Electrical connector assembly for coaxial cables

摘要

An electrical connector (8) comprises first and second housings (10,12) having mating ends (20) configured to be joined with one another and retain contacts that are joined when the first and second housings are mated. Each housing has a reception end (24) receiving a dielectric subassembly (14) carrying an electrical cable (16) connected to contacts. The dielectric subassemblies of the housings (10,12) are aligned along a longitudinal axis and mate with one another when the housings (10,12) are mated. Each housing has a hatch (56) proximate its reception end (24) which closes the reception end and engages a rear wall (70) of the associated dielectric subassembly. Each hatch (56) has loading protrusions (68) which engage the rear wall (70) to create a load force along the longitudinal axis to maintain the dielectric subassemblies fully mated with one another.