Patent ID: 6776621
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A coaxial connector assembly for mounting on an upper face of a circuit board, said connector assembly including a plurality of connectors that each has horizontally-spaced front and rear connector ends, each front connector end forming a mating end for mating to a coax device, each rear connector end having a lower part for mounting on said circuit board, each connector having inner and outer coax contacts and an insulation between them, at least said inner coax contact of each connector having a horizontally-extending first mating end at the connector front end and a right angle bend and a downwardly-extending mount end that extends downwardly from said bend to said board, each connector including a metal housing portion forming at least a portion of said outer contact, including:a single metal housing forming said metal housing portions of said connectors, said housing having a mating end that forms inner and outer sleeve parts in each connector, each outer sleeve part having a primarily cylindrical inside first surface and each inner sleeve part having a primarily cylindrical outside second surface that is concentric with the first surface, the first and second surfaces being spaced to receive a portion of the mating coax device between them; said housing is a cast metal part, and said inner and outer sleeve parts of all of said connectors are integrally cast.