JP3183025B2 - Wiring system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring system for constructing a data transmission system between data terminals in a building office or the like, a telephone system or a building management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a data transmission system using radio in a room such as an office, a telephone system such as a PHP (personal handy phone), a system for monitoring / controlling equipment, or a system in which these are mixed. When connecting these to other networks, public lines, controllers, etc. via a wired system, each interface unit to its own wired system is connected to the wired system with its own method, and a wiring system with its own signal line Connected to the target equipment or a connection panel for connecting to the equipment.

[0003]

However, in the above-described wiring system, information wiring is not provided as an infrastructure at the time of building a building. Therefore, it is necessary to consider wiring correspondence for each system. Was inconvenient. For example, a wireless LAN which is a wireless data transmission system
In U.S.A., an interface unit for a wired system is installed near a wall, and a cable of a wired LAN is routed along the wall and ceiling. In building management systems, sensors for receiving control signals for controlling lighting equipment are mounted on the ceiling, connected to the lighting equipment through the ceiling, security cameras are installed near the ceiling, and dedicated wiring is installed. Or to a monitoring room. Also, with regard to wireless communication terminals and their systems, PHP (Personal Handy Phone), which are likely to become popular in the future, a dedicated base station will be installed on the ceiling in the room in a unique manner.
Connecting to a PBX is conceivable. Therefore, particularly when the terminal is used while being carried or moved, wireless transmission is indispensable, and there is a problem that connection of the terminal to a wired system becomes a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wiring system capable of freely designing a system without providing a unique wiring system for each individual system. To provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A wiring connection device which is installed on a ceiling surface, a wall surface, or the like in a building and which allows detachably attaching various interface units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from various terminals, and one end connected to the wiring connection device; The wiring unit is connected to the other end of the wiring group, and the interface unit is connected to equipment corresponding to the interface unit, and the connection can be switched.
It becomes a wiring connection portion that is in a facility that corresponds to the interface unit is characterized in that it has to be connected by wire.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the wiring connection portion is a patch panel, and the connection of the wiring connection portion is switched according to an interface unit attached to the wiring connection device. It is characterized by being made to be.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the interface unit is a wireless LAN unit, and equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a LAN device. Things.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the interface unit is a wireless communication unit, and the equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a wireless telephone exchange. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the interface unit is a sensor unit for controlling equipment, and the equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a building management network. It is characterized by the following.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiring connection device which is previously installed on a ceiling surface or a wall surface in a building and which allows an interface unit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from various terminals to be detachably attached thereto, A wiring group connected to the wiring connection device, a wiring group previously wired in the building, and a wiring connection unit connected to the other end of the wiring group and connecting the interface unit to equipment corresponding to the interface unit. With the wiring system provided, simply by attaching each interface unit to the wiring connection device, various terminals and corresponding equipment are connected via a wiring group, and signals can be transmitted and received therebetween.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, if the wiring connection portion is a patch panel,
With the patch cord, the connection at the wiring connection portion can be switched according to the interface unit attached to the wiring connection device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the interface unit is a wireless LAN unit, a wireless communication unit, or a device control sensor unit, and It is possible to freely and easily design a system such that a facility corresponding to the above is a LAN device, a switch for wireless communication, or a building management network.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a wiring system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The wiring system includes wiring connection devices 1a to 1d, wirings 2a to 2d, a patch panel 3, various interface units 5a to 5d, and facilities 4a to 4c corresponding to the various interface units 5a to 5d. The wiring connection devices 1a to 1d are:
By installing the various interface units 5a to 5d, the various interface units 5a to 5d are connected to the wirings 2a to 2d. The wiring connection devices 1a to 1d are installed on a ceiling surface 7 or a wall surface 8 in a room, and in the case of this embodiment, the wiring connection devices 1a to 1c.
Is installed on the ceiling surface 7, and the wiring connection device 1 d is installed on the wall surface 8. As shown in FIG. 2, the wiring connection devices 1a to 1d include signal line connecting portions 11 for connecting the signal lines of the various interface units 5a to 5d and the wirings 2a to 2d.
And a power supply connection unit 12 for connecting the power supply lines of the various interface units 5a to 5d and the wirings 2a to 2d, and a unit holding unit 13 for holding the various interface units 5a to 5d. Here, the various interface units 5a to 5d include a device control remote controller 6 for outputting signals for controlling various devices.
a corresponding device control sensor unit 5a, wireless LA
A wireless LAN unit 5b corresponding to the N terminal 6b, a PHP unit 5c corresponding to the PHP terminal 6c as an example of a terminal used in a wireless communication system, a monitoring camera unit 5d for imaging a monitoring area, and outputting a video signal, and the like. There is. When the interface units 5a to 5d are mounted on the wiring connection devices 1a to 1d, the connection terminals on the interface units 5a to 5d side require the terminals in the signal line connection unit 11 on the wiring connection devices 1a to 1d. If various terminals are selected, the various interface units 5a to 5d can be connected to any of the wiring connection devices 1a to 1d.
It may be installed at 1d.

The wirings 2a to 2d are arranged in the ceiling or the wall and connect the wiring connecting devices 1a to 1d to the patch panel 3, and each have a signal line and a power supply line. Wiring 2
As a to 2d, various cables such as twisted pair wires, coaxial cables, and optical fibers can be used. The patch panel 3 is an example of a wiring connection unit,
The wirings 2a to 2d are connected to equipment corresponding to the interface unit. The patch panel 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a terminal block 31 on the primary and secondary sides and a patch cord 32 for connecting between the terminals of the terminal block 31 are provided, and the connection can be easily switched by the patch cord 32. You can do it. In addition, other than the patch panel 3, one that simply connects the primary terminal and the secondary terminal with a jig such as a metal fitting may be used as the wiring connection part.

Various interface units 5a to 5d
Equipment corresponding to the device control sensor unit 5
GW (Building Automation Gateway) 4a corresponding to a, L corresponding to wireless LAN unit 5b
HUB (concentrator) 4b and PHP as AN equipment
There is a PBX (electronic exchange) 4c or the like corresponding to the unit, which is connected to one terminal of the patch panel 3. In the patch panel 3, predetermined wirings 2 a to 2 d, a BA system GW (building automation system gateway) 4 a, a HUB (concentrator) 4 b, a PBX
(Electronic exchange) 4c.

Here, the operation of this embodiment will be described. now,
In the wiring system of FIG. 1, for example, various data (conference room reservation status, schedules of others, etc.) from a database of a server (not shown) installed in another room using a personal computer in a conference room. When a search is performed, an inquiry signal is transmitted from a personal computer equipped with the wireless LAN terminal 6b to the server, and the wireless LAN unit 5b receives the signal, converts the signal into a wired LAN signal, The signal is transmitted to the patch panel 3 via the device 1b and the wiring 2b. The signal converted for the wired LAN is transmitted to the HUB 4 b via the patch cord 32 of the patch panel 3,
The data is transmitted from the HUB 4b to the server. The return signal from the server is returned to the wireless LAN terminal 6b through the reverse route.

Next, when a person carrying the PHP terminal 6c calls an outside person, a signal from the PHP terminal 6c is received by the PHP unit 5c, and the wiring connection device 1c,
The signal is transmitted to the patch panel 3 via the wiring 2c, transmitted to the PBX 4c via the patch cord 32 of the patch panel 3, and connected to the public line. In the case of an external call, the call is connected to the PHP terminal 6c via the reverse route.

Next, when it is attempted to control devices (not shown) such as lighting fixtures and air conditioners by the device control remote controller 6a, the control signal from the device control remote controller 6a is transmitted as described above. Is transmitted to the patch panel 3 via the wiring connection device 1a and the wiring 2a, and is transmitted to the target device via the BA GW 4a to control the device. In this case, when the lighting equipment and the air conditioning equipment are installed in the same room as the equipment control remote control 6a, the control signal is transmitted to the BA GW 4a.
Is transmitted again to the equipment in the room via the patch panel 3.

If the surveillance camera unit 5d is used, the situation in the room can be transmitted as a video signal to a control room or the like.

While the above has described a case where each system operates independently, it is also possible to operate each system in association with each other. For example, the PHP terminal 6c
It is also possible to control the device not only for the purpose of the call but also for the device using the data transmission function. In this case, PHP
The control signal transmitted from the terminal 6c is received by the device control sensor unit 5a and transmitted to the device.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, wiring is provided in advance on a ceiling surface or a wall surface in a building, and various interface units for transmitting / receiving signals to / from various terminals can be detachably attached. a connecting device, is connected at one end to the wiring connection device, a prior wired wiring group in the building, is connected to the other end of the wiring group, with is connected to the equipment that corresponds to the interface unit to interface unit To be able to switch the connection
With a wiring system having a wiring connection part, by simply attaching each interface unit to a wiring connection device, various terminals and corresponding equipment are connected via a wiring group so that signals can be transmitted and received therebetween. Thus, a wiring system that can be freely designed without providing a unique wiring system for each individual system can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the wiring connection portion is a patch panel, so that a patch cord can be used in accordance with the interface unit attached to the wiring connection device. The connection at the wiring connection section can be switched.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or the second aspect of the present invention, the interface unit is a wireless LAN unit, a wireless communication unit, or a device control sensor unit. The system can be freely and easily designed such that the equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a LAN device, an exchange for wireless communication, or a building management network.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a wiring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wiring connection device according to the same.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a patch panel according to the wiring system of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-1d Wiring connection device 2a-2d Wiring 3 Patch panel 4a BA system GW 4b HUB 4c PBX 5a Sensor unit for device control 5b Wireless LAN unit 5c PHP unit 5d Surveillance camera unit 6a Remote controller for device control 6b Wireless LAN terminal 6c PHP terminal

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kiyotaka Takehara 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. References JP-A-64-32596 (JP, A) JP-A-63-1331 (JP, A) JP-A-5-191412 (JP, A) JP-A-4-69991 (JP, U) JP-A-5-191412 -88041 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04L 12/28

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wiring connection device which is installed on a ceiling surface, a wall surface, or the like in a building, and in which various interface units for transmitting and receiving signals to and from various terminals can be detachably attached, and one end of the wiring connection device. Connected, the wiring group pre-wired in the building, and connected to the other end of the wiring group to connect the interface unit to equipment corresponding to the interface unit and to make the connection
A wiring system, comprising: a wiring connection unit configured to be switchable , wherein the interface unit and a corresponding facility are connected by wire. 2. The wiring connection part according to claim 1, wherein the wiring connection part is a patch panel, and the connection of the wiring connection part is switched according to an interface unit attached to the wiring connection equipment. Wiring system. 3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein
3. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the wiring system is an AN unit, and the equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a LAN device. 4. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the interface unit is a wireless communication unit, and the equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a wireless communication switch. 5. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the interface unit is a sensor unit for controlling equipment, and equipment corresponding to the interface unit is a building management network.