WO2013041024A1 - Connection route glowing indication jumper and line thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A connection route glowing indication optical fibre jumper, including a metal reinforcement butterfly introduction optical cable (1), a light emitting diode (2), a test contact pin (3), a tail bed (4), a fixture (5), and a connector front (6), wherein the metal reinforcement butterfly introduction optical cable (1) is inserted into the tail bed (4), the test contact pin (3) is on either side of the tail bed (4), a fixture (5) is provided at the rear end of the tail bed (4), the tail bed (4) is connected to the connector front (6), pin 2-1 of the light emitting diode (2) is electrically connected to the test pin (3) and the metal reinforcement in the butterfly introduction optical cable. When an excitation signal is applied onto a test contact pin (3) of one of the tail beds (4), the light emitting diodes (2) on all the tail beds (4) will be illuminated simultaneously, and a jumper can be found rapidly in a large number of jumpers, shortening the search time and improving working efficiency.

Description

 Instruction manual Connection routing indicator jumper and its line

 The present invention relates to the field of optical fiber communication technologies, and more particularly to a fast identification of a connection route illuminating indicator jumper and its line for easy searching.

Background technique

 At present, in the optical fiber communication system, a large number of connection routing illuminating jumpers are required to physically route the fiber routing in the optical distribution network (ODN), and the identification of the field connection route is dependent on the connection route illuminating jumper The number tube and the label are checked. For the construction personnel, the label is easy to fall off due to insufficient light on the spot, and the density of the optical wiring device is high, and the jumper is dense, so it is difficult to accurately and quickly find the corresponding jumper or port. In order to solve the above problems, one of the techniques disclosed is to place two enamelled copper wires in a PVC protective sleeve connecting the routing indicator jumpers, the printed circuit board is soldered on both ends of the enamelled copper wire, and an excitation signal is arranged on the circuit board. The source pin jack is connected to the LED, so that the LEDs at both ends of the jumper are illuminated by the excitation signal source, and the two connectors of any one jumper can be quickly located. However, this technology has not been popularized because of the large size of the printed circuit board soldered at both ends and the need to use two special enamelled copper cables in the PVC protective cover.

 In addition, in practice, the connection routing line is usually formed by two or more connection routing illuminating jumpers. In the case where the optical wiring device has high density and a large number of jumpers, it is necessary to route two or more segments to the illuminating indication. It is not easy to quickly find the connection route line connected by the jumper. At present, there is no simple and convenient way to quickly find and identify the connection route line connecting two or more segments of the route illumination indicator jumper. Summary of the invention

 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a connection routing indicator jumper that is small in size and capable of quickly finding an identification in a large number of jumpers.

 The specific technical solutions of the present invention are as follows:

A connection routing indicator jumper includes a metal reinforcement butterfly lead cable, a first light emitting diode, a first test contact pin, a first tailstock, a first fixing member and a front portion of the first connector; wherein the metal reinforcement member The butterfly-shaped lead-in cable is inserted into the first tailstock, the first tailstock is on both sides of the first test contact, and the first fixture is disposed behind the first tailstock The first tailstock is connected to the front of the first connector, and the first LED pin is electrically connected to the first test contact pin and the metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable front end metal reinforcement. When the excitation source is loaded on two test pins on one of the tailstocks, the LEDs on all the tailstocks are illuminated at the same time.

 The first tailstock is made of a transparent material.

 A connection routing indicator jumper includes a metal reinforcement butterfly lead cable, a second light emitting diode, a second test contact pin, and at least two second tailstocks; wherein the second tailstock is sleeved on the metal reinforcement butterfly Introduced on the optical cable, the second tailstock is flanked by a second test contact pin, and the second LED pin is electrically connected to the second test contact pin and the metal reinforcement on the metal reinforcement butterfly lead-in cable. When the excitation source is loaded on two test pins on one of the tailstocks, the LEDs on all of the tailstocks are illuminated simultaneously.

 The second tailstock is made of a transparent material.

 The connection routing illuminating indicator jumper of the invention has the following advantages: The butterfly metal-shaped cable is introduced by using a standard metal reinforcement, the process is simple, the cost is low, and the batch industrialization is facilitated; the metal reinforcement butterfly is introduced into the two metals in the optical cable The reinforcing member is electrically connected with the LED tube and the test contact pin, and has small volume, and is suitable for application in high-density optical wiring products; the excitation signal source can simultaneously illuminate the light-emitting diodes at both ends of the jumper, and can jump in a large amount Quickly find two connectors for a jumper in the line to shorten the search time and improve work efficiency.

 The invention further includes a connection routing circuit using the above-mentioned illuminating indicating jumper, comprising at least two metal reinforcing members butterfly-shaped introducing optical cables, connecting members and connectors; each of the metal reinforcing members of the butterfly-shaped lead-in cable and the tailstock are connected with the connecting head The front portion is connected; the connecting member comprises a casing and two third test contact pins; wherein the casing is sleeved on each of the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cables, and the casing is introduced into the radial direction of the cable along the metal reinforcing member butterfly shape One through hole is defined in each of the two side walls of the direction, and the two third test contact pins are inserted into the through hole to be electrically connected with the two metal reinforcements on the metal reinforcement butterfly-introduction cable; the connector includes a connector Two first guiding slots are arranged side by side in the connector housing, and the connecting members of the adjacent two-stage metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable are placed in the first guiding slot, and the sidewalls of each guiding slot are disposed There is a first conductive contact pin, and the third conductive contact pin electrically connects the connecting members of the adjacent two-stage metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped cable to the optical cable. When the excitation source is loaded on the two test pins on the tailstock connected to one end of the routing line, the LEDs on all the tailstocks in the connection routing line are illuminated at the same time.

 Both the housing and the connector housing are made of a transparent material.

The invention further includes a connection routing circuit using the above-mentioned illuminating indicating jumper, comprising at least two metal reinforcing members butterfly-shaped lead-in cable, a second tailstock connector; and two second tails of each metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped introducing cable The seat is directly sleeved on the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cable; the second tailstock connector includes a tailstock connector housing, Two second guiding slots are arranged side by side in the tailstock connector housing, and one of the two second tailstocks of each of the two adjacent metal reinforcing members of the butterfly-shaped cable is placed on the cable-shaped cable. In the two guiding slots, the second conductive contacts are disposed on the sidewalls of each of the second guiding slots, and each of the second conductive contacts electrically connects the two second tailstocks of the second guiding slot in parallel. When the excitation source is loaded on the two test pins on the tailstock connected to one end of the routing line, the LEDs on all the tailstocks in the connection routing line are illuminated at the same time.

 The tailstock connector housing is made of a transparent material.

 The connection routing circuit of the present invention has the following advantages: The connection routing line is composed of two or more connection routing illumination indicator jumpers, and the connection route illumination indication jumper adopts the connection route illumination indication jumper with the illumination indication function in the invention. The adjacent two segments of the route routing indicator jumpers are electrically connected through the connector. When the excitation source is loaded on the two test pins on the tailstock connected to one end of the routing line, the LEDs on all the tailstocks in the routing line are illuminated at the same time. It can quickly find connection routing lines in a large number of jumpers, shortening the search time and improving work efficiency.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a connector at one end of a connection routing light indicating jumper;

2 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped optical fiber cable;

3 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a connection routing light indicating jumper connector;

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the fastening structure of the outer sheath and the tailstock crimping connection of the connection routing light indicating jumper;

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the fastening structure of the outer sheath and the tailstock of the connection routing light indicating jumper;

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of a tailstock sleeved on a metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable;

Figure 7 is a schematic structural view of a connector of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the tailstock to the connector;

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the tracking of the illuminating indication of the connection routing line of the present invention.

detailed description

 The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments.

The invention provides a connection routing indicator jumper, comprising a metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped cable and a connector disposed at two ends of the metal reinforcement butterfly cable, and the metal reinforcement butterfly cable is provided with at least two tailstocks ( In general, it is sufficient to set two. When the excitation source is loaded on two test pins on one of the tailstocks, the LEDs on all the tailstocks are illuminated at the same time. Metal reinforcement butterfly is introduced into the cable The two tailstocks can be connected with the connecting ends of the metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable at the two ends of the cable, or can be directly sleeved on the metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable, and directly placed on the metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable, which can be used later. When installing, it should be placed in the corresponding position according to the need; the number can also be selected as needed.

 The tailstock of the present invention which is connected to the connector is referred to as a first tailstock; the tailstock which is directly sheathed to the metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable is referred to as a second tailstock.

 The following describes the structure of the connection between the first tailstock and the connector of the metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the structure of the connection routing indicator jumper includes a metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable 1, a light-emitting diode 2, two test contacts 3, a tailstock 4, a fixing member 5, and a connector. The metal reinforcement member butterfly-shaped cable 1 is inserted into the tailstock 4, the tester 3 is tested on both sides of the tailstock 4, the fixing member 5 is disposed at the rear of the tailstock 4, and the tailstock 4 is connected to the front portion 6 of the connector The LED 2 pin 2-1 is electrically connected to the test contact 3 and the metal reinforcement member in the butterfly-introducing cable 1.

 Referring to FIG. 2, the metal reinforcing member butterfly-introducing cable 1 is a coated quartz glass fiber 1-1 in the middle, and the metal reinforcing member butterfly-introducing cable 1 is a metal reinforcing member 1-2 on both sides, and the metal reinforcing member 1-2 And around the optical fiber is PVC or low-smoke halogen-free outer sheath 1-3, metal reinforcement member butterfly-shaped metal reinforcement 1-2 on both sides of the optical cable 1 to enhance the tensile strength of the optical cable, and at the same time used as two wires.

 Referring to Figures 3, 4, 5, the fixing member 5 guides the metal reinforcement butterfly into the outer sheath 1-3 of the optical cable 1 at the rear of the tailstock 4 in a snapped manner, aiming to introduce the metal reinforcement butterfly shape The outer sheath of the optical cable 1 and the tailstock 4 are closely connected, and the sleeve can also be crimped, screwed or glued.

 Metal reinforcement member butterfly-shaped two metal reinforcement members 1-2 in the optical cable 1 are electrically connected to the light-emitting diode 2 pin 2-1 and the two test contact pins 3 in the connector at both ends of the jumper, two at one end of the jumper The test pin 3 is loaded with an excitation signal source, and the LEDs at both ends of the jumper can be illuminated at the same time. At this time, the tailstock material is preferably a transparent material, and the two connectors of a jumper can be quickly found in a large number of jumpers. Reduce search time and increase work efficiency.

Referring to Figure 6, the second tailstock of the present invention is substantially identical to the first tailstock structure, including a tailstock housing 7, a light emitting diode 9, two test contacts 8-1 and 8-2; wherein the tailstock housing 7 Nested on the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cable, the tailstock housing 7 and the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cable are tightly connected by snapping or sleeve crimping, screw fastening, adhesive bonding, etc.; In the tailstock housing 7, the tailstock housing 7 is provided with a through hole on each of the two side walls in the radial direction of the metal reinforcing member butterfly-introducing cable, and the two test contact pins 8-1 and 8-2 are inserted. The through hole is electrically connected to the metal reinforcement member and the LED pin 9-1 of the metal reinforcement butterfly-introduction cable. The tailstock housing 7 further includes a cover body 7-1, and the tailstock housing 7 is engaged with the cover body 7-1, and the cover body 7-1 will emit light. The pole tube 9 and the metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable are wrapped in the casing 7 to prevent the tailstock casing from falling off the metal reinforcement butterfly-introduction cable. Preferably, the materials of the tailstock housing 7 and the cover 7-1 are made of transparent plastic.

 When it is necessary to quickly find a connection routing line that is connected by two or more segments of the route routing indicator jumper, if each segment of the connection is used, the metal reinforcement of the jumper jumper is introduced at both ends of the cable. A first tailstock is connected to the connector; then a connector is arranged at a corresponding position of each of the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped cable, the structure of the connector is the same as that of the second tailstock, and the only difference is The light-emitting diode is not mounted on the connecting member; at this time, the two test contact pins on the connecting member are electrically connected with the two metal reinforcing members on the metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable; the adjacent two-stage connecting routing light indicating jumpers Electrically connected through the connector. The specific structure of the connector is shown in FIG. 7. The connector housing 10 and the cover 13 are connected. The connector housing 10 and the cover 13 are connected by a buckle. Two connector slots 11 are arranged side by side in the connector housing 10. A through hole is defined between the guiding slots 11 , and the conductive through pins 12 are disposed on the through holes. The left and right sides of the connector housing are provided with through holes communicating with the two guiding slots, and the conductive contacts are inserted into the left through holes. The foot 12-1 is inserted into the right through hole, and the conductive contact pin 12-1 is connected to the conductive contact pin 12-2 through a wire; the connection of the adjacent two-stage metal reinforcing member butterfly into the optical cable is connected. The pieces are placed in two guide slots. If two second tailstocks are sleeved on each of the connecting route illumination indicator jumpers, two adjacent metal reinforcements are placed in the two guide slots 11 arranged side by side in the connector housing 10. Introduce a second tailstock on the cable. After being placed, the conductive contact pins 12-1 and the conductive contact pins 12 are respectively in contact with one of the metal reinforcement member butterfly-shaped cable connection members or the two test contact pins on the second tailstock; the conductive contact pins 12 and the conductive contacts The foot 12-2 is in contact with another metal stiffener butterfly-shaped cable connector or two test contacts on the second tailstock. When two second tailstocks are placed in the two guiding slots 11, the three conductive contact pins electrically connect the two second tailstocks in parallel; the schematic diagram is shown in Fig. 8. Preferably, the connector housing is made of a transparent plastic material.

 When the excitation signal source is loaded on the two test contacts on the tailstock connected to one end of the routing line, all the LEDs on the connection routing line can be illuminated at the same time. At this time, the fast search and identification is illuminated by two or more connection routes. Indicates the connection route that the jumper is connected to. Figure 9 is a connection of the metal reinforcement used on the connection routing line. The connector on both ends of the butterfly cable is connected with a first tailstock. The excitation signal source is loaded on the two test contacts on the tailstock connected to one end of the routing line. A schematic representation of the illuminating indication at the time. According to the illuminating signal indication, it is possible to quickly find and identify a connection routing line that is connected by two or more connection routing illuminating jumpers, thereby realizing two or more connection routing illuminating jumpers when the excitation signal source works, Save multi-port search time, effectively reduce error rate and improve work efficiency.

Claims

Claim A connection route illumination indicator jumper, comprising: a metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cable, a first light-emitting diode, a first test contact pin, a first tailstock, a first fixing member, and a front portion of the first connector The metal reinforcement butterfly input cable is inserted into the first tailstock, the first tailstock is a first test contact on both sides, the first fixture is disposed at the back of the first tailstock, and the first tailstock and the first connector The front portion is connected, and the first LED pin is electrically connected to the first test contact pin and the metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable front end metal reinforcement.  2. The illuminating indicating jumper according to claim 1, wherein the first tailstock is made of a transparent material.  3. A connection routing indicator jumper, comprising: a metal reinforcement butterfly-introducing cable, a second light-emitting diode, a second test contact, and at least two second tailstocks; wherein the second tailstock is sleeved The metal reinforcement member is introduced into the optical cable, and the second tailstock is flanked by a second test contact pin, and the second LED pin is electrically connected to the second test contact pin and the metal reinforcement member of the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cable.  4. The illuminating indicating jumper according to claim 3, wherein the second tailstock is made of a transparent material.  A connection routing circuit using the illuminating indicating jumper according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the metal reinforcing member butterfly-introducing cable, the connecting member and the connector are included in at least two segments; The connector comprises a housing and two third test contact pins; wherein the housing is sleeved on each of the metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped lead-in cables, and the housing is introduced into the two sides of the optical cable in the radial direction along the metal reinforcement butterfly Each of the walls is provided with a through hole, and the two third test contact pins are inserted into the through hole and electrically connected to the two metal reinforcements on the metal reinforcement butterfly-introduction cable; The connector includes a connector housing, and two first guiding slots are arranged side by side in the connector housing, and the connecting members of the adjacent two-stage metal reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable are placed in the first guiding slot, and each guiding The first conductive contact pins are disposed on the sidewalls of the slots, and the third conductive contact pins electrically connect the connecting members of the adjacent two-stage metal reinforcement butterfly-shaped cable to the optical cable.  6. The connection routing circuit of claim 5 wherein said housing and connector housing each utilize a transparent material. 7. A connection routing circuit using the illuminating indicating jumper according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that it comprises at least two segments of said metal reinforcing member butterfly-introducing cable, and a second tailstock connector; The second tailstock connector includes a tailstock connector housing, and two second guiding slots are arranged side by side in the tailstock connector housing, and the two adjacent metal reinforcing members are respectively introduced into the metal of the optical cable. One of the second tailstocks of the reinforcing member butterfly-shaped cable is placed in the second guiding slot, and the second conductive contact pins are disposed on the sidewalls of each of the second guiding slots, and each of the second conductive contacts will be the second guiding The two second tailstocks in the slot are electrically connected in parallel. 8. The connection routing circuit of claim 7, wherein the tailstock connector housing is made of a transparent material.