Patent ID: 11936145
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A controlled impedance compressible electrical connector comprising:
a housing with at least one terminal receiving cavity extending from a first surface of the housing to a second surface of the housing;
a terminal assembly positioned in each of the at least one terminal receiving cavities of the housing, the terminal assembly having a first fixed center terminal, a second movable center terminal, a fixed outer shell, a movable outer shell, and a resilient member;
the second movable center terminal has sections of different diameters including a first reduced diameter section and a second reduced diameter section;
a first insulator cooperates with the first reduced diameter section, the first insulator extends about the circumference of the first reduced diameter section and is dimensioned to extend from the second movable center terminal to the movable outer shell, the first insulator positions the second movable center terminal in the movable outer shell and retains the second movable center terminal therein;
a second insulator cooperates with the second reduced diameter section, the second insulator extends about the circumference of the second reduced diameter section and is dimensioned to extend from the second movable center terminal to the movable outer shell, the second insulator positions the second movable center terminal in the movable outer shell and retains the second movable center terminal therein;
wherein the terminal assembly is configured to allow impedance of the electrical connector to be maintained as the second movable center terminal and the movable outer shell are moved relative to the first fixed center terminal, the fixed outer shell and the housing.