EP0547979B1 - Koaxialsteckverbinder zum Verbinden zweier Leiterplatten - Google Patents

Koaxialsteckverbinder zum Verbinden zweier Leiterplatten Download PDF

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EP0547979B1
EP0547979B1 EP92403465A EP92403465A EP0547979B1 EP 0547979 B1 EP0547979 B1 EP 0547979B1 EP 92403465 A EP92403465 A EP 92403465A EP 92403465 A EP92403465 A EP 92403465A EP 0547979 B1 EP0547979 B1 EP 0547979B1
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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
    • 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
    • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency
    • H01R24/50—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency mounted on a PCB [Printed Circuit Board]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/712—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures co-operating with the surface of the printed circuit or with a coupling device exclusively provided on the surface of the printed circuit
    • H01R12/716—Coupling device provided on the PCB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
    • H01R12/724—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members forming a right angle
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/73—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/735—Printed circuits including an angle between each other
    • H01R12/737—Printed circuits being substantially perpendicular to each other
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2103/00—Two poles

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  • the present invention relates to a coaxial connector for connecting two printed boards.
  • the invention relates to a coaxial connector consisting of two connector elements each capable of being fixed to one of the printed boards to be connected, the connector comprising a single ground plate for the two assembled connector elements.
  • a coaxial connector comprising a first coaxial connector element, angled, comprising a conductive parallelepiped body having on a lower face pin contacts for mounting and connection of the connector element on a printed card and, on a front face at least one coaxial contact comprising a central conductor and an external conductor, a bent conductive rod connecting one of the pins protruding from the underside of the body to the central conductor of the coaxial contact protruding from the front face of the body, and a second coaxial connector element comprising a coaxial contact complementary to the coaxial contact of said first angled coaxial connector element, capable of being mounted and connected to a second printed circuit board.
  • the subject of the present invention is a coaxial connector as defined by claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a connector made up of a bent coaxial connector element generally designated by 1 and a straight coaxial connector element generally designated by 2.
  • Each of the connector elements 1 and 2 is shown mounted on a printed circuit board, the angled connector element 1 being in the illustrated embodiment mounted on a daughter printed circuit board 3, the connector element 2 being mounted on a printed circuit board mother 4.
  • the connector element 1 comprises according to the invention a parallelepipedic conductive body in one piece 5.
  • the body 5 can for example be made by molding a metal or a metal alloy such as the zinc-aluminum alloy known as Zamak.
  • the elbow coaxial connector element 1 illustrated is of the double type and comprises, projecting from the front face 6 of the body, two coaxial contacts 7, of female type in the example illustrated.
  • the body 5 is able to be fixed by its lower face 8 to the printed circuit board 3 and for this purpose comprises pin contacts 10.
  • the pins 9 are each connected by a bent conductive rod 11 and respectively 12 to the central conductor of one of the coaxial contacts 7.
  • the pins 10 are connected to the conductive body 5 and therefore to the external conductors of the coaxial contacts 7.
  • Insulators 13 are interposed between the bent conductive rods 11 and 12 and the body 5 in particular at the front face 6 and the lower face 8 of the body.
  • the body 5 comprises an internal L-shaped conduit comprising a branch 14 extending parallel to the lower and upper faces of the body and opening into the front face 6, and a branch 15 parallel to the front and rear faces of the body and opening into the underside 8 thereof.
  • the internal L-shaped duct defined by the branches 14 and 15 opens out through a slot 16 at the rear face of the body.
  • the body 5 further comprises for the reception of the second bent rod 12 a second L-shaped conduit 19 opening into the front face 6 and into the lower face 8 of the body.
  • the complementary connector element 2 comprises two coaxial contacts 20, of the male type in the example illustrated, complementary to the coaxial contacts 7, the central conductor of each of the coaxial contacts 20 being connected by a pin contact 21 to the circuit board 4 .
  • each coaxial contact 20 is fixed by crimping its end 23 in a orifice of a conductive plate, in particular made of sheet metal, cut and arched 24, said plate 24 having extensions 25 for mounting and connection to the printed circuit board 4.
  • the plate 24 constitutes a ground plate which, when the connector elements illustrated in FIG. 1 are assembled, constitutes a single ground plane for the connector produced.

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  1. Koaxialverbinder zum Verbinden zweier Leiterplatten, mit einem abgewinkelten ersten Koaxial-Verbinderelement (1), das einen leitenden Körper (5) in der Form eines Parallelepipeds besitzt, der an einer Bodenfläche (8) Stiftkontakte (9, 10) für die Montage und den Anschluß des Verbinderelements auf einer bzw. an eine Leiterplatte (3) und an einer Frontfläche (6) wenigstens einen koaxialen Kontakt (7) mit einem zentralen Leiter und einem äußeren Leiter aufweist, wobei eine abgewinkelte leitende Stange (11) einen der von der Bodenfläche des Körpers vorspringenden Stifte (9) mit dem von der Frontfläche des Körpers vorspringenden zentralen Leiter des koaxialen Kontakts verbindet, und mit einem zweiten Koaxial-Verbinderelement (2), das einen zu dem koaxialen Kontakt (7) des abgewinkelten ersten Koaxial-Verbinderelements (1) komplementären koaxialen Kontakt aufweist und dazu ausgebildet ist, an einer zweiten Leiterplatte (4) montiert und angeschlossen zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das zweite Koaxial-Verbinderelement (2) eine Masseplatte (24) aufweist, die mit einer Öffnung für den Durchtritt des koaxialen Kontakts versehen ist, wobei der koaxiale Kontakt (20) durch Bördelung des Endes (23) seiner äußeren leitenden Hülse (22) an der Masseplatte befestigt ist.
  2. Koaxialverbinder nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Körper (5) des abgewinkelten ersten Koaxial-Verbinderelements (1) außerdem an seiner Frontfläche (6) einen weiteren koaxialen Kontakt (7) mit einem zentralen Leiter und einem äußeren Leiter aufweist, wobei eine weitere abgewinkelte leitende Stange (12) einen anderen Stift (9) für den Anschluß an die Leiterplatte (3) mit dem von der Frontfläche (6) des Körpers vorspringenden zentralen Leiter des genannten anderen koaxialen Kontakts (7) verbindet, und daß das zweite Koaxial-Verbinderelement (2) einen weiteren koaxialen Kontakt (22) aufweist, der zu dem anderen koaxialen Kontakt (7) des abgewinkelten ersten Koaxial-Verbinderelements (1) komplementär ist und der durch Bördelung des Endes seiner äußeren leitenden Hülse an der Masseplatte (24) befestigt ist.
  3. Koaxialverbinder nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der leitende Körper (5) des ersten Koaxial-Verbinderelements (1) in einem Stück ausgebildet ist und zur Aufnahme jeder abgewinkelten leitenden Stange einen L-förmigen Kanal (14, 15) aufweist, der in der Bodenfläche und in der Frontfläche des Körpers mündet, wobei dieser Kanal sich außerdem über einen Schlitz (16) in die hintere Stirnfläche des Körpers öffnet, welcher Schlitz, nachdem die abgewinkelte leitende Stange oder die abgewinkelten leitenden Stangen durch diesen Schlitz hindurch in den entsprechenden Kanal eingesetzt worden sind, durch eine Kappe (17) verschlossen ist, die insbesondere durch Bördelung an dem Körper befestigt ist.
EP92403465A 1991-12-18 1992-12-18 Koaxialsteckverbinder zum Verbinden zweier Leiterplatten Expired - Lifetime EP0547979B1 (de)

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FR9115711A FR2685553A1 (fr) 1991-12-18 1991-12-18 Element de connecteur coaxial coude apte a etre fixe a une carte imprimee.

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