The present application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-242324 filed on Nov. 4, 2011, the entire contents of this application being incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The technical field relates to a coaxial connector plug, and more specifically to a coaxial connector plug including a substantially tubular outer conductor and a substantially tubular center conductor provided inside the outer conductor.
A connector plug described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-104836, for example, is known as a coaxial connector plug according to the related art.
As shown in
It is difficult to lower the profile of the connector plug 510 described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-104836. Specifically, a receptacle connector is mounted to the connector plug 510. In this event, a pin-shaped center conductor of the receptacle connector is inserted into the socket-shaped center conductor 512 from the upper side. Therefore, the socket-shaped center conductor 512 is pressed downward. Accordingly, the socket-shaped center conductor 512 may be displaced downward.
Thus, in the connector plug 510, a portion of connection between the socket-shaped center conductor 512 and the center conductor joint portion 514 is cranked. This allows the insulating housing 518 to be positioned under the socket-shaped center conductor 512, which suppresses downward displacement of the socket-shaped center conductor 512 because of the presence of the insulating housing 518 even if the socket-shaped center conductor 512 is pressed downward.
The present disclosure provides a coaxial connector plug that can achieve a reduction in profile while suppressing displacement of a center conductor.
A coaxial connector plug according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first outer conductor formed in a substantially tubular shape extending in an axial direction, a first center conductor formed in a substantially tubular shape extending in the axial direction and provided inside the first outer conductor, and an insulator that fixes the first center conductor relative to the first outer conductor. The first center conductor is provided with a communication portion that communicates with inside and outside of the first center conductor. The insulator extends to the inside of the first center conductor from the outside via the communication portion.
Other features, elements, characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
The inventors realized that in a connector plug 510 such as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-104836, presence of the insulating housing 518 under the socket-shaped center conductor 512 increases the height of the connector plug 510 by an amount corresponding to the height of the insulating housing 518. That is, it is difficult to lower the profile of the connector plug 510 described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-104836.
A coaxial connector plug according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to
In the following description, in
A coaxial connector receptacle to be discussed later is mounted to the coaxial connector plug 10 from the lower side. That is, the coaxial connector plug 10 is used with its opening facing downward. Thus, the lower side of
The coaxial connector plug 10 is mounted on a surface of a circuit board such as a flexible printed board, and includes the outer conductive portion 12, the center conductive portion 14, and the insulator 16 as shown in
The outer conductive portion 12 can be fabricated by performing a punching process and a bending process on a single metal plate (made of phosphor bronze, for example) having conductivity and elasticity. Further, the outer conductive portion 12 can be plated with silver or gold. As shown in
A slit S is formed in the outer conductor 12a. The slit S is provided to linearly connect an end portion of the outer conductor 12a on the positive side in the z-axis direction and an end portion of the outer conductor 12a on the negative side in the z-axis direction. Thus, the outer conductor 12a is substantially C-shaped, rather than being continuous to form a substantially annular shape, in plan view from the negative side in the z-axis direction.
The outer terminals 12b to 12d are connected to the outer conductor 12a, and provided on the positive side in the z-axis direction with respect to the outer conductor 12a. The outer terminal 12b extends from the outer conductor 12a toward the positive side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the negative side in the x-axis direction. The outer terminal 12c extends from the outer conductor 12a toward the positive side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the positive side in the y-axis direction. The outer terminal 12c is substantially T-shaped in plan view from the z-axis direction. The outer terminal 12d extends from the outer conductor 12a toward the positive side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the negative side in the y-axis direction. The outer terminal 12d is substantially T-shaped in plan view from the z-axis direction.
The center conductive portion 14 can be fabricated by performing a punching process and a bending process on a single metal plate (made of phosphor bronze, for example). Further, the center conductive portion 14 can be plated with silver or gold. As shown in
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In fabricating the center conductive portion 14, as shown in
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The insulator 16 is a base member fabricated from an insulating material such as a resin, and serves to fix the center conductive portion 14 to the outer conductive portion 12. As shown in
The projection 16b is formed by the center portion of a side of the base portion 16a on the positive side in the x-axis direction projecting on the negative side in the z-axis direction.
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Further, as shown in
The outer conductive portion 12 is attached to the insulator 16. Specifically, the outer terminals 12b to 12d extend toward the positive side in the z-axis direction with respect to the insulator 16 via the notches C1 to C3, respectively. An opening of the outer conductor 12a on the positive side in the z-axis direction is covered by the base portion 16a of the insulator 16. As shown in
A coaxial connector receptacle to be detachably mounted to the coaxial connector plug 10 according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, in
The coaxial connector receptacle 110 is mounted to the coaxial connector plug 110 from the lower side. That is, the coaxial connector receptacle 110 is used with its opening facing upward. Thus, the upper side of
The coaxial connector receptacle 110 can be mounted on a surface of a circuit board such as a glass epoxy printed board, and includes the outer conductive portion 112, the center conductive portion 114, and the insulator 116 as shown in
The outer conductive portion 112 can be fabricated by performing a punching process and a bending process on a single metal plate (made of phosphor bronze, for example) having conductivity and elasticity. Further, the outer conductive portion 112 can be plated with silver or gold. As shown in
The outer terminals 112b to 112d are connected to the outer conductor 112a, and provided on the negative side in the z-axis direction with respect to the outer conductor 112a. The outer terminal 112b extends from the outer conductor 112a toward the negative side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the positive side in the x-axis direction. The outer terminal 112c extends from the outer conductor 112a toward the negative side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the positive side in the y-axis direction. The outer terminal 112c is substantially T-shaped in plan view from the z-axis direction. The outer terminal 112d extends from the outer conductor 112a toward the negative side in the z-axis direction, and is bent toward the negative side in the y-axis direction. The outer terminal 112d is substantially T-shaped in plan view from the z-axis direction.
The center conductive portion 114 can be fabricated by performing a punching process and a bending process on a single metal plate (made of phosphor bronze, for example). Further, the center conductive portion 114 can be plated with silver or gold. As shown in
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The insulator 116 is fabricated from an insulating material such as a resin, and is substantially rectangular in plan view from the z-axis direction as shown in
The outer conductive portion 112, the center conductive portion 114, and the insulator 116 can be integrally formed by insert molding. The outer conductor 112a is thus projected from the center of the insulator 116 toward the positive side in the z-axis direction. Further, an end portion of the outer conductor 112a on the negative side in the z-axis direction is covered by the insulator 116. The outer terminal 112b extends to the outside of the insulator 116 via the notch C4. Further, the outer terminals 112c and 112d extend from a side of the insulator 116 on the positive side in the y-axis direction and a side of the insulator 116 on the negative side in the y-axis direction, respectively, to the outside of the insulator 116. The center conductor 114a projects from the insulator 116 toward the positive side in the z-axis direction in a region surrounded by the outer conductor 112a. The outer terminal 114b extends from the insulator 116 toward the negative side in the x-axis direction.
Attachment of the coaxial connector receptacle 110 to the coaxial connector plug 10 will now be described with reference to the drawings.
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Further, the center conductor 14a is physically and electrically connected to the center conductor 114a. Specifically, as shown in
In embodiments according to the coaxial connector plug 10 configured as described above, it is possible to achieve a reduction in profile while suppressing displacement of the center conductor 14a. More specifically, the center conductor 14a is provided with the hole H that communicates with the inside and the outside of the center conductor 14a, and the insulator 16 enters the inside of the center conductor 14a from the outside via the hole H. This allows the center conductor 14a to be firmly fixed to the insulator 16, which suppresses detachment of the center conductor 14a from the insulator 16 when the coaxial connector receptacle 110 is mounted. Further, the center conductive portion 14 is fixed by a part of the insulator 16 filling the hole H provided in a side surface of the substantially cylindrical center conductor 14a. Thus, the insulator 16 might not be provided on the positive side in the z-axis direction with respect to the center conductor 14a. This allows a reduction in profile of the coaxial connector plug 10.
In the coaxial connector plug 10, in addition, the center conductor 14a is fixed to the insulator 16 by a part of the insulator 16 filling the hole H. This suppresses displacement of the center conductive portion 14a when the coaxial connector receptacle 110 is detached from the coaxial connector plug 10.
A coaxial connector plug according to the present disclosure is not limited to the coaxial connector plug 10 according to the exemplary embodiment described above, and may be changed without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
In the coaxial connector plug 10, the hole H is formed in the center conductor 14a to allow entry of the insulator 16 to the inside of the center conductor 14a. However, the insulator 16 may enter the center conductor 14a via a communication portion other than the hole H that communicates with the inside and the outside of the center conductor 14a. For example, a notch may be provided at an end portion of the center conductor 14a on the positive side in the z-axis direction, and the insulator 16 may enter the center conductor 14a via the notch.
The hole H is formed by connecting the notches Ha and Hb to each other as shown in
As has been described above, embodiments consistent with the present disclosure are useful for coaxial connector plugs, and excellent in particular in achieving a reduction in profile while suppressing displacement of a center conductor.
While exemplary embodiments of the invention have been described above, it is to be understood that variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
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