Patent ID: 7140913
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: H01R,H02G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for connecting a coaxial cable having an outer conductor and an axial axis to a housing, the apparatus comprising: a connecting element having an axial axis, the connecting element receiving the coaxial cable and conductively connecting to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable, with the axial axis of the inserted coaxial cable being parallel to the axial axis of the connecting element; a coupling element conductively connected to the housing, the coupling element comprising a holder defining an insertion opening, said connecting element being inserted into the coupling element holder insertion opening in a direction substantially at right angles to the axial axis of the connecting element; the connecting element and the holder being shaped such that the connecting element which has been inserted into the holder touches at least one contact point in the holder thereby making a conductive contact; the coupling element further comprising a clamping device which detachably firmly clamps the connecting element in a clamping position in the holder, the clamping device exerting pressure on the connecting element in the clamping position and pressing the connecting element against the at least one contact point.