A wire assembly includes a cable and a contact. The wire includes at least an inner conductor and an insulating jacket surrounding the inner conductor, wherein a tip of the inner conductor is exposed at a first end. The contact is welded to the tip of the inner conductor at the first end.

Technology of the present invention improves the shielding performance of an outer conductor. A connector 10 includes an inner conductor 20 and an outer conductor 40 that surrounds the inner conductor 20. The outer conductor 40 includes a first outer conductor 41 and a second outer conductor 42 that can be electrically connected to each other. The first outer conductor 41 is a member formed with a tubular shape by casting or cutting, and includes an accommodation portion 43 that accommodates at least a portion of the second outer conductor 42, and a first lock portion 47 provided inside the accommodation portion 43. The second outer conductor 42 is a plate-shaped member and includes a second lock portion 51 that can be locked to the first lock portion 47. The second lock portion 51 can undergo bending deformation.

An outer conductor 13 includes a connection member 23 and an attachment member 24, 24A that is separate from the connection member 23. The connection member 23 includes a tubular part 25 and an extension part 26 that extends in a direction crossing the tubular part 25. The attachment member 24, 24A includes a crimp part 59, 59A that covers an outer surface of the extension part 26 and is crimped to the shielded electrical wire 90, 90A with the extension part 26 interposed therebetween. The extension part 26 and the tubular part 25 form an L shape in a side view, and are continuous with each other via an inner corner part 36 formed between outer surfaces of the extension part 26 and the tubular part 25.

Provided are a connector and a shield terminal with which an increase in the size of the connector can be avoided. A shield terminal 30 is attached to a housing 20 from one direction that intersects a front-and-rear direction. The shield terminal 30 includes outer conductors 32 and 33 that constitute an outer shell. The outer conductors 32 and 33 include an engaging portion 43 that protrudes in the one direction from a surface thereof oriented in the one direction, and that can engage with the housing 20.

A shield terminal includes a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor. The first outer conductor includes a barrel portion that is electrically connected to a shield portion of an electric wire, and an engaging portion capable of engaging with a housing, and the second outer conductor includes a main body portion and an extension portion extending rearward from the main body portion. A rear end portion of the extension portion is sandwiched between the barrel portion and the electric wire. A fastener portion is formed on a front side of the second outer conductor relative to the rear end of the extension portion, and a fastening portion capable of coming into contact with the fastener portion in a direction of rotation about the engaging portion is formed forward of the engaging portion of the first outer conductor.

A connector and shielding ring for use with the connector includes a male portion with a shroud and a center conductor and a female portion with a jack and a socket positioned to receive the center conductor. A conductive shielding ring is positioned between the mated connector portions. The shielding ring has a body configured for surrounding flexible tines of the female portion jack and is configured to be captured between the tines and the shroud for providing a grounding path between the male and female portions of the connector. The shielding ring body has an inner surface with a diameter and an outer surface with a diameter and has a taper portion formed on a distal end of the shielding ring body for engaging a surface of the shroud. The shielding ring body has a lip extending radially inwardly at the proximal end for engaging the tines of the female portion when the male and female portions of the connector are mated.

A wire assembly includes a cable and a contact. The wire includes at least an inner conductor and an insulating jacket surrounding the inner conductor, wherein a tip of the inner conductor is exposed at a first end. The contact is welded to the tip of the inner conductor at the first end.

An electrical connector configured to be mated with a corresponding counter connector to establish an electrical connection is presented. The connector includes a connector housing having at least one terminal cavity for receiving at least one female contact terminal. The cavity defines a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion. A step is arranged between the first and the second cavity portion. A female contact terminal likewise comprises a step arranged between first and second terminal portions such that, in a mounted condition, the respective steps of terminal cavity and female contact terminal engage each other.

An electrical connector for receiving a central conductor of a coaxial cable adapter includes first and second body portions, a first electrical contact, and a coupling element. The first body portion has a first tubular portion disposed about a first axis and defines a first bore. The second body portion has a second tubular portion disposed about a second axis, which intersects the first axis, and defines a second bore. The second bore is configured to receive a coaxial adapter. The first electrical contact is secured within the first bore and has a first end within the first body portion and a second end outside of the first bore, and the first end of the first electrical contact has an opening in a side wall thereof. The coupling element is disposed in the opening in the side wall of the first electrical contact and extends in a direction of the second axis. The coupling element has a tubular wall and includes a plurality of spring members extending inward from the tubular wall such that the coupling element is configured to securely receive a central conductor of the adapter. The coupling element is configured to have a first diameter defined by the spring members in a rest position and a second diameter, greater than the first diameter, defined by an inner surface of the tubular wall of the coupling element when the spring member are urged outwardly by the central conductor of the adapter.

The invention is characterized in that a HF coaxial cable is designed as a conventional corrugated sheath cable comprising a cable outer conductor, in the form of a metal corrugated tube, having a line impedance Z.sub.k and a minimum bending radius r.sub.k,min specified by the manufacturer as a characteristic feature of the coaxial cable; in corrugated sheath cable, directly or indirectly following the straight plug connector, is bent to have a bending radius r.sub.α, where 0.2 r.sub.k,min≦r.sub.α≦0.9 r.sub.k,min, which alters the line impedance Z.sub.k by a maximum of 1 ohm. The bend with the bending radius r.sub.α is produced by cold forming corrugated sheath cable with the introduction of bending forces and tensile forces directed along said corrugated sheath cable.