EP0772253A1 - Connecteur angulaire - Google Patents

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EP0772253A1
EP0772253A1 EP96116723A EP96116723A EP0772253A1 EP 0772253 A1 EP0772253 A1 EP 0772253A1 EP 96116723 A EP96116723 A EP 96116723A EP 96116723 A EP96116723 A EP 96116723A EP 0772253 A1 EP0772253 A1 EP 0772253A1
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Bernd Dipl.-Ing. Rosenberger
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Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik 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
    • 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
    • H01P—WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES, OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE
    • H01P5/00—Coupling devices of the waveguide type
    • H01P5/08—Coupling devices of the waveguide type for linking dissimilar lines or devices
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/02—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for antennas
    • 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
    • H01R9/0515—Connection to a rigid planar substrate, e.g. printed circuit board

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  • the invention relates to an angled connecting element according to the preamble of claims 1 and 9, respectively.
  • Angle plugs for the transition from a coaxial structure to a planar structure are known.
  • these known angled plugs are not impedance controlled, ie the connections on the planar structure side are not subject to the dimensioning guidelines for a waveguide system, such as a microstrip line.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing an angular connecting element which enables an impedance-controlled construction with the smallest possible design and is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.
  • connection part on the planar structure side is designed as a planar waveguide, which is connected within the outer circumference of the angle connection element to the connection part on the coaxial structure side.
  • connection part on the planar structure side is thus designed in the same or very similar manner to the conductor track of the planar structure and the actual transition from the planar structure to the coaxial structure is moved into the angle connection element.
  • the angled connecting element according to the invention can easily be designed in such a way that it is already contacted with the associated conductor track by means of pressure and can consequently be used as a measuring head in measuring devices.
  • This has the great advantage that the user can complete his circuit with the same output impedance in the development phase as later in the production.
  • the user is therefore provided with a measuring technique that corresponds to the real conditions of later implementation, i.e. With such a measuring tip, the user can complete the circuit in the same way as he can otherwise complete it by soldering the angle connection element.
  • connection part on the planar structure side is arranged perpendicular to the planar structure, wherein it can be placed on the end face of the planar structure.
  • the planar structure-side connection part is expediently applied to a substrate, in particular polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon).
  • a substrate in particular polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon).
  • connection part on the planar structure side has essentially the same width as the conductor track, at least at the contact point.
  • the entire planar structure-side connection part advantageously runs within the outer contour of a housing of the angle connecting element.
  • the housing can also be designed in such a way that the desired electrical and magnetic properties are achieved in the vicinity of the connecting part on the planar structure side.
  • an angle connecting element in which the planar structure-side connection part is designed as a coaxial waveguide, which is connected to the coaxial structure-side connection part within the outer circumference of the angle element and is surrounded by a housing whose radial distance from the planar structure-side connection part is in the direction of the part coaxial structure reduced.
  • connection between the connection part on the planar structure side and the connection part on the coaxial structure side is laid inside the angle connection element.
  • the radial distance of the connection part on the planar structure side to the housing and the angle at which the connection part on the planar structure side is placed on the planar structure can thus be optimized so that the desired adaptation of the electromagnetic wave is given in the entire area of the angle connection element.
  • This angular connection element also enables low-dispersion transmission of the signals, which is particularly important for digital signals. It applies to both the transmission of analog and digital signals that the angle connection elements according to the invention have a very good adaptation over a wide frequency range, from direct current to the microwave range. Still is the angled connector according to the invention in the area of the planar structure-side connection part is designed so that it can also be contacted by pressing alone, which gives the possibility that the angled connecting element can be used as a measuring tip in mechanical positioning units. Thus, measuring tips are available which have almost the same electrical properties as the angle connection elements to be attached to the planar structure.
  • a secure connection between the angled connecting element and the coaxial line is obtained if a screw or clamp connection is provided on the end region on the coaxial structure for fastening the coaxial line.
  • the connecting part on the planar structure is advantageously designed as a measuring tip which can be placed on the conductor track. Since, as already mentioned, such measuring tips have almost the same electrical properties as the angle connection elements to be attached to the planar structure later, the electrical behavior of the entire planar structure can be determined very precisely.
  • the invention is directed to the use of the angle connecting element as a head part of a measuring device for measuring electrical properties of the planar structure.
  • the angular connecting element shown has an essentially cube-shaped housing 1, in which a coaxial connection 2 is located.
  • the coaxial connector 2 consists of a horizontally stepped coaxial bore 3 arranged in the center of the housing 1, into which a horizontal connector part 4 in the form of a pin projects in the center.
  • the coaxial connector 2 is open to the rear 5 of the housing 1. Therefore, if a known coaxial connector is inserted into the coaxial bore 3 from there, the inner conductor of the coaxial connector is contacted with the pin 4.
  • the housing 1 On its front side 6, the housing 1 has a recess 7, into which a vertically aligned, plate-shaped substrate 8 is inserted.
  • a planar connecting element 9 in the form of a conductor track is applied to the substrate 8 and extends vertically up to the pin 4 from a region which is in the vicinity of the bottom 10 of the housing 1.
  • the pin 4 of the coaxial connection 2 is passed through a horizontal bore 11 of the substrate 8 and is connected to the planar connection part 9.
  • the substrate 8 is covered by a cover 12 at those points which are not occupied by the planar connecting part 9.
  • Teflon polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the lower part 13 of the housing 1 being at a slight distance from the substrate 8. If the housing 1 were designed symmetrically, i.e. that the lower housing part 13 connects to the substrate 8, either a tri-plate line or a microstrip line could be dimensioned.
  • the angle connection element shown in FIG. 2 is designed such that it can be placed on a planar structure in the form of a printed circuit board 14.
  • the planar waveguide 9 lies in the assembled state of the angular connection element on the end face on a conductor 15 of the circuit board 14 and is connected to the conductor 15 by means of a soldered connection 16.
  • the substrate 8, however, does not extend completely to the conductor track 15, so that a free space 23 shown in FIG. 2 remains, into which the conductor track 15 can protrude.
  • planar connection of the angle connector i.e. the waveguide 9 and the underlying substrate 8 is realized according to the guidelines of a planar line. Examples of these are microstrip lines, coplanar lines or tri-plate lines.
  • the coaxial connection 2 ' is arranged vertically, ie that a (not shown) coaxial connector in the vertical direction to a (not shown) circuit board can be plugged onto the coaxial connection 2 '.
  • the housing 1 ' has a vertical, hollow cylindrical part 18', on the outer circumference of which an external thread 17 'is provided to secure the coaxial connector.
  • the vertical part 18 'of the housing 1' merges into a section 19 'which is arranged at an acute angle to the horizontal plane.
  • This section 19 'thus forms an essentially lying tube in which the planar structure-side connection part 9' of the waveguide runs.
  • the radial distance R1 between the front end of the planar structure-side connection part 9 'and the section 19' of the housing 1 ' is less than the radial distance R2 between the planar structure-side connection part 9' and the housing 1 'in the region of the transition to the hollow cylindrical part 18'.
  • the geometrical design of the distances R1, R2 and an angle ⁇ between the planar structure-side connection part 9 'and the horizontal plane are optimized so that an adaptation of the electromagnetic wave is given in the entire area of the angle connecting element.
  • both the coaxial inner conductor 4 'and the planar structure-side connecting part 9' are designed in accordance with the guidelines of a coaxial line which narrows in an impedance-controlled manner.
  • the free end of the planar structure-side connecting part 9 ' is arranged such that it only comes into contact with a conductor track by pressing the angled connecting element.
  • the end of the connecting part on the planar structure expediently stands for this 9 'slightly above the housing 1' and has a flattened contact area 20 'on its underside.
  • angled connecting element When using the angled connecting element as an angled plug, it can be expedient to provide foot tabs 21 'which protrude laterally in the base area and which can have suitable bores for carrying out a fastening element.
  • a dielectric filler compound 22 ' can also be provided between the coaxial inner conductor 4' or the connection part 4 'on the coaxial structure side and the housing 1', which can also be replaced by a so-called support.
  • the third embodiment of the angle connection element according to FIG. 6 differs from that according to FIGS. 3 to 5 in that the vertical hollow cylindrical part 18 'of the housing 1' is bent again at its free end region in the horizontal direction, so that the coaxial connection is essentially horizontal runs, ie that a coaxial connector can be plugged in substantially parallel to a circuit board.

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  • Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Or Mechanical Vibrators, Or Delay Or Filter Circuits (AREA)
  • Wire Bonding (AREA)
  • Waveguide Connection Structure (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Details Of Connecting Devices For Male And Female Coupling (AREA)
EP96116723A 1995-10-31 1996-10-17 Connecteur angulaire Expired - Lifetime EP0772253B1 (fr)

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DE19540614 1995-10-31
DE19540614A DE19540614C2 (de) 1995-10-31 1995-10-31 Bauteil zum elektrischen Verbinden einer planaren Struktur mit einer Koaxialstruktur

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DE19851790C2 (de) * 1998-11-10 2002-07-11 Ims Connector Systems Gmbh Koaxialsteckverbinder

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EP0772253B1 (fr) 2000-06-28
US5853295A (en) 1998-12-29
ATE194252T1 (de) 2000-07-15
DE19540614A1 (de) 1997-05-07
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