CONNECTOR ARRANGEMENT

Abstract

The present invention relates to a connector arrangement (100) with a connector (101) and a cable (50) connected to the connector, wherein the cable has an inner conductor (51) and an outer conductor (52) and the connector has an inner conductor (103) and an outer conductor (105), wherein the connector arrangement has a crimping region in which the cable is crimped with a crimp barrel (10), wherein the crimp barrel has at least one radially inwardly directed lug (11).

Claims

1. A connector arrangement, comprising: a connector; a cable connected to said connector; and a crimp barrel crimped to said cable, wherein said cable comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor, said connector comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor, said crimp barrel comprises at least one radially inwardly projecting lug, and said at least one lug comprises a first lug located at a first edge at a lateral end of said crimp barrel.

2. The connector arrangement of claim 1, wherein: said at least one lug comprises a second lug located at a second edge at a second lateral end of said crimp barrel.

3. The connector arrangement of claim 1, wherein: said outer conductor of said cable comprises a braided shield, and said at least one lug bears against said outer conductor and engages said braided shield.

4. The connector arrangement of claim 3, wherein: said crimp barrel comprises at least one recess, and said braided shield engages said at least one recess.

5. The connector arrangement of claim 3, wherein: said crimp barrel is crimped with said braided shield, and a portion of said braided shield is situated within the crimp barrel.

6. The connector arrangement of claim 1, wherein: said crimp barrel comprises at least one recess.

7. The connector arrangement of claim 6, wherein: said outer conductor of said cable engages said at least one recess.

8. The connector arrangement of claim 1, comprising: an outer conductor crimp, wherein the crimp barrel is crimped with said outer conductor crimp, and said outer conductor crimp is crimped with said outer conductor of said connector.

9. A cable crimp, comprising: a crimp barrel comprising at least one radially inwardly projecting lug, wherein said at least one lug comprises a first lug located at a first edge at a first lateral end of said crimp barrel.

10. The cable crimp of claim 9, wherein: said at least one lug comprises a second lug located at a second edge at a second lateral end of said crimp barrel.

11. A cable assembly, comprising: a cable, and a crimp barrel crimped to said cable, wherein said cable comprises an inner conductor and an outer conductor, said crimp barrel comprises at least one radially inwardly projecting lug, and said at least one lug comprises a first lug located at a first edge at a first lateral end of said crimp barrel.

12. The cable crimp of claim 11, wherein: said at least one lug comprises a second lug located at a second edge at a second lateral end of said crimp barrel.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The present invention is explained in greater detail below on the basis of the exemplary embodiments indicated in the schematic figures of the drawing. In the drawing:

[0021] FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a cable according to the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a crimp barrel according to the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a connector arrangement according to the present disclosure.

[0024] The enclosed figures of the drawing are supposed to provide further understanding of the embodiments of the invention. They illustrate embodiments and serve in the context of the description to explain principles and concepts of the invention. Other embodiments and many of the stated advantages will become apparent in view of the drawings. The elements of the drawings are not necessarily shown true-to-scale in relation to one another.

[0025] In the figures of the drawing, identical, functionally identical elements, features and components and elements, features and components with the same effectunless indicated otherwiseare provided in each case with the same reference number.

[0026] The figures are described coherently and comprehensively below.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

[0027] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a cable 50 for crimping with a connector 101. Cable 50 has an outer conductor 52, an inner conductor 51, an insulating part 54, a sheathing 53 as well as a crimp barrel 10. The crimp barrel 10 is crimped to the outer conductor 52 of the cable 50. In a later assembly step, the crimp barrel 10 is furthermore crimped to an outer conductor crimp 106.

[0028] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a crimp barrel 10 for crimping with a cable 50. The crimp barrel 10 has a recess 12 which forms an axially central window of the crimp barrel 10. The window extends approximately across a 2/3 circumference of the crimp barrel 10. The crimp barrel furthermore has a first lateral end 13 as well as a lateral end 14 opposite lateral end 13. At the lateral ends 13 and 14, the crimp barrel 10 has in each case two radially inwardly directed lugs 11. The lugs 11 are, measured on the total circumference of the crimp barrel 10, relatively small. As a result of the size of the lugs 11, they can hook into an outer conductor braiding of the outer conductor 52 without greater deformation effort. This increases the holding force of the crimp barrel 10 on the cable 50 with low mechanical deformation of the cable 50. Low mechanical deformation is desirable since mechanical deformations impair the electrical properties of a cable.

[0029] FIG. 3 shows a connector arrangement 100 with a cable 50 and with a connector 101. The connector 101 has an outer conductor 105, an insulating part 104 and an inner conductor 103. The cable 50 and the connector 101 are crimped at various points with an outer conductor crimp 106 so that the cable 50 is fastened to the connector 101. The outer conductor crimp 106 is crimped with the outer conductor 105 of the connector 101.

[0030] It is apparent that the cable 50 was unsheathed in the region of the outer conductor crimp 106. I.e. the sheathing 53 of the cable was removed in this region. The crimp barrel 10 is also pushed on in the unsheathed region of the cable 50. The outer conductor braiding of the outer conductor 52 of the cable 50 was reversed or folded back over the crimp barrel 10. The outer conductor crimp 106 is crimped with the cable in the region of the crimp barrel 10. In the region in which the outer conductor braiding is folded over, the insulating part 54 and the inner conductor 51 are exposed. In this region, the insulating part 54 and the inner conductor 51 are surrounded by the outer conductor crimp 106 or by the outer conductor 105 of the connector 101.

[0031] Although the present invention has been described fully above on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments, it is not restricted thereto, but rather can be modified in various manners.

[0032] The present disclosure may be summarized as disclosing, inter alia, the following Embodiments.

Embodiment 1

[0033] Connector arrangement (100) with a connector (101) and a cable (50) connected to the connector, [0034] wherein the cable has an inner conductor (51) and an outer conductor (52) and the connector has an inner conductor (103) and an outer conductor (105), [0035] wherein the connector arrangement has a crimping region in which the cable is crimped with a crimp barrel (10), [0036] wherein the crimp barrel has at least one radially inwardly directed lug (11).

Embodiment 2

[0037] Connector arrangement according to Embodiment 1, wherein the lug is formed at a lateral end (13; 14) of the crimp barrel.

Embodiment 3

[0038] Connector arrangement according to Embodiment 2, wherein the crimp barrel has a plurality of lugs which are formed at opposing lateral ends (13, 14) of the crimp barrel.

Embodiment 4

[0039] Connector arrangement according to any one of the preceding Embodiments, wherein the lug bears against the outer conductor of the cable and in particular engages in a braided shield of the cable.

Embodiment 5

[0040] Connector arrangement according to any one of the preceding Embodiments, wherein the crimp barrel has at least one recess (12).

Embodiment 6

[0041] Connector arrangement according to Embodiment 5, wherein the outer conductor of the cable, in particular the braided shield, engages in the recess.

Embodiment 7

[0042] Connector arrangement according to Embodiment 5 or 6, wherein the crimp barrel is crimped with the braided shield and the braided shield is within the crimp barrel.

Embodiment 8

[0043] Connector arrangement according to any one of the preceding Embodiments, wherein the crimp barrel is crimped with an outer conductor crimp (106) and the outer conductor crimp is crimped with an outer conductor of the connector.

Embodiment 9

[0044] Crimp barrel (10) for a cable which has at least one radially inwardly directed lug (11).

Embodiment 10

[0045] Cable (50) which has an inner conductor (51) as well as an outer conductor (52), wherein the cable has a crimping region, in which the cable is crimped with a crimp barrel (10), wherein the crimp barrel has at least one radially inwardly directed lug (11).

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0046] 10 Crimp barrel [0047] 11 Lug [0048] 12 Recess [0049] 13 Lateral end [0050] 14 Lateral end [0051] 50 Cable [0052] 51 Inner conductor [0053] 52 Outer conductor [0054] 53 Sheathing [0055] 54 Insulating part [0056] 100 Connector arrangement [0057] 101 Connector [0058] 103 Inner conductor [0059] 104 Insulating part [0060] 105 Outer conductor [0061] 106 Outer conductor crimp