CN105353473B - A kind of electric connector for being installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of electric connector for being installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter, it is related to fiber distribution module field, including body, its both sides is respectively equipped with locating piece, the antetheca of body is arranged side by side two LEDs and installs port, therebetween two electronic tag ports are also arranged side by side, the rear wall of body is side by side provided with two control line ports, bullet pin is equipped with each control line port and electronic tag port, the pre-buried two groups of electric wires of body interior, bullet pin in each control line port electronic tag port corresponding with its is all connected with same group of electric wire, and the bullet pin in two control line ports connects different groups of electric wire respectively, each LED installs port and its close electronic tag port is a group parts, and the intraoral contact of LED installation end is connected to same group of electric wire with the electronic tag port positioned at same group.The convenient batch production of the present invention, it is to avoid pcb board is installed in fiber distribution module, installation effectiveness is improved, is changed at any time after damage, resource is saved.
Description
Technical field
It is specifically that one kind is installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter the present invention relates to fiber distribution module field
Electric connector.
Background technology
In ODN (Optical Distribution Network, Optical Distribution Network), optical fiber is entered using electronic tag
Line identifier, and carry out intelligent management, it is possible to increase fiber management efficiency, reduce fiber management error rate.
In the prior art, as shown in figure 1, fiber distribution module a3 includes multiple fiber adapter a1 and one piece of PCB
(Printed Circuit Board, printed circuit board (PCB)) plate a2, one piece of pcb board a2 are installed on all fiber adapter a1, so
Afterwards by the way of electronic tag, LED and increase electric signal are connected on pcb board a2, to realize optical fiber connection status
Indicate.
Duplex LC (Lucent Connector, Lucent connector) type fiber adapter is a kind of universal fiber adapters
Device, in order to adapt to different installation environments, it is often necessary to which duplex LC type fiber adapter is transversely mounted on fiber distribution module
In.Because fiber distribution module size is different, the LC type fiber adapter numbers that the inside is installed also are differed.Therefore, pin
To each fiber distribution module, it is required for that corresponding pcb board installation is fabricated separately, adds the cost of fiber distribution module；
After multiple duplex LC type fiber adapter are installed, multiple positions of one piece of pcb board are suitable with multiple duplex LC types optical fiber
Orchestration corresponds what is installed, causes installation effectiveness relatively low.After pcb board partial destruction, monoblock is needed to change, and correspondingly-sized
Pcb board is difficult to find, and is all to change fiber distribution module when most, causes the very big wasting of resources.
The content of the invention
For defect present in prior art, horizontal duplex LC type light is installed on it is an object of the invention to provide one kind
The electric connector of fine adapter, the size of electric connector is identical, convenient batch production, it is to avoid installed in fiber distribution module
Pcb board, improves installation effectiveness, is changed at any time after damage, saves resource.
To achieve the above objectives, the present invention takes a kind of electric connector for being installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter,
It is installed at the top of the laterally duplex LC types fiber adapter of setting, includes the body of horizontally disposed rectangular shape, body
Both sides are outwards horizontal-extending respectively to set a locating piece；The antetheca of body is arranged side by side two LEDs and installs port, two
Two electronic tag ports are also arranged side by side between installing port in LED, and the rear wall of body offers two control line ends side by side
Mouthful, bullet pin is equipped with each control line port and electronic tag port, the pre-buried two groups of electric wires of body interior each control line end
Bullet pin in intraoral bullet pin electronic tag port corresponding with its is connected to same group of electric wire, and two control line ends
Intraoral bullet pin connects different groups of electric wires respectively, and each LED installs port and its close electronic tag port is one group of portion
Part, and LED installation end is intraoral is provided with contact, the contact is connected to being located at the bullet pin of electronic tag port of same group parts
Same group of electric wire.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the waist of the opposed, inwardly directed concave shape in middle part of the two side of the body into body
Portion, each locating piece is respectively in the middle of the waist of body both sides.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the duplex LC types fiber adapter includes the housing of rectangular shape, shell
The width that the two side of body is distinguished between the hangers of a vertically arranged tabular, the waist of the body is equal to duplex LC type optical fiber
The horizontal width of the housing of adapter, the horizontal length of each locating piece is equal to the horizontal length of each hangers.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the top surface of the locating piece and the top surface of body are generally aligned in the same plane, positioning
The bottom surface of block and the bottom surface of body are generally aligned in the same plane.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, connected between the lateral wall and roof of the locating piece by an inclined-plane.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the inclined-plane and the angle of plane where locating piece roof are 45 °.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the body and locating piece are integrally formed, and are plastic cement material.
On the basis of above-mentioned technical proposal, the outer surface parcel layer of metal shell of the body and locating piece.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are：
1st, pcb board is substituted using the electric connector of internal pre-buried live wire, it is to avoid different fiber distribution modules add respectively
The situation of work correspondence pcb board, when solving pcb board one-to-many installation the problem of inefficiency, improves whole optical fiber distributing mould
The installation effectiveness of block, shortens the engineering time.
2nd, each electric connector is installed at the top of the laterally duplex LC types fiber adapter of setting, carries out man-to-man peace
Dress, reduces installation difficulty；Because the duplex LC type fiber adapter of standard is fixed, therefore electric connector size is identical, convenient batch
Amount production；When having duplex LC types fiber adapter or correspondence damaged electrical connector, it can be convenient for changing, save resource, reduction
Maintenance cost.
3rd, after installing, two connecting portions of electric connector are located on the hangers of duplex LC type fiber adapter both sides respectively
Side, the two inserts the port neck of fiber distribution module jointly, it is ensured that the cooperation of electric connector and duplex LC type fiber adapter
Without skew.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of fiber distribution module in background technology；
Fig. 2 is the structural representation for the electric connector that the embodiment of the present invention is installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter；
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of another angle of Fig. 2 electric connectors；
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of Fig. 2 electric connectors bottom；
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of the horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter of the embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 6 is the cooperation schematic diagram that electric connector of the present invention is installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter.
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Body 1, locating piece 10, waist 11, LED installs port 12, electronic tag port 13, control line port 14, bullet
Pin 15, inclined-plane 16；
Housing 2, hangers 21, adapter port 22.
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The present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, electric connector of the present invention, is installed at the top of the laterally duplex LC types fiber adapter of setting,
Duplex LC types fiber adapter includes the housing 2 of rectangular shape, and the front-end and back-end of housing are respectively equipped with an adapter end
Mouth 22, for grafting optical fiber connector plug, the hangers 21 of a vertically arranged tabular is distinguished in the two side of housing 2.
As shown in Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4, electric connector of the present invention includes the body 1 of horizontally disposed rectangular shape, body
1 two side is outwards horizontal-extending respectively to set a locating piece 10.Further, the middle part of two side walls of body 1 is relative
Cave inward to form the waist 11 of body, each locating piece 10 is respectively in the middle of the waist 11 of the both sides of body 1, by 11 points of waist
Into two depressions.The top surface of the top surface of locating piece 10 and body 1 is generally aligned in the same plane, the bottom surface of locating piece 10 and the bottom of body 1
Face is generally aligned in the same plane.It is preferred that, the housing 2 that the width between the waist 11 of body 1 is equal to duplex LC type fiber adapter is horizontal
To width, the horizontal length of each locating piece 10 is equal to the horizontal length of each hangers 21.The lateral wall of the locating piece 10
It is connected between roof by an inclined-plane 16, inclined-plane 16 and the angle of plane where the roof of locating piece 10 are 45 °, make locating piece
With guide effect.Body 1 and locating piece 10 are integrally formed, and are plastic cement material, light quality, it is easy to processing and installation.This
The outer surface parcel layer of metal shell of body 1 and locating piece 10, the hardness for strengthening electric connector.
As shown in Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4, the antetheca of the body 1 is arranged side by side two LEDs and installs port 12, two LED
Two electronic tag ports 13 are also arranged side by side between installing port 12 in lamp, and two LEDs install port 12 and two electronics marks
Port 13 is signed laterally to set, and positioned at same row.The rear wall of body 1 also offers two control line ports 14 side by side, is used for
Control line outside grafting.It is equipped with inside bullet pin 15, body 1 and is embedded with each control line port 14 and electronic tag port 13
The bullet pin 15 in bullet pin 15 electronic tag port 13 corresponding with its in two groups of electric wires, each control line port 14 is connected
To same group of electric wire, and bullet pin 15 in two control line ports 14 connects different groups of electric wires respectively.LED is installed in port 12
Provided with contact, also, it is a group parts that each LED, which installs port 12 and its close electronic tag port 13, positioned at same
The bullet pin 15 of contact and electronic tag port 13 in group parts in LED installation port 12 is connected to same group of electric wire, so,
Two adapter ports 22 of duplex LC type fiber adapter can be just corresponded on body 1 respectively.
As shown in fig. 6, electric connector of the present invention is installed at the top of the laterally duplex LC types fiber adapter of setting, now,
The bottom wall of body 1 fits in the roof of the laterally duplex LC type fiber adapter housing 2 of setting, the bottom of two locating pieces 10 well
Wall fits in the roof of each hangers 21 respectively, electric connector and the duplex LC types fiber adapter laterally set is mutually corresponded to
Coordinate.During installation, because the port neck (not shown) of fiber distribution module in vertical direction has certain depth, by body 1
Locating piece 10 per side is together inserted in the neck of port with a corresponding hangers 21 under it, due to the inclined-plane 16 of location division 10
Angle with plane formation where the roof of body 1 is 45 °, can play guide effect when inserting or pull out port neck, is held
Mouth neck can limit the sliding of electric connector and the duplex LC type fiber adapter all directions laterally set.
After optical fiber connector plug inserts adapter port 22 of housing 2, if be attached with optical fiber connector plug
Electronic tag, the electronic tag of attachment can be inserted into the electronic tag port 13 of body 1 simultaneously.Because duplex LC types optical fiber is suitable
Orchestration has two adapter ports 22, and electric connector is correspondingly provided with an electronics mark in the top of each adapter port 22
Signing the electronic tag on port 13, different optical fiber connector plugs can insert in the corresponding electronic tag port 13 in top；So that
Electronic tag is contacted with the bullet pin 15 in electronic tag port 13, and passes through control of the electric wire with the corresponding grafting of control line port 14
Line electric signal is turned on.The data processing unit that electronic labeling information is delivered to upper strata by control line is handled, opposite direction
Data are also similar to be transmitted.Meanwhile, each LED installs the LED installed in port 12, is in contact with its contact and electricity
Signal is connected, the adapter port 22 of LED correspondence below, under the control of outside data processing unit, indicates to need
The position of adapter port 22 to be operated.The data processing unit on upper strata can control the state change of the LED, such as quick flashing,
Slow flash, extinguish lamp etc., during as site operation, optical fiber connector plug into and out operation instruction.It need not use
In the case of electronic tag, the LED of electric connector can not be configured.
Electric connector of the present invention is in order to adapt to simply connected LC type fiber adapter, and the LED of body 1 installs port 12, electronics
Label port 13 and control line port 14 could be arranged to one, the pre-buried one group of electric wire in the inside of body 1, electronic tag port 13
The contact that interior bullet pin 15, the bullet pin 15 in control line port 14 and LED is installed in port 12 links to the electric wire,
Remaining structure and principle are constant.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, for those skilled in the art, is not departing from
On the premise of the principle of the invention, some improvements and modifications can also be made, these improvements and modifications are also considered as the protection of the present invention
Within the scope of.The content not being described in detail in this specification belongs to prior art known to professional and technical personnel in the field.
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1. a kind of electric connector for being installed on horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter, is installed on the duplex LC type optical fiber of laterally setting
Adapter top, includes the body (1) of horizontally disposed rectangular shape, it is characterised in that：The both sides difference of body (1) is outside
One locating piece (10) of horizontal-extending setting；The antetheca of body (1) is arranged side by side two LEDs and installs port (12), two LED
Two electronic tag ports (13) are also arranged side by side between installing port (12) in lamp, and the rear wall of body (1) offers two side by side
It is equipped with control line port (14), each control line port (14) and electronic tag port (13) in bullet pin (15), body (1)
In bullet pin (15) and its corresponding electronic tag port (13) in the pre-buried two groups of electric wires in portion, each control line port (14)
The bullet pin (15) that is connected in same group of electric wire, and two control line ports (14) of bullet pin (15) connect different groups of electricity respectively
Line, each LED installs port (12) and its close electronic tag port (13) is a group parts, and LED installs port
(12) contact is provided with, the bullet pin (15) of the contact and the electronic tag port (13) positioned at same group parts is connected to same group
Electric wire；
The opposed, inwardly directed concave shape in middle part of the two side of the body (1) is into the waist (11) of body (1), each locating piece (10)
Respectively in the middle of the waist (11) of body (1) both sides；The duplex LC types fiber adapter includes the housing of rectangular shape
(2), the two side of housing (2) is distinguished between the hangers (21) of a vertically arranged tabular, the waist (11) of the body (1)
Width is equal to the width of housing (2) transverse direction of duplex LC type fiber adapter, and the horizontal length of each locating piece (10) is equal to every
The horizontal length of individual hangers (21)；The bottom wall of two locating pieces (10) fits in the roof of each hangers (21) respectively；During installation,
Body (1) per side locating piece (10) and corresponding hangers (21) is together inserted in the neck of port under it.
2. the electric connector of horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter is installed on as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：It is described
The top surface of the top surface of locating piece (10) and body (1) is generally aligned in the same plane, the bottom surface of locating piece (10) and the bottom surface position of body (1)
In same plane.
3. the electric connector of horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter is installed on as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that：It is described
Connected between the lateral wall and roof of locating piece (10) by an inclined-plane (16).
4. the electric connector of horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter is installed on as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that：It is described
The angle of plane is 45 ° where inclined-plane (16) and locating piece (10) roof.
5. the electric connector of the horizontal duplex LC type fiber adapter as described in Claims 1-4 is any, it is characterised in that：Institute
State body (1) and locating piece (10) is integrally formed, be plastic cement material.
6. the electric connector of transverse direction duplex LC type fiber adapter as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that：The body
(1) and locating piece (10) outer surface parcel layer of metal shell.
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