CA1132215A - Electrical connector for terminating coaxial electrical cable - Google Patents
Electrical connector for terminating coaxial electrical cableInfo
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- CA1132215A CA1132215A CA353,728A CA353728A CA1132215A CA 1132215 A CA1132215 A CA 1132215A CA 353728 A CA353728 A CA 353728A CA 1132215 A CA1132215 A CA 1132215A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R9/00—Structural 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
- H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
- H01R9/05—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections for coaxial cables
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
An electrical connector for terminating semi-rigid coaxial cable includes a ferrule (10) having a plurality of axially extending peripheral fingers (13) at one end, which fingers (13) are deflected inwardly into intimate contact with the outer conductor (101) of a cable (100) when the ferrule (10) is urged axially into a body member (1) having two portions (2, 3) of mutually different internal diameter with the cable (100) passing through the ferrule (10) and body member (1).
An electrical connector for terminating semi-rigid coaxial cable includes a ferrule (10) having a plurality of axially extending peripheral fingers (13) at one end, which fingers (13) are deflected inwardly into intimate contact with the outer conductor (101) of a cable (100) when the ferrule (10) is urged axially into a body member (1) having two portions (2, 3) of mutually different internal diameter with the cable (100) passing through the ferrule (10) and body member (1).
Description
3;ZZ~5 This inverltion r~lates to ~n e~l~ckrical conn~3c~0r for term.inatin~ coaxial electxical cable, and particularly cable of the typ~ having a semi-r~'~i.d tublllar solid outer COndUCt;OI-, for example of copper, surroundin~ a dielectric membL~r ~7hich in turn ~urroullds a centr~-~ conc7uctorO
- ~no~7n methods of t~rminating sucll cable, and in parti.cular of ~stablishing an electlical connec. ti on ~o the oute.r conductor the~rc-~o, includ~
1~ the use o~ solder, ox the use of an ~lectrical connector lncludlny a bac]c-up member which is inserted between the ou-ter conductor and the di.electric layer and a crimpi.ng sleev~ which is then crimped on to the outer conductor over the 15 back-up memb~r.
Such known methods are relati.vely diicult to carry out and clo not alwa~s pl-OVide acc~ptabl2 connections, since with the use of solder the necessary heat can damage the dialectric layer of the cabl~, and with the crimping method the ncecessary flaring o~ the outer collductor for - ir~ert:lorl o the back~up member i9 partieul arl~
difficult w.ith mall cables, and can also introduce undesirahle chancJes in characte-rlstic impeclance ~5 acxoss th~ conn~ction.
In U.S. Pa~ent Specif~cation ~o. 3,533,051 there is descxi~sd an ~lec~rical c~nnector in ~3~'Z~S
which these d~ ficuli:ies axe ov~rcom~
Thi~ ~;nown electrical connector compri.~r-3s a tubular c,onduct~ e body r~.lernber havincJ two axlally ali-,~ned porti.ons of rn,utllally cli.fferen~ internal diameter, ~hroucJh both of which port.ions tll~ cahle can pass, and a f~-3xrule locatable wi.th:Ln ~he J.arg~3r int.ernal cliamet~ portlon of the bodi melnbar ~ltll thr3 c.able passing through the errul(-~, the f~xrule being deformablc-3 under forc~s applled therr3to axially of the cable th~3reby to secure the cable.
within the bocly with the outer conductor of the cal,le electricall~ conllected to the body rnember.
In this kno~m connecto~ the ferrule is of duc~ile, material and i.s contained wholly within th~- larger internal diameter portion of 1,he body membex, the axial forces appl:ied to the ferrule causinc~ in~lastic deformation thc-3xeof and also s~..ght cleformacion o~ tha bo~y member and the outer conductor of ~he cable, thc-3 deformation ~eincJ
such as to pro~ide residual strr3ss in tne body member and in the cable suf flC' ent ~o lock the boc'ly me~ar to thc cable and thus provid;~-3 the r~quired electrical and.mechanical connectiori.
A difficult~ whic,h arises w.ith thiC, kno~.~n connec~o~ i.s that in order to compress the ferrule axit-~lly as requ~red a tool musk bc-3 used, which ha~ a pax~ which c,an ~nter th~ larger in~ernal :~ .
. 3 --.-. . .
~3;~Z::~5 d.iametei portion of the body member while surrouncli.n~
thc cable, and t.his can cause difficulti.es with connector.s oE relatively small slze. E'urth~r, the tGolincJ used must comprise a plurality of parts which must he assembled about: a conn~ctor and c~ble to be colmected and which must be dlsas~e~led and removed after uC;e.
Rccord.ing to this invention ~n a known connec~or as ~et out above ~h~ ferrule compri~es : 10 a tubular body portion having an outwardly directed annul.ar ~lan~e at one end, and a plurality of axially extending fingers extendincJ
from th~ pe~iphery at the other ~nd, the~
arrangement bei.ng such that with the body member and ferrul6 mounted on a cable wi~h the fingers on the ferrule direct~d towards the smaller ; inte-~rnal diameter por~ion of the body membe.r, :. r~.ovement of the ferrule axially along the cable wi.th th~ hody member held fi.xed relative to the cable, ~auses the fingers on the ferrule to be ~eflected .inwardly on entry in-to ~he small.er dlamet~3~ end pGrtion of the body member, the finger~ bec~ming compressed bet~een the cable and ~ the wall ~f the srnaller diamF~ter end portion of ; 25 the body mem~r and causing deormation of the ou~er condllctor o. the cable whereby an electlical ~onnec~:i.on .ts astablished betw~en the out~r ` , ' .
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canductox o~ th~ cab1~ and the ~ody memb~r~ . .
Th~ connector of this inv~ntiofl has the advantag~s that thQ ~xrul~ ~x~en~ls beyond the lim.its o the hody m~mber and i5 thus r~adily 5 accessib1e to 5impl~3 tool:Lng ~hich can be us~d to move th~ f~rrule axially of.th~ body me~mber as required~
This invention wil1 now be described by way of exampl~ with ref~renc~ to the cirawl.ngs, 10 in whi.ch:- :
FicJur~ l;is an exploded perspectiv~ view o~ a connector according to khis inv~ntion;
Figurc 2 is a longitudinal sectional view o~ the conn~c~or of Flgure 1 in a partly assel~led stat~;
~ , , Figure 3 is a view simllar to Figure 2 but howing the connector fully ass~mbl~d, and also ::: .
~ showing part of the~.~ooling used: ~or assenb1y;
: : :
Figtlre 4 ~ is~ ;a view on the llne IV ^ IV
: 20 in Fi~ure 3;
Figure~S is a perspective view of a centre contact member for use:in ~another~conn~ctor accoxding 'co this~lnv~ntion;~ and Figure 6 is a long~udir~a1 sec~ onal:vie~
of the o~h~r conn~cbor ill: ~the ~ assembl~d stat~
; The conn~c~or^ shown in Figures l to ~ is or t~rminat m g a coaxial electrical~cable~100 ~ZZ~:5 havint3 a s~.-mi xi.gid tu~ular solid oute:r. conduc~r 101 which surrounds a diel~c~rlc ma~rial layer 102 which in turn surrounds.a solid celltre condllctor 103, and comprises a tu~ular conductive metal. bod~ ~ember 5 1 havi.ng two axially aligned portions 2 an~ 3 ~
:: mutuall.y differQnt inter.nal diameker, thxoucJh both o~ which portions 2 and 3 the cabl~ 100 can pa.gs, as showrl in ~igure 2. At the ~unction b~tw~eTl i~s portion~; 2 and 3 the body member 1 i~ formecl with an outwardly dir~cted annul-ar rib 4. The l.arger internal diam~.ker portlon 2 o~ the l~ody member 1 is formed with a plurality of axially extending splines 5 r best seen in Flgure 1.
The connector also comprises~a coupling rlng 1.5 6 ha~ling a hexa~onal external cross-s~ctioTI for CQOperatiOn with a spanller and being Lnternally threaded, as sho~7n at 7, ~rom on~ ~nd, and having an.lnwardly dlreot~d :ànnular lip ~ ~t ~he other end.
The l~p 8 defin~s an aperture which will recei~e
- ~no~7n methods of t~rminating sucll cable, and in parti.cular of ~stablishing an electlical connec. ti on ~o the oute.r conductor the~rc-~o, includ~
1~ the use o~ solder, ox the use of an ~lectrical connector lncludlny a bac]c-up member which is inserted between the ou-ter conductor and the di.electric layer and a crimpi.ng sleev~ which is then crimped on to the outer conductor over the 15 back-up memb~r.
Such known methods are relati.vely diicult to carry out and clo not alwa~s pl-OVide acc~ptabl2 connections, since with the use of solder the necessary heat can damage the dialectric layer of the cabl~, and with the crimping method the ncecessary flaring o~ the outer collductor for - ir~ert:lorl o the back~up member i9 partieul arl~
difficult w.ith mall cables, and can also introduce undesirahle chancJes in characte-rlstic impeclance ~5 acxoss th~ conn~ction.
In U.S. Pa~ent Specif~cation ~o. 3,533,051 there is descxi~sd an ~lec~rical c~nnector in ~3~'Z~S
which these d~ ficuli:ies axe ov~rcom~
Thi~ ~;nown electrical connector compri.~r-3s a tubular c,onduct~ e body r~.lernber havincJ two axlally ali-,~ned porti.ons of rn,utllally cli.fferen~ internal diameter, ~hroucJh both of which port.ions tll~ cahle can pass, and a f~-3xrule locatable wi.th:Ln ~he J.arg~3r int.ernal cliamet~ portlon of the bodi melnbar ~ltll thr3 c.able passing through the errul(-~, the f~xrule being deformablc-3 under forc~s applled therr3to axially of the cable th~3reby to secure the cable.
within the bocly with the outer conductor of the cal,le electricall~ conllected to the body rnember.
In this kno~m connecto~ the ferrule is of duc~ile, material and i.s contained wholly within th~- larger internal diameter portion of 1,he body membex, the axial forces appl:ied to the ferrule causinc~ in~lastic deformation thc-3xeof and also s~..ght cleformacion o~ tha bo~y member and the outer conductor of ~he cable, thc-3 deformation ~eincJ
such as to pro~ide residual strr3ss in tne body member and in the cable suf flC' ent ~o lock the boc'ly me~ar to thc cable and thus provid;~-3 the r~quired electrical and.mechanical connectiori.
A difficult~ whic,h arises w.ith thiC, kno~.~n connec~o~ i.s that in order to compress the ferrule axit-~lly as requ~red a tool musk bc-3 used, which ha~ a pax~ which c,an ~nter th~ larger in~ernal :~ .
. 3 --.-. . .
~3;~Z::~5 d.iametei portion of the body member while surrouncli.n~
thc cable, and t.his can cause difficulti.es with connector.s oE relatively small slze. E'urth~r, the tGolincJ used must comprise a plurality of parts which must he assembled about: a conn~ctor and c~ble to be colmected and which must be dlsas~e~led and removed after uC;e.
Rccord.ing to this invention ~n a known connec~or as ~et out above ~h~ ferrule compri~es : 10 a tubular body portion having an outwardly directed annul.ar ~lan~e at one end, and a plurality of axially extending fingers extendincJ
from th~ pe~iphery at the other ~nd, the~
arrangement bei.ng such that with the body member and ferrul6 mounted on a cable wi~h the fingers on the ferrule direct~d towards the smaller ; inte-~rnal diameter por~ion of the body membe.r, :. r~.ovement of the ferrule axially along the cable wi.th th~ hody member held fi.xed relative to the cable, ~auses the fingers on the ferrule to be ~eflected .inwardly on entry in-to ~he small.er dlamet~3~ end pGrtion of the body member, the finger~ bec~ming compressed bet~een the cable and ~ the wall ~f the srnaller diamF~ter end portion of ; 25 the body mem~r and causing deormation of the ou~er condllctor o. the cable whereby an electlical ~onnec~:i.on .ts astablished betw~en the out~r ` , ' .
- , : , :. . .............. . : : , . . ..
: .. : ... .
, ..:
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canductox o~ th~ cab1~ and the ~ody memb~r~ . .
Th~ connector of this inv~ntiofl has the advantag~s that thQ ~xrul~ ~x~en~ls beyond the lim.its o the hody m~mber and i5 thus r~adily 5 accessib1e to 5impl~3 tool:Lng ~hich can be us~d to move th~ f~rrule axially of.th~ body me~mber as required~
This invention wil1 now be described by way of exampl~ with ref~renc~ to the cirawl.ngs, 10 in whi.ch:- :
FicJur~ l;is an exploded perspectiv~ view o~ a connector according to khis inv~ntion;
Figurc 2 is a longitudinal sectional view o~ the conn~c~or of Flgure 1 in a partly assel~led stat~;
~ , , Figure 3 is a view simllar to Figure 2 but howing the connector fully ass~mbl~d, and also ::: .
~ showing part of the~.~ooling used: ~or assenb1y;
: : :
Figtlre 4 ~ is~ ;a view on the llne IV ^ IV
: 20 in Fi~ure 3;
Figure~S is a perspective view of a centre contact member for use:in ~another~conn~ctor accoxding 'co this~lnv~ntion;~ and Figure 6 is a long~udir~a1 sec~ onal:vie~
of the o~h~r conn~cbor ill: ~the ~ assembl~d stat~
; The conn~c~or^ shown in Figures l to ~ is or t~rminat m g a coaxial electrical~cable~100 ~ZZ~:5 havint3 a s~.-mi xi.gid tu~ular solid oute:r. conduc~r 101 which surrounds a diel~c~rlc ma~rial layer 102 which in turn surrounds.a solid celltre condllctor 103, and comprises a tu~ular conductive metal. bod~ ~ember 5 1 havi.ng two axially aligned portions 2 an~ 3 ~
:: mutuall.y differQnt inter.nal diameker, thxoucJh both o~ which portions 2 and 3 the cabl~ 100 can pa.gs, as showrl in ~igure 2. At the ~unction b~tw~eTl i~s portion~; 2 and 3 the body member 1 i~ formecl with an outwardly dir~cted annul-ar rib 4. The l.arger internal diam~.ker portlon 2 o~ the l~ody member 1 is formed with a plurality of axially extending splines 5 r best seen in Flgure 1.
The connector also comprises~a coupling rlng 1.5 6 ha~ling a hexa~onal external cross-s~ctioTI for CQOperatiOn with a spanller and being Lnternally threaded, as sho~7n at 7, ~rom on~ ~nd, and having an.lnwardly dlreot~d :ànnular lip ~ ~t ~he other end.
The l~p 8 defin~s an aperture which will recei~e
2~ the~portioll 2 oP ~he body memhar 1 but w.ill not pass ~h~ rib;4~th~r~of. -: Comp:le~ing~the colmec~or a~e an a~nnular : resillerlt sealing member 9 havin.g an external ~ :
diameter substanf~i~lly eq~ua~to~that of th~ 4 :~
2~ on the body memb~fr 1, and an internal di~mc~.~er ~o f~ rece~vffa the~ poxtion 3:of~hffo hody m~m~er 1 and .
-,~ he xeta~ ed ~hereon, an~ a metal ~xrule 10~ . :
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~32~15 The er:~^ul e 10 comJ?r 7 7~ a tubular body portion 11 havin~ an outwaxcll~ d:Lr~cted anrlular ~J.ange 12 zt OYle end, and a plurallt~ o~ axially exterldillg polnl:.e.d fin~rs 13 ext-.~ndin~ from ~h~
per.i.phery a~ the ol,her end, ~he finger: 13 ~-7.ny thinner than th~..remainde~ of kl-le ~rrul~ 10.
~ or use of the con~ cLor ~escr_bed abov~, th~ end o~ the cabl~ 100 i~ prepare.d hy rernoval of port:ions of ~he outer Gonduct;or 101 ancl diele~txic layer 102 ko l.eave a portion of th~, cent-,re conduc-t~r 103 exposed as shown in the dxa~inc;s, to constitut~
a centre contack for the connector.
The sea1incJ m~mber 9 is mount~d on thl3 ; porkion 3 o~ the body memb~r 1 abutting thr~ rib 4, and the couplir.g ring 6 is mounted on the portion 2 of ~h~ body member 1 with the lip 8 abuttiny th~
rib 4 and the coupling rin~ 6 exkencling ove.r and .~ beyond the port~on 3 of khe hody memher 1.
~he ferrule 10 is posit7.oned on the cahle 20 100 witb the finger~ 13 of the ferrule 10 d.irecked tot~rards th~ ~ree end of the cable 100, and the free end oE th~ cable 100 is then inserted into h~ body m2mber 1 throtlc~h the free end of portion 2 th~r~of until ~h~ end o~ the:outer co~lductor 101 and dielect:ric lay~r 30~.. ar~ 1u~h with the fr~e :
~` ~ . end of tk.e por tion 3 of the body memb~3r 1, a~
.. , ShO~I~ in :I?igure 2. ~:
-- 7 ~
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' " ' '' , , ' ' ' ' 1 : ' ~ . ' . . ' ` ` " ~ " '. ' . '. ' ~ "' ' ' 113ZZ~5 The f~rrul~ 10 ls then ur~g~d axial.ly o and along th~ cal~l,a 10() until th~ ~inger~ 13 and body portion 11 of thé f~rul,D 10 e~tex the por-tion 2 of ~h~ bocly m~ x ~. The as~mbl~ i~ then ~gag,_d.
by a tool [IlOt shown .in detail) haviny a pai.r o di3s one 200 or wllich (s.ee Figure 3) e~braces th~ . :
cable 100 and engages the fl~ng~ 12 of th~ crrule ~ 10 and the otll~r 201 o~ which ~n~age~ th~ fre,e end ;~ o the cahle 100 within ~h~, coupling ~lng 6, ~s hown in Flgur~ 3D ~The die 201 is formed with a blind hol~ 202 to reely r~cei~ ~h~ centre contact: por~ion of the centre conductor I03 of the cabl,e 100.
T~l~ dles 200, 01 are:then moved axial].y lS of the~cable~lOO~tow~ards~each other, as indicated : . -by arrows in~Figure:3, theraby~to:ur~e the errule lO.furth~r into the~body membe~ l. On s~lch movemen~ of ~th~errule lO~tha~fing~rs 13 thereof ~ .
ar~deflected. inwàrdly-~on~entr~ in~o the smaller ~ :
interna] di~met~r pclxtlon 3~ of the body m~mber 1, he/~fing~r~,:13 becoming~compres3ed ~twee.n the outer conductos lOl;o~th~:cable lOO~and the wall~
of the p~xtion~3~o~the;body~memher l, cau.~ing ~ sli~ht de:~or~lation~;of~the out~r con~uctor~101 of~
r'~ 25 th~ cahle lOO,~whexeby`~h~ reqw:red elec-trical çonnection is~Qstdblished~hetween the outer ccnductor lOl:Etnd~t~le body~memb3r~l. As.the ferrule lO .~:s~
~13~:15 urg~d in~o the porti.on 2 of the body memb~r 1 the spl.ines 5 hitP~:lnto the ferrul~ body ~ortion 11., as shos~n in Fi~ur~3 4, t.h~rehy to lock the errulQ
10 to th~ body memb~r 1 and preve~t r~lative S rotary movement thereb~tween.
The f~.rrule 1~ is urged into the body rn~mber 1 until the 1ange 12 on the ferrulc ~0 abuts the frae end of the portlon 2 o~ the hody member 1, as sho~n ~.n Figure 3, wher~af~.e~r ~h~ tooling dies 200, 201 are r~moved leaving th~ completed connector t~rmin~ting the cable 100 and ready for mati.ng with an appropriate other connactor (no-t shown) and coupling ther~to by means of the coupling ring 6. From Figure 3 i.t can be seen that the lip 8 on khe coupling rin~ 6 is positioned be~ween th~ rib ~ on the body m~mbcr 1 and the flan~ 12 on the ferrule 10 whereby the coupling ring 6 is ~ecured to.tlle body member 1 in r21atively rotatahl~ manner.
Re~erring noT" to Fi.gur~s S and 6, the , ~ .
connector hère shown is s.imilar to that o~ ~`igur~s 1 to 4 and corresponding par-ts hav~ th~ same re~r~nce numbers. ~ ~
~ The esaential diffexence is ~.hat this o~her : 25 conneckor U3~S a separate cenkre cont2ct memher 300 whlch is cr.~mped to the centx2 conductor 103 of the cable 100 rather than using the centr~
.
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~2Z15 conduc~.o.r 10~ itse1~ as th~. c~ntre contz.ct. The contact mem~3r 300 is suppo.rt-~cl, in k~ot~7n mallne:r, with1n the. portion 3 o~ th~ body mem~.r 1, b~r a die1~ctr.ic materi~1 insF~t 301 10cat~d at th~
5 free ~nd of th~ portl on 2 .
: 15 :~ , :
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s~ 25 . , .
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diameter substanf~i~lly eq~ua~to~that of th~ 4 :~
2~ on the body memb~fr 1, and an internal di~mc~.~er ~o f~ rece~vffa the~ poxtion 3:of~hffo hody m~m~er 1 and .
-,~ he xeta~ ed ~hereon, an~ a metal ~xrule 10~ . :
, : .
~ 6~
.
- ' : ' - . ' ' ` '. ~, .`. .: ' .. ,.. '' -, .,, ' :.. ;, , .. ' ; . ' ' : ., ,., :.' , ~., . . ' ` ,:
~32~15 The er:~^ul e 10 comJ?r 7 7~ a tubular body portion 11 havin~ an outwaxcll~ d:Lr~cted anrlular ~J.ange 12 zt OYle end, and a plurallt~ o~ axially exterldillg polnl:.e.d fin~rs 13 ext-.~ndin~ from ~h~
per.i.phery a~ the ol,her end, ~he finger: 13 ~-7.ny thinner than th~..remainde~ of kl-le ~rrul~ 10.
~ or use of the con~ cLor ~escr_bed abov~, th~ end o~ the cabl~ 100 i~ prepare.d hy rernoval of port:ions of ~he outer Gonduct;or 101 ancl diele~txic layer 102 ko l.eave a portion of th~, cent-,re conduc-t~r 103 exposed as shown in the dxa~inc;s, to constitut~
a centre contack for the connector.
The sea1incJ m~mber 9 is mount~d on thl3 ; porkion 3 o~ the body memb~r 1 abutting thr~ rib 4, and the couplir.g ring 6 is mounted on the portion 2 of ~h~ body member 1 with the lip 8 abuttiny th~
rib 4 and the coupling rin~ 6 exkencling ove.r and .~ beyond the port~on 3 of khe hody memher 1.
~he ferrule 10 is posit7.oned on the cahle 20 100 witb the finger~ 13 of the ferrule 10 d.irecked tot~rards th~ ~ree end of the cable 100, and the free end oE th~ cable 100 is then inserted into h~ body m2mber 1 throtlc~h the free end of portion 2 th~r~of until ~h~ end o~ the:outer co~lductor 101 and dielect:ric lay~r 30~.. ar~ 1u~h with the fr~e :
~` ~ . end of tk.e por tion 3 of the body memb~3r 1, a~
.. , ShO~I~ in :I?igure 2. ~:
-- 7 ~
; ` , ' . .
' " ' '' , , ' ' ' ' 1 : ' ~ . ' . . ' ` ` " ~ " '. ' . '. ' ~ "' ' ' 113ZZ~5 The f~rrul~ 10 ls then ur~g~d axial.ly o and along th~ cal~l,a 10() until th~ ~inger~ 13 and body portion 11 of thé f~rul,D 10 e~tex the por-tion 2 of ~h~ bocly m~ x ~. The as~mbl~ i~ then ~gag,_d.
by a tool [IlOt shown .in detail) haviny a pai.r o di3s one 200 or wllich (s.ee Figure 3) e~braces th~ . :
cable 100 and engages the fl~ng~ 12 of th~ crrule ~ 10 and the otll~r 201 o~ which ~n~age~ th~ fre,e end ;~ o the cahle 100 within ~h~, coupling ~lng 6, ~s hown in Flgur~ 3D ~The die 201 is formed with a blind hol~ 202 to reely r~cei~ ~h~ centre contact: por~ion of the centre conductor I03 of the cabl,e 100.
T~l~ dles 200, 01 are:then moved axial].y lS of the~cable~lOO~tow~ards~each other, as indicated : . -by arrows in~Figure:3, theraby~to:ur~e the errule lO.furth~r into the~body membe~ l. On s~lch movemen~ of ~th~errule lO~tha~fing~rs 13 thereof ~ .
ar~deflected. inwàrdly-~on~entr~ in~o the smaller ~ :
interna] di~met~r pclxtlon 3~ of the body m~mber 1, he/~fing~r~,:13 becoming~compres3ed ~twee.n the outer conductos lOl;o~th~:cable lOO~and the wall~
of the p~xtion~3~o~the;body~memher l, cau.~ing ~ sli~ht de:~or~lation~;of~the out~r con~uctor~101 of~
r'~ 25 th~ cahle lOO,~whexeby`~h~ reqw:red elec-trical çonnection is~Qstdblished~hetween the outer ccnductor lOl:Etnd~t~le body~memb3r~l. As.the ferrule lO .~:s~
~13~:15 urg~d in~o the porti.on 2 of the body memb~r 1 the spl.ines 5 hitP~:lnto the ferrul~ body ~ortion 11., as shos~n in Fi~ur~3 4, t.h~rehy to lock the errulQ
10 to th~ body memb~r 1 and preve~t r~lative S rotary movement thereb~tween.
The f~.rrule 1~ is urged into the body rn~mber 1 until the 1ange 12 on the ferrulc ~0 abuts the frae end of the portlon 2 o~ the hody member 1, as sho~n ~.n Figure 3, wher~af~.e~r ~h~ tooling dies 200, 201 are r~moved leaving th~ completed connector t~rmin~ting the cable 100 and ready for mati.ng with an appropriate other connactor (no-t shown) and coupling ther~to by means of the coupling ring 6. From Figure 3 i.t can be seen that the lip 8 on khe coupling rin~ 6 is positioned be~ween th~ rib ~ on the body m~mbcr 1 and the flan~ 12 on the ferrule 10 whereby the coupling ring 6 is ~ecured to.tlle body member 1 in r21atively rotatahl~ manner.
Re~erring noT" to Fi.gur~s S and 6, the , ~ .
connector hère shown is s.imilar to that o~ ~`igur~s 1 to 4 and corresponding par-ts hav~ th~ same re~r~nce numbers. ~ ~
~ The esaential diffexence is ~.hat this o~her : 25 conneckor U3~S a separate cenkre cont2ct memher 300 whlch is cr.~mped to the centx2 conductor 103 of the cable 100 rather than using the centr~
.
: _ 9 _ :
~2Z15 conduc~.o.r 10~ itse1~ as th~. c~ntre contz.ct. The contact mem~3r 300 is suppo.rt-~cl, in k~ot~7n mallne:r, with1n the. portion 3 o~ th~ body mem~.r 1, b~r a die1~ctr.ic materi~1 insF~t 301 10cat~d at th~
5 free ~nd of th~ portl on 2 .
: 15 :~ , :
,~ ~
s~ 25 . , .
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:
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Claims (5)
1. An electrical connector for terminating coaxial electrical cable of the type having a semi-rigid tubular solid outer conductor, comprising a tubular conductive body member having two axially aligned portions of mutually different internal diameter, through both of which portions the cable can pass, and a ferrule locatable within the larger internal diameter portion of the body member with the cable passing through the ferrule, the ferrule being deformable under forces applied thereto axially of the cable thereby to secure the cable within the body member with the outer conductor of the cable electrically connected to the body member, in which the ferrule comprises a tubular body portion having an outwardly directed annular flange at one end, and a plurality of axially extending fingers extending from the periphery at the other end, the arrangement being such that with the body member and ferrule mounted on a cable with the fingers on the ferrule directed towards the smaller internal diameter portion of the body member, movement of the ferrule axially along the cable with the body member held fixed relative to the cable, causes the fingers on the ferrule to be deflected inwardly on entry into the smaller diameter end portion of the body member, the fingers becoming compressed between the cable and the wall of the smaller diameter end portion of the body member and causing deformation of the outer conductor of the cable whereby an electrical connection is established between the outer conductor of the cable and the body member.
2. A connector as claimed in Claim 1, in which the larger internal diameter end portion of the body member is formed with a plurality of axially extending internal splines which bite into the tubular body portion of the ferrule on axial movement of the tubular body portion of the ferrule into the larger diameter end portion of the body member thereby to prevent relative rotary movement between the ferrule and the body member.
3. A connector as claimed in Claim 1, in which the body member has an outwardly directed annular rib intermediate its ends, and carries a coupling ring into which the body member extends, the coupling ring having and inwardly directed annular lip which is positioned between the rib on the body member and the flange on the ferrule whereby the coupling ring is secured to the body member in relatively rotatable manner.
4. A connector as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, in which an end portion of the centre conductor the cable is exposed to form a centre contact for the connector.
5. A connector as claimed in Claim 1, Claims 2 or Claim 3, including a centre contact member for crimping connecting to the centre conductor of the cable, and a dielectric insert locatable within the smaller internal diameter portion of the body member through which insert the centre contact member can pass.
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