Patent ID: 6217384
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly for a coaxial cable of a type having an annularly corrugated outer cable conductor, said connector assembly comprising:a head portion having a recess which includes an internal thread and is provided with a ring surface for establishing a contact from inside with an end portion of an outer cable conductor, said recess of the head portion being bounded by a smooth inner section defined by an inner diameter;a contact sleeve adapted to fit over the outer cable conductor and having a plurality of axial slits extending inwardly from its head portion proximate end to form a plurality of radially resilient segments; and wherein in the area of the segments the contact sleeve is formed with a ring collar;a hollow screw adapted to fit over the contact sleeve and to threadably engage the recess along a clamping path for loading the segments of the contact sleeve in a clamping direction, thereby clamping the end portion of the outer cable conductor, which end portion projects beyond an end face of the contact sleeve, against the ring surface in the recess of the head portion, said hollow screw having an inwardly projecting annular shoulder and having a thread and being defined by an outer diameter in an area of the thread, said inner diameter of the smooth inner section of the recess being greater than the outer diameter of the hollow screw in the area of the thread; andan indexing means for dividing the clamping path of the hollow screw into first and second sections, with the first section corresponding to a preassembled state of the connector, and with the second section corresponding to a complete assembly of the connector onto the cable end, said indexing means including an O ring for sealing an annular gap defined between the head portion and the hollow screw when the connector is fully assembled, said O ring being received in an annular groove of the hollow screw and impacting upon a confronting end face of the head portion when the hollow screw has reached the end of the first section of the clamping path and such that one side of the annular shoulder bears against the ring collar for an engagement.