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Patent US5938462 - Modular communication cabling arrangement - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA modular communication system, particularly for interior space-dividing wall panels which are serially-connected together to define a plurality of adjacent workstations. The modular communication system is defined by a plurality of prefabricated modules, one of which is an elongate main distribution...http://www.google.com/patents/US5938462?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5938462 - Modular communication cabling arrangementAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5938462 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/814,280Publication dateAug 17, 1999Filing dateMar 10, 1997Priority dateJan 25, 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2211192A1, DE69616754D1, DE69616754T2, EP0806069A2, EP0806069B1, US6135796, US6325650, US20020132506, WO1996023339A2, WO1996023339A3Publication number08814280, 814280, US 5938462 A, US 5938462A, US-A-5938462, US5938462 A, US5938462AInventorsHarold R. Wilson, Ross JohnsonOriginal AssigneeHaworth, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (43), Non-Patent Citations (30), Referenced by (16), Classifications (38), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetModular communication cabling arrangement
However, if the input of the telecommunication links is connected to the series of distribution modules 22 leftwardly of the specific connector assembly 38, such as indicated by arrow B, then the tap-off module 23 is vertically rotated 180° so that the arrows 59 now point in the direction of arrow B, and this again results in V and D designations thereon facing upright and being visible to the installer, except that the V and D designations are now respectively associated with the cables 62B and 62A. This informs the installer that the jack 64 must now be positioned within the "voice" socket of the face plate 58, and the jack 63 positioned within the "data" socket of the face plate. At the same time, since the tracings 67 face downwardly, they thus contact the lowermost contact grouping, namely the grouping associated with the connector unit 33, when the plug part is inserted into the access port. The upper grouping of contacts engages the insulated plate 66 so that the links L1 and L2 are dead downstream of the tap off. Since the downwardly facing orientation of the tracings 67 causes the leftward subgroup of tracings as connected to the cable 62B to engage the contacts associated with the links L1, which link can be the designated "voice" link if desired and as explained above, this enables the tap-off module to be plugged into the port 54 in either an upwardly or a downwardly facing orientation, depending upon the location of the port 54 relative to the inlet or in-feed, while at the same time maintaining the identification and orientation of each individual link so as to permit proper external hookups thereto.
To orient the connector units 132 and 133 of each module 122 so that one connector unit faces upwardly while the other faces downwardly, the elongate distribution cable 131 preferably is provided with a 90° twist at one end thereof about a horizontal longitudinal axis, and is also provided with a -90° twist about the horizontal axis at the other end. In addition to orienting the connector units 132 and 133 for the serial-connection of the main distribution modules 122, this twisting of the distribution cable 131 facilitates the formation of a loop in the intermediate portion of the elongate distribution cable 131 which permits the distribution cable to be seated within the furniture component raceway. In particular, formation of a loop in the distribution cable 131 permits the cable to be snaked around vertical support posts (not illustrated) which commonly are found in the raceways of furniture panels or components. The loop also permits the distribution cable 131 to be axially flexible to ease installation of the modular communication system 121.
The side rails 169a of plug part 161 include a substantially rectangular portion and a substantially trapezoidal portion along the exterior surfaces thereof to define a "keyed" shape which is adapted to slidably seat within the correspondingly shaped access openings 153. As previously described, the shape of the access openings 153 is inverted on the opposite sides of the connector assembly 138 such that the plug part 161 may be slidably inserted on one side when in one orientation, but must be rotated 180° in a vertical plane to a second inverted orientation to permit insertion on the opposite side of the connector assembly 138. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 26, the trapezoidal portions on the plug parts 161 located on the backside of connector assembly 138 is disposed at the bottom thereof for insertion into the associated access opening 153. Conversely, the trapezoidal portions of the plug part 161 illustrated on the front side of the connector assembly 138 is inverted so that the keyed or trapezoidal portions are disposed on the top of the plug part 161. This ensures that the particular group of tracings 167 on the plate 166 which are assigned to carry voice signals, and the adjacent group of tracings 167 which are assigned to carry data signals, continue to carry such signals regardless of which side of the connector assembly 138 that the plug parts 161 are inserted from.
Referring to FIGS. 56 and 57 which illustrate a plug part 461' of an in-feed module 424 for engagement with connector unit 433 on the in-feed panel 412A. This plug part 461' can be inserted from either side of unit 433, and can also be rotated 180° about the longitudinal extent of its cable so as to properly align and plug into the unit from either side.
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