Floating radio frequency connector and offset-tolerant pairing type floating radio frequency connector

Abstract

The present application discloses a floating radio frequency connector, including a fixed outer conductor, a floating outer conductor, an insulating core and a conductive terminal, wherein the fixed outer conductor, the floating outer conductor and the insulating core are coaxially arranged and form a floating central axis, the insulating core is arranged in the floating outer conductor, the conductive terminal is inserted along the floating central axis direction and fixed in the insulating core, the lower end of the floating outer conductor is arranged in the fixed outer conductor and can swing around the floating central axis with the lower end of the floating outer conductor as the swing center, and the floating outer conductor always abuts against the fixed outer conductor.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to a Chinese patent application filed on April 1, 2022, with application number CN202210339683.8, entitled "Floating Radio Frequency Connector," and to a Chinese patent application filed on October 30, 2022, with application number CN202222866879.0, entitled "Pairing-Type Floating Radio Frequency Connector with Large Offset Tolerance," the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0002] This application relates to the field of radio frequency devices, and more particularly to floating radio frequency connectors. [Background technology]

[0003] This discussion is provided solely for background information related to the present application and may not necessarily constitute prior art.

[0004] With the rapid development of the communications industry and various electronic and electrical devices, radio frequency connectors have been widely applied to various circuits. Traditional radio frequency connectors are mainly coaxial radio frequency connectors, which mainly include an insulator and an inner conductor. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, during the insertion of the radio frequency connector and the external insertion part, it is not possible to ensure that the radio frequency connector and the external insertion part are coaxially inserted, which can easily cause damage to the terminals and other parts of the radio frequency connector and / or the external insertion part, and can also make it difficult to detect poor connections later due to structural instability after insertion. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present application provides a floating radio frequency connector, including a fixed outer conductor, a floating outer conductor, an insulating core, and a conductive terminal, wherein the fixed outer conductor, the floating outer conductor, and the insulating core are coaxially arranged and form a floating central axis, the insulating core is arranged within the floating outer conductor, the conductive terminal is inserted along the floating central axis direction and fixed within the insulating core, the lower end of the floating outer conductor is arranged within the fixed outer conductor, and can swing around the floating central axis with the lower end of the floating outer conductor as the swing center, and the lower end of the floating outer conductor always abuts against the fixed outer conductor.

[0007] The lower end of the floating outer conductor of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application is installed within the fixed outer conductor and can swing around the floating central axis with the lower end of the floating outer conductor as the swing center. By swinging, the floating outer conductor can adapt to the deviation caused by the non-coaxial insertion of the floating radio frequency connector and the external insertion part, thereby overcoming the horizontal offset and angular offset during insertion, effectively ensuring the structural stability after the floating radio frequency connector and the external insertion part are inserted, and avoiding damage to the terminals and other parts of the floating radio frequency connector and / or the external insertion part caused by the insertion deviation during insertion.

[0008] The present application further provides an offset-tolerant pairing-type floating radio frequency connector, including: a fixed outer conductor having a bottom connection portion for welding to a substrate and an uppermost joint with an outward protruding portion; a floating outer conductor having a sleeve pipe at its lower end that is fitted to the joint in a floating manner and movably covers the outside of the joint; an insulator having an insertion groove penetrating along the axial direction and fixedly attached within the floating outer conductor; and a conductive terminal installed within the insertion groove, a lower end of the conductive terminal protruding out of the insertion groove and provided with a welding portion for connecting to the substrate, an upper portion of the conductive terminal fixed to the insulator, and a central portion of the conductive terminal being a flexible portion formed by bending. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The top of the fixed outer conductor of the present application is provided with a joint with an outward protruding portion, and the lower end of the floating outer conductor is provided with a sleeve pipe that is floatingly fitted into the joint, and the sleeve pipe is movably covered outside the joint, the fixed outer conductor has a smaller size structure, and the sleeve pipe and the joint abut elastically, the structure is simple and the conductive fitting is more stable, and the bottom of the fixed outer conductor is provided with a connection portion for welding to the substrate, and the connection portion is a plate-contact type weld portion or a plate-penetration type fillet installed at the lower end of the fixed outer conductor, which has a simple structure and makes production processing easier. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application; [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a front view of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application when an external insertion part is about to be inserted. [Figure 5] 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present floating radio frequency connector and the external insertion part after coaxial insertion. [Figure 6] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application when it abuts against the guide slope of the external insertion part. [Figure 7] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application being initially introduced into the entrance of the insertion chamber under the action of the guide slope of the external insertion part. [Figure 8] 8 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the floating radio frequency connector in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the floating radio frequency connector of the present application being completely introduced into the insertion chamber under the action of the guide slope of the external insertion part. [Figure 10] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 11] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 12] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 13] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 14] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 15] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of one preferred structure of the conductive terminal of the present application. [Figure 16] 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a radio frequency connector according to a first embodiment; [Figure 17] This is the first of the structural schematic diagrams disassembled from Figure 16. [Figure 18] This is the second of the structural schematic diagrams disassembled from Figure 16. [Figure 19] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a radio frequency connector according to a second embodiment. [Figure 20] 19 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a fixed outer conductor in Example 2 of FIG. 18. [Figure 21] FIG. 20 is a front view of the assembly structure of the substrate and externally inserted components in the second embodiment of FIG. 19. [Figure 22] This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor, insulator, and conductive terminal. [Figure 23] This is the second schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor, insulator, and conductive terminal. [Figure 24] 24 is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor and the external insertion part in FIG. 22 or FIG. 23. [Figure 25] This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor, insulator, and conductive terminal. [Figure 26] This is the second schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor, insulator, and conductive terminal. [Figure 27] 26 is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the floating outer conductor and the external insertion part in FIG. 24 or FIG. 25. [Figure 28] FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a conductive terminal with a female terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] To facilitate understanding of the present application, the present application will be described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific examples. It should be noted that when a component is described as being "fixed" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component, or there may be one or more intermediate components between them. When a component is described as being "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component, or there may be one or more intermediate components between them. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and similar expressions used herein are for descriptive purposes only. In this description, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be understood as indicating relative importance or as implicitly indicating the number of technical features depicted. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, features qualified with "first" or "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features, and "plurality" means two or more. The term "comprises" and variations thereof mean a non-exclusive inclusion, where one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, units, components and / or combinations thereof may be present or added.

[0012] It should be further explained that, unless expressly specified and limited, the terms "attached," "coupled," and "connected" should be understood broadly. For example, they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, mechanically connected, electrically connected, directly connected, indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or internally connected between two elements. All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art. Terms used in the specification of this application are for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0013] It should be noted that the technical features according to different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other if there is no conflict between them.

[0014] As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the floating radio frequency connector 100 of this embodiment includes a fixed outer conductor 10, a floating outer conductor 20, an insulating core 30, and a conductive terminal 40, where the fixed outer conductor 10, the floating outer conductor 20, and the insulating core 30 are coaxially arranged to form a floating central axis 50, the insulating core 30 is arranged within the floating outer conductor 20, and the conductive terminal 40 is inserted along the floating central axis 50 and fixed within the insulating core 30, where the insertion opening of the insulating core 30 for inserting the conductive terminal 40 is circular or rectangular.

[0015] As can be understood, the fixed outer conductor 10, the floating outer conductor 20, and the conductive terminal 40 are all conductive metal parts, and the insulating core 30 is a non-conductive plastic insulating part. The fixed outer conductor 10, the floating outer conductor 20, and the insulating core 30 are coaxially arranged, so that the floating radio frequency connector 100 of this embodiment has a coaxial radio frequency connector structure. The floating central axis 50 here is the common axis of the fixed outer conductor 10, the floating outer conductor 20, and the insulating core 30 when they are in a coaxial state after being suitably inserted into the insertion part as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The following description will describe in detail the structure of the floating radio frequency connector 100 of this embodiment with the floating central axis 50 as the reference position.

[0016] 1 to 9, the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 in this embodiment is installed within the fixed outer conductor 10, and can swing around the floating center axis 50 with the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 as the swing center, and the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 always abuts against the fixed outer conductor 10. As can be seen, when the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 swings around the floating center axis 50, the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30 are fixedly installed, so at this time, the axis of the floating outer conductor 20 is coaxial with the axis of the insulating core 30 but not with the axis of the fixed outer conductor 10, and the axis of the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30 form a certain included angle with the floating center axis 50, which is greater than 0° and less than 90°, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. Furthermore, since the fixed outer conductor 10 and the floating outer conductor 20 are both conductive metal parts, the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 always abuts against the fixed outer conductor 10, thereby realizing a constant electrical connection between the floating outer conductor 20 and the fixed outer conductor 10. It should be noted that the insulating core 30 here may have an integral structure or a separate structure, and if the insulating core 30 has a separate structure, each part of the insulating core 30 can be connected to form the insulating core 30 by means of caulking, engagement, adhesive, bolts, etc., which will not be specifically described here.

[0017] 1 to 9, in this embodiment, the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 extends radially away from the floating central axis 50 and is bent to form an elastic first guide portion 21. The first guide portion 21 has an arcuate surface and is tightly fitted with the fixed outer conductor 10 so that the first guide portion 21 always abuts against the fixed outer conductor 10. Because the first guide portion 21 has an elastic arcuate surface, the outer wall of the first guide portion 21 always abuts against the inner wall of the fixed outer conductor 10. During the swinging motion, the first guide portion 21 provides a certain guiding and supporting effect for the swinging motion, ensuring a smooth swinging process. FIGS. 6 to 9 show the interaction between the first guide portion 21 and the fixed outer conductor 10.

[0018] In addition, since the first guide portion 21 has a certain elasticity, the floating outer conductor 20 can undergo adaptive elastic deformation during the swinging of the lower end thereof, so that the floating outer conductor 20 can overcome the horizontal offset and angular offset during the swinging, thereby effectively ensuring the structural stability of the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insertion part 200 after they are inserted, and avoiding damage to the terminals 203 and other parts of the floating radio frequency connector 100 and / or the external insertion part 200 caused by the insertion deviation during the insertion.

[0019] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the first guide part 21 can provide each isotropic elastic force and supporting force during swinging, the first guide part 21 in this embodiment is composed of a plurality of first arc-shaped elastic pieces formed at the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 and installed at intervals, and the intervals between the first arc-shaped elastic pieces can be adjusted according to actual needs and are not limited here.

[0020] Furthermore, the first guide portion 21 is provided with a planar return plane 211, and preferably, the return plane 211 is provided at the peak position of the arcuate surface of the first guide portion 21, so that after the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insertion part 200 are inserted and the external force (insertion force applied from the outside) is eliminated, the first guide portion 21 can return under the action of the return plane 211 to be in close contact with the inner wall of the fixed outer conductor 10, thereby maintaining the floating outer conductor 20 perpendicular to the floating plate 60, or maintaining the tendency of the floating outer conductor 20 to be perpendicular to the floating plate 60.

[0021] As shown in Figures 1 to 9, the upper end of the floating outer conductor 20 of this embodiment extends radially away from the floating center axis 50 along the floating center axis 50 and is bent to form an elastic second guide portion 22. The second guide portion 22 has an arc-shaped surface, and a guide slope 201 is provided at the entrance of the insertion chamber 202 of the external insertion part 200. When the floating radio frequency connector 100 is inserted into the external insertion part 200, the second guide portion 22 is introduced into the insertion chamber 202 along the guide slope 201 and always abuts against the inner wall of the insertion chamber 202. Figures 6 to 9 show the working process of the second guide portion 22.

[0022] As can be seen, when the floating radio frequency connector 100 is inserted into the external insertion part 200, there may be horizontal and / or angular offsets, such as those shown in Figures 6-9. At this time, the guide slope 201 presses the second guide part 22, which is deformed by the force and introduced into the insertion chamber 202 under the action of the guide slope 201. After the second guide part 22 is completely inserted into the insertion chamber 202, the second guide part 22 always abuts against the inner wall of the insertion chamber 202 under its elastic action, thereby realizing the insertion and fixation of the upper end of the floating outer conductor 20 and the insertion chamber 202 of the external insertion part 200.

[0023] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the second guide part 22 can provide isotropic elastic force and supporting force during swinging, the second guide part 22 in this embodiment is composed of a plurality of second arc-shaped elastic pieces formed at an interval on the upper end of the floating outer conductor 20, and the interval between the second arc-shaped elastic pieces can be adjusted according to actual needs and is not limited here.

[0024] 1 to 9, the upper end of the fixed outer conductor 10 of this embodiment extends radially along the floating center axis 50 in a direction approaching the floating center axis 50 and is bent to form a position restricting boss 11, and the fixed outer conductor 10 restricts the swing range of the floating outer conductor 20 by the position restricting boss 11. In actual use, the height of the position restricting boss 11 can be set according to the model number of the floating radio frequency connector 100 to realize the restriction of the maximum swing range.

[0025] Alternatively, in another preferred embodiment, the swing range of the floating outer conductor 20 may be restricted simply by adjusting the gap between the floating outer conductor 20 and the fixed outer conductor 10. Of course, the swing range of the floating outer conductor 20 may also be restricted by both providing the position restricting boss 11 and adjusting the gap between the floating outer conductor 20 and the fixed outer conductor 10, and this will not be specifically described here.

[0026] 1 to 15 , the floating radio frequency connector 100 of this embodiment further includes a floating plate 60, on which a first pad 61 is provided, and the fixed outer conductor 10 is welded and fixed to the floating plate 60 via the first pad 61. Preferably, the fixed outer conductor 10 is an integrally molded structure, and the first pad 61 is provided on the floating plate 60 as an annular band-shaped integral structure, or may be provided on the floating plate 60 as a separate structure. Furthermore, the fixed outer conductor 10 is welded to the floating plate 60 so as to be in close contact with it, and the floating plate 60 is provided with a groove for disposing the first pad 61, and the first pad 61 disposed in the groove is flush with the surface of the floating plate 60.

[0027] Of course, in other embodiments, the fixed outer conductor 10 is a separate structure, for example, the fixed outer conductor 10 is composed of two conductive metal blocks that are crimped, snapped, or screwed together, and in this case, the first pad 61 is a separate structure and is mounted on the floating plate 60. Of course, the fixed outer conductor 10 may be composed of even more conductive metal blocks, which is not specifically mentioned here.

[0028] Preferably, a second pad 62 is further provided on the floating plate 60, and the lower end of the conductive terminal 40 extends toward the second pad 62 and is bent to form a terminal fillet 41, and a welding portion 411 is provided at the end of the terminal fillet 41. When the conductive terminal 40 is fixed within the insulating core 30, the terminal fillet 41 penetrates the insulating core 30 and protrudes from the lower end of the insulating core 30, and the conductive terminal 40 is welded and fixed to the floating plate 60 via the second pad 62.

[0029] Preferably, the terminal fillet 41 is flexibly arranged to absorb the swinging deformation of the conductive terminal 40. As can be understood, the terminal fillet 41 is welded and fixed to the floating plate 60 and deforms relative to the floating plate 60 during swinging. Therefore, by flexibly arranging the terminal fillet 41, the terminal fillet 41 can deform to absorb the swinging deformation of the terminal fillet 41, thereby ensuring the welding stability between the terminal fillet 41 and the floating plate 60. FIGS. 10 to 15 show several structural forms of the conductive terminal 40, and the terminal elastic piece 42 thereof may be bent at a right angle, bent at an acute angle, bent in a single wave shape, bent in multiple waves, etc., to provide sufficient flexible deformation and meet the requirement that the terminal fillet 41 deforms to absorb the swinging deformation of the terminal fillet 41.

[0030] Preferably, the terminal fillet 41 is provided with a barb portion 412, and the insulating core 30 is provided with a barb locking groove 31 that fits with the barb portion 412 and a relief slot 32 for the terminal fillet 41 to protrude, the relief slot 32 being provided on the lower side wall of the insulating core 30, so that when the conductive terminal 40 is fixed in the insulating core 30, the barb portion 412 is engaged and fixed in the barb locking groove 31, and the terminal fillet 41 protrudes from the lower side wall of the insulating core 30 through the relief slot 32, thereby reducing the overall length of the floating radio frequency connector 100. In another preferred embodiment, the conductive terminal 40 may be provided with a structure such as a protrusion instead of the barb portion 412 to achieve positional regulation and fixation of the conductive terminal 40 in the insulating core 30, and in this case, the structure of the barb locking groove 31 of the insulating core 30 needs to be adaptively adjusted.

[0031] As shown in Figures 1 to 15, the upper end of the conductive terminal 40 of this embodiment is provided with two elastic terminal elastic pieces 42 arranged opposite to each other, and a receiving chamber 43 is formed between the two terminal elastic pieces 42 for inserting the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200. When the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200 is inserted into the receiving chamber 43, the two terminal elastic pieces 42 jointly clamp the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200, thereby ensuring a stable electrical connection between the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insert part 200. In another preferred embodiment, the number of the terminal elastic pieces 42 may be three or more, in which case all the terminal elastic pieces 42 are spaced apart from one another on the upper end of the conductive terminal 40, and all the terminal elastic pieces 42 jointly surround the receiving chamber 43 for receiving the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200, and when the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200 is inserted into the receiving chamber 43, all the terminal elastic pieces 42 jointly clamp the terminal 203 of the external insert part 200, thereby ensuring a stable electrical connection between the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insert part 200. Therefore, the number of the terminal elastic pieces 42 can be set according to actual needs and is not limited herein.

[0032] Preferably, the terminal elastic piece 42 extends radially away from the floating center axis 50 and is bent to form an elastic third guide portion 421, and the third guide portion 421 has an arc-shaped surface. When the terminal 203 of the external insertion part 200 is inserted into the accommodating chamber 43, the terminal 203 of the external insertion part 200 is introduced into the accommodating chamber 43 along the third guide portion 421.

[0033] As can be seen, when the floating radio frequency connector 100 is inserted into the external insertion part 200 and there is a horizontal offset and / or an angular offset, the terminal 203 of the external insertion part 200 may abut against the third guide part 421 of the terminal elastic piece 42, at this time, the third guide part 421 will guide the terminal 203 of the external insertion part 200 into the accommodating chamber 43, and finally realize the stable clamping of the terminal 203 of the external insertion part 200 by the two terminal elastic pieces 42. Figures 6 to 9 show the operating process of the third guide part 421.

[0034] 1 to 9 , the floating radio frequency connector 100 of this embodiment further includes a first anti-rotation structure and a second anti-rotation structure, where the first anti-rotation structure is used to restrict rotation between the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30 and ensure the connection stability between the terminal fillet 41 and the second pad 62. Specifically, the first anti-rotation structure includes a plurality of first grooves 33 and a plurality of first locking protrusions 23, where the first grooves 33 are provided on the floating outer conductor 20 or the insulating core 30, and the first locking protrusions 23 are provided on the insulating core 30 or the floating outer conductor 20. As can be seen, all of the first grooves 33 are located on the floating outer conductor 20 or the insulating core 30, and all of the first locking protrusions 23 are located at positions corresponding to the grooves 33 on the insulating core 30 or the floating outer conductor 20. Of course, in other embodiments, the groove 33 may be respectively disposed on the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30, and the locking protrusion 23 may be respectively disposed on the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30, and this is not limited thereto. Of course, in other embodiments, the first anti-rotation structure may realize the restriction against rotation between the floating outer conductor 20 and the insulating core 30 by adhesive, magnetic attraction, welding, bolts, etc., and this is not specifically mentioned here.

[0035] Figures 14 and 15 show the schematic structure of the anti-rotation mating state when the first groove 33 is installed in the insulating core 30 and the first locking protrusion 23 is installed at a position corresponding to the first groove 33 of the floating outer conductor 20. When the insulating core 30 is installed in the floating outer conductor 20, the insulating core 30 realizes positional control and rotation prevention by the first groove 33 and the first locking protrusion 23, and then prevents separation of the terminal fillet 41 and the second pad 62 due to relative rotation between the insulating core 30 and the floating outer conductor 20.

[0036] It should be noted that the first grooves 33 and the first locking protrusions 23 may be spaced apart on the side walls of the corresponding components to meet the anti-rotation and positional restrictions on each side, thereby improving the anti-rotation ability.

[0037] The second anti-rotation structure includes a second locking protrusion 24 and a relief notch 12, the second locking protrusion 24 is provided on the floating outer conductor 20, and the relief notch 12 is provided on the fixed outer conductor 10, and the width of the second locking protrusion 24 is smaller than that of the relief notch 12, so that when the floating outer conductor 20 swings relative to the fixed outer conductor 10, the second locking protrusion 24 synchronously swings within the relief notch 12. By rationally setting the difference between the width of the second locking protrusion 24 and the width of the relief notch 12, the swing angle of the floating outer conductor 20 relative to the fixed outer conductor 10 can be accurately controlled. Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of controlling the swing angle of the floating outer conductor 20 relative to the fixed outer conductor 10 when the second locking protrusion 24 and the relief notch 12 are fitted together. Of course, the second anti-rotation structure may also be, for example, a rail structure with a regulated stroke, a tension structure, etc., and is not limited here.

[0038] 1 to 15, the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 of the floating radio frequency connector 100 of the present application is installed within the fixed outer conductor 10, and can swing around the floating central axis 50 with the lower end of the floating outer conductor 20 as the swing center. By swinging, the floating outer conductor 20 can adapt to the deviation caused by the non-coaxial insertion of the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insertion part 200, thereby overcoming the horizontal offset and angular offset during insertion, effectively ensuring the structural stability of the floating radio frequency connector 100 and the external insertion part 200 after insertion, and avoiding damage to the terminals 203 and / or other parts of the floating radio frequency connector 100 and / or the external insertion part 200 caused by the insertion deviation during insertion.

[0039] 16 to 28, another embodiment is an offset-tolerant pairing-type floating radio frequency connector, which includes a fixed outer conductor 71, a floating outer conductor 77, an insulator 81, and a conductive terminal 83. A connection portion 72 for welding to a substrate is provided at the bottom of the fixed outer conductor 71, and a joint 73 with an outward protruding portion is provided at the top of the fixed outer conductor 71. A sleeve pipe 78 is provided at the lower end of the floating outer conductor 77 and is fitted in a floating manner into the joint 73, and the sleeve pipe 78 is movably covered outside the joint 73. An insertion groove 82 penetrating in the axial direction is provided in the insulator 81, and the insulator 81 is fixedly attached within the floating outer conductor 77. The conductive terminal 83 is installed in the insertion groove 82, and the lower end of the conductive terminal 83 is provided with a welding portion 84 that protrudes outside the insertion groove 82 and is connected to the substrate, the upper portion of the conductive terminal 83 is fixed to the insulator 81, and the central portion of the conductive terminal 83 is a flexible portion 85 formed by bending.

[0040] There are multiple embodiments of the joint in the fixed outer conductor 71. In the first embodiment, multiple first elastic pieces 74 are provided at the top of the fixed outer conductor 71, and the joint 73 is formed by bending the central portion of each of the multiple first elastic pieces 74 outward, and the outward protruding portions of the central portions of the multiple first elastic pieces 74 can elastically abut against the inner wall of the sleeve pipe 78.

[0041] In the second embodiment, a hollow spherical crown (not shown) is provided at the top of the fixed outer conductor 71, and the outwardly protruding portion of the spherical crown located at the maximum outer diameter can slide and abut against the inner wall of the sleeve pipe 78. A further improvement of the second embodiment is as follows: The sleeve pipe 78 is provided with a second elastic piece (not shown) that can be bent inward, and the spherical crown can elastically abut against the second elastic piece.

[0042] In order to restrict the separation and swing width of the floating outer conductor 77 from the fixed outer conductor 71, a position restricting portion 79 that can be bent inward is provided at the pipe opening of the sleeve pipe 78.

[0043] In the present application, the fixed outer conductor 71 has a hollow structure with both ends open, and the connection portion 72 is a plate contact type welding portion 75 or a plate penetration type fillet 76 installed at the lower end opening of the fixed outer conductor 71. Fig. 21 is a front view of an assembled structure of the fixed outer conductor 71 with the plate contact type welding portion 75, a substrate 89, and an externally inserted part 90. Fig. 28 is a front view of an assembled structure of the fixed outer conductor 71 with the plate penetration type fillet 76, a substrate 89, and an externally inserted part 90.

[0044] In this application, the terminal of the conductive terminal 83 is an insertion pin 86 (shown in FIGS. 17 and 18) or a female terminal 87 with a receiving chamber 88 (shown in FIG. 28). The floating outer conductor 77 has a hollow structure with both ends open. There are several embodiments for the upper part of the floating outer conductor 77. In the first embodiment, a third elastic piece 80 protruding outward is provided on the upper part of the floating outer conductor 77. The third elastic piece 80 has a bent structure, and the end of the third elastic piece 80 is a free end. In the second embodiment, the upper part of the floating outer conductor 77 is the end of a cylindrical housing. Two conductive terminals 83 with different structures and two floating outer conductors 77 with different structures are combined in pairs to form the following four embodiments.

[0045] In this application, the upper part of the floating outer conductor 77 is a cylindrical housing (shown in FIGS. 22 and 23), and the terminal of the conductive terminal 83 is a female terminal 87 with an insertion pin 86 or a receiving chamber 88. When the floating outer conductor 77 of these two structures is paired with the case of the external insertion part 90, in order to maintain stable elastic contact, the case of the external insertion part 90 is provided with a fourth elastic piece 91 (shown in FIG. 24) that can be bent inward, and when the upper part of the floating outer conductor 77 is slid into the case of the external insertion part 90, the fourth elastic piece 91 elastically contacts the outside of the floating outer conductor 77, realizing a stable electrical connection.

[0046] In this application, a third elastic piece 80 (shown in Figures 25 and 26) is provided on the top of the floating outer conductor 77, and the terminal of the conductive terminal 83 is a female terminal 87 with an insertion pin 86 or a receiving chamber 88. When the top of the floating outer conductor 77 is slid into the case of the external insertion part 90, the third elastic piece 80 elastically abuts against the inner wall of the case of the external insertion part 90, realizing a stable electrical connection.

[0047] The lower part of the floating outer conductor 77 of the present application is floating and covered outside the joint 73 of the fixed outer conductor 71, and the floating outer conductor 77 can oscillate to accommodate the horizontal and angular offsets during the insertion of the floating radio frequency connector and the external insertion part 90, effectively ensuring the stability of the structure after the floating connector and the external insertion part 90 are inserted, and further avoiding damage to the conductive terminals and other parts of the floating radio frequency connector and / or the external insertion part 90 due to insertion deviation. In addition, the floating outer conductor 77 and the fixed outer conductor 71 form a shielding outer layer, which can effectively shield electromagnetic interference.

[0048] The above examples are used only to explain the technical solutions of the present application and are not intended to limit the same. Within the scope of the present application, the technical features in the above examples or different examples may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and many other variations exist in the different aspects of the present application as described above, which are not provided in detail for clarity. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above examples, those skilled in the art will understand that the technical solutions described in each of the above examples may be modified or some of the technical features may be replaced with equivalents, and these modifications or substitutions will not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of each of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A floating radio frequency connector including a fixed outer conductor, a floating outer conductor, an insulating core and a conductive terminal, wherein the fixed outer conductor, the floating outer conductor and the insulating core are coaxially arranged and form a floating central axis, the insulating core is arranged within the floating outer conductor, the conductive terminal is inserted along the floating central axis and fixed within the insulating core, the lower end of the floating outer conductor is arranged within the fixed outer conductor and can swing around the floating central axis with the lower end of the floating outer conductor as the swing center, and the lower end of the floating outer conductor always abuts against the fixed outer conductor, The floating radio frequency connector further includes a floating plate, a first pad is provided on the floating plate, and the fixed outer conductor is welded to the floating plate via the first pad; a second pad is further provided on the floating plate, a lower end of the conductive terminal extends toward the second pad and is bent to form a terminal fillet, a weld is provided at an end of the terminal fillet, when the conductive terminal is fixed within the insulating core, the terminal fillet penetrates the insulating core and protrudes from the lower end of the insulating core, the conductive terminal is welded and fixed to the floating plate via the second pad, and the terminal fillet is flexibly installed to absorb swinging deformation of the conductive terminal.

2. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the floating outer conductor extends in a radial direction of the floating central axis in a direction away from the floating central axis and is bent to form an elastic first guide portion, the first guide portion having an arcuate surface, and the first guide portion is press-fitted with the fixed outer conductor so that the first guide portion always abuts against the fixed outer conductor.

3. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the fixed outer conductor extends in a radial direction of the floating central axis toward the floating central axis and is bent to form a position restricting boss, and the fixed outer conductor restricts the swing width of the floating outer conductor by the position restricting boss.

4. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, wherein the terminal fillet is provided with a barb portion, the insulating core is provided with a barb locking groove that fits with the barb portion and a relief gap for the terminal fillet to protrude, the relief gap is provided on a lower end side wall of the insulating core, and when the conductive terminal is fixed in the insulating core, the barb portion is engaged and fixed in the barb locking groove, and the terminal fillet protrudes from the lower end side wall of the insulating core through the relief gap.

5. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the floating outer conductor extends in a radial direction of the floating central axis away from the floating central axis and is bent to form an elastic second guide portion, the second guide portion has an arcuate surface, and a guide slope is provided at the entrance of the insertion chamber of the external insertion part, when the floating radio frequency connector is inserted into the external insertion part, the second guide portion is introduced into the insertion chamber along the guide slope and always abuts against the inner wall of the insertion chamber.

6. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the conductive terminal is provided with a plurality of elastic terminal elastic pieces spaced apart, and all the elastic terminal pieces jointly surround an accommodating chamber for inserting a terminal of an external insertion part, and when the terminal of the external insertion part is inserted into the accommodating chamber, all the elastic terminal pieces jointly clamp the terminal of the external insertion part.

7. 7. The floating radio frequency connector of claim 6, wherein the terminal elastic piece extends radially away from the floating central axis and is bent to form an elastic third guide portion, the third guide portion has an arcuate surface, and when the terminal of the external insertion part is inserted into the receiving chamber, the terminal of the external insertion part is introduced into the receiving chamber along the third guide portion.

8. 2. The floating radio frequency connector according to claim 1, further comprising a first anti-rotation structure and a second anti-rotation structure, wherein the first anti-rotation structure is used to restrict rotation between the floating outer conductor and the insulating core, and the second anti-rotation structure is used to restrict a swing angle of the floating outer conductor relative to the fixed outer conductor.

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