Right-angle board-mounted connectors
A connector includes a housing including a conductive material, a base connected to the housing and including a base center hole and a base groove extending from the base center hole to an edge of the base, a center pin including a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion, and a dielectric. The dielectric includes a first portion extending through the base center hole and including a dielectric center hole through which the first portion of the center pin extends and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the dielectric along the base groove and including a dielectric groove along which the second portion of the center pin extends.
1. A connector comprising:
a housing including a conductive material;
a base connected to the housing and including a base center hole and a base groove extending from the base center hole to an edge of the base;
an extension protruding from the bottom of the base;
a center pin including a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion; and
a dielectric including:
a first portion extending through the base center hole and including a dielectric center hole through which the first portion of the center pin extends; and
a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the dielectric along the base groove and including a dielectric groove along which the second portion of the center pin extends.
2. A connector of claim 1 , wherein the extension has a semi-circular shape or a U-shape.
3. A connector of claim 1 , wherein a radius of the extension and a radius of the base center hole are equal or substantially equal.
4. A connector of claim 1 , further comprising a leg extending from the base.
5. A connector comprising:
a housing including, a conductive material;
a base connected to the housing and including a base center hole and a base groove extending from the base center hole to an edge of the base;
a center pin including a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion; and
a dietric including:
a first portion extending through the base center hole and including a dielectric center hole through which the first portion of the center pin extends; and
a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the dielectric along the base groove and including a dielectric groove along which the second portion of the center pin extends; wherein
a radius of the base center hole and a radius of the base groove are equal or substantially equal.
6. A connector comprising:
a housing including a conductive material;
a base connected to the housing and including a base center hole and a base groove extending from the base center hole to an edge of the base;
a center pin including a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion; and
a dielectric including
a first portion extending through the base center hole and including a sielectric center hole through which the first portion of the center pin extends; and
a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the dielectric along the base groove and including a dielectric groove along which the second portion of the center pin extends; wherein
a radius of the first portion of the dielectric and a radius of the second portion of the dielectric are equal or substantially equal.
7. A printed circuit board comprising:
a base pad including an outer base pad portion and an inner base pad portion, the outer base pad portion is arranged to be connected to a base of a coaxial connector;
a pin pad arranged such that at least a portion of the pin pad is surrounded by the base pad and arranged to be connected to a center pin of the coaxial connector;
a trace connected to the pin pad; and
a first ground plane located on a top surface of the printed circuit board including an antipad that surrounds the pin pad and the trace; wherein
the antipad extends into an area defined by an inner perimeter of the inner base pad portion; and
the antipad has a radius that is equal to or substantially equal to a radius of a center hole in the coaxial connector.
8. A printed circuit board of claim 7 , further comprising a slot.
9. A printed circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the slot extends through the printed circuit board.
10. A printed circuit board of claim 8 , wherein the slot has a radius that is equal to or substantially equal to the radius of the center hole in the coaxial connector.
11. A printed circuit board of claim 7 , further comprising a second ground plane located on a layer nearest the top surface of the printed circuit board.
12. A printed circuit board of claim 11 , further comprising vias connecting the second ground plane to at least one of the base pad and the first ground plane
13. A printed circuit board of claim 11 , wherein the second ground plane includes an antipad under the pin pad.
14. A connector assembly comprising:
a connector including:
a housing including a conductive material;
a base connected to the housing including a base center hole and a base groove extending from the base center hole to an edge of the base;
a center pin including a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion;and
a dielectric including:
a first portion extending through the base center hole and including a dielectric cenetr hole through which the first portion of the center pin extends; and
a second portion extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the dielectric along the base groove and including a dielectric groove along which the second portion of the center pin extends;
a printed circuit board including:
a base pad connected to the base;
a pin pad connected to the center pin;
a trace connected to the pin pad; and
a first ground plane located on a top surface of the printed circuit board including an antipad that surrounds the pin pad and the trace; wherein
the antipad extends into an area defined by an inner perimeter of the base pad; and
the antipad has a radius that is equal to or substantially equal to a radius of the center hole in the connector.
15. A connector assembly of claim 14 , wherein:
the printed circuit board includes a slot; and
the connector includes an extension that protrudes into the slot so that a bottom surface of the extension is below a top surface of the printed circuit board.
16. A connector assembly of claim 15 , wherein the bottom surface of the extension is below a bottom surface of the printed circuit.