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

Claim 17:
18. A controlled impedance compressible electrical connector for providing an electrical connection between a first mating component and a second mating component, the controlled impedance compressible electrical connector comprising:
a housing with at least one terminal receiving cavity extending therethrough;
a terminal assembly positioned in the at least one terminal receiving cavity, the terminal assembly comprising:
a fixed center terminal;
a movable outer shell, the movable outer shell being movable in the at least one terminal receiving cavity and the housing, the movable outer shell having a first movable outer shell and a second movable outer shell;
a movable center terminal, the movable center terminal extending in the movable outer shell, the movable center terminal moves in unison with the movable outer shell, the relative spacing between the movable center terminal and the movable outer shell being maintained as the movable center terminal and the movable outer shell are moved;
a resilient member provided in the terminal receiving cavity, the resilient member exerting a biasing force on the movable outer shell;
the first movable outer shell has a tubular configuration with a conductive outer wall, the outer wall has a first terminal receiving portion with a first inside diameter, a second terminal receiving portion with a second inside diameter and a third terminal receiving portion with a third inside diameter, the third inside diameter is larger than the second inside diameter, and the second inside diameter is larger than the first inside diameter;

the second movable outer shell has a tubular configuration with a conductive outer wall, the outer wall has a first terminal receiving portion with a fourth inside diameter and a second terminal receiving portion with a fifth inside diameter, the fourth inside diameter is larger than the fifth inside diameter, the fifth inside diameter is approximately equal to the third inside diameter of the first movable outer shell;
wherein the movement of the movable outer shell and the movable center terminal relative to the fixed center terminal and the housing allows the controlled impedance compressible electrical connector to accommodate spacing variations between the first mating component and the second mating component to allow impedance of the electrical connector to be maintained as the movable center terminal and the movable outer shell are moved relative to the fixed center terminal and the housing.