Method of fabricating a crushable connector interface
View Patent ↗A connector is disclosed. The connector includes a conductive housing. The conductive housing includes a wall region enclosing a space for receiving an adapter. The conductive housing also includes an annular end piece extending radially inward from a first end of the wall region and terminating the space. The annular end piece includes a flat annular surface, and a raised deformable annulus mounted on the flat annular surface. The raised deformable annulus is of a height such that an insertion of the adapter into the space deforms the raised deformable annulus to generate a physical contact connection between the flat annular surface and the adapter.
1. A method for fabricating a connector, comprising;
creating a housing comprising a wall region enclosing a space for receiving an adapter;
terminating the wall region with an annular end piece extending radially inward from a first end of the wall region and terminating the space; and
creating a raised deformable annulus mounted on a flat annular surface of the annular end piece of a height such that an insertion into the housing of the adapter deforms the raised deformable annulus to generate a physical contact connection between the flat annular surface and the adapter, wherein the raised deformable annulus comprises a conductive material.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the raised deformable annulus further comprises depositing the conductive material on the flat annular surface.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the raised deformable annulus further comprises shaping the annular end piece.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inserting a dielectric tube into the housing.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising inserting a center conductive pin within the housing such that the center conductive pin is radially surrounded by the dielectric tube over a portion of a length of the center conductive pin.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising threading the wall region with threads such that a torque used to completely insert the adapter into the connector generates a pressure on the raised deformable annulus greater than a yield strength of a material of the raised deformable annulus.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating a raised deformable annulus mounted on a flat annular surface of the annular end piece further comprises creating a raised deformable annulus mounted on a flat annular surface of the annular end piece of a height such that an insertion into the housing of the adapter deforms the raised deformable annulus to generate a 360-degree physical contact connection between the flat annular surface and the adapter.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating a raised deformable annulus mounted on a flat annular surface of the annular end piece further comprises creating a raised deformable annulus mounted on a flat annular surface of the annular end piece of a height such that an insertion into the housing of the adapter deforms the raised deformable annulus to generate a gas-tight physical contact connection between the flat annular surface and the adapter.