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Coaxial connector
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-19
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Granted: 1990-01-09
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Expires: 2008-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A coaxial connector includes a housing carrying an insulator. The insulator carries a center contact with a spring biasing the cneter contact. A volute spring engages the housing and provides the ground or shield contact. The housing is formed of two halves with the volute spring and alignment pins holding the housing halves together. A coaxial cable has its shield clamped between the housing halves for providing the ground connection to the volute spring. The coaxial cable center conductor is connected to the center contact within the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 II Joseph A. Budano
- 👤 Andrzei T. Guzik
- 👤 Rudy Yorio
- 👤 Harold M. Cook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:19
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; H01R24/58; H01R24/38; H01R24/40; H01R24/42; H01R24/44; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring located about the housing, electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring located about the housing, electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 1, in which: the center contact include a keyed portion, and the insulator includes a keyed portion receiving the center contact keyed portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 1, in which: the center and outer contacts are located about a first axis of the housing, and a coaxial cable is received by the housing on a second axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 3, in which: the first and second axes are substantially perpendicular.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 4, in which: the coaxial cable includes a center conductor which is directly connected to the center contact within the housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 7, in which: the volute spring includes a plurality of fingers providing the outer contact.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing having complementary housing halves; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring located about the housing halves, electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing having complementary housing halves; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring located about the housing halves, electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact; the center and outer contacts being located about a first axis of the housing the housing including housing halves, and the coaxial cable including a shield section clamped between the housing halves.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring electrically engaging the housing and providing an outer contact; the center and outer contacts being located about a first axis of the housing the housing including housing halves, and the coaxial cable including a shield section clamped between the housing halves.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 8, in which: the housing haves include a plurality of ribs which electrically and mechanically engage the shield section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing having two halves; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring providing an outer contact and engaging the housing halves to hold the housing together.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A coaxial connector comprising: a housing having two halves; an insulator carried in the housing; a center contact carried by the insulator; a resilient means biasing the center contact; and a volute spring providing an outer contact and engaging the housing halves to hold the housing together.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
a coaxial connector as defined in claim 10, in which: the center and outer contacts are located about a first axis of the housing, and a coaxial cable is received by the housing on a second axis, the first and second axes are substantially perpendicular.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 11, in which: the coaxial cable includes a shield section clamped between the housing halves.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A coaxial connector as defined in claim 12, in which: the coaxial cable includes a center conductor which is directly connected to the center contact within the housing.
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