EP2961004A1 - Connecteur électrique coaxial radiofréquence avec un élément de contact - Google Patents

Connecteur électrique coaxial radiofréquence avec un élément de contact Download PDF

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EP2961004A1
EP2961004A1 EP14753640.3A EP14753640A EP2961004A1 EP 2961004 A1 EP2961004 A1 EP 2961004A1 EP 14753640 A EP14753640 A EP 14753640A EP 2961004 A1 EP2961004 A1 EP 2961004A1
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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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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  • the present invention is relates to a radio-frequency coaxial connector, particularly a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element, and its passive intermodulation, impedance matching, and hermetic sealing.
  • ZL200810068882.X and ZL03103882.4 disclose solutions to improve passive intermodulation of radio-frequency coaxial connector.
  • an elastic contact element shaped as an annular sleeve is provided between outer conductors of the plug and the socket, the plug and the socket tightly contact with a spiral continuous contact curve of the elastic contact element, so as to improve the passive intermodulation between the plug and the socket.
  • WO2013/104590A1 discloses a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector, its spring loaded contact elements 26 are integrated with an outer conductor of its plug, resulting in a complex structure and shape of the outer conductor of the plug, so that it is difficult to make and install the elastic contact element 26.
  • the elastic contact element 26 has to be made in just the same material as the outer conductor of the plug, and it is difficult to make the elastic contact element 26 in a different material to other portion of the outer conductor of the plug. Therefore, it is hard to lower the manufacturing cost of the outer conductor of the plug while keeping enough elastic and liable contact.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector, which comprises a plug and a socket, in which one of the plug and the socket is provided with an independent contact element, so as to improve the passive or the third order intermodulation when the plug is inserted into the socket.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element, which can make the contactor shorter, make impedance matching better, and make standing wave ratio smaller.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element, which can improve a sealing effect, so as to prevent any outer gas state or liquid state particulate or dust from entering into the contactor to make the contactor worse in electricity communication.
  • a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element comprising a plug (1) and a socket (2), in which the plug (1) comprises an outer conductor (11) of the plug, an insulator (13) of the plug and an inner conductor (17) of the plug, the socket (2) comprises an outer conductor (22) of the socket, a socket dielectric body (23) and an inner conductor (24) of the socket, characterized in that a contact element (14) is provided between the plug outer conductor (11) and the socket outer conductor (22), the contact element (14) is cylindrical; at a front part of the contact element (14), a plurality of elastic cantilever beams are formed by dividing the contact element (14) with axial splits (142); at a rear part of the contact element (14), an annular contact ring (143) is formed; the cantilever beams of the contact element (14) are axially elongated from the contact ring (143), a radial outward annular contact (141) is
  • the contact element (14) is made of elastic copper alloy.
  • the annular contacts (141) are with lineal or surface contact with the inner wall of socket first step hole (221).
  • a plug second step hole (114) At the rear of the plug first step hole (113), there is provided with a plug second step hole (114); at the front of the plug first step hole (113), there are provided with a plug third step hole (112) and a plug fourth step hole (111) one after another; an outer diameter of the plug fourth step hole (111) is greater than an outer diameter of the plug third step hole (112); the outer diameter of the plug third step hole (112) is greater than an outer diameter of the plug first step hole (113); the outer diameter of the first step hole (113) is greater than an outer diameter of the plug second step hole (114); and the plug second step hole (114) contains and fixes the plug insulator (13).
  • a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector characterized in that at least a part of said plug insulator (13) is provided within the contact element (14); and on the plug inner conductor (17), between the two ends of the plug insulator (13), there is provided with an annular inner conductor groove (171).
  • a part of the plug inner conductor (17), which is enclosed by said inner conductor groove (171), is fusiform.
  • a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector characterized in that a sealing cap (3) is threaded on the socket outer conductor (22); the sealing cap (3) is tubular, a socket sealing groove (224) is provided on the socket outer conductor (22); a second sealing ring (5) is provided within the socket sealing groove (224); a plug sealing groove (119) is provided on the plug outer conductor (11), a third sealing ring (4) is provided within the plug sealing groove (119); when said plug (1) is in engagement with said socket (2), an inner surface at one end of the sealing cap (3) presses the second sealing ring (5), while an inner surface at the other end of the sealing cap (3) presses the third sealing ring (4), so that the connector is sealed.
  • the present invention a very different structure is used with respect to prior art, so as to improve the passive intermodulation or the third order intermodulation of the radio-frequency coaxial electric connector. Moreover, according to a detailed solution of the present invention, the impedance matching of the contactor can be made better, the contactor can be made shorter, the standing wave ratio can be made smaller, and even the sealing effect of the contactor can be improved.
  • the annular contact (141) is tightly and radially in elastic contact with the inner surface of the first step hole (221) of the socket outer conductor.
  • the annular contact (141) in a cross section passing through a centrol axis of the contact element (14), when an outer profile of the annular contact (141) is an arc, the annular contact (141) is tightly in elastic contact with the first step hole (221) with a circle, so that the passive intermodulation or the third order intermodulation of the radio-frequency coaxial electric connector can be greatly improved.
  • Fig. 1 in a cross section passing through a centrol axis of the contact element (14)
  • the plug insulator (13) is located at the rear of the contact element (14). Moreover, according to a detailed solution of the present invention, at least a part of the plug insulator (13) is contained in the contact element (14), so that the plug insulator (13) used to position the plug inner conductor (17) can be moved forward, so that the cotactor can be made shorter. Moreover, the annular inner conductor groove (171) are provided on the plug inner conductor (17) between the two ends of the plug insulator (13), it is good to compensate the impedance matching and make standing wave ratio smaller.
  • the annular inner conductor groove (171) of the inner conductor (17) of the plug has a greater diameter in a middle portion of the inner conductor (17) of the plug than at two ends of the inner conductor (17) of the plug, it is better to improve the impedance matching and make standing wave ratio smaller.
  • the contact element of the present invention is an independent part, and is fixed on the plug inner conductor by means of in an interference fit manner. Therefore, in the present invention, both the contact element and the plug inner conductor have a simple structure and shape, the contact element and the plug inner conductor can be made separately. Especially, the contact element can be modularized and applied. Optionally, the contact element and the plug outer conductor can be made in different materails, so it is possible to lower the manufacturing cost of the outer conductor of the plug while keeping enough elastic and liable contact.
  • a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element of the present invention when a plug mates with a socket, a similar quick connecting mechanism works.
  • the present invention has the same idea as ZL03103882.4, i.e., an additional elastic contact element is provided between the plug outer conductor and the socket outer conductor.
  • the contact element 14 is shaped as a cylinder; by means of axial splits142, a front part of the cylinder is divided into a plurality of elastic cantilever beams, and a rear part of the contact element 14 is an annular contact ring 143.
  • the cantilever beams of the contact element 14 are axially elongated from the contact ring 143.
  • annular contact 141 At a front end of each cantilever beam, there is provided an annular contact 141 which projects radially outward.
  • the contact element 14 is axially provided between the plug outer conductor 11 and the socket outer conductor 22.
  • the contact ring 143 located at rear of the contact element 14 is fixed in an interference fit manner within the plug first step hole 113 of the plug outer conductor 11.
  • the annular contacts 141 arranged at front part of the elastic cantilever beams are inserted into the socket first step hole 221 of the socket outer conductor 22, and are in tightly elastic contact with an inner wall of the socket first step hole 221.
  • the contact element 14 can be made of a metal, such as a suitable kind of copper alloy.
  • a socket 3 of a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element according to the present invention comprises an outer conductor 22 of the socket, a dielectric body 23 of the socket, and an inner conductor 24 of the socket.
  • a plug 1 of a radio-frequency coaxial electric connector with a contact element according to the present invention comprises an outer conductor 11 of the plug, an insulator 13 of the plug, and an inner conductor 17 of the plug.
  • the plug first step hole 113 is provided in the plug outer conductor 11
  • a plug second step hole 114 is provided at rear of the plug first step hole 113.
  • a plug third step hole 112 and a plug fourth step hole 111 are provided one after another.
  • An outer diameter of the plug fourth step hole 111 is greater than that of the plug third step hole 112.
  • An outer diameter of the plug third step hole 112 is greater than that of the plug first step hole 113.
  • An outer diameter of the plug first step hole 113 is greater than that of the plug second step hole 114.
  • the plug first step hole 113 is used for fixing the contact element 14, and keeping the contact element 14 in tight and steady electric contact with the plug outer conductor 11.
  • the plug second step hole 114 is used for containing and fixing the plug insulator 13.
  • the plug third step hole 112 is used for contacting the contact ring 143 of the contact element 14 in an interference fit manner.
  • the plug fourth step hole 111 is used for receiving a part of the socket outer conductor 22.
  • the plug insulator 13 is at least partially contained within the contact element 14, instead of at rear of the contact element 14 as shown in Fig. 4 .
  • an annular inner conductor groove 171 is provided on plug inner conductor 17 and between the two ends of the plug insulator 13.
  • a portion of the plug inner conductor 17 which is enclosed by the inner conductor groove 171 has gearter diameter in a middle and smaller diameter at two ends, so as to make impedance matching better.
  • a sealing structure of the radio-frequency coaxial electric connector in which a sealing cap 3 is threaded on the socket outer conductor 22; the sealing cap 3 is tubular, a socket sealing groove 224 is provided on the socket outer conductor 22; a second sealing ring 5 is provided within the socket sealing groove 224; a plug sealing groove 119)is provided on the plug outer conductor 11, a third sealing ring 4 is provided within the plug sealing groove 119; when said plug 1 locks said socket 2, an inner surface at one end of the sealing cap 3 presses the second sealing ring 5, while an inner surface at the other end of the sealing cap 3 presses the third sealing ring 4, so that the connector is sealed.

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