IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0240604
(1994-05-10)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Freeman Mike (Reading MA GB2) Morgan Stuart K. (Westford MA) Romm Mike (Brighton MA)
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
- Digital Equipment Corporation (Maynard MA 02)
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| 인용정보 |
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초록
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A wiring distribution system including connectors, tools, and methods is provided for building wiring. The mechanical and electrical interconnection is performed to the individual connector components in a crimping operation to the individual wires after removal of the outer covering. Using panels w
A wiring distribution system including connectors, tools, and methods is provided for building wiring. The mechanical and electrical interconnection is performed to the individual connector components in a crimping operation to the individual wires after removal of the outer covering. Using panels with apertures for accepting interchangeable connectors reduces the layers of connecting panels used between a wallplate and a computer.
대표청구항
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A modular building wiring distribution system for establishing a plurality of building wiring connections between any of a plurality of points of origin through any of a plurality of points of connection to any of a plurality of points of termination, comprising: (a) a panel having a plurality of al
A modular building wiring distribution system for establishing a plurality of building wiring connections between any of a plurality of points of origin through any of a plurality of points of connection to any of a plurality of points of termination, comprising: (a) a panel having a plurality of aligned receiving apertures, each of said receiving apertures providing one of said plurality of points of connection; (b) a point-of-origin cable having a first point-of-origin cable end and a second point-of-origin cable end, said point of origin cable having a first plurality of twisted-pair wires and a first covering layer surrounding said first plurality of twisted-pair wires except for a portion of said first point-of-origin end, said point-of origin cable having a first modular connector connected to said first point-of-origin cable end, said first modular connector being either a first modular coupler or a first modular jack, each of said receiving apertures being adapted to receive said first modular connector, both said first modular coupler and said first modular jack being interchangeably positionable within any one of said receiving apertures, said first modular connector being releasably positionable within a first selected one of said receiving apertures corresponding to a first selected point of connection, said second point-of-origin cable end providing an electrical connection with a first selected one of said points of origin, said first modular connector establishing a wiring connection between said first selected point of connection and said first selected point of origin without the use of a hardwire connection, said first modular jack comprising: (i) an insulative modular housing having a box-like head section and a tail section integrally associated therewith, said head section defined by four sidewalls and a face wall, said face wall having an aperture defining a receiving cavity for receiving a complementary modular plug, said tail section including a passageway for receiving said first plurality of twisted-pair wires, a stop surface, and an inelastically deformable knuckle portion transversely inwardly compressed for retaining said individual ones of said first plurality of twisted-pair wires between said knuckle portion and said stop surface for strain relief engagement of said point-of-origin cable to said housing; (ii) a plurality of longitudinal slots formed in said head section for receiving said individual ones of said first plurality of twisted-pair wires; and (iii) a plurality of electrical contacting elements, each of said contacting elements having at least a portion disposed in respective ones of said longitudinal slots and having a crimped knife portion compressed into electrical engagement with one of said first plurality of twisted-pair wires, and a cantilevered leg portion extending from said knife portion into said receiving cavity for forming an electrical interconnection with said complementary modular plug; (c) a connecting cable having a first connecting cable end and a second connecting cable end, said connecting cable having a second modular connector connected to said first connecting cable end, said second modular connector being either a second modular coupler or a second modular jack, each of said receiving apertures being adapted to receive said second modular connector, both said second modular coupler and said second modular jack being interchangeably positionable within any one of said receiving apertures, said second modular connector being releasably positionable within a second one of said plurality of panel receiving apertures corresponding to a second selected point of connection, said second connecting cable end providing an electrical connection with a second selected one of said points of origin, said second modular connector establishing a wiring connection between said second selected point of connection and said second selected point of origin without the use of a hardwire connection; (d) a twisted-pair cable having a first twisted-pair cable end and a second twisted-pair cable end, said second twisted-pair cable end providing an electrical connection to a first point of termination, said twisted-pair cable including a second plurality of twisted-pair wires and a second coveting layer surrounding said second plurality of twisted-pair wires except for at least a portion of said first twisted-pair cable end, said first twisted-pair cable end having a first modular plug being adapted to engage said first modular connector to provide an electrical connection from said first point of origin through said first point of connection to said first point of termination; (e) a point-of-termination cable having a first point-of-termination cable end and a second point-of-termination cable end, said second point-of-termination cable end providing an electrical connection to a second point of termination, said point-of-termination cable including a third plurality of twisted-pair wires and a third coveting layer surrounding said third plurality of twisted-pair wires except for at least a portion of said first point-of-termination cable end, said first point-of-termination cable end having a second modular plug being adapted to engage said second modular connector to provide an electrical connection from said second point of origin through said second point of connection to said second point of termination; and (f) said first modular connector being alternatively releasably positionable within said first one of said panel receiving apertures for establishing a wiring connection between said first selected point of connection and said second selected point of termination and said second modular connector being alternatively releasably positionable within said second one of said receiving apertures for establishing a wiring connection between said second selected point of connection and said first selected point of termination, said first modular plug and said second modular plug each being alternatively releasably positionable within one of said first modular connector and said second modular connector, but not both at the same time, to alter the order of connection of said points of origin through said points of connection to said points of termination regardless of the type of connector associated with any point of termination or any point of origin.
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