KR20220110891A - Communication patch cord and patch cord tester - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a network switch and a patch panel (or a patch different from a patch panel) in a communication room in a communication system comprising a network switch connected to an external communication network, a patch panel connected to the network switch, and a communication device connected to the patch panel. panel), and it relates to a communication patch cord that can easily identify the connection location of a specific communication patch cord even when the communication patch cord is connected and communication is in use.

Description

Communication patch cord and patch cord tester {COMMUNICATION PATCH CORD AND PATCH CORD TESTER}

The present invention relates to a patchcord for communication and a patchcord tester. More specifically, in the present invention, the patch cord for communication is connected between a network switch and a patch panel (or a patch panel and another patch panel) in a communication room constituting the communication system, and the connection position of the patch cord for a specific communication is determined even in a communication operation state. It relates to patchcords and patchcord testers for easily identifiable communications.

The indoor communication system may provide a network switch connected to an external communication network, a patch panel connected to the network switch, and a consumer-side communication device connected to each patch panel.

In such a communication system, a network switch and a patch panel may be generally connected with an optical cable, UTP, FTP, or STP cable (hereinafter referred to as a 'cable unit') and a communication patch cord including connectors at both ends of the communication cable.

In the process of installing, maintaining, or repairing such a communication system, the connection state between network equipment such as switches, routers, and gateways, patch panels, and communication tools, or the presence or absence of abnormalities in communication lines connecting each are checked.

In particular, as a premise for communication line maintenance or repair work inside the communication room, the connection location of the communication patch cord connecting the network equipment in the communication room and the patch panel, etc. must first be confirmed or specified. However, depending on the size of the communication room, a large amount of patch cords for communication are installed in a complex manner in the communication room, connecting each network equipment, between patch panels, or between network equipment and patch panels. Therefore, it is very difficult for the operator to specify the connection position of the connector of each communication patch cord in the communication room internal environment.

In order to specify the connection position of both connectors of any one of the communication patch cords inside the communication room, one of the connectors is separated and a test voltage is applied through a tester, etc. The connection location was confirmed by checking whether the LED light was on.

However, the above operation for specifying the connection location of the communication patch cord is premised on disconnecting any one connector of the communication patch cord from the equipment, and the above maintenance work is performed in a state where communication is cut due to the communication patch cord separation. If performed, it may cause inconvenience to communication consumers.

In the present invention, in the communication room constituting the communication system, the patch cord for communication is connected between the network equipment and the patch panel (or between the network equipment, between the patch panels) so that the connection position of the patch cord for a specific communication is easily established even in the state of communication operation. It is a task to be solved to provide an identifiable patchcode for communication and a patchcode tester.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is at least one communication wire; a cable unit having at least one pair of test wires and a cable jacket surrounding the communication wire and the test wire; and at least one communication terminal connected to the communication wire. one or more pair of patchcord test terminals connected to the test wire; Communication including a pair of connector units provided at both ends of the cable unit, including an optical element electrically connected to a pair of the patchcord test terminals, and a housing to which the communication terminal and the patchcord test terminal are mounted. You can provide patchcodes.

Also, the housing of the connector unit may be made of a light-transmitting material.

In addition, the housing of the connector unit may have an opening through which the light of the optical device is exposed to the outside.

Here, it may include an optical module including the optical device in the housing of the connector unit.

In this case, the pair of patch cord test terminals may be formed on the side surface of the housing and mounted on the terminal exposed portion for mounting so that the patch cord test terminals are exposed.

In addition, the terminal exposed portion may be configured in the form of a concave opening formed on a side surface of the housing.

In addition, a guide groove may be provided up to the terminal exposed portion along the rear side surface of the housing into which the communication cable is introduced.

In addition, in the optical device, a first light emitting device of a first color and a second light emitting device of a second color may be configured in parallel in opposite directions to each other.

Here, the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device may be provided in one module.

In this case, the test wire may be formed of a conductor provided with an insulating layer.

In addition, the communication wire may include at least one optical fiber, and the communication terminal may be an optical terminal.

And, the optical fiber may be an optical fiber for preventing hacking.

Here, the hacking prevention optical fiber may include a hacking prevention layer in the form of a coating layer made of a light blocking agent or a light absorber material, or may include an air layer in the clad layer of the optical fiber.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a tester housing; a pair of lever members having an outer end provided with a tester test terminal exposed to the outside of the tester housing and rotatably mounted around a hinge shaft provided in the tester housing; a power supply unit provided in the tester housing to supply power to the tester test terminal of the lever member; an elastic part provided to elastically support the lever member in a direction of narrowing the test terminal interval of the lever member; and a pair of deployment buttons for pressing the rear end of the lever member in a direction to widen the distance between the tester test terminals of the lever member, and a pair of patch cords of any one connector unit provided in the aforementioned patch cord. In a state in which the test terminal of the pair of testers of the lever member is in contact with the test terminal, the power of the power supply is supplied through the test terminal of the tester of the lever member to light the pair of optical elements of the connector unit. can provide

In addition, a pair of test terminals of the lever member may be provided to protrude in a direction facing each other.

Here, the elastic part may be a torsion coil spring mounted by the tester housing and a hinge shaft to provide a repulsive force between the inner peripheral surfaces of the rear end of the pair of lever members.

In this case, the deployment button may be mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the pair of lever members, and may be exposed to the outside through the tester housing.

And, a switch for selectively cutting off the power supplied to the tester test terminal from the power supply unit; may further include.

And, the power supplied from the power supply is intermittently supplied to the optical element of the patch cord for communication may further include a power control unit to emit light in a repeated flashing manner.

Here, the power supply unit may be at least one of a battery or an external power supply unit for supplying power to the power terminal.

In this case, the lever member may be provided with a tester test terminal to enable length adjustment, and may include a sliding part that can be drawn out or inserted.

According to the patch cord and patch cord tester for communication according to the present invention, the patch cord for communication in the communication room constituting the communication system communicates with the network equipment and the patch panel (or between the network equipment, between the patch panels) or the patch panel It is possible to easily identify the connection location of a specific communication patch cord even when it is connected to the water polo and communication is in operation.

In addition, according to the present invention, by adding a test wire to various types of communication cables and adding a patch cord test terminal to a connector unit, it is possible to provide the identification function to various types of communication patch cords.

In addition, according to the patch cord tester according to the present invention, even when patch cords for communication are densely installed on network switches and patch panels, etc., the tester test terminal provided at the outer end of the lever member of the tester unit constitutes the patch cord for communication. Patch of the connector unit Since it can be mounted on a code test terminal, test workability can be improved.

In addition, according to the patch cord tester according to the present invention, it is possible to simplify the mounting process of the tester test terminal of the lever member on which the tester test terminal is elastically supported.

1 shows a block diagram of a network communication system of the present invention.
2 shows a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a patch cord for communication according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a cable unit constituting a patch cord for communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of a connector unit constituting a patch cord for communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a connection state of a patch cord test terminal, an optical element, and a test wire provided in the patch cord for communication according to the present invention.
6 shows a state in which the patch cord tester according to the present invention is mounted on the connector unit of the patch cord for communication according to the present invention.
Figure 7 shows an exploded perspective view of the patch cord tester according to the present invention.
8 is a front view of the patch cord tester according to the present invention before being mounted on the connector unit.
9 is a front view showing a state in which the patch cord tester according to the present invention is mounted on the connector unit.
10 to 12 show a state in which the sliding portion of the lever member of the patch cord tester according to the present invention is drawn out or inserted and the length is adjusted in three steps.
13 to 15 are patch cord connectors in various conditions of the patch cord tester in a state in which the sliding part of the lever member of the patch cord tester is drawn out or inserted and the length is adjusted in three steps, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 . The process of mounting to the unit is shown.

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 and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed subject matter may be thorough and complete, and the spirit of the invention may be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art. Like reference numbers refer to like elements throughout.

1 shows a block diagram of a network communication system 1 of the present invention.

The network communication system 1 of the present invention includes a network switch 10 connected to an external communication network 60, a patch panel 20 connected to the network switch 10, and a communication tool connected to the patch panel 20 ( 30) can be configured.

Here, the network switch 10 is a device having a data exchange (switching) function as an inter-terminal 　 aggregation device when configuring a local area network (LAN), and is connected to a router 50 connected to an external communication network 60 or the like, As an L3 switch performing the function of the network layer of OSI 7 layer, it can be directly connected to an external communication network.

The network switch 10 may simultaneously transmit input data from a plurality of communication devices 30 . It is possible to determine the address (MAC 　 address) of the receiving terminal stored in the data frame and transmit data only to the port to which the terminal is connected. Such a network switch 10 and the communication device 30 may be connected by the patch panel 20 .

The network switch 10 and the patch panel 20 of the network communication system 1 are generally located in a communication room, and each communication tool 30 is provided in a space of a communication consumer spaced apart from each other to provide a network such as a PC, a phone or a printer. It can provide communication function.

The patch panel 20 refers to a hardware unit including an aggregate of ports extending the communication tool 30 in the network communication system 1 . That is, the network switch 10 and the communication device 30 may be connected via the patch panel 20, and the patch panel 20 and the communication device 30 are a communication cable in the form of a permanent link. can be connected to

1 shows that one patch panel 20 is provided between the communication receiver 30 and the network switch 10, the patch panel 20 may be configured in plurality.

Conventionally, in the communication room, a large amount of patch cords 300 for communication are connected, so it is very difficult to visually distinguish or specify each connection or connection position.

However, the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention can provide a lighting indexing function that can easily identify the bidirectional connection position of each patch cord 300 for communication inside the communication room. A communication cable and a communication patch cord 300 according to the present invention will be specifically reviewed.

Figure 2 shows a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cable unit 200 constituting the patch cord 300 for communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 shows an exploded perspective view of the connector unit 100 constituting the patch cord 300 for communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention may include a cable unit 200 and a pair of connector units 100a and 100b connected to both ends of the cable unit 200 .

In the description with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 , the patch cord for communication 300 is an optical communication patch cord 300 having a communication wire 210 in the form of an optical cable and connector units 100a and 100b in the form of an optical connector as an example. However, in addition to the patch cord 300 for optical communication, it is also applicable to the communication wire 210 in the form of a UTP, FTP, or STP cable and a connector unit in the form of an RJ45 plug.

The cable unit 200 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes at least one communication wire 210; One or more pairs of test wires 230 and a cable jacket surrounding the communication wire 210 and the test wire 230 may be provided.

The communication wire 210 may be composed of at least one optical fiber 211 or may include at least one optical fiber 211 and a tight buffer 215 accommodating the optical fiber 211 .

In addition, the communication wire 210 may be configured in the form of a tube member for accommodating the optical fiber in addition to the tight buffer accommodating the optical fiber 211 .

In addition, when each communication wire is provided with an optical fiber, a hacking prevention layer 213 for preventing hacking by tapping to be described later on the outside of the optical fiber 211 to provide a hacking prevention function to be described later may be further included. have.

The hacking prevention layer 213 may be a coating layer including a light blocking agent or a light absorber, and even if the hacking prevention layer 213 is not added to the outside of the optical fiber, an air layer is provided in the clad layer constituting the optical fiber 211. A special purpose (preventing optical signal leakage) optical fiber may be applied. A description related thereto will be given later.

The cable unit 200 may include one or more pairs of test wires 230 together with the communication wire 210 . The test wire 230 may include a test conductor 231 and an insulator 233 for power supply, and may include one or more pairs.

The cable unit 200 may include a cable jacket 250 accommodating the communication wire 210 and the test wire 230 .

The connector unit 100 is provided at both ends of the cable unit 200 configured as described above, so that the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention can be configured.

The connector unit 100 connected to both ends of the cable unit 200 includes a communication terminal 111 connected to the communication wire 210 and a pair of patchcord test terminals 119 connected to the test wire 230 . ); An optical element 118 mounted to connect a pair of the patchcord test terminals 119 and a housing 110 mounted so that the communication terminal 111 and the patchcord test terminal 119 are exposed can be configured.

In the connector unit 100, the cable unit 200 having the communication wire 210 and the test wire 230 is introduced into the housing 110, and the cable unit 200 is configured in the housing 110. The communication wire 210 and the test wire 230 may be connected to the communication terminal 111 and the patchcord test terminal 119 , respectively.

In this case, the communication wire 210 may be configured in the form of an optical fiber or a type including a tube member for accommodating the optical fiber, and the communication terminal 111 provided in the connector unit 100 is a ferrule for accommodating the optical fiber, etc. may be configured to include, and when a photoelectric converter or the like is provided in the connector unit 100 , the communication terminal 111 may be configured as a general conductor terminal.

In addition, as described above, when the communication unit is in the form of a UTP, FTP, or STP cable, the communication terminal may be a pin terminal of an RJ45 plug.

The patchcord test terminal 119 may be a metal terminal connected to the test conductor 231 of the test wire 230 constituting the cable unit 200 , and the patchcord test terminal 119 is the connector unit It may be mounted to be exposed to the outside of the housing constituting the 100 .

The pair of patch cord test terminals 119 are terminals to which power is supplied in a state of being connected to a tester test terminal 521 of a patch cord tester 500 to be described later. Power may be supplied to the optical device 118 provided in the connector unit 100 to light the optical device 118 . An explanation of this is deferred.

A pair of the patchcord test terminals 119 may be formed on the side surface of the housing and mounted on the terminal exposed portion 116 for mounting so that the patchcord test terminals 119 are exposed.

The terminal exposed portion 116 may be configured in the form of a concave opening formed on a side surface of the housing.

The reason that the terminal exposed portion 116 on which the patch cord test terminal 119 is mounted is configured in the form of a concave opening is to prevent terminal damage caused by the terminal protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the housing, and a tester test terminal 521 to be described later. This is to provide a positioning function when mounting.

In addition, in order to facilitate the mounting of the tester test terminal 521 to the terminal exposed portion 116 configured in the form of a concave opening, the communication cable is introduced along the rear side of the housing to the terminal exposed portion 116 . A guide groove 114 may be formed.

In addition, the patch panel or network switch is arranged in multiple layers, and each connection port is also arranged adjacently in a line. Therefore, in such a communication room environment, when the connector unit of the patch cord 300 for communication is densely mounted with the connection ports of each equipment, the distance between the connectors is also narrowed, so it is not easy to test using a tester.

Therefore, the lever member 520 of the patch cord tester 500 to be described later even in a state in which a plurality of connector units 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication are densely connected to the connection port of the communication room network switch or patch panel. The tester test terminal 521 provided at the end approaches the rear of the connector unit 100 of a specific patch cord, and it is possible to easily access the terminal exposed portion 116 through the guide groove 114 formed along the side of the housing. And, it is seated on the terminal exposed portion 116 in the form of a concave opening so that the patch cord tester 500 can be easily mounted on the patch cord 300 for a specific communication, thereby improving the workability of the test operation.

A boot member 120 is provided at the rear of the housing 110 to prevent bending of the cable unit 200 introduced into the housing.

The housing constituting the connector unit 100 may further include a latch unit 113 for releasing a connection state to a connection port of a network switch or patch panel.

In addition, the optical element 118 may be provided inside the connector unit 100 . The optical device 118 may be a lighting device such as an LED light source, and the optical device 118 may be configured to be turned on when power is supplied from the patch cord tester 500 .

The optical module 117 in the form of a PCB including the optical device 118 may be provided in the housing, and the patch cord test terminal 119 and the optical module 117 may be electrically connected.

An opening is formed in the housing so that the optical element 118 installed in the housing can be exposed to the outside, or the housing is made of a light-transmitting material so that light can be identified from the outside when the optical element 118 is turned on. .

5 shows the connection state of the patch cord test terminal 119, the optical element 118, and the test wire 230 provided in the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention.

Optical modules 117a and 117b are provided between a pair of patch cord test terminals 119a-1, 119a-2 or 119b-1, 119b-2, respectively, provided in a pair of connector units 100a and 100b, respectively. and the pair of optical modules 117a and 117b of the pair of connector units 100a and 100b may be connected via a pair of test wires 230 .

And, as shown in FIG. 5 , a pair of patch cord test terminals 119a-1, 119a-2 or 119b-1, 119b-2 provided in any one connector unit 100 is an optical element 118. ) is connected to the optical module 117 including a separate wire, etc., but the terminal itself may be connected by an extended wire or the like, or may be included in the optical module.

Therefore, when the patch cord test terminals 119a and 119b of the pair of connector units 100a and 100b are connected with the test wire 230, the pair of connector units ( The optical element 118 and the pair of test wires 230 of 100a and 100b may constitute a closed circuit.

Here, in the optical device 118 as an embodiment, the first light emitting device 118x of the first color and the second light emitting device 118y of the second color are configured in parallel in opposite directions to each other, and the patch cord test terminal Either one of the light emitting devices may be turned on regardless of the direction of the DC power supplied through 119a and 119b, and the first light emitting device 118x of a first color and the second light emitting device of a second color The first light emitting device 118x and the second light emitting device 118y may be provided in one package, rather than being configured as a separate module 118y.

As another embodiment, the optical device 118 is configured to include one light emitting device to supply DC power in which the positive voltage and the negative voltage supplied through the patch cord test terminals 119a and 119b repeatedly cross or supply DC power or AC power. By supplying power, the light emitting device may be configured to repeatedly blink regardless of the polarity.

Power is supplied through a pair of patch cord test terminals 119a-1, 119a-2, or 119b-1, 119b-2 of any one connector unit 100 in a state in which a closed circuit as shown in FIG. 5 is configured. Then, the pair of optical elements 118 on the closed circuit emits light regardless of the direction of the supplied power. Therefore, a worker performing communication network maintenance in a communication room, etc., in order to determine the connection position of the patch cord 300 for a specific communication, the patch cord test terminal 119a of any one connector unit 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication. A tester capable of supplying power to -1, 119a-2, or 119b-1, 119b-2) may be connected to determine the position of the opposite connector unit 100 through the light of the optical element 118 .

In this case, when power is supplied through the patch cord test terminal 119 of one connector unit 100, the corresponding connector unit 100 and the optical element 118 of the opposite connector unit 100 are lit together to make one It is possible to easily identify the connection positions of both ends of the patch cord 300 for communication.

Furthermore, the optical element 118 is configured in parallel with the first light emitting element 118x of the first color and the second light emitting element 118y of the second color in opposite directions to each other, and the connector to the patch cord tester 500 Depending on the direction in which the unit 100 is mounted, the color of the optical element 118 may vary when test power is supplied.

Therefore, when two workers work simultaneously inside the communication room, the opposite connector unit is a method of determining the tester mounting direction (direction of the connector, etc.) of the connector unit 100 of the test target communication patch cord 300 by mutual agreement. It is possible to distinguish the patch cords 300 for communication by changing the emission color of (100).

That is, the first operator is the connector unit 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication under test so that the first light emitting device, for example, a green light emitting device, emits light from the optical device 118 on one side of the patch cord 300 for communication to be tested. ) is mounted on the person's tester, and the second operator uses the test target communication patch cord ( 300) by mounting the connector unit 100 on the tester and performing each test, the opposite side of the patch cord 300 for communication tested by each operator by identifying the opposite connector unit 100 that emits light in the color they are looking for A function to check the connection location may also be provided.

That is, the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention does not separate it from the network equipment or the patch panel, and in a state in which communication is connected normally, power is applied to the patch cord test terminal 119 provided in each patch cord 300 for communication. Through the lighting function, the connection position can be precisely specified and visually identified.

In this way, the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention can specify a bidirectional connection position without disconnecting the connector from a connection device such as a patch panel or network equipment, thereby minimizing inconvenience in the maintenance process.

In this way, the function of accurately specifying the connection location through the lighting function in the state in which the network communication system 1 is operating can be applied to the security field for preventing hacking. In optical communication systems, hacking of optical cables is attempted by removing the cable jacket from a specific area of the optical cable and bending the optical fiber to obtain data by receiving the optical signal leaking without total reflection at the bent part.

When the network equipment detects that the power of the received optical signal is low as much as the optical signal leaked due to tapping at a specific port when tapping occurs, the test power is applied to the connector unit of the patch cord connected to the corresponding port in the manner described above to apply the test power to the network. In the configuration, you can check which path is being hacked physically.

In the conventional network communication system, when a problem occurs on a specific path, in order to find the end of the path, it is necessary to check the number/tag to find it, and if there is no tag, the connection section cannot be easily checked. Code and patchcord testers can be used to easily identify hacking paths by specifying the location of connections via lighting features.

By applying the anti-hacking optical fiber in the patch cord of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the side effect of easily identifying the path through which the hacking attempt is made while blocking the hacking of the network communication system.

6 shows a state in which the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention is mounted on the connector unit 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention. ) shows an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 8 shows a front view of the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention before being mounted on the connector unit 100, and FIG. 9 is a patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention. ) shows a front view of a state mounted on the connector unit 100 .

The patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention is a connector unit ( The tester test terminal 521 constituting the patch cord tester 500 may be configured to be mounted on the patch cord test terminal 119 of the connector unit 100 without removing 100 .

The patch cord test terminal 119 provided in the connector unit 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication according to the present invention is provided on the housing side of the connector unit, and the connector unit 100 is connected in a line, so that in the present invention The patch cord tester 500 according to adopts a structure in which a pair of tester test terminals 521 are mounted on a pair of lever members 520 .

Specifically, the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention shown in FIG. 6 includes a tester housing 510; A pair of lever members 520 having an outer end provided with a tester test terminal 521 exposed to the outside of the tester housing 510 and rotatably mounted around a hinge shaft provided in the tester housing 510; a power supply provided in the tester housing 510 to supply power to the tester test terminal 521 of the lever member 520; an elastic part 580 provided to elastically support the lever member 520 in a direction of narrowing the distance between the tester test terminals 521 of the lever member 520; A pair of deployment buttons 530 for pressing the rear end of the lever member 520 in a direction to widen the distance between the tester test terminals 521 of the lever member 520; including, the patch cord for communication described above (300) The lever member 520 in a state in which the tester test terminal 521 of the pair of lever members 520 is in contact with the pair of patch cord test terminals 119 of any one connector unit 100 provided in The optical element 118 of the pair of connector units 100 may be turned on by supplying power to the power supply unit through the tester test terminal 521 of the .

The patchcord tester 500 is provided with a pair of lever members 520 and a tester test terminal 521 is provided at an outer end thereof to be connected to the patchcord test terminal 119 of the connector unit.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the lever member 520 may be rotatably mounted within the housing by a hinge shaft 550 .

Therefore, the lever member 520 is rotatable by the hinge shaft, and when the rear end of the lever member 520 is pressed from both sides, the outer end of the lever member 520 provided with the tester test terminal 521 is configured to open. can be

In addition, the lever member 520 may include an elastic part 580 provided to elastically support the lever member 520 in a direction to narrow the distance between the pair of tester test terminals 521 .

In addition, a pair of tester test terminals 521 of the lever member 520 are provided to protrude from the outer end of the lever member 520 in a direction facing each other.

Therefore, when the tester is mounted on the connector unit 100 of the patch cord 300 for communication, the outer end of the lever member 520 is spread apart and the terminal connection state is maintained by the elastic force of the elastic part 580. have.

The elastic part 580 may be a torsion coil spring mounted on the hinge shaft 550 of the housing to provide a repulsive force between the inner peripheral surfaces of the rear end of the pair of lever members 520 .

Accordingly, when the lever member 520 is displaced so as to narrow the distance between the rear ends of the pair of lever members 520 to narrow the distance between the rear ends of the lever member 520 , the tester test terminal of the outer end of the lever member 520 . The gap between the 521 and 521 is widened, but when the external force displacing the lever member 520 is removed, the rear end of the lever member 520 is widened by the elastic repulsive force, and the tester test terminal 521 at the outer end of the lever member 520 is widened. ) is narrowed, the connection state between the tester test terminal 521 and the patch cord test terminal 119 can be maintained.

In order to displace the lever member 520, the present invention provides a pair of deployment buttons 530 for pressing the rear end of the lever member 520 in a direction to widen the distance between the test terminals 521 of the lever member 520; Including, the deployment button 530 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the pair of lever members 520, it may be mounted to penetrate through the tester housing 510 to be exposed to the outside.

A pair of deployment buttons 530 may be mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the lever member 520 in opposite directions, and the elastic part 580 is a coil part of a torsion spring mounted on the hinge shaft 550 and has both ends. may be respectively seated on the inner peripheral surface of the rear end of the lever member 520 .

And, as will be described with reference to FIG. 10 or less, the lever member 520 may be drawn out and mounted on the patch cord test terminal 119 of the connector unit 100 at various positions.

To this end, the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention may have a structure in which the length of the lever member 520 is variable.

To this end, the lever member 520 is mounted on the hinge shaft 550 in the housing and is rotated by being pressed by the deployment button 530. The tester test terminal 521 is mounted on the deployment part. (525) It may be dividedly configured to include a sliding part 523 drawn out or inserted into the inside, and a connection part 524 connecting the deployment part 525 and the sliding part 523.

The deployment part 525 is provided with a shaft through-hole through which the deployment button 530 is mounted on an outer circumferential surface and through which the hinge shaft 550 penetrates, so that the hinge shaft together with the spring constituting the elastic part 580 ( 550), the connection part 524 is coupled to the sliding part 523, and the power supply part is electrically connected to the sliding part 523 through an internal wiring (not shown). It may be mounted inside the deployment part 525 . In addition, the sliding part 523 is supported by a sliding guide (not shown) provided on the inner circumferential surface of the deployment part 525 and may be mounted to be drawn out or inserted from the inside of the deployment part 525 . In addition, the connection part 524 and the sliding part 523 constituting the lever member 520 may be made of a conductive metal material, and the tester test terminal 521 of the sliding part 523 is a sliding part ( 523) and may be integrally formed. Various inspection methods according to the insertion or withdrawal structure of the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 will be described later with reference to FIG. 10 or less.

Looking at the process of mounting the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention to the connector unit 100 of the patch cord, as shown in FIG. 8 , when the operator mounts the tester to the connector unit 100 , the deployment button 530 ) to widen the distance between the tester test terminals 521 provided in the lever member 520 and seat the tester test terminals 521 in the guide groove 114 of the housing of the connector unit 100, as shown in FIG. As shown, when the deployment state of the deployment button 530 is released, the tester test terminal 521 is seated in the guy groove, and the tester test terminal 521 slides to the terminal exposed part 116. By displacing the tester 500 , the connection between the tester test terminal 521 and the patchcord test terminal 119 may be completed.

In a state in which the connection of the tester test terminal 521 and the patchcord test terminal 119 is completed, when power is supplied from the power supply provided in the patchcord tester 500 through the tester test terminal 521, the communication patch By illuminating the optical element 118 of the pair of connector units 100 constituting the cord 300, the above-described identification function of the connector unit 100 may be provided.

In addition, the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention may include a switch 540 for selectively cutting off the power of the power supply unit.

That is, the switch 540 may be provided to control that the power supplied from the power supply unit is supplied to the tester test terminal 521 irrespective of whether the deployment button 530 or the terminal is in contact.

In addition, when power is supplied, a power control unit (not shown) and the power source for allowing the optical element 118 of a pair of connector units 100 constituting the patch cord 300 for communication to emit light in a repeated blinking manner rather than simply being turned on. It may further include a mode button 560 for selecting a light emitting mode according to the power supply method of the control unit. The power control unit may cause the optical element 118 to operate in a repeated blinking manner instead of being simply turned on through the intermittent supply of power.

The switch 540, the power control unit, and the mode button 560 may be included on the optical module 117 provided in the housing, and the switch 540 and the mode button 560 are located outside the tester housing. It may be mounted so as to be exposed as a , and the optical module 117 may be connected to the power supply unit through a wiring (not shown).

In addition, the power supply unit may be configured as at least one of a battery for supplying power to the power terminal or an external power supply unit in the form of a power supply connector. The external power supply unit may be a modular jack of RJ45 standard so that it can be connected to a conventional network tester and receive about 5V test power, and as shown in FIG. 7 , it may be a battery (b) in the form of at least one mercury battery .

10 to 12 show a state in which the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 of the patch cord tester 500 according to the present invention is drawn out or inserted and adjusted in length in three steps, and FIGS. 13 to 15 are As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the patch cord tester 500 is operated under various conditions in a state in which the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 of the patch cord tester 500 is drawn out or inserted and the length is adjusted in three steps. It shows the process of being mounted on the patch cord connector unit 100 in.

10 to 12, since the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 is slidably mounted inside its deployment part 525, the sliding part 523 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the sliding part 523 may be in a state fully inserted into the developed part 525 and fully drawn out to the outside of the expanded part 525, and if necessary, the sliding part as shown in FIG. Only half of the 523 can be drawn out from the inside of the deployment part 525 .

In each case, the tester test terminal 521 provided at the end of the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 may be supplied with test power from the power supply.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13 , when there is no interference on the upper portion of the connector unit 100 under test, the tester test terminal even in a state in which the sliding part 523 is inserted into the deployment part 525 as shown in FIG. 10 . 521 can be mounted on the connector unit 100, and as shown in FIG. 14 or FIG. 15, when the connector unit 100 of the first or second layer exists on the connector unit 100 under test As shown in FIG. 11 or 12 by inserting the sliding part 523 of the lever member 520 in the narrow patch panel or network switch connection port space, the sliding part 523 is withdrawn to the outside of the deployment part 525 Also, since the tester test terminal 521 can be mounted on the connector unit 100 , a test for identification can be performed.

Therefore, in a communication room environment in which the patch panel or network switch is arranged in multiple layers and the connection ports of each connector unit are also arranged adjacently in a line, the connector of the patch cord 300 for communication is densely installed with the connection ports of each equipment. The tester test terminal 521 provided at the outer end of the lever member 520 of a deployable and slim shape can be mounted on the patch cord test terminal 119 of the connector unit 100 constituting the patch cord 300 for communication. Therefore, test workability can be improved.

Although the present specification has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims described below. will be able to carry out Therefore, if the modified implementation basically includes the elements of the claims of the present invention, all of them should be considered to be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1: network communication system 10: network switch
20: patch panel 100: connector
300: patch cord for communication 600: connector unit

Claims (21)

at least one communication wire; a cable unit having at least one pair of test wires and a cable jacket surrounding the communication wire and the test wire; and,
at least one communication terminal connected to the communication wire; one or more pair of patchcord test terminals connected to the test wire; Communication including a pair of connector units provided at both ends of the cable unit, including an optical element electrically connected to the pair of patchcord test terminals, and a housing to which the communication terminal and the patchcord test terminal are mounted. patch code. According to claim 1,
A communication patch cord, characterized in that the housing of the connector unit is made of a light-transmitting material. According to claim 1,
Communication patch cord, characterized in that the housing of the connector unit is formed with an opening through which the light of the optical device can be exposed to the outside. According to claim 1,
and an optical module including the optical element in the housing of the connector unit. According to claim 1,
A pair of the patch cord test terminals are formed on the side of the housing and are mounted on the terminal exposed portion for mounting so that the patch cord test terminals are exposed. 6. The method of claim 5,
The patch cord, characterized in that the terminal exposed portion is configured in the form of a concave opening formed on a side surface of the housing. 7. The method of claim 6,
A communication patch cord, characterized in that a guide groove is provided up to the terminal exposed portion along the rear side of the housing into which the communication cable is introduced. According to claim 1,
In the optical device, a first light emitting device of a first color and a second light emitting device of a second color are parallel to each other in opposite directions. According to claim 1,
The first light emitting device and the second light emitting device are patch cord for communication, characterized in that provided in one module. According to claim 1,
The test wire is a patch cord for communication, characterized in that it is composed of a conductor provided with an insulating layer. According to claim 1,
The communication wire includes at least one optical fiber, and the communication terminal is an optical terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The optical fiber is a patch cord for communication, characterized in that it is an optical fiber for preventing hacking. 13. The method of claim 12,
The hacking prevention optical fiber includes a hacking prevention layer in the form of a coating layer made of a light blocking agent or a light absorber, or an air layer in the clad layer of the optical fiber. tester housing;
a pair of lever members having an outer end provided with a tester test terminal exposed to the outside of the tester housing and rotatably mounted about a hinge shaft provided in the tester housing;
a power supply unit provided in the tester housing to supply power to the tester test terminal of the lever member;
an elastic part provided to elastically support the lever member in a direction of narrowing the test terminal interval of the lever member; and,
A pair of deployment buttons for pressing the rear end of the lever member in a direction to widen the distance between the tester test terminals of the lever member;
Through the tester test terminal of the lever member in a state in which the pair of tester test terminals of the lever member are in contact with the pair of patchcord test terminals of any one connector unit provided in the patch cord of claim 1 to 13 A patch cord tester for supplying power to the power supply to turn on the optical element of the pair of connector units. 15. The method of claim 14,
A pair of tester test terminals of the lever member are patch cord tester, characterized in that provided to protrude in a direction facing each other. 15. The method of claim 14,
The elastic part is a patch cord tester, characterized in that it is a torsion coil spring mounted by the tester housing and the hinge shaft to provide a repulsive force between the inner peripheral surface of the rear end of the pair of lever members. 15. The method of claim 14,
The deployment button is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the rear end of the pair of lever members, patch cord tester, characterized in that exposed to the outside through the tester housing. 15. The method of claim 14,
A switch for selectively cutting off the power supplied to the tester test terminal from the power supply unit; Patch cord tester further comprising a. 15. The method of claim 14,
The patch cord tester further comprising a power control unit for intermittently supplying the power supplied from the power supply so that the optical element of the patch cord for communication emits light in a repeated flashing manner. 15. The method of claim 14,
The power supply unit is a patch cord tester, characterized in that at least one of a battery or an external power supply unit for supplying power to the power terminal. 15. The method of claim 14,
The lever member is provided with a tester test terminal to enable length adjustment, and a patch cord tester characterized in that it has a sliding part that can be drawn out or inserted.

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