KR101634125B1 - Patch Panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a panel for connecting a telecommunication equipment to a telecommunication equipment connection panel for realizing a part of a panel for connection of a telecommunication equipment which can rework a wrongly connected part when reworking is required due to erroneous wiring after cable connection work, A connector for RJ-45 formed to connect cables and transmit data or voice signals to a user; An IDC connector formed on the rear surface for connecting the cable to the network device; A PCB substrate formed and secured between the connector for RJ-45 and the IDC connector and engraved in a pattern for performing noise attenuation and matching of the signal transmitted through the cable; And a front cover for covering the PCB substrate and protecting it from the outside.

Description

Communication equipment connection panel {Patch Panel}

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a patch panel for connecting communication equipment, and more particularly, to a panel for connecting a communication device capable of reworking a wrongly connected portion when rework is required due to improper wiring after cable connection. The present invention relates to a panel for connection of a communication device.

As shown in FIG. 1, a typical configuration of a panel for connecting a communication device on a network includes a switching hub 110 for receiving a data signal and dividing the port into a plurality of ports. A patch cord 120 connecting the transmission port of the switching hub 110 and the port of the communication equipment connection panel 130 (for example, a connector for RJ-45) to each other; A communication equipment connection panel 130 for connecting a rear IDC port to an outlet 140 by a UTP cable to use as a junction point between the switching hub 110 and the outlet 140; And an outlet 140 for allowing a user to receive data or voice signals at a point where a panel 130 or 110 block for connecting the communication equipment is connected by a UTP cable.

The communication equipment connection panel 130 is a hardware unit that includes a collection of port locations in a communication or other electronic and electrical system, acts as a kind of static switchboard on the network, And connects to the Internet or a wide area network. In addition, the communication equipment connection panel 130 uses a kind of jumper cable called a patch cord 120 to form respective interconnections.

The communication equipment connection panel (130) is located in the wiring room or server room for convenient management, and there are a plurality of places to be connected to the network such as a public office, a school, and an apartment MDF room. It will manage the port number and the name of each place.

Korean Patent No. 10-0365565 (registered on Dec. 12, 2002) discloses a panel switching system for connecting communication equipment and a method thereof, in which a signal exchanged through a predetermined communication network is transmitted to a hub- Wherein at least one of the plurality of terminals is set as a control means and is connected to the communication network connection device and is controlled by the control means so that each of the plurality of terminals A switching means for switching a signal exchanged between a terminal and a network connection device, comprising switching means for switching a predetermined number of signals among a plurality of signals exchanged with a communication network terminal portion, A module unit for switching signals according to control of the control means, And a terminal unit for exchanging a signal to be switched with a terminal, wherein the module unit comprises: a mux for inputting and demultiplexing a signal from the control unit; A latch unit for inputting a signal from the mux part and latching the signal for a predetermined time; And a switching unit having respective signal input and output terminals for exchanging signals between the network connection apparatus and the terminal, the switching unit comprising a plurality of switching elements arranged on a matrix, And a switching unit for switching a signal exchanged through the signal input / output terminal in response to the negative output. According to the disclosed technology, a connection between a hub and a client connected to a communication network using an Ethernet or a Fast Switched Network is automatically performed for an intelligent building system, And cabling between the terminals, thereby simplifying cable management of network equipment and maintaining maintenance at low cost.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2007-0004816 (published on Jan. 10, 2007) discloses a panel for connecting a midspan communication device having a data terminal equipment, a power splitting unit for power insertion and data collection. According to the disclosed technology, a communication equipment connection panel for compensating an improved structure comprising a removable modular electronic component or a stationary electronic component, wherein the communication equipment connection panel provides an improved performance level, A panel printed circuit board for connecting a multi-layer communication equipment including a plurality of layers; A communication circuit electrically connected between the insulation displacement connector (IDC) at the PD / user end and the RJ45 connector at the end of the telecommunication facility and disposed on at least a first layer of the plurality of layers; At least one of a removable modular electronic component or a stationary electronic component comprising at least one active circuit disposed on at least a second layer of the plurality of layers to provide an improved configuration and being electrically connected to the communication circuit; A compensation layer disposed between the first and second layers for isolating the active circuit from the communication circuit and substantially minimizing the at least one adverse effect generated from the active circuitry to provide an enhanced level of performance, Characterized by a compensating improved structure comprising a removable modular electronic component or a stationary electronic component, including a detachment mechanism.

As a problem in wiring work in the conventional communication equipment connection panel as described above, in order to wire the LAN cable drawn out from the MDF or the IDF to the inside of the cable, the cable must be connected to the IDC connector, At this time, it is difficult to connect the line by manual wiring. Also, it is often necessary to rework due to incorrect wiring when confirming the normal connection after line connection. At this time, the cable tie and cable connected by the initial operation must be disassembled during rework, It also has a disadvantage that it takes a lot of time and effort to correct the work space. In other words, in the prior art, when the wiring work is completed as a difficulty in wiring rework, the operator completes the wiring by arranging the LAN cable by using the tie-like material, , There is a disadvantage that the tie of the cable is cut again using the tool, and then the wire having the wiring error among the various wires is once found and reworked.

Korean Patent No. 10-0365565 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0004816

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages and to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art. In order to solve the above problems, The present invention also provides a panel for connecting a communication device,

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a connector for an RJ-45 connector for connecting a cable to transmit data or a voice signal to a user, An IDC connector formed on the rear surface for connecting the cable to the network device; A printed circuit board (PCB) on which a pattern is formed and fixed between the RJ-45 connector and the IDC connector to perform noise attenuation and matching of a signal transmitted through the cable; And a front cover covering the PCB substrate and protecting the PCB from the outside.

In one embodiment, the IDC connector is formed at a minimum spacing of 13 mm from the wiring to the twisted portion in the case of twisting the wires for connection with the network equipment, And a separate number is assigned.

In one embodiment, the front cover is provided with a number marking portion for each port corresponding to each port of the RJ-45 connector at the bottom of the front face.

In one embodiment, the front cover includes: a first through hole formed at a position opposite to the RJ-45 connector for inserting the RJ-45 connector; A second through hole formed at a position opposed to the pattern of the PCB substrate and for reworking a miswiring part due to erroneous wiring after cable connection work; And a cover for covering the second through hole and protecting the pattern of the PCB substrate from the outside.

In one embodiment, the second through hole is formed through a labeling portion at the upper end of the front surface so that a clearance is provided so that the tweezers can be inserted for the re-wiring operation.

In one embodiment, the second through hole is provided separately on the first through hole so as to perform a re-wiring operation on the front surface.

In one embodiment, the lid is provided with a portion for labeling each port corresponding to each port of the RJ-45 connector.

In one embodiment, the lid covers the second through-hole using an opaque acrylic plate so that the wiring shape after the re-wiring operation is not visible from the front.

In one embodiment, the lid is fastened to an upper portion of the front cover by fastening means to cover the second through-hole.

In one embodiment, the PCB substrate includes a pattern for performing noise attenuation and matching of signals transmitted through the cable; A plurality of fixing pins formed at one end and at the other end of the pattern and fixedly connected; And a jumper wire for connecting the erroneous wire portion of the pattern by fixing one end and the other end to the fixing pin, respectively.

In one embodiment, the fixing pin is designed as a fixing pin structure for breaking a miswiring portion of the pattern and connecting the jumper wire with the jumper wire.

In one embodiment, the jumper wire is protected by an insulating material so as to avoid a short circuit due to contact other than a portion that is in contact with the fixing pin.

In one embodiment, the PCB substrate includes: a transmission unit for transmitting a connection check signal to each line according to transmission control; A connection check signal is generated and transmitted to the transmission unit, and then a connection check signal is received. A check is made as to whether the connection check signal is not received or the connection check signal is received from the wrong line, A control unit for generating a control signal; A memory unit for previously setting and storing table identification information corresponding to each line; A receiver for transmitting a connection check signal received from each line to the controller according to reception control; And a misplaced display section for displaying a misplaced portion in accordance with a display control signal generated by the control section.

In one embodiment, the control unit generates a connection check signal including line identification information for identifying each line, and controls the transmission unit to transmit the connection check signal to the line corresponding to the line identification information, respectively .

In one embodiment, the control unit is configured to receive and control the receiver so that a connection check signal from each line is identified for each line.

In one embodiment, the control unit confirms the line identification information from the connection check signal received from each line, reads the line identification information corresponding to the line from which the connection check signal is received, from the memory unit, It is determined whether or not the readout line identification information is identical to the read line identification information. If the identified line identification information and the read line identification information are not identical to each other, .

In one embodiment, the control unit confirms the line identification information from the connection check signal received for the line that has completed reworking to the correct line, and outputs the line identification information corresponding to the line that received the connection check signal to the memory And it is confirmed whether or not the identified line identification information and the read line identification information are identical to each other to generate an OFF control signal and transmit it to the mis-wiring display section.

In one embodiment, the erroneous wiring display unit is turned off in response to the light-off control signal transmitted from the control unit, thereby notifying completion of rework to correct wiring.

The effect of the present invention is that when a re-work is required due to erroneous wiring after a cable connection operation, By providing the panel, it is not necessary to cut the tie of the cable tie even when reworking due to wrong wiring when confirming the normal connection after the connection of the line, and there is no need to search for the wire which is faulty in connection, It can reduce the time and effort required.

1 is a view for explaining a general forming structure of a panel for connecting a communication equipment.
2 is a view illustrating a panel for connecting a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the connection of the IDC connector shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the cover of the front cover shown in Fig. 2;
5 is a view illustrating the PCB substrate shown in FIG. 2 as a first example.
6 is a view illustrating the PCB substrate of FIG. 2 as a second example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

The meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Now, a panel for connecting a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a connection panel of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining wiring of the IDC connector in FIG. 2, Fig.

2 to 4, the communication equipment connection panel 200 includes an RJ-45 connector 210, an IDC connector 220, a printed circuit board (PCB) board 230, a front cover 240, .

The connector 210 for RJ-45 is formed on the front surface and connects a cable (e.g., a LAN (Local Area Network) cable, etc.) to transmit the data or voice signal to the user. Here, the cable consists of a bundle of eight wires, each of which is represented by a different color.

The IDC connector 220 is formed on the rear surface, and connects a cable (for example, a UTP cable, etc.) for connection with network equipment.

In one embodiment, the IDC connector 220 may be wired as shown in FIG. 3 for connection to network equipment via a UTP cable, where each signal (R +, R-, T +, T-) And the wires may be connected to each other by a distance of at least 13 mm from the connecting portion to the twisted portion when the wires are twisted with another wire.

The PCB board 230 is formed between the RJ-45 connector 210 and the IDC connector 220 to fix both the RJ-45 connector 210 and the IDC connector 220, A pattern 231 (see FIG. 5) for performing noise attenuation and signal matching of a lost signal is engraved.

The front cover 240 covers the PCB substrate 230 to protect the PCB substrate 230 from the outside. The front cover 240 is provided with a numbered port marking for each port corresponding to each port (for example, Cat.6 Port) of the RJ-45 connector 210 at a lower portion Respectively.

In one embodiment, the front cover 240 has a clearance to allow tweezers to enter the rear of the Additional Space for Markings for re-wiring A support plate for supporting the space between the PCBs 230 may be fixed to the upper surface of the rear surface.

In one embodiment, the front cover 240 may include a first through hole 241, a second through hole 242, and a lid 243.

The first through hole 241 is formed at a position facing the connector 210 for RJ-45 as a space for inserting the connector 210 for RJ-45 and projects the connector 210 for RJ- It is punched to allow it to penetrate.

The second through-hole 242 is provided with a second through hole 242 for reworking the erroneously-connected portion (that is, the erroneous wire portion) in the case where rework is required due to erroneous wiring after the cable- And is formed at a position opposed to the pattern of the PCB substrate 230.

In one embodiment, the second through-hole 242 is formed through a labeling portion at the upper end of the front surface so as to provide a space for allowing the tweezers to enter the re-wiring operation And the jumper wire 233 (see FIG. 5) can be used to fix the wiring error by inserting the tweezers into the clear space after the cable connection operation.

In the embodiment, the second through hole 242 is provided separately on the first through hole 241 through which the connector 210 for RJ-45 is inserted, and a space for wire re- So that rework can be performed.

The lid 243 covers the second through hole 242 to protect the pattern of the PCB substrate 230 from the outside. The lid 243 is provided on the front surface with a portion corresponding to each port of the connector 210 for RJ-45, for labeling each port.

In one embodiment, the lid 243 is provided with a second through hole 242 on the front surface using an opaque acrylic plate so that the wiring shape (i.e., the shape in which the jumper wire is wired) . ≪ / RTI >

In one embodiment, the lid 243 may be inserted over the entire surface of the opaque acrylic plate, with the fastening means 244, such as a screw, So that the second through hole 242 can be covered.

The communication equipment connection panel 100 having the above-described configuration can rework the miswired part (that is, the miswired part) when reworking is required due to incorrect wiring after the cable connection work (I.e., a space structure for performing a re-wiring operation on the front surface is formed on the front cover 240) so as to form a new front cover 240 of the front cover 240, The miswiring portion of the pattern 231 of the PCB substrate 230 is connected to the jumper wire 233 via the hole 242 so that the cable can be bundled There is no need to cut the ties that are laid, and there is no need to look for wires with wire failures, which reduces the time and effort required for rework.

5 is a view illustrating the PCB substrate shown in FIG. 2 as a first example.

Referring to FIG. 5, the PCB 230 includes a pattern 231, a plurality of fixing pins 232, and a jumper wire 233.

The pattern 231 performs noise attenuation and matching of the signal transmitted through the cable.

The fixing pin 232 is formed at one end and the other end of the pattern 231, respectively, and fixedly connects one end and the other end of the jumper wire 233, respectively.

In one embodiment, the fixing pin 232 may be designed with a fixing pin structure to disconnect the miswiring portion of the pattern 231 due to erroneous wiring after the initial cable connection operation and to connect the jumper wire 233 .

The jumper wire 233 is fixedly connected to the two fixing pins 232 corresponding to the miswiring portion of the pattern 231 at one end and the other end Connect (or modify) the wiring.

In one embodiment, the jumper wire 233 may be protected by an insulating material to avoid line shorts due to contact other than the portion (one end and the other end (i.e., the two end portions) have.

6 is a view illustrating the PCB substrate of FIG. 2 as a second example.

Referring to FIG. 6, the PCB 230 further includes a transfer unit 234, a control unit 235, a memory unit 236, a receiving unit 237, and a miswiring display unit 238.

The transmission unit 234 transmits each connection check signal transmitted from the control unit 235 to each line corresponding to the line identification information included in each connection check signal according to transmission control of the control unit 235. [

The control unit 235 generates a connection check signal for confirming the normal connection of each line after the initial cable connection operation and transmits the connection check signal to the transmission unit 234 and then receives the connection check signal from the reception unit 237. At this time, A check signal is received or a check signal is received from a wrong line to check the miswiring portion. Then, a display control signal for displaying the miswiring portion is generated and transmitted to the miswiring display portion 238 do.

In one embodiment, the control unit 235 generates a connection check signal including line identification information for identifying each line, and transmits the connection check signal to each of the lines corresponding to the line identification information, (234).

In one embodiment, the control unit 235 can receive and control the receiving unit 237 to identify and receive a connection check signal from each line for each corresponding line.

In one embodiment, the control unit 235 confirms the line identification information from the connection check signal received from each line, reads the line identification information corresponding to the line that received the connection check signal from the memory unit 236 , It is checked whether or not the identified line identification information is identical to the read line identification information. If the identified line identification information and the read line identification information are not identical to each other, As shown in FIG.

In a preferred embodiment, the control unit 235 confirms the line identification information in the connection check signal received for the line that has completed the rework of the correct line when correct wiring is performed by reworking the miswired portion , Reads the line identification information corresponding to the line receiving the connection check signal from the memory unit 236 and confirms whether the identified line identification information and the read line identification information are identical to each other, It is possible to generate an unlit control signal for notifying the completion of the operation and deliver it to the erroneous wire display unit 238. [

The memory unit 236 stores data and programs necessary for the control operation of the control unit 235. The memory 236 sets and stores line identification information corresponding to each line in advance in a table.

The receiving unit 237 transmits a connection check signal received from each line to the control unit 235 according to the reception control of the control unit 235.

The miswiring display section 238 is provided with a display means such as an LED or the like on the upper portion of the front cover 240 corresponding to each port of the RJ-45 connector 210, By displaying the miswiring part according to the display, it is easy to grasp the miswiring part, and it is possible to easily perform the reworking of the miswiring part.

In one embodiment, the miswiring display section 238 may be turned off in response to the light-off control signal transmitted from the control section 235 to notify completion of rework to the correct wiring.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described apparatus and / or method, but may be implemented by a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, And the present invention can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above. While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

200: Communication equipment connection panel 210: Connector for RJ-45
220: IDC connector 230: PCB substrate
231: Pattern 232: Fixing pin
233: jumper wire 234:
235: control unit 236: memory unit
237: Receiving unit 238: Erroneous wiring display unit
240: front cover 241: first through hole
242: second through hole 243: cover
244: fastening means

Claims (4)

In a panel for connecting a communication device,
The communication equipment connecting panel includes:
An RJ-45 connector formed on the front surface for connecting a cable to transmit data or voice signals to a user;
An IDC connector formed on the rear surface for connecting the cable to the network device;
A printed circuit board (PCB) on which a pattern is formed and fixed between the RJ-45 connector and the IDC connector to perform noise attenuation and matching of a signal transmitted through the cable; And
And a front cover covering the PCB substrate and protecting the PCB from the outside,
Wherein the PCB substrate comprises:
A pattern for performing noise attenuation and matching of the signal transmitted through the cable;
A plurality of fixing pins formed at one end and at the other end of the pattern and fixedly connected; And
And a jumper wire for connecting the one end and the other end to the fixing pin and connecting the miswiring portion of the pattern.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the front cover comprises:
A first through hole formed at a position opposite to the RJ-45 connector for inserting the RJ-45 connector;
A second through hole formed at a position opposed to the pattern of the PCB substrate and for reworking a miswiring part due to erroneous wiring after cable connection work; And
And a cover for covering the second through hole to protect the pattern of the PCB substrate from the outside.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the PCB substrate comprises:
A transmission unit for transmitting a connection check signal to each line according to transmission control;
A connection check signal is generated and transmitted to the transmission unit, and then the connection check signal is received. It is checked whether the connection check signal is not received or the connection check signal is received from the wrong line, A control unit for generating a control signal;
A memory unit for previously setting and storing table identification information corresponding to each line;
A receiver for transmitting a connection check signal received from each line to the controller according to reception control; And
Further comprising an erroneous display unit for erroneously displaying an erroneous wiring portion according to a display control signal generated by the control unit.

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