CN1988265A - Compression connector for braided coaxial cable - Google Patents

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CN1988265A
CN1988265A CNA2006101380041A CN200610138004A CN1988265A CN 1988265 A CN1988265 A CN 1988265A CN A2006101380041 A CNA2006101380041 A CN A2006101380041A CN 200610138004 A CN200610138004 A CN 200610138004A CN 1988265 A CN1988265 A CN 1988265A
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    • 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
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Abstract

A coaxial cable compression connector for interconnecting braided coaxial cable to a trunk line equipment port is provided, wherein the connector is connected to a trunk line equipment port, a segment of cable is inserted within the connector, and the cable is caused to be radially compressed within the connector so as to provide an inexpensive, reliable and permanent connection between the braided coaxial cable and the connector without the usage of an adapter or a swivel joint.

Description

The compression connector that is used for braided coaxial cable
The related application cross reference
The application's case be filed an application on March 29th, 2005 the 11/092nd, the part splice application case of No. 197 U. S. application cases, and the 11/092nd, No. 197 U. S. application cases be filed an application on July 16th, 2004 the 10/892nd, the part splice application case of No. 645 U. S. application cases, these two U. S. application cases all are incorporated herein with way of reference.
Technical field
The present invention relates to coaxial cable connector by and large, and more specifically relates to and be used for providing reliable the connection between braided coaxial cable and trunk equipment port and can not increase unnecessary cost and complexity or influence the coaxial cable connector of network performance unfriendly.
Background technology
Coaxial cable be a kind of in modern communication networks such as for example catv network employed typical transmission medium.Great majority this kind networks are generally made by " rigid line " coaxial cable of standard, and it comprises and is rigidity or semirigid outer conductor and is coated with a climatic protection cover usually.This kind design can prevent radiation leakage and the loss of signal effectively and provide excellent physical protection (i.e. shielding) for the inner wire and the dielectric part of the sensitivity of cable.Therefore, get used to using the hard-line co-axial cable of standard to be across to the straight distance the youthful and the elderly, common along the hop that will more be difficult in the network diagnose the leakage and the loss of signal and its adverse effect may influence whole telecommunication network to a greater degree.
Yet, compare with the braided coaxial cable of big specification such as for example RG11 type cable, the hard-line co-axial cable of standard quite expensive and some be difficult to installation.This kind cable generally includes a center conductor around with a dielectric core body; described dielectric core body is surrounded with one or more layers around metal forming; described metal forming is surrounded with a metal knitted formula or screen type outer conductor, and described metal knitted formula or screen type outer conductor are surrounded with a protectiveness oversheath again.Although this kind braided coaxial cable can not provide the physical protection grade that hard-line co-axial cable provided of standard, yet that it structurally has more by comparison is flexible.Therefore, whenever the cheap cost of braided coaxial cable and structural flexible will compare shortcoming aspect physical protection with the standard hard-line co-axial cable better than it time, in communication network, use braided coaxial cable can have some advantages.
Given this, many telecommunications and cable companies have been utilized widely and maybe will have been wished to utilize widely flexible, cheap braided coaxial cable, for example at least the physical location (for example residence, company) that its communication network signal just is being sent to locate or near turning walk around the entity barrier.
The electrical integrity that be to keep the communication network signal is securely interconnected to braided coaxial cable when using braided coaxial cable to be used to and distributes and/or regulate on the port of trunk equipment of these signals and the ground connection of not destroying cable connects most important.Yet, owing to the port of most of trunk equipments have flexible coaxial cable that " KS " type joint/interface that is designed to standard hard-line cable and hardware compatibility has woven outer conductor then use one with incompatible " F " type joint/interface of KS type port, thereby make comparatively difficulty of this kind interconnection.
A solution of this problem is to utilize an adapter to connect incompatible " KS " and " FS " joint; Yet, can increase nonstandard assembly cost like this, need connect with those of skill in the art's skill, even and if this kind adapter can correctly be installed, also may damage the performance of whole communication network.The another kind of hard-line co-axial cable connector of selecting to be to use a kind of special manufacturing, for example threaded formula, compression joint type or compression connector for coaxial cable.But for various reasons, use this kind connector unsatisfactory to braided coaxial cable, that these reasons comprise is incompatible, be difficult to install and can have a negative impact to performance.
Therefore, need a kind ofly can between braided coaxial cable and trunk equipment port, to provide effective the connection and need not to use adapter, can not produce too high expense, influence systematic function unfriendly or make too complicated apparatus of installation process.
Summary of the invention
The present invention can satisfy these and other demand, and it provides a kind of device (for example connector) that is used for coaxial interconnect to the trunk equipment port of a communication network.As non-limiting example, described coaxial cable can be braided coaxial cable, for example the braided coaxial cable of RG11 or other big specifications.As non-limiting example, described communication network can be a computer network, cable network or communication network (for example catv network or similar network) equally.Still as non-limiting example, the trunk equipment that described cable was connected to can be tap, amplifier, filter, trapper or similar devices, and wherein device port has a specific port interface, for example the port interface of one " KS " type.
According to the embodiment of one or more exemplary of the present invention, described device construction becomes one section braided coaxial cable is interconnected to a device port.For this reason, described connector comprises the connector body that defines an endoporus and have one first end and one second end, and second end that first end of wherein said connector body has a port interface (for example one " KS " type port interface) and a wherein said connector body comprises one or more outer ridge and internal recess of being meshed with a tool of compression of being used for.Optionally, the endoporus of described body can have a diameter that changes with step mode or convergent mode between first end of described connector body and second end.
Still according to one or more exemplary of the present invention aspect, described device comprises that further one has the pillar of one first end and one second end.The size of first end of described pillar and structure are specified at the part place of described endoporus and mesh described connector body.Second end of described pillar comprises that one is configured to the sleeve pipe that is meshed with the woven at least outer conductor of described coaxial cable.Usually, described sleeve pipe is inserted between dielectric core body and the woven outer conductor.Yet, also known other structures in the affiliated technical field, second end of wherein said pillar is at its recline on returning the oversheath be folded to coaxial cable time metal foil layer or woven outer conductor.Described sleeve pipe can comprise that one or more serrations, barb or awl point are to help the woven outer conductor of engagement.
Still according to one or more exemplary of the present invention aspect, described device further comprises a compression member, and described compression member has one first end, one second end, an inner surface and an outer surface.First end of described compression member can comprise an outside fin, the size of described outside fin and structure are specified to the groove of engagement on the described connector body second end place internal recess, on the primary importance of the prefabricated end that can admit coaxial cable with second end that described compression member is immobilizated in a wherein said compression member and connector body.Another is chosen as, and the size of first end of described compression member can be specified in second end that is press-fit into described connector body.Second end of described compression member generally includes a flange that is configured to mesh a tool of compression (not shown), and described tool of compression further slides described compression member vertically and is advanced in the described connector body.The power of described tool of compression is enough to cut off described rib or described rib is shifted out from described groove, so that described compression member further can be advanced in the described connector body vertically.Described flange also can have a diameter greater than the endoporus at the described connector body second end place, with restriction or control described compression member and be advanced into degree in the described connector body vertically.
The inner surface of described compression member comprise one from first end part towards the inside convergent of second end.When described compression member advanced vertically, each skin of coaxial cable can be compressed and be fixed between the sleeve pipe of the inner surface of described compression member and described pillar.
The outer surface of described compression member can comprise an annular groove in the pars intermedia office between the flange at the external rib at the described compression member first end place and the second end place.Described outer surface also can comprise a convex shoulder between described annular groove and described flange, the size of described convex shoulder is suitable for forming with the internal diameter of described connector body second end to be enough to described compression member is immobilizated in interference fit on the second place that is advanced into fully vertically in the described connector body.Described annular groove can have some sidewalls, these sidewall tiltables, vertical or be cut into fillet.Described annular groove can make the slight curving or deflection of described compression member being released in the compression stress that is caused when described compression member advances vertically, and makes described connector adapt to variation by the thickness of the paper tinsel layer of coaxial cable that panoramic manufacturer provides, woven outer conductor and protectiveness oversheath.
Still according to one or more exemplary of the present invention aspect, described device further comprises or can further comprise one or more other elements.These elements can include but not limited to: (a) for example O shape circle waits containment member, and its neighbor port interface is around described connector body setting; (b) second end with described compression member is the cladding element at center; (c) contact plug, it has second end, an and mid portion that first end, that is suitable for meshing the port of a trunk equipment is used for the center conductor of electricity engagement coaxial cable; (d) chuck that is positioned at the second end place of described contact plug, it can comprise that (if desired) is a plurality of and be suitable for admitting and the tip of the center conductor of fixing braided coaxial cable; And (e) one or more insulators, it is arranged in the tube chamber of connector body and makes center contact plug and/or chuck and connector body electric insulation.
Other aspects of the present invention, embodiment and advantage will be described in detail hereinafter.And, should be appreciated that general description above all is an illustrative example of the present invention with detailed description hereinafter, it aims to provide a general introduction or framework is convenient to understand character of the present invention and the feature of being advocated.This paper comprises accompanying drawing to be realized further understanding of the present invention, and these accompanying drawings are contained in this specification and constitute the part of this specification.These accompanying drawing illustration different embodiments of the invention, and be used from this explanation one and explain principle of the present invention and use.
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For more fully understanding character of the present invention and its intended purposes, consult hereinafter execution mode part in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein in all were graphic, identical reference character was all represented corresponding components, and in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the profile perspective of embodiment of an exemplary of a braided coaxial cable connector of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition diagram of braided coaxial cable shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the profile perspective of braided coaxial cable connector shown in Figure 1 when a braided coaxial cable section is just being inserted wherein;
Fig. 4 is the profile perspective of braided coaxial cable connector shown in Figure 1 when braided coaxial cable section shown in Figure 3 is further inserted wherein;
Fig. 5 assembles for braided coaxial cable connector shown in Figure 1 is in after braided coaxial cable section shown in Figure 3 is inserted wherein fully but the profile perspective during compressed state not;
The profile perspective that Fig. 6 A is a braided coaxial cable connector shown in Figure 1 when braided coaxial cable section shown in Figure 3 is in wherein compressed state;
Fig. 6 B is the section perspective enlarged drawing of coaxial cable connector shown in Fig. 6 A;
Fig. 7 is the profile perspective of an alternate embodiment of braided coaxial cable connector of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the profile perspective of another alternate embodiment of braided coaxial cable connector of the present invention.
Embodiment
At first referring to Fig. 1 and 2, it shows that one is used for coaxial cable (for example coaxial cable in the communication network) is interconnected to the device 10 (for example a connector) of a trunk equipment port.Device 10 of the present invention has extraordinary advantage, this is because because its structure and design, it is highly suitable for coaxial cable (for example braided coaxial cable, the especially braided coaxial cable of employed big specification in catv network) is connected to the port of the trunk equipment (for example tap, amplifier, filter, trapper or similar devices) with " KS " interface.
Connector 10 comprises a connector body 12, according to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention and as shown in FIG. 2, connector body 12 has a general cylindrical shape.Body 12 has the mid portion 18 of one first end 16 and one second end 14 and a general cylindrical.A plurality of convex ridge 20A, 20B, 20C are arranged between second end 14 of body 12 and the mid portion 18 and define groove 21A and 21B betwixt.These convex ridges comprise some sidewalls, and these sidewalls can the vertical or inclination with respect to the outer surface of connector body.
One or more among one instrument (not shown) engageable these protruding 20A, 20B, the 20C, the back grips connector body firmly in the compression member in the process that compression member is compressed into vertically in the connector body so that inserted at a cut cable.Should be appreciated that the quantity of protruding 20A, 20B, 20C, size, shape and/or ad-hoc location can be different with the present invention, for example cooperate rightly with a tool of compression guaranteeing.For example, according to some embodiment of the present invention (for example referring to Fig. 7 and 8), only there is a projection 20.And, between protruding 20A, 20B, 20C, do not need to exist sunk part 21A, 21B, in this kind situation, these projectioies will not have the shape/outward appearance of a projection.Yet, present two or more sunk parts of preferable existence 21A, 21B, thus because this can make employed total material still less also save cost.
One continuous endoporus/tube chamber 19 is defined between first end 16 and second end 14 of connector body 12.Second end 14 of connector body can comprise an internal recess 102.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention and as shown in FIG. 1, tube chamber 19 have one from first end 16 of body 12 until substantially invariable first diameter of the mid portion 18 of connector body, and one between the mid portion of second end 14 of connector body and connector body substantially invariable second diameter of (promptly corresponding to protruding 20A, 20B, 20C tube chamber part).These a plurality of diameters in the endoporus form inner convex shoulder or step 72 in endoporus, thereby to be used to mesh pillar and insulator and to provide enough annular spaces to make connector 10 can adapt to various braided coaxial cable specifications from different manufacturers between the sleeve pipe 66 of pillar 60 and the connector body 12.
Connector body 12 also comprises a port interface 22 and a nut portion 24, and the two all is usually located between the mid portion 18 and first end 16 of connector body, and wherein nut portion is usually near port interface.As shown in the figure, port interface 22 is one " KS " type interfaces, is used to make connector 10 one section braided coaxial cable can be connected to a trunk equipment port (not shown).Yet, should be appreciated that according to the present invention, if desired, port interface 22 also can change BNC, TNC, F, RCA, DIN plug-in type, DIN socket and spigot type, N plug-in type, N bayonet joint device, SMA plug-in type or SMA socket and spigot type interface into.
Nut portion 24 comprises a plurality of (common six) plane 26 is for tool engagement such as for example spanner (not shown)s, so that connector 10 is torqued-up on the trunk equipment port by port interface 22.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention and as shown in Fig. 1 and 2, the diameter of nut portion 24 is greater than the diameter of port interface 22.Although this is not a mandatory requirement of the present invention, yet this is preferable at present, can not damage port interface 24 with convenient gripping six side planes 26.
As shown in Fig. 1 and 2, connector 10 can comprise that one is arranged at the potted component 28 of (for example against nut portion) between port interface 22 and the nut portion 24.Exist the favourable part of potted component 28 (for example O shape circle) to be that it provides extra moisture content blocking capability for connector 10; Yet, if desired, also can be as saving potted component 28 as shown in Fig. 6 B and 8.
Connector 10 further comprises an anterior insulator 30, a center conductor contact 40, a guiding insulator 50 and a pillar 60, and wherein size of each and shape all are suitable for being matched with in the interior lumen 19 of connector body 12.Insulator 30 has a cylindrical shell body 32 and and is arranged at wherein inner sleeve 34.Show best as institute in Fig. 1.First end 16 of connector body 12 comprises an antelabium 35, and the diameter of antelabium 35 can insert with flushing and also prevent that to guarantee described insulator it from unexpectedly excessively inserting less than the diameter of the shell body 32 of insulator 30 with the inner-diameter portion whose that reduces of described body.
Inner sleeve 34 comprises that its size and shape are specified to the central passage 36 that is suitable for holding center conductor contact 40, and as shown in the figure, center conductor contact 40 is the shape of a conductive pin.Conductive pin 40 has one first end 42, one second end 44 and a mid portion 46.One chuck 48 is arranged at second end, 44 places of conductive pin 40, and the external diameter of wherein said chuck is greater than the diameter of the central passage 36 of inner sleeve 34, so that make described central passage guarantee to make conductive pin correctly to insert in the insulator 30 as a locating part.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention and as shown in Fig. 1 and 2,, chuck 48 make cable signal pass conductive pin 40 arrival trunk equipment ports with the exposed junction of admittance and fixing coax cable center conductor thereby comprising a plurality of tips 49.
Described connector can comprise that also one makes the guiding insulator 50 of chuck 48 and connector body 12 electric insulations.Another effect of guiding insulator 50 is to help the center conductor of insertion cut cable is correctly inserted in the tip 49 of conductive pin 40.For this reason, and according to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, guiding insulator 50 has a cylindrical shell body 52 and an interior lumen 54, and wherein a flange 56 is arranged at the outer circumference of described tube chamber.As shown in FIG. 1, in a connector that assembles 10, the tip 49 of the chuck 48 of conductive pin 40 is matched with tube chamber 54 interior also bearings on an inner convex shoulder 58 of guiding insulator 50, to prevent that conductive pin unexpectedly moves after connector 10 assembles.
Pillar 60 has one first end 64, one second end 62, reaches a sleeve portion 66.Pillar 60 has a general cylindrical shape, wherein defines a tube chamber 68 between its first end 64 and second end 62.As shown in FIG. 1, and according to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, the internal diameter substantially constant of tube chamber 68 is constant, so that admit and the dielectric core body of protection coaxial cable.
First end 64 of pillar 60 comprises that one first diameter increases section 70.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, the external diameter substantially constant that first diameter increases section 70 is constant.As shown in FIG. 1, when connector 10 assembled, first diameter increased section 70 bearings and remains in the tube chamber 19 of connector body 12 with the interference fit of inner convex shoulder or step 72 on the shell body 52 of guided connector 50 and by one.Pillar 60 further second end, 62 places or near comprise a barb 74.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, barb 74 is towards second end, the 62 inside convergents of pillar 60, to help the woven outer conductor of engagement coaxial cable.
As shown in FIG. 1, and according to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, define an annular space 75 between the sleeve portion 66 of connector body 12 and pillar 60, wherein said annular space is admitted the oversheath and the woven wire sheath of coaxial cable.
Connector 10 further comprises a compression member 80, and compression member 80 has one first end 84, one second end 82, an inner surface 83 and an outer surface 85.Between first end of compression member 80 and second end, form a continuous tube chamber 88.In preferred embodiment of the present invention, described compression member is (usually with trade name Delrin by for example acetyl resin Known) etc. deformable plastic material make.First end 82 of compression member can comprise a fin 100.Rib 100 be configured to cooperate or second end 14 of sliding engaged connector body 12 in an internal recess 102 so that compression member 80 is immobilizated in that one shown in Fig. 1 assembled but on the still unpressed primary importance.On this primary importance, end (referring to Fig. 3) that can the process of a coaxial cable is correct prefabricated is inserted and is passed the perforate 104 at compression member second end 84 places and insert in the tube chamber 19 at second end, 14 places of connector body 12.Rib 100 is advanced into compression member 80 in the connector body 12 helping vertically being configured with a front side wall that tilts geometrically, and also has a vertical rear wall and move apart connector body unintentionally so that forbid compression member.Can change that the height of described rib and geometrical construction (for example gradient of its front side wall and rear wall) thereof are implemented in assembling and with compression member required easy degree when connector body is separated, as the 5th, 470, No. 257 United States Patent (USP)s are (referring to col.4, ll.22-31 and col.5,11.44-55) middle institute teaching, this United States Patent (USP) is incorporated herein with way of reference.
Second end 82 of compression member is configured to contract instrument (not shown) engagement of voltage supply, and tool of compression will make first end of compression member further slide vertically and be advanced in the endoporus of connector body 12.Second end of compression member further comprises the flange 94 of its diameter greater than the internal diameter at connector body 14 second end places.The front side wall 95 of described flange is installed on connector on one cut cable to be limited in that compression member is advanced in the connector vertically in the process as a locating part.
The outer surface of compression member 85 comprises a annular groove 86 between first end 82 and flange 94.The embodiment of embodiment according to the present invention, described annular groove has sidewall 92 and 98, and sidewall 92 and 98 can or otherwise be cut into fillet perpendicular to outer surface (as sidewall 92), inclination (as sidewall 98).One first annular convex shoulder 96 is formed on the compression member, between first end 84 and the annular groove 86.The diameter of first annular convex shoulder 96 only is slightly less than the internal diameter of second end 14 of connector body, to help making compression member keep inserting in the connector body vertically directly.Between annular groove 86 and flange 94, defining one second annular convex shoulder 90 on the outer surface 85.The external diameter of second convex shoulder 90 is determined and structure forms interference fit with the internal diameter with second end of connector body 12 through size.Described interference fit is immobilizated in compression member in the connector body and is enough to tolerate the tension force on the cut cable and can separate from connector.
The inner surface 83 of compression member 80 has one bowed shape/profile.According to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention, the second end 84 inside convergents of at least a portion of the inner surface 83 of compression member 80 from first end 82 towards compression member 80.
Referring now to Fig. 3,, illustrates one section braided coaxial cable 200 among the figure and beginning to insert in the near-end perforate 104 of connector 10 shown in Fig. 1 and 2.Cable 200 comprises that one is surrounded with the center conductor 204 of a dielectric core body 202.One woven outer conductor 208 is around dielectric core body 202 and be folded on the part of oversheath 206 of cable 200.For making cable 200 as shown in FIG. 3 and make it can correctly insert in the connector 10, optionally divest each layer in the cable with the end that exposes center conductor 204 gradually and an end of dielectric core body 202, after this end sections with woven conductor 208 is folded on the oversheath 206.Although do not show in Fig. 3, yet cable 200 can have one or more paper tinsel layers and/or the wire sheath that forms described woven outer conductor, to provide extra shielding to the signal that carries on center conductor.
Referring now to Fig. 4,, thereby cable 200 further is inserted in the tube chamber 19 that makes dielectric core body 202 be in connector body 12 in the connector 10 and the part of cable center conductor 204 is in the sleeve pipe 66 of pillar 60.When further inserting, the folded end part 208 of woven conductor is slided on the tapered end of the barb 74 of pillar 60, thereby described barb is inserted between dielectric core body 202 and the woven outer conductor 208.
After still further inserting cable 200 and as shown in FIG. 5, the sleeve pipe 66 of pillar 60 is inserted between core body 202 and the woven conductor 208 fully.And center conductor 204 has been fed into and has presented and passed in the guiding insulator 50 and be fed in the chuck 48 at conductive pin 40 second end places.In this insertion stage, compression member 80 is contact but the oversheath 206 of compression cable 200 not as yet usually.
Referring now to Fig. 6 A and 6B,, show among the figure that connector 10 is in compressed state, after inserting cable fully as described in Figure 5, compression member is advanced vertically fully by a tool of compression (not shown).As non-limiting example, described tool of compression can grip or second end 84 of one or more protruding 20A, 20B, 20C and the compression member 80 of engaging connector body 12 otherwise, is advanced in the body 12 so that compression member 80 is slided vertically.
When compression member moved axially in the positive direction upper edge, rib 100 was deviate from from the groove 102 of second end 14 of connector body 12.When further advancing, first annular 96 matches with the inner surface at the connector body second end place, so that the compression member maintenance is advanced in the connector body vertically directly.
When continuing to advance vertically, the part of inside convergent can apply radially inside power to the insertion section of cable 200 in the inner surface 83 of compression member 80.The part of the inside convergent of described inner surface can compression cable 200 woven outer conductor 208 and oversheath 206 and it is trapped between the sleeve pipe 66 of the inner surface 83 of compression member 80 and pillar 60.Compression member continues to be advanced into vertically in second end 14 of connector body 12, in annular convex shoulder 90 is pressed into connector body second end 14 firmly or till the sidewall 95 of flange 94 is posted by connecting second end 14 of device body.
When the oversheath 206 of 80 pairs of cables 200 of compression member applies radial load, between cable 200 and connector 10, keep firm being connected.As indicated above, why favourable the existence of groove 86 is, is because it provides important radial flexibility and Stress Release and makes connector 10 can adapt to the variation of the thickness of the paper tinsel from the cable of different manufacturers, woven outer conductor and oversheath during compression process.
Fig. 7 and 8 illustrates two alternate embodiments of the present invention.In Fig. 7, connector 10a comprise one by durable material (for example metal) make around or around the covering element 300 of second end of compression member 80 (it is made by relative not too durable material (for example plastics) usually).Therefore, covering element 300 can be protected compression member 80 and make it avoid the influence of light and environment in installation process and after installing.
According to the embodiment of another exemplary of the present invention, covering element 300 has a cylindrical body 310 and a flanged (FLGD) near-end 320, and the shape of flanged (FLGD) near-end 320 is suitable for posting the flange 94 of compression member 80.The far-end 330 of covering element 300 fits on connector body 12 tops.Can covering element 300 be arranged to be communicated with connector 10 by few techniques; Yet,, covering element is pressed fit in around the flange 94 that reaches compression member on the connector body 12 according to the embodiment of an exemplary of the present invention.
Referring now to Fig. 8,, it shows another alternate embodiment of a connector 10b of the present invention.In this embodiment, connector 10b is " feed through system " connector, and wherein said connector does not comprise conductive pin, and its insulator 30 does not have chuck.Therefore, when inserting a cut cable 200 in the connector 10b, the projection of the center conductor 202 of cable will flush with insulator, and the revealed section 204 of cable will expose from first end 16 of connector body 12.Compare with the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-7, this embodiment provides several relative advantages, includes but not limited to save cost, improves corrosion resistance and be easy to and install.
In a word, use connector 10 of the present invention, 10a, 10b need with described be connected to be connected on the trunk equipment port by port interface 22 (for example use an instrument that six side planes 26 are torqued-up on the nut portion 24 of connector body 12), then with one section braided coaxial cable 200 by described connector be inserted in the described port (as shown in Fig. 3-5 and the 6A and as noted before), and use an instrument to grip connector body 12 (for example by engagement and be pressed together on the projection 20) firmly subsequently and compression member 80 be advanced into one second by compression progressive position vertically.Therefore, use connector 10 of the present invention, 10a, 10b only to need simple steps and need not to use as indicated above for braided coaxial cable being connected on the trunk equipment port adapter of the common needs of institute.And the correct installation of connector 10,10a, 10b does not need to use the point of rotation yet.This makes connector 10 can be used as a nonvolatil additives again, thereby makes it compare a more firm tamper-resistance properties that is connected and shows enhancing is provided with the rotating connector that is easy to that adopts the point of rotation or analog.
Although the details that above is the current preferred embodiment of reference illustrates the present invention, yet be not to be intended to these details are considered as limiting scope of the present invention, unless it is contained in above in claims-in other words, be exemplary above to explanation of the present invention, and should be appreciated that, can carry out various changes and modification, this does not deviate from by above described scope of the present invention of claims or spirit.In addition, any document of being mentioned herein all is incorporated herein in full with way of reference, and any other document of being quoted in the document of being mentioned is like this equally in this article.

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1, a kind of coaxial cable connector, it comprises:
A connector body, the inner surface that it has one first end, one second end, an outer surface and defines an endoporus, described first end of described connector body has a port interface, and described outer surface has a convex ridge that is configured to for tool of compression engagement;
One pillar, its size and structure are suitable for meshing described connector body at the part place of described endoporus; And
One compression member, it has a size and structure and is suitable for inserting an inner surface and the outer surface that first end, in described second end of described connector body is configured to comprise for second end, of tool of compression engagement an inside tapered portion, and described outer surface comprises that a pair of its size and structure are suitable for being press-fit into the interior annular groove of annular convex shoulder and between described a pair of convex shoulder of described second end of described connector body;
Wherein, in the time of in by a tool of compression described compression member being slided vertically to be advanced into described second end of described connector body, at least one in the described annular convex shoulder be press-fit in described second end of described connector body and the inner surface of the described convergent of described compression member with a woven outer conductor and the oversheath compression of a coaxial cable and be fixed between described compression member and the described pillar.
2, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said port interface comprises external screw thread on described first end of described connector body.
3, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 2, the described outer surface of wherein said connector body comprises the plane that is used to mesh an instrument.
4, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said connector body comprise that one is arranged at potted component between described external screw thread and the described plane around described connector body.
5, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said potted component are O shape circle.
6, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 1, it comprises that further one has an end and comprises that a chuck is arranged at the insulator that has an external diameter between described contact plug and the described connector body with the contact plug and of the center conductor that is used to admit a coaxial cable.
7, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 6, described first end of wherein said connector body comprises an antelabium to interior orientation, described antelabium has an internal diameter less than the described external diameter of described insulator.
8, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 6, it comprises that further one is arranged at the guiding insulator between described chuck and the described connector body.
9, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 1, described second end of wherein said compression member comprise that one is configured to the flange for tool of compression engagement.
10, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 9, described second end of wherein said connector body comprises that described first end of an internal recess and described compression member comprises an external rib, described external rib meshes described internal recess to define a primary importance of described compression member, on this primary importance, a prefabricated end of a coaxial cable can be inserted and pass described compression member and insert in described second end of described connector body.
11, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein when described compression member further was advanced in the described connector body vertically, described rib was deviate from from described groove.
12, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 9, it further comprises:
One covering element, described second end top that it has a near-end and a far-end and is positioned described compression member.
13, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 12, the described far-end of wherein said masking material are positioned described second end top of described connector body.
14, a kind of coaxial cable connector, it comprises:
A connector body, it defines an endoporus and has first end that has external screw thread and six side planes, one second end and at least one is configured to mesh the convex ridge of a tool of compression;
One pillar, its size and structure are suitable for meshing described connector body at the part place of described endoporus, and described pillar has a sleeve pipe that is configured to mesh the part of described braided coaxial cable; And
One compression member, it has one and has first end, that is configured to mesh the external rib of internal recess described in the described connector body and have one and be configured to for second end of the flange of tool of compression engagement, the inner surface and an outer surface of a convergent, described outer surface comprises that one is defined in annular groove and between described rib and described second end and is arranged at annular convex shoulder between described groove and the described flange, and the size of described convex shoulder and structure are suitable for being press-fit in described second end of described connector body.
15, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 14, described first end that described second end of wherein said connector body has an internal recess and described compression member has an external rib, and described external rib is configured to mesh described internal recess and sentences the primary importance of admitting a coaxial cable to define described second end that wherein makes described compression member be immobilizated in described connector body.
16, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 14, it comprises that further one has an end and comprises that a chuck has the insulator of an external diameter with the contact plug and of the center conductor that is used to admit a coaxial cable, and described insulator is arranged between described contact plug and the described connector body.
17, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 16, described first end of wherein said connector body comprises an antelabium to interior orientation, described antelabium has an internal diameter less than the described external diameter of described insulator.
18, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 16, it comprises that further one is arranged at the guiding insulator between described chuck and the described connector body.
19, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 14, it comprises that further one has a near-end and a far-end and is arranged at covering element on the described compression member.
20, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 16, wherein when described compression member was advanced in described second end of described connector body vertically, a woven outer conductor of a coaxial cable and an oversheath were compressed and are fixed between the described tapered inner surface and described pillar of described compression member.
21, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 16, wherein said pillar have second end that comprises a barb.
22, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 20, the described near-end of wherein said masking material is positioned on the described near-end of described connector body around the described proximally-located of described compression member and the described far-end of wherein said masking material.
23, coaxial cable connector as claimed in claim 14, described second end of wherein said connector body comprise a plurality of convex ridges that are configured to for tool of compression engagement.
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