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WO2004064205A1
WO2004064205A1 PCT/GB2003/005669 GB0305669W WO2004064205A1 WO 2004064205 A1 WO2004064205 A1 WO 2004064205A1 GB 0305669 W GB0305669 W GB 0305669W WO 2004064205 A1 WO2004064205 A1 WO 2004064205A1
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Jason Lee James
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HellermannTyton Data Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R27/00—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
    • H01R27/02—Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/005—Intermediate parts for distributing signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6658—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit on printed circuit board
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • 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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  • This invention relates to an outlet sharing device, that is to say a device which enables a single data outlet socket to be shared by two pieces of equipment.
  • a structured cabling installation typically comprises one or more patch panels located in a communications cabinet or room, each of the patch panels having a plurality of jacks mounted thereon. Each jack is connected to one end of a data cable. The other end of each data cable is tej- inated onto a single jack at a convenient location.
  • Plug-in splitters have been proposed which obviate the need for re-wiring.
  • existing plug-in splitters have not addressed the problem of mamtaining compliance with system specifications.
  • the present invention provides sharing devices which enable the inherent redundancy of typical data cables to be utilized whilst mamtaining system standards.
  • a sharing device comprises a first and a second RJ45 jack mounted on a common body; means for connecting a first group of pins of the first jack to a corresponding group of pins of the second jack, and means for connecting a second group of pins of the first jack to pins of a Ihird jack which is also mounted on the common body.
  • connection between the first group of pins of the first jack and the co-xesponding group of the pins of the second jack will be configured to meet Cat 5 or Cat 5E standards for data transmission. Accordingly, if the first jack is connected to the structured cabling system by a patch lead, the second jack may be used to connect a product, for example a computer, to the structured cabling in accordance with Cat 5 or Cat 5E standards.
  • the connection between the second group of pins of the first jack and the third j ack will be configured in accordance with the intended use of the third jack.
  • the group of pins of the third jack to which connections are made will be the standard data transmission pairs in accordance with Cat 5 or Cat 5E standards. If the third jack is required for some other purpose, for example voice, the pins of the third jack used for connection will be selected accordingly.
  • a sharing device in accordance with the present invention When a sharing device in accordance with the present invention is used at the outlet end of a data cable some means must be provided at the patch panel end of the structured cabling to provide corresponding splitting of the cable pairs.
  • a sharing device identical to the first sharing device is used for this purpose.
  • each sharing device is appropriately marked, for example by colour coding, to identify the particular arrangements for connections it provides.
  • the necessary adaption at the patch panel end can be achieved by using a sharing device of the same colour as that at the remote end of the cable.
  • the standard patch panel may be replaced by a second patch panel in which the data cables are te ⁇ ninated in a manner to provide two jacks connected to each data cable in accordance with whatever convention is required.
  • the second patch panel may be provided with one IDC connection set for each data cable with the necessary splitting of the conductors being effected within the patch panel by appropriate connections between each set of IDC connectors and two or more jack outlets.
  • each jack outlet of the second patch panel may have associated with it an individual set of IDC connectors so that the conductors of the data cable are split and connected to respective sets of IDC connectors, each IDC connector being connected directly to an associated jack.
  • the standard patch panel which would have been provided at the time of the structure cabling installation is left in place and a further patch panel is provided at some convenient point.
  • the further patch panel has, on its rear surface, jacks which may be connected by patch leads to an existing standard patch panel.
  • Each of the jacks on the further patch panel is connected to two or more jacks on the front of the further patch panel to provide the necessary splitting of the single input into multiple outputs in accordance with the wiring convention to be employed.
  • the sharing devices have a total of four jacks.
  • the connection between the first jack and the second jack will be in accordance with Cat 5 or Cat 5E standards in order to allow the second jack to be used for data transmission.
  • the third and fourth jacks may be used for any desired purpose, for example data, fax or digital or analogue voice signals. In all cases, the arrangement is such that the required integrity of system performance is facilitated by the arrangement of the jacks.
  • all the jacks of any one splitting device are mounted on a common printed circuit board which provides the connection between the required pins.
  • the track layout on the printed circuit board is chosen to provide the required standard compliance.
  • an appropriate connector for example an IDC connector, is mounted on the printed circuit board to allow a data cable to be connected to the tracks in parallel to the connections provided to the first jack.
  • the sharing device may be used to provide multiple outlets from a single data cable.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of apreferred embodiment of the invention viewed from one end;
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 1, viewed from the other end, and
  • Figure 3 is an exploded view of the components of Figures 1 and 2.
  • the outlet sharing device 1 shown in the drawings comprises a body 2 formed by an upper body portion 3 and a lower body portion 4 which, in use, are connected together by suitable means, for example a screw 5.
  • a printed circuit board 6 Within the body 2 is mounted a printed circuit board 6 and mounted on the printed circuit board is a first jack 7, a second jack 8, a thirdjack 9 and a fourthjack 10.
  • the jacks are all of the RJ45 type.
  • the first jack and the second jack will be of the J45 type.
  • the tiiird and fourth jacks may be of other types depending on the exact nature of the equipment to be used with the sharing device.
  • eachjack includes aplurality of contact strips which are electrically connected to pins which extend from the base of each jack.
  • tracks on the PCB provide connections between various of the pins of the jacks.
  • tracks on the PCB will connect pins 3,4,5 and 6 of the RJ45 jack 7 to the co ⁇ respondui pins of the RJ45 jack 8.
  • the connections provided by the printed circuit board will be arranged so that the connector formed by the jacks 7 and 8 and the PCB meet the requirements of one of the recognized data transmission standards, for example Cat 5E.
  • the device 1 will appear as a simple connector.
  • the jack 7 may be connected to a wall or floor outlet of a structured cable system by means of a suitable patch lead and an appliance, for example a computer, may be connected to the jack 8 by a suitable patch lead.
  • the computer will operate as if it was connected to a wall or floor outlet.
  • Tracks on the PCB connect pins 1 and 2 and 7 and 8 of the jack 7 to some pins of one or both of the jacks 9 and 10.
  • the exact connection arrangements will depend upon the intended use of the sharing device. If, for example, the sh-iring device is intended to provide an analogue voice line and an analogue fax line, both of which require only one pair of conductors, pins 1 and 2 of the jack 7 will be connected to an appropriate pair of pins of the jack 9, and pins 7 and 8 of the jack 7 will be connected to an appropriate pair of pins of the jack 10.
  • the sharing device is intended to allow two Cat 5 or Cat 5E appliances to share a single structured cabling outlet pins 1 and 2 and 7 and 8 of the jack 7 will be connected to pins 3,4,5, and 6 of one of the jacks 9, 10, and the remaining jack will be surplus to requirements.
  • the arrangement of the jacks on the printed circuit board will ensure that the connection between the jack 7 and the jack 9 or 10 meet Cat 5 or Cat 5E standards, as required.
  • An IDC connector 11 is also mounted on the PCB 6. As illustrated, the IDC connector is suitable for terminating four twisted pairs.
  • the connection of the IDC connector to the PCB is such that the connections provided by the IDC connector are parallel to the connections provided to the pins of the jack 7. Accordingly, if desired a suitable data cable may be secured directly to the IDC connector 11 to provide an alternative input output to that provided by the jack 7.
  • outlet sharing devices in accordance with the present invention will be manufactured to provide several possible combinations of cable splitting.
  • a second device having the same splitting arrangement will be utilized at the end of the data cable remote from the first device.
  • the devices will be utilized in pairs to provide the necessary combining function at one end of the existing cable and spUtting function at the other end of the data cable.
  • the splitters are preferably colour coded, for example by making one or both of the body parts 3,4 of a colour distinctive of the connections provided by the particular sharing device.
  • one of the body components may be provided with indicia as to the type of connection provided by the device.
  • a conventional RJ45 patch panel located at one end of a group of data cables may be replaced by a special purpose dual patch panel. This will require re-termination of the data cables to the new patch panel, but if a suitable format is selected, a suitable termination of each cable onto an IDC connector will provide, via a PCB, suitable connections to two or more jacks on the new patch panel. This arrangement will be particularly suitable if it is intended that two Cat 5 or Cat 5E standard devices will share a common data cable.
  • the use of a purpose built double patch panel will facilitate, in a very neat and compact manner, doubling of the cable capacity of a whole group of data cables.
  • the patch panel 15 is of conventional rack mounted design and includes on the front face thereof a plurality of jacks.
  • a plurality ofjacks 16 are provided on the rear surface of the patch panel.
  • Each ofthe jacks 16 on the rear surface is connected to two jacks on the front surface with the connections being arranged so that the necessary spUtting of he pairs is achieved within the body 17 ofthe patch panel 15.
  • To utilize the patch panel 15 it is secured at a convenient position adjacent an existing standard patch panel.
  • the standard patch panel is then patched into each of the jacks 16.
  • the jacks on the front ofthe patch panel 15 will then provide two jacks corresponding to each singlejack ofthe standard patchpanel. With this arrangement it is not necessary to disturb the original tei-mination ofthe data cables to the IDC connectors of he originally fitted patch panel.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif permettant à un câble de données Cat 5, Cat 5e ou Cat 6 de transporter simultanément au moins deux signaux distincts. Le dispositif comprend un corps (3) comportant un premier (7), un deuxième (8) et un troisième (9) connecteurs RJ45, les connexions s'effectuant entre les contacts du premier connecteur et les contacts respectifs du deuxième et du troisième connecteurs. L'utilisation de paires de dispositifs identiques permet la combinaison de deux signaux, leur acheminement à travers un câble de données, et leur éclatement à l'extrémité opposée. Les dispositifs de l'invention maintiennent l'intégrité du système de données selon la norme de protocole requise. Les corps (3) sont, de préférence, codés par couleur, de façon à identifier les combinaisons de connexion particulières fournies par chaque dispositif.
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GB0300485.0 2003-01-09
GBGB0300485.0A GB0300485D0 (en) 2003-01-09 2003-01-09 Outlet sharing devices
GB0307733.6 2003-04-03
GB0307733A GB2398435A (en) 2003-01-09 2003-04-03 Outlet sharing device

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US4829564A (en) * 1987-06-18 1989-05-09 Jarvis J Michael Distribution frame board
US6281605B1 (en) * 1998-06-30 2001-08-28 Shinji Kichise Method and apparatus for passive switching hub
US20010055916A1 (en) * 2000-05-12 2001-12-27 Arnett Jamie Ray Universally configurable modular connector
WO2002007329A2 (fr) * 2000-07-13 2002-01-24 Iq Netsolutions, Inc. Procedes et appareil destines a fournir un reseau a « qualite de service » parallele a un reseau ethernet existant a l'aide d'un cable existant de categorie 5

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US4829564A (en) * 1987-06-18 1989-05-09 Jarvis J Michael Distribution frame board
US6281605B1 (en) * 1998-06-30 2001-08-28 Shinji Kichise Method and apparatus for passive switching hub
US20010055916A1 (en) * 2000-05-12 2001-12-27 Arnett Jamie Ray Universally configurable modular connector
WO2002007329A2 (fr) * 2000-07-13 2002-01-24 Iq Netsolutions, Inc. Procedes et appareil destines a fournir un reseau a « qualite de service » parallele a un reseau ethernet existant a l'aide d'un cable existant de categorie 5

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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EP2107647A1 (fr) 2008-04-03 2009-10-07 Komos GmbH Répartiteur de données

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