KR20150034309A - Patch Cord, Patch Panel And Management System Having The Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel, and a patch cord management system including the same improving contact reliability of such a patch cord and a detection terminal formed on the patch panel, and being compatible with such a general existing patch cord in case of installing patch cord forming an intelligence patch cord management system on the patch panel.

Description

Patch code, patch panel, and patch code management system including the patch code, patch panel,

The present invention relates to a patch code, a patch panel, and a patch code management system including the same. More specifically, when the patch code constituting the intelligent patch code management system is mounted on the patch panel, it is possible to improve contact reliability of the patch cord and the sensing terminal provided on the patch panel, A patch panel, and a patch code management system including the same.

In large data centers, a large number of patch cords and patch panels can be used. The amount of patch cords and patch panels to be used is large, and it is inefficient for the operator to directly manage the mounting state and mounting position of each patch cord and patch panel. It may be impossible to monitor and manage which patch port of a patch panel is attached to a patch port, respectively.

Therefore, a recent intelligent patch code management system is being introduced. The intelligent patch code management system has separate sensing terminals or sensing units in the patch cords and patch panels, respectively, to determine whether the patch cords are mounted by electrical connection between the patch cords and the code ports of the patch panel, And the like can be remotely monitored.

The patch panel constituting the general patch code management system is installed perpendicular to the ground, and the patch panel on which the patch cord is mounted can be arranged in parallel with the multiple layers. In such a case, the cables constituting the patch cord may be deflected downward due to mutual load. When the patch cord is deflected in this way, in order to implement the intelligent patch code management system, the patch cord and the sensing terminals provided in the code port are obstructed from electrical contact, It is possible to reduce the reliability of the intelligent patch code management system.

In addition, products introduced with such an intelligent patch code management system can not recognize whether or not the conventional conventional patch code is mounted on the code port of the patch panel, so that a conventional general patch code can be used in combination with the corresponding system There is a problem.

When the patch code constituting the intelligent patch code management system is mounted on the patch panel, it is possible to improve the contact reliability of the patch cord and the sensing terminal provided on the patch panel, A patch panel, and a patch code management system including the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a patch cord connected to a code port of a patch panel, the patch cord comprising: a cable having at least one communication line and a sensing line; A connection sensing terminal which is connected to both ends of the sensing wire so as to be in contact with the code sensing unit provided on the code port and is respectively provided on the outer surface of the housing of the code connector, And a protrusion formed on at least one side of the cord connector so as to be fixed to the fixing part of the patch panel in order to prevent a contact failure between the connection detecting terminal and the code detecting unit .

The cord connector may include a housing including a terminal portion having a communication terminal and a connection portion surrounding the cable portion. The protruding portion may be provided on one of the terminal portion and the connection portion.

In addition, the cable may be any one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a patch cord comprising: at least one code port having a panel connector to which a code connector of a patch cord is mounted; a patch cord connected to the sensing line, And a connection sensing terminal provided in the code connector of the patch cord. When the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port, In order to prevent a poor contact between the connection detection terminal and the code detection unit when the code detection unit and the patch cord provided in the respective code ports are mounted to the panel connector through the code port, And a fixing part which is provided so that the protruding part is inserted and fixed It can provide a patch panel.

In this case, the patch panel includes a panel housing and an auxiliary housing mounted on the panel housing, the auxiliary housing providing an arrangement space in which the circuit board on which the code detection unit is mounted is disposed, It may be provided in one.

The auxiliary housing may be mounted on a front upper portion of the panel housing, and the fixing portion may be provided on a lower portion of the auxiliary housing.

The fixing portion may include a fixing groove into which the protrusion is inserted and fixed.

Here, the code detection unit of the patch panel may include a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected in a state where the patch cord is removed from the code port,

The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may constitute a code sensing circuit for identifying whether or not a patch cord is attached to each of the code ports through electrical connection.

The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may be electrically connected to each other by the connection sensing terminal displacing the first sensing terminal during the mounting of the patch cord to the patch panel, The electrical connection state of the sensing terminal can be released.

In addition, when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, at least a part of the first sensing terminal is provided with an extension part at least at a part thereof so as to prevent the at least part of the first sensing terminal from being inserted into the groove formed on one surface of the housing of the cord connector. can do.

When the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, the extension is interfered with the edge of the groove formed in the housing of the code connector or the connection sensing terminal, so that the first sensing terminal is inserted into the groove .

The fixing portion may be formed in a 'b' shape to prevent the protrusion formed on the connector side of the patch cord from being deflected downward when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel.

In addition, in order to solve the above-described problems, there is provided a cable connector comprising: a cable having a plurality of communication lines and a sensing line; a code connector disposed at both ends of the cable; A patch cord including a sensing terminal and a projection protruding from at least one side of the cord connector so as to be fixed to the fixing part of the patch panel, a plurality of code ports having a panel connector for mounting the cord connector of the patch cord, A code detection unit provided in each of the code ports to detect a mounting state of the patch cord in contact with the connection detection terminal of the patch cord when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port; When the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port A patch panel including a fixing part having a protrusion provided on the cord connector so as to be inserted and fixed in order to prevent a contact failure between the connection detecting terminal and the cord detecting unit, And a detection unit connected to the code detection unit of the patch panel to identify the code port on which the patch code is mounted or the code port on which the patch code is mounted.

Here, the code detection unit of the patch panel may include a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected to each other in a state in which the patch cord is not mounted, and the sensing unit may be connected to the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal It is possible to identify whether or not the connector of the patch cord is attached to each code port of the patch panel.

The patch cord and the patch panel according to the present invention can prevent the patch cord from sagging when the patch cord is inserted into the corresponding code port of the patch panel and detect contact between the patch cord and the code port, The contact reliability of the terminal can be improved.

Since the patch code according to the present invention is not different from the general shape patch code of the outline shape, the patch code according to the present invention can be mounted on a general patch panel.

In addition, the patch panel according to the present invention can remotely identify whether or not the patch code is installed without generating an error even when the general patch code is installed in addition to the patch code according to the present invention.

When the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel, the code port of the patch panel having the pair of cord connectors provided at both ends of one patch cord can be remotely identified.

In addition, when the patch cord and patch panel according to the present invention are employed, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the patch cord is attached to the specific code port and whether the code port is identified or not by preventing the patch cord from sagging.

Further, according to the patch code management system of the present invention, when maintenance, repair, and management of a system in which a large number of patch codes and patch panels are used, the ease of management of the patch code and patch panel can be maximized.

1 shows a cord connector of a patch cord of a UTP cable which is one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention.
2 shows a cord connector portion of a patch cord of an optical cable which is another embodiment of the patch cord according to the present invention.
3 is a front view of a patch panel according to the present invention.
4 is a side view of a patch panel according to the present invention.
5 is a perspective view of a patch panel according to the present invention as viewed from below.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the auxiliary housing is separated in FIG. 5; FIG.
7 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a code detection unit included in a patch panel according to the present invention.
8 is an exploded perspective view showing the sensing terminal in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating the coupled state of the sensing terminals in FIG.
10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a connection sensing terminal of a code connector and a sensing terminal of a patch panel are in contact with each other.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view sequentially illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord according to an embodiment of the present invention on a patch panel.
12 is a perspective view sequentially illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord of another embodiment according to the present invention to a patch panel.
FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a process of mounting a patch code according to an embodiment of the present invention on a patch panel constituting a patch code management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a process of installing a conventional patch code on a patch panel constituting a patch code management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a process of installing a patch code according to the present invention in a patch panel constituting a patch code management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

1 shows a cord connector 30a of a patch cord 100a comprising a UTP cable 50a which is one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention. 1 (a) is a perspective view of the cord connector 30a, Fig. 1 (b) is a front view of the cord connector 30a, and Fig. 1 (c) is a side view of the cord connector 30a.

Referring to FIG. 1, a patch cord 100a including a UTP cable 50a according to the present invention includes a UTP cable 50a having at least one communication line and a sensing line, And a connection sensing terminal 40a connected to both ends of the sensing line and provided on the outer surface of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a.

In general, a UTP cable may include an extra sensing line for sensing purpose other than a communication line for communication purpose. The sensing line may be provided for purposes other than transmission and reception of information for communication. For example, a UTP cable may comprise four pairs of communication lines and one sensing line.

The patch cord 100a shown in Fig. 1 may be provided with a cord connector 30a at both ends of the cable 50a. The cord connector 30a may be provided with connection sensing terminals 40a on the surface of the housing 20a constituting the cord connector 30a, unlike the cord connector of the conventional UTP patch cord.

The connection sensing terminal 40a is provided in the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a and can be electrically connected to the sensing line in the cable 50a constituting the patch cord 100a.

The communication lines constituting the cable 50a of the patch cord 100a are connected to the communication terminals 11 of the code connector 30a and are connected to the communication terminals 11 of the patch cord 100a, And the wires may be connected to the connection sensing terminals 40a provided in the housing 20a of the code connector 30a, respectively.

The sensing line of the patch cord 100a and the connection sensing terminal 40a according to the present invention may be provided to provide patch code mounting information for managing the intelligent patch cord as described later. This will be described later.

The code connector 30a of the UTP patch cord 100a shown in FIG. 1 may include a housing 20a and the housing 20a may include a code port 220 (see FIG. 3) of the patch panel 200 A terminal portion 10a provided with a communication terminal 11 inserted into the terminal portion 10a and a connecting portion 12a surrounding the terminal portion 10a and the cable 50a.

In this case, the terminal portion 10a and the connection portion 12a of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a of the patch cord may be made of different materials. For example, the terminal portion 10a is connected to the code port 220 of the patch panel 200, so that the terminal portion 10a may be made of a material having a high hardness. The connection portion 12a may be formed of a material that secures the flexibility of the cable 50a It can be made of a relatively flexible material.

The connection sensing terminal 40a connected to the sensing line of the cable 50a may be provided in the housing 20a of the code connector 30a. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the code connector 30a Of the housing 20a constituting the terminal portion 10a. The connection sensing terminal 40a may be provided in a region adjacent to one side of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a so as to be longer than the width thereof along the mounting direction of the code connector 30a have. This is to ensure contact reliability of the connection sensing terminal 40a in the process of mounting the patch cord 100a to the cord connector 30a.

The connection sensing terminal 40a may be bent and formed according to the shape of the outer surface of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a. The connection sensing terminal 40a is not protruded from the outer surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a. For example, the connection sensing terminal 40a shown in FIG. 1 may be formed so that one end of the connection sensing terminal 40a is bent according to the shape of the terminal portion 10a of the housing 20a.

The patch cord 100a is connected to the connection sensing terminal 40a and the code detection unit 240 provided in the code port 220 when the code connector 30a is mounted on the code port 220. [ (See FIG. 6), a protrusion 60a protruding from at least one side of the cord connector 30a may be provided.

Generally, the patch cord may be deflected downwardly of the cable by gravity in a state of being mounted on the patch panel. Such a deflection phenomenon can be further exacerbated when the patch panel is arranged in a multiple layer and the patch cord is installed in a large amount.

If deflection occurs, even if the code connector constituting the patch cord is mounted on the code port, the connection between the connection detection terminal and the code detection unit is released, and it is related to whether or not the patch code for managing the intelligent patch code is mounted The reliability of the information can be lowered.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention has a protrusion 60a protruding from a cord connector 30a of a patch cord, and the patch panel 200 is provided with a fixing part 270 for inserting and fixing the protrusion 60a, See Fig. 3).

That is, when the code connector 30a of the patch cord is mounted on the code port 220 of the patch panel 200, the protrusion 60a is inserted and fixed in the fixed portion 270 of the patch channel 200, It is possible to prevent deflection of the code connector 30a and thereby to prevent or minimize the contact failure between the connection sensing terminal 40a and the code sensing unit 240. [

The projecting portion 60a may be formed in the connecting portion 12a forming the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a as shown in Fig. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the protrusion 60a may be provided at any one of the terminal portion 10a and the connection portion 12a forming the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a.

On the other hand, a predetermined groove 13 may be formed on one side of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a provided with the connection sensing terminal 40a.

The groove 13 may be formed for use of a tool or the like depending on the manufacturer when the code connector 30a is manufactured. In this case, the groove 13 is provided on the same side of the housing 20a on which the connection sensing terminal 40a is formed, and the patch cord according to the present invention or the conventional patch cord A detection terminal of a sensing terminal constituting a sensing unit to be described later is seated or inserted into the groove 13 so that the code sensing unit 240 and the connection sensing terminal 40a are obstructed or one of the detection terminals of the code detection unit is inserted into the groove so that the detection terminal of the code detection unit is not detached, even though the connector of the patch cord is mounted on the code port, The mounting state of the code connector can not be recognized even though it is mounted on the port.

1 shows the code connector 30a of the UTP cable 50a. However, the present invention is not limited to the UTP cable 50a. For example, the cable may be one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable. As is well known, the unshielded twisted pair cable (UTP) cable is a commonly used communication cable in ethernet and is not shielded compared to a shielded twisted pair cable (STP) cable, .

The intelligent patch code management system using the patch code according to the present invention can be applied to the patch code 100b having the optical cable 50b as shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the patch code having the UTP cable described above.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the code connector 30b of the patch cord 100b of the optical cable 50b, which is another embodiment of the patch cord according to the present invention. 2 (a) is a perspective view of the cord connector 30b, Fig. 2 (b) is a front view of the cord connector 30b, and Fig. 2 (c) is a side view of the cord connector 30b.

2, the patch cord 100b may also have a connection sensing terminal 40b on the surface of the housing 20b of the cord connector 30b and the connection sensing terminal 40b may be connected to the housing 20b, May be provided on the surface of the connecting portion 12b . Since the terminal portion 10b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord 100b shown in FIG. 2 has a structure deeply inserted into the code port 220, the position of the connection sensing terminal 40b also corresponds to the rear As shown in FIG.

The position of the connection sensing terminal 40b may be variously determined depending on the shape of the housing 20b of the code connector 30b of the patch cord 100b. The connection sensing terminal 40b of the patch cord 100b shown in FIG. 2 may also be configured so as to be bent so as not to protrude from the surface of the housing 20b in the same manner as the connection sensing terminal 40a shown in FIG. have.

On the other hand, the housing 20b of the cord connector 30b forming the patch cord 100b of the optical cable 50b may be provided with the protrusion 60b as in the embodiment of FIG. In this case, the projecting portion 60b may be provided on the side of the connecting portion 12b constituting the housing 20b. The terminal portion 10b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord 100b shown in Figure 2 has a structure in which it is deeply inserted into the cord port 220. Therefore, Since the position of the rear end portion can also be provided in the rear portion correspondingly.

Hereinafter, a patch panel to which the above-mentioned patch code is connected will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 3 shows a front view of a patch panel 200 according to the present invention, and Fig. 4 shows a side view of a patch panel 200. Fig.

3 and 4, the patch panel 200 according to the present invention includes at least one code port 220 on which the patch cord 100 described above is mounted, The panel connector 260 and the patch cord 100 of the patch cord 100 inserted into the code port 220 of the panel connector 260 are inserted into the panel connector 260 through the code port 220, The code detection unit 240 provided in each of the code ports 220 for sensing the mounting state of the patch cord 100 in contact with the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord 100, . ≪ / RTI > Hereinafter, the term 'code port' is defined as a mounting slot for mounting a patch cord in which an opening is formed in a panel housing and each panel connector is mounted in the rear of the opening.

The patch panel 200 may include twelve code ports 220 and a panel connector 260 to which the code connector 30 of the patch cord 100 is mounted is provided at the rear of the code port 220. [ Respectively.

The connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord 100 may be provided on the surface of the housing 20 of the cord connector 30 constituting the patch cord, that is, behind the terminal portion 10 or at the connection portion 12. [ The code detection unit 240 (see FIG. 7) provided in the patch panel 200 with the patch code 100 mounted on the patch panel 200 does not interfere with the insertion operation of the patch code 100, And should be in contact with the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord 100 in the inserted state. Therefore, a sensing terminal, which will be described later, of the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 can be configured to protrude downward if the connection sensing terminal 40 is inserted in an upwardly exposed state. Reference numeral 210 denotes a panel housing, reference numeral 230 denotes an auxiliary housing, and reference numeral 270 denotes a fixing portion. The structure of the patch panel will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a patch panel according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which the auxiliary housing is detached in FIG.

5 and 6, the patch panel 200 includes a panel housing 210, and an auxiliary housing 230 may be provided on a front upper portion of the panel housing 210.

The code port 220 may be formed by forming an opening 212 in the panel housing 210 and mounting the panel connector 260 behind the opening.

Meanwhile, the code detection unit 240 may be exposed to the rear surface of the auxiliary housing 230 installed to protrude forward from the upper portion of the panel housing 210. The auxiliary housing 230 may provide an arrangement space in which the circuit board 250 on which the code sensing unit 240 and the like are mounted and the wiring thereof are disposed. That is, a circuit board 250 on which the code sensing unit 240 is mounted may be provided on the inner side of the auxiliary housing 230, and a plurality of code sensing units 240 may be mounted on the circuit board 250 .

When the patch cord 100 is mounted on the panel connector 260 through the code port 220, the contact between the connection sensing terminal 40 and the code sensing unit 240 The fixing portion 270 may be provided to prevent defects or improve the reliability of the contact state.

The protruding portion 60 of the cord connector 30 is inserted and fixed in the fixing portion 270 so that when the cord connector 30 is connected to the cord port 220 of the touch panel 200, It is possible to prevent deflection of the movable member 30.

The fixing part 270 may be provided on one of the panel housing 210 and the auxiliary housing 230 and may be provided under the auxiliary housing 230 as shown in the figure, . The fixing portion 270 may protrude downward from the lower portion of the auxiliary housing 230 by a predetermined length and may be bent to form a fixing groove 272 into which the protrusion 60 is inserted.

6, the fixing portion 270 may be formed in an 'a' shape to support a protrusion formed on the connector side of the patch cord with the patch cord mounted on the patch panel. have.

When the patch cord is connected to the code port 220, the projecting portion 60 is inserted into the fixing groove 272 of the fixing portion 270 and is prevented from being bent downward.

7 shows one example of the code detection unit 240 included in the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the code detection unit 240 includes a protective housing 247 mounted on the circuit board 250 side. The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 (see FIG. 8) provided in the protective housing 247 can be mounted and protected.

As described later, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 included in the code sensing unit 240 are formed of a thin wire or a plate-like clip. Therefore, when an external force is applied, . Accordingly, the cord sensing unit 240 can be unitized including the protective housing 247 to prevent twisting or deformation of each sensing terminal and to facilitate the assembly process.

8 shows a state in which the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 in the state where the protective housing 247 of the code sensing unit 240 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 shows a positional relationship or a mounted state of the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 shown in FIG. 8 in the protective housing 247. FIG.

8 and 9, each of the code sensing units 240 may include a first sensing terminal 241 and a second sensing terminal 243 configured to be electrically connected in a state where the patch cord is not installed . As described later, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 form a code sensing circuit for identifying whether or not a patch cord is attached to the individual code port 220 through electrical connection or not. can do.

The patch panel 200 constituting the patch code management system according to the present invention may be configured such that the code terminals of the detection terminals 240 constituting the code detection unit 240, (241, 243) are used.

That is, in order to identify that the code connector of the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the specific code port of the patch panel according to the present invention, The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 may be configured such that the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are connected to each other, 243 are electrically connected to each other and the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 is released when the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the cord port .

Conversely, when the code connector of the patch cord is mounted on the code port of the patch panel, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 in an electrically disconnected state may be electrically connected.

In addition, the patch code management system according to the present invention is configured to remotely identify whether or not a patch code is installed in a specific code port, and also to identify to which code port each of the code connectors of a specific patch code is mounted . This will be described later.

The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 are mounted in a state where the mounting ends 241m and 243m are electrically connected to the circuit board 250 Or may be bonded.

When the cord connector of the patch cord according to the present invention is detached from the specific code port of the patch panel, that is, without the cord connector mounted on the cord port, the free end 241e, which is the other end of the first sensing terminal 241, And the free end 243e constituting the other end of the second sensing terminal 243 are kept in contact with each other.

The first sensing terminal 241 may be bent and protruded downward to form a contact terminal 241c contacting the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord.

At least a portion of the first sensing terminal 241 may have an enlarged portion 241x that is relatively wider than other portions of the sensing terminal 241. When the groove 13 is formed on the same surface of the housing 20a on which the connection sensing terminal 40a of the code connector 30a of FIG. 1 is formed as described above, The first sensing terminal is seated in the groove to prevent the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal from being separated and maintained in a contact state even though the cord connector of the cord is mounted. Generally, the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord may be provided with a space of one side of a groove-formed portion of the code connector of the UTP patch cord so as to maintain the shape satisfying the connector standard specification.

Unlike the patch cord according to the present invention, a conventional conventional patch cord may be a region where the connection sensing terminal of the patch cord according to the present invention is provided, in which the groove is formed.

That is, even if the connector of the UTP patch cord meets the standard specifications, there may exist a product with a groove and a product that does not have a groove. In a patch code management system according to the present invention, The reliability of the process of determining whether the code connector according to the present invention equipped with the connection sensing terminal is mounted or the case where the code connector is mounted on the code port of the patch panel on which the code connector of the general patch cord is mounted is secured The extension 241x is formed on the contact end 241c side of the first sensing terminal 241 constituting the code sensing unit so that the cord having the code sensing unit When the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the port, the contact state of the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit It can be configured to be released.

The extension part 241x is hooked to the peripheral wall of the groove of the groove formed cord connector in the process of mounting the code connector in the code port so that the contact end 241c contacts the connection sensing terminal, The contact state of the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit can be released.

In summary, in the process of mounting the cord connector of the patch cord according to the present invention to the patch panel according to the present invention, the connection sensing terminal displaces the first sensing terminal upward, 2 detection terminal 243 can be electrically disconnected.

However, if the first sensing terminal 241 constituting the code sensing unit of the patch panel according to the present invention is inserted into the groove formed in the code connector, the first sensing terminal can not be pressed upward. That is, the first sensing terminal can not be separated from the second sensing terminal by interrupting the pressing of the first sensing terminal.

This is because even if the code connector of the patch cord is mounted on the code port of the patch panel, the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal are not separated, and it is possible to erroneously identify that the code connector is not attached to the code port, The extension 241x is provided on the first sensing terminal 241 and specifically the contact 241c contacting the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord is provided with the extension 241x, It is possible to prevent at least a part of the first sensing terminal 241 from being inserted into the groove 13 when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel regardless of the kind. A more detailed description will be given with reference to FIG.

11 illustrates a process in which the connection sensing terminal of the code connector and the sensing terminal of the patch panel are in contact with each other when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel.

When the cord connector 30a of the patch cord according to the present invention shown in FIG. 11 is mounted on the patch panel, the connection sensing terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a is connected to the first sensing terminal The connection sensing terminal 40a may contact the contact terminal 241c of the first sensing terminal 241 and the contact terminal 241c of the first sensing terminal 241 may be in contact with the contact terminal 241c of the first sensing terminal 241, 241 and the second sensing terminal 243.

10, the extension portion 241x does not have to play a separate role. However, as described above, the connection sensing terminal 40a of the code connector 30a is connected to the code connector 30a, In the case of the general connector, the groove may be extended to the mounting position of the connection sensing terminal 40a of FIG. 10, and such a general code connector may be formed on one side of the patch panel It is necessary to separate the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal constituting the code sensing unit regardless of the size of the groove in order to identify whether or not the code connector is mounted.

Therefore, when the cord connector is mounted on the cord port provided with the cord detection unit regardless of the size of the groove and the presence or absence of the connection sensing terminal 40a, the extension 241x ensures the identification of whether or not the cord connector is mounted can do.

In the case of the general connector in which the connection sensing terminal 40a is not present and the groove is extended to the mounting position of the connection sensing terminal, when the cord connector is mounted on the cord port, So that the mounting of the patch cord can be identified by separating the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit.

FIG. 11 is a side view sequentially illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord 100a of a UTP cable according to an embodiment of the present invention to a patch panel 200, FIG. 12 is a side view of a patch cord 100a of a UTP cable according to another embodiment of the present invention, (100b) is mounted on the patch panel (200). 11 (a) and 12 (a) are perspective views showing a state before the patch cords 100a and 100b are mounted on the patch panel 200, and Figs. 11 (b) and 12 FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the patch cords 100a and 100b mounted on the patch panel 200. FIG. In order to clearly confirm the deformation process of the contact state between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 in FIGS. 11A, 11B, 12A and 12B, 1 and the second sensing terminals 241 and 243 are removed. Figs. 11 (c) and 12 (c) are perspective views showing auxiliary housings in order to illustrate the connection process of the projections of the patch cords and the fixing portions of the patch panels.

11, when the cord connector 30a of the patch cord 100a is mounted on the patch panel 200, the connection sensing terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a is connected to the first sensing terminal 40a, So that the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 can be electrically disconnected from each other.

11 (a), the patch cord 100a according to the present invention is mounted on the upper surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a, more specifically, on the upper surface of the terminal portion 10a of the housing 20a A connection sensing terminal 40a is provided and the connection sensing terminal 40a may be provided to form a part of the upper surface of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a.

Before the patch cord 100a is mounted, the free ends 241e and 243e of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 are in contact with each other State can be maintained. Therefore, by the electrical connection of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243, the code sensing circuit described later can be operated while the connection state of the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing circuit is maintained It can be discriminated that the code connector 30a of the patch cord is not attached to the corresponding code port.

11 (b), in the process of inserting the patch cord 100a into the code port 100a, the patch cord 100a of the cord connector 30a, which is provided on the surface of the housing 20a of the code connector 30a, The first sensing terminal 241 of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit of the patch panel 200 is pressed by the connection sensing terminal 40a to be displaced upward .

The first sensing terminal 241 may be displaced in a manner that it is elastically deformed by the connection sensing terminal 40a when the patch cord is installed. When the mounting of the patch cord is released, the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 are restored by the elastic force to be mutually connected. The first sensing terminal 241 is displaced upward so that the contact state of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 is released, The electrical connection between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the sensing circuit may be broken.

Since the first sensing terminal 241 is formed to have a bent shape of a metal wire or a metal plate, the first sensing terminal 241 is elastically deformed by the connection sensing terminal 40 when the patch cord is inserted As shown in Fig.

The first sensing terminal 241 and the connection sensing terminal 40a may be electrically connected while the contact between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing circuit is released. Accordingly, it is possible to identify whether or not the patch cord is attached to the specific code port 220 by determining whether the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 are electrically disconnected. As described later, the cord port 220 on which the two connectors of one patch cord are mounted can be specified by electrically connecting the connection sensing terminal 40a. This will be described later.

11 (c), when the patch cord 100a is inserted into the corresponding code port, the projecting portion 60a protruding from one side of the connector 20a of the patch cord 100a is inserted into the patch The patch cord 100a can be inserted into and fixed to the cord port while being inserted into the fixing groove 272 of the fixing portion 270 of the panel 200. [

As described above, the patch panel is provided substantially perpendicular to the paper, and the patch cord is inserted and mounted in the code port of the patch panel, so that deflection of the patch cord may occur. If the deflection occurs, even if the cord connector is mounted on the corresponding cord port, a contact failure may occur where the connection between the connection detection terminal and the cord detection unit is not performed, and a cord connector may not be mounted on the cord port Lt; / RTI > Therefore, in the present invention, the projecting portion 60a of the cord connector 30a is inserted and fixed in the fixing portion 270 of the patch panel 200 to prevent the cord connector 30a from sagging, It is possible to prevent the contact failure of the code detection unit.

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 sequentially shows a process of mounting a patch cord 100b, that is, an optical cable patch cord 100b, to another patch panel 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 12 is different from FIG. 11 in that the connection sensing terminal 40b provided in the cord connector 30b is provided in the connection portion 12b rather than the terminal portion 10b of the housing 20b. The process of attaching the code connector 30b to the patch panel 200 is similar, so duplicate descriptions are omitted.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a process in which a patch code 100 according to the present invention is installed in a patch panel constituting a patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention. 13 (a) shows a state before the patch code according to the present invention is installed in a patch panel constituting the patch code management system 1000, and FIG. 13 (b) And a patch cord according to the present invention is mounted. For convenience of explanation, the patch code management system shown in FIG. 13 includes a pair of patch panels each having one code port 220 (1), 220 (2) equipped with a code detection unit, ≪ / RTI > In addition, the patch code management system 1000 shown in FIG. 13 assumes that both patch panels are interconnected through a single sensing unit S.

Referring to FIG. 13 (a), the patch cord 100 according to the present invention may include at least one communication line 51 and a sensing line 53. The sensing line 53 may be connected to the connection sensing terminal 40 provided in the housing of the code connector 30 of the patch cord 100. [ The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the code sensing unit 240 included in the patch panel 200 according to the present invention are electrically connected . Therefore, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention are electrically connected to the individual code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) Code detection circuits S1 and S2 for identifying whether or not the patch cord is mounted can be formed.

The code sensing circuits S1 and S2 may be included in each of the code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) of the patch panel 200, The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the sensing circuits S1 and S2 are electrically connected to the corresponding code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) , It can be accurately discriminated that the code connector 30 of the patch cord is not mounted.

The patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention includes a patch panel 200 for detecting whether or not a patch cord is installed in each code port 220 of the patch panel 200, (S). The code detection unit 240 of the patch panel 200 may be connected to the sensing unit S. [ For example, the code sensing circuits S1 and S2 provided in the respective code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) may be connected to the sensing portion S. Therefore, the sensing unit S may include the first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) constituting the code sensing circuits S1 and S2 provided in the code ports 220, It is possible to identify whether or not the code connector of the patch cord is attached to the corresponding code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) through the connection of the two detection terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2). In the state shown in FIG. 13 (a), the sensing unit S can identify that the patch code is not installed in both code ports 220 of the patch panel.

13 (b) shows a state in which both connectors of the patch cord 100 according to the present invention are mounted on a pair of code ports 220 of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

13 (b), in the process that the cord connector 30 of the patch cord is mounted on the panel connector 260 provided in each of the cord ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) The connection sensing terminals 40 provided in the housing 20 of the second connector 20 press the first sensing terminals 241 (1), 241 (2) of the code port 220 upward, The first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) which are the sensing terminals of the terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 And can be separated from the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2) which are the other sensing terminals. The information transmitted and received via the communication line 51 of the patch code can be transmitted and received to and from the transceivers T1 and T2 of the transmitter and the receiver via the panel connector 260. [

In this case, the sensing unit S is electrically disconnected from the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting each code sensing circuit provided in the specific code port 220 At the same time, it is possible to identify that the code connector of the patch cord is mounted in the corresponding code port 220.

13, when the patch code according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, the patch code management system 1000 shown in FIG. 13 includes a patch panel 200 and a code The port 220 can be identified. The sensing unit S of the patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention is provided with the code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with the code ports 30 A port sensing circuit (not shown) for connecting the first sensing terminals 241 (1), 241 (2), the connection sensing terminals 40 of both connectors of one patch cord and the sensing wires 53 of the patch cords The code port 220 on which the both code connectors 30 are mounted can be identified.

As a result, the patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention can detect whether or not a connector is attached to each code port 220 of the patch panel 200, Can be recognized. That is, a closed loop connecting the pair of first sensing terminals 241 (1), 241 (2), the pair of connection sensing terminals 40 and the sensing line 53 constituting the port sensing circuit is formed The port sensing circuitry may be electrically connected. In this case, the sensing unit S recognizes or identifies the mounting position of the code connector 30 of the patch cord through the pre-assigned unique number of the code sensing unit 240 provided in each code port 220, can do.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a process in which a conventional patch code is mounted on a patch panel 200 constituting a patch code management system according to the present invention. 14 (a) shows a state before a conventional patch cord is mounted on a patch panel 200 constituting a patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention, and FIG. 14 (b) And shows a state in which a conventional patch code is mounted on a patch panel 200 constituting a code management system. A description overlapping with the description with reference to FIG. 13 will be omitted. For convenience of explanation, the patch code management system shown in Fig. 14 also includes a pair of patch panels having one code port 220 (1), 220 (2) equipped with a code detection unit, as a general patch code FIG.

Unlike the conventional patch code management system, the patch code constituting the patch code management system according to the present invention includes a connector sensing terminal 40 on the surface of a connector housing, and a patch code The electrical connection between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit can be released during the process of mounting the code connector of the present invention to the patch panel according to the present invention.

However, in the patch code management system according to the present invention, in addition to the patch cord according to the present invention having the connection sensing terminal 40, even when a conventional patch cord having no connection sensing terminal 40 is mounted on the connector housing, It is possible to identify that the code connector of the patch cord is installed in the code ports 220 (1), 220 (2).

In this case, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the code sensing circuit are electrically disconnected by the housing 20 of the cord connector in the process of mounting the code connector of the patch cord It is possible to detect whether or not the patch cord is attached to the code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) even when the conventional patch cord having no connection sensing terminal 40 is mounted on the surface of the connector housing 20 Can be identified. That is, even when the code connector of the conventional patch cord is mounted on the code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with the code detection unit, Since the electrical connection between the sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2) is released, the code detection circuit identifies whether or not the common patch cord can do.

However, since the detection line and / or the connection sensing terminal of the patch cord are not provided, it is not possible to configure the port detection circuit through the general patch cord. However, when the general patch cord is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention There is an advantage that it is possible to identify whether or not the patch cord is fitted with the cord connector. Even when the cable has the sensing wire 54, or when the connector is not provided with the connection sensing terminal, or vice versa.

In addition, even if a general patch cord as shown in FIG. 14 is mounted, the extension part of the first sensing terminal constituting the above-described code sensing unit can be prevented from being damaged by a crack formed in the code connector housing constituting the general patch cord As described above.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a process of installing a patch code according to the present invention in a patch panel constituting a patch code management system according to another embodiment of the present invention. 15 (a) shows a state before the patch code according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 constituting the patch code management system 2000 according to the present invention, and Fig. 15 (b) The patch code according to the present invention is installed in the patch panel 200 constituting the patch code management system 2000 according to the present invention. A description overlapping with the description with reference to FIG. 13 will be omitted. For convenience of explanation, the patch code management system shown in FIG. 15 shows a process of connecting a patch panel having one code port 220 equipped with a code detection unit to a patch code according to the present invention.

The patch code management system 2000 shown in FIG. 15 differs from the system of FIG. 13 in that the detection unit S is connected only to the code detection unit of one patch panel. In other words, in the case where the sensing unit shown in FIG. 13 includes a pair of patch panels, the sensing unit is connected to the code sensing unit of both patch panels, while the patch code management system 2000 shown in FIG. The sensing unit S may be configured to be connected to the code detection unit of the patch panel on either side of the pair of patch panels. 13 and 15, the sensing unit S may be configured to be connected to the code detection unit of at least one patch panel when the pair of patch panels is provided.

15, the sensing unit S may be connected to a code sensing unit of any one of the patch panels. More specifically, the sensing unit S may include a code sensing circuit S1 provided in the code port 220 of the code sensing unit. Lt; / RTI > 15 (a), before the cord connector 30 is connected to the code port of the patch panel, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are electrically connected to each other, It can be discriminated by the circuit S1 that the patch code is not yet mounted in the code port.

15 (b), when the patch cord is attached to the code port, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are connected to each other by the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord. The electrical connection is released, and the first sensing terminal 241 and the connection sensing terminal 40 can be electrically connected. When the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are electrically disconnected from each other, the sensing unit S may be connected to the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243, It is possible to identify that the patch cord is attached to the code port. 15 (a), the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are connected to each other before the patch code is mounted on the code port. Therefore, the first sensing terminal 241, And the second sensing terminal 243 may have no potential difference. 15 (b), when the patch cord is mounted on the code port and the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are electrically disconnected, the first sensing terminal 241 and A potential difference is generated in the second sensing terminal 243 and the sensing unit S is mounted on the specific code port depending on whether the potential difference between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 It can be detected.

15, in the case of using a conventional patch cord in which the connection sensing terminal is omitted in addition to the patch cord having the connection sensing terminal 40 according to the present invention, Can be identified. Even when a conventional patch cord is used, if the conventional patch cord is inserted and fixed in the cord port, the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal is released by the patch cord, 2 sensing terminal 243, or a change in the ground potential of each terminal may occur, and the embodiment shown in Fig. 15 may use a change in potential of each electrode or a ground potential to change the potential It is possible to identify whether or not the cord connector or the like is mounted alone even when one panel is provided. This can be distinguished from the method of configuring the intelligent patch code management system through the pair of patch panels shown in FIG. 13, and various modifications and applications are possible.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. . It is therefore to be understood that the modified embodiments are included in the technical scope of the present invention if they basically include elements of the claims of the present invention.

10: Terminal portion
12: Connection
20: Housing
30: Cord connector
40: Connection detection terminal
50: Cable
51: Communication line
53: sensing line
100: patch cord
200: patch panel
1000: patch code management system

Claims (14)

In the patch code connected to the code port of the patch panel,
A cable having at least one communication line and a sensing line;
A cord connector provided at both ends of the cable to be mounted on the cord port;
A connection sensing terminal connected to both ends of the sensing line so as to be in contact with the code sensing unit provided in the code port and provided on the outer surface of the housing of the code connector, respectively; And
The cord connector is protruded from at least one side of the cord connector so as to be fixed to the fixing portion of the patch panel in order to prevent a contact failure between the connection detecting terminal and the cord detecting unit when the cord connector is mounted on the cord port And a protruding portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cord connector includes a housing including a terminal portion having a communication terminal and a connection portion for covering the rear of the terminal portion and the cable,
Wherein the protruding portion is provided at one of the terminal portion and the connecting portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cable is one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable. At least one cord port having a panel connector for mounting a cord connector of a patch cord;
Wherein the patch cord is connected to the sensing line provided on the cable and the sensing line and is provided in the code connector of the patch cord, and when the patch cord is mounted on the panel connector through the code port, A code detection unit provided in each of the code ports for sensing a mounting state of the patch cord in contact with a connection detection terminal of the code; And
And a protrusion provided on the code connector is inserted and fixed to prevent a contact failure between the connection sensing terminal and the code detection unit when the patch cord is mounted on the panel connector through the code port. And a patch panel. 5. The method of claim 4,
The patch panel includes a panel housing and an auxiliary housing mounted on the panel housing to provide a layout space in which a circuit board to which the code detection unit is mounted is disposed,
Wherein the fixing portion is provided on one of the panel housing and the auxiliary housing. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the auxiliary housing is mounted on a front upper portion of the panel housing, and the fixing portion is provided below the auxiliary housing. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the fixing portion has a fixing groove into which the projection is inserted and fixed. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the code detection unit of the patch panel includes a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal electrically connected to each other in a state where the patch cord is removed from the code port,
Wherein the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal constitute a code detection circuit for identifying whether or not a patch cord is mounted on each of the code ports through an electrical connection. 9. The method of claim 8,
The electrical connection between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may be such that the connection sensing terminal displaces the first sensing terminal in the course of mounting the patch cord to the patch panel, And releases the electrically connected state of the patch panel. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein at least a portion of the first sensing terminal is provided with an extension in at least a part of the first sensing terminal to prevent insertion of the at least part of the first sensing terminal into the groove formed in one face of the housing of the cord connector when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel Features a patch panel. 11. The method of claim 10,
When the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, the extension part interferes with the edge of the groove formed in the housing of the code connector or the connection sensing terminal so that the first sensing terminal is not inserted into the groove The patch panel comprising: 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the fixing portion is formed in an 'a' shape so as to prevent downward sagging of protrusions formed on a connector side of the patch cord when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel. A cable connector provided at both ends of the cable, a connection sensing terminal which is connected to both ends of the sensing wire and is respectively provided on the outer surface of the housing of the code connector, A patch cord including a protrusion protruding from at least one side of the code connector to be fixed to the cover;
A plurality of code ports provided with a panel connector for mounting a code connector of the patch cord; a plurality of cord ports, each of which is provided with a patch cord, when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port, A code detection unit provided in each of the code ports for detecting a mounting state of the code detection unit and a connection failure detection unit for preventing connection failure between the connection detection terminal and the code detection unit when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port A patch panel including a fixing part provided on the cord connector so as to be inserted and fixed thereto; And
And a sensing unit connected to the code detection unit of the patch panel to identify whether the patch cord is mounted on each code port of the patch panel or the code port on which the patch cord is mounted. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the code detection unit of the patch panel includes a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected to each other in a state in which the patch cord is not mounted and the sensing unit is connected to the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal, And identifies whether or not the connector of the patch cord is attached to each code port of the patch panel.

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