EP2393158A1 - Kurzer Stangenkabelstecker mit elastischem Klemmelement - Google Patents

Kurzer Stangenkabelstecker mit elastischem Klemmelement Download PDF

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EP2393158A1
EP2393158A1 EP10164953A EP10164953A EP2393158A1 EP 2393158 A1 EP2393158 A1 EP 2393158A1 EP 10164953 A EP10164953 A EP 10164953A EP 10164953 A EP10164953 A EP 10164953A EP 2393158 A1 EP2393158 A1 EP 2393158A1
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connector
cable
central bore
clamping member
resilient clamping
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Kim Eriksen
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PPC Broadband Inc
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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
    • H01R9/0527—Connection to outer conductor by action of a resilient member, e.g. spring

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  • the invention relates to the field of coaxial cable connectors and more specifically to a connector for a coaxial cable comprising:
  • cables e.g. coaxial cables
  • PE material for the jacket of the cable.
  • PE-jackets are more sustainable and less likely to disrupt compared to other widely used and softer materials.
  • the PE material is hard and difficult to expand.
  • the workers mounting the connector on the cable need to use either special tools and/or very strong effort in order to mount the connector. Often, the workers need to cut the jacket along the longitudinal direction of the cable or heat the jacket in order to be able to mount the connector. By these unauthorised operations, there is a high risk of a poor connection.
  • this aspect is obtained by providing a connector for a coaxial cable comprising
  • the resilient clamping member is arranged such that in a first state it fits tightly around an inserted cable.
  • the resilient clamping member is changed to a second state whereby it clamps harder around the cable.
  • the connection between the cable and the connector is made watertight, and the cable is kept in a fixed position in the connector.
  • the cable is a coaxial cable comprising a braid as the outer conductor
  • the resilient clamping member clamps the braid towards a wall of the body, hence ensuring a firm electrical contact between the braid and the body.
  • the compression member is activated, typically by moving the compression member along the central axis towards the second body end, the resilient clamping member is also moved towards the second body end.
  • the cable is prepared in an ordinary manner, i.e. by removing a part of the jacket and folding the braid back partly over the remaining jacket.
  • the resilient clamping member By moving the resilient clamping member towards the second end, the tight fit between the inner surface of the resilient clamping member and the cable results in the braid, which is folded back, being dragged along with the front of the resilient member.
  • the resilient clamping member may comprise an annular protrusion extending towards the central axis of the connector body.
  • the resilient clamping member functions as clamping means clamping around the jacket of the cable.
  • the annular protrusion of the resilient clamping member results in the braid of the cable being carried easily towards the second end of the connector when the resilient clamping member is pushed towards the second end. In this way, it is achieved that the entire braid is clamped against a wall of the body whereby a firm electrical connection is achieved.
  • the resilient clamping member may be pushed towards the second body end by the compression member.
  • the resilient clamping member may comprise a chamfered rim. In this way, it is made easier to push the prepared cable through the resilient clamping member during mounting of the connector on the cable.
  • the resilient clamping member may be made of a dielectric elastomeric material.
  • the elastomeric material may be silicone or EPDM.
  • the central bore of the body may comprise a plurality of diameters.
  • the central bore of the body may further comprise a post region having a third diameter.
  • the change from a second diameter to a third diameter may be a wall substantially perpendicular to the inner surface of the central bore.
  • the central bore may comprise a wedge section in the transition from a first diameter to a second diameter.
  • a part e.g. the resilient clamping member
  • the resilient clamping member should be kept in position until subjected to a force moving it towards the second end of the body.
  • the transition from one diameter to a smaller second diameter results in the resilient clamping member subjecting an inwardly directed force against the cable, i.e. towards the central axis of the body.
  • the post may extend for a distance under the jacket of an inserted cable that is less than half the distance that the jacket extends within the central bore of the body.
  • the post may extend 1 - 30 mm, 2 - 20 mm or 3 - 10 mm under the jacket of a cable.
  • a post having an insertion part of less than 30 mm facilitates that the connector is easy to mount on a cable because a smaller length of the jacket that need to be expanded in order to force the post (the insertion part) between the dielectric material of the cable and the jacket of the cable.
  • the post may extend for a distance under the jacket of an inserted cable, said distance being less than half the distance from the wall delimiting the second diameter from the first diameter to the rim of the first end of the body.
  • the resilient clamping member Due to a wedge section (or a ledge section) delimiting the first diameter from the second diameter of the central bore, the resilient clamping member is kept in position when the cable is inserted in the connector. Hence, having inserted the cable in the connector, the resilient clamping member is kept in the first body end of the connector and thus positioned between the jacket of the cable and the inner surface of the body. When the resilient clamping member is pushed towards the second end of the body, the resilient clamping member is compressed due to the smaller diameter of the central bore.
  • the compression member may comprise
  • the tongue section may comprise inwardly projecting gripping means.
  • the slit may be V-shaped.
  • the slit results in a tongue section being hinged in an area opposite the bottom of the V.
  • the tongue section comprises two free edges.
  • the free edges of the tongue section may form a 90 deg. angle.
  • the free edges of the tongue section may form an acute angle.
  • the free edges of the tongue section may form an obtuse angle.
  • the slit may have the shape of a truncated V, e.g. similar to the cross section of a truncated pyramid.
  • the slit may be T-shaped.
  • the tongue section may have the shape of a truncated pyramid. It is to be understood that the shape of the slit may have a generally different shape compared to the shape of the tongue section.
  • the compression member may comprise an outwardly extending protrusion positioning the compression member in an initial position in the body of the connector before compressing it into the body of the connector along the central axis of the connector.
  • the protrusion results in the compression member being positioned in an initial position where the tongue section is in a first state. In said first state the tongues are in a position allowing an easy insertion of the cable.
  • Figs. 1A and 1B show a connector 1 comprising a body 2 having a compression member/a compression ring 3 inserted in a first end 4 of the body 2.
  • a nut 5 is mounted on the second body end 6.
  • the connector 1 comprises a post 7 inserted in the first end 4 of the body 2.
  • a resilient clamping member 8 is inserted in a central bore 9 defining a central axis 10. In this state, the resilient clamping member 8 is situated in the first end 4 of the body 2.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 comprises an inwardly extending protrusion 11, e.g. a lip.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 comprises an inner surface 24 and an outer surface 25.
  • the compression member 3 comprises annular, outwardly extending protrusions 22a and 22b cooperating with the rim of the body 2 in order to position the compression member 3 in a first state before it is compressed into the body 2.
  • the wedge-shaped tongue sections 18a and 18b comprise inwardly protruding gripping sections 23a and 23b.
  • the post 7 is mounted in the body 2 by a press fit.
  • the post 7 comprises a central post bore 19 and an insertion part 20 of the post extending into the clamping region 15 of the central bore 9 of the body 2.
  • the change in diameter from the clamping region 15 and the post region 16 is delimited by an internal body wall 21.
  • Fig. 2 shows the connector 1 of Fig. 1 in an exploded view in which the parts are more visible.
  • connector 1 comprises a post 7, a nut 5, an electrically conductive spring 13, an O-ring 12, a body 2, a resilient clamping member 8 and a compression member 3.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 comprises an inwardly extending protrusion 11, e.g. a lip, a first end 27 and a second end 28.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 comprises an inner surface 24 and an outer surface 25.
  • the compression member 3 comprises a wedge-shaped tongue section 18. It is seen that the diameter of the inner bore of the compression member 3 is larger when measured in a cross section cutting through the wedge-shaped tongues 18. This is due to the fact that during the manufacturing of this embodiment of the compression member 3, the gripping section 23 (only partly visible) is formed directly in the moulding process and this process implies the use of a kernel tool during the moulding process whereby the gripping section is formed.
  • Figs. 3A and 3B show the connector 1 having a prepared cable 40 inserted.
  • the connector is shown still in its uncompressed state.
  • the cable is prepared having a part of the jacket 42 removed, and the exposed braid 44 is folded back.
  • the braid 44 i.e. the outer conductor/screen, may be a combination of braid and foil or other materials, but in the following only named "braid". It is seen that the braid 44, which is folded back, is kept in the clamping area 15, and nothing of the braid is situated between the jacket 44 and the resilient clamping member 8.
  • the part of the prepared cable 40 that is exposed i.e. where the jacket is removed, is inserted in the central bore 19 of the post 7.
  • the insertion part 20 of the post 7 is inserted between the dielectric material 46 and the jacket 42.
  • the cable 40 is shown having a relatively thick jacket 42 compared to the diameter of the dielectric material 46. Having a short insertion part 20 is particularly advantageous when the jacket 42 is thick, typically e.g. a PE jacket.
  • a short insertion part 20 results in less jacket material being forced away in order to facilitate inserting the insertion part 20 of the post 7 under the jacket 42. It is seen that the lip 11 of the resilient clamping member 8 is in contact with the jacket 42 of the cable 40 and that the resilient clamping member 8 is positioned in the receiving part 14 of the central bore 9 of the body. Furthermore, it is seen that the gripping section 23 of the wedge-shaped tongue section 18 is not yet gripping the jacket 40.
  • Figs. 4A and 4B show that the compression member 3 is pushed partly into the body 2, i.e. that the compression member 3 is moved towards the second end 6 of the body 2 following the direction of arrow A1. Pushing the compression member 3 in the direction of the second end 6 of the body 2 results in the compression member 3 pushing on the second end 27 of the resilient clamping member 8, which is then pushed towards the second end 6 of the body 2.
  • the effect of changing to a smaller diameter from the receiving region 14 to the clamping region 15 is that the lip 11 as well as the rest of the resilient clamping member 8 of the resilient clamping member 8 is compressed. This compression provides that the resilient clamping member 8 clamps harder around the jacket 42.
  • the first end 28 of the resilient clamping member 8 draws all individual wires of the braid 44 along with it. In this way, it is achieved that no wires of the braid 44 is left between the resilient clamping member 8 and the jacket 42, which could lead to a connection with signal loss.
  • the compression of the resilient clamping member 8 also has the effect that the connection is tight and thereby avoiding that moist, dirt and water penetrate the connector from the surroundings.
  • Figs. 5A and 5B show that the compression member 3 is fully received in the body 2.
  • the compression member 3 has pushed the resilient clamping member 8 into the clamping region 15 whereby the resilient clamping member 8 is fully at its clamping state.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 clamps around the cable 40 in the region of the cable where the insertion part 20 is inserted under the jacket 42.
  • the resilient clamping member 8 has drawn all wires of the braid 44 against the wall 21 of the body 2. In this way, it is achieved that the connection is watertight and that no signal is lost at the contact between the post and the braid 44.
  • the compression member 3 has pushed the resilient clamping member 8 by pushing on the first end 27 of the resilient clamping member 8.
  • the contact between the compression member 3 and the first end 27 of the resilient clamping member 8 may be carried out in various ways, which are within the scope of the present invention.
  • the wedge-shaped tongue sections 18a, 18b are fully inserted in the receiving section 14 of the central bore 9 of the body 2. Due to the co-operation between the inner surface of the central bore 9 in the receiving section 14 and the wedge-shaped tongue sections 18a, 18b, the inwardly projecting gripping means 23a, 23b are compressed into the jacket 42 of the cable. This way, the cable is fixated in the connector 1. Hence, the compression member 3 and the gripping means 23a, 23b prevent the cable 40 from being drawn out of the connector during normal use and installation.
  • Figs. 6A-C show another embodiment of the compression member 3'.
  • the slit in the substantially cylindrical wall is substantially T-shaped.
  • Each T-shaped slit 17a', 17b' provides two wedge-shaped tongue sections 18a', 18b', 18a", 18b".
  • the tongue sections in this embodiment co-operate with the inner surface of the body 2.
  • the tongue sections 18a', 18b', 18a", 18b" are forced radially inwardly into the jacket of the cable (not shown in Fig. 6 ).
  • the tongue sections 18a', 18b', 18a", 18b” comprise gripping regions 23a', 23b', 23a", 23b” providing a firm grip between the compression member 3' and the cable 40 (not shown).

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US20060292926A1 (en) * 2005-06-27 2006-12-28 Chee Alexander B End Connector for Coaxial Cable
US20070155232A1 (en) * 2005-12-29 2007-07-05 Donald Andrew Burris Coaxial cable connector with clamping insert
US20080261445A1 (en) * 2007-04-17 2008-10-23 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Coaxial cable connector with gripping ferrule
US20080274644A1 (en) * 2007-05-01 2008-11-06 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Coaxial cable connector with inner sleeve ring

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FR2462798A1 (fr) * 1979-08-02 1981-02-13 Cables De Lyon Geoffroy Delore Dispositif de jonction de l'extremite d'un cable coaxial cannele helicoidalement avec un connecteur
US20060292926A1 (en) * 2005-06-27 2006-12-28 Chee Alexander B End Connector for Coaxial Cable
US20070155232A1 (en) * 2005-12-29 2007-07-05 Donald Andrew Burris Coaxial cable connector with clamping insert
US20080261445A1 (en) * 2007-04-17 2008-10-23 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Coaxial cable connector with gripping ferrule
US20080274644A1 (en) * 2007-05-01 2008-11-06 Thomas & Betts International, Inc. Coaxial cable connector with inner sleeve ring

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WO2018085230A1 (en) * 2016-11-04 2018-05-11 Corning Optical Communications Rf Llc Connector for a coaxial cable
US10367312B2 (en) 2016-11-04 2019-07-30 Corning Optical Communications Rf Llc Connector for a coaxial cable
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