(19)
(11) EP 0 924 810 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/25

(21) Application number: 98123641.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.12.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01R 13/646
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.12.1997 EP 97122616

(71) Applicant: THE WHITAKER CORPORATION
Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Bozzer, Dieter
    1880 Bex (CH)
  • Kempter, Sébastien
    1860 Aigle (CH)
  • Rithener, Blaise
    1800 Vevey (CH)
  • Thomas, Lionel
    1967 Bramois (CH)

(74) Representative: Heinz-Schäfer, Marion 
Tyco Electronics Logistics AG Ampèrestrasse 3
9323 Steinach
9323 Steinach (CH)

   


(54) Coaxial antenna connector for mobile phone


(57) A mobile phone coaxial connector assembly (2) comprises a switching coaxial connector (4) for connection to an external antenna, and a second coaxial connector (6) for connection to an internal antenna (70). The switching connector (4) and internal antenna connector (6) are provided with a common dielectric housing (8) such that the connectors form a single assembly. The internal antenna connector comprises a resiliently mounted center contact (58) having a large dome-shaped contact surface (68) for positional tolerance absorption.






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