WO1999009626A1 - Rapid interconnect communications infrastructure system - Google Patents
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- WO1999009626A1 WO1999009626A1 PCT/US1998/016560 US9816560W WO9909626A1 WO 1999009626 A1 WO1999009626 A1 WO 1999009626A1 US 9816560 W US9816560 W US 9816560W WO 9909626 A1 WO9909626 A1 WO 9909626A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
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- the present invention relates to the field of infrastructure systems in general.
- the present invention relates to the field of electrical and
- homerun The standard infrastructure architecture known as "homerun” architecture runs wires through the walls, ceilings or floors of the structure from a communications
- the present invention provides a communications infrastructure system which
- communications outlets distributed throughout the workspace.
- each of the trunk lines opposite the communications closet is terminated with a rapid interconnect connector.
- trunk lines are bundled to form horizontal risers which are run throughout the trunk lines
- An outlet connector is
- horizontal risers are bundled
- the horizontal risers consist of
- Trunk lines are run within the conduit to rapid interconnect connectors which protrude through holes in the sidewall of the
- the holes are spaced to provide a distribution of rapid interconnect
- Figure 1 is a diagram of the communications distribution system, in
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a rapid interconnect connector of a horizontal
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a rapid interconnect connector of a drop
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a drop cable with an outlet connector for
- connection to a communications outlet in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a layout view of the communications distribution system shown in
- Figure 1 installed in a workspace, in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 6 is an alternate layout of the of the communications distribution system shown in Figure 5, in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram of a communications distribution system having
- Figure 8 is a layout view of the communications distribution system having
- FIG. 9 is a diagram of a communications distribution system having rapid interconnect horizontal risers, in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 10 is a layout view of the communications distribution system having rapid interconnect horizontal risers as shown in Figure 9 installed in a workspace, in
- Figure 11 is a layout view of the communications distribution system having
- Figure 12 is a side view of two embodiments of a rapid interconnect connector
- Figure 13 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the horizontal riser encased in a flexible conduit, in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 14 is a cross sectional view of the conduit-type horizontal riser shown in Figure 13, in accordance with the present invention.
- the present invention provides an infrastructure system for the distribution of power and communications lines.
- Figure 1 is a diagram of a communications distribution system (2) of the
- Communications lines (not shown) from outside the workspace to be serviced by the communications distribution system are received in a
- These lines can come from a public telephone switching network (PTSN), private branch exchange (PBX) located outside of the workspace, or
- Trunk lines (6) which connect to the communications lines from outside the space are
- the trunk lines (6) terminate at a rapid inter-connect interface (RICI) connectors (12).
- RICI rapid inter-connect interface
- DCs Drop cables (10) (DCs) connect to the RICI connectors (12) of the HRs (8) to provide connection between the trunk lines (6)
- FIG 2 is a close up perspective view of the RICI connector (12) of the HR (8) (HR-RICI) shown in Figure 1.
- the RICI connector ( 12) has a cylindrical body
- connector (22) is a fiber optic pair connector.
- Two fiber optic cables (24) are housed in the protective covering (26) of the fiber optic
- One DB25 connector (18) is located above the fiber optic pair connector (22) and one DB25 connector (20) is located below the fiber optic pair connector (22).
- Four positioning keys (28) are located on the interconnect interface
- the positioning keys (28) protrude approximately 3/8 of an inch from
- a threaded collar (30) is located on the
- the RICI connector (32) of the DC (DC-RICI) (10) shown in Figure 3 has female connectors (36), (38) and (40) located on the circular interconnect interface (42).
- the female connectors (36), (38) and (40) are positioned on the interconnect
- HR-RICI connector (12) are positioned at 90° intervals around the circumference of the interconnect interface (42). The size, shape, spacing and location of the
- positioning notches (44) allows the female connectors (36), (38) and (40) to connect to
- positioning keys (28) and positioning notches (44) there is only one unique orientation that allows the DC-RICI connector (32) to be connected to the HR-RICI connector (12).
- positioning keys (28) allows the connection of the RICI connectors (12) and (32) without the need to visually determine whether the connectors are aligned properly.
- the body (46) of the RICI connector (32) is threaded
- invention could utilize a strain relief mechanism whereby the weight of the DC is born by the structure of the building the communications distribution system is installed
- pair connectors (22) and (40) allows for connection between six cables each consisting of four twisted pair copper wires and one pair of fiber optic strands.
- the trunk lines of the DC opposite the RICI connector (32) end without connectors.
- the connectors of the communications outlet are part of the
- the DC (32) can end in a connector or connectors (52) which
- the present invention in its multiple embodiments, is particularly suitable to reconfigurable workspaces which utilize modular furniture and movable partitions to
- communications distribution system of the present invention enables reconfigurable
- Figure 5 is a layout view of the communications distribution system (2) of the present invention installed to service a workspace (60). Located in one corner of the
- Communications closets are typically located in an unobtrusive section of the workspace as close as possible to the incoming communications lines (not shown) entering the workspace.
- HRs (8) carry the trunk
- Figure 6 is an alternate layout view of the communications distribution system
- the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (64) and the communications closet (62) the DC (32) have been repositioned to provide connectivity between the repositioned communications outlets (6
- communications outlets may be added without the need to run trunk lines from the communications closet.
- the addition of new communications outlets is easily accomplished by running a DC to the nearest available HR-RICI connector.
- relocated communications outlet is as simple as connecting the connector or connectors to the end of the DC opposite the RICI connector (32), and then routing the
- communications outlet is as simple as unscrewing the threaded collar (30) from the
- the HRs provide the primary communications distribution and do not need to be moved or replaced when
- the DCs provide local connectivity to the HR an are moved, replaced or added as need be.
- Figure 7 is a diagram of the communications distribution system (2) having
- trunk lines (6) bundled to form HRs (72) in a branched configuration.
- the trunk lines (6) bundled to form HRs (72) in a branched configuration.
- trunk lines (6) are further split and rebundled after the initial bundling from the communications closet.
- Figure 8 shows the branched HR communications distribution system (2)
- the RICI connectors (12) can be distributed throughout the workspace (74). This allows RICI connectors to be within
- the present invention is able to use a standard DC of moderate length to provide connectivity between any potential
- the installation of the branched HRs in a workspace can provide for non-uniform distribution of RICI connectors. This allows for the anticipation that
- Some areas of the workspace may have a higher or lower density of anticipated communications outlets. Areas within a workspace, such as high traffic areas near a
- stairwell may have a low probability of having communications equipment installed
- RICI connectors in the stairwell area other RICI connectors are available for central areas within the workspace. Such central areas may alternatively be configured for conference rooms, fax centers, work cubicles, offices or other spaces which often have a high density of communications outlets. In this manner the present invention is
- Figure 9 is a diagram of a communications distribution system (2) having HRs
- each individual trunk line has a separate RICI connector on each
- the HRs are formed from bundling multiple trunk lines and can be bundled
- the communications closet (62) can use traditional patch panels tying incoming communications lines to internal trunk lines, or can have the incoming
- Figure 10 is a layout view of the infrastructure system (2) shown in Figure 9
- the communications closet (62) has multiple RICI connectors (82) for connection to the RICI connectors (80) of the HRs (76).
- the communications closet has a sufficient number of RICI connectors to connect all of the individual trunk lines of the HRs. The number of HRs and the number of trunk
- Figure 11 is a layout view of the communications distribution system (2)
- a third HR (86) is installed by connecting the RICI connectors (88) of the HR (86) to the RICI connectors (90) of the
- the present invention is particularly adaptable
- FIG 12 is a side view of two embodiments of a RICI cap (90) and (92).
- the RICI cap (90) screws onto the threaded body (46) of the female RICI connector (32) of
- the RICI cap (90) protects the RICI interface (42) from dust or damage
- a RICI cap with threads on its exterior could be used to fit the male RICI connector (12) shown in Figure 2 by the threaded collar (30) screwing onto the treads on the exterior of the cap, much as the threaded collar secures
- the RICI cap (92) can be attached to the DC-RICI connector by a
- This cap is particularly adapted to RICI connectors, as described
- a tie ring (100) is located on the top of the RICI cap to facilitate the installation of the DC or HR in raceways located in
- FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the conduit-type HR (104).
- Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view of the conduit-type HR (104) shown in Figure 13.
- the conduit (106) is made
- a semi-stiff material such as a plastic, which is flexible enough to be bent around
- the conduit is a long tube having openings (106) at either end to allow trunk lines to be run inside the conduit. Access holes (108) in the side wall of the conduit (102) allow RICI connectors (12) of the HR (104) to protrude from the conduit,
- conduit-type HR (104) is that adding trunk lines to a HR is simplified due to the ease of running
- conduit-type HR (102) shown in Figures 13 and 14 can be of the type
- RICI connectors included on the end of the HR for connection to RICI connectors of a communications closet.
- the present invention is able to provide a distribution of RICI connectors tailored to the anticipated
- DCs would include power connectors and power lines.
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EP0276615A1 (en) * | 1986-12-30 | 1988-08-03 | Jacques E. Nozick | Wiring device of a very low voltage telephone and/or computer network in a building |
WO1996023340A1 (en) * | 1995-01-25 | 1996-08-01 | Haworth, Inc. | Modular communication system |
JPH08331734A (en) * | 1995-03-30 | 1996-12-13 | Sumitomo Wiring Syst Ltd | Wiring structure for information circuit |
EP0856926A1 (en) * | 1997-01-30 | 1998-08-05 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | Wiring of information circuits |
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- 1998-08-12 AU AU89020/98A patent/AU8902098A/en not_active Abandoned
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EP0276615A1 (en) * | 1986-12-30 | 1988-08-03 | Jacques E. Nozick | Wiring device of a very low voltage telephone and/or computer network in a building |
WO1996023340A1 (en) * | 1995-01-25 | 1996-08-01 | Haworth, Inc. | Modular communication system |
JPH08331734A (en) * | 1995-03-30 | 1996-12-13 | Sumitomo Wiring Syst Ltd | Wiring structure for information circuit |
EP0856926A1 (en) * | 1997-01-30 | 1998-08-05 | Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. | Wiring of information circuits |
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