Patch panel assembly and patching module thereof
A patch panel assembly and a patching module thereof are described. The patch panel assembly includes an outer frame and more than one patching module disposed on the outer frame. The patching module includes a registered jack (RJ) component and an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component which can be combined correspondingly, so that a plurality of RJ jacks and a plurality of IDC pins are electrically connected and assembled on the outer frame. The IDC component can further match two specifications of punch down tools to perform compression and wire bonding.
1. A patch panel assembly, comprising:
an outer frame, having a setting port; and
more than one patching module, disposed in the setting port of the outer frame, wherein the patching module comprises:
a registered jack (RJ) component, comprising a front base and a plurality of RJ jacks disposed in the front base, wherein the front base is configured in the setting port, and the front base has a plurality of fasteners on a circumference; and
an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component, comprising a rear base, a circuit unit, and a plurality of IDC holders, wherein the circuit unit is disposed in the rear base, one side of the circuit unit is an RJ connection surface, the other side of the circuit unit is provided with a plurality of IDC pins, the plurality of IDC pins passes through the plurality of IDC holders extending from the rear base and is placed therein, the rear base has a plurality of lumps corresponding to the plurality of fasteners, the rear base is combined with the front base, the plurality of fasteners buckle the plurality of lumps, and the plurality of RJ jacks contacts the RJ connection surface, so that the plurality of RJ jacks is electrically connected to the plurality of IDC pins through the circuit unit, wherein the IDC holder has a connection rabbet, the connection rabbet comprises a first linear slot, a second linear slot, and two isosceles trapezoidal slots, the first linear slot traverses horizontally the connection rabbet, the second linear slot and the first linear slot are vertically crossed, and the two isosceles trapezoidal slots are disposed nearby the opposite sides of the second linear slot and crossed with the first linear slot, with upper bottoms thereof facing each other.
2. The patch panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame further comprises at least one front wing panel, and the front wing panel extends from a lateral margin of the outer frame by a predetermined width.
3. The patch panel assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the front wing panel further has at least one fixing hole.
4. The patch panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the setting port of the outer frame further comprises a plurality of engage notches on an inner wall corresponding to the plurality of fasteners of the front base, and the plurality of fasteners are also engaged in the plurality of engage notches.
5. The patch panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the front base further has a plurality of hooks on the circumference, the outer frame further has a plurality of hooking holes corresponding to the plurality of hooks, and the plurality of hooks are hooked in the plurality of hooking holes.
6. The patch panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the rear base further has an accommodation space, and the circuit unit is disposed in the accommodation space of the rear base.
7. The patch panel assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a side of the IDC holder further has a bump.
8. A patching module, comprising:
a registered jack (RJ) component, comprising a front base and a plurality of RJ jacks disposed on the front base, wherein the front base has a plurality of fasteners on a circumference; and
an insulation displacement contact (IDC) component, comprising a rear base, a circuit unit, and a plurality of IDC holders, wherein the circuit unit is disposed in the rear base, one side of the circuit unit is an RJ connection surface, the other side of the circuit unit is provided with a plurality of IDC pins, the plurality of IDC pins passes through the plurality of IDC holders extending from the rear base and is placed therein, the rear base has a plurality of lumps corresponding to the plurality of fasteners, the rear base is combined with the front base, the plurality of fasteners buckles buckle the plurality of lumps, and the plurality of RJ jacks contacts the RJ connection surface, so that the plurality of RJ jacks is electrically connected to the plurality of IDC pins through the circuit unit,
wherein the IDC holder has a connection rabbet, the connection rabbet comprises a first linear slot, a second linear slot, and two isosceles trapezoidal slots, the first linear slot traverses horizontally the connection rabbet, the second linear slot and the first linear slot are vertically crossed, and the two isosceles trapezoidal slots are disposed nearby the opposite sides of the second linear slot and crossed with the first linear slot, with upper bottoms thereof facing each other.
9. The patching module according to claim 8 , wherein the rear base further has an accommodation space, and the circuit unit is disposed in the accommodation space of the rear base.
10. The patching module according to claim 8 , wherein a side of the IDC holder further has a bump.