KR102012054B1 - Patch Cord, Patch Panel And Management System Having The Same - Google Patents

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KR102012054B1
KR102012054B1 KR1020130043424A KR20130043424A KR102012054B1 KR 102012054 B1 KR102012054 B1 KR 102012054B1 KR 1020130043424 A KR1020130043424 A KR 1020130043424A KR 20130043424 A KR20130043424 A KR 20130043424A KR 102012054 B1 KR102012054 B1 KR 102012054B1
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R24/60—Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement
    • H01R24/62—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices
    • H01R24/64—Sliding engagements with one side only, e.g. modular jack coupling devices for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
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    • H04Q1/13—Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules
    • H04Q1/135—Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules characterized by patch cord details
    • H04Q1/136—Patch panels for monitoring, interconnecting or testing circuits, e.g. patch bay, patch field or jack field; Patching modules characterized by patch cord details having patch field management or physical layer management arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01R2201/04—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for network, e.g. LAN connectors
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel and a patch cord management system including the same, which can remotely identify whether a patch cord is mounted on a cord port of a specific patch panel or a cord port equipped with a cord connector of a specific patch cord. will be.

Description

Patch Cord, Patch Panel And Management System Having The Same}

The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel and a patch cord management system including the same, which can remotely identify whether a patch cord is mounted on a cord port of a specific patch panel or a cord port equipped with a cord connector of a specific patch cord. will be.

Large systems, such as data centers, in which patch cords and patch panels are installed in large quantities, require a patch cord management system that can be monitored remotely in order to facilitate the maintenance, maintenance and management of the system.

In the case of the patch cord management systems introduced in the related art, the patch cord is recognized only when both cord connectors provided at both ends of one patch cord are installed at the cord port of the dedicated patch panel (sensor panel), or the patch is installed. If a general patch cord is installed instead of a dedicated patch cord applicable to a code management system, an error of recognizing that the patch port is not installed even though the general patch cord is installed is generated.

Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to accurately determine whether the patch cord is mounted or the mounting position of the patch cord remotely in a large system that requires a large number of patch cords installed and managed, and at least the connector of the patch cord There is a need for a patch panel and patch cord management system that makes it easy to determine whether it is installed.

The present invention provides a patch cord, a patch panel and a patch cord management system including the same that can remotely identify whether a patch cord is mounted on a cord port of a specific patch panel or a cord port equipped with a cord connector of a specific patch cord. The task is to solve the problem.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cable having at least one communication line and a sensing line, a cord connector provided at both ends of the cable, and connected to both ends of the sensing line, respectively, on the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector. It provides a patch cord including a connection detection terminal provided.

In addition, the connection detection terminal may be provided so as not to protrude on the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector.

In this case, the connection detecting terminal may be bent according to the shape of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector.

In addition, the connection detection terminal may be provided with a length longer than the width in the mounting direction of the cord connector in an area adjacent to one side of the housing of the cord connector.

Here, the housing of the cord connector may include a terminal portion having a communication terminal and a connection portion extending rearward of the terminal portion to connect a cable, and the connection detecting terminal may be provided on the surface of the terminal portion.

In addition, the housing of the cord connector may include a terminal portion having a communication terminal and a connection portion connected to a rear of the terminal portion to connect a cable, and the connection detection terminal may be provided on the surface of the connection portion.

In addition, the cable may be any one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is at least one cord port provided with a panel connector for mounting the cord connector of the patch cord and the patch cord fastened to the cord port is provided with a sensing line and the sensing A connection detecting terminal connected to a wire and provided in a connector of a patch cord, and when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port, the patch cord is in contact with a connection detecting terminal of the patch cord. It provides a patch panel comprising; a code sensing unit provided in each of the code port to detect.

In addition, the code sensing unit of the patch panel includes a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected in a state in which the patch cord is removed from the code port, wherein the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal are electrically connected. Through connection, a code sensing circuit for identifying whether a patch cord is mounted in each of the code ports may be formed.

In this case, an electrical connection state between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal is such that the connection sensing terminal displaces the first sensing terminal while the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel. 2 Detect the electrical connection of the detection terminal.

The first sensing terminal may be displaced in a manner that is elastically deformed by the connection sensing terminal when the patch cord is inserted.

Here, the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may be mounted on a circuit board provided in a housing provided with the code port.

In addition, the second sensing terminal may be provided in a pattern form on the circuit board.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a cable having a plurality of communication lines and a sensing line, a cord connector provided at both ends of the cable, and connected to both ends of the sensing line, respectively, on the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector A patch cord including a connection sensing terminal provided therein, a plurality of cord ports provided with a panel connector for mounting a cord connector of the patch cord, and the patch cord when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port A patch panel including a code sensing unit provided at each of the cord ports in contact with a connection detecting terminal of the cord to detect a mounting state of the patch cord, and whether a patch cord is installed at each cord port of the patch panel, or Code of the patch panel to identify the code port on which the patch cord is mounted It provides a patch cord management system including; control unit associated with the support unit.

In this case, the code sensing unit of the patch panel includes a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal that are electrically connected in a state where the patch cord is not mounted, and the controller is configured to control the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal. It is possible to identify whether the connector of the patch cord is attached to each code port of the patch panel according to the connection.

The control unit may include a first sensing terminal provided at each of the cord ports on which both cord connectors of one patch cord are mounted, a connection sensing terminal of both cord connectors, and a port sensing circuit connecting the sensing line of the patch cord. It is possible to identify the cord port equipped with both cord connectors of one patch cord.

If a patch cord connector is mounted on a specific cord port of the patch panel, but no electrical connection is formed through the sensing line of the patch cord and a pair of cord sensing units, the control unit may connect a general patch cord to the cord port. It can be determined that is mounted.

Since the patch cord according to the present invention is not different from the general patch cord in appearance, the patch cord according to the present invention can be mounted and used in a general patch panel.

In addition, the patch panel according to the present invention can remotely identify whether the patch cord is mounted without an error even when a general patch cord is installed in addition to the patch cord according to the present invention.

In addition, when the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel, it is possible to remotely identify the code port of the patch panel equipped with a pair of cord connectors provided at both ends of one patch cord.

In addition, according to the patch cord management system according to the present invention, in the case of maintenance, maintenance and management of a system using a large number of patch cords and patch panels, it is possible to maximize the ease of management of the patch cords and patch panels.

1 shows a perspective view of a cord connector portion of one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention.
2 shows a patch panel according to the invention.
3 shows a patch panel according to the invention.
4 shows an example of a code sensing unit provided in the patch panel according to the present invention.
Figure 5 shows a side view of the process of the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel of one embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 6 shows a side view of the process of mounting the patch cord to the patch panel of another embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 7 shows a side view of the process of mounting the patch cord to the patch panel of another embodiment according to the present invention.
8 is a block diagram of a process in which a patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to the present invention.
9 is a block diagram of a process in which a general patch cord is mounted on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to the present invention.
Fig. 10 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of a pair of patch panels constituting a patch code management system according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of one example of the use state of the patchcode management system according to the present invention including the patch panel shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosure may be made thorough and complete, and to fully convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

1 shows a perspective view of a portion of a cord connector 30 of one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention.

Patch cord according to the present invention is a cable 50 having a plurality of communication lines and the sensing line, the cord connector 30 is provided at both ends of the cable 50, and is connected to both ends of the sensing line and the cord connector ( 30 may include connection sensing terminals 40 provided on the outer surface of the housing, respectively.

Specifically, Figure 1 (a) shows a perspective view of the cord connector 30a of the UTP patch cord, Figure 1 (b) shows a perspective view of the cord connector 30b of the optical cable.

The cable 50 may be any one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable. UTP (unshielded twisted pair cable) cable is a communication cable commonly used in Ethernet, and compared to shielded twisted pair cable (STP) cable, because it is not shielded, it is weak in noise but can lower costs.

In general, UTP cable, STP cable and optical cable may include extra sensing wire for sensing other than communication. The sensing line may be provided for a purpose other than transmission and reception of information for communication. For example, the UTP cable may be configured to include four pairs of communication lines and one sensing line.

In the UTP patch cord 100a illustrated in FIG. 1A, a cord connector 30a may be provided at both ends of a UTP cable 50a. Unlike the cord connector of the general UTP patch cord, the cord connector 30a may be provided with connection detection terminals 40a on the surface of the housing of the cord connector 30a.

The connection sensing terminal 40a is provided in the housing of the cord connector 30a and is electrically connected to the sensing line in the cable constituting the patch cord.

Therefore, the communication lines constituting the cable 50a of the patch cord are provided at the communication terminal 12a of the cord connector 30a, respectively, and the sensing line constituting the cable of the patch cord is the housing of the cord connector 30a. It is connected to the connection detection terminal 40a provided at each.

The detection line and the connection detection terminal 40a of the patch cord 100a according to the present invention may be provided to provide patch cord mounting information for managing the intelligent patch cord as described below. This will be described later.

The cord connector 30a of the UTP patch cord shown in FIG. 1 (a) may have a housing, and the housing is inserted into a cord port of a patch panel and the terminal portion 10a and the terminal portion 10a provided with a communication terminal. It may be divided into a connecting portion (20a) that is extended to the rear to connect the cable.

The connection detecting terminal 40a connected to the sensing line of the cable 50a may be provided in the housing of the cord connector 30a. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 (a), the cord connector 30a is specifically described. It is shown that the provided on the side of the terminal portion (10a) of the housing constituting the).

The terminal part 10a and the connection part 20a of the housing of the cord connector 30a of the patch cord may be formed of different materials. The terminal part 10a may be formed of a material having high hardness, and the connection part 20a may be a plastic of a flexible material.

In addition, the connection detection terminal 40a may be provided longer than the width in the mounting direction of the cord connector 30a in an area adjacent to one side of the housing of the cord connector 30a. This is to ensure contact reliability in the cord connector 30a mounting process of the patch cord 100a.

The connection detecting terminal 40a may be bent and formed according to the shape of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector 30a. The connection detecting terminal 40a is for preventing the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector 30a from protruding. In detail, the connection sensing terminal 40a illustrated in FIG. 1A may be formed such that the inner end portion is bent in accordance with the shape of the terminal portion 10a of the housing.

Intelligent patch cord management system through a patch cord according to the present invention can be applied to the case of a patch cord having an optical cable shown in Figure 1 (b) in addition to the patch cord having a UTP cable.

The patch cord shown in FIG. 1 (b) may also include a connection sensing terminal 40b on the housing surface of the cord connector 30b, and the connection sensing terminal 40b is the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 (a). Unlike this, it may be provided on the surface of the connection part 20b constituting the housing.

Since the terminal portion 10b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord shown in FIG. 1 (b) has a structure that is deeply inserted into the cord port 220, the position of the connection detecting terminal 40b is correspondingly rearward. It may be provided in.

The position of the connection detecting terminal 40b may be variously determined corresponding to the shape of the housing of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord. The connection detection terminal 40b of the patch cord shown in FIG. 1 (b) may also be bent so as not to protrude according to the surface shape on the surface of the housing like the connection detection terminal 40a shown in FIG. 1 (a). have.

2 and 3 show a patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

Specifically, Figure 2 (a) shows a front view of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, Figure 2 (b) shows a side view of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

3 (a) shows an upward perspective view of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 (b) shows the auxiliary housing 230 of the patch panel 200 shown in FIG. 3 (a). This removed state is shown.

The patch panel 200 according to the present invention has at least one cord port 220 to which a patch cord is mounted, and is provided at the rear of the cord port 220 and is a cord connector of a patch cord inserted into each cord port 220. When the panel connector 260 and the patch cord coupled to the panel connector 260 are mounted to the panel connector 260 through the cord port 220, the panel connector 260 and the patch cord are contacted with a connection detecting terminal of the patch cord to detect a mounting state of the patch cord. It may include a code detection unit 240 provided in each code port 220 in order to.

Hereinafter, the term 'code port' is defined as meaning a mounting slot for mounting a patch cord in which a panel connector is mounted at the rear of the opening after the opening is formed in the panel housing.

The patch panel 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 (a) is provided with twelve cord ports 220, and at the rear of the cord port 220, panel connectors 260 to which cord connectors of patch cords are fastened, respectively. Can be. The cord port 220 may be formed by forming an opening 212 in the panel housing 210 and fastening the panel connector 260 behind the opening.

The connection detecting terminal of the aforementioned patch cord is provided on the surface of the cord connector housing constituting the patch cord, that is, the rear of the terminal portion.

Therefore, in the state in which the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel 200, the code detection unit (see 240 in FIG. 3) provided in the patch panel 200 does not interfere with the insertion operation of the patch cord, and in the inserted state. Since the connection detection terminal 40 of the patch cord should be in contact, the detection terminal constituting the code detection unit 240 of the patch panel 200 is inserted in a state in which the connection detection terminal 40 is exposed upward. If so, it can be configured to protrude downward.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the code sensing unit 240 may be provided to be exposed to the bottom surface of the auxiliary housing 230 mounted to protrude forward from the top of the panel housing 210.

The auxiliary housing 230 may provide an arrangement space in which the circuit board 250 on which the code sensing unit 240 and the like are mounted and the wiring thereof are disposed.

As shown in FIG. 3B, a circuit board 250 on which the code sensing unit 240 is mounted may be provided inside the auxiliary housing 230, and a plurality of circuit boards 250 may be provided on the circuit housing 250. The code detection unit 240 is mounted.

4 shows an example of the code detection unit 240 provided in the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

Specifically, Figure 4 (a) shows an enlarged perspective view of the code detection unit 240 of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, Figure 4 (b) is a code detection unit shown in Figure 4 (a) An exploded perspective view of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 in a state in which the protective housing 247 of the 240 is removed, and FIG. The side view of the assembled state of the 1st and 2nd sensing terminals 241 and 243 shown by b) is shown.

Each code sensing unit 240 may include a protective housing 247 for protecting the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 provided therein.

As will be described later, since the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 provided in the code sensing unit 240 have a thin wire or plate shape, they may be distorted or deformed when an external force is applied. It needs to be unitized and protected by a protective housing 247 to prevent twisting or deformation of the sensing terminal.

Each code sensing unit 240 may include a first sensing terminal 241 and a second sensing terminal 243 configured to be electrically connected in a state where the patch cord is removed. As will be described later, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 form a code sensing circuit for identifying whether the patch code is mounted on the individual code port 220 through the electrical connection or not. can do.

The patch panel 200 constituting the patch code management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of detection terminals constituting the code detecting unit 240 to intelligently identify whether a patch code is attached or detached to a specific code port 220. Use information regarding electrical connections.

That is, when the cord connector of the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on a specific code port of the patch panel according to the present invention, in order to identify that the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the corresponding code port, the present invention constitutes a code sensing unit. The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal (241) and the second sensing terminal 243, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal ( 243 may be electrically connected, and when the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted at the cord port, a method of releasing the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 may be used. .

On the contrary, when the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the cord port of the patch panel, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 in an electrically disconnected state may be configured to be electrically connected. As will be described later, the patch cord management system according to the present invention to remotely identify whether the patch code is mounted on a specific code port and at the same time to identify which code port each code connector of a particular patch code is mounted A method of releasing the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 electrically connected by mounting the patch cord is used. This will be described later.

The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 shown in FIG. 4 (c) have mounting ends 241m and 243m, respectively, at one end thereof. ) And the free ends 241e and 243e, which are the other ends of the first sensing terminal 241, may be mounted on the circuit board 250 (see FIG. 3).

In addition, the first sensing terminal 241 may be bent to protrude downward to form a contact end 241c in contact with the above-described connection sensing terminal 40 of FIG. 1 of the patch cord.

5 shows a side view of a process in which a patch cord is mounted on a patch panel 200 of one embodiment according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 show patch cords on a patch panel 200 of another embodiment according to the present invention. Shows a side view of the process in which it is mounted.

Specifically, Figures 5 (a), 6 (a) and 7 (a) show a side view of the state before the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, Figure 5 (b), Figure 6 (b) and Figure 7 (b) shows a side view of a state in which the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

In order to clearly confirm the deformation process of the contact state of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243, the protective housing surrounding the outside of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 is removed. . The first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 of the code sensing unit of the patch panel illustrated in FIG. 5 have the same shape as the first and second sensing terminals illustrated in FIG. 4.

5 to 7, the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 is such that the cord connector 30a of the patch cord is connected to the patch panel 200. In the mounting process, the cord connector 30a on which the connection sensing terminal 40a is mounted presses and displaces the first sensing terminal 241 so that the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are separated. The electrical connection can be configured to be released.

As shown in Figure 5 (a), Figure 6 (a) and Figure 7 (a), the patch cord according to the present invention is provided with a connection detecting terminal 40 on the upper surface of the cord connector (30a) housing, The connection detecting terminal 40 may be provided to form a part of the upper surface of the housing of the cord connector 30a.

5 (a), 6 (a) and 7 (a), before the patch cord is inserted and mounted, the first sensor constituting the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 is installed. And the free ends 241e and 243e of the second sensing terminals 241 and 243 may be in contact with each other. Therefore, the code sensing circuit described later by the electrical connection between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 is maintained while the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing circuit are maintained. It can be identified that the cord port is not equipped with a cord connector 30a of the patch cord.

However, as shown in FIGS. 5 (b), 6 (b) and 7 (b), in the process of inserting the patch cord, the patch provided on the housing surface of the cord connector 30a of the patch cord. By the connection sensing terminal 40a, the first sensing terminal 241 of the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit of the patch panel 200 is pressed to be displaced upward. Can be.

When the patch cord is mounted, the first sensing terminal 241 may be displaced in a manner that is elastically deformed by the connection sensing terminal 40. When the patch cord is released, the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 are restored to each other by the elastic force and are connected to each other.

The first sensing terminal 241 is displaced upward and the contact state between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 is released. Electrical connection between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the sensing circuit is cut off.

Since the first sensing terminal 241 illustrated in FIGS. 5 (b), 6 (b) and 7 (b) is formed to have a bent shape of a metal wire or a metal plate, the first sensing terminal 241 is formed. When the patch cord is inserted may be displaced in a way that is elastically deformed by the connection detecting terminal (40).

The first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the code sensing circuit are released, and the first sensing terminal 241 and the connection sensing terminal 40a may be electrically connected to each other.

Accordingly, whether or not the patch cord is mounted on a specific code port 220 may be identified by whether the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 are electrically disconnected, and the first sensing terminal 241 and As described below, the cord port 220 in which both connectors of one patch cord are mounted may be specified by whether the connection detection terminal 40a is electrically connected. This will be described later.

Unlike the first sensing terminal illustrated in FIG. 5, the first sensing terminal 241 illustrated in FIG. 6 is configured to have a smaller molding height, thereby reducing the height of the entire code sensing unit, and the first sensing terminal ( The contact force of 241 may increase the elastic force and the like provided to the connection sensing terminal 40a.

5 and 6 are mounted so that the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit protrudes horizontally from the circuit board 250, the embodiment shown in FIG. The second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 may be provided in parallel with the surface of the circuit board 250.

The second sensing terminal 243 is soldered to the circuit board 250 by mounting the second sensing terminal 243 in parallel with the surface of the circuit board 250, or the second sensing terminal 243 is connected to the circuit board 250. The circuit board 250 may be provided in a pattern form.

Therefore, in the case where the second sensing terminal 243 is soldered to be in contact with the upper surface of the circuit board 250 or provided in the pattern form of the circuit board 250, the second sensing terminal 243 is inserted in the process of inserting the patch cord. ) Can be minimized.

8 is a block diagram of a process in which a patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel constituting the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention.

Specifically, FIG. 8 (a) shows a state before the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel constituting the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention, and FIG. The patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel constituting the patch cord management system according to the present invention. Descriptions duplicated with those described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 7 will be omitted.

For convenience of description, the patch cord management system shown in FIG. 8 includes a pair of patch panels having one code port 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with a code sensing unit. Shows the process of connecting to.

In addition, in the patch cord management system 1000 illustrated in FIG. 8, it is assumed that both patch panels are interconnected through one control unit C. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8 (a), the patch cord 100 according to the present invention may include at least one communication line 51 and a sensing line 53. As described above, the sensing line 53 may be connected to the connection sensing terminal 40 provided in the housing of the cord connector 30 of the patch cord 100.

In addition, the first detection terminal 241 and the second detection terminal 243 of the code detection unit 240 provided in the patch panel 200 according to the present invention in a state where the patch cord is not mounted are electrically connected. I can keep it.

Accordingly, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention are connected to individual code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) through electrical connection. Code detection circuits S1 and S2 for identifying whether a patch cord is mounted may be formed.

The code detection circuits S1 and S2 may be provided at the respective code ports 220 of the patch panel 200, and the code detection circuits S1 and S2 may be provided to the respective code detection circuits S1 and S2. In the state in which the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are electrically connected, the patch cord, that is, the cord connector 30 of the patch cord, is not mounted to the corresponding code port 220. Can be identified.

The patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention may include a control unit C for identifying whether a patch cord is mounted in each code port 220 of the patch panel 200. Code sensing circuits S1 and S2 provided in each code port 220 may be connected to the controller C.

Accordingly, the controller C may include the first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the second sensing terminals constituting the code sensing circuits S1 and S2 of the respective code ports 220. Through the connection of the detection terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2), it is possible to identify whether the cord connector of the patch cord is installed in the corresponding code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2). In the state shown in FIG. 8 (a), the controller C may identify that the patch cords are not mounted on both code ports 220 of the patch panel.

8 (b) shows a state in which both connectors of the patch cord 100 according to the present invention are mounted on a pair of cord ports 220 of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention.

The cord detecting unit is installed by the housing of the cord connector 30 in the process of mounting the cord connector 30 of the patch cord to the panel connector 260 provided at each cord port 220 (1) and 220 (2). The first sensing terminal 241, which is a sensing terminal of one of the first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2), which are electrically connected to each other. (1) and 241 (2) may be separated from the other sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2).

In addition, the information transmitted and received through the communication line 51 of the patch cord may be transmitted and received through the panel connector 260 and the transceivers T1 and T2 such as a transmitter and a receiver.

In this case, the controller C releases an electrical connection state between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting each of the code sensing circuits provided in the specific code port 220. It can be identified that the code connector of the patch cord is mounted on the code port 220.

In addition, in the patch cord management system 1000 shown in FIG. 8, when the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, a patch panel 200 and a cord in which one patch cord is mounted Port 220 may be identified.

The control unit C of the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention is provided in each of the cord ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) equipped with both cord connectors 30 of one patch cord. 1 detection terminal 241 (1), 241 (2), a port detection circuit (not shown) connecting the connection detection terminal 40 of both connectors of one patch cord and the detection line 53 of the patch cord ), It is possible to identify the code port 220 on which both code connectors 30 are mounted.

That is, in the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention, the cord connector 30 of each patch cord is connected through the port sensing circuit together with whether or not a connector is mounted on each cord port 220 of the patch panel 200. ) Can recognize the code port 220 is mounted.

That is, a closed loop is formed to connect the pair of first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2), the pair of sensing terminals 40 and the sensing line 53 that constitute the port sensing circuit. It can be identified that the port sensing circuit is electrically connected.

In this case, the control unit C may recognize or identify a mounting position of the code connector 30 of the patch cord through a pre-assigned unique number of the code detection unit 240 provided in each code port 220. Can be.

9 is a block diagram of a process in which a general patch cord is mounted on a patch panel 200 constituting a patch cord management system according to the present invention.

Specifically, Figure 9 (a) shows a state before the general patch cord is mounted on the patch panel 200 constituting the patch cord management system (C) according to the present invention, Figure 9 (b) is in the present invention The patch cord 200 constituting the patch cord management system according to the general patch cord is mounted. The description overlapping with the description with reference to FIG. 8 will be omitted.

For convenience of description, the patch cord management system shown in FIG. 9 also uses a pair of patch panels having one code port 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with a code sensing unit as a general patch cord. The process of connecting is shown.

Unlike the patch cord management system introduced in the prior art, the patch cord constituting the patch cord management system according to the present invention is provided with a connection detecting terminal 40 on the surface of the connector housing, the patch cord provided with the connection detecting terminal 40 In the process of mounting the cord connector to the patch panel according to the present invention, the electrical connection between the first and second sensing terminals 241 and 243 constituting the cord sensing unit is released.

Therefore, the patch cord management system according to the present invention is specific even when the general patch cord is not provided in the housing of the connector in addition to the patch cord according to the present invention having the connection detection terminal 40 is provided. The code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) may identify that the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted.

In this case, since the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the cord sensing circuit are configured to be electrically connected by the housing of the cord connector during the mounting of the cord connector of the patch cord, In addition to the patch cord according to the present invention, in which the connection detection terminal 40 is provided on the housing surface of the connector, whether or not the patch cord is installed in the corresponding cord port 220 (1) or 220 (2), Can be identified.

That is, the first detection terminal 241 (1), 241 constituting the code detection unit even when the cord connector of the general patch cord is mounted on the cord ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with the code detection unit. (2)) and the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2) are disconnected from each other so that the code sensing circuit can identify whether the code connector of the general patch cord is mounted.

However, since a detection line and / or a connection detection terminal of the patch cord are not provided, the port detection circuit through the general patch cord cannot be configured, but when the general patch cord is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention. Edo code port 220 has the advantage that can be identified whether the cord connector of the patch cord mounting. Even if the cable includes the communication line 54, the connector may not include the connection detecting terminal or vice versa.

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of a pair of patch panels 200 constituting the patchcode management system 1000 according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 shows the patch panel 200 shown in FIG. A block diagram of one example of a use state of the patchcode management system 1000 according to the present invention is shown.

10 and 11, the pair of patch panels 200 may include a first patch panel 200 (1) and first to fourth cord ports 220 (1) to 220 (4), respectively. The second patch panel 200 (2) provided with the fifth to eighth code ports 220 (5) to 220 (8) may be provided, and the respective code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2). )) May include first sensing terminals 241 (1) to 241 (8) and second sensing terminals 243 (1) to 243 (8) constituting the first to eighth code sensing units, respectively. have.

First sensing terminals 241 (1) to 241 (8) constituting the first to eighth code sensing circuits S1 to S8 of the first to eighth code sensing units provided in the respective code ports 220. And the second sensing terminals 243 (1) to 243 (8) may be connected to one control unit C in parallel.

As shown in FIG. 11, connection detection terminals are provided in the second and sixth code ports 220 (2) and 220 (6) and the fourth and eighth code ports 220 (4) and 220 (8). A patch cord according to the present invention having a connector 40 and a sensing line 40 is mounted. The control unit C is provided with the second and sixth code ports 220 (2) and 220 (6). The cord connector of the patch cord is connected to the second and sixth code ports 220 (2) and 220 (6) through a code sensing unit provided at the fourth and eighth code ports 220 (4) and 220 (8). And the fourth and eighth code ports 220 (4) and 220 (8), respectively, and can recognize the code port in which the code connector of one patch cord is mounted through the port detection circuit. .

In addition, the third and seventh cord ports 220 (3) and 220 (7) may be equipped with cord connectors of general patch cords. In this case, the control unit C may recognize whether the connector is mounted through the code detection circuit, and since the port detection circuit cannot be configured, the third and seventh code ports 220 (3) and 220 (7). It can be determined that the general patch cord is installed in the.

The first and fifth code ports 220 (1) and 220 (5) may include first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (5) and second sensing terminals 243 of the respective code sensing circuits. (1) and 243 (5) remain electrically connected so that the first and fifth code ports 220 (1) and 220 (5) can be identified as not having a cord connector of a patch cord. Can be.

Therefore, the control unit of the patch code management system according to the present invention is the second of the first to eighth code port 220 (1) to 220 (8) of the two patch panels (200 (1), 200 (2)) First and second detection that the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the fourth to fourth code ports 220 (2) to 220 (4) and the sixth to eighth code ports 220 (6) to 220 (8). This can be confirmed by releasing the electrical connection of the terminals 241 and 243.

In addition, when the patch cord mounted on the cord port 220 is the intelligent patch cord according to the present invention, the controller C can remotely recognize the mounting positions of both connectors of the patch cord, so that the patch cord and The ease of maintenance, maintenance and management of the system using the patch panel can be maximized.

Although the present specification has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the invention, those skilled in the art may variously modify and change the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims set forth below. Could be done. Therefore, it should be seen that all modifications included in the technical scope of the present invention are basically included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: terminal
20: connection
30: cord connector
40: Connection detection terminal
50: cable
51: communication line
53: detection line
100: patch cord
200: patch panel
1000: patchcode management system

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A cable in which at least one communication line and a sensing line are integrally provided;
A cord connector provided at both ends of the cable; And,
A connection sensing terminal respectively connected to both ends of the sensing line and provided on an outer surface of the housing of the cord connector;
The connection detection terminal is a patch cord provided so as not to protrude on a portion of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector. delete The method of claim 1,
The connection detection terminal is a patch cord, characterized in that the bent shape according to the shape of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector. The method of claim 1,
The connection detection terminal is a patch cord, characterized in that the length is provided longer than the width in the mounting direction of the cord connector in an area adjacent to one side of the housing of the cord connector. The method of claim 1,
The housing of the cord connector has a terminal portion provided with a communication terminal and a connecting portion extending to the rear of the terminal portion is connected to the cable, and the connection detection terminal is provided on the surface of the terminal portion. The method of claim 1,
The housing of the cord connector is provided with a terminal portion having a communication terminal and a connection portion connected to the rear of the terminal portion is connected to the cable, and the connection detection terminal is provided on the surface of the connection portion. The method of claim 1,
The cable is any one of the UTP cable, STP cable and optical cable patch cord. In a patch panel to which at least one patch cord is mounted,
At least one cord port having a panel connector for mounting a cord connector of a patch cord; And
The patch cord fastened to the cord port may include at least one cable including at least one communication line and a sensing line; A cord connector provided at both ends of the cable; And connection connection terminals respectively connected to both ends of the detection line and provided on the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector, wherein the connection detection terminal is provided so as not to protrude on a part of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector. When the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port, the cord sensing unit is provided in each of the cord port to contact the connection detection terminal of the patch cord to detect the mounting state of the patch cord; Include,
The code detection unit is connected through a code detection unit of another patch panel connected to the patch cord and a control unit for identifying whether the patch cord is installed in the code port of each patch panel or the code port on which the patch cord is mounted. Patch panel characterized in that the. The method of claim 8,
The code sensing unit of the patch panel includes a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected in a state in which the patch cord is removed from the cord port, and the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal are electrically connected to each other. Patch panel, characterized in that for forming a code detection circuit for identifying whether each of the code port is equipped with a patch code through. The method of claim 9,
In the electrical connection state between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal, the connection sensing terminal displaces the first sensing terminal while the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, and thus the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal. Patch panel, characterized in that to release the electrical connection state. The method of claim 9,
The first sensing terminal is a patch panel, characterized in that the displacement by a method that is elastically deformed by the connection detection terminal when the patch cord is inserted. The method of claim 9,
The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal is a patch panel, characterized in that mounted on the circuit board provided in the housing with the cord port. The method of claim 12,
The second sensing terminal is a patch panel, characterized in that provided in the pattern form on the circuit board. A cable in which at least one communication line and a sensing line are integrally provided; A cord connector provided at both ends of the cable; And a connection sensing terminal respectively connected to both ends of the sensing line and provided on the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector, wherein the connection sensing terminal is provided so as not to protrude on a part of the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector. code;
A plurality of cord ports provided with a panel connector for mounting the cord connector of the patch cord and when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port, the patch cord in contact with the connection detection terminal of the patch cord A pair of patch panels including a code sensing unit provided at each of the code ports to detect a mounting state of the cord ports; And,
And a control unit connected to a code detection unit of the patch panel to identify whether the patch cord is mounted on each code port of the pair of patch panels or the code port on which the patch cord is mounted. The method of claim 14,
The code sensing unit of the patch panel includes a first sensing terminal and a second sensing terminal electrically connected in a state where the patch cord is not mounted, and the control unit is connected to the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal. Patch cord management system, characterized in that for identifying whether or not the connector of the patch cord attached to each code port of the patch panel. The method of claim 15,
The control unit includes a first sensing terminal provided in each of the cord ports in which both cord connectors of one patch cord are mounted, a connection sensing terminal of both cord connectors, and a port sensing circuit connecting the sensing line of the patch cord. A patch cord management system, characterized in that it identifies a cord port equipped with both cord connectors of a patch cord. The method of claim 14,
If a patch cord connector is mounted at a specific cord port of the patch panel, but no electrical connection is formed through the sensing line of the patch cord and a pair of cord sensing units, the control unit installs a general patch cord in the cord port. Patch cord management system, characterized in that judged to be.
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