JP2003304623A - Rack mount protector panel and rack mount protector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack mount protector panel and a rack mount protector, which can accommodate in the same cabinet these protectors connected with a plurality of connecting lines, and achieve improvement in mountability and commonality of grounds. <P>SOLUTION: In the rack mount protector 1000, a protector is grounded by accommodating in the cabinet 200 a plurality of rack mount protector panels 100 equipped with the protector. In addition, the connection to the protector is completed, by connecting a connecting line to the connecting part on the front of the rack mount protector panel 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rack mount protector panel for mounting a protector and a rack mount protector for accommodating the rack mount protector panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When various connection lines (for example, power lines, communication signal lines, control lines, etc.) are drawn into a building or a room, a security device is connected to the drawn lines. By installing a protector on the service line, it is possible to prevent lightning damage from direct lightning, guided lightning, etc., from affecting the various equipment inside and inside the building through the service line.

[0003]

In the past, the work of connecting separate protectors to each of a plurality of lead-in wires and connecting the ground wire to the ground pole of these protectors has been carried out. There is a problem that such work requires a great deal of labor. In addition, since a plurality of protectors are arranged in an exposed state so that they can be seen from the outside, there is a problem in that they are not well-fitted and have a poor appearance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to make it possible to house these protectors connected to a plurality of connecting lines in the same housing, thereby improving the storability. -To provide a rack mount protector panel and a rack mount protector that can realize common grounding.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a rack mount protector panel according to a first aspect of the present invention includes two connecting portions to which two connecting wires are respectively connected, Front panel on which the individual connection parts are arranged, a slot board to which the front panel is fixed, a panel grounding part provided on the slot board, and the two grounding parts arranged on the slot board. And a protector electrically connected thereto.

A rack mount protector according to a second aspect of the present invention is a rack mount protector according to the first aspect, and a housing that guides the accommodation position while accommodating the rack mount protector panel. A ground connecting metal fitting connected to the panel, a conductor fixing portion electrically connected to the ground connecting metal fitting and mechanically fixed, and a ground terminal electrically connected to the conductor fixing portion. When the rack mount protector panel and the ground connecting metal fitting are connected to each other and housed in the housing, the protector, panel grounding part, ground connecting metal fitting, conductor fixing part and ground terminal are electrically connected to ground. A path is formed.

A rack mount protector according to a third aspect of the present invention is the rack mount protector according to the second aspect, wherein a plurality of the earth connecting fittings are attached to the conductor fixing portion, and the housing is It is characterized by accommodating a plurality of rack mount protector panels.

A rack mount protector according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the rack mount protector according to the second or third aspect, wherein the housing slides a slot substrate of a rack mount protector panel. It is characterized in that a guide groove for moving is formed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a rack mount protector which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the rack mount protector of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an external view of the rack mount protector of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a specific example of the rack mount protector panel.

First, the rack mount protector 1 shown in FIG.
000 will be described. The rack mount protector 1000 has a plurality of rack mount protector panels 100 from the front side with respect to a box-shaped casing 200 having an open front surface.
Is inserted and housed in an integrated state as shown in FIG.

Next, each part will be described. First, the housing 200 will be described. This housing 200 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the housing body 201 and the rack mounting bracket 20
2, earth terminal 203, guide groove 204, earth connecting metal fitting 205, earth bar 20 which is a specific example of a conductor fixing portion.
6 is provided.

The housing body 201 is a housing that can be mounted on a mount rack conforming to the 19-inch rack standard. Such a 19-inch rack standard is a Japanese Industrial Standard (JI
S) ・ Compliant with American National Standards Institute / Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standards, German Standards Association (DIN) and other standards. The housing body 201 is used for the rack mount protector panel 10.
The front is open so that 0 can be pushed in.

The rack mounting bracket 202 conforms to the 19-inch rack standard and is a bracket for mounting the housing body 201 on the 19-inch rack. Ground terminal 20
3 is attached so as to project from the housing body 201, and an earth wire (not shown) is connected to the outside. The other end of this ground wire is grounded to form a ground path.

The guide groove 204 is a groove for sliding the rack mount protector panel 100 to guide it to a predetermined position when the rack mount protector panel 100 is stored. The guide groove 204 is provided with a plurality of pairs (15 pairs in FIG. 1) of a pair of grooves on the lower side and the upper side as shown in FIG.

The earth connecting fitting 205 is adapted to connect to the rack mount protector panel 100 and form a ground path when the rack mount protector panel 100 is pushed into the housing 200. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality (15 in FIG. 1) are provided.

The earth bar 206 is one specific example of the conductor fixing portion of the present invention, and has a plurality of earth connecting fittings 205 attached thereto. These earth connecting fittings 205 are electrically connected to the earth bar 206 and mechanically fixed. The earth bar 206 is used for the housing body 20.
1 and is electrically connected to the ground terminal 203.

Various rack mount protector panels 100 are housed in the case 200. The rack mount protector panel 100 is specifically a LAN protector panel 10, a coaxial cable protector panel 20, a communication protector panel 30, a control line / communication line protector panel 40, and a power protector panel. 50 etc.

The LAN protector panel 10 includes a LAN (Lo
10BASE-T / 100BA for cal area network)
A connector such as a modular jack to which a connector provided at the end of the SE-T LAN cable is coupled is arranged on the front panel. In the protector panel 20 for the coaxial cable, the connection part to which the connector of the coaxial cable is coupled is arranged on the front panel.

The communication protector panel 30 includes a public line, a private line, and an ISDN (Integrated Sevices Digital Network).
k), a connection unit connected to a communication line such as XDSL (X Digital Subscriber Line) is arranged on the front panel. The control line / communication line protector panel 40 has a connection part for control lines connected to various control devices or a connection part for communication lines connected to various communication devices arranged on the front panel. There is. A power line protector panel 50 is connected to a power line protector.

A LAN protector panel 10, which is a specific example of such a rack mount protector panel 100, will be described in detail. This LAN protector panel 10
As shown in FIG. 3, includes a communication line side connection unit 1, a terminal side connection unit 2, a front panel 3, a slot substrate 4, a panel grounding unit 5, and a protector 6. The LAN protector panel 10 shown in FIG. 3 is viewed from the side.

The communication line side connection unit 1 is, for example, a modular jack connected to a connector of a communication line drawn from the outside. The communication line is, for example, a lead-in line from the outside and may be affected by lightning. The terminal side connection unit 2 is a modular jack connected to a connector of a communication line drawn from various terminals.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front panel 3 has a communication line side connecting portion 1 and a terminal side connecting portion 2 on the front surface.
Are arranged. Since the structure having the connecting portion (modular jack) on the front surface is adopted as described above, the connection with the connecting wire is easy. A circuit is formed on the slot substrate 4.

The slot substrate 4 is fixed to the front panel 3 as shown in FIGS. The plate surface of the slot substrate 4 is formed to be substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the front panel 3.

The panel grounding portion 5 is connected to the above-mentioned ground connecting fitting 205. The panel grounding part 5 is clamped and fixed by a grounding metal fitting 205 (see an enlarged view of FIG. 1) to be mechanically connected, and also electrically connected to form a grounding path. The protector 6 has a lightning protection function.

On the slot substrate 4 of the LAN protector panel 10 as described above, a circuit as shown in FIG. 3 is formed. A protector 6 is interposed between the communication line side connection section 1 and the terminal side connection section 2. The earth electrode of the protector 6 is electrically connected to the panel earth section 5.

Subsequently, the rack mount protector panel 1
The housing of 00 in the housing 200 will be described. For the sake of concreteness, the description will be made assuming that the LAN protector panel 10 is housed. The slot substrate 4 of the LAN protector panel 10 is inserted into the pair of upper and lower guide grooves 204. Guide groove 2
Since there are a plurality of 04, it is possible to select an appropriate position. When the LAN protector panel 10 is further pushed in, the LAN protector panel 10 is guided by the guide groove 204, and the panel grounding part 5 is connected to the ground connecting fitting 205 and mechanically fixed. Then, at the same time as this fixing, it is electrically connected.

As a result, the earth electrode of the protector 6, the panel earth portion 5, the earth connecting fitting 205, and the earth bar 20.
6 and the ground terminal 203 are electrically connected to form a ground path. One end of a ground wire (not shown) is connected to the ground terminal 203, and the other end of the ground wire is grounded to complete grounding. Then, the communication line side connection unit 1 and the terminal side connection unit 2
The communication line is connected to and, and the connection to the protector 6 is completed.

[0028]

According to the present embodiment described above,
(1) Since the protector can be connected by selecting the optimum rack mount protector panel according to the connection line used, it is not affected by the type of connection line. (2) The protector is integrated in one place However, because it is grounded in common, installation and management are much easier than before. (3) Even if the protector or the like is damaged, it is only necessary to replace the rack mount protector panel, which facilitates maintenance. It has the advantage of

As described above, according to the present invention, these protectors connected to a plurality of connecting lines can be housed in the same housing, and it is possible to improve storability and realize common grounding. A rack mount protector panel and a rack mount protector can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a rack mount protector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the rack mount protector according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a specific example of a rack mount protector panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

1000 rack mount protector 100 rack mount protector panel 10 LAN protector panel 1 Communication line side connection 2 Terminal side connection 3 front panel 4-slot board 5 panel ground section 6 protector 20 Protector panel for coaxial cable 30 Communication protector panel 40 Control panel for communication line / communication line 50 power protector panel 200 housing 201 body 202 Rack mounting bracket 203 Ground terminal 204 guide groove 205 Ground connection bracket 206 Earth Bar

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kensuke Kakiuchi             1-22 Oshima, Koto-ku, Tokyo Stock market             Shashoden F-term (reference) 5G361 AA02 AB01 AC01 AD01 AE01

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A two-connecting portion to which two connecting wires are respectively connected, a front panel on which the two connecting portions are arranged, a slot substrate to which the front panel is fixed, and a slot substrate. A rack mount protector panel, comprising: a panel grounding part; and a protector arranged on the slot substrate and electrically connected to the two connecting parts and the panel grounding part, respectively. 2. A housing for accommodating the rack mount protector panel according to claim 1 while guiding the accommodating position, an earth connecting fitting connected to the housed rack mount protector panel, and an earth connecting fitting. A rack mount protector panel that is housed in a housing and includes a conductor fixing portion that is electrically connected and that is mechanically fixed, and a ground terminal that is electrically connected to the conductor fixing portion. Rack mount security, characterized in that, when connected to the earth connecting metal fitting, the protector, panel grounding portion, earth connecting metal fitting, conductor fixing portion and ground terminal are electrically connected to form a grounding path. vessel. 3. The rack mount protector according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the ground connecting fittings are attached to the conductor fixing portion, and the housing accommodates a plurality of rack mount protector panels. Rack mount protector characterized by being. 4. The rack mount protector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the housing is formed with a guide groove for sliding a slot substrate of the rack mount protector panel. Rack mount protector.