Classifications

• • 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
  • H01P5/10—Coupling devices of the waveguide type for linking dissimilar lines or devices for coupling balanced lines or devices with unbalanced lines or devices
  • H01P5/103—Hollow-waveguide/coaxial-line transitions
• • 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
  • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling
  • H01R13/645—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by exchangeable elements on case or base
  • H01R13/6453—Means for preventing incorrect coupling by exchangeable elements on case or base comprising pin-shaped elements, capable of being orientated in different angular positions around their own longitudinal axes, e.g. pins with hexagonal base
• • 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
  • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
  • H01R13/622—Screw-ring or screw-casing

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a connection device for connecting a radio frequency (RF) cable to an RF interface, according to the preamble of claim 1.
• the present invention further relates to an RF interface, in particular coaxial connector or waveguide, with a connection part for connection to An HF cable, in particular coaxial cable, according to the preamble of claim 11:
• This RF interface is, for example, a waveguide flange or an RF connector, in particular PL connector, BNC connector, TNC connector, SMBA (FAKRA) connector, N connector, 7-16 connector, SMA connector, SMB connector.
• connection is intended to represent a male or female connector.
• the electrical and mechanical connection between the RF cable and the respective RF interface is usually done by soldering, gluing or clamping.
• aligning or connecting the cable ends with the respective RF interface to, for example, a device caused by rotation Torsionsmomente that solve the RF cable or the junction between RF cable and RF interface, if necessary, undesirable, damage or shear.
• the invention is based on the object, a connection device and an RF interface of the above. To provide type in which an angular position between RF cable and RF interface is flexible and easily adjustable without affecting the electrical and RF properties of the connection.
• the connecting device comprises a sleeve which is formed at a first axial end for mating with a connector of the RF interface and at a second, the first end axially opposite end for connection to the RF cable, wherein at least one first groove is formed in the axial direction at least one first groove on a surface of the sleeve facing the connection part of the RF interface in the assembled state of the sleeve and connection part, at least one cylinder pin being provided for engagement in at least one first groove.
• An engagement of the sleeve in the connection part of the RF interface is achieved in that the sleeve is designed such that in the assembled state of the sleeve and the connection part of the RF interface, an outer circumference of the sleeve faces an inner periphery of the connection part of the RF interface the at least one first groove is formed on a surface of the outer periphery of the sleeve.
• An encompassing of the sleeve on the outside around the connection part of the HF interface is achieved in that the sleeve is designed in such a way that, when the sleeve and connection part of the HF interface are plugged together, an inner circumference of the sleeve faces an outer circumference of the connection part of the HF interface. wherein the at least one first groove is formed on a surface of the inner periphery of the sleeve.
• a particularly simple mating of sleeve and connector of the RF interface is achieved in that the at least one first groove extends to the first end of the sleeve.
• a union nut For releasable connection of the connecting device to the RF interface, a union nut is provided which is designed for releasable mechanical connection to the connection part of the RF interface such that the union nut secures the sleeve axially to the connection part of the RF interface.
• a particularly simple releasable connection is achieved in that the union nut has a thread, in particular internal thread, which engages in a corresponding thread on the connection part of the RF interface.
• at least two first grooves are formed at a predetermined angular distance ⁇ in the radial direction on the sleeve.
• the predetermined angular distance ⁇ for example, a value of 5 ° to 90 °, in particular 15 ° or 60 ° on.
• a rotationally symmetrical arrangement of the first grooves is achieved in that
• connection device has at least one cylindrical pin whose outer radius substantially corresponds to a radius of the at least one first groove.
• An additional fixation of the angular position between the RF interface and RF cable with a further improvement of the RF properties of the compound is achieved in that at least one second groove is formed on a surface of the RF interface facing the sleeve.
• At least two second grooves are formed with an angular distance in the circumferential direction of 5 ° to 20 °, in particular 15 °.
• connection part of the RF interface An engagement of the sleeve in the connection part of the RF interface is achieved in that the connecting device is designed according to claim 2, wherein the at least one second groove is formed on a surface of the inner periphery of the connecting part of the RF interface.
• An encompassing of the sleeve on the outside around the connection part of the HF interface is achieved in that the at least one second groove is formed on a surface of the outer circumference of the connection part of the HF interface.
• a particularly simple mating of sleeve and connector of the RF interface is achieved in that the at least one second groove extends to one of the sleeve facing the end of the connection part of the RF interface.
• connection part of the RF interface has an external thread.
• Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 2 shows a sleeve of a connecting device according to the invention in
• Fig. 4 shows a connection part of the RF interface in front view.
• a connecting device in the form of a waveguide with a coaxial waveguide transition.
• the RF interface 10 may also be formed as an RF coaxial connector with a corresponding plug-in interface in the form of a socket or a plug.
• the connecting device connects the RF interface 10 with an RF cable 12, which is shown in FIG. 1 by way of example in the form of a coaxial corrugated cable.
• the connecting device has a sleeve 14, a support element 16, a cap nut 18 and a cylindrical pin 20.
• the RF interface 10 has a connection part 22 with an external thread 24 and a waveguide flange 26.
• the sleeve 14 is formed such that it can be plugged into the connecting part 22, so that a surface of an outer circumference of the sleeve 14 faces a surface of an inner circumference of the connecting part 22.
• first grooves 30 are formed on the outer circumference of the sleeve 14.
• second grooves 32 are formed on the inner circumference of the connecting part 22.
• the first and second grooves 30, 32 are formed and arranged such that with a corresponding angular position of the sleeve 14 relative to the connecting part 22 at least one first groove 30 are aligned with a second groove 32 and between them form a space for receiving the cylindrical pin 20.
• the union nut engages over the sleeve 14 with a corresponding internal thread on the external thread 24 of the connecting part 22 and fixed in the screwed state in the axial direction, the sleeve 14 in the connecting part 22.
• the sleeve 14 is at the same time fixed to the RF cable 12 and with its Corrugated or connected to the outer conductor, so that in this way the RF cable 12 is electrically and mechanically connected to the RF interface 10.
• This connection is detachable and a relative angular position between sleeve 14 and connector 22 and thus between RF cable 12 and RF interface 10 changeable.
• connection device In the connection device described above is a multiple, non-conditional connection element for power and
• the junction can be easily solved and the alignment of RF interface 10 and RF cable 12 to each other at an angle adapted to a current installation situation for the RF cable 12 to be changed.
• the grooves 30, 32 are preferably designed such that they each form one half of a hollow cylinder into which the cylindrical pin 20 fits (key-groove principle).

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