EP0251158A2 - Vorrichtung zum Kontaktieren eines Substrats - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Kontaktieren eines Substrats Download PDF

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EP0251158A2
EP0251158A2 EP87109022A EP87109022A EP0251158A2 EP 0251158 A2 EP0251158 A2 EP 0251158A2 EP 87109022 A EP87109022 A EP 87109022A EP 87109022 A EP87109022 A EP 87109022A EP 0251158 A2 EP0251158 A2 EP 0251158A2
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spring
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Dieter Dipl.-Ing. Fremgen
Heinz Penz
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Walter Rose GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/15—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure
    • H01R13/187—Pins, blades or sockets having separate spring member for producing or increasing contact pressure with spring member in the socket
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts

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  • the invention relates to a device for contacting a substrate with spring parts that are in contact with the substrate at a plurality of points.
  • the device is par­ticularly, but not exclusively used for contacting one or more electrical conductors, for example coaxial cables.
  • Another problem which arises in practice is that, as a rule, only a limited number of different outer diameters of conductors can be held by such contact cages, that is to say, depending on the field of application in which the con­tact elements are used, the user has to carry around with him a large number of different contacting devices.
  • Another disadvantage with this prior art solution is that they have a comparatively great overall length. If, in addition, screening elements are provided, as a rule, the overall length of those screening elements is added to the overall length of the contact cages which is already comparatively great.
  • the present invention provides a device for contacting an elongate substrate with spring parts that are in contact with the substrate at a plurality of points, comprising at least one helical spring arranged substantially annu­larly in a housing, the spring having helical windings which are set at an angle ⁇ to the radial plane perpen­dicular to the substrate middle axis, which can notionally be assigned to each helical winding.
  • the invention is particularly useful for contacting electrical conductive substrates such as cables, for example the outer conductor of a coaxial cable.
  • electrical conductive substrates such as cables, for example the outer conductor of a coaxial cable.
  • the device can also be used for other applications, for example to provide a centralising function for any elongate substrate, or to transfer stresses and provide strain relief for such a substrate.
  • the invention is also applicable for substrates other than conductive cables.
  • housing as used herein is not intended to refer to a limited component.
  • the contact helix can be provided in a cable coupling, in inlet and outlet sockets of branches, distributors, in the case of terminal elements of cables, and so on.
  • the helical spring can be wound comparatively tightly so that, assuming a metallic spring, high HF-impermeability is guaranteed for the annular cross-­section in which the helical spring is arranged between the substrate and housing element. This may be important when the substrate is electrically conductive, and shielding is desirable. Because the helical windings of the spring are set at an angle, when substrates of different diameters are inserted the windings can simply change their angle of operation to adopt to the different sized substrates. Thus for a larger inserted substrate the angle ⁇ is increased. Whatever the size of substrate the outer diameter of the spring remains unchanged while the internal diameter varies to acomodate the substrate size range.
  • This winding already has a pre-formed inclined position with respect to the radial plane correspondingly located on the middle axis. It is thus able to deform perpendicular to the insertion movement of the substrate. In other words, this corresponding winding automatically leans to the side when the substrate having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the helical contact spring formed by the annular helical spring is inserted.
  • the helical spring is accommodated in an electrically conductive housing.
  • the housing is one generally known in the field of cage-shaped contact springs.
  • the contact spring may extend in any suitable shape.
  • it may extend annularly, angularly, eliptically, polygonally or in any other shape.
  • the windings themselves of the helical spring may also take any suitable shape.
  • they may be circular, eliptical or angular, for example triangular. Shapes other than circular generally take up less space, and may also give better contact, depending on the shape of the substrate to be contacted.
  • the distributor housing is of electri­cally conductive construction and the outer conductors of the inserted coaxial cables are all electrically connected to each other via the housing.
  • a coaxial cable 2 is inserted in a cylindrical housing consisting of electrically conductive material and generally designated 1 in Figure 1.
  • the inner conductor 3 meets a contacting element which is not shown, whilst the outer con­ductor 4 is surrounded on the outside by a helical contact spring 5 constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • This helical spring 5 is supported on a shoulder 6 of the housing 1 and is additionally held by an insulating plate 7.
  • Figure 2 shows how the helical contact spring 5 is accommodated inside the housing 1 in the annular space formed by the shoulder 6 and the insulating plate 7, without showing the shrinkable tube piece 8, still shown in Figure 1, which surrounds the entire unit.
  • Figure 3 shows the particular shaping and arrangement of the individual windings, designated 9, of the helical spring 5.
  • the left-hand side of Figure 3 shows the helical spring 5 in the installation state as a relaxed spring, whilst the right-hand half of the Figure shows the same spring in one of the possible contacting positions.
  • the helical winding 9 is set at an angle, designated ⁇ , to a notional radial plane extending through the conductor middle axis 11, which plane is designated 10.
  • the arrangement is such that also the portion of the backwinding, shown by a dotted line in Figure 3, has a certain angle to that plane 10, which is other than 0 and faces in the same direction as the angle ⁇ .
  • the helical springs can be arranged inside a housing or the like in a shape other than the annular shape are not shown. If extremely high HF-impermeability is required, it is also possible for two helical springs having a differing inclination of the windings to be arranged in a housing one behind the other; this possibility also is not shown.

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EP87109022A 1986-07-02 1987-06-23 Vorrichtung zum Kontaktieren eines Substrats Withdrawn EP0251158A3 (de)

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DE19863622116 DE3622116A1 (de) 1986-07-02 1986-07-02 Vorrichtung zum kontaktieren eines elektrischen leiters mit kontaktfederteilen
DE3622116 1986-07-02

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EP0251158A2 true EP0251158A2 (de) 1988-01-07
EP0251158A3 EP0251158A3 (de) 1989-10-18

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Cited By (6)

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EP0331959A2 (de) * 1988-02-29 1989-09-13 Pacesetter AB Bipolarer gefilterter Durchführungsanschluss
WO1990002581A1 (en) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-22 Siemens-Elema Ab Feedthrough connector for implantable medical device
EP0395081A2 (de) * 1989-04-27 1990-10-31 Peter J. Balsells Elektromagnetische Abschirmdichtung für eine hin- und hergehende und sich drehende Welle
GB2231449A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-11-14 Kern Electrical Components Lim Electrical connector accessories for screened flat cables and circuits
EP0430225A1 (de) * 1989-12-01 1991-06-05 Peter J. Balsells Abschirmdichtung für elektromagnetische Wellen
US6102746A (en) * 1999-04-30 2000-08-15 Hypertronics Corporation Coaxial electrical connector with resilient conductive wires

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DE3708242A1 (de) * 1987-03-13 1988-09-22 Spinner Georg Verbinder fuer eine koaxialleitung mit gewelltem aussenleiter oder einen wellrohr-hohlleiter

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DE2252026A1 (de) * 1972-10-24 1974-05-02 Siemens Ag Anschlusseinrichtung fuer koaxialkabel
FR2209483A5 (de) * 1972-12-01 1974-06-28 Cables De Lyon Geoffroy Delore

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DE2252026A1 (de) * 1972-10-24 1974-05-02 Siemens Ag Anschlusseinrichtung fuer koaxialkabel
FR2209483A5 (de) * 1972-12-01 1974-06-28 Cables De Lyon Geoffroy Delore

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0331959A2 (de) * 1988-02-29 1989-09-13 Pacesetter AB Bipolarer gefilterter Durchführungsanschluss
EP0331959A3 (de) * 1988-02-29 1991-01-09 Pacesetter AB Bipolarer gefilterter Durchführungsanschluss
WO1990002581A1 (en) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-22 Siemens-Elema Ab Feedthrough connector for implantable medical device
GB2231449A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-11-14 Kern Electrical Components Lim Electrical connector accessories for screened flat cables and circuits
EP0395081A2 (de) * 1989-04-27 1990-10-31 Peter J. Balsells Elektromagnetische Abschirmdichtung für eine hin- und hergehende und sich drehende Welle
EP0395081A3 (de) * 1989-04-27 1991-05-15 Peter J. Balsells Elektromagnetische Abschirmdichtung für eine hin- und hergehende und sich drehende Welle
EP0430225A1 (de) * 1989-12-01 1991-06-05 Peter J. Balsells Abschirmdichtung für elektromagnetische Wellen
US5072070A (en) * 1989-12-01 1991-12-10 Peter J. Balsells Device for sealing electromagnetic waves
US6102746A (en) * 1999-04-30 2000-08-15 Hypertronics Corporation Coaxial electrical connector with resilient conductive wires

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