Floating panel-mounted coaxial connector for use with stripline circuit boards
US5516303A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2103/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A coaxial connector (50) float-mounted in a panel aperture (58) for mating with a mating coaxial connector (10) fixedly mounted in a second panel (12) and spring biased to adapted to a range of axial positions of the mating coaxial connector upon full mating. A subassembly (60) is movably mounted within an outer shell (56) of connector (50) and contains a contact member (68) within a dielectric sleeve (70) all within an intermediate conductive housing (62). An annular spring (94) of minimal axial dimension is disposed between a rearwardly facing abutment surface (100) of the intermediate housing and a flange of the outer shell (56) rearwardly thereof, biasing the subassembly forwardly. Annular spring (94) permits radial movement of subassembly (60) within outer shell (56) to adjust to an offset mating coaxial connector, and also permits incremental axial movement resulting from mating. Coaxial connector (50) is useful to provide a coaxial connection to a stripline circuit board (54) having a resilient contact (116 ) secured to a signal circuit (110) thereof also permitting limited axial and radial movement resulting from connector mating.
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