Patent ID: 6257927
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A multi-coaxial connector comprising:a metallic block having a front end surface and a rear end surface and being formed with a plurality of first through-holes therein extending in parallel with each other between said front end and said rear end of the metallic block;a plurality of contact elements disposed in said plurality of first through-holes, respectively, each of said plurality of contact elements comprising a support portion having opposite front and rear ends, a contact portion extending from said front end of said support portion, and a terminal portion extending from said rear end of said support portion;a plurality of insulator sleeves, each being fitted on said support portion of each of said contact elements, said insulator sleeves being fitted in said plurality of first through holes so that said contact elements are stationarily supported in said plurality of first through-holes, respectively in a state that said contact elements are electrically insulated from the metallic block, said contact elements and said metallic block functioning as coaxial inner conductors and a coaxial common outer conductor, respectively; andan insulator housing having an open rear end and a front end wall, said insulator housing being mounted on said metallic block with said front end wall being disposed adjacent said front end surface of said metallic block, said front end wall being formed with a plurality of second through-holes extending in a front-to-rear direction and corresponding to said first through-holes of the metallic block; whereinsaid metallic block is in a rectangular form having a bottom surface perpendicular to said rear end surface;said metallic block is provided with a plurality of grooves formed in said rear end surface so that said grooves are connected to said first through-holes and extend to said bottom surface; andeach of said contact elements is bent at an intermediate portion of said support portion to form an L-shape comprising a foot portion including said contact portion and a leg portion including said terminal portion, said leg portion begin received in a corresponding one of said grooves together with a corresponding one of said insulator sleeves, while said terminal portion projects outward from said bottom surface of said metallic block.