JPH1042006A - Branch modular connector and communication device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To set multiple ports of analog 2W interface to 1
To provide a branch modular connector that can connect to six 6-pin modular connectors and from there to each of a plurality of analog terminals. A modular connector plug that has a plurality of connection pins and is detachably connected to a modular connector so as to be connected to each of a plurality of analog 2W interfaces (2A to 2C) housed in a communication device (1). 7 and a plurality of plugs connected to respective plugs of the modular cables 4A to 4C connecting the plurality of analog terminals 6A to 6C, respectively. Each pin of the plurality of plugs connected to the plug of the modular cable is The connector is connected to an arbitrary pin of the modular connector plug and is connected to an analog 2W interface corresponding to each pin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication apparatus which accommodates an analog 2W interface to which a plurality of analog terminals can be connected using a branch modular connector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a modular connector of this type and a communication device using the same as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using a conventional modular connector.

First, the configuration of a conventional modular connector and a communication device using the same will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 12A and 12B supply power to analog terminals 15A and 15B connected through modular cables 14A and 14B, respectively, and connect analog terminals 15A and 15B to their PBX or L terminals.
This is an analog 2W interface for controlling connection to another analog terminal (not shown) in the AN.

[0004] Also, 11 accommodates a plurality of analog 2W interfaces 12A and 12B, and analog terminals 15A and 15A through modular cables 14A and 14B, respectively.
A communication device such as a terminal adapter (TA) that connects 15B to its PBX or other analog terminal in the LAN, or to an external analog terminal through an ISDN line; 13A, 13B are a plurality of analog 2W interfaces 12A, 12B Are connected to the analog terminals 15A and 15B through modular cables 14A and 14B, respectively.

Also, 14A and 14B have 6
Plugs for connecting the pin modular connectors 13A and 13B and the analog terminals 15A and 15B are connected, and modular cables for connecting each of the 6-pin modular connectors 13A and 13B to the corresponding analog terminals 15A and 15B;
15A and 15B are analog terminals such as telephones connected to the analog 2W interfaces 12A and 12B, respectively.

Next, the operation of a conventional modular connector and a communication device using the same will be described with reference to FIG. Analog terminal 15 for one communication device 11
When a plurality of A and 15B are connected, the corresponding number of modular cables 14A and 14B are used, and the cables are connected to the analog 2W interfaces 12A and 12B via the 6-pin modular connectors 13A and 13B to perform communication. . As described above, even in the communication device using the conventional modular connector, a plurality of analog terminals can be connected to other analog terminals.

[0007]

However, in the communication device using the above-mentioned conventional modular connector, one 6-pin modular connector is required for each analog terminal, and each 6-pin modular connector is an analog 2W connector. There is a problem that a 6-pin modular connector is required for the number of ports of the analog 2W interface to be connected to the interface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. In this invention, a plurality of ports (for example, three ports) of an analog 2W interface are connected to a single 6-pin modular connector, and each corresponding plurality of ports is connected thereto. It is an object of the present invention to provide a branch modular connector that can be connected to an analog terminal and a communication device using the same.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A branch modular connector according to the present invention is a 6-pin modular connector having a connection corresponding to a 6-pin modular connector which fully utilizes an empty pin and connects each port of a plurality of analog 2W interfaces to each pin. A modular connector plug, and a plurality of plugs connected to each of the plurality of analog terminals, each of which is wired to connect to any analog 2W interface via the 6-pin modular connector plug, and detached from the communication device. It is designed to be freely connected externally.

According to the present invention, a plurality of analog 2W interfaces are connected to one 6-pin modular connector, and a branch modular connector is externally connected to the 6-pin modular connector, thereby providing one 6-pin modular connector. , A branch modular connector capable of connecting each of a plurality of analog terminals to an arbitrary analog 2W interface and a communication device using the same are obtained.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a modular connector having a plurality of connection pins, each of which is connected to each of a plurality of analog 2W interfaces housed in a communication device. A modular connector plug detachably connected to the modular connector, and a plurality of plugs connected to each plug of a modular cable connecting each of the plurality of analog terminals. Each pin of the plurality of plugs connected to the plug of the modular cable is connected to an arbitrary pin of the modular connector plug, and is connected to an analog 2W interface corresponding to each of the pins. To reduce the number of modular connectors and install modular connectors Has an effect of branching modular connector is obtained can be downsized apparatus by omitting a physical space.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention has a plurality of analog 2W interfaces connected to respective pins of one modular connector, and the modular connector has the branch modular connector according to claim 1. A modular connector plug is connected, and each of the plurality of analog terminals is connected to a desired arbitrary analog 2W interface via the modular connector and the branch modular connector. This has the effect of providing a communication device that can be reduced in number and reduced in size by omitting its physical space.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the branch modular connector is detachably attached to the outside, and when the branch modular connector is removed, a plug of the modular cable is directly connected to the modular connector. When the number of analog terminals to be connected is small, the branch modular connector is selectively connected in accordance with the number of analog terminals, and further, there is an effect that unnecessary device space can be saved. .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a branch modular connector and a communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using the same in one embodiment of the present invention. First, with reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of a branch modular connector according to an embodiment of the present invention and a communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using the same will be described.

In FIG. 1, 2A, 2B, and 2C supply power to analog terminals 6, 6A, 6B, and 6C connected through modular cables 4, 4A, 4B, and 4C, respectively. , 6C
Is an analog 2W interface for controlling connection of the PBX to another analog terminal (not shown) in the PBX or LAN.

1 accommodates a plurality of analog 2W interfaces 2A, 2B, 2C and connects analog terminals 6, 6A, 6B, 6C through modular cables 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, respectively, to other PBXs or other LANs in the LAN. A communication device, such as a terminal adapter (TA), which connects to an analog terminal or connects to an external analog terminal through an ISDN line, 3 makes full use of each available pin and provides a plurality of each to each available pin. Connect each of the analog 2W interfaces 2A, 2B, 2C and connect them to any analog terminal 6, 6A, 6B, 6 through modular cables 4, 4A, 4B, 4C, respectively.
This is a 6-pin modular connector connected to C. In addition,
The 6-pin modular connector may be a modular connector having another pin count.

4, 4A, 4B, and 4C have plugs connected to the 6-pin modular connector 3 or the branch modular connector 5 at both ends and analog terminals 6, 6A,
6B and 6C, and each analog 2W interface 2 is connected via the branch modular connector 5 or directly to the 6-pin modular connector 3.
A, 2B, and 2C correspond to the corresponding number of analog terminals 6,
6A, 6B, 6C, modular cable connecting to 6,
6A, 6B, and 6C are optional analog 2W interfaces 2A through 6-pin modular connectors 3, respectively.
Analog terminals such as telephones connected to 2B and 2C,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a 6-pin modular connector plug of the branch modular connector 5 in which each pin corresponds to each pin of the 6-pin modular connector 3 and each is connected to a plug connected to each analog terminal 6A, 6B, 6C.

Reference numeral 5 is connected to a 6-pin modular connector 3 and each pin is connected to each analog 2W interface 2.
A, a 6-pin modular connector plug 7 wired to be connected to 2B, 2C, and a plurality of analog terminals 6A, 6
B, 6C connecting modular cables 4A, 4B, 4
C is a branch modular connector having a plurality of plugs respectively connected to the plugs of C. Each pin of the 6-pin modular connector plug 7 is a modular cable 4
Branch modular connector 5 connected to A, 4B, 4C
Connected to each plug. The pins of the plug are connected in the same manner so that any of the modular cables 4A, 4B, and 4C can be connected. Accordingly, each of the plugs connected to the modular cables 4A, 4B, 4C of the branch modular connector 5 is fixedly determined by the analog 2W interface 2A, 2B, 2C connected thereto.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, the operation of the branch modular connector according to the present embodiment and the communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using the same will be described. For one communication device 1, analog terminals 6A, 6B,
When connecting two or more 6C, modular cable 4A,
4B and 4C are used in a corresponding number, and are connected to respective plugs of the branch modular connector 5 respectively. The branch modular connector 5 is connected to the 6-pin modular connector 3 of the communication device 1 in advance.

As shown in FIG. 1 as an example, this branch modular connector 5 is an analog 2W interface 2
A is connected to the uppermost plug of the branch modular connector 5 by connection of the 6-pin modular connector 3, the analog 2W interface 2B is connected to the middle plug of the branch modular connector 5, and the analog 2W interface 2C is connected to the uppermost plug of the branch modular connector 5. It is configured to be connected to a lower position plug. Therefore, the modular cable 4 in which the analog terminals 6A, 6B and 6C are connected to the plugs at the desired positions of the branch modular connector 5 is provided.
By connecting A, 4B, and 4C, the analog terminals 6A, 6B, and 6C can be connected to the desired analog 2W interfaces 2A, 2B, and 2C.

When only one analog terminal 6 is connected to the communication device 1, communication is performed by directly connecting the plug of the modular cable 4 to the 6-pin modular connector 3 of the communication device 1 without using the branch modular connector 5. I do. At this time, the pin connection of the plug of the modular cable 4 is set to correspond to the pin connection of the 6-pin modular connector 3 so as to be connected to each of the analog 2W interfaces 2A, 2B, and 2C.

As described above, according to the branch modular connector and the communication device using the same according to the present embodiment, the analog 2W interfaces 2A, 2A,
Since the branch modular connector 5 branches from the one-port 6-pin modular connector 3 to which the three ports B and 2C are connected to three ports, a plurality of analog terminals 6A, 6B, and 6C are connected to the communication device 1. Can communicate.

Also, since the branch modular connector 5 is externally connected, when only one analog terminal 6 is connected to the communication device 1, the modular cable 4 is directly connected to the 6-pin modular connector 3 without connecting the branch modular connector 5. Can be used by connecting to. Although the branch modular connector 5 branches one port into three ports, it may be branched into two ports, and the number of pins of the modular connector is not limited to six pins.

[0024]

According to the branch modular connector and the communication device using the same according to the present invention, a plurality of analog 2W interfaces housed in the communication device are connected to one 6-pin modular connector, and this is connected to a plurality of analog terminals. By connecting a branch modular connector configured to branch and connect each of a plurality of analog terminals to an arbitrary analog 2W interface with only one 6-pin modular connector,
The number of pin modular connectors can be reduced, and the physical space of the communication device can be reduced and the size can be reduced.

Further, the branch modular connector and the communication device using the same according to the present invention can selectively connect the branch modular connector according to the number of analog terminals when the number of analog terminals to be connected is small. Furthermore,
Unnecessary equipment space can be saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a branch modular connector and a communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using the same in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication device for connecting a plurality of analog terminals using a conventional modular connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 communication device 2A, 2B, 2C analog 2W interface 3 6-pin modular connector 4, 4A, 4B, 4C modular cable 5 branch modular connector 6, 6A, 6B, 6C analog terminal 11 communication device 12A, 12B analog 2W interface 13 6-pin Modular connector 14A, 14B Modular cable 15A, 15B Analog terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] A modular connector having a plurality of connection pins, each of which is connected to each of a plurality of analog 2W interfaces accommodated in a communication device, is detachably connected to the modular connector. And a plurality of plugs connected to respective plugs of a modular cable connecting each of the plurality of analog terminals, and a plurality of plugs connected to the plugs of the modular cable. Each of the pins is connected to an arbitrary pin of the modular connector plug, and is connected to an analog 2W interface corresponding to the pin. 2. The modular connector according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of analog 2W interfaces connected to respective pins of one modular connector, wherein the modular connector is connected to a modular connector plug of the branch modular connector according to claim 1. A communication device wherein each of a plurality of analog terminals is connected to a desired arbitrary analog 2W interface via a connector and a branch modular connector. 3. The modular connector according to claim 2, wherein said branch modular connector is detachable, and when said branch modular connector is removed, a plug of said modular cable is directly connected to said modular connector. The communication device as described.