JPH09149525A - Mount for network line concentrator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily mount a network line concentrator on a wall surface or the like by forming legs to be secured on a wall surface on both sides of a mounting surface where a network line concentrator is to be installed, and forming a cable running space between the mounting surface and the wall surface. SOLUTION: A mount A is formed by bending a metal sheet almost into U shape, and has legs 2, 2 formed on both sides of its mounting surface 1. A cable running space the size of which corresponds to the length of the rising portions of the legs 2, 2 is formed between the mounting surface 1 and a wall surface W, and the legs 2, 2 are secured on the wall surface W with screws or the like. The mounting surface 1 is so designed that a network line concentrator 3 may be mounted there. Thus cables to be connected to the connectors of the network line concentrator 3 can be housed in the space produced between the wall surface W and the mounting surface 1. This removes complicated appearance of wiring and makes it possible to compactly and neatly house cables.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a mount for a network concentrator used in a local area network or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in constructing a network in an office, a factory, etc., in a small-scale network, as shown in FIGS.
00, 100 'is connected to a terminal such as a personal computer PC or a workstation WS via a twisted pair cable 101. Such a network concentrator includes a stationary type, a rack mounting type, a wall mounting type, and the like. When mounting on the wall surface W, the network concentrator 100 is directly mounted on the wall surface W with screws as shown in FIG. Or, as shown in FIG. 8, a dedicated metal fitting 10
It is attached with a screw 103 by using 2.

Further, in a medium-scale / large-scale network, an integrated information wiring system using a patch panel system as shown in FIG. 9 is widely used. In this patch panel system, generally, the primary side patch panel is connected to the network concentrators 100 and 100 'via a twisted pair cable 101, and the secondary side patch panel is connected to the twisted pair cable 101 and the outlet 104. , A terminal such as a workstation station or a personal computer PC via a modular cord 105, and a patch cord 106 is connected between the primary side patch panel and the secondary side patch panel. In addition, 107 is a multi-pair cable, and network concentrator 100,1
00 'is attached to the wall surface W or the rack L.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional method, when the network concentrator is mounted on the wall surface,
It is not possible to secure a cable passage space between the network concentrator and the wall surface. Especially in the above patch panel system, when the network concentrator is installed inside the patch panel system,
Noise between different types of cables cannot be secured because it is not possible to secure a wiring space for the multi-pair cable that connects to the patch panel, or because the patch cord that connects to the network concentrator cannot be easily separated from the power cord or the cable for backbone connection. Since the cable is easily guided and the cables are separated and arranged, a dedicated member such as the wiring storage member 107 shown in FIG. 9 is required separately.

On the other hand, when the network concentrator is attached to the outside of the patch panel system, a separate installation space is required, or a twisted pair cable is used to connect the network concentrator and the secondary patch panel. Since a patch cord is required and there are many connection points, there are problems that the reliability of transmission is reduced and that the number of connection cables is large, which makes the wiring management complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. A first object of the present invention is to easily attach a network concentrator to a wall surface or the like, and to connect a cable between the network concentrator and the wall surface. It is to provide a simple mounting base that can secure space. A second object is to provide a mounting base which can separate and arrange different types of cables such as twisted pair cables or patch cords connected to a network concentrator, power cords and cables for backbone connection from each other. .

A third object of the present invention is to provide a mounting base which can receive and store a twisted pair cable or patch cord connected to a network concentrator in addition to the invention described in claim 1.

[0008]

A network concentrator mounting base according to claim 1, which is proposed to achieve the above object, has legs attached to a wall surface on both sides of a mounting surface on which the network concentrator is mounted. A portion is formed, and a cable passage space is formed between the mounting surface and the wall surface. The mounting base according to claim 2 is the mounting base for a network concentrator according to claim 1, wherein a hook portion is projectingly formed on a mounting surface and is hooked in a mounting hole formed on a back surface of the network concentrator. It has a structure that

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network concentrator mounting base according to the second aspect, wherein the network concentrator further has a mounting piece at a lower portion thereof and is screwed to the mounting surface. Has become. A mounting base according to a fourth aspect is the mounting base for a network concentrator according to the first aspect, and a mounting piece for screwing the network concentrator from both sides is formed to project on the mounting surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network concentrator mounting base according to the first aspect, wherein at least one leg of the mounting base is provided with a cable separating means. A mounting base according to a sixth aspect is the mounting base for a network concentrator according to the fifth aspect, wherein the cable separating means is constituted by a cut-and-raised protruding piece and an insertion hole.

A mounting base according to a seventh aspect is the network concentrator mounting base according to the first aspect, in which a cable receiving portion for accommodating a cable output from the network concentrator is provided below a mounting surface of the mounting base. It has a structure in which a piece is formed. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the network concentrator attachment of the seventh aspect, the cable receiving piece further has a cable leakage prevention piece.

Since the cables of different types can be easily separated from each other, the induced noise between the cables is reduced.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a network concentrator attachment base A of the present invention. The mounting base A is formed by bending a metal flat plate or the like into a substantially U shape, and leg pieces 2 are formed on both sides of the mounting surface 1. A cable passage space 10 is formed between the mounting surface 1 and the wall surface W according to the rising amount of the leg pieces 2 and 2, and the leg pieces 2 and 2 are attached to the wall surface W by screws or the like. To be Further, the network concentrator 3 is attached to the attachment surface 1.

In FIG. 1, a pair of hook portions 11 and 11 are formed on the mounting surface 1 as a holding mechanism, and a hole portion 21 formed on the back surface of the network concentrator 2 is formed in the hook portions 11 and 11. , 21 are hooked and fixed, and further, the screw 5 is inserted into the mounting piece 22 ′ formed on the lower portion of the network concentrator 2, so that the mounting surface 1 can be fixed without shaking. However, the hook portion 1 formed on the mounting surface 1
If the shapes of the holes 11 and 21 and the holes 21 and 21 formed on the back surface of the network concentrator 3 are selected, it is possible to firmly fix the holes 21 and 21 on the hooks 11 and 11 without glitching. Needless to say. In addition, in FIG. 1, 4 has shown the screw insertion hole.

In such a structure, the cable connected to the connector of the network concentrator 3 is connected to the wall surface W.
Cable space 1 created between the mounting surface 1 and
Since it can be accommodated in 0, there is no apparent complexity of wiring,
The cables can be stored compactly and neatly. In particular, such a structure is such that a multi-pair cable 107 for connecting a device such as a telephone switchboard and a patch panel on the primary side is wired along a wall surface as shown in FIG. Especially useful for integration into. Patch panel
If incorporated into the system, there is no need to provide a separate space for installing the network concentrator 3, and the port for connecting the terminal of the network concentrator 3 and the secondary side patch panel can be used without using a twisted pair cable. As shown in FIG. 2, the patch cord 106 can be directly used for connection. Therefore, the number of connection points between the network concentrator 3 and the terminals is reduced, and the transmission reliability is improved. In addition, the number of connecting cables can be reduced, which facilitates wiring management. Although the patch panel is mounted on the primary side in this embodiment, it is needless to say that the same effect can be obtained when the patch panel is mounted on the right side.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a rack mount type,
The structure is such that the mounting pieces 2 ′, 2 ′ are projected from both sides of the mounting surface 1 of the mounting base A, and the network concentrator 3 can be fixed to the mounting pieces 2 ′, 2 ′ from both sides with screws 5 fixed. FIG. 4 shows an example in which a separating means for various cables connected to the network concentrator is provided.

The mount A has a cut-and-raised protrusion 22 formed by cutting and raising a part of the leg pieces 2 and 2 for separating the cable.
And a through hole 23 formed by punching and forming a power cord 6 connected to the network concentrator 3 with the connectors 7, 7, a cable 8 for backbone connection, a twisted pair cable 101, a patch. Code 1
Different types of cables, such as 06, can be separated. According to such a structure, different types of cables can be separated in an orderly manner, so that the cables do not become mixed with each other and the appearance is not complicated, and adverse effects such as noise can be avoided.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which a cable receiving piece 24 for accommodating a cable is formed on the mounting base. Catching piece 24
Is formed by bending a portion of the mounting base A, which extends the mounting surface 1 downward, into a gutter shape, and is connected to the network concentrator 3 by a connector 7 in a twisted pair cable 101 or patch cord ( (Not shown) and the like are prevented from hanging downward. Further, FIG. 6 shows a cable receiving piece 24 formed with a cable leakage prevention piece 25.
The cable 101 received in the receiving piece 24 is prevented from floating and leaking out. According to this structure, the wiring housing member 10 as shown in FIG.
Twisted pair cable 101 without using 7
Alternatively, the patch cord 105 or the like can be stored.

In the present embodiment, the network concentrator mounting base has the wiring accommodating portion, but if the network concentrator itself has the wiring accommodating portion, the same effect can be obtained.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In any of the mounting bases proposed in claims 1 to 8, when the network concentrator is mounted on the wall surface, the cable can be routed between the network concentrator and the wall surface. In addition, when installed in a patch panel system, it is not only necessary to provide a separate space for installing the network concentrator, but also a port for connecting the terminal of the network concentrator and the secondary side patch panel are twisted pair. -Because patch cords can be used to connect directly without using cables, the overall cost of the system can be reduced, the number of connection points between network concentrators and terminals is reduced, and transmission reliability is improved. . In addition, because the number of connecting cables can be reduced,
Wiring management becomes easy.

According to the mounting base of the present invention proposed in claims 5 and 6, it is easy to separate from different types of cables such as a power cord, a backbone connecting cable, a twisted pair cable or a patch cord. Therefore, not only is cable wiring apparently not complicated, but also induced noise between cables is reduced. Further, according to the mounting base of the present invention proposed in claims 7 and 8, a twisted pair connected to a network concentrator is connected.
Since the cables and patch cords can be stored in the cable receiving pieces, it is possible to store the twisted pair cables and patch cords without using a separate wiring storage member. Moreover, since a member for housing the wiring is not required, the number of construction points is reduced and the construction efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wall mounting type, showing an embodiment of a mounting base of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows another example of the present invention and is a perspective view showing a state in which it is incorporated in a patch panel system.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing an example in which a network concentrator is attached to an attachment piece.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention provided with a cable separating means.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention provided with a cable receiving piece.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a cable leakage prevention piece is further formed on the cable receiving piece.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a connection state between a network concentrator and a terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a connection state between a network concentrator and a terminal device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example in which the network concentrator is connected to a patch panel system for use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Network concentrator mounting base W ... Wall surface 1 ... Mounting surface 10 ... Cable passage space 11 ... Hook part 2 ... Leg part 21 ... Mounting hole 22 '... Mounting piece 22 ... Cut-and-raise projecting piece 23 ... Insertion hole 24 ... Cable receiving piece 25 ... Cable leakage prevention piece 3 ... Network concentrator 4 ... Screw insertion Hole 5 ... screw 6,8 ... cable 7 ... connector 101 ... twisted pair cable 106 ... patch cord

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Masami Hisada 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Hiroshi Umeyama, 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A mounting base for mounting a network concentrator on a wall surface, wherein leg portions to be mounted on the wall surface are formed on both sides of the mounting surface on which the network concentrator is mounted, and for a cable between the mounting surface and the wall surface. An installation base for network concentrators with a structure that creates a space for passage. 2. The network concentrator mounting base according to claim 1, wherein a hook portion is projectingly formed on the mounting surface so as to be hooked in a mounting hole formed on the back surface of the network concentrator. 3. The network concentrator mount according to claim 2, wherein the network concentrator has a structure in which a mounting piece formed on a lower portion of the network concentrator is screwed to the mounting surface. 4. The mount for a network concentrator according to claim 1, wherein mounting pieces for fixing the network concentrator to the both sides by screws are formed to project from the mounting surface. 5. The network concentrator mount according to claim 1, wherein the cable concentrator is provided on at least one leg of the mount. 6. The network concentrator mount according to claim 5, wherein the cable separating means includes a cut-and-raised protrusion and an insertion hole. 7. The network concentrator mounting base according to claim 1, wherein a cable receiving piece for accommodating a cable output from the network concentrator is formed below a mounting surface of the mounting base. Device mounting base. 8. The network concentrator mount according to claim 7, wherein the receiving piece further comprises a cable leakage prevention piece.