WO2015046722A1

WO2015046722A1 - Patch cord, patch panel, and patch cord management system having same

Info

Publication number: WO2015046722A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/005899
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김수종; 백종섭
Original assignee: 엘에스전선 주식회사; 김수종; 백종섭
Priority date: 2013-09-26
Filing date: 2014-07-02
Publication date: 2015-04-02
Also published as: KR102064014B1; KR20150034309A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel, and a patch cord management system comprising the same, which, when the patch cord constituting an intelligent patch cord management system is mounted on the patch panel, can improve contact reliability of a detecting terminal, etc. provided in the patch cord and the patch panel and can be compatibly used with a general patch cord according to the related art.

Description

Patch Cords, Patch Panels and Patch Cord Management Systems Including the Same

The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel, and a patch cord management system including the same. More specifically, the present invention can improve the contact reliability of the patch cord and the detection terminal provided in the patch panel, when mounting the patch cord constituting the intelligent patch cord management system, a conventional general patch cord The present invention relates to a patch cord, a patch panel, and a patch cord management system including the same.

In large data centers, a large number of patch cords and patch panels can be used. Due to the large amount of patch cords and patch panels used, it is inefficient for the operator to directly manage the mounting state and the mounting position of each patch cord and patch panel. It can be impossible to monitor and manage which patch panel's code port is attached to each end of a large number of patch cords.

Therefore, an intelligent patch code management system has recently been introduced. The intelligent patch cord management system has separate sensing terminals or sensing units in the patch cord and the patch panel, respectively, and whether the patch cord is installed by the electrical connection between the patch cord and the cord port of the patch panel, and furthermore, each patch cord connector Can be remotely monitored.

The patch panel constituting the general patch cord management system is installed perpendicular to the ground, and the patch panel on which the patch cord is mounted may be arranged in parallel in multiple layers. In such a case, the cables constituting the patch cord may sag downward by the load of each other. When the deflection occurs in the patch cord as described above, even though the patch cord connector is installed in a specific code port by interfering with electrical contact between the detection terminals provided in the patch cord and the code port to implement an intelligent patch cord management system, It may cause problems such as not recognizing the information, which may reduce the reliability of the intelligent patch code management system.

In addition, products introduced as such an intelligent patch cord management system does not recognize whether or not to install a conventional conventional patch cord in the code port of the patch panel can be used in combination with the conventional general patch cord in the system There is no problem.

According to the present invention, when the patch cord constituting the intelligent patch cord management system is mounted on the patch panel, the contact reliability of the patch cord and the sensing terminals provided on the patch panel can be improved, and the present invention can be used interchangeably with a conventional patch cord. It is an object of the present invention to provide a patch cord, a patch panel, and a patch cord management system including the same.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a patch cord connected to the cord port of the patch panel, the cable having at least one communication line and the sensing line, the cord connector provided on both ends of the cable to be mounted to the cord port And a connection sensing terminal respectively connected to both ends of the sensing line to be in contact with the code sensing unit provided at the code port and provided at the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector and the cord connector mounted at the code port. In order to prevent a poor contact between the connection detection terminal and the code detection unit, to provide a patch cord comprising a protrusion formed protruding on at least one side of the cord connector to be fixed to the fixing unit provided in the patch panel. Can be.

The cord connector may include a terminal including a terminal provided with a communication terminal, and a housing including a rear part of the terminal and a connecting part surrounding the cable, and the protruding part may be provided at any one of the terminal part and the connecting part.

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 cord, the patch cord is connected to the sensing line and the sensing line provided in the cable and patch cord A connection detecting terminal provided at a cord connector of the cord connector, and when the patch cord is mounted on the panel connector through the cord port, the contact detection terminal of the patch cord is contacted to detect a mounting state of the patch cord. In order to prevent a poor contact between the connection detecting terminal and the code detecting unit when the code detecting unit and the patch cord provided at each of the code ports are mounted to the panel connector through the code port, It characterized in that it comprises a fixing portion provided to be inserted and fixed provided projections It can provide a patch panel.

In this case, the patch panel includes an auxiliary housing which is mounted to the panel housing and the panel housing to provide an arrangement space in which the circuit board on which the code sensing unit is mounted is disposed, and the fixing part includes any one of the panel housing and the auxiliary housing. It may be provided in one.

In addition, the auxiliary housing may be mounted on the front upper portion of the panel housing, and may be provided with the fixing portion at the lower portion of the auxiliary housing.

The fixing part may include a fixing groove into which the protrusion is inserted and fixed.

Here, 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.

The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may configure a code sensing circuit for identifying whether a patch cord is mounted in each of the code ports through an electrical connection.

The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may be electrically connected to each other by displacing the first sensing terminal from the connection sensing terminal while the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel. The electrical connection of the sensing terminal can be released.

In addition, when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, at least a portion of the first sensing terminal is provided with an extension part to prevent at least a portion of the first sensing terminal from being inserted into a groove formed on one surface of the housing of the cord connector. can do.

In addition, when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, the extension part may interfere with the edge of the groove formed in the housing of the cord connector or the connection detection terminal, and thus the first detection terminal may not be inserted into the groove. You can do that.

In addition, the fixing part may be configured in the form of 'b' to prevent the downward deflection of the protrusion formed on the connector side of the patch cord while the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a cable having a plurality of communication lines and sensing lines, cord connectors provided at both ends of the cable, connected to both ends of the sensing line, respectively connected to the housing outer surface of the cord connector A patch cord including a protrusion formed to protrude on at least one side of the cord connector so as to be fixed to a sensing terminal and a fixing part provided on the patch panel, a plurality of cord ports provided with a panel connector for mounting the cord connector of the patch cord; When the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port, the cord sensing unit 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 and the When a patch cord is attached to the panel connector through the cord port Patch panel including a fixing part provided to be fixed to the projection provided in the cord connector in order to prevent poor contact between the connection detection terminal and the code sensing unit and the patch cord is attached to each code port of the patch panel It is possible to provide a patch code management system including a detection unit connected to the code detection unit of the patch panel to identify whether or not the code port is mounted on the patch code.

Here, 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 sensing unit is connected to the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal. It is possible to identify whether or not the connector of the patch cord is attached to each code port of the patch panel depending on whether or not.

The patch cord and the patch panel according to the present invention prevent the deflection of the patch cord when the patch cord is inserted into the corresponding code port of the patch panel to detect contact between the patch cord and the code port and configure an intelligent system. The contact reliability of a terminal can be improved.

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, the code port of the patch panel equipped with a pair of cord connectors provided at both ends of one patch cord can be remotely identified.

In addition, when the patch cord and the patch panel according to the present invention is employed, it is possible to easily determine whether the patch cord is installed in the specific code port and whether the code port is identified by preventing the patch cord from sagging.

In addition, according to the patch cord management system according to the present invention, when the 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 cord connector of a patch cord of a UTP cable, which is one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention.

2 shows a cord connector portion of a patch cord of an optical cable which is another embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention.

3 is a front view of a patch panel according to the present invention.

4 is a side view of a patch panel according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view from below of a patch panel according to the present invention.

6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a state in which the auxiliary housing is separated from FIG. 5.

7 is a perspective view showing one example of a code detection unit provided in the patch panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the sensing terminal in FIG. 7.

9 is a perspective view illustrating the coupling state of the sensing terminal in FIG. 8.

10 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a connection detection terminal of a cord connector and a detection terminal of a patch panel are in contact with each other.

11 is a perspective view sequentially illustrating a process in which the patch cord of one embodiment according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel.

12 is a perspective view sequentially illustrating a process in which a patch cord of another embodiment according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel.

13 is a block diagram illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord according to the present invention on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a block diagram illustrating a process of mounting a conventional patch cord on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a block diagram illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord according to the present invention on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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 cord connector 30a of a patch cord 100a comprising a UTP cable 50a which is one embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention. 1 (a) shows a perspective view of the cord connector 30a, FIG. 1 (b) shows a front view of the cord connector 30a, and FIG. 1 (c) shows a side view of the cord connector 30a.

Referring to FIG. 1, the patch cord 100a including the UTP cable 50a according to the present invention includes a UTP cable 50a provided with at least one communication line and a sensing line, and is provided at both ends of the UTP cable 50a. And a connection sensing terminal 40a connected to both ends of the cord connector 30a and the sensing line, and provided on an outer surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a, respectively.

In general, the UTP cable may include an extra sensing line for sensing purposes, in addition to the communication line for communication purposes. 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.

The patch cord 100a shown in FIG. 1 may be provided with a cord connector 30a at both ends of the cable 50a. Unlike the cord connector of the conventional UTP patch cord, the cord connector 30a may be provided with connection detection terminals 40a on the surface of the housing 20a constituting the cord connector 30a.

The connection detecting terminal 40a is provided in the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a and may be electrically connected to a sensing line in the cable 50a constituting the patch cord 100a.

Therefore, the communication lines constituting the cable 50a of the patch cord 100a are connected to the communication terminal 11 of the cord connector 30a, respectively, and detecting the cables 50a of the patch cord 100a. Lines may be connected to connection detection terminals 40a of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a, respectively.

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.

Meanwhile, the cord connector 30a of the UTP patch cord 100a illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a housing 20a, and the housing 20a may have a cord port 220 of the patch panel 200 (see FIG. 3). 3) may include a terminal portion 10a having a communication terminal 11 inserted therein and a connection portion 12a surrounding the terminal portion 10a and the cable 50a.

In this case, the terminal part 10a and the connection part 12a of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a of the patch cord may be made of different materials. For example, the terminal portion 10a is connected to the cord port 220 of the patch panel 200 and thus may be made of a material having high hardness, and the connection portion 12a may secure the flexibility of the cable 50a. In order to be composed of a relatively flexible material.

The connection detecting terminal 40a connected to the sensing line of the cable 50a may be provided in the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, specifically, the cord connector 30a It may be provided on the terminal portion (10a) side of the housing 20a constituting the (). In addition, the connection detecting terminal 40a may be provided in a region adjacent to one side surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a relatively longer than its width along the mounting direction of the cord connector 30a. have. This is to ensure the contact reliability of the connection detection terminal 40a during the cord connector 30a mounting process of the patch cord 100a.

In addition, the connection detecting terminal 40a may be bent and formed according to the shape of the outer surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a. This is to prevent the connection detecting terminal 40a from protruding from the outer surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a. For example, the connection sensing terminal 40a illustrated in FIG. 1 may be formed such that one end thereof is bent according to the shape of the terminal portion 10a of the housing 20a.

On the other hand, the patch cord 100a is a cord detection unit 240 provided in the connection detection terminal 40a and the cord port 220 when the cord connector 30a is mounted on the cord port 220. In order to prevent a poor contact of FIG. 6, a protruding portion 60a protruding from at least one side of the cord connector 30a may be provided.

In general, the patch cord may be sag down the cable by gravity in a state in which the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel. Such deflection may be further exacerbated when the patch panels are arranged in multiple layers and patch cords are installed in large quantities.

When the deflection occurs as described above, even when a cord connector constituting a patch cord is installed in the cord port, the connection between the connection detecting terminal and the cord sensing unit is released, and thus the patch cord is installed for the management of the intelligent patch cord. The reliability of the information can be reduced.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention includes a protrusion 60a protruding from the cord connector 30a of the patch cord, and the fixing part 270 into which the protrusion 60a is inserted and fixed to the patch panel 200. 3).

That is, when the cord connector 30a of the patch cord is mounted on the cord port 220 of the patch panel 200, the protrusion 60a is inserted into and fixed to the fixing part 270 of the patch channel 200. The sagging of the cord connector 30a may be prevented, thereby preventing or minimizing contact failure between the connection detecting terminal 40a and the code detecting unit 240.

As shown in FIG. 1, the protrusion 60a may be formed at the connection part 12a forming the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the protrusion 60a may be provided at any one of the terminal part 10a and the connection part 12a forming the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a.

Meanwhile, a predetermined groove 13 may be provided on one surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a provided with the connection detecting terminal 40a.

In the case of manufacturing the cord connector 30a, the groove 13 may be formed for the use of a tool or the like depending on the manufacturer. In this case, the patch cord according to the present invention in which the groove 13 is provided side by side on the same surface of the housing 20a in which the connection detection terminal 40a is formed, or the conventional patch cord in which the groove of the same shape as the groove is formed. When inserted into the code port of the patch panel to be described later, one of the sensing terminal constituting the sensing unit to be described later is mounted or inserted into the groove 13, the code sensing unit 240 and the connection sensing terminal ( Even if the contact of 40a) is disturbed or the patch cord connector is installed in the cord port, one of the sensing terminals of the cord sensing unit is inserted into the groove so that the sensing terminal of the cord sensing unit is not disconnected. Although it is installed in the port, the mounting state of the cord connector is not recognized.

Meanwhile, FIG. 1 described above shows the cord connector 30a of the UTP cable 50a. However, the present invention is not limited to the UTP cable 50a. For example, the cable may be any one of a UTP cable, an STP cable, and an optical cable. As is well known, UTP (unshielded twisted pair cable) cable is a communication cable commonly used in Ethernet, and it is weak in noise because it is not shielded compared to shielded twisted pair cable (STP) cable. Can be lowered.

The intelligent patch cord management system through the patch cord according to the present invention can be applied to the case of the patch cord 100b having the optical cable 50b as shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the patch cord having the aforementioned UTP cable.

2 is a view showing a cord connector 30b of a patch cord 100b of an optical cable 50b which is another embodiment of a patch cord according to the present invention. As in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (a) shows a perspective view of the cord connector 30b, FIG. 2 (b) shows a front view of the cord connector 30b, and FIG. 2 (c) shows a side view of the cord connector 30b.

Referring to FIG. 2, the patch cord 100b may also include a connection sensing terminal 40b on the surface of the housing 20b of the cord connector 30b, and the connection sensing terminal 40b may include the housing 20b. It may be provided on the surface of the connecting portion 12b. Since the terminal portion 10b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord 100b shown in FIG. 2 has a structure that is deeply inserted into the cord port 220, the position of the connection detecting terminal 40b is also correspondingly rearward. This is because it can be provided.

The position of the connection detecting terminal 40b may be variously determined corresponding to the shape of the housing 20b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord 100b. The connection detection terminal 40b of the patch cord 100b shown in FIG. 2 may also be bent so as not to protrude according to the surface shape on the surface of the housing 20b like the connection detection terminal 40a shown in FIG. 1. have.

On the other hand, the housing 20b of the cord connector 30b forming the patch cord 100b of the optical cable 50b may have a protrusion 60b as in the embodiment of FIG. 1. In this case, the protruding portion 60b may be provided on the side of the connecting portion 12b constituting the housing 20b. Like the connection detecting terminal 40b, the terminal portion 10b of the cord connector 30b of the patch cord 100b shown in FIG. 2 has a structure that is deeply inserted into the cord port 220, and thus the protrusion portion 60b. This is because the position of may also be provided in the rear correspondingly.

Hereinafter, a patch panel to which the aforementioned patch cord is connected will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 shows a front view of the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a side view of the patch panel 200.

3 and 4, the patch panel 200 according to the present invention is provided at least one cord port 220 to which the aforementioned patch cord 100 is mounted, and is provided at the rear of the cord port 220. The panel connector 260 and the panel connector 260 mounted to the cord connector 30 of the patch cord 100 inserted into the cord port 220 of the panel connector 260 through the cord port 220. When installed in the cord detection unit 240 provided in each of the code port 220 in order to contact the connection detection terminal 40 of the patch cord 100 to detect the mounting state of the patch cord 100 It may include. 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 may be provided with, for example, twelve cord ports 220, and a panel connector 260 to which the cord connector 30 of the patch cord 100 is mounted at the rear of the cord port 220. ) May be provided respectively.

The connection detecting terminal 40 of the patch cord 100 described above may be provided on the surface of the housing 20 of the cord connector 30 constituting the patch cord, that is, the rear of the terminal portion 10 or the connection portion 12. In the state in which the patch cord 100 is mounted on the patch panel 200, the code detection unit 240 (see FIG. 7) provided in the patch panel 200 does not interfere with the insertion operation of the patch cord 100. In contact with the connection detection terminal 40 of the patch cord 100 is inserted. Therefore, a sensing terminal described later of the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 may be configured to protrude downward when the connection sensing terminal 40 is inserted in an upwardly exposed state. Reference numeral '210', which is not described in the drawings, shows a panel housing, '230' shows an auxiliary housing, and '270' shows a fixing part. The structure of the patch panel will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the patch panel according to the present invention from below, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the auxiliary housing is separated in FIG.

5 and 6, the patch panel 200 may include a panel housing 210, and an auxiliary housing 230 may be provided at the front upper portion of the panel housing 210.

The code port 220 may be configured by forming an opening 212 in the panel housing 210 and mounting the panel connector 260 behind the opening.

On the other hand, the code detection unit 240 may be provided to be exposed to the back of the auxiliary housing 230 mounted to protrude forward on the upper portion 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 wirings thereof are arranged. That is, the inside of the auxiliary housing 230 may be provided with a circuit board 250 on which the code detection unit 240 is mounted, and the plurality of code detection units 240 may be mounted on the circuit board 250. Can be.

The patch panel 200 is in contact with the connection detecting terminal 40 and the code detecting unit 240 when the patch cord 100 is mounted to the panel connector 260 through the cord port 220. The fixing part 270 may be provided to prevent a defect or to improve the reliability of the contact state.

The fixing part 270 is inserted into and fixed to the protrusion 60 of the cord connector 30, and the cord connector when the cord connector 30 is connected to the cord port 220 of the touch panel 200. Deflection of the 30 can be prevented.

The fixing part 270 may be provided at any one of the panel housing 210 and the auxiliary housing 230. For example, the fixing part 270 may be provided at a lower portion of the auxiliary housing 230. . The fixing part 270 may protrude downward from a lower portion of the auxiliary housing 230 to a predetermined length, and may be bent to form a fixing groove 272 into which the protrusion 60 is inserted.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 6, the fixing part 270 may be configured in the form of 'b' to support the protrusion formed on the connector side of the patch cord in the state that the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel. have.

When the patch cord is connected to the cord port 220, the protrusion 60 may be inserted into and supported in the fixing groove 272 of the fixing part 270, thereby preventing the drooping of the cord connector.

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

Referring to FIG. 7, the code sensing unit 240 includes a protective housing 247 mounted on the circuit board 250. The protective housing 247 may be mounted and protected with a first sensing terminal 241 and a second sensing terminal 243 (see FIG. 8) provided therein.

As will be described later, since the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 provided in the code sensing unit 240 are composed of a thin wire or plate-like clip, twist or deformation when an external force is applied. Can be. Accordingly, the code sensing unit 240 may be unitized to include a protective housing 247 to prevent twisting or deformation of each sensing terminal and convenience of the assembling process.

FIG. 8 illustrates the first and

second sensing terminals

241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 in a state where the protective housing 247 of the code sensing unit 240 shown in FIG. 7 is removed. 9 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 9 illustrates a state in which the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 shown in FIG. 8 are mounted or mounted in the protective housing 247.

8 and 9, 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 not installed. . 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.

Patch panel 200 constituting the patch code management system according to the present invention is a detection terminal constituting the code detection unit 240 to intelligently identify whether the patch code is mounted or detached in a specific code port 220 Information related to whether or not the electrical connection of the (241, 243) is used.

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 on 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.

In addition, the patch code management system according to the present invention may be configured to remotely identify whether a patch code is mounted on a specific code port and to identify which code port each code connector of a particular patch code is mounted on. Can be. This will be described later.

The first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 are mounted in a state in which mounting ends 241m and 243w which are one ends are electrically connected to the circuit board 250. Or may be bonded.

Free end 241e which is the other end of the first sensing terminal 241 when the cord connector of the patch cord according to the present invention is detached from a specific cord port of the patch panel, that is, the cord connector is not mounted on the cord port. And the free end 243e constituting the other end of the second sensing terminal 243 are in contact with each other.

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

On the other hand, at least a portion of the first sensing terminal 241 may be provided with an extension portion 241x that is relatively wider than other portions. As described above, when the groove 13 is formed on the same surface of the housing 20a on which the connection sensing terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a of FIG. 1 is formed, the extension part 241x is patched to the cord port. In order to prevent the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal from being detached from each other even though the cord connector of the cord is mounted in the groove, and thus maintaining the contact state. In general, the connection detection terminal 40 of the patch cord may be provided while maintaining a form satisfying the connector standard by providing a space on one side of the grooved portion of the cord connector of the UTP patch cord.

Unlike the patch cord according to the present invention, a general conventional patch cord may be an area where the groove is formed at the position where the connection detection terminal of the patch cord according to the present invention is provided.

That is, the connector of the UTP patch cord may have a grooved product and a non-product even in the case of a connector that satisfies the standard specification. If the patch cord management system according to the present invention is a connector that satisfies the standard specification, the code connector side To ensure the reliability of the process of determining whether the cord connector is mounted on the cord port of the patch panel that is equipped with a patch cord according to the present invention equipped with a connection detecting terminal or a cord connector of the general patch cord In order to form an extension part 241x at the contact end 241c side of the first sensing terminal 241 constituting the cord sensing unit, the cord sensing unit is provided regardless of the groove of the cord connector or the connection sensing terminal. When the cord connector of the patch cord is installed in the port, the contact state between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the cord sensing unit It can be configured to be released.

The extension part 241x is caught by the groove peripheral edge wall of the grooved cord connector in the process of attaching the cord connector to the cord port, and the contact cord 241c contacts the connection detection terminal. Similarly, the contact state between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the code sensing unit may be released.

In summary, when the cord connector of the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel according to the present invention, the connection sensing terminal displaces the first sensing terminal in an upward direction, and thus the first sensing terminal 241 and the first sensing terminal 241 are formed. 2 The detection terminal 243 can be electrically separated.

However, if the first sensing terminal 241 constituting the cord sensing unit of the patch panel according to the present invention is inserted into a groove formed in the cord connector, the first sensing terminal cannot be pressed upward. That is, the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may not be separated by blocking the pressurization of the first sensing terminal.

This means that even when the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the cord port of the patch panel, the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal may not be separated, thereby incorrectly identifying that the cord connector is not installed in the corresponding code port. An extension part 241x is provided on the first detection terminal 241, and specifically, the extension part 241x is provided on a contact end 241c contacting the connection detection terminal 40 of the patch cord. Regardless of the type, when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, at least a part of the first sensing terminal 241 may be prevented from being inserted into the groove 13. With reference to Figure 11 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 11 illustrates a process of contact between a connection detecting terminal of a cord connector and a sensing terminal of a patch panel when the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel.

When the cord connector 30a of the patch cord according to the present invention shown in FIG. 11 is mounted on the patch panel, the connection sensing terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a is the first sensing terminal constituting the code sensing unit. The contact terminal 241c of 241 may be in contact, and the connection sensing terminal 40a may press the contact terminal 241c of the first sensing terminal 241 in the process of inserting the cord connector. 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are released.

Accordingly, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the extension 241x does not need to play a separate role, but as described above, the connection detection terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a is a cord connector 30a. It may be formed on one side edge of the groove formed in the, in the case of the general connector may be formed by extending the groove to the mounting position of the connection detection terminal 40a of Figure 10, such a general cord connector is mounted on the patch panel Even if it is possible to identify whether the code connector is mounted should be able to separate the first and second sensing terminals constituting the code sensing unit irrespective of the size of the groove.

Therefore, the extension part 241x ensures the identification of whether the code connector is mounted when the code connector is mounted on the code port provided with the code detection unit regardless of the size of the groove and the presence or absence of the connection detecting terminal 40a. can do.

In the case of the general connector in which the connection detecting terminal 40a does not exist and the groove is extended to the mounting position of the connection detecting terminal, when the cord connector is mounted in the cord port, the extension part 241x is the groove of the cord connector. The first detection terminal 241 and the second detection terminal 243 constituting the code detection unit is caught by the edge of the patch code, so that the mounting of the patch can be identified.

11 is a side view sequentially illustrating a process in which the patch cord 100a of the UTP cable of one embodiment according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200, and FIG. 12 is an optical cable patch cord of another embodiment according to the present invention. 100b is a side view sequentially illustrating a process of mounting the patch panel 200. Specifically, FIGS. 11A and 12A show perspective views of a state before the

patch cords

100a and 100b are mounted on the patch panel 200, and FIGS. 11 (b) and 12 (b). Shows a perspective view of the patch cord (100a, 100b) is mounted on the patch panel 200. 11 (a), 11 (b), 12 (a) and 12 (b), the first and

second sensing terminals

241 and 243 in order to clearly check the deformation process of the contact state of the first The protective housings surrounding the outside of the first and

second sensing terminals

241 and 243 show a state of being removed. On the other hand, Figure 11 (c) and Figure 12 (c) shows a perspective view including an auxiliary housing to show the connection process of the protrusion of the patch cord and the fixing portion of the patch panel.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the cord connector 30a of the patch cord 100a is mounted on the patch panel 200, the connection sensing terminal 40a of the cord connector 30a is connected to the first sensing terminal. The pressure sensing unit 241 may be displaced so that the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 may be released.

As shown in FIG. 11A, the patch cord 100a according to the present invention is disposed on the upper surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a, and more specifically, on the upper surface of the terminal portion 10a of the housing 20a. A connection sensing terminal 40a may be provided, and the connection sensing terminal 40a may be provided to form a part of an upper surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a.

Before the patch cord 100a is mounted, the free ends 241e and 243e of the first and

second sensing terminals

241 and 243 constituting the code sensing unit 240 of the patch panel 200 are in contact with each other. State can be maintained. 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. The code port can be identified as not having the cord connector 30a of the patch cord.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 11 (b), in the process of inserting the patch cord (100a) into the corresponding code port, provided on the surface of the housing 20a of the cord connector 30a of the patch cord (100a) 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 by the connection sensing terminal 40a 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 40a. 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 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 may be broken.

Since the first sensing terminal 241 is formed to have a bent shape of a metal wire or metal plate, the first sensing terminal 241 is elastically deformed by the connection sensing terminal 40 when the patch cord is inserted. Can be displaced in a way.

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. Therefore, it is possible to identify whether the patch cord is mounted on a specific code port 220 according to whether the first and

second sensing terminals

241 and 243 are released from the electrical connection, 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 according to whether the connection detection terminal 40a is electrically connected. This will be described later.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 11 (c), when the patch cord 100a is inserted into the corresponding cord port, the protrusion 60a protruding from one side of the connector 20a of the patch cord 100a is patched. The patch cord 100a may be inserted into and fixed to the cord port while being inserted into the fixing groove 272 of the fixing part 270 of the panel 200.

As described above, since the patch panel is provided substantially perpendicular to the ground and the patch cord is inserted into the cord port of the patch panel, deflection of the patch cord may occur. If the deflection occurs, even when the cord connector is mounted on the corresponding cord port, a contact failure may occur in which the connection detection terminal does not come into contact with the cord detection unit, and the cord connector is not installed in the corresponding cord port. It can be identified as. Accordingly, in the present invention, the protrusion 60a of the cord connector 30a is inserted into and fixed to the fixing part 270 of the patch panel 200 to prevent sagging of the cord connector 30a to prevent the cord connector 30a from sagging. The contact failure of the code detection unit can be prevented.

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 sequentially illustrates a process in which the patch cord 100b, that is, the optical cable patch cord 100b, is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 12, the connection detecting terminal 40b provided in the cord connector 30b is provided in the connection part 12b instead of the terminal part 10b of the housing 20b in comparison with FIG. 11 described above. Since the process of mounting the cord connector 30b to the patch panel 200 is similar, duplicated description is omitted.

13 is a block diagram of a process in which the patch cord 100 according to the present invention is mounted on a patch panel constituting the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention. Figure 13 (a) shows the state before the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel constituting the patch code management system 1000, Figure 13 (b) is a patch panel constituting the patch code management system The state in which the patch cord according to the invention is mounted. For convenience of description, the patch cord management system shown in FIG. 13 has a pair of patch panels each having one code port 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with a code sensing unit. The process of connecting to the code is shown. In addition, the patch cord management system 1000 illustrated in FIG. 13 assumes that both patch panels are interconnected through one sensing unit S.

Referring to FIG. 13A, 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 the individual code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) through an electrical connection. Code detection circuits S1 and S2 for identifying whether a patch cord is mounted may be formed.

The code sensing circuits S1 and S2 may be provided in the respective code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) of the patch panel 200, and the code sensing circuits S1 and S2 may be provided in respective codes. Patch cords to the corresponding code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) in a state in which the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting the sensing circuits S1 and S2 are electrically connected. In other words, it can be identified that the cord connector 30 of the patch cord is not mounted.

The patch code management system 1000 according to the present invention includes a sensing unit for identifying whether a patch cord is installed in each code port 220 of the patch panel 200 or a code port 220 in which the patch code is mounted. (S) can be provided. The code detection unit 240 of the patch panel 200 may be connected to the detection unit (S). For example, the code detection circuits S1 and S2 provided in the respective code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) may be connected to the detection unit S. Accordingly, the sensing unit S includes the first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the first sensing terminals constituting the code sensing circuits S1 and S2 provided in the respective code ports 220. It is possible to identify whether the cord connector of the patch cord is attached to the corresponding code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) by connecting the two detection terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2). In the state shown in FIG. 13A, the sensing unit S may identify that the patch cords are not mounted on both code ports 220 of the patch panel.

FIG. 13 (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.

Referring to FIG. 13 (b), the cord connector 30 of the patch cord is mounted on the panel connector 260 provided at each of the cord ports 220 (1) and 220 (2). The connection sensing terminal 40 provided in the housing 20 of FIG. 1 presses the first sensing terminals 241 (1 and 241 (2)) of the code port 220 upwards, so that the first sensing is electrically connected. The first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2), which are one of the terminals 241 (1), 241 (2) and the second sensing terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2), are connected to each other. The other sensing terminal may be separated from the second 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 sensing unit S is released from the electrical connection state of the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 constituting each code sensing circuit provided in a specific code port 220 and At the same time, it can be identified that the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted on the corresponding code port 220.

In addition, in the patch cord management system 1000 shown in FIG. 13, when the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 according to the present invention, the patch panel 200 and the cord having one patch cord are mounted. Port 220 may be identified. The sensing unit S 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) on which both cord connectors 30 of one patch cord are mounted. Port sensing circuit (not shown) connecting the first sensing terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2), the connection sensing terminal 40 of both connectors of one patch cord, and the sensing line 53 of the patch cord. H) can identify the code port 220 on which both cord connectors 30 are mounted.

As a result, the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention is connected to the code connector 30 of each patch cord through the port sensing circuit with a connector mounted on each code port 220 of the patch panel 200. The code port 220 mounted thereon may be recognized. 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 sensing unit S recognizes or identifies a mounting position of the code connector 30 of the patch cord through a pre-assigned unique number of the code sensing unit 240 provided in each code port 220. can do.

14 is a block diagram of a process in which a conventional patch cord is mounted on a patch panel 200 constituting a patch cord management system according to the present invention. Figure 14 (a) shows a state before the conventional patch cord is mounted on the patch panel 200 constituting the patch cord management system 1000 according to the present invention, Figure 14 (b) is a patch according to the present invention The patch panel 200 constituting the code management system is shown a state in which a conventional patch cord is mounted. Descriptions overlapping with those described with reference to FIG. 13 will be omitted. For convenience of description, the patch cord management system shown in FIG. 14 also uses a pair of patch panels having one code port 220 (1) and 220 (2) having 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 detection terminal 40 on the surface of the connector housing, the patch cord provided with the connection detection terminal 40 In the process of mounting the cord connector to the patch panel according to the present invention may be to release the electrical connection of the first and

second detection terminals

241, 243 constituting the code detection unit.

By the way, the patch cord management system according to the present invention is specific even if the conventional patch cord is not provided in the housing of the connector in addition to the patch cord according to the present invention provided with the connection detection terminal 40 is equipped with a connection detection terminal 40 Code ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) may be identified that the cord connector of the patch cord is mounted.

In this case, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the cord sensing circuit are electrically connected by the housing 20 of the cord connector in the process of mounting the cord connector of the patch cord. Since the configuration, even if the conventional patch cord is not provided with the connection detection terminal 40 on the surface of the housing 20 of the connector whether the patch cord is installed in the corresponding cord port (220 (1), 220 (2)) Can be identified. That is, even when the cord connector of the conventional patch cord is mounted on the cord ports 220 (1) and 220 (2) provided with the cord sensing unit, the first sensor constituting the cord sensing unit by the housing 20 of the patch cord is provided. Since the electrical connection state of the detection terminals 241 (1) and 241 (2) and the second detection terminals 243 (1) and 243 (2) is released, the code detection circuit identifies whether the code connector of the general patch cord is mounted. can do.

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. Even when the cable includes the sensing line 54, the connector may not include the connection sensing terminal or vice versa.

In addition, the extension portion of the first detection terminal constituting the above-described code detection unit is attached to the code connector identification by the groove formed in the code connector housing constituting the general patch cord even when the general patch cord as shown in FIG. As described above, the occurrence of an error can be prevented.

15 is a block diagram illustrating a process of mounting a patch cord according to the present invention on a patch panel constituting a patch cord management system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 15 (a) shows a state before the patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 constituting the patch cord management system 2000 according to the present invention, Figure 15 (b) is in the present invention The patch cord according to the present invention is mounted on the patch panel 200 constituting the patch cord management system 2000. Descriptions overlapping with those described with reference to FIG. 13 will be omitted. For convenience of description, the patch cord management system shown in FIG. 15 illustrates a process of connecting a patch panel having one code port 220 having a code sensing unit to a patch cord according to the present invention.

The patch code management system 2000 illustrated in FIG. 15 has a difference in that the sensing unit S is connected only to the code sensing unit of one patch panel as compared with the system of FIG. 13 described above. That is, when the sensing unit shown in FIG. 13 has a pair of patch panels, the sensing unit is configured to be connected to the code sensing units of both patch panels, whereas the patch cord management system 2000 shown in FIG. The sensing unit S may be configured to be connected to a code sensing unit of a patch panel of any one of the pair of patch panels. 13 and 15, the sensing unit S may be configured to be connected to a code sensing unit of at least one patch panel when the pair of patch panels is provided.

In the configuration as shown in FIG. 15, the sensing unit S may be connected to the code sensing unit of any one patch panel, and more specifically, the code sensing circuit S1 provided in the code port 220 of the code sensing unit. Can be connected to. In this case, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are electrically connected to each other before the cord connector 30 is connected to the cord port of the patch panel as shown in FIG. The circuit S1 can identify that the patch cord is not yet installed in the code port.

In the above configuration, when the patch cord is mounted to the cord port as shown in FIG. 15 (b), the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 of the patch cord are connected by the connection sensing terminal 40 of the patch cord. The electrical connection may be released, and the first sensing terminal 241 and the connection sensing terminal 40 may be electrically connected. In this case, the sensing unit S is the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 when the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 is released. It is possible to identify that the patch cord is mounted in the code port by the potential difference of. That is, when the patch cord is mounted on the code port as shown in FIG. 15A, the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 are connected to each other, so that the first sensing terminal 241 is connected to the first sensing terminal 241. And the second sensing terminal 243 may have no potential difference. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), when the patch cord is mounted on the code port and the electrical connection between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243 is released, the patch cord is connected to the first sensing terminal 241. A potential difference occurs in the second sensing terminal 243, and the patch cord is mounted on a specific code port according to whether the sensing unit S has a potential difference between the first sensing terminal 241 and the second sensing terminal 243. Whether it can be detected or not.

On the other hand, in the configuration as shown in Figure 15, in addition to the patch cord having a connection detection terminal 40 in accordance with the present invention, even when using a conventional patch cord with the connection detection terminal omitted, whether the patch cord is connected to a specific code port Can be identified. Even when a conventional patch cord is used, when the conventional patch cord is inserted into and fixed to a code port, electrical connection between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal is released by the patch cord, and thus the first sensing terminal 241 and the first sensing terminal are disconnected. A change in the potential of the second sensing terminal 243 may occur, or a change in the ground potential of each terminal may occur, and the embodiment shown in FIG. 15 may be patched using a change in the potential of each electrode or a ground potential. Even in the case of one panel, it is possible to identify whether the cord connector or the like is mounted alone. This can be distinguished from the method of configuring the intelligent patch code management system through the pair of patch panels shown in FIG. 13, and various modifications and utilizations are possible.

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. It 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.

Claims

In the patch cord connected to the cord port of the patch panel,

A cable having at least one communication line and a sensing line;

A cord connector provided at both ends of the cable to be mounted to the cord port;

Connection sensing terminals respectively connected to both ends of the sensing line and provided on an outer surface of the housing of the cord connector to be in contact with the code sensing unit provided in the cord port; And

When the cord connector is mounted to the cord port, protruded on at least one side of the cord connector to be fixed to a fixing part provided in the patch panel to prevent a poor contact between the connection detection terminal and the cord detection unit. Patch cord, characterized in that it comprises a.
The method of claim 1,

The cord connector includes a terminal including a terminal provided with a communication terminal and a connection part surrounding the rear of the terminal and the cable,

The protruding portion is a patch cord, characterized in that provided in any one of the terminal portion or the connecting portion.
The method of claim 1,

The cable is any one of the UTP cable, STP cable and optical cable patch cord.
At least one cord port provided with a panel connector for mounting a cord connector of a patch cord;

The patch cord includes a sensing line provided in a cable and a connection sensing terminal connected to the sensing line and provided in a cord connector of a patch cord, and the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port. A code detecting unit provided in each of the code ports to contact the connection detecting terminal of the cord to detect a mounting state of the patch cord; And

A fixing part provided such that a protrusion provided in the cord connector is inserted and fixed in order to prevent a poor contact between the connection detecting terminal and the code detecting unit when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the cord port; Patch panel comprising a.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The patch panel includes a panel housing and an auxiliary housing mounted to the panel housing to provide an arrangement space in which a circuit board on which the code sensing unit is mounted is disposed.

The fixing unit is a patch panel, characterized in that provided in any one of the panel housing and the auxiliary housing.
The method of claim 5,

The auxiliary housing is mounted to the front upper portion of the panel housing, the patch panel, characterized in that provided with the fixing portion in the lower portion of the auxiliary housing.
The method of claim 6,

The fixing portion is a patch panel, characterized in that the projection provided with a fixing groove is fixed.
The method of claim 4, wherein

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 removed from the cord port.

The first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal is a patch panel, characterized in that for configuring the code detection circuit for identifying whether the patch code is mounted on each of the code port through the electrical connection.
The method of claim 8,

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,

When the patch cord is mounted to the patch panel, at least a portion of the first sensing terminal is provided with an extension to prevent at least a portion of the first sensing terminal is inserted into the groove formed on one surface of the housing of the cord connector. The patch panel characterized by the above.
The method of claim 10,

When the patch cord is mounted on the patch panel, the extension part interferes with the edge of the groove formed in the housing of the cord connector or the connection detection terminal so that the first detection terminal is not inserted into the groove. Patch panel, characterized in that.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The fixing part is a patch panel, characterized in that the patch cord is configured in a 'b' form to prevent the downward deflection of the protrusion formed on the connector side of the patch cord in the state mounted to the patch panel.
A cable having a plurality of communication lines and a sensing line, a cord connector provided at both ends of the cable, and a connection sensing terminal and a patch panel provided at both ends of the sensing line and provided at the outer surface of the housing of the cord connector, respectively. A patch cord including a protrusion protruding from at least one side of the cord connector to be fixed to the government;

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 contacts the connection detecting terminal of the patch cord In order to detect a mounting state of the code detection unit provided in each of the code port and the patch cord is prevented from poor contact between the connection detection terminal and the code detection unit when the patch cord is mounted to the panel connector through the code port A patch panel including a fixing part provided to insert and fix the protrusion provided in the cord connector; And

And a detection unit connected to a code detection unit of the patch panel to identify whether the patch cord is installed in each code port of the patch panel or the code port on which the patch cord is mounted.
The method of claim 13,

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 sensing 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.