The present invention relates to a coaxial connector, and more particularly, to a coaxial connector that is easy to connect with a coaxial cable.
It is well known that coaxial cables are commonly used in communication equipment. The trend of development of both hardware and software of electronic products, such as notebook computers, is to combine the notebook computers with mobile communication functions. A coaxial cable is applied to connect with a built-in antenna to a communication module on a printed circuit board of a notebook. A distal end of the coaxial cable connects to a mating connector of the communication module or a mating connector disposed at a distal end of another coaxial cable by using a coaxial connector.
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When the coaxial cable 5 is connected with the coaxial connector, first, a rivet element 57 is disposed around the coaxial cable 5, and a distal end of the coaxial cable 5 is stripped to expose the core 50, the inner insulative layer 51, and the conductive layer 52. Next, the core 50 of the coaxial cable 5 is penetrated into the positioning recess 411 and is soldered on the conductive terminal 4, and the conductive layer 52 is spread. Further, a front end of the conductive terminal 4 is penetrated through the extension element 8, the inner insulative layer 51 is located in the extension element 8, and the conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable 5 envelops the circumscribed surface 80 of the extension element 8. Further, the front end of the conductive terminal 4 is penetrated through the insulative sleeve 6 to a front end of the connection member, and a front end of the extension element 8 is connected in the rear opening 71 of the body element 7. Finally, the rivet element 57 is disposed outside the conductive layer 52, and a set of hexagonal molds is applied to rivet the rivet element 57, so as to fix the conductive layer 52 on the extension element 8 of the connection member.
According to the conventional coaxial connector, first, because the conductive layer 52 is spread, a specific electrical property is formed, and the coaxial connector can only be applied to one type of an outer diameter of the coaxial cable and the range of frequency is only in DC-6 Ghz. Second, the conductive layer 52 is spread, so the stability thereof is impacted and it causes loss of signals thereof. Third, it is time-consuming and hard to position to spread the conductive layer 52 and to dispose the conductive terminal 4. Moreover, when the set of hexagonal molds rivets the rivet element 57, a shearing force is produced to push the conductive terminal 4 backwardly. As a result, the position of the conductive terminal 4 is not accurate.
Accordingly, as discussed above, the conventional coaxial connector still has some drawbacks that could be improved. The present invention aims to resolve the drawbacks in the prior art.
The primary object of the invention is therefore to specify a coaxial connector, so that the connection between the coaxial connector and a coaxial cable is easy.
Another object of the invention is therefore to specify a coaxial connector, so as to have a broad application, a wide range of frequency, and a high stability and small loss of signals thereof.
Still other object of the invention is therefore to specify a coaxial connector, so that the mating between the coaxial connector and a mating coaxial connector is secure and an insertion or pulling force thereof is small.
According to the invention, the object is achieved via a coaxial connector for connection with a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable has a core, an inner insulative layer, a conductive layer, and an outer insluative layer arranged from an inside thereof to an outside thereof in order The coaxial connector comprises an insulative sleeve, a connection member, and a conductive terminal. The insulative sleeve has an aperture. The connection member is a tubular conductive structure. The insulative sleeve is positioned in the connection member. The connection member has an inscribed surface formed at a rear end thereof. The conductive terminal has a positioning recess formed at a rear end thereof. The core of the coaxial cable is penetrated into the positioning recess and is soldered on the conductive terminal. The conductive terminal has a front end being penetrated through the aperture of the insulative sleeve to a front end of the connection member. The conductive layer of the coaxial cable is penetrated into the rear end of the connection member and is adjacent to the inscribed surface. The conductive layer is soldered with the connection member.
The conductive layer of the coaxial cable is penetrated directly through the rear end of the connection member and is adjacent to the inscribed surface for soldering, so that the connection between the coaxial connector and the coaxial cable is easy, and the position of the coaxial cable is accurate. Moreover, because it is not necessary to spread the conductive layer of the coaxial cable, it maintains a better electrical property, so as to have a broad application, a wide range of frequency, and a high stability and small loss of signals thereof.
Furthermore, the resilient element of the connection member of the coaxial connector can contract or expand, so that the mating between the resilient element and a mating coaxial connector is firmly and an insertion or pulling force thereof is small.
The organization and manner of the structure and operation of the invention, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals identify like elements in which:
While the invention may be susceptible to embodiment in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and herein will be described in detail, specific embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein.
The insulative sleeve 1 is substantially a cylinder. The insulative sleeve 1 has an aperture 10. The insulative sleeve 1 has an annular groove 11 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The insulative sleeve 1 has a concavity 12 formed at a rear end thereof.
The connection member is a tubular conductive structure. The connection member has an inscribed surface 221 formed at a rear end thereof. In this embodiment, the connection member includes a body element 2 and a resilient element 3. The body element 2 has a front opening 20 and a rear opening 21 respectively formed at a front end thereof and a rear end thereof. The body element 2 has an extension portion 22 with a reduced diameter and extending from the rear end thereof. The inscribed surface 221 is an inner surface of the extension portion 22, and the extension portion 22 has a through hole 222 communicating to the inscribed surface 221. The insulative sleeve 1 is installed into the body element 2 through the front opening 20 and is blocked by the extension portion 22. There is air inside the annular groove 11 and the concavity 12 to reduce a dielectric constant thereof. The resilient element 3 has slits 30 formed at a front end thereof to form resilient arms 31. Each of the resilient arms 31 has an outer flange 311 disposed at a free end thereof. Each of the outer flanges 311 has a guiding angle. The resilient element 3 has a rear end accommodating to the front opening 20 of the body element 2 and connecting in the front opening 20 of the body element 2 by riveting and positioning the insulative sleeve 1 in the connection member.
The conductive terminal 4 has a positioning recess 411 formed at a rear end thereof. In this embodiment, the conductive terminal 4 is a male terminal. The conductive terminal 4 has a contact portion 40 and an installation portion 41. The contact portion 40 integrally extends from a front end of the installation portion 41. The positioning recess 411 is formed at a rear end of the installation portion 41. The installation portion 41 has a through hole 412 communicating to the positioning recess 411. The installation portion 41 has an outer stop edge 413 disposed at a rear end thereof. The installation portion 41 has an outer diameter accommodating to an inner diameter of the aperture 10 of the insulative sleeve 1. The contact portion 40 is located at the front end of the connection member. The outer stop edge 413 is blocked outside the aperture 10.
When the coaxial cable 5 is connected with the coaxial connector, first, a distal end of the coaxial cable 5 is stripped to expose the core 50, the inner insulative layer 51, and the conductive layer 52. Next, the core 50 of the coaxial cable 5 is penetrated into the positioning recess 411 of the conductive terminal 4, and a solder 54 solders the core 50 of the coaxial cable 5 in the positioning recess 411 via the through hole 412 of the installation portion 41, so that the core 50 is soldered on the conductive terminal 4. Further, the contact portion 40 at a front end of the conductive terminal 4 is penetrated through the extension portion 22 of the body element 2 and the aperture 10 of the insulative sleeve 1 to the resilient element 3 at a front end of the connection member, such that the outer diameter of the installation portion 41 accommodates to the inner diameter of the aperture 10 of the insulative sleeve 1, the contact portion 40 is positioned at the front end of the connection member, and the outer stop edge 413 is blocked outside the aperture 10. The conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable 5 is penetrated into the rear end of the connection member and is adjacent to the inscribed surface 221 of the extension portion 22 of the body element 2, and a solder 55 solders the conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable 5 on the inscribed surface 221 via the through hole 222 of the extension portion 22, so that the conductive layer 52 is soldered with the connection member.
Because soldering replaces conventional riveting by a set of hexagonal molds, the connection between the coaxial connector and the coaxial cable 5 is easy, the position of the coaxial cable 5 is accurate, the number of elements is reduced, and the cost thereof is reduced. Moreover, because it is not necessary to spread the conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable 5, it maintains a better electrical property, so as to have a broad application of connection of more than five types of diameters of coaxial cables, a wide range of frequency of reaching DC-10 Ghz, and a high stability and small loss of signals thereof.
Furthermore, prior to connection between the coaxial cable 5 and the coaxial connector, a heat-shrinkable tube 56 can be disposed outside the coaxial cable 5. When the above connection is complete, the extension portion 22 of the body element 2 at the rear end of the connection member and a corresponding adjacent distal end of the outer insulative layer 53 of the coaxial cable 5 are enveloped in the heat-shrinkable tube 56, so that the soldering between the extension portion 22 and the conductive layer 52 is further protected, fixed and insulated.
The connection between the coaxial cable 5 and the coaxial connector of the second embodiment is like that of the first embodiment. The core 50 is soldered on the conductive terminal 4′. The contact portion 40′ at a front end of the conductive terminal 4′ is penetrated through the extension element 3′ and the aperture 10 of the insulative sleeve 1 to the body element 2′ at a front end of the connection member. The conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable is penetrated into the rear end of the connection member and is adjacent to the inscribed surface 32′ of the extension element 3′, and a solder 55 solders the conductive layer 52 of the coaxial cable 5 on the inscribed surface 32′ via the soldering opening 33′ of the extension element 3′, so that the conductive layer 52 is soldered with the connection member.
When the coaxial connector of the first embodiment mates with the coaxial connector of the second embodiment, the outer flanges 311 of the resilient element 3 of the connection member of the first embodiment are positioned in the inner groove 24′ of the body element 2′ of the connection member of the second embodiment, such that the conductive terminal 4 (male terminal) of the first embodiment firmly connects with the conductive terminal 4′ (female terminal) of the second embodiment. Because the resilient element 3 can contract or expand, the mating between the above two coaxial connectors is firmly and an insertion or pulling force thereof is small. The conductive terminal 4 of the first embodiment may be a female terminal, and the conductive terminal 4′ of the second embodiment may be a male terminal.
As indicated above, the coaxial connector of the present invention has the following advantages:
(1) The conductive layer of the coaxial cable is penetrated directly through the rear end of the connection member and is adjacent to the inscribed surface for soldering, so that the connection of the coaxial connector and the coaxial cable is easy, and the position of the coaxial cable is accurate. Moreover, because it is not necessary to spread the conductive layer of the coaxial cable, it maintains a better electrical property, so as to have a broad application, a wide range of frequency, and a high stability and small loss of signals thereof.
(2) The resilient element of the connection member can contract or expand, so that the mating between the resilient element and a mating coaxial connector is firmly and an insertion or pulling force thereof is small.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown and described, it is envisioned that those skilled in the art may devise various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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