1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to RF connectors and more particularly, to a socket or plug type of RF connector that has an impedance element mounted therein to eliminate electromagnetic disturbance.
2. Description of the Related Art
In communication technology, electromagnetic disturbance can jam sensitive equipment, burn out electric circuits, prompt explosions, interrupts, obstructs, or otherwise degrades or limits the effective performance of electronics or electrical equipment. Electromagnetic disturbance can be any object, artificial or natural, that carries rapidly changing electrical currents, or induced unintentionally, as a result of spurious emissions and responses, intermodulation products, and the like. Radiation leak from a transmission medium is mainly resulted from the use of high-frequency energy and signal modulation. Using a proper shield can reduce electromagnetic disturbance.
In a communication equipment, a RF connector must be used to connect a signal-carrying coaxial cable to a circuit board in the equipment, or to another coaxial cable. A RF connector consists of a socket member and a plug member. After removal of the socket member from the plug member, the socket member may be interfered by external electromagnetic noises. This electromagnetic interference must be eliminated.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a RF connector, which effectively eliminates electromagnetic interference.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a RF connector comprises a socket member and a plug member electrically connectable to the socket member. The socket member or plug member has an impedance element mounted therein such that the impedance element is electrically connected to the metal casing and metal center pin of the socket member or plug member that carries the impedance element when the plug member is disconnected from the socket member, causing the impedance element to provide a terminal effect to isolate external electromagnetic noises; the impedance element is separated from the metal casing and metal center pin of the socket member or plug member that carries impedance element when the plug member is connected to the socket member.
Further, the impedance element can have a rod-shaped or strip-shaped configuration.
Further, the socket member can be an F-type connector, end board F-type connector, F-type coaxial cable connector, MCX-type connector, N-type connector, SMA-type connector, end board SMA-type connector, PAL-type connector, or end board PAL-type connector.
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The metal casing 11 is a hollow cylindrical member, having a front opening 111 and a rear opening 112. The front opening 111 is adapted for receiving a plug member 2 (see
As shown in
The front insulation member 14 is movably mounted in the front opening 111 of the metal casing 11 and sleeved onto the metal center pin 13. Insertion of the plug member 2 into the F-type socket member 1 causes the front insulation member 14 to be moved axially.
The impedance element 15 is mounted in the metal casing 11, having a first end 151 and an opposing second end 152. The metal contact sleeve 16 is electrically conductively sleeved onto the metal center pin 13 and movable with the front insulation member 14. Further, the elastic member 17 can be a spring member adapted for returning the front insulation member 14 after the front insulation member 14 having been moved.
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In the embodiment shown in
The metal center pin 13 has a collar 131 extending around the periphery and stopped against one end of the elastic member 17. The elastic member 17 has its other end stopped against an expanded end face 161 at one end of the metal contact sleeve 16. Further, the two distal ends of the metal center pin 13 are respectively mounted with a respective clamping member 132 for securing the metal center pin 21 of the inserted plug member 2 positively.
The front opening 111 of the metal casing 11 is blocked by a copper ring 19. Further, the front insulation member 14 has a front extension portion 141 inserted through the copper ring 19 to the outside. The impedance element 15 is eccentrically embedded in the internal insulation member 12 with the first end 151 and second end 152 thereof respectively electrically kept in contact with the copper ring 19 and the expanded end face 161 of the metal contact sleeve 16.
According to this embodiment, the front insulation member 14 is inserted through the center of the internal insulation member 12. Upon insertion of the plug member 2, the front insulation member 14 is forced to move the expanded end face 161 of the metal contact sleeve 16 against the elastic member 17, separating the second end 152 of the impedance element 15 from the expanded end face 161 of the metal contact sleeve 16.
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The internal insulation member 32 is mounted in the rear opening 312 of the metal casing 31. The elastic member 37 is sleeved onto the metal center pin 33 and set between the internal insulation member 32 and the expanded end face 361 of the metal contact sleeve 36.
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The impedance element 45 is perpendicularly embedded in the metal casing 41, having the first end 451 thereof electrically connected to the metal casing 41. The front insulation member 44 has a cut 441 extended from the periphery toward the center for accommodating the second end 452 of the impedance element 45, and a through hole 442 extended from the cut 441 at right angles. The metal contact sleeve 46 has the expanded end face 461 thereof kept in contact with the inner side of the front insulation member 44, and a protruding strip 462 extended from the expanded end face 461 and engaged into the through hole 442 and kept in contact with the second end 452 of the impedance element 45.
The internal insulation member 42 is mounted in the rear opening 412 of the metal casing 41. The elastic member 47 is set between the internal insulation member 42 and the expanded end face 461 of the metal contact sleeve 46.
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The front insulation member 54 has a front extension 541 inserted through the inside annular flange 515 of the metal casing 51. The impedance element 55 is horizontally mounted in the front insulation member 54 at an eccentric location, having the first end 551 thereof electrically connected to the inside annular flange 515 of the metal casing 51. The metal contact sleeve 56 has its expanded end face 561 stopped against the inner side of the front insulation member 54. The expanded end face 561 of the metal contact sleeve 56 is kept in contact with the second end 552 of the impedance element 55. The elastic member 57 is sleeved onto the horizontal segment of the angled metal center pin 53 and stopped against the expanded end face 561 of the metal contact sleeve 56.
The front end 531 of the metal center pin 53 is shaped like an axially split clamp. When a plug member 2 is inserted into the SMA-type socket member 5, the pointed front end of the metal center pin 21 of the plug member 2 is engaged into the axially split clamp-shaped front end 531 of the metal center pin 53, as shown in
The front insulation member 64 is a T-shaped member having a front extension portion 641 suspending in front of the copper ring 69 at a distance. The impedance element 65 is horizontally inserted through the internal insulation member 62 at an eccentric location, having the first end 651 thereof electrically connected to the copper ring 69. The metal contact sleeve 66 has the expanded end face 661 thereof kept in contact with the inner side of the front insulation member 64. The expanded end face 661 is also kept in contact with the second end 652 of the impedance element 65. The elastic member 67 is set between the rear insulation member 68 and the expanded end face 661 of the metal contact sleeve 66.
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Further, the invention can also be applied to a plug member for RF connector. As shown in
The metal casing 81 is a hollow cylindrical member, having a front opening 811 and a rear opening 812. The front end of the metal casing 81 is inserted into a socket member 9. The internal insulation member 82 is mounted in the metal casing 81. The metal center pin 83 is axially mounted in the metal casing 81 at the center and inserted through the internal insulation member 82, having the pointed front end 831 thereof inserted into the metal center pin 91 of the socket member 9 and electrically connected thereto, as shown in
The front insulation member 84 is axially movably mounted in the front opening 811 of the metal casing 81 and sleeved onto the metal center pin 83. When inserting the plug member 8 into the socket member 9, the front insulation member 84 is moved axially. The impedance element 85 is mounted in the metal casing 81, having a first end 851 and an opposing second end 852. The metal contact sleeve 86 is electrically conductively sleeved onto the metal center pin 83 and movable with the front insulation member 84. The elastic member 87 is adapted for returning the front insulation member 84 after the front insulation member 84 having been moved.
Before insertion of the plug member 8 into the socket member 9, the first end 851 and second end 852 of the impedance element 85 are respectively electrically kept in contact with the metal casing 81 and the metal contact sleeve 86. Thus, the impedance element 85 provides a terminal effect to isolate external electromagnetic noises.
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Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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