US 12,080,978 B2
High frequency impedance matching edge launch RF connector
Benjamin W. Carpenter, Tucson, AZ (US); Ryan D. Dewitt, Tucson, AZ (US); and Michael R. Beylor, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,691.
Prior Publication US 2023/0216256 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01); H01R 24/50 (2011.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01); H01R 103/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/50 (2013.01) [H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H01R 2103/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge launch radio frequency (RF) signal connector comprising:
a connector body having a main body with (i) a first side configured to receive an RF signal and a second side configured to interface with a substrate and defining a central support aperture and (ii) at least one ground contact tab that is radially spaced from the central support aperture by a first distance and that protrudes from the second side of the main body, the at least one ground contact tab configured to ground to the substrate and having an arm that extends radially inward for a second distance along the main body toward the central support aperture, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and
a signal pin supported within the central support aperture of the connector body.