by a component in component.Contact portion is carried Be provided from continuity through connector to terminal of the outer conductor of coaxial cable rather than by single component, and contact portion no matter How connector still provides continuity with the tight ness rating of the coupling of terminal.By the material structural contact with elasticity/plastic properties Part, the elasticity/plastic properties allows contact portion to maintain electric and Mechanical Contact, even if having between component appointing upon assembly What gap can all maintain.
In another aspect, embodiment disclosed herein includes a kind of for coupling the end of coaxial cable to terminal Coaxial cable connector.Connector has:Coupler, the coupler is suitable for couple to connector to terminal;And main body, the master Body is assembled with coupler and is suitable to receive the end of coaxial cable.Coupler or main body have overall contact portion.By coupler At least a portion or coupler and the part structural contact part of main body with least one of main body, and wherein described contact Part is integral single piece with the part of main body with least a portion or coupler of at least one of coupler and main body.When Through being coupled to terminal and when receiving coaxial cable by main body, contact portion is provided from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connecting connector Device is connect to the continuity of terminal rather than by single component, and the tight ness rating of the coupling of tube connector and terminal can all not carried For.Electric continuity refers to DC contact resistances less than about 3000 milliohms from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to equipment mouthful Nurse.By the material structural contact part with elasticity/plastic properties, the elasticity/plastic properties allows contact portion to maintain electricity Gas and Mechanical Contact, have any gap all to maintain upon assembly between the component of connector.Contact portion is formable , and be formed as the profile of at least one of main body and coupler when main body is assembled with coupler at least in part.Contact Part is formed as at least partly arciform shape.
Additional features and advantage are stated in the following detailed description, and to a certain extent, are described by they, the spy Levy and advantage is easy to will be evident that the those of skill in the art in this technology, or by putting into practice reality described herein Apply example (including implementation method, claims and alterations) and understand the feature and advantage.
It will be appreciated that above-mentioned general description with it is described in detail below the two it is all exemplary only and be intended to provide general view or frame Frame with understand claims essence and feature.This specification is further understood with providing including alterations, and with Fu Tu Shi Merger enter in this specification and constitute the part of this specification.One or more embodiments, and schema are illustrated in figure It is used to explain principle and the operation of various embodiments together with the description.
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Fig. 1 is the side cross sectional view of the coaxial cable connector in prior art;
Fig. 2 is the side cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial connector, and the coaxial connector includes post, institute Stating post has offer entirety RFI and earth-shielded contact portion;
Fig. 3 A are the side cross sectional view of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, and the coaxial cable connector is in part group Under dress state;
Fig. 3 B are the partial cross sectional detailed view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, and illustrate the contact portion of post The profile for coupler is initially formed, compared with state as illustrated in fig. 3, the coaxial cable connector is further Under assembled state;
Fig. 3 C are the partial cross sectional detailed view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, and illustrate the contact portion of post The profile for coupler is continuously formed, compared with state illustrated in such as Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B, the coaxial cable connector exists Under further assembled state;
Fig. 3 D are the partial cross sectional detailed view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, and illustrate the contact portion of post Be formed as the profile of coupler, compared with state illustrated in such as Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B and Fig. 3 C, the coaxial cable connector exists Under further assembled state;
Fig. 4 A are the partial cross sectional view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, are wherein inserted into post part shaping In instrument;
Fig. 4 B are the partial cross sectional detailed view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, wherein shaping work with such as using Compared illustrated in Fig. 4 A of tool, the post is further inserted into forming tool, and the contact portion of Fig. 4 B diagram posts starts shape Profile as forming tool;
Fig. 4 C for Fig. 2 coaxial cable connector post partial cross sectional detailed view, wherein with such as Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B Illustrated to compare, the post is further inserted into forming tool, and Fig. 4 C diagram post contact portion continuously form be shaping The profile of instrument;
Fig. 4 D are the partial cross sectional detailed view of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, wherein the post is fully inserted Enter in forming tool, and the contact portion of Fig. 4 D diagram posts is formed as the profile of forming tool;
Fronts and side schematic view of Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 H for the exemplary embodiment of the contact portion of post;
Fig. 6 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector is included Unitary pin, in the state of being assembled with main body, the main body has the profile for being formed as coupler to the coaxial cable connector Contact portion;
Fig. 6 A are the cross sectional view of coaxial cable connector illustrated in Fig. 6, and the coaxial cable connector is in portion Under point assembled state, the contact portion of Fig. 6 A diagram main bodys and profile for coupler is suitably formed;
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector is included Unitary pin, wherein coupler rotate around main body rather than post, and contact portion be the part of the component in press-in cooperation to main body simultaneously Be formed as the profile of coupler;
Fig. 8 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector is in portion Divide under assembled state and the coaxial cable connector includes unitary pin, wherein coupler rotates around main body rather than post, and contact Part is the part of the component of position in press-in main body and is formed as the profile of coupler;
Fronts and side detail of Fig. 8 A for component, the component have the contact of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 8 Part;
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector is included Without post configuration and main body, the main body has the contact portion of the profile for being formed as coupler;
Figure 10 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector is included Hexagon crimps main body and post, and the main body and the post have the contact portion of the profile for being formed as coupler;
Figure 11 is the isogonism schematic diagram of the post of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, and its center pillar has the contact formed under state Part;
Figure 12 is the post and the isogonism cross sectional view of coupler of the coaxial cable connector of Fig. 2, it is illustrated that be formed as coupling The contact portion of the post of the profile of device;
Figure 13 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Coupler, the coupler has the contact portion of the profile for being formed as post;
Figure 14 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Post, the post has the contact portion of the profile for being formed as coupler;
Figure 15 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Post, the post has contact portion, towards the lip at the rear portion of coaxial cable connector in the contact portion formation coupler The profile of behind;
Figure 16 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Post, the post has contact portion, towards the lip at the rear portion of coaxial cable connector in the contact portion formation coupler The profile of behind;
Figure 17 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Main body, the main body has contact portion, towards the rear portion of coaxial cable connector in the contact portion formation coupler The profile of lip behind;
Figure 18 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, and the coaxial cable connector has Post, the post has the contact portion of the profile for being formed as coupler, and the coupler has undercutting;
Figure 18 A are the partial cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, the coaxial cable connection Utensil has a post, and the post has the contact portion of the profile for being formed as coupler, and the coupler has undercutting, makes prepared Coaxial cable is inserted in coaxial cable connector;
Figure 19 is the partial cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector, the coaxial cable connector With moveable post, the post has contact portion, and its center pillar is in forward facing position;And
Figure 20 for Figure 19 coaxial cable connector partial cross sectional view, the coaxial cable connector have to Moveable post afterwards in position and the contact portion of moveable post, the contact portion are formed as the profile of coupler.
Specific embodiment
Embodiment now will be in detail referred to, the example of the embodiment will be illustrated in alterations, illustrated in alterations Some but not all embodiments.In fact, idea of the invention can embody in many different forms and these concepts should not be solved It is interpreted as limiting the present invention.Conversely, there is provided these embodiments will meet applicable law requirement so as to disclosure case.It is any can In the case of energy, same components symbol will be used to represent same components or part.
Coaxial cable connector is used to couple the prepared end of coaxial cable to the threaded female equipment connection port of electrical equipment. Coaxial cable connector can have post, moveable post or can be without post.In each case, although removing in coaxial connector Wire and the wire of female equipment connectivity port between provide electrically and mechanically connect outer, coaxial cable connector is provided from coaxial The outer conductor of cable to equipment connectivity port grounding path.Outer conductor can be (for example) conductive foil or braiding sheath.Maintain stabilization Grounding path protect against the entrance of improperly radio frequency (" RF ") signal, the improperly entrance of radio frequency (" RF ") signal can be reduced The performance of electrical equipment.When coaxial cable connector, not to be fixed to equipment connection port fully (or not solid during due in initial installation Determine or due to becoming loose after mounting) when, this operation is particularly suitable.
The purpose described for this, term " forward " will be used to represent the direction of the part towards coaxial cable connector, The part of coaxial cable connector is attached to terminal (such as electric equipment mouthful).Term " backward " will be used to represent towards coaxially The direction of a part for cable connector, the part of coaxial cable connector receives coaxial cable.Term " terminal " will be used To represent any kind of connection media that can be coupled with coaxial cable connector, for example, electric equipment mouthful, any other type Connectivity port or middle terminating set.Additionally, being purpose herein, electric continuity should refer to the outer conductor from coaxial cable To DC contact resistances less than about 3000 milliohms of device port.Therefore, the DC contact resistances more than about 3000 milliohms should be by It is considered as electric noncontinuity or open circuit in the path between the outer conductor and device port for indicating coaxial cable.
Embodiment is related to a kind of for coupling the end of coaxial cable to the coaxial cable connector of terminal.Connection utensil Have:Coupler, the coupler is suitable for couple to connector to terminal;And main body, the main body and coupler assemble and are suitable to connect Receive the end of coaxial cable.Coaxial cable connector can also have post.In contact portion and coupler, main body and/or post one Individual or more can be overall.Additionally, contact portion can be overall with component, used as non-limiting example, component can be single Solely or in combination for one or more in coupler, main body or post.Additionally, contact portion can have one-piece construction, The one-piece construction is formed or constructed in an integral manner by whole block material together with the part of the component or the component.Change Sentence is talked about, and used as non-limiting example, if contact portion has an one-piece construction together with post, contact portion can be by Whole block material is constructed together with the part of post or post.Additionally, contact portion can have or can be any shape, including can be with coupling The shape that the other parts of another component of device, main body, post or coaxial cable connector are flushed or are aligned, or contact portion can be certainly Another component of coupler, main body, post or coaxial cable connector is protruded.
If electric continuity is maintained to pass through connector to equipment mouthful from the outer conductor of coaxial cable, then coupler, master Any part of body or post can be formed by any conductive material (metal is nonmetallic).Further, non-conducting material can be used (as non-limiting example, polymer), has conductive coating or electrodeposited coating in a part for the non-conducting material.This Outward, main body can be fully nonconducting, and can be via one or more groups in other components of coaxial cable connector Part maintains the electric continuity from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to equipment mouthful.
Contact portion can be configured with any number, as non-limiting example, partly or wholly for it is circular, It is single angle or polygonal.When coaxial cable connector is assembled, when being coupled to terminal and receiving coaxial cable by main body, contact site Divide and provide from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to the electric continuity of terminal rather than by single component, and no matter How are the tight ness rating of the coupling of connector and terminal or enough degree.Contact portion can but be not necessarily at least partially radially It is prominent.Contact portion can be profile that is shapable and being formed as at least one of main body and coupler.Contact portion can shape As at least partly arciform shape.In addition and/or or, can in response to forming tool formed contact portion.Further, may be used Coat lubricant or ointment (especially conductive lubricant or ointment) to contact portion.
Embodiment is directed to a kind of method that continual electric continuity is provided in coaxial cable connector.The side Method includes providing the component of coaxial cable connector.At least one of component component has shapable electric continuity portion Point.Methods described also includes assembling component to provide coaxial cable connector.Assembling makes electric continuity part be formed as other A profile for component in component.Can free coupler, main body and post composition group composition component.Methods described is further Including receiving coaxial cable by a component in component, and by the component coupling coaxial cable connector in component to end Son.Contact portion is provided from the outer conductor of coaxial cable through connector to the electric continuity of terminal rather than by single group Part, and not the tight ness rating of the coupling of tube connector and terminal or spend enough how.
Referring now to Fig. 2, it is illustrated that the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector 100.Coaxial cable connector 100 has preceding End 105, rear end 195, coupler 200, post 300, main body 500, housing 600 and clamp assembly 700.Coupler 200 is at least part of Ground includes front end 205, rear end 295, central passage 210, lip 215, through hole 220 and hole 230;The lip 215 have it is preceding to Surface 216 and backward surface 217;The through hole 220 is formed by lip 215.Coupler 200 is preferably by the metal system of such as brass Into and plating just like nickel conductive material.Or or in addition, the selected surface of coupler 200 can be coated with conductive or non-conductive painting Layer or lubricant, or conductive or non-conductive coating layer or lubricant combination.Post 300 can be tubulose, at least in part comprising preceding End 305, rear end 395 and contact portion 310.In fig. 2, contact portion 310 is illustrated as projection, and the projection is overall with post 300 Ground forms and is single-piece with post 300.Contact portion 310 can (but not necessarily) radially to protrude.Post 300 also can be comprising amplification Shoulder 340, collar portion 320, through hole 325, backward annular surface 330 and band Barb portion 335, it is described band Barb portion 335 adjacent back ends 395.Post 300 is preferably made up of the metal of such as brass and electroplates the conductive material just like tin.Additionally, showing Example property embodiment in, material can have suitable spring characteristics, it is allowed to contact portion 310 be it is flexible, it is as described below.Or Or in addition, the selected surface of post 300 can be coated with conductive or non-conductive coating layer or lubricant, or conductive or non-conductive coating layer or profit The combination of lubrication prescription.As described above, contact portion 310 and post 300 for single-piece and provide through connector 100 to equipment mouthful ( It is not shown in Fig. 2) electric continuity, connector 100 may be coupled to equipment mouthful.In this way, post 300 is provided through connector 100 Stabilization grounding path, and thereby provide electromagnetic shielding protecting against entering into and exiting from for RF signals.At least portion of main body 500 Ground is divided to include front end 505, rear end 595 and central passage 525.Main body 500 is preferably made and is electroplate with by the metal of such as brass Such as the conductive material of nickel.Housing 600 includes front end 605, rear end 695 and central passage 625 at least in part.Housing 600 is preferable Ground is made up of the metal of such as brass and electroplates the conductive material just like nickel.Clamp assembly 700 at least in part comprising front end 705, Rear end 795 and central passage 725.Clamp assembly 700 is preferably made up of the suitable polymeric material of such as acetal or nylon. There can be following characteristics from thermoplastic selection resin, the thermoplastic:Good fatigue life, low moisture-sensitive Degree, to the resistance and good electrology characteristic of solvent and chemicals.
In fig. 2, coaxial cable connector 100 be illustrated as in not being attached, under uncompressed state, coaxial cable is not inserted into In coaxial cable connector 100.The prepared end of the coupling coaxial cable of coaxial cable connector 100 is to terminal (such as screw thread Female equipment electrical equipment connector (not shown in Fig. 2)).This situation will be discussed in more detail refering to Figure 18 A.Housing 600 is in main body 500 Rear end 595 at be slidably attached to main body 500.Coupler 200 is attached to coaxial electrical at the rear end 295 of coupler 200 Cable connector 100.When by press-in cooperation engagement body 500, coupler 200 is rotatably attached to the front end of post 300 305.The front end 305 of post 300 is located in the central passage 210 of coupler 200, and post 300 has rear end 395, the rear end 395 It is adapted to extend in coaxial cable.Adjacent back end 395, post 300 has band Barb portion 335, described with Barb portion 335 from post 300 radially outwardly extend.The shoulder 340 of the amplification at front end 305 is extended in coupler 200.The shoulder 340 of amplification is wrapped Containing collar portion 320 and backward annular surface 330.Collar portion 320 allows coupler 200 by the through hole with coupler 200 220 gap coordinates and rotates.Backward annular surface 330 limits coupler by engaging the forward surface 216 of lip 215 200 move axially forward.Coaxial cable connector 100 may also comprise sealing ring 800, and the sealing ring 800 is fixed on coupling With the formation sealing between coupler 200 and main body 500 in device 200.
Contact portion 310 can with post 300 for single-piece or can be post 300 integral part.So, can be by whole block material structure Make a part for contact portion 310 and post 300 or post 300.Contact portion 310 can be in the front of the forward surface 216 of lip 215 Coupler 200 is contacted at position.By this way, the contact portion 310 of post 300 post 300, coupler 200 and main body 500 it Between conductive path is provided.So make it possible to provide the conductive path from coaxial cable through coaxial cable connector 100 to terminal Footpath, the conductive path provides electrical grounding and the shielding to RF entry and exit.Contact portion 310 for shapable, so as to When coaxial cable connector 100 is assembled, contact portion 310 is formed as the profile of coupler 200.In other words, coupler 200 formation or the contact portion 310 of moulding post 300.The formation of contact portion 310 and it is moulding have be based on contact portion 310 Material some elasticity/plastic properties.After assembling the component of coaxial cable connector 100, contact portion 310 deforms;Or, The contact portion 310 of post 300 can it is preshaped or partly it is preshaped with coupler 200 make electrical contact with coordinate, such as following ginseng Read being explained in more detail for Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 D.By this way, post 300 is fixed in coaxial cable connector 100, and is connect Contact portion point 310 sets up conductive path between main body 500 and coupler 200.Further, conductive path keep set up but regardless of Caused due to the elasticity/plastic properties of contact portion 310 coaxial cable connector 100 on terminal tight ness rating how.This It is that the machinery and electrical contact between component (in this case, post 300 and coupler 200), nothing are maintained due to contact portion 310 There is the size in any gap between component by coaxial cable connector 100.In other words, if coupler 200 and equipment mouthful There are some to contact, though contact portion 310 coaxial cable connector 100 for it is loose and/or partly from terminal disconnecting when Also conductive path that is integral with post 300 and coupler 200 and maintaining foundation between post 300 and coupler 200.Although in Fig. 2 Coaxial connector 100 be the Axial-compression-style coaxial connector with post 300, contact portion 310 is coaxial with any kind of Any other component of cable connector and coaxial cable connector can be integral, and can be connected with any kind of coaxial cable Any other component of device and coaxial cable connector is single-piece;To herein discuss any kind of same refering to embodiment The example of any other component of shaft cable connector and coaxial cable connector.However, in all these exemplary embodiments In, the outer conductor that contact portion 310 provides the coaxial cable of the reception of free coaxial cable connector 100 is connected through coaxial cable Device 100 to terminal electric continuity, and without single component.Additionally, contact portion 310 provide electric continuity but regardless of Coupler has how closely or loose to terminal.In other words, contact portion 310 is provided from the outer conductor of coaxial cable to terminal Electric continuity, but regardless of and/or independent of coaxial cable connector 100 and the coupling of terminal tight ness rating or sufficient degree such as What.Only need to coupler 200 and termination contact.
Referring now to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 C and 3D figure, post 300 is illustrated as in the group with coupler 200 and main body 500 Under the different conditions of dress.In figure 3 a, post 300 is illustrated as the contact portion 310 by the post 300 in front of the outside of coupler 200 Partly assembled with coupler 200 and main body 500, the contact portion 310 of post 300 is illustrated as projection.Contact portion 310 can (but It is not necessarily) radially to protrude.In figure 3b, during contact portion 310 has started to advance to coupler 200, and contact portion 310 just to initially form be the profile of coupler 200.As illustrated in figure 3b, contact portion 310 is just being formed as arciform, or at least Partly arciform shape.When post 300 is advanced further into coupler 200 (as shown in FIG. 3 C), contact portion 310 after The continuous profile for being formed as coupler 200.When being assembled as shown in 3D figures, contact portion 310 is just being formed as coupler 200 Profile and contiguously engage with hole 230, to adapt to the tolerance variation with hole 230.In 3D figures, coupler 200 has surface Part 202, the surface portion 202 is tapered.During assembly, surface portion 202 is not damaging the structure of contact portion 310 The mode of integrality and thereby the elasticity/plastic properties for not damaging contact portion 310 guides contact portion 310 to contact portion 310 formation state.Surface portion 202 can be or can have an other structures feature (as non-limiting example, curved edge) To guide contact portion 310.As described above, the flexible or flexible nature of contact portion 310 is allowed easily under formation state Rotation coupler 200 simultaneously still maintains reliable conductive path.It will be appreciated that contact portion 310 is shapable, and so contact site Elasticity/the plastic properties of points 310 materials based on contact portion 310 may be present in not formed with formation in the state of.When same When shaft cable connector 100 is assembled, contact portion 310 is from the status transition not formed to the state for being formed.
Referring now to Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C and Fig. 4 D, post 300 is illustrated as the different shapes in being inserted into forming tool 900 Under state.In Figure 4 A, post 300 is illustrated as being inserted partially into forming tool 900, and the contact portion 310 of post 300 is illustrated as dashing forward Rise.Projection can (but not necessarily) radially to protrude.In figure 4b, contact portion 310 has started to advance to forming tool 900 In.When contact portion 310 is advanced in forming tool 900, contact portion 310 starts flexibly to be formed as forming tool The profile of 900 inside.Illustrated in such as Fig. 4 B, contact portion 310 is just being formed as arciform, or shape arciform at least in part Shape.When post 300 is advanced further into forming tool 900 (as shown in Figure 4 C), it is shaping work that contact portion 310 is continuously formed Profile inside tool 900.As shown in Figure 4 C, at the final stage of insertion, contact portion 310 is fully formed to forming tool 900 profile, and contact portion 310 has experienced the bullet of the material of deformation but maintenance based on contact portion 310 in forming process The spring or elastic characteristic of property/plastic properties.After completing or being partially completed the formation of contact portion 310, moved from forming tool 900 Except post 300, and post 300 can be subsequently mounted in connector 100 or other types of coaxial cable connector.Make contact portion 310 this mode for forming or being shaped as the profile of forming tool 900 can help in subsequent manufacturing process aid in treatment (such as For example electroplate) post 300.Additionally, enabling the various configurations for realizing that contact portion 310 is formed, such as Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 H using the method In it is illustrated.Fig. 5 A are the side schematic view of the exemplary embodiment of post 300, and wherein contact portion 310 is fully circumscribed post 300 radially prominent projection.In this view, contact portion 310 is shapable but does not form coaxial to reflect The profile of cable connector or forming tool.5B figures are the front schematic view of the post 300 of the 5th figure.5C figures are showing for post 300 The side schematic view of example property embodiment, wherein contact portion 310 have polygonal configuration.Contact portion 310 can for projection and can (but It is not necessarily) radially to protrude.Although contact portion 310 is illustrated as three angles in 5C figures, contact portion 310 can have There is any number angle to configure, as non-limiting example, two, three, four or more.In 5C figures, contact site Points 310 can be shapable but do not formed to reflect the profile of coaxial cable connector or forming tool.5D figures are 5C The front schematic view of the post 300 of figure.5E figures are the side schematic view of post 300, and wherein contact portion 310 has tricornute matching somebody with somebody Put.In this view, contact portion 310 be illustrated as just being formed as contact portion 310 inclined towards the front end 305 of post 300 or The shape of tendency.5F figures are the front schematic view of the post 300 of 5E figures.5G figures are the side of the exemplary embodiment of post 300 Face schematic diagram, wherein contact portion 310 have tricornute configuration.In this view, in different from 5E figures in the way of Contact portion 310 is formed, because the impression 311 in contact portion 310 causes segmentation or reduction arcuate shape 313.Fig. 5 H It is the front schematic view of the post 300 of 5G figures.
Those of skill in the art in this technology will be evident that, the contact portion 310 as shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 H and post 300 Can be overall and can be single-piece with post 300.Additionally, contact portion 310 can have or can be any shape, including can be with post The shape that 300 other parts are flushed or are aligned, or contact portion 310 can have the configuration of any number (as non-limiting Example, from being entirely configuration of the circular geometry to polygonal geometry scope), and contact portion 310 can still hold The function of the electric continuity of offer of the row contact portion 310.Further, contact portion 310 can be shapable and warp Be formed as any shape or in any direction in.
Fig. 6 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector 110, the coaxial cable connector 110 include unitary pin 805, and wherein coupler 200 rotates around main body 500 rather than around post 300, and contact portion 510 is autonomous agent 500 rather than the projection of post 300, the projection and main body 500 rather than post 300 are overall and with main body 500 rather than post 300 be single Part.In terms of this, contact portion 510 can be the integral part of main body 500.In this way, contact portion 510 can be with main body 500 Or a part for main body 500 is constructed by whole block material together.Coaxial cable connector 110 is configured to receive coaxial cable.Such as Shown in Fig. 6 A, when coupler 200 and main body 500 are assembled, it is the profile of coupler 200 that contact portion 510 can be formed.Figure 6A is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of the coaxial cable connector 110 under partially assembled state.Contact portion 510 is not Through the profile for being formed as coupler 200.Assembling coupler 200 forms contact portion 510 with main body 500 in backward mode, described Backward mode is opposite with the forward manner of diagram contact portion 310.However, as contact portion 310, contact portion 510 Material has a certain elasticity/plastic properties, and when contact portion 510 is formed, elasticity/plastic properties is caused:Contact portion 510 will It is pressed on the profile of coupler 200 and maintains the machinery and electrical contact with coupler 200.With as previously discussed with respect to contact portion The identical modes of 310 descriptions, contact portion 510 provides the electric continuity from the outer conductor of coaxial cable to terminal, no matter How are the tight ness rating of the coupling of coaxial cable connector 100 and terminal or enough degree, and no matter the coaxial cable on terminal is connected The tight ness rating of device 100.Additionally or alternatively, can only in the end cantilever support or attachment contact portion 310 of section.
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional view of the exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector 111, the coaxial cable connector 111 include unitary pin 805 and conductive component 400.Coupler 200 is rotated around main body 500 rather than around post, and post is connected in coaxial cable Do not exist in device 111.Contact portion 410 is illustrated as projection, and contact portion 410 and conductive component 400 can be it is overall, can be with Conductive component 400 is single-piece, and is radially protruded from conductive component 400;In the press-in cooperation of conductive component 400 to main body 500. Contact portion 410 can be the integral part of conductive component 400.Therefore, contact portion 410 can be with conductive component 400 or conductive group A part for part 400 is constructed by whole block material together.As contact portion 310, the material of contact portion 410 has a certain bullet Property/plastic properties, when contact portion 410 is formed, elasticity/plastic properties is caused:As described previously, in conductive component 400 When main body 500 is assembled with coupler 200 in insertion coupler 200, contact portion 410 will bear against on the profile of coupler 200, And contact portion 410 will maintain the machinery and electrical contact with coupler 200.
Fig. 8 is the cross sectional view of the another exemplary embodiment of coaxial cable connector 111, the coaxial cable connection Device 111 includes unitary pin 805 and back-up ring 402.Coupler 200 rotates around main body 500 rather than around post.Contact portion 410 can be with gear Circle 402 is overall and radially protruded from back-up ring 402, and back-up ring 402 is attached in the groove being formed in main body 500.Contact Part 410 can be the integral part of back-up ring 402.In this way, contact portion 410 can be together with a part for back-up ring 402 or back-up ring 402 Constructed by whole block material.In terms of this, Fig. 8 A illustrate front and the lateral plan of back-up ring 402.In fig. 8 a, contact portion 410 are illustrated as three projections, and three projections and back-up ring 402 are overall and radially protrude from back-up ring 402.As above institute State, the material of contact portion 410 has a certain elasticity/plastic properties, when contact portion 410 is formed, elasticity/plastic properties is carried For:As described previously, when back-up ring 402 is inserted in coupler 200 when main body 500 is assembled with coupler 200, contact portion On 410 profiles that will bear against coupler 200, and maintain the machinery and electrical contact with coupler 200.
Those of skill in the art in this technology will be evident that, such as contact portion 410 illustrated in Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 A and master Body 500 can be overall or attach to another component 400,402, or can be a part for another component 400,402.Additionally, Contact portion 410 can have or be any shape, including can be neat with the other parts of main body 500 and/or another component 400,402 Flat or alignment shape, or contact portion 410 can have any number configure (as non-limiting example, from completely round Geometry to polygonal geometry scope configuration).
Fig. 9 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of coaxial cable connector 112, and the coaxial cable connector 112 is not for Compression-type connector with post.In other words, with being configured without post.Coupler 200 rotates around main body 500 rather than around post.It is main Body 500 includes contact portion 510.Contact portion 510 is entirety with main body 500.In this way, contact portion 510 can be with main body 500 Or a part for main body 500 is constructed by whole block material together.When coupler 200 and main body 500 are assembled, contact portion 510 Be formed as the profile of coupler 200.
Figure 10 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of coaxial cable connector 113, and the coaxial cable connector 113 is six Angular curled connector.Coaxial cable connector 113 includes coupler 200, post 300 and main body 500, and post 300 has contact Part 310.Contact portion 310 and post 300 are overall and with post 300 be single-piece.Contact portion 310 can turn into post 300 It is overall.In this way, contact portion 310 can be constructed together with a part for post 300 or post 300 by whole block material.When by coupler 200 When being assembled with main body 500 and post 300, contact portion 310 is formed as the profile of coupler 200.Coaxial cable connector 113 is borrowed Help with a well known instrument in industry or multiple instrument that radially compress body 500 is attached to coaxial cable.
Figure 11 is the isogonism schematic diagram of the post 300 of the coaxial cable connector 100 in Fig. 2, and post 300 has contact portion 310, contact portion 310 forms the position of the profile to coupler (non-icon).
Figure 12 is the post 300 and the isogonism cross sectional view of coupler 200 of the connector 100 of Fig. 2, and coupler 200 is through figure It is shown as being assembled with post 300.Contact portion 310 is formed as the profile of coupler 200.
Figure 13 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of coaxial cable connector 114, and the coaxial cable connector 114 is included Post 300 and coupler 200, coupler 200 have contact portion 210.Contact portion 210 is illustrated as the projection being inwardly directed.Connect Contact portion points 210 and coupler 200 are overall and with coupler 200 be single-piece, and when post 300 is assembled with coupler 200, Contact portion 210 is formed as the profile of post 300.Contact portion 210 can be integrally formed with coupler 200.In this way, contact portion 210 can be constructed together with a part for coupler 200 or coupler 200 by whole block material.Contact portion 210 is provided from coaxial electrical The outer conductor of cable to terminal electric continuity, no matter the tight ness rating of the coupling of coaxial cable connector 114 and terminal or enough Degree is how, and regardless of the tight ness rating of the coaxial cable connector 114 on terminal.Contact portion 210 can have or can be to appoint What shape, including the shape that can be flushed or be directed at the other parts of coupler 200, or contact portion 210 can with and/or can Be formed as any number configuration (as non-limiting example, from completely round geometry to polygonal geometry scope Configuration).
Figure 14, Figure 15 and Figure 16 are the cross sectional view of the embodiment of coaxial cable connector 115, and the coaxial cable connects Connect device 115 have similar to the post 300 comprising contact portion 310 as described above post, so as to contact portion 310 be illustrated as to Outer radial ground is prominent, and contact portion 310 is formed as the profile of coupler 200 in the various location of coupler 200.Additionally, example As shown in Figure 15 and Figure 16, contact portion 310 can contact coupler 200 after lip 215, for example as shown in figure 15, connect Touch can lip 215 it is rear to surface 217 at.
Figure 17 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of the coaxial cable connector 116 with main body 500, the main body 500 Comprising contact portion 310, wherein contact portion 310 is illustrated as the projection being outwardly directed of autonomous agent 500, the projection formed to Coupler 200.
Figure 18 is the cross sectional view of the embodiment of coaxial cable connector 117, and the coaxial cable connector 117 has Post 300 and coupler 200, post 300 have overall contact portion 310, and coupler 200 has undercutting 231.The figure of contact portion 310 Projection is shown as, the projection is formed as the profile of coupler 200 at the position of undercutting 231.Figure 18 A are as shown in figure 18 same The cross sectional view of shaft cable connector 117, the coaxial cable connector 117 makes prepared coaxial cable insertion coaxial electrical In cable connector 117.Main body 500 and post 300 receive coaxial cable (Figure 18 A).Post 300 at rear end 395 is inserted into coaxial electrical Between the outer conductor and dielectric layer of cable.
Figure 19 is the partial cross sectional view of the embodiment of the coaxial cable connector 118 with post 301, the post 301 Comprising overall contact portion 310.Moveable post 301 is illustrated as in position forwardly, wherein not by the profile of coupler 200 Form contact portion 310.Figure 20 is the partial cross sectional view of the coaxial cable connector 118 shown in Figure 19, its center pillar 301 In rearward position and contact portion 310 is formed as the profile of coupler 200.
Those of skill in the art in this technology will expect many modifications and other embodiments set forth herein, embodiment The modification and other embodiments being related to have the rights and interests of the religious doctrine presented in foregoing description and associated drawings.It is therefore to be understood that Description and claims will be not only restricted to disclosed specific embodiment, and wish to include they's modification and other embodiments In in the category of following claims.Wish the modification and change for embodiment is covered the embodiment, condition is repaiied for described Change and change in the category of the equivalent in following claims and claims.Although particular term used herein, But the term is only used in general and describing significance and non-for limited purpose.

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1. a kind of coaxial cable connector for the end of coaxial cable to be coupled to terminal, the coaxial cable is led comprising in Line;Dielectric, the dielectric is around the inside conductor;Outer conductor, the outer conductor is around the dielectric;And sheath, institute Sheath is stated around the outer conductor;The connector is included:
Coupler, the coupler is suitable for couple to the connector to terminal, and the coupler includes lip, and the lip is extended into Enter the central passage limited by the coupler;
Main body, the main body is assembled with the coupler;And
Post, the post is assembled with the coupler and the main body, and the post includes the flange positioned at the front end of the post, wherein The post is suitable to receive the end of coaxial cable, and
At least one of wherein described coupler and the post include the flange positioned at the post and the coupler Overall contact portion between the lip, the overall contact portion extends between the coupler and the post, and its Described at least a portion of contact portion and at least one of the coupler and the post be single-piece, and wherein when will When the connector is coupled to the terminal and receives coaxial cable by the main body, the contact portion is provided from described coaxial Electric continuity of the outer conductor of cable through the connector to the terminal, but regardless of the connector and the terminal How is the tight ness rating of the coupling.
2. connector according to claim 1, wherein provide from the outer conductor of the coaxial cable passing through the connector To the electric continuity of the terminal, rather than provided by single continuity component.
3. connector according to claim 1, wherein construct the contact portion by material, the material have elasticity/ Plastic properties, the elasticity/plastic properties allows the contact portion to maintain electric and Mechanical Contact, no matter described upon assembly There is any gap between the component of connector.
4. connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is shapable.
5. connector according to claim 4, wherein when the post is assembled with the coupler at least in part, institute State the profile that contact portion is formed as at least one of the coupler and the post.
6. connector according to claim 4, wherein the contact portion is formed as at least partly arciform shape.
7. connector according to claim 1, wherein the electric continuity refers to being led from the described outer of the coaxial cable DC contact resistance less than about 3000 milliohms of the line through the connector to the equipment mouthful.
8. the connector according to any one in claim 1 to 7, wherein constructing the contact portion, the material by material Material has elasticity/plastic properties, and the elasticity/plastic properties allows the contact portion to maintain electric and Mechanical Contact no matter There is any gap between the component of the connector upon assembly.
9. connector according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion is formed in response to forming tool.
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