CONDUCTIVE GASKET FOR USE WITH SPRING-BIASED CONTACTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240243495A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18407709

    申请日:2024-01-09

    CPC classification number: H01R12/55 H01R13/03 H01R13/17 H01Q1/246

    Abstract: An assembly for a base station antenna arrangement includes: a radio having a cover with a hole and a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned below the cover, wherein the PCB has first and second contact pads; a pogo-pin connector having a spring-loaded inner contact and an outer contact that circumferentially surrounds the inner contact, wherein the inner contact extends through the hole in the cover and engages the first contact pad of the PCB; and a gasket formed of a conductive elastomer, the gasket including a lower ring and an upper ring, wherein the lower ring is positioned in the hole in the cover and engages the second contact pad of the PCB and the upper ring engages the outer contact to establish an electrical connection between the outer contact and the second contact pad, the gasket further including a skirt that extends radially outwardly from and circumferentially surrounds the upper ring, the skirt engaging the cover of the radio.

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