Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a connector and method for connecting a coaxial cable to a printed circuit board. The connector comprises: a connector, which comprises a cavity penetrating the connector, such that the connector body comprises a first opening and a second opening; an inner contact arranged in the cavity of the connector body, wherein the first end of the inner contact extends from the first opening and the second end of the internal contact is located in the cavity; a plurality of outer contacts arranged on the end face of the connector body, which extend in a direction perpendicular to the end face; a dielectric spacer provided in the cavity of the connector body for separating the inner contact from the plurality of outer contacts; and a bushing element being attachable to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable to form an electrical connection between the plurality of outer contacts of the connector and the outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The connector further comprises a recess formed by a third opening provided on its side, wherein the recess includes an inner peripheral surface and a bottom surface with a hole, and the bushing element can be placed in the recess.
Abstract:
An optical fiber connector includes: a cylindrical connector body; an optical fiber connection assembly disposed within the connector body proximate to a proximal end of the connector body, the optical fiber connection assembly including a support and at least one elongate member fixed to and extending through the support, the elongate member being configured to couple an optical fiber of an optical fiber cable; a locking assembly for holding the optical fiber cable, the locking assembly being disposed proximate to a distal end of the optical fiber connection assembly; and a sealing element disposed at a distal end of the optical fiber connector, the sealing element being configured to seal the connection between the distal end of the optical fiber connector and an outer periphery of the optical fiber cable.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a color-coded cable identification assembly and a cable. The cable identification assembly comprises: a support element including a fixing element adapted to fix the support element to a cable; and a plurality of identification elements, which are detachably mounted on the support element with the cable being located between the support element and the plurality of identification elements. Each identification element has a predetermined color so that the plurality of identification elements are capable of forming a predetermined color code to identify the cable. The cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure can be very easily and rapidly mounted to the cable, thereby greatly saving the installation time of workers and thus reducing the labor cost and the chance of making a mistake. Compared with a conventional adhesive tape, the cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure can meet the requirements such as anti-ultraviolet, anti-aging and reuse, thereby further reducing the cost of the cable identification assembly.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a push-pull coaxial connector comprising: an external conductor, where the external conductor is configured to internally receive the matching external conductor of a mating connector, with concave parts or through holes on the inner surface of the side wall of the external conductor that house retainers and corresponding matching concave parts on the outer surface of the side wall of the mating external conductor, of which, there are one or more protrusions on the outer surface of the side wall of the external conductor; a sleeve surrounding the external conductor, where the sleeve is able to slide between the front position and rear position along the external conductor and is able to rotate around the circumference of the external conductor, of which, there are one or more corresponding notches to receive one or more protrusions on the rear surface of the sleeve; wherein, when the sleeve is at the front position, one or more protrusions are staggered away from one or more notches and abutted on the rear surface of the sleeve to prevent the sleeve from moving backward, and at this point, part of the retainer is in the concave part or through hole of the external conductor and part of it is in the mating concave part of the mating external conductor, thus maintaining the connection between the coaxial connector and mating connector; wherein, when the sleeve is at the rear position, one or more protrusions are received in one or more corresponding notches, and at this point, the retainer fully leaves the matching concave part of the mating external conductor, thus separating the coaxial connector and the mating connector. The push-pull coaxial connector uses a simple concave-convex structure, which locks the front and rear positions of the push-pull structure of the coaxial connector and it has a simple structure and is low-cost.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cable connector for a coaxial cable, including an inner conductor (1) having a proximal section with a receiving hole (6) configured to receive a free end of an inner conductor of a coaxial cable; an outer conductor (2) having a distal chamber (7) and a proximal chamber (8) configured to receive an end section of the coaxial cable; and an insulator (3) for insulating the inner conductor from the outer conductor of the cable connector, the insulator being received in the distal chamber. At least the proximal section of the inner conductor of the cable connector comprises lead brass, and the proximal section can be pressed for grasping the free end of the inner conductor of the coaxial cable. The invention also relates to a coaxial cable assembly including such a cable connector and a method for manufacturing the same. The cable connector can be manufactured cost-effectively and reliable connection between the cable connector and the coaxial cable can be ensured.
Abstract:
An assembly includes: a coaxial cable; a coaxial connector having an inner contact and an outer conductor body, the outer conductor body having a rear portion electrically connected with the outer conductor of the coaxial cable to form a joint; and a protective boot that overlies a forward portion of the coaxial cable and the rear portion of the outer conductor body to protect the joint between the coaxial cable and the connector. The boot comprises a body with a bore extending therethrough and includes a cable sealing section at one end that interference fits with the jacket of the cable to provide sufficient support for coaxial cable and creates a first seal with the jacket of the cable. The boot further including a feature within the bore that engages the outer conductor body forward of the electrical connection between the outer conductor and the outer conductor body.
Abstract:
A quick-locking male connector includes: an inner contact; an insulator, wherein the inner contact resides within the insulator; an outer contact, wherein the insulator resides within the outer contact; a spring basket with a plurality of spring fingers, the spring basket abutting a forward end of the outer contact; an elastic claw with at least radially-inward one tooth and a radially-outward nub, wherein the spring basket resides within the claw, and wherein a gap exists between the at least one tooth and the spring fingers; a connector body attached to the outer contact; and a coupling nut having at least one radially-inward extending nub. The coupling nut is movable between a rear unsecured position, in which the nub of the coupling nut is rearward of the nub of the claw, and a forward secured condition, in which the nub of the coupling nut engages the nub of the claw and forces the at least one tooth of the claw radially inward to engage with a thread of an outer conductor body of a mating female connector inserted into the gap between the spring fingers and the tooth of the claw. The spring fingers of the spring basket apply radially-outward pressure to the outer conductor body of the mating female connector.
Abstract:
A quick-lock coaxial connector includes: an inner contact; an outer connector body having a mating section at one end; a dielectric spacer disposed between the inner contact and the outer conductor such that the outer conductor body is coaxial with the inner contact; an unthreaded coupling sleeve that at least partially overlies the outer conductor body; an annular slide block positioned within the outer conductor body; a first biasing member that biases the slide block toward the mating section; a second biasing member that biases the coupling sleeve toward the mating section; and a retaining member captured in the mating section of the outer conductor body and movable radially relative to the mating section, the retaining member configured to interact with the slide block and the coupling sleeve to maintain the coupling sleeve in position relative to the outer conductor body.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a blind mating and floating RF connector assembly with low intermodulation, comprising a first connecting device and a second connecting device, wherein the first connecting device comprises a first guide portion and the second connecting device comprises a second guide portion adapted for mating with the first guide portion, wherein the first connecting device has a slotted configuration and is provided, at an end, with a boss projecting radially outwards and the second connecting device is provided with a corresponding inner engaging groove being capable of radially abutting the boss, wherein the second connecting device comprises a fixed mount unit and a floating unit, the floating unit being capable of moving radially and axially relative to the fixed mount unit, in such a way that a plurality of pairs of the first connecting device and the second connecting device can be quickly connected simultaneously via a quick blind mating operation when the first connecting device and the second connecting device are brought together, without necessarily making the first connecting device and the second connecting device be axially aligned precisely with each other. The present invention allows relative floating of connecting devices of a plurality of pairs of low-intermodulation RF connectors, allows simultaneous quick blind mating connection, and improves connecting efficiency and installation reliability.