GB2435969A

GB2435969A - Insulation displacement connection inside network jack

Info

Publication number: GB2435969A
Application number: GB0624769A
Authority: GB
Inventors: John Peng; Win Paul De
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-03-09
Filing date: 2006-12-12
Publication date: 2007-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 2026-12-12
Also published as: GB0624769D0; DE102007006543A1; TW200735492A; TWI295520B; GB2435969A8; FR2898436A1; GB2435969B; HK1108768A1

Abstract

A shielded network jack comprises terminals 12, 19 and a clip 13. Wires are clipped into the clip, and a member 14 is rotated, pushing the wires into the terminals. The member 14 may be a screw and the terminals may be insulation displacement contacts (IDCs).

Description

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DEVICE FOR INSULATION DISPLACEMENT OF STRAND INS[DE

SHIELDED NETWORK JACK AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

[0001] The present invention provides a device for the insulation displacement of the strand inside the shielded network jack and a method for the same, and more particularly to a method for the insulation displacement of the strand inside the shielded network jack which has a rotatable element moving along the axial.

10002] Generally, the computer connects to a network via a wire. The wire connects to a network jack on a panel via a network plug, and then connects to a Hub via an intranet. However, the intranet is hard to be constructed, and must be constructed by a professional, who uses an expensive IDE punch down tool specific for establishing an electrical connection of the intranet with the network jack. Due to the "DIY (Do It Yourself)" fashion, it is not beneficial to hire a professional technician. If the user wants to try to punch the eight strands into the eight displacement terminals on the network jack, he lacks the specific IDC punch down tool to proceed. It is inconvenient that the users cannot manufacture the network jack themselves.

[0003] The problems are: 1. how to displace the strand without the specific punch down tool; 2. how to enable the network jack to be established more conveniently without the professional technician; 3. how to facilitate the movement between the strand clip and the rotatable element which can be rotated by a normal tool; and 4. how to make the rotatable element rotate on a strand clip and simultaneously connect to a fixing element. Therefore, the applicant strives for how to improve the network jack that makes the general user able to do it themselves. After experimenting, testing and investigating, the present invention, a device for the insulation displacement of the strand inside the shielded network jack and a method for the same, is provided, which not only solves the defects existing in the prior arts, but also has the benefit that the general user can easily displace the strand on the network jack.

10004] The present invention provides a method for connecting a terminal and a wire in a shielded network jack, comprising steps of providing a terminal base having a terminal mounted thereon; assembling a strand clip to the terminal base and receiving a strand therein; mounting a rotatable element on the terminal base; and performing a rotating motion of the rotatable element to electrically connect the wire and the terminal.

100051 Preferably, the shielded network jack in the method as described above is a DIY jack for the users to connect a computer to a network.

100061 In accordance with another technical aspect, the present invention is a shielded network jack, comprising a terminal base having a terminal mounted thereon; a strand clip mounted on the terminal base and receiving a stand therein; and a rotatable element mounted on the terminal base, and performing a rotating motion to electrically connect the strand and the connector.

[0007] Preferably, the terminal base is composed of an outer frame and an inner base having a fixing element.

[0008J Of course, the rotatable element is a screw, the fixing element is one of a nut and a structure having an inner female thread, and the strand chip has a first central hole for passing therethrough the screw.

[0009J Of course, the inner base has a lodging cave for lodging the nut.

[0010] Preferably, the inner base has a top cave and a bottom cave for receiving a top terminal and a bottom terminal respectively.

100111 Preferably, the rotatable element is mounted on the fixing element and moves along an axial direction of the rotatable element.

100121 Of course, the jack further comprises a strand clip shield and a jack shield, both made of a metal material.

[0013] Of course, the strand clip shield has a second central hole for passing therethrough the rotatable element, the rotatable element is driven by a screwdriver, and the strand clip shield and the strand clip move simultaneously along the axial direction.

[0014] Preferably, the strand clip shield has a network strand entrance paralleling or perpendicular to the axial for the network jack receiving a network line.

[0015] Preferably, the outer frame has a top guidance and bottom guidance for guiding the connector to do the insulation displacement of the strand in the strand clip.

[0016] Of course, the bottom guidance has an inner shrinking portion for matching a protrusion of the strand clip for idiot proofing.

[0017] Of course, the outer frame has a lodging indent for lodging a protruding tenon of the inner base.

[0018] Preferably, the strand clip has a strand placing trough for receiving the strand with a reducing opening for preventing the strand skipping out, and the connector does the insulation displacement of the strand therein.

[0019] Preferably, the strand clip has a strand passing hole for the strand passing through and reaching the strand placing trough.

[0020] In accordance with another practicable aspect, the present invention is a device for insulation displacement of the strand inside the network jack, comprising a connector mounted inside a connector base; a strand clip mounted on the connector base for receiving a strand; and an axial moving spinning element mounted on the connector base, wherein when the strand is between the strand clip and the connector, a spinning motion makes the connector do the insulation displacement, so as to electrically connect the strand and the connector.

[0021] Of course, the network jack is a shielded network jack, wherein the connector base is composed by an outer frame and an inner base having a fixing element, and the strand clip has a first center hole for the screw passing through.

[0022] Of course, the spinning element is a screw, and the fixing element is a nut or an inside negative thread of the inner base.

[0023] Preferably, the inner base has a lodging cave for lodging the nut.

[0024] The above objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings, in which: [0025] Fig. 1 is an exploded view showing the first embodiment of the present invention; [0026] Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional diagram showing the network line connected to the network jack of Fig. 1; [0027] Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the inner base of Fig. 1; 100281 Fig. 4 is a magnified three-dimensional diagram showing the inner base of Fig. 1; [0029] Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional assembling diagram showing the network jack of Fig. 1; [0030J Fig. 6 is a front view showing the strand clip shield of Fig. 1; [0031J Fig. 7 is a side view showing another embodiment of the strand clip shield of Fig. 1;

] Fig. 8 is a three-dimensional diagram showing the outer frame of Fig. 1; [0033] Fig. 9 is a three-dimensional diagram showing the strand clip of Fig. 1; [0034] Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the outer frame of Fig. 1; [0035] Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the inner base of Fig. 1; [0036] Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional diagram showing the strand clip of Fig. 1; [0037] Fig. 13 is a back view showing the strand clip of Fig. 1; and [0038] Fig. 14 is a three-dimensional diagram showing that the eight strands of the network line are placed into the strand clip of Fig. 9 through the strand clip shield of Fig. 7.

[0039] Please refer to Figs. 1 and 2, which show a method for displacing a strand 20 into a shielded network jack 10. The steps of the method comprise providing a terminal base 11 having eight terminals 12, 19 mounted therein; providing a strand clip 13 mounted on the terminal base 11 for placing eight strands 20; and providing a rotatable element 14 mounted on the terminal base 11 for performing a rotating motion TN and moving along an axial direction AD thereof. When the strands 20 are placed between the strand clip 13 and the terminals 12, the rotating motion makes the terminals 12 displace the strands 20 for electrically connecting the terminals 12 and the strands 20.

[0040] Besides, the shielded network jack 10 is able to be made by the user himself (DIY) for connecting a computer (not shown) to a network.

[0041J Moreover, the present invention provides a shielded network jack comprising a terminal base 11 having eight terminals 12, 19 mounted therein; a strand clip 13 mounted on the terminal base 11 for placing the eight strands 20; and a rotatable element 14 mounted on the terminal base 11.

When the strands 20 are placed between the strand clip 13 and the terminals 12, the terminals 12 displace the strands 20 and electrically connect thereto through a rotating motion by the rotatable element 14.

[0042] The terminal base 11 is composed of an outer frame 15 and a inner base 16 having a fixing element 17. The rotatable element 14 can be a screw 14, and the fixing element 17 can be one of a nut and a structure having an inner female thread (not shown) in the inner base 16. The strand clip 13 has a first central hole 18 for passing therethrough the screw and forming a structure of a shielded network jack 10 using a screw 14 as a displacing medium. The inner base 16 has a lodging cave 30 for lodging the fixing element 17,as shown in Fig. 3. Please refer to Fig. 4, wherein the inner base 16 has four top caves 41 and four bottom caves 42 for receiving four top terminals 19 and four bottom terminals 12 respectively. The rotatable element 14 is mounted on the fixing element 17 and moves along an axial direction AD of the rotatable element 14.

[0043] The network jack 10 further comprises a strand clip shield 151 and a jack shield 161, both made of a metal material, forming the shielded network jack 10. Please refer to Fig. 5, wherein the strand clip shield 151 has a second central hole 50 for passing therethrough the rotatable element 14.

While the rotatable element 14 is driven by a screwdriver (not shown) for moving a strength receiving indentation 60 of the strand clip shield (as shown in Fig. 6), the strand clip shield 151 and the strand clip 13 move simultaneously along the axial direction. The metal material of the strand clip shield 151 is hard enough for bearing the driving pressure from the screw 14 being rotated by the screwdriver. The strand clip shield 1 51 has a network strand entrance 70 (as shown in Fig. 7) paralleling or perpendicular to the axial direction AD for the network jack 10 to receive a network line 21 of Fig. 2.

[0044] Please refer to Fig. 8, wherein the outer frame has a top guidance 81 and a bottom guidance 82 for guiding the terminals 12 to do the insulation displacement of the strands 20 in the strand clip 13. The bottom guidance 82 has two inner shrinking portions 83 for matching the protrusions 91, 92 (as shown in Fig. 9) of the strand clip 13 for idiot proofing. The strand clip 13 has eight strand placing troughs 93 for receiving the strands 20 with a reducing opening 120 of Fig. 12 for preventing the strand 20 from skipping out, and the terminals 12 do the insulation displacement of the strand 20 therein. Please refer to Fig. 13, wherein the strand clip 13 has two strand passing holes 131, 132 for the strand 20 to pass therethrough and reach the strand placing troughs 93. Please refer to Fig. 10, wherein the outer frame 15 has two lodging indents 101, 102 for lodging two protruding tenons 111, 112 of the inner base 16. Please refer to Fig. 14, which shows that the eight strands 20 of the network line 21 are placed into the strand clip 13 of Fig. 9 through the strand clip shield 151 of Fig. 7. Preferably, the terminal of the present invention can be replaced by a connector.

[0045] In conclusion, the present invention utilizes the rotatable element rotationally moving along the axial in the terminal base for displacing the strands and electrically connecting the terminal thereto. Furthermore, it is convenient for the users to manufacture such a network jack themselves.

Accordingly, the present invention can effectively solve the problems and drawbacks in the prior art, and thus it fits the demand of the industry and is industrially valuable.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A method for connecting a terminal and a wire in

a shielded network jack, comprising steps of: providing a terminal base having a terminal mounted thereon; assembling a strand clip to the terminal base and receiving a strand therein; mounting a rotatable element on the terminal base; and performing a rotating motion of the rotatable element to electrically connect the wire and the terminal.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotatable element moves along an axial direction while the rotating motion is performed.

3. A shielded network jack, comprising: a terminal base having a terminal mounted thereon; a strand clip mounted on the terminal base and receiving a stand therein; and a rotatable element mounted on the terminal base, and performing a rotating motion to electrically connect the strand and the terminal.

4. The jack as claimed in claim 3, wherein the terminal base is composed of an outer frame and an inner base having a fixing element.

5. The jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rotatable element is a screw and the fixing element is one of a nut and a structure having an inner female thread and the strand clip has a first central hole for passing therethrough the screw.

6. The jack as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inner base has a lodging cave for lodging the nut.

7. The jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the inner base has a top cave and a bottom cave for receiving a top terminal and a bottom terminal respectively.

8. The jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rotatable element is mounted on the fixing element and moves along an axial direction of the rotatable element.

9. The jack as claimed in claim 8 further comprising a strand clip shield and a jack shield, both made of a metal material.

10. The jack as claimed in claim 9, wherein the strand clip shield has a second central hole for passing therethrough the rotatable element.

11. The jack as claimed in claim 9, while the rotatable element is driven by a screwdriver, the strand clip shield and the strand clip move simultaneously along the axial direction.

12. The jack as claimed in claim 9, wherein the strand clip shield has a network strand entrance paralleling or perpendicular to the axial for the network jack receiving a network line.

13. The jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the outer frame has a top guidance and bottom guidance for guiding the terminal to do the insulation displacement of the strand in the strand clip.

14. The jack as claimed in claim 13, wherein the bottom guidance has an inner shrinking portion for matching a protrusion of the strand clip for idiot proofing.

15. The jack as claimed in claim 4, wherein the outer frame has a lodging indent for lodging a protruding tenon of the inner base.

16. The jack as claimed in claim 3, wherein the strand clip has a strand placing trough for receiving the strand with a reducing opening for preventing the strand skipping out, and the terminal does the insulation displacement of the strand therein.

17. The jack as claimed in claim 16, wherein the strand clip has a strand passing hole for the strand passing through and reaching the strand placing

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trough.

18. A device for insulation displacement of the strand inside the network jack, comprising: a connector mounted inside a connector base; a strand clip mounted on the connector base for receiving a strand; and an axial moving spinning element mounted on the connector base, wherein when the strand is between the strand clip and the connector, a spinning motion makes the connector do the insulation displacement, so as to electrically connect the strand and the connector.

19. The device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the network jack is a shielded network jack, wherein the connector base is composed by an outer frame and an inner base having a fixing element, and the strand clip has a first center hole for the screw passing through.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the spinning element is a screw, and the fixing element is a nut or an inside negative thread of the inner base.

21. The device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the inner base has a lodging cave for lodging the nut.

22. A device for insulation displacement of the strand inside the network jack substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.