JP6643064B2 - Coaxial cable connector, coaxial cable connector with carrier, and method of manufacturing coaxial cable connector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coaxial cable connector. Specifically, a coaxial cable connector having a cut portion separated from the carrier, and a coaxial cable connector with a carrier connected to one or more coaxial cable connectors, and at least an outer conductor shell from the carrier connected at the carrier connecting portion. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector including a disconnecting step.

  In a conventional manufacturing process of a connector such as a coaxial cable connector, a connector carrier in which a rear end of an outer conductor shell of the connector is connected by a connecting piece, and a rear end of a terminal housed or incorporated in a housing by integral formation or the like are connected by a connecting piece. The connected housing carrier is on the same side, the connector carrier and the housing carrier on the same side are respectively positioned, and assembly such as housing an insulating housing in the outer conductor shell is performed. Here, the rear end of the outer conductor shell is the rear end of the coaxial cable connected to the outer conductor shell with respect to the extending direction of the coaxial cable. This is the rear end. In addition, the tip of the outer conductor shell and the tip of the terminal respectively refer to the front end in the extending direction of the coaxial cable.

  For example, a connector described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-181518 (Patent Literature 1) has a carrier (connector carrier) in which an outer conductor shell of the connector is connected through a connecting piece, and is built in a housing through the connecting piece. The carrier (housing carrier) to which the center contacts are connected is on the same side, and the carriers on the same side are overlapped and positioned, whereby the housing is mounted on the outer conductor shell or the like.

JP 2011-181518 A

  In a general manufacturing process of a connector such as a coaxial cable connector as in the above-described conventional example, since the connector carrier and the housing carrier are on the same side, a jig (or a mechanism) supporting each carrier is determined by positioning or the like. It is necessary to design the structure of the jig so as not to hinder movement. As described above, the jigs for supporting the two carriers on the same side must be designed in consideration of the positional relationship between the carriers, the movement range, and the like. The structure of the jig is more complicated than the structure.

  Also, since the rear end of the outer conductor shell of the connector is connected to the connector carrier via the connection piece, when the coaxial cable is crimped and connected to the rear end of the outer conductor shell, the connector carrier is not connected. In the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the connector carrier is separated from the rear end of the outer conductor shell before the coaxial cable is crimped and connected to the rear end portion of the outer conductor shell in the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector. A jig such as a clamp for sandwiching and fixing the coaxial cable connector is required. Therefore, an apparatus for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector has a complicated configuration including such a jig such as a clamp. Furthermore, since the coaxial cable connector is only sandwiched and fixed with a jig such as a clamp as compared to when it is connected to the connector carrier, the fixing position of the coaxial cable connector when crimping and connecting the coaxial cable is Can be unstable.

  Therefore, instead of connecting the rear end of the outer conductor shell of the conventional connector with a connecting piece, or in addition to connecting the rear end of the outer conductor shell with a connecting piece, an external coaxial cable connector is formed. The outer conductor shell and the connector carrier are connected by a carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the tip side of the caulking portion of the conductor shell, and the connector carrier is connected to the tip side of the outer conductor shell (that is, built into the insulating housing). (The side opposite to the housing carrier connected to the rear end of the coaxial cable connector), thereby simplifying the configuration of a coaxial cable connector manufacturing apparatus including a jig for supporting each carrier and the like. When connecting the coaxial cable by crimping it to the rear end, do not disconnect the coaxial cable connector from the connector carrier. Provided are a coaxial cable connector, a coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier, and a method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector configured to stabilize a fixed position of a coaxial cable connector while being connected and connect a coaxial cable to the coaxial cable connector. .

A coaxial cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal, a housing supporting the terminal, an outer conductor shell covering at least a part of the housing and at least a part of the coaxial cable, and a coaxial cable. ,
The outer conductor shell includes a caulking portion at a rear end portion for fixing the coaxial cable,
The outer conductor shell is provided with a cut portion at any position at least on the tip side than the caulking portion,
The cutting portion is a mark that has been cut from the connector carrier.

As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention,
The cutting portion is formed at an edge portion on the tip side of the caulking portion.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a wall portion at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the cut portion is formed at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell without the wall portion. It is characterized by having been done.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a substantially cylindrical portion for connecting to a mating connector on a distal end side of the outer conductor shell, and the cutting portion has an outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion. It is characterized by being formed outside.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the cut portion is formed in a convex shape from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a bent portion that forms a part of the substantially cylindrical portion at a tip of the outer conductor shell, and the cut portion includes the bent portion. Characterized by being formed at the end.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes, in addition to the cutting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the tip side of the caulking portion, another cutting at the end of the caulking portion. It is characterized by having a part.

A coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal, a housing that supports the terminal, and an outer conductor shell that covers at least a part of the housing and at least a part of the coaxial cable. Including one or more coaxial cable connectors,
The outer conductor shell includes a caulking portion for fixing a coaxial cable,
The outer conductor shell is provided with a carrier connecting portion connected to a connector carrier at least at an arbitrary position on the tip side of the caulking portion.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the carrier connecting portion is provided at an edge portion on the tip side of the caulking portion.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a wall portion at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the carrier connection portion includes the outer conductor shell having no wall portion. It is characterized in that it is provided on an edge portion.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a substantially cylindrical portion for connecting to a mating connector on a distal end side of the outer conductor shell, and the carrier connecting portion includes the substantially cylindrical portion. It is provided outside the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion.

  In a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the carrier connecting portion is formed to be convex from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector includes a bent portion forming a part of the substantially cylindrical portion at a tip of the outer conductor shell, and the carrier connecting portion is It is characterized in that it is formed at the end of the bent part.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector is connected at the carrier connecting portion via a connecting piece extending from the connector carrier.

  As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, a notch or a half cut is formed in the carrier connecting portion.

As a preferred embodiment of the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to the present invention, the coaxial cable connector further includes an end portion of the caulked portion, in addition to the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the tip side of the caulked portion. comprising a separate carrier connecting portion, the another carrier connecting portion, said being connected to the outer conductor support to support Bukit Yaria the caulking portion of the shell, the connector carrier, the support piece extending from the support Bukit Yaria Characterized in that it is coupled to a support portion at the tip of the.

  The method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes cutting the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the distal end side of the caulking portion from the coaxial cable connector with the connector carrier, The method may further include at least a step of separating the connector carrier.

The method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to one embodiment of the present invention includes cutting the another carrier connecting portion provided at an end of the caulking portion from the coaxial cable connector with the connector carrier, and connecting the connector carrier to the connector carrier. By cutting at a cutting position between the support portion, the step of separating the sub-carrier from the connector carrier,
Disconnecting the connector carrier by cutting the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the distal end side of the caulking portion.

As a preferred embodiment of the method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the caulked portion includes a cover caulked portion and an outer conductor caulked portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
Incorporating the housing supporting the terminal into the outer conductor shell;
The core wire of the coaxial cable arranged in the core wire connection portion of the terminal is fixed to an insulating core wire inside the core wire caulking portion by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from the edge portion of the outer conductor shell. And crimping the outer conductor of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor shell at the rear end portion of the outer conductor shell. It is characterized by including a step of closing and fixing.

As a preferred embodiment of the method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the caulked portion includes a cover caulked portion and an outer conductor caulked portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
Connecting the core wire of the coaxial cable to the core connection portion of the terminal supported by the housing;
Incorporating the housing supporting the terminal, wherein the core wire of the coaxial cable is connected to a core wire connection portion, into the outer conductor shell;
The housing supporting the terminal is fixed to the outer conductor shell by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the outer conductor shell is provided at a rear end portion thereof. Caulking and fixing the outer conductor and the sheath of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor caulking portion and the sheath caulking portion.

As a preferred embodiment of the method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to the present invention, the caulked portion includes a cover caulked portion and an outer conductor caulked portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
Incorporating an insulative housing that does not support the terminals;
A step in which the core wire of the coaxial cable is connected to a core wire connection portion, and incorporated in the housing;
The housing supporting the terminal is fixed to the outer conductor shell by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the outer conductor shell is provided at a rear end portion thereof. Caulking and fixing the outer conductor and the sheath of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor caulking portion and the sheath caulking portion.

  The coaxial cable connector is provided at an arbitrary position of an edge portion between a core wire caulking portion for fixing a core wire of the coaxial cable and a front end of the outer conductor shell, which is provided at a central portion of the outer conductor shell constituting the coaxial cable connector. By connecting the outer conductor shell and the connector carrier by the carrier connecting portion, and arranging the connector carrier on the distal end side of the outer conductor shell, the connector carrier can be arranged on the opposite side to the housing carrier. It is not necessary to consider the moving range, the positional relationship, and the like, and the configuration of the manufacturing apparatus including the jig and the like can be simplified.

  Also, when connecting the coaxial cable by crimping it to the rear end of the coaxial cable connector, the coaxial cable connector is not separated from the connector carrier. The coaxial cable can be connected to the coaxial cable connector. Thereby, a mechanism such as a clamp for sandwiching and fixing the coaxial cable connector can be omitted. Further, since the coaxial cable connector can be handled in a state of being connected to the connector carrier, an inspection process or the like after connecting the coaxial cable can be easily performed.

It is a perspective view showing the state where the insulating housing and the outer conductor shell which constitute the coaxial cable connector concerning one embodiment of the present invention were respectively connected to the carrier. FIG. 2 is a top view of the insulating housing and the outer conductor shell shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from above. It is a figure showing the carrier which connected the coaxial cable connector concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing another embodiment of the carrier which connected the coaxial cable connector concerning the present invention. It is a figure showing the state where a coaxial cable was arranged in a coaxial cable connector. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the coaxial cable is caulked from the state illustrated in FIG. 5. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a coaxial cable connector separated from a connector carrier. It is a perspective view showing the state where an insulating housing and an outer conductor shell which constitute a coaxial cable connector concerning another embodiment of the present invention were respectively connected to a carrier. FIG. 9 is a top view of the insulating housing and the outer conductor shell shown in FIG. 8 as viewed from above.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for describing the embodiments, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals in principle, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

  1 and 2 show a state in which an insulating housing and an outer conductor shell constituting a coaxial cable connector according to an embodiment of the present invention are respectively connected to a carrier. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the connector carrier 10 and the housing carrier 20, and FIG. 2 is a top view of the connector carrier 10 and the housing carrier 20 shown in FIG. For the sake of explanation, the connector carrier 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 connects three outer conductor shells 30 constituting a coaxial cable connector, but it is needless to say that the number of outer conductor shells 30 is not limited to three. Instead, it is sufficient that at least one is connected. Similarly, the housing carrier 20 also connects three housings 40, but is not limited to three, and it is sufficient that at least one housing 40 is connected. The same applies to the connector carrier and the housing carrier shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, 8 and 9.

  The connector carrier 10 connects the outer conductor shell 30 at the carrier connection portion 12 via a connection piece 11 extending so as to support the outer conductor shell 30. When manufacturing the coaxial cable connector, the connector carrier 10 can be provided with a positioning pilot 13 as a mark for determining the position of the outer conductor shell 30 as necessary. The positioning pilot 13 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a hole that penetrates the connector carrier 10, but may be a mark other than the penetrating hole, such as a protrusion or a recess.

  In the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the outer conductor shell 30 can be separated from the connector carrier 10 by cutting the carrier connecting portion 12. In order to make it easier to separate the outer conductor shell 30 from the connector carrier 10, a notch such as a notch and a half cut with a cut of about half can be formed in the carrier connecting portion 12.

  The housing 40 can be integrally formed to support the terminal, and covers the central portion of the terminal to house the terminal. The housing carrier 20 connects the terminals included in the housing 40 with the carrier connecting portion 23 via the connecting pieces 24 extending to support the terminals included in the housing 40. That is, the housing carrier 20 connects the rear end of the core wire connecting portion 22 provided on the rear end side of the terminal built in the housing 40 (that is, the side to which the coaxial cable is connected) via the connecting piece 24 to the carrier. The housing 40 can be supported by connecting with the part 23.

  When manufacturing the coaxial cable connector, the housing carrier 20 can be provided with a positioning pilot 25 as a mark for determining the position of the housing 40 as necessary. The positioning pilot 25 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a hole that penetrates the housing carrier 20 similarly to the positioning pilot 13 of the connector carrier 10, but is a mark such as a protrusion or a concave portion other than the hole that penetrates. I just need.

In the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the terminal incorporated in the housing 40 can be separated from the housing carrier 20 by cutting the carrier connecting portion 23. A notch such as a notch or a half cut is provided in the carrier connecting portion 23 in the same manner as the carrier connecting portion 12 of the outer conductor shell 30 in order to easily separate the terminal built in the housing 40 from the housing carrier 20. Half cuts can be formed.

  The outer conductor shell 30 has a housing accommodating portion 31 configured to accommodate the cylindrical base 41 of the housing 40 on the distal end side (that is, the distal end side of the coaxial cable), and connects the outer conductor and the coating of the coaxial cable. Is provided at the rear end side. A wall 33 perpendicular to the plane of the housing receiving portion 31 is provided at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell 30. The wall portion 33 can be formed by, for example, vertically bending an edge from a tip of the outer conductor shell 30 to a position where the core wire caulking portion 36 extends.

  Further, the outer conductor shell 30 includes a substantially cylindrical portion 34 surrounding the cylindrical portion 43 of the housing 40, and pressing the projection 44 protruding from the side surface of the cylindrical base 41 to fix the housing 40. The bent portion 35 is provided at a distal end portion of the outer conductor shell 30 and forms a part of the substantially cylindrical portion 34. In the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the bent portion 35 is bent perpendicularly to the plane of the housing accommodating portion 31 with the projection 45 as a reference, and the substantially cylindrical portions 34 extending from both sides of the bent portion 35 are formed. Is bent at the boundary with the bent portion 35 so as to surround the cylindrical portion 43 of the housing 40.

  Further, the outer conductor shell 30 is provided with a caulked portion for fixing the coaxial cable to the rear end portion. The caulking portion includes a cover caulking portion 38 and an outer conductor caulking portion 37. In addition to the covering caulking portion 38 and the outer conductor caulking portion 37, a core wire caulking portion 36 extending from the wall portion 33 is provided at a central edge portion of the outer conductor shell 30. The core wire caulking portion 36 is bent in a box shape at the boundary with the wall portion 33, so that the core wire of the coaxial cable arranged in the core wire connection portion 22 is indirectly crimped at the core wire fixing portion 46 of the housing 40 inside. It is configured to connect. An outer conductor caulking portion 37 and a cover caulking portion 38 for fixing are provided at the rear end portion of the outer conductor shell 30. The outer conductor caulking portion 37 is configured to directly caulk the outer conductor of the coaxial cable disposed in the caulking portion 32 into a cylindrical shape and fix the outer conductor to the outer conductor shell 30. It is configured to be directly caulked in a shape and fixed to the outer conductor shell 30. A cut-and-raised spring 39 projecting from the flat portion at the center of the outer conductor shell 30 (that is, a flat portion sandwiched between the wall portions 33 from which the core wire caulking portion 36 extends) is provided. The cut-and-raised spring 39 is configured to engage with the main body 42 of the housing 40.

  The housing 40 includes a cylindrical base 41 at the front end of the coaxial cable connector, and a main body 42 at the rear end. The cylindrical base portion 41 includes a cylindrical portion 43 extending to a side to be connected to a mating connector. The protrusion 44 is pressed by the substantially cylindrical portion 34 of the outer conductor shell 30 in the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, so that the cylindrical base 41 placed in the housing accommodating portion 31 can be fixed. The main body 42 includes a hole (not shown) configured to engage with the cut-and-raised spring 39 of the outer conductor shell 30. When the housing 40 is incorporated in the outer conductor shell 30, the body 40 can be fixed by engaging the cut-and-raised spring 39.

  The cylindrical portion 43 exposes the contact portion 21 of the terminal from the side connected to the mating connector. The main body 42 on the rear end side of the housing 40 includes a core fixing portion 46 that exposes the core connecting portion 22 of the terminal from the side where the core of the coaxial cable is connected, and extends to the side where the core of the coaxial cable is connected. The core fixing portion 46 extends from an edge portion of the main body portion 42 on both sides of the core connecting portion 22, and when the housing 40 is incorporated into the outer conductor shell 30, the core fixing portion 46 becomes the core caulking portion 36. It is comprised so that it may be arrange | positioned inside.

As shown in FIG. 2, the carrier connecting portion 12 is provided to extend from the plate surface of the housing accommodating portion 31. For example, the connector carrier 10 is provided at a position on the tip end side where the wall portion 33 of the outer conductor shell 30 is interrupted so as to extend from the plate surface of the housing accommodating portion 31, so that the connector carrier 10 can be connected The connector carrier 10 can be arranged on the opposite side to the housing carrier 20 that connects the rear end of the terminal built in the housing 40 with the carrier connecting portion 23 via the connecting piece 24. .
Accordingly, the connector carrier 10 and the housing carrier 20 do not need to consider the moving range, the positional relationship, and the like of each carrier, and the configuration of the manufacturing apparatus including the jig and the like can be simplified.

  In one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two carrier connection portions 12 are provided outside the outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion 34, and two carrier connection portions 12 are provided at the distal end edge portion of the outer conductor shell 30. However, the position of the carrier coupling portion 12 in the outer conductor shell 30 may be any position as long as the connector carrier 10 and the housing carrier 20 can be arranged on opposite sides. For example, in order to fix the coaxial cable to the outer conductor shell 30 (coaxial cable connector), it is necessary to strongly caulk it. Therefore, the sheath of the coaxial cable and the caulking portion 38 and the outer conductor caulking portion 37 for caulking the outer conductor directly are required. It can be provided at a part of the edge portion between the portion excluding the caulked portion and the tip. The wall 33 may not be formed at the position where the carrier connecting portion 12 is formed. For example, instead of forming a part of the wall portion 33 from which the core wire caulking portion 36 extends, the carrier connecting portion 12 can be formed. Further, the position of the carrier connecting portion 12 is not limited to a part of the edge portion from the portion excluding the caulked portion of the outer conductor shell 30 to the tip, and may be an arbitrary position.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a carrier to which a coaxial cable connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. The coaxial cable connector with a carrier 50 connected to the connector carrier 10 may be, for example, a connector carrier 10 and a housing carrier such that the housing 40 is disposed directly above the outer conductor shell 30 in a manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector. From the state where the position 20 is positioned (the state shown in FIG. 2), the housing 40 is housed in the outer conductor shell 30 by cutting the carrier connecting portion 23, and the cylindrical base portion 41 and the main body are It is manufactured by fixing the parts 42 and cutting the carrier connecting part 23 to separate the housing carrier 20.

  In such a process, the coaxial cable connector 50 with a carrier connected to the connector carrier 10 can be manufactured, and the plurality of coaxial cable connectors 50 are connected to the reel without being separated from the connector carrier 10. Can be rolled up and shipped.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the carrier to which the coaxial cable connector according to the present invention is connected. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 includes a caulking portion (an example of FIG. 4) on the rear end side of the coaxial cable connector 50 in addition to the connector carrier 10 connected to the distal end side of the coaxial cable connector 50 shown in FIGS. Here, the sub-carrier 14 is connected to the cover caulking portion 38 but may be the outer conductor caulking portion 37). The subcarrier 14 is connected to the end of the coaxial cable connector 50, for example, the end of the caulking portion 32 at the carrier connecting portion 16 via the connecting piece 15, so that the outer conductor shell 30 is firmly connected with the connector carrier 10. Can be supported. Preferably, the carrier connecting portion 16 of the subcarrier 14 is provided with a plane of a root portion extending from two claws of the covering caulking portion 38 (a plane corresponding to a back portion of the covering caulking portion 38), that is, the housing accommodating portion 31. Is formed to be a plane extending to the rear end side, so that the surface of the outer conductor shell 30, the surface of the connector carrier 10, and the surface of the subcarrier 14 are the same plane (plane flush). Therefore, the outer conductor shell 30 can be more stably supported by each carrier.

  The subcarrier 14 includes a support piece 17 extending through a side portion of the coaxial cable connector 50 and a plate-like support portion 18 extending in a fan shape from the support piece 17. The part 18 couples with the connector carrier 10. For example, the support 18 of the sub-carrier 14 can be coupled to the edge of the connector piece 10 of the connector carrier 10 facing the support 18. Since the support portion 18 can support the connector carrier 10 (or the connection piece 11) widely by making the support portion 18 have a fan shape, the wobbling of the outer conductor shell 30 can be suppressed when the coaxial cable connector is manufactured. That is, when the housing 40 is incorporated into the outer conductor shell 30 in the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the outer conductor shell 30 is firmly fixed by the support portion 18, so that the housing 40 can be easily incorporated. The cutting position 19 is a position where the subcarrier 14 is cut when the subcarrier 14 is separated from the connector carrier 10 and the coaxial cable connector 50.

  The manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector with a carrier shown in FIG. 4 is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. In the coaxial cable connector with a carrier 50 connected to the connector carrier 10 and the subcarrier 14, the front end side is connected by the carrier connecting portion 12 of the connector carrier 10, and the rear end side is connected by the carrier connecting portion 16 of the subcarrier 14. By doing so, the connector carrier 10 and the housing carrier 20 are positioned such that the housing 40 is disposed directly above the outer conductor shell 30 supported by the connector carrier 10 and the subcarrier 14 (shown in FIG. 2). From the same state, the carrier connecting portion 23 is cut, the housing 40 is housed in the outer conductor shell 30, and the cylindrical base portion 41 and the main body portion 42 are fixed by the substantially cylindrical portion 34 and the cut-and-raised spring 39, respectively. It is manufactured by cutting the connecting portion 23 and separating the housing carrier 20. That.

  In such a process, the coaxial cable connector 50 with a carrier connected to the connector carrier 10 and the subcarrier 14 can be manufactured. As in the embodiment shown in FIGS. Can be wound around a reel and shipped without being disconnected from the connector carrier 10 and the subcarrier 14.

By cutting the carrier connecting portion 16 and the cutting position 19 from the coaxial cable connector with a carrier 50 connected to the connector carrier 10 and the subcarrier 14, the subcarrier 14 can be removed, as shown in FIG. it can be obtained, such connector carrier 10 with a carrier coaxial cable connector 50 in a state of being connected with. The manufacturing process after removing the subcarrier 14, for example, the process of connecting the coaxial cable 60 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the carrier connecting portion 12, the carrier connecting portion 16 connected to the caulking portion such as the cover caulking portion 38 and the outer conductor caulking portion 37 is provided. The carrier connecting portion 12 connected to the carrier can be provided at an arbitrary position at least on the tip side of the caulking portion.

  5 and 6 show a process of connecting the coaxial cable 60 to the coaxial cable connector 50. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state where a coaxial cable is arranged in a coaxial cable connector. The coaxial cable 60 includes an insulating coating 61, an outer conductor 62, an insulator 63, and a core wire 64. Insulating coating 61 covers outer conductor 62, which surrounds insulator 63, which surrounds core wire 64. The core wire 64 of the coaxial cable 60 is arranged on the core wire connection part 22 of the terminal, and the outer conductor 62 and the insulating coating 61 are arranged on the caulking part 32.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the coaxial cable is swaged from the state illustrated in FIG. 5. The core wire 64 is crimped to the core wire connection portion 22 at the core wire fixing portion 46 of the housing 40 inside by crimping the core wire caulking portion 36 to be connected. The outer conductor 62 is fixed by swaging the outer conductor caulking portion 37. The insulating coating 61 is fixed by caulking the coating caulking portion 38.

In the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the housing 40 is assembled into the outer conductor shell 30 and then the coaxial cable 60 is connected. Is not limited to the order shown in FIGS. Finally, it is sufficient if the state shown in FIG. 6 can be achieved. For example, as another embodiment of the manufacturing process of the coaxial cable connector, the core wire connection portion 22 of the terminals included in the housing 40, after connecting the core wire 64 of the coaxial cable connector 50, a housing 40 in which the core wire 64 is connected, It is also possible to incorporate it into the outer conductor shell 30 which remains connected to the connector carrier 10. Further, as still another embodiment of the manufacturing process, an insulating housing that does not support (or incorporate) the terminal is incorporated into the outer conductor shell 30 that is still connected to the connector carrier 10, and then the insulating housing is mounted. A coaxial cable in which a core wire is connected in advance to a core wire connecting portion of a terminal for incorporation into a housing can also be incorporated into a housing as a terminal with a coaxial cable.

  Since the outer conductor shell 30 constituting the coaxial cable connector 50 remains connected to the connector carrier 10, when connecting the coaxial cable, the outer conductor shell 30 is connected to the connector carrier 10 by pressing the connector carrier 10 with a jig or the like. The fixed position of the coaxial cable connector 50 can be stabilized. Thereby, a mechanism such as a clamp for sandwiching and fixing the coaxial cable connector 50 itself can be omitted. In addition, since the coaxial cable connector 50 can be handled in a state of being connected to the connector carrier 10 as shown in FIG. 6, an inspection process or the like after the coaxial cable 60 is connected can be easily performed.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the coaxial cable connector separated from the connector carrier. That is, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the coaxial cable 60 is connected to the coaxial cable connector 50 (the state shown in FIG. 6) by cutting the carrier connecting portion 12 to connect the connector carrier 10 connected via the connecting piece 11. Indicates a state in which is removed.

The coaxial cable connector 50 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in a convex shape at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell 30 by cutting the carrier connecting portion 12 at a position on the distal end side where the wall portion 33 of the outer conductor shell 30 is cut off. Cutting section 51. The cut portion 51 is a mark where the outer conductor shell 30 has been cut from the connector carrier 10, and the position where the cut portion 51 is formed corresponds to the position of the carrier connecting portion 12. For example, the cutting portion 51 is provided at a position of the carrier connecting portion 12 provided at a part of an edge portion from a portion excluding the caulking portion such as the covering caulking portion 38 and the outer conductor caulking portion 37 of the outer conductor shell 30 to the tip. It is formed. In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, a cutting portion (not shown) which is a mark cut by the carrier connecting portion 16 in addition to the cutting portion 51 which is a mark cut by the carrier connecting portion 12. Although formed at the end of the caulking portion, the cutting portion 51 can be provided at any position at least on the distal end side of the caulking portion. When the carrier connecting portion 12 is provided outside the outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion 34, the cutting portion 51 is also formed outside the outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion 34.

  8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which an insulating housing and an outer conductor shell constituting a coaxial cable connector according to another embodiment of the present invention are connected to a carrier, respectively, and FIG. 9 is a view shown in FIG. It is the top view which looked at the insulating housing and the outer conductor shell from above.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the carrier connecting portion 12 connected to the connector carrier 10 is provided at an edge portion on the distal end side of the outer conductor shell 30, but as described above, the position of the carrier connecting portion is It is sufficient that the connector carrier and the housing carrier can be arranged on opposite sides. For example, the position of the carrier connecting portion can be an arbitrary position between a portion excluding the caulking portion such as the cover caulking portion 38 and the outer conductor caulking portion 37 of the outer conductor shell 30 and the tip. In another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the connector carrier 70 is connected to the upper end of the bent portion 35 of the coaxial cable connector 50 at the carrier connecting portion 72 via the connecting piece 71. The connecting piece 71 extends from the end of the connector carrier 70 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the connector carrier 70 and is connected to the upper end of the bent portion 35 of the coaxial cable connector 50. When manufacturing the coaxial cable connector, the connector carrier 70 can be provided with a positioning pilot 73 as a mark for determining the position of the outer conductor shell 30 as necessary.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, even when the carrier connecting portion 72 is provided at the boundary with the upper end of the bent portion 35, the connector carrier 70 can be arranged at a position opposite to the housing carrier 20. . Accordingly, it is not necessary to consider the moving range, the positional relationship, and the like of each of the connector carrier 70 and the housing carrier 20, and the configuration of the manufacturing apparatus including the jig and the like can be simplified.

  The individual embodiments of the present invention are not independent embodiments, and can be implemented in combination as appropriate.

  The method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier and one or more coaxial cable connectors according to the present invention and a method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector can be used in a manufacturing process of a coaxial cable connector. It can be used for electric signal transmission in equipment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connector carrier 11 Connection piece 12 Carrier connection part 13 Positioning pilot 14 Subcarrier 15 Connection piece 16 Carrier connection part 17 Support piece 18 Support part 19 Cutting position 20 Housing carrier 21 Contact part 22 Core wire connection part 23 Carrier connection part 24 Connection piece 25 Positioning pilot 30 External conductor shell 31 Housing accommodating portion 32 Caulking portion 33 Wall portion 34 Approximately cylindrical portion 35 Bend portion 36 Core wire caulking portion 37 External conductor caulking portion 38 Coating caulking portion 39 Cut-and-raised spring 40 Housing 41 Cylindrical base 42 Body 43 Cylindrical parts 44, 45 Protrusion 46 Core fixing part 50 Coaxial cable connector 51 Cutting part 60 Coaxial cable 61 Insulating coating 62 Outer conductor 63 Insulator 64 Core 70 Connector carrier 71 Connecting piece 72 Carrier connecting part 73 Positioning pilot

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Terminals and
A housing for supporting the terminal;
An outer conductor shell that covers at least a portion of the housing and at least a portion of the coaxial cable;
Including coaxial cable,
The outer conductor shell includes a caulking portion at a rear end portion for fixing the coaxial cable,
The outer conductor shell includes a housings accommodating portion having a planar surface for accommodating the cylindrical portion of the housing to the distal end side than the crimping portion,
The housing accommodating portion includes a cut portion extending from the plane and formed in a convex shape,
The cutting unit, a coaxial cable connector, wherein the a mark cut the outer conductor shell of the connector carrier which is connected via a career connecting portion extending from the plane of the housing accommodating section. A wall portion is provided at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell,
The coaxial cable connector according to claim 1 , wherein the cut portion is formed at an edge of the outer conductor shell without the wall. Including a substantially cylindrical portion for connecting to a mating connector on the distal end side of the outer conductor shell,
The coaxial cable connector according to claim 2 , wherein the cut portion is formed outside an outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion. A bent portion constituting a part of the substantially cylindrical portion is included at a tip of the outer conductor shell,
The coaxial cable connector according to claim 3 , wherein the cut portion is formed at an end of the bent portion. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein, in addition to the cutting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the distal end side of the caulking portion, another cutting portion is provided at an end of the caulking portion. Coaxial cable connector as described. A terminal, a housing supporting the terminal, and at least one coaxial cable connector including an outer conductor shell covering at least a part of the housing and at least a part of the coaxial cable;
The outer conductor shell includes a caulking portion for fixing a coaxial cable,
The outer conductor shell includes a housings accommodating portion having a planar surface for accommodating the cylindrical portion of the housing to the distal end side than the crimping portion,
The housing receiving portion includes a carrier connecting portion extending from the plane ,
The coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier , wherein the outer conductor shell is connected to a connector carrier via a carrier connecting portion extending from the plane of the housing accommodating portion . The coaxial cable connector includes a wall portion at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell,
The coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to claim 6 , wherein the carrier connecting portion is provided at an edge portion of the outer conductor shell without the wall portion. The coaxial cable connector includes a substantially cylindrical portion for connecting to a mating connector on a distal end side of the outer conductor shell,
The coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to claim 6, wherein the carrier connecting portion is provided outside an outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical portion. The coaxial cable connector includes a bent portion that forms a part of the substantially cylindrical portion at a tip of the outer conductor shell, and the carrier connecting portion is formed at an end of the bent portion. A coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to claim 8 . The coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to any one of claims 6 to 9 , wherein the coaxial cable connector is coupled at the carrier coupling portion via a coupling piece extending from the connector carrier. . The coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to any one of claims 6 to 10 , wherein a notch or a half cut is formed in the carrier connecting portion. In addition to the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the tip side than the caulking portion, another carrier connecting portion is provided at an end of the caulking portion,
It said further carrier connecting portion is connected to the support Bukit Yaria for supporting the crimping portion of the outer conductor shell,
The connector carrier, the connector coaxial cable connector with a carrier according to any one of claims 6 11, characterized in that coupled to the support portion of the distal end of the support piece extending from the support Bukit Yaria. 12. The connector carrier is cut from the coaxial cable connector with a connector carrier according to any one of claims 6 to 11 , by cutting the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the tip side of the caulking portion. A method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector, comprising at least a separating step. The coaxial cable connector with the connector carrier according to claim 12 , wherein the another carrier connecting portion provided at an end of the caulking portion is cut, and cut at a cutting position between the connector carrier and the support portion. Separating the subcarrier from the connector carrier,
Disconnecting the connector carrier by cutting the carrier connecting portion provided at an arbitrary position on the distal end side of the caulking portion. The caulking portion includes a cover caulking portion and an outer conductor caulking portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
Incorporating the housing supporting the terminal into the outer conductor shell;
The core wire of the coaxial cable arranged in the core wire connection portion of the terminal is fixed to an insulating core wire inside the core wire caulking portion by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from the edge portion of the outer conductor shell. And crimping the outer conductor of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor shell at the rear end portion of the outer conductor shell. The method for manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to claim 13 or 14 , further comprising a step of fixing the connector. The caulking portion includes a cover caulking portion and an outer conductor caulking portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
The core wire connection portion of the supported said terminal to said housing, a step of connecting the core wire of the coaxial cable,
Incorporating the housing supporting the terminal, wherein the core of the coaxial cable is connected to the core connection portion, into the outer conductor shell;
The housing supporting the terminal is fixed to the outer conductor shell by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the outer conductor shell is provided at a rear end portion thereof. The method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to claim 13 or 14 , further comprising: caulking and fixing an outer conductor and a sheath of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor caulking portion and the sheath caulking portion. The caulking portion includes a cover caulking portion and an outer conductor caulking portion,
The outer conductor shell of the coaxial cable connector further includes a core caulking portion,
Before the step of separating the connector carrier,
Incorporating an insulative housing that does not support the terminals;
A step in which the core wire of the coaxial cable is connected to a core wire connection portion, and incorporated in the housing;
The housing supporting the terminal is fixed to the outer conductor shell by bending the core wire caulking portion extending from an edge portion of the outer conductor shell, and the outer conductor shell is provided at a rear end portion thereof. The method of manufacturing a coaxial cable connector according to claim 13 or 14 , further comprising: caulking and fixing an outer conductor and a sheath of the coaxial cable at the outer conductor caulking portion and the sheath caulking portion.

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