Abstract: The invention concerns an antenna assembly that includes an antenna device and a mount for the antenna device. The antenna device (1) includes a mounting part (11) projecting from the rear end of the antenna device (1). The mount (2) includes a body (21) insertable into an opening of a ceiling or a wall, the body (21) having an internal surface forming a cavity (22) for receiving the mounting part (11) of the antenna device (1). The mount includes at least one resilient member (231, 232) attached to the body (21) enabling receiving and fixing the mounting part (11) of the antenna device (1) in the cavity (22) and simultaneously enabling fixing the mount (2) in the opening of the ceiling or wall.

Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a connector front end connectable with a circuit board and a connector rear end connectable with a coaxial cable. An outer conductor arrangement connectable with an outer conductor of a coaxial cable at the connector rear end, which has a compensator means arranged at the connector front end and has at least one cup spring having a contacting zone configured to contact a contact face of a circuit board to establish an electrical interconnection between the outer conductor arrangement and the contact face. The cup spring has a center aperture that is at least partially encircled by the contacting zone. An inner conductor arrangement includes a contacting tip configured to contact a contacting point of a circuit board via the center aperture of the compensator means to establish an electrical contact between the inner conductor and the contacting point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adapter (1) for a coaxial connector assembly (2) comprising a tubular outer conductor (3) and a pin-shaped inner conductor (4) both extending in a mounted position in a longitudinal direction (z) and a spacer (5) which in the mounted position is arranged inside the outer conductor (3) encompassing the inner conductor (4) at least partially and by which the inner conductor (4) is positioned with respect to the outer conductor (3). The spacer (5) comprises a first half (5a) and a second half (5b) which are interconnectable to each other along a separation plane extending in the longitudinal direction (z), wherein the first and/or the second half (5a, 5b) comprise at least one holding means (6) to hold the inner conductor (4) in the mounted position.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) including a first connector unit (2) and a second connector unit (3) interconnectable with respect to each other. The first connector unit (2) includes at least one connector (5) arranged at least partially inside a plug housing (4). The at least one connector (5) is operatively connected to the plug housing (4) by a latching mechanism (7) which provides an engaged configuration in which the at least one connector (5) is latched with respect to the plug housing (4) and a disengaged configuration in which the at least one connector (5) is disengaged from the plug housing (4).

Abstract: An adapter structure for transferring an electromagnetic signal between an electronic component and an antenna, the adapter structure includes an adapter body having a base surface. The adapter structure further includes at least one ridged adapter waveguide channel, wherein the at least one adapter waveguide channel extends from the base surface into the adapter body. The adapter structure further includes an electromagnetic band gap structure with a plurality of band gap elements, wherein the band gap elements are spaced apart relative to each other, project from the base surface and have a front face spaced apart from the base surface. At least one band gap element is arranged as extension of a ridge of an associated adapter waveguide channel.

Abstract: A wave conductor for electromagnetic waves, waveguide connector and communications link A wave conductor for electromagnetic waves, preferably a millimeter-wave wave conductor, in particular for a digital communication application, with a conductor core and a one conductor sheathing. The conductor sheathing surrounds the conductor core at least partially in the longitudinal direction and at least partially in the circumferential direction of the wave conductor. One longitudinal section of the wave conductor has cross-sections which deviate from a circle at the outside of the wave conductor and/or at the outside of the conductor sheathing. Further, a waveguide connector for electromagnetic waves, preferably millimeter-wave waveguide connectors, in particular flying or installable waveguide connectors for a wave conductor. The waveguide connector has a wave conductor plug-in recess in which a longitudinal section of the wave conductor is directly placeable.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a housing holding at least one jack assembly with an inner conductor and an outer conductor arranged coaxial to the inner conductor. The second connector includes a socket with at least one opening extending in an axial direction. The opening includes a contact surface which in a mated position is electrically interconnected to an outer conductor of the jack assembly. In a direction of the axial extension (z-direction) of the opening, a contact surface is arranged which in the mated position is electrically interconnected to the inner conductor of the first connector part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector having a first coaxial connector having first and third guide surfaces and a second coaxial connector having second and fourth guide surfaces wherein, in a first partially mated condition, the third guide surface contacts the fourth guide surface and the first and second guide surfaces do not contact each other, and wherein, in a second partially mated condition, the first and third contact surfaces contact the second and fourth guide surfaces, respectively, and an outer conductor of the first coaxial connector and an outer conductor of the second coaxial connector do not contact each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector comprising a first connector portion and a second connector portion, the first connector portion comprising a seal, a resilient detent element and an outer conductor portion, a portion of the resilient detent element contacting a radially outward facing surface of the outer conductor portion, the second connector portion comprising a counterpart detent element, in a mated configuration of the first connector portion and the second connector portion, the resilient detent element engages the counterpart detent element and locks the first connector portion to the second connector portion, and a compression of the seal in the mated configuration effecting a force parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first connector portion, the force inhibiting play between the resilient detent element and the counterpart detent element.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement includes a baseplate with a top surface defining a top level and a bottom surface defining a bottom level. First and second cup-shaped antenna radiating elements that have an apex arranged nearby to the top level of the baseplate and opposite to the apex an opening that is arranged distal to the top level of the baseplate. The antenna radiating elements are arranged above the baseplate and are spaced apart by a spacing and electrically interconnected to the baseplate. The first antenna radiating element is electrically interconnected to an inner conductor of a first coaxial cable, the inner conductor being arranged in the region of the apex above the bottom level. The second antenna radiating element is electrically interconnected to an inner conductor of a second coaxial cable, said inner conductor being arranged in the region of the apex above said bottom level.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a coaxial connector jack for the interconnection to a corresponding connector plug. The connector jack comprises an inner conductor extending in an axial direction and an outer conductor in the form of a slotted contact sleeve arranged coaxial with respect to the inner conductor. Furthermore the coaxial connector comprises an insulator positioning the inner conductor with respect to the outer conductor and a spacer arranged inside the insulator extending along an inner side wall of the slotted contact sleeve. The spacer extends in the axial direction at least to the same axial position as the slotted contact sleeve or exceeds it.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a stranded inner conductor (1), and to a coaxial cable (9). In a first step, a stranded inner conductor (2) is provided, which consists of several wires (3) twisted together. Then the stranded inner conductor (1) is rotary swaged by means of a rotary swaging device (10). In a further step, the rotary swaged stranded inner conductor (3) is enclosed with a dielectric (4). In a further step, the dielectric (4) is enclosed with an outer conductor (5) and a cable sheath (6).

Abstract: A method for producing an operative connection between a coaxial cable (1) and a coaxial connector (16). A cable jacket (5), if present, is removed by means of a first tool (6) to a predefined first length L1. In a second step, an outer conductor (3) is removed by means of a second tool (7) to a predefined second length L2. In a third step, a dielectric (4) is removed by means of a third tool (8) to a third length L3, such that one end (15) of the inner conductor (2) is exposed. Then the end (15) of the inner cable conductor (2) is formed by means of a rotary swaging device (9), which comprises a plurality of deflectable jaws (10) rotatable circumferentially about an axis of rotation (11) and each hammering in the radial direction with at least one operative surface (14).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a coaxial connector jack (1) for the interconnection to a corresponding connector plug (2). The connector jack (1) comprises an inner conductor (3) extending in an axial direction (x) and an outer conductor (4) in the form of a slotted contact sleeve (4) arranged coaxial with respect to the inner conductor (3). Furthermore the coaxial connector (1) comprises an insulator (5) positioning the inner conductor (3) with respect to the outer conductor (4) and a spacer (6) arranged inside the insulator (5) extending along an inner side wall (7) of the slotted contact sleeve (4). The spacer (6) extends in the axial direction at least to the same axial position as the slotted contact sleeve (4) or exceeds it.

Abstract: A connector assembly (1) including a first connector unit (2) and a second connector unit (3) interconnectable with respect to each other. The first connector unit (2) includes at least one connector (5) arranged at least partially inside a plug housing (4). The at least one connector (5) is operatively connected to the plug housing (4) by a latching mechanism (7) which provides an engaged configuration in which the at least one connector (5) is latched with respect to the plug housing (4) and a disengaged configuration in which the at least one connector (5) is disengaged from the plug housing (4).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a cable assembly (1) comprising a coaxial cable (2) with an inner conductor (3) and a shield (4) and a dielectric (5) arranged between the inner conductor (3) and the shield (4). The cable assembly (1) further comprises an outer jacket (7) which encompasses the coaxial cable (2). One or several spacers (10) are arranged between the coaxial cable (2) and the outer jacket (7) such that the outer jacket (7) and the coaxial cable (2) are spaced a distance apart.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coaxial connection system in which solid insulating structures are used and it is provided a lengthening of the guide portion of the connectors, while ensuring an axial immobilization of the ground contacts independently of the locking device that mechanically locks the plug to the jack when they are in mutual connection configuration.

Abstract: A stranded conductor (2) including a specific number of a first type of wire (5) which, in cross-section of the stranded conductor, are arranged in a hexagonal pattern around a central wire in at least two layers. The wires arranged at the vertices of the hexagonal pattern are of a second type of wire having in principle a smaller diameter than the first type of wires. The interstitial spaces (10) between the first and the second wires are filled by a sealing agent (3).

Abstract: A microwave cable (10), intended for a frequency range from 0 Hz up to at least a few 10 GHz, comprises a central inner conductor (11), a dielectric (12) concentrically surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor (13, 14) concentrically enclosing the dielectric (12), and a sheathing concentrically enclosing the microwave cable (10) externally. Stable electrical and mechanical properties, particularly when making up cables, are achieved in that the outer conductor has two electrically conducting bands (13, 14) wound over each other, in that the bands (13, 14) are each wound in an overlapping manner and in that the bands (13, 14) are wound progressively in opposite directions.

Abstract: An optical connector assembly (1) includes a plug (2) and a socket (3) which are interconnectable to each other in an axial direction (x). The plug (2) comprises a plug housing (5) in which a first ferrule (7) is arranged and the socket (3) comprises a socket housing (20), in which a second ferrule (23) is arranged.