BAND SPRING CONTINUITY MEMBER FOR COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR

摘要

A connector including coupling and sleeve flanges defining opposing recesses separated by an axial gap along an elongate axis. The connector also includes a conductive band radially biased outwardly against at least one of the internal contact surfaces of the opposing recesses and spanning the axial gap. The conductive band maintains electrical conductivity across the axial gap even when the sleeve does not electrically contact the coupling member. At least one of the contact surfaces defines a conical surface which is responsive to the radially biased conductive member to produce a radial force against the internal contact surfaces. The radial force produces an axial force component along the elongate axis.

主权项

1. A coaxial cable connector comprising:
a post comprising a first flange and defining an elongate axis; a sleeve comprising a second flange, the post and the sleeve configured to retain an end of a coaxial cable; a coupling member comprising a third flange configured to be disposed at least partially between the first flange and the second flange, the flanges of the sleeve and coupling member forming recesses defining internal contact surfaces separated by an axial gap, each annular recess having an outwardly facing contact surface which, in combination with the respective internal contact surface, defines a radial gap, the internal contact surfaces being radially equidistant from the elongate axis at the location of the axial gap, and an arcuate conductive band radially biased outwardly against the internal contact surfaces, the arcuate conductive band contacting each of the internal contact surfaces to span the axial gap and contacting at least one of the outwardly facing contact surfaces of the recesses to span the radial gap, the arcuate conductive band maintaining electrical conductivity across the axial and radial gaps even when the sleeve does not electrically contact the coupling member.