IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0144351
(2005-06-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Khemakhem,M'hamed Anis
- Skluzacek,Kenneth Allen
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출원인 / 주소 |
- ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
68 |
초록
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A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing. The jack may only be inserted wi
A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing. The jack may only be inserted within and removed from the housing through the first end and may be held within the opening by a catch. Rotation of the jack within the opening is prevented. The housing includes a mounting flange extending away from the longitudinal opening. The flange may be adjacent the first end of the housing, and may include an opening for receiving a fastener. Sidewalls may extend from the flange toward the second end.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A coaxial connection assembly comprising: a coaxial jack assembly with a conductive outer shell with a first end and a second opposite end, the first end defining a first coaxial jack including an insulator and a center conductor, the second end defining a second coaxial jack
What is claimed is: 1. A coaxial connection assembly comprising: a coaxial jack assembly with a conductive outer shell with a first end and a second opposite end, the first end defining a first coaxial jack including an insulator and a center conductor, the second end defining a second coaxial jack including an insulator and a center conductor, the center conductors of the first and second jacks electrically connected; a housing including a longitudinal opening, the jack assembly slidably received within the longitudinal opening with the first end of the jack assembly adjacent a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack assembly adjacent a second end of the housing; the longitudinal opening of the housing including a mating surface and the jack assembly including a mating surface, the mating surfaces cooperating to prevent rotation of the jack assembly within the opening; the longitudinal opening of the housing including a catch to position the jack assembly within the opening; the housing including a mounting flange extending away from the longitudinal opening adjacent the first end of the housing, the mounting flange including an opening for receiving a fastener. 2. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the second end of the jack assembly includes a pair of opposing bayonets extending outward from the outer shell to a width greater than a width of the longitudinal opening, and the longitudinal opening of the housing including a pair of slots to permit the passage of the second end of the jack assembly through the longitudinal opening, and the flats of the longitudinal opening is positioned generally equidistant between the pair of slots within the longitudinal opening. 3. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the jack assembly includes means for selectively electrically terminate the center conductor of the front coaxial jack with the outer shell. 4. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing is non-conductive. 5. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal opening of the housing includes two opposing mating surfaces and the jack assembly includes two opposing mating surfaces. 6. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 5, wherein the mating surfaces are flats. 7. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 6, further comprising two catches extending into the longitudinal opening of the housing and engaging the coaxial jack assembly. 8. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 7, wherein the two catches are positioned on generally opposite sides of the longitudinal opening. 9. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, further comprising the catch including an inwardly extending end projecting into the longitudinal opening and engaging a groove of the jack assembly within the longitudinal opening. 10. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 9, wherein the groove of the jack assembly extends generally circumferentially about the jack assembly. 11. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 9, further comprising two catches extending into the longitudinal opening and releasably engaging the groove of the jack assembly. 12. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 11, wherein the two catches are positioned on generally opposite sides of the longitudinal opening of the housing. 13. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, further comprising the catch including a tab extending inwardly into the longitudinal opening which engages a protrusion extending outwardly from the coaxial jack assembly. 14. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 13, further comprising two catches extending into the longitudinal opening and each catch releasably engages an outwardly extending protrusion of the coaxial jack assembly. 15. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 14, wherein the two catches are positioned on generally opposite sides of the longitudinal opening of the housing. 16. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing includes an outer face opposite the mounting flange, the face including a longitudinally extending ridge and a longitudinally extending groove, the ridge and groove may be slidably received within a groove and ridge, respectively, of an identically configured housing to hold the two housing together. 17. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 16, wherein the ridge has a dovetail shape and the groove has a mating shape for slidably receiving the ridge. 18. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, further comprising a side wall extending from a side of the mounting flange positioned away from the first end of the housing, the side wall extending from the mounting flange toward the second end of the housing. 19. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 18, further comprising a pair of side walls extending from the mounting flange toward the second end and defining a channel therebetween, allowing access to the fastener within the opening of the mounting flange. 20. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 1, wherein a captive fastener is positioned in the opening in the mounting flange. 21. The coaxial connection assembly of claim 20, wherein the fastener includes a screw. 22. A housing for a coaxial jack, the housing comprising: a body extending from a first end to a second end; a longitudinal opening extending from the first end of the body to the second end of the body, the longitudinal opening sized to receive the coaxial jack through the first end; the opening including a longitudinally extending guide to prevent rotation of the coaxial jack within the longitudinal opening; the opening including a catch to hold the coaxial jack within the longitudinal opening; the body including a flange extending from an outer surface of the body and extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal opening, the flange including an opening to receive a fastener, the flange also including a pair of side walls extending from the flange toward the second end and a channel providing access to the fastener opening defined between the side walls; the body including an outer face opposite the flange with a parallel ridge and groove extending longitudinally from adjacent the first end to adjacent the second end. 23. The housing of claim 22, wherein the flange extends from the body adjacent the first end. 24. The housing of claim 22, wherein the longitudinally extending guide of the opening is a flat. 25. The housing of claim 24, wherein the longitudinally extending guide is a pair of opposing flats. 26. The housing of claim 22, wherein the catch includes an inwardly extending tab extending into the longitudinal opening, and a flexible arm extending within an opening in a side of the housing adjacent the longitudinal opening. 27. The housing of claim 26, wherein the inwardly extending tab includes a ramped surface angled toward the first end of the body. 28. The housing of claim 26, wherein the inwardly extending tab includes a retention surface facing the second end of the body and an end wall within the longitudinal facing the first end. 29. The housing of claim 22, further comprising a pair of catches to hold the coaxial jack within the longitudinal opening. 30. The housing of claim 29, wherein the catches are positioned generally opposite each other within the longitudinal opening. 31. The housing of claim 29, wherein each of the catches includes an inwardly extending tab extending into the longitudinal opening, and a flexible arm extending within an opening in a side of the housing adjacent the longitudinal opening. 32. The housing of claim 22, further comprising a second identically configured body, the body and the second body positioned with first ends, second ends and outer faces adjacent each other, with the ridge and groove of the body engaging the groove and ridge of the second body, respectively, holding the bodies together with the flanges extending generally oppositely. 33. The housing of claim 32, wherein the ridges are slidably received within the grooves. 34. The housing of claim 33, wherein the ridges define a generally dovetail cross-section and the grooves define a mating opening for the dovetail. 35. A method of assembling a jack pair comprising: providing first and second coaxial jack assemblies, each jack assembly including a first coaxial connector end, a second coaxial connector end, and a flat and a groove in an outer shell of the jack assembly, and first and second housings, each housing including a longitudinal opening with a first end and a second end, the opening of each housing including a flat and a catch, each housing also including a first face including a ridge and a groove, the housings being identically configured; inserting the second coaxial connector end of the first jack assembly into the opening of the first housing through the first end of the housing; engaging the flat within the opening of the first housing with the flat of the first jack assembly; positioning the first jack assembly within the opening with the first connector end adjacent the first end of the first housing and the second connector end adjacent the second end of the first housing, with the catch engaging the groove to hold the jack assembly within the opening; inserting the second coaxial connector end of the second jack assembly into the opening of the second housing through the first end of the housing; engaging the flat within the opening of the second housing with the flat of the second jack assembly; positioning the second jack assembly within the opening with the first connector end adjacent the first end of the second housing and the second connector end adjacent the second end of the second housing, with the catch engaging the groove to hold the jack assembly within the opening; slidably mounting the first housing to the second housing along the first face of each housing, the ridge and the groove of the first housing cooperating with the groove and ridge, respectively, of the second housing to hold the housing together. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the second coaxial connector end of each jack assembly is a BNC connector including a pair of opposing bayonets extending transversely from the connector and the opening includes a pair of bayonet slots for receiving the bayonets, and the method further comprising positioning the bayonets of the second coaxial connector end within the bayonet slots and orienting the flat of the jack assembly with the flat of the opening. 37. A jack pair comprising: first and second jack assemblies, each jack assembly including a first coaxial connector end and a second coaxial connector end, each of the connector ends adapted to receive and electrically mate with a coaxial connector; a housing defining a pair of longitudinal openings, each longitudinal opening configured to position one of the jack assemblies within the housing with the first coaxial connector adjacent a first end of the housing and the second coaxial connector end adjacent a second end of the housing; the openings of the housing slidably receiving one of the jack assemblies through the first end; each opening of the housing including a flat and the jack assembly including a corresponding flat, the flats cooperating to prevent rotation of the jack assembly within the opening of the housing; each opening of the housing including a catch to engage a groove of the jack assembly within the opening through the first end of the housing and prevent removal of the jack assembly through the second end of the housing; the housing including a pair of opposing mounting flange adjacent the first end of each housing, the mounting flange including an opening for receiving a fastener. 38. The jack pair of claim 37, wherein the flanges each include a pair of side walls extending from the flange toward the second end, the side walls of each flange defining a channel permitting access to the fastener opening. 39. A jack panel comprising: a panel front with a rear face and a plurality of openings; a panel frame with an upper flange and a lower flange rearwardly offset from the rear face of the panel front; a housing with a longitudinal opening and a mounting flange including a fastener opening mounted to one of the mounting flanges of the panel frame by a fastener extending through the fastener opening of the mounting flange and engaging one of the upper or lower flanges of the panel frame, the longitudinal opening including a mating surface and a catch; a jack assembly positioned within the longitudinal opening of the housing, the jack assembly including a front connector adjacent the rear face and accessible through one of the openings of the panel front and a rear connector extending from an end of the housing opposite the panel front, the jack assembly including a mating surface; the jack assembly within the longitudinal opening of housing, with the catch of the longitudinal opening engaging the jack assembly to hold the front connector adjacent the rear face and the mating surfaces engaging to prevent rotation of the jack assembly within the longitudinal opening.
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