KR100555044B1 - Connecting device for communication and adaptor for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Communication connector device according to the present invention comprises a first housing for receiving a telecommunication connector; A second housing coupled to the first housing; And at least one optical communication module accommodated in the second housing. In addition, the adapter according to the present invention, the receiving portion for receiving the plug of the optical cable; A relay optical fiber having one end connected to an opening of a plug of the optical cable inside the accommodation part; And a plug connected to the other end of the optical fiber for the relay and fitted to the telecommunication connector. According to the communication connector device and the adapter according to the present invention, there is provided a communication connector device in a form in which the optical communication port and the telecommunication port are organically fused, and has the following effects. First, as one communication connector device, both an electrical signal and an optical signal can be transmitted and received. Second, the size of the connector device is smaller than when the electrical connector and the optical connector are separately provided. Therefore, third, it is easy to increase the number of ports spatially without distinction between the telecommunication port and the optical communication port.

Description

Connecting device for communication and adapter for the same

FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a transmission and reception apparatus including a signal transmission port, an optical communication port, and other communication ports for conventional IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication.

1B shows a connector device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention having a new type of communication port, in which signal and optical communication ports for IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication are fused.

2 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of the connector device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating a connector device and an adapter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a front view and a sectional view illustrating the structure of a communication port according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4B is an exploded view for explaining the configuration of the optical communication module of FIG. 4A.

5 is a front view, a plan view, and a side view for explaining the plug portion shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

Referring to FIG. 6, it may be easily understood that the plug portion is coupled to the communication port as described above.

7A and 7B are perspective views illustrating a communication port and an adapter according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining a communication port according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a front view, a plan view, and a side view for explaining the plug portion shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B.

The present invention relates to a communication connector, and more particularly, to a communication connector in which a connector for telecommunication and a connector for optical communication are combined.

FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a transmission / reception apparatus including a signal transmission port 100, an optical communication port 104, and other communication ports 102 for conventional IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication.

Since the telecommunication port 100 and the optical communication port 102 are separated, it is difficult to increase the number of ports spatially.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication connector device in which a telecommunication connector and an optical communication connector of the IEEE 1394b standard are fused together.                         

Another object of the present invention is to provide an adapter capable of connecting an optical cable and the communication connector device.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a communication connector device according to the present invention includes: a first housing accommodating a telecommunication connector; A second housing coupled to the first housing; And at least one optical communication module accommodated in the second housing.

Here, the telecommunication connector may be a telecommunication connector according to the IEEE1394b standard.

The second housing may include at least one optical communication module accommodating part formed on an opposite side of the first housing; And at least one optical fiber insertion hole formed through the first housing and the optical communication module accommodating part. Here, the optical fiber of a predetermined length may be inserted into the through hole.

The optical communication module, the optical focusing lens; And an optical element can be provided. Here, the optical communication module may further include an optical module housing in which the optical focusing lens and the optical element are accommodated.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, an adapter according to the present invention includes an accommodation portion accommodating a plug of an optical cable; A relay optical fiber having one end connected to an opening of a plug of the optical cable inside the accommodation part; And a plug connected to the other end of the optical fiber for the relay and fitted to the telecommunication connector. Here, the telecommunication connector may be a telecommunication connector according to the IEEE1394b standard.

The adapter may further include an optical fiber extension in which the relay optical fiber extends out of the plug end.

According to the communication connector device and the adapter according to the present invention, there is provided a communication connector device of an organic fusion type of the optical communication port and the telecommunication port, as a communication connector device, which can transmit and receive both electrical signals and optical signals Can be.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings the configuration and operation of the communication connector device and adapter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

FIG. 1B shows a new type of communication port 106 in which the signal transmission port 100 and the optical communication port 104 for the conventional IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication shown in FIG. 1A are fused. The communication connector device by this invention is shown.

The communication port 106 according to the present invention may be connected to both an electric line and an optical fiber while simultaneously satisfying the specifications of the telecommunication port and the optical communication port.

2 is a view for explaining the configuration and operation of the communication port according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the communication port 106 according to the present invention is a type in which the telecommunication port 100 and the optical communication port 104 are fused. To the communication port 106, a telecommunication cable 204 or an optical communication cable 206 may be connected. Here, the telecommunication cable 204 may be a cable according to IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication standards.

The socket shape of the communication port 106 conforms to the socket standards for IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication. Thus, IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication cables can be connected directly to communication port 106.

An optical communication cable 206 may be connected to the communication port 106. The optical communication cable 206 may be manufactured in the form of a plug provided at the present invention, and may be directly connected to the communication port 106, or may be connected to the communication port 106 by a separate adapter (300 of FIG. 3). Can be. In other words, a plug of cable in the form of a plug 306 of the adapter 300 may be manufactured and inserted into the socket of the communication port 106.

3A and 3B are perspective views illustrating a communication port 106 and an adapter 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a modern widely commercialized two strand optical fiber patch cord 206a has a plug 308 at its end. The adapter 300 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving portion 302, two strands of optical fiber 304 for relaying, and a plug 306.

The receiver 302 receives the plug 308 of the patch cord 206a and connects the optical fiber 304 of the patch cord 206a with the relay optical fiber 304 of the adapter 300 to match.

The plug 306 has an insert 310 and an optical fiber extension 312.

The inserting portion 310 is inserted into the communication port 106, and the optical fiber extension 312 is inserted into the through-holes (406a, 406b of Figure 4b) inside the communication port 106.

4A is a front view and a cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of the communication port 106 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The outer shape of the first housing 400 of the communication port 106 is in accordance with the IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication standards provided with 4- or 6-pin 404a and 404b terminals as shown in the front view. . Thus, plugs according to the IEEE std 1394-1995 and 1394a-2000 communication standards can be connected directly to the communication port 106.

The first housing 400 has an outer socket 402 and an inner socket 314. A space is formed between the outer socket 402 and the inner socket 314 so that the counterpart plug 310a of FIG. 5 can be inserted and fixed. The inner socket 314 is provided with four or six pins 404a and 404b terminals.

Referring to the front view of FIG. 4A, two through holes 406a and 406b are visible. Referring to the cross-sectional view, the through holes 406a and 406b are provided in the second housing 410 to connect the inner socket 314 of the first housing 400 to the optical communication module 420.

The first housing 400 and the second housing 410 may be coupled by a predetermined bonding means such as an adhesive or a connecting member 408 shown in the drawing.

FIG. 4B is an exploded view for explaining the configuration of the optical communication module 420 of FIG. 4A.

The second housing 410 includes a through hole 412 and an optical communication module accommodating part 414.

The optical communication module 420 includes a housing 421, an optical focusing lens 424, and an optical element 425. An electric wire 430 is connected to the optical device 425.

The housing 421 has a receiving portion 423 and a through hole 422. The receiving part 423 receives the lens 424 and the optical element 425. In the through holes 406a and 406b illustrated in FIG. 4A, the through holes 412 formed in the second housing 410 and the through holes 422 formed in the optical communication module 420 abut each other.

The optical device 425 may be provided as a light emitting device such as a laser diode or a light receiving device such as a photodiode according to the role of the communication port 106.

The optical focusing lens 424 focuses the light transmitted through the optical fiber to be completely incident on the optical device 425, or focuses the light generated by the optical device 425 to be completely incident on the optical fiber.

5 is a front view, a plan view, and a side view for explaining the plug portion 306 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

The plug portion 306 includes an insertion portion 310 and an optical fiber extension portion 312.

The inserting portion 310 has an outer inserting portion 310a and an inner inserting portion 310b. The outer insertion part 310a is inserted into a space between the outer socket 402 and the inner socket 314 provided in the first housing 400. The inner insertion portion 310b is inserted into the space of the inner socket 314 provided in the first housing. A space is formed between the outer inserting portion 310a and the inner inserting portion 310b so that the counterpart inner socket 314 and the terminal portions 404a and 404b are inserted.

The optical fiber extension 312 is inserted into the through holes 406a and 406b shown in FIG. 4A to transmit optical signals of the optical communication module 421 and the optical cable to each other.

Referring to FIG. 6, it may be easily understood that the plug portion 306 is coupled to the communication port 106 as described above.

7A and 7B are perspective views for explaining the communication port 106 and the adapter 700 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a modern widely commercially available one strand optical fiber patch cord 206b has a plug 708 at its end. The adapter 700 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving portion 702, a single stranded optical fiber 704 and a plug portion 706.

The receiving unit 702 receives the plug 708 of the patch cord 206b and connects the optical fiber 704 of the patch cord 206b and the relay optical fiber 704 of the adapter 700 to match.

The plug 706 has an insert 710 and an optical fiber extension 712.

The inserting portion 710 is inserted into the communication port 106, and the optical fiber extension 712 is inserted into the through hole (806 in Fig. 8) inside the communication port 106.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a communication port according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which only one through hole 806 is formed at an inner end of the communication port if it is different from FIG. 4A. This is to correspond to the adapter 700 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B.

However, using a communication port in which two through holes 406a and 406b are formed as shown in FIG. 4A, the two-wire optical cable 206a shown in FIG. 3A and the one-wire optical cable 206b shown in FIG. 7A are used. All of them may take a configuration that is compatible.

9 is a front view, a plan view, and a side view for explaining the plug portion 706 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B.

The plug portion 706 has an insertion portion 710 and an optical fiber extension 712.

The inserting portion 710 has an outer inserting portion 710a and an inner inserting portion 710b. The outer insertion part 710a is matched and inserted in the space between the outer socket 402 and the inner socket 314 provided in the communication port 106. The inner insertion portion 710b is inserted into the space of the inner socket 314 provided in the communication port 106. A space is formed between the outer inserting portion 710a and the inner inserting portion 710b so that the counterpart inner socket 314 and the terminal portions 404a and 404b are inserted.

The optical fiber extension 712 is inserted into the through-hole 806 shown in FIG. 8 to transfer the optical signals of the optical communication module (not shown) 1 and the optical cable 206b to each other.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3A and below, in the plugs 306 and 706 of the adapters 300 and 700, the optical fiber connectors 312 and 712 are exposed to the outside, and the exposed connectors 312 and 712 are communication ports. By fitting to the through-hole 412 in the interior 106, it is provided so as to be able to communicate with the optical element 425 in the communication port 106. In other words, the above-described embodiments provide a structure in which the optical device 425 and the optical cable are directly connected by optical fibers provided in the adapters 300 and 700.

However, the optical fibers may be provided only to the ends of the plugs 306 and 706 in the adapters 300 and 700. As a counterpart, through-holes 406a, 406b, and 806 of FIG. 8 in the communication port 106 may be provided with optical fibers inserted therein. By such a configuration, the optical fibers of the adapters 300 and 700 transmit light to a connection end of the first housing 400 and the second housing 410, and through holes from the connection end to the optical device 425. Light may be transferred by an optical fiber inserted at 412. Referring to FIGS. 5, 4B, and 9, the optical fiber extensions 312 and 712 of FIG. 5 are deleted, and optical fibers of a corresponding length are inserted into the through hole 412 of FIG. It may be implemented as a structure provided in the housing 420.

The best embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification above. Although specific terms have been used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the meaning or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the communication connector device and the adapter according to the present invention, there is provided a communication connector device in a form in which the optical communication port and the telecommunication port are organically fused and have the following effects.

First, as one communication connector device, both an electrical signal and an optical signal can be transmitted and received.

Second, the size of the connector device is smaller than when the electrical connector and the optical connector are separately provided.

Therefore, third, it is easy to increase the number of ports spatially without distinction between the telecommunication port and the optical communication port.

The invention is not limited to the examples described above and represented in the drawings. Those skilled in the art taught by the above-described embodiments, many modifications to the above-described embodiments are possible by substitution, erasure, merging, etc. within the scope and object of the present invention described in the following claims.

Claims (9)

A first housing containing a telecommunication connector; A second housing coupled to the first housing; And And at least one optical communication module accommodated in the second housing. The method of claim 1, And said telecommunication connector is a telecommunication connector according to IEEE1394b standard. The method of claim 1, wherein the second housing, At least one optical communication module accommodating portion formed on an opposite side of the first housing; And And at least one optical fiber insertion through-hole formed through the first housing and the optical communication module accommodating part. The method of claim 3, wherein the through hole, A connector for communication, characterized in that an optical fiber of a predetermined length is inserted. The optical communication module of claim 1, Optical focusing lens; And An optical connector device comprising an optical element. The method of claim 4, wherein the optical communication module, And an optical module housing accommodating the optical focusing lens and the optical element. Receiving portion for receiving the plug of the optical cable; A relay optical fiber having one end connected to an opening of a plug of the optical cable inside the accommodation part; And And a plug connected to the other end of the optical fiber for the relay and fitted to a telecommunication connector. The method of claim 7, wherein The telecommunication connector is an adapter characterized in that the telecommunication connector according to the IEEE1394b standard. The method of claim 7, wherein And an optical fiber extension in which the relay optical fiber extends out of the plug end.

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