Information
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Patent Grant
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6482033
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Patent Number
6,482,033
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Date Filed
Monday, May 7, 200123 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, November 19, 200221 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Paumen; Gary
- Harvey; James R.
Agents
- Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 439 578
- 439 449
- 439 452
- 439 460
- 439 595
- 439 584
- 439 585
- 439 581
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A coaxial cable connector plug includes a connector body having the end of a coaxial cable fixed therein and a housing having an insertion hole to accommodate the connector body. The housing has a cantilever-like engagement nail extending in the insertion hole, thereby permitting the connector body to be caught by a frusto-conical transition in the insertion hole. The housing has a catch hole made in the vicinity of the cable-inlet of the housing. When a wedge-like retainer is inserted into the remaining space between the connector body and the floor of the housing, the wedge-like retainer is caught by the hook end, thus filling the remaining space and making the coaxial cable tightly retained in the housing. With this arrangement, the connector body can be removed from the housing so as to be reused.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improvement in a coaxial cable connector plug which is connected to the end of a length of coaxial cable, and a method of making the same.
2. Related Arts
Referring to
FIG. 21
, a multi-connector
10
comprises low-frequency and high-frequency connector sections both packaged in a common casing. The coaxial connector plug
11
constitutes the high-frequency connector section, which can be improved according to the present invention.
The coaxial connector plug
11
has a connector body
14
(see
FIG. 21
) press-fitted in its plug case
12
. A rectangular connector base
15
is applied to the coaxial connector plug
11
for connection to an associated apparatus.
The connector base
15
has an insertion hole
16
made therein. The insertion hole
16
is somewhat larger than the plug-insertion hole
13
of the plug case
12
. The insertion hole
16
of the connector base
15
is center-aligned with the plug-insertion hole
13
of the coaxial connector plug
11
, and the contact end of the connector body
14
is allowed to project in the insertion hole
16
of the connector base
15
.
An engagement sleeve
17
is press-fitted in the plug-insertion hole
13
of the plug case
12
. As shown in
FIG. 23
, the engagement sleeve
17
is circular, and the diameter of the cylindrical space is changed to define different sections as follows: an engagement sleeve section
18
of inner diameter “d
1
” extends a distance “L
1
” from one end of the engagement sleeve
17
; a guide sleeve section
19
of inner diameter “d
2
” (=“d
1
”) extends a distance “L
2
” from the other end of the engagement sleeve
17
; and a slope-and-plateau section
20
of inner diameter “d
3
” (<“d
1
”) is formed in the transition from the guide sleeve section
19
to the engagement sleeve section
18
. The slope-and-plateau section
20
has its conical surface
21
diverging toward the guide sleeve section
19
.
As shown in
FIG. 22
, the connector body
14
has its cylindrical insulator
24
enclosed with a metal holder
25
. The cylindrical insulator
24
has a pin
23
inserted at its center, and the cylindrical insulator
24
is fixed to the base
22
.
The metal holder
25
comprises an open-worked bottom section
26
, two split semi-cylindrical sections
27
integrally connected to the bottom section
26
, and converging spears
29
A and
29
B integrally connected to the split semi-cylindrical sections
27
. The bottom fingers
26
grip the insulator
24
, and the converging spears
29
A and
29
B are arranged circularly to defame a circular space for accommodating an antenna rod (not shown), which is used in transmitting and receiving wireless signals of high frequency.
Each semi-cylindrical section
27
has a lance
30
or
31
cut and raised therefrom. The coaxial cable
32
is fixed to the open-worked bottom section
26
by a fastening member
33
. The core conductor of the coaxial cable
32
is connected to the pin
23
, and the outer shield of the coaxial cable
32
is connected to the metal holder
25
.
As described above, the engagement sleeve
17
is fixed in the coaxial connector plug
11
. The connector body
14
is inserted in the insertion hole
13
of the coaxial connector plug
11
, and in the engagement sleeve
17
, allowing the lances
33
,
31
to be yieldingly bent when passing through the slope-and-plateau transition
20
of inner diameter “d
3
”, and then allowing the lances
30
and
31
to return to their stress-free positions when appearing in the engagement section
18
of inner diameter “d
1
”. Thus, the lances
30
and
31
are caught by the slope-and-plateau transition
20
so that the lances
30
and
31
may prevent the connector body
14
from being removed from the coaxial connector plug
11
.
As described above, the lances
30
and
31
are cut and raised from the semi-cylindrical sections
27
, thus leaving openings thereon to allow leakage of high-frequency electromagnetic wave from the openings of the semi-cylindrical sections
27
. Accordingly the shielding effect is lowered. Also, disadvantageously once the connector body
14
has been inserted into the engagement sleeve
17
, it cannot be pulled out without destroying the connector body
14
. Therefore, the connector body
14
cannot be reused.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One object of the present invention is to provide a coaxial cable connector plug which is free of the defects as described above.
To attain this object a coaxial cable connector plug comprising a connector body having the end of a coaxial cable fixed therein and a housing having an insertion hole to accommodate the connector body. According to the present invention, the housing has a cantilever-like engagement nail extending in the insertion hole, thereby permitting the connector body to be caught in the insertion hole.
The cantilever-like engagement nail extends toward the inlet of the housing. The housing has a catch hole made in the vicinity of the inlet of the housing, whereby a wedge-like retainer may be caught by a detent when inserted into the space between the connector body and the floor of the housing, thereby fixedly holding the coaxial cable. The housing also has guide slots made in the opposite walls of the housing. The connector body is fixedly held in the housing by allowing the cantilever-like nail and the wedge-like retainer to catch selected parts (i.e., shoulders) of the connector body.
The connector body comprises: a shelled assembly comprising an insulator member having a contact piece inserted into its center hole, the contact piece being connected to the core conductor of the coaxial cable, and a metal shell enclosing the insulator member. A metal sleeve fitted on the coaxial cable makes an electric connection between the outer conductor of the coaxial cable and the metal shell. The connector body is caught by the transition formed from the metal sleeve to the metal shell by the cantilever-like nail. The transition formed from the metal sleeve to the metal shell is defamed to be a conical surface. With the above-described arrangement the electric shielding effect is substantially improved, and the connector body can be reused after bing removed from the connector plug housing.
A method of making a coaxial cable connector plug according to the present invention comprises preparing a cylindrical assembly comprising a metal hollow cylinder shell having an insulator cylinder press-fitted therein, and a length of coaxial cable having a contact piece crimped on its core conductor. The contact piece and subsequent cable length of the coaxial cable is inserted into the cylindrical assembly, and the subsequent cable length-and-overlying cylindrical part is inserted into a metal sleeve to provide a connector body. The connector body is inserted into a housing, and a wedge-like retainer is inserted into the space left between the connector body and the housing floor.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be understood from the following description of a coaxial cable connector plug according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is shown in accompanying drawings:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective view of a coaxial cable connector plug;
FIG. 2
is a longitudinal section of the coaxial cable connector plug;
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of the housing of the coaxial cable connector plug;
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of the left half of the housing taken along the longitudinal center line, showing the inner part in the vicinity of the entrance of the insertion hole;
FIG. 5
is a longitudinal section of the housing;
FIG. 6
is a longitudinal section of a wedge-like retainer to be inserted in the retainer slot of the housing;
FIG. 7
is a longitudinal section of a connector body to be inserted in the housing;
FIG. 8
is a longitudinal section of a metal shell which constitutes a part of the connector body;
FIG. 9
is a longitudinal section of an insulator member which constitutes another part of the connector body;
FIG. 10
shows the end of a coaxial cable;
FIG. 11
is a longitudinal section of a contact piece which constitutes still another part of the connector body;
FIG. 12
is a longitudinal section of a metal sleeve which constitutes still another part of the connector body;
FIG. 13
is a longitudinal section of the metal shell and the insulator member in combination, illustrating how the insulator member is press-fitted in the metal shell at the press-fitting step to produce a connector body of
FIG. 7
;
FIG. 14
is a longitudinal section of the metal sleeve and the coaxial cable in combination, illustrating how the coaxial cable is press-fitted in the sleeve at the combining step in producing the connector body;
FIG. 15
is a longitudinal section of the sleeve-and-cable combination and the metal shell-and-insulator combination, illustrating how these parts are jointed at the jointing step in producing the connector body;
FIG. 16
is a longitudinal section of the sleeve-and-cable combination and the metal shell-and-insulator combination, illustrating how these parts are assembled at the assembling step
1
in producing the connector body;
FIG. 17
is a longitudinal section of the sleeve-and-cable combination and the metal shell-and-insulator combination, illustrating how these parts are assembled at the assembling step
2
in producing the connector body;
FIG. 18
is a longitudinal section of the connector body and the housing, illustrating how these parts are assembled at the final step
1
;
FIG. 19
is a longitudinal section of the connector body of FIG.
7
and the housing, illustrating how the wedge-like retainer is inserted at the final step
2
;
FIG. 20
is a longitudinal section of the connector body-and-housing assembly, illustrating how the complete coaxial cable connector plug is like (finished);
FIG. 21
is a longitudinal section of a conventional coaxial cable connector;
FIG. 22
is a side view of the connector body of the conventional coaxial cable connector; and
FIG. 23
is a longitudinal section of the engagement sleeve of the coaxial cable connector of FIG.
21
.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, a coaxial cable connector plug
40
comprises a connector body
44
having the end of a coaxial cable
43
fixed therein, a rectangular box-like housing
41
having a circular insertion hole
42
to accommodate the connector body
44
, and a wedge-like retainer
47
inserted in the remaining space of the housing
41
to hold the connector body
44
firmly in the housing
41
.
Referring to
FIGS. 3
to
5
, the housing
41
has the circular insertion hole
42
at its center, and it further has a pair of lateral guide slots
48
A and
48
B on the opposite lateral sides of the circular insertion hole
42
. These guide slots
48
A and
48
B extend a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of housing
41
to control the insertion of the connector body
44
in the housing
41
.
The housing
41
further has an upper horizontal slot
49
and an adjoining vertical slot
50
made therein. The horizontal slot
49
is a predetermined width “W
1
” wide, a predetermined length “L
1
” long, and a predetermined distance “L
0
” above the circular insertion hole
42
, whereas the vertical slot
50
is a predetennined width “W
2
” wide (“W”
2
<“W
1
”), and a predetermined length “L
2
” long (“L”
2
<“L
1
”), and allows communication of the circular insertion hole
42
with the horizontal slot
49
. Thus, the horizontal-and-vertical slot combination is like a flattened “T” shape.
The housing
41
has a cantilever-like engagement beam
52
extending in the vertical slot
50
toward the cable-inlet side of the housing
41
. The cantilever-like engagement beam
52
is integrally connected to the dead end of the vertical slot
50
, and it has a catch nail
51
formed at its free end. The catch nail
51
is a ramp-shaped piece, and the cantilever-like engagement beam
52
is “L
0
” thick.
The cantilever-like engagement beam
52
is formed of a resilient material such as a plastic material. Therefore, the insertion of the connector body
44
into the insertion hole
42
makes the cantilever-like engagement beam
52
yieldingly bend upwards, thereby permitting the connector body
44
to be fitted in the housing
41
. When the connector body
44
is press-fitted in the housing
41
, the cantilever-like engagement beam
52
returns to its initial, stress-free position to grip the connector body
44
with its nail
51
, thus preventing the slipping-off of the connector body
44
from the housing
41
.
As seen from
FIGS. 4 and 5
, the housing
41
has a notched section
55
formed on its lowermost front edge, and a flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot is made longitudinally in the notched section
55
. Also, a slit opening
54
is made to allow communication of the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot with the insertion hole
42
. Specifically, the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot is composed of a relatively wide, horizontal slot section
46
and an adjoining relatively narrow vertical slot section
56
. The horizontal slot section
46
is a predetermined distance “L
3
” apart downwards from the circular insertion hole
42
, and is a predetermined width “W
4
” wide and a predetermined length “L
4
” long, whereas the vertical slot section
56
is a predetermined width “W
6
” wide and a predetermined length “L
6
” long. The slit opening
54
is a predetermined width “W
5
” wide (“W”
5
<“W
4
”), and a predetermined length “L
5
” long (“L”
5
=“L
4
”). The vertical slot section
56
has a catch hole
57
on the bottom of the housing
41
. When the wedge-like retainer
47
is inserted in the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot, the hook
58
of the wedge-like retainer
59
can be caught by the catch hole
57
.
Referring to
FIG. 6
, the wedge-like retainer
47
is the same width “W
4
” wide, and the same length “L
4
” long as the retainer slot
46
, and the slot formed which is the length (L
4
-L
6
) measured from the rear end of the wedge-like retainer
47
is the thickness “L
3
” thick. The ramp-shaped catch hook
58
is formed ahead of the slot having the length (L
4
-L
6
) measured from the rear end of the wedge-like retainer
47
, and the remaining portion to the front end
55
is the height of the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot (the total size of the horizontal slot section
46
plus the vertical slot section
56
) thick to be ended with the downward extension as a thumb push
59
.
The wedge-like retainer
47
is press-fitted in the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot with the hook
58
caught by the catch hole
57
against detent
53
, thereby filling the remaining space between the coaxial cable
43
and the housing
41
to hold the coaxial cable
43
firmly in the housing
41
. At the same time, the catch nail
51
and the retainer
47
prevent the connector body
44
from slipping from the housing
41
as described later.
The wedge-like retainer
47
can be easily removed from the housing
41
simply by pushing up the hook
58
in the catch hole
57
. When the wedge-like retainer
47
is removed, the coaxial cable
43
is so loosely retained in the insertion hole
42
that the connector body
44
may be disengaged from the catch nail
51
of the cantilever-like beam
52
. Thus, the housing
41
and the connector body
44
can be reused.
As seen from
FIG. 5
, the housing
41
has a rectangular space
61
formed at its rear end
60
, and the rectangular space
61
is allotted to the contact section for a desired device.
As seen from
FIG. 3
, the ceiling plate
62
A is integrally connected at its front end to the opposite side walls of the housing
41
, and is connected at its rear end to a transverse beam
63
, which is integrally connected to the opposite side walls of the housing
41
. A bridge-like traverse
64
crosses over the ceiling plate
62
A, and the ceiling plate
62
A has a reduced width over its extension
62
B between the bridge-like traverse
64
and the transverse beam
63
. A plateau
65
is formed on the narrow extension
62
B of the ceiling plate
62
A.
FIGS. 7
to
12
show the connector body
44
and the parts of the connector body
44
. As shown in
FIG. 7
, the connector body
44
comprises a shelled assembly
69
and a metal sleeve
91
connected at shoulder portion
94
. The shelled assembly
69
comprises an insulator member
67
having a split contact piece
66
inserted into its center hole, and a metal shell
68
enclosing the insulator member
67
. The split contact piece
66
is connected to the core conductor of the coaxial cable
43
. The metal sleeve
91
is fitted on the coaxial cable
43
to make an electric connection between the outer braided conductor
83
of the coaxial cable
43
and the metal shell
68
.
As seen from
FIG. 8
, the metal shell
68
A comprises a relatively large cylindrical section
70
, a relatively small cylindrical section
71
, and a frusto-conical transition
72
from the relatively large cylindrical section
70
to the relatively small cylindrical section
71
. These sections and transition are integrally connected to each other, and are made of metal.
As seen from the drawing, the relatively large cylindrical section
70
has a carrier piece
73
made in the form of longitudinal extension having an arc shape in cross section. Also, the relatively large cylindrical section
70
has a pair of rectangular projections
74
A and
74
B (projection
74
B not being shown) and hook-like indents
75
A and
75
B formed on its cylindrical surface. The rectangular projections
74
A and
74
B are formed by raising selected places in the cylindrical surface so as to allow them to fit in the guide slots
48
A and
48
B of the insertion hole
42
of the housing
41
when the connector body
44
is inserted in the housing
41
.
The relatively small cylindrical section
71
has two crimped sections
71
A and
71
B formed therein, thereby preventing the coaxial cable
43
from slipping off by applying friction force to the coaxial cable
43
once inserted into the relatively small cylindrical section
71
. Each crimped section has a width “h” and an inner diameter “d
4
”.
The frusto-conical transition from the relatively large cylindrical section
70
to the relatively small cylindrical section
71
is formed as follows: the relatively large cylindrical section
70
has an annular end of reduced diameter “d
5
” on its cable-inlet side. The center circle of diameter “d
5
” converges to the frustum circle whose diameter “d
6
” is somewhat smaller than the diameter of the relatively small cylindrical section
71
, thus defining the conical surface
76
. The circle of diameter “d
6
” is then enlarged to the diameter of the relatively small cylindrical section
71
to be consecutive to the relatively small cylindrical section
71
.
As seen from
FIG. 9
, the insulator member
67
is a cylindrical body chamfered at one end, and the cylindrical body has a through hole
77
at its center. The converging surface
80
of the chamfered end conforms to the frusto-conical transition of the shell
68
A. The chamfered cylindrical body has indentations
78
and
79
formed on its opposite ends.
As seen from
FIG. 10
, the coaxial cable
43
comprises a core conductor
81
covered by a insulator
82
, an outer braided conductor
83
covering the insulator
82
for shielding the core conductor
81
, and finally an insulator cover
84
(for instance, polyethylene) covering the outer braided conductor
83
.
The end of the coaxial cable
43
is stripped to expose the part of core conductor
81
of length “m
1
”, the part of insulator
82
of length “m
2
” and the part of outer braided electrical conductor
83
of length “m
3
”, thereby facilitating the required connection of the coaxial cable
43
to the connector body
44
.
As seen from
FIG. 11
, the split contact piece
66
has a cylindrical-and-frusto-conical shape, and the fiusto-conical part (at the front end) is divided into separate splits
87
A,
87
B (split
87
B not shown), thereby facilitating the insertion of an antenna rod. The split contact piece
66
has crimped portions
88
A and
88
B in the vicinity of the other (rear) end, thereby preventing the core conductor
81
of the coaxial cable
43
from slipping off from the contact piece
66
. The split contact piece
66
has upper and lower holes
89
A and
89
B made forward of the crimped part
88
B. The contact portion
90
from the holes
89
A and
89
B to the converging end is straight.
Referring to
FIG. 12
, the metal sleeve
91
is a metal cylindrical hollow body having an inner diameter equal to the outer diameter of the coaxial cable
43
, and it has its opposite inner circumferences chamfered to facilitate the insertion of the coaxial cable
43
.
Referring to
FIGS. 13
to
20
, the manner in which the parts of the connector body
44
(see
FIGS. 8
to
12
), and the housing
41
(see
FIGS. 3
to
5
) are assembled to a coaxial cable connector plug
40
is described below.
The shelled assembly
69
can be provided after associated parts are assembled at subsequent steps shown in
FIGS. 13
to
15
. First, the insulator member
67
of
FIG.9
is inserted in the relatively large cylindrical section
70
of the metal shell
68
until the converging end
80
of the insulator member
67
abuts the frusto-conical transition of the shell
68
A at the press-fitting step (see FIG.
13
). Thus, the shelled-cylindrical body
92
is provided.
The coaxial cable
43
is inserted in the sleeve
91
so that the front end of the sleeve
91
is behind the outer insulation stripped end of the coaxial cable
43
. Then, the core conductor
81
of the coaxial cable
43
is inserted in the crimped parts
88
A and
88
B of the contact piece
85
so as to crimp the contact piece
66
to the core conductor
81
of the coaxial cable
43
at the connecting step (see FIG.
14
).
Thereafter, the braided shield
83
is unbraided and divided into two separate divisions
83
A and
83
B, as seen from FIG.
14
. The contact-and-cable combination of
FIG. 14
is inserted into the relatively small cylindrical section
71
of the metal shell
68
A until the contact piece
85
has been put in the through hole
77
of the insulator member
67
at the jointing step (see FIG.
15
).
In this position the two unbraided divisions
83
A and
83
B are laid on the relatively small cylindrical section
71
of the metal shell
68
A, and the sleeve
91
is moved forward to abut on the diverging transition of the metal shell
68
A. Thus, a required electric connection between the braided outer electrical conductor
83
of the coaxial cable
43
and the metal shell
68
A at the assembling step
1
(see
FIG. 16
) is formed. The carrier
73
is bent and removed from the shelled assembly
69
A at the assembling step
2
(see FIG.
17
). Then, the sleeve
91
is crimped to provide an integral cable-and-shell body. Thus, the connector body
44
of
FIG. 7
is provided.
Referring to
FIGS. 18
to
20
, the connector body
44
is inserted in the insertion hole
42
of the housing
41
with the rectangular projections
74
A and
74
B of the connector body
44
put in the guide slots
48
A and
48
B of the insertion hole
42
of the housing
41
until the shoulder portion
94
(
FIG. 7
) of the connector body
44
has been caught by the hook end
51
of the cantilever-like beam
52
. Thus, the connector body
44
is prevented from slipping from the casing
41
at the final step
1
(see FIG.
18
).
The wedge-like retainer
47
of
FIG. 6
is inserted in the flattened “T”-shaped retainer slot, allowing the ramp-shaped catch hook
58
to be caught by the detent
53
of the catch hole
57
, thus making the coaxial cable
43
tightly retained in the housing
41
. At the same time, the connector body
44
is prevented from supplying from housing
41
together with the hook end
51
of the cantilever-like beam
52
by pushing the frusto-conical transition of the connector body
44
. Thus, the coaxial connector plug
40
is provided. The press-fitting step (
FIG. 13
) and the jointing step (
FIG. 14
) can be reversed in order.
As may be understood from the above, the core conductor of the coaxial cable is almost completely shielded, and is free of electromagnetic-transparent spaces such as in the lanced contact of the conventional coaxial cable-and-connector combination (FIG.
22
), thus preventing the leakage of electromagnetic wave from the coaxial cable connection and the appearance of noise signals. Still advantageously even after the connector body has been inserted in the housing, the connector can be removed from the housing simply by removing the wedge-like retainer from the housing. Thus, the connector body can also be reused.
Claims
- 1. A coaxial cable connector plug comprising:a connector body including an insulator member and a metal shell enclosing said insulator member, an end of the coaxial cable being inserted in said connector body such that said metal shell is connected to an outer electrical conductor of the coaxial cable, said connector body further including a metal sleeve fitted on said coaxial cable so as to surround said coaxial cable such that an electrical connection is formed between the outer electrical conductor and said metal shell; a housing having: an insertion hole for accommodating said connector body; a cantilever beam extending along a first side of said insertion hole, said cantilever beam having a distal end nearest to an inlet end of said insertion hole and having a catch nail at said distal end for catching a shoulder portion of said connector body when said connector body is inserted in said housing; a retainer slot extending along a second side of said insertion hole opposite said first side and being shaped so as to allow communication between said retainer slot and said insertion hole; a catch hole formed in said housing at said inlet end of said insertion hole; and a detent formed between said catch hole and an inlet-side of said housing; and a wedge retainer to be press-fitted into said retainer slot of said housing, said wedge retainer having a catch hook and being shaped such that: when said wedge retainer is press-fitted in said retainer slot, said wedge retainer has a leading end abutting against said shoulder portion of said connector body, a side surface pressing against said metal sleeve of said connector body, and said catch hook extends into said catch hole so as to abut against said detent, whereby said connector body is held in said insertion hole of said housing; and when said catch hook is pushed through said catch hole towards said insertion hole such that said catch hook is pushed off said detent, said wedge retainer can be removed from said retainer slot, whereby said shoulder portion of said connector body can be disengaged from said catch nail and said connector body can be removed from said housing.
- 2. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein said insulator member includes a center hole, said connector body further including a metal contact piece inserted in said center hole and connected to a core conductor portion of the coaxial cable inserted into said connector body.
- 3. The coaxial cable connector of claim 2, wherein said contact piece has a crimped base portion at a rear end, a split tip portion at a front end, and a straight contact portion between said base portion and said tip portion.
- 4. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein said catch hole is formed as a through-hole extending between said retainer slot and an outer surface of said housing in a radial direction with respect to said insertion hole.
- 5. The coaxial cable connector of claim 4, wherein when said wedge retainer is press-fitted in said retainer slot, a first side surface of said wedge retainer presses against said metal sleeve of said connector body, said catch hook projects outward from a second side surface of said wedge retainer opposite said first side surface so as to extend into said catch hole.
- 6. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein said housing guide slots formed in opposite walls of said insertion hole.
- 7. The coaxial cable connector of claim 6, wherein said metal shell has an outer surface and has projections extending from said outer surface, said projections being arranged so as to slide within said guide slots.
- 8. The coaxial cable connector of claim 1, wherein said metal shell is free of cutout portions.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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2000-134925 |
May 2000 |
JP |
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Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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10-334998 |
Dec 1998 |
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