CN101647328A - Be used for industrial information network technology based on the track modular device system - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of modular device system based on track (1) that is used for industrial information network technology, this modular device system (1) have at least one independent active network equipment (2b) and passive network devices (2a) that at least one is independent.Each all has housing (11), at least one incoming line (4) and at least one out connector (5) that can install in orbit the network equipment (2).Although a large amount of the variation, but in order to make production cost lower, according to the invention provides housing (11), this housing has back casing element (12), and this back casing element (12) comprises the retaining member (14) that can install in orbit and is configured to identical with respect to active with passive network devices.

Description

Be used for industrial information network technology based on the track modular device system

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of modular device system that is used for industrial information network technology based on track, it has at least one independent active and at least one independent passive network devices, and each is active and inactive component all has installable track housing and at least one imports contact member and at least one out connector.

Background technology

In industrial network technology, active network equipment is network distributor for example, also is called as switch or type star polygon work, and passive network devices delivery outlet for example, particularly patch cable also is called as cross-coupled jumper sometimes, is used in the information technology in the application based on Ethernet.The difference that described active network equipment is different from described passive network devices is that they have the electronic equipment that is inserted between described input contact member and described at least one out connector, and the electronic equipment that described passive network devices of while need not insert only is connected in described out connector with described input contact member.Active network equipment major part depends on external power source.

Common way in the industrial network technology be with for good and all be installed in cable duct or similarly the grid line in the wall be connected to the outlet at the transfer point place in the switch enclosure, from these outlets, flexible interconnection jumper directs into each end devices successively.These interconnection jumper operated by rotary motion have 8 utmost point modular connector, for example RJ45 connectors.

Known solid equipment is used for commercial Application and simple device is used to be installed in top-hat rail.These solid equipment are suitable for top-hat rail or wall is installed, and part also is suitable for applications, and has stable especially connector and other carrying sleeve.Equipment that these are solid and connector are described among the DE 102004038123B4.

Equipment has grid line, wherein can also be different from the industrial information technology by some of rigidity clamping.

The module connected system that is used for the application of industrial department Ethernet is described in EP 1317783B1.

The shortcoming of known device systems is that the production cost of described device systems is too high, particularly when described device systems has a plurality of different network equipment.

Summary of the invention

Purpose of the present invention therefore be to dispose a kind of the type that begins to describe based on the modular device system of track so that described production cost is compared reduction with described known system.

In the purpose based on the modular device system of track that begins to describe is to be achieved according to the present invention, it is that described housing has the back casing element, and this back casing element comprises installable track holding element and actively is configured to identical with passive network devices for described.

Owing to how the type regardless of the network equipment has used identical back casing element, therefore manufacturing is minimized by simple method based on the needed instinct that produces of the modular device system of track.

From this basic principle, can be further improved, these improve each and all are bonded to each other independently.

Therefore modular device system based on track can have fixedly connected assembly, and it can be used for active and passive network devices equally, particularly is used for holding described input contact member.In being fixedly coupled assembly, the strand of network cable for example can use insulated terminal to contact separately and directly.Described fixedly connected assembly can have the clamping terminal that is used for this purpose especially, and network cable can for good and all connect thereon.Be fixedly coupled the form that assembly can be configured to lid especially.This lid is arranged on the housing with for example using simple plug-in type hinge Be Controlled.Be fixedly coupled the stress protection equipment that assembly also can form incoming line, by this stress protection equipment, described line can be clamped to the described network equipment rigidly.

In another preferred construction, described device systems can have dummy module (dummy module), its can with described fixedly connected module be fixed on passive interchangeably and/or active network equipment on.This dummy module preferably is enclosed on the both sides, so that when not needing described fixedly connected module, the inside of described housing can be arrived at by the dummy module sealing in the aperture that does not keep opening in the inside of the described network equipment by this aperture dust.

Describedly be fixedly coupled module and/or dummy module preferably is configured to so that they can not have special tool(s), only screwdriver, pliers, the spanner that for example can buy on the market with conventional tool or bore part and just can operate.

If it also is favourable that described back casing element has the receiver of fixedly connected module, reduce because this means required various distortion away from the procapsid element of track.Whether fixedly connectedly be essential or no longer need to have to also in the structure of described procapsid element, pay attention to.Described procapsid element can be only disposed according to the condition of contact of each network equipment.

For the structural volume that makes described modular device system based on track as much as possible little, and in order each network equipment to be adjacent to be fixed on side by side on the described track, described fixedly connected module can have network cable or be incorporated into the access aperture of the incoming line in the described input contact member, when installing in orbit, the aperture also can be arranged on the downside of the described network equipment especially under shed.

If it also is favourable that the network equipment of described device systems has the standard housings size, this size be customized to so that when described track is taken fully described active and passive network devices have interchangeable shell dimension.By this method, even described track is taken fully, operating personnel arbitrarily exchange these network equipments after can also be on being installed in these tracks.Especially, can be passive network devices with the reconfiguration of active network equipment, vice versa.

Independently in the preferred structure, the described network equipment can also be provided with mains connection at another, and it refers to downwards under the attachment rail state.Mains connection can be configured to power module equally, and it can form active and partial shell passive network devices.Power supply does not need lateral space and these equipment directly to be installed on the track with sidewall adjacent one another are located adjacent one anotherly in this structure.

At least one out connector is preferably placed on the front away from the track of described network equipment.If a plurality of out connectors, then they all preferred arrangements over each other, particularly on the front of Dui Zhuning.In order on the track of given length, to hold the network equipment as much as possible, be favourable if the network equipment has narrower structure.This is achieved according to the present invention, and it is that in the network equipment each all has the width along orbital direction, and this width is at the most corresponding to the width of the about twice that is positioned at the plug groove on the housing front portion.This width allows to realize good ergonomics with approaching described out connector, and can not have a negative impact to structure.

This narrower structure can be in addition or is optionally guaranteed to be positioned at out connector coverlet on the described housing front portion and arrange and put and their narrower sidepieces are laminated to each other.

If it is light as much as possible to be installed to the network equipment of track, the assembly of fixing these tracks becomes instinct to be lowered, particularly under situation about using based on the device systems of track.This weight is by using the casing member by the plastic material manufacturing to be reduced according to the present invention.No matter in order to ensure how and guarantee conductive coating to be set Electro Magnetic Compatibility at plastics.In addition, the shell of multilayer board and/or special electronic parts can be set, as is known " encapsulation ".Increase if accept weight, simple Shell Plate also can be used in the housing then.

The housing of described network connector can hold printed circuit board (PCB), and when the described network equipment was installed, this housing plane was preferably perpendicular to the orbit plane vertical extent.This method also causes structure narrower.

The gravel size decision of printed circuit board (PCB) for described active be identical with passive network devices.Be used for fixing all circuit boards that identical retaining member in described housing can be used for this method.Described printed circuit board (PCB) also can preferably ad hoc remain in the back housing portion, its simplified the procapsid part structure and described before and the assembling of back housing portion.

In this embodiment, described back casing element can have two to the groove of open front or the recess of orbit-shaped upper and lower, and described printed circuit board (PCB) can easily insert described groove or recess from the front portion.In addition, locking component can be set, described locking component can keep described printed circuit board (PCB) in the process that the described network equipment is preloaded onto in the described back casing element.Describe according to device systems of the present invention by the example relevant referring now to accompanying drawing with each network equipment.

Particularly when described fixedly connected module is used to be mounted on the downside of the network equipment in orbit, by two tracks on another, described active network equipment on described getting on the right track and described passive network devices on lower railway, can be created in and be easy to the syndeton checked in the industrial operation.Input contact structures on the described network equipment under being arranged in prevent under critical situation the input of the network equipment thought by mistake output and prevent operate miss.Prevented operate miss under critical situation once more in the clear structure that is positioned at the network equipment on two tracks on another with difference in functionality.

After this use specific embodiment to describe the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing by example.If with described feature advantages associated be not very important in a certain application, be included in the feature among the described embodiment so, as mentioned above, can be omitted or arbitrarily be bonded to each other.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 represents the perspective schematic view according to the embodiment of the modular device system based on track of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is illustrated in the embodiment according to the passive network devices of the modular device system based on track of the present invention that is partly taken apart in the perspective schematic view;

Fig. 3 is illustrated in the embodiment according to the active network equipment of the modular device system based on track of the present invention that is partly taken apart in the perspective schematic view; And

Fig. 4 represent to have the syndeton represented by the example in the perspective schematic view according to the modular device systems based on track of the present invention.

Embodiment

Structure according to themodular device system 1 based on track of the present invention is by being described with reference to the example of figure 1.Modular device system 1 based on track can be used in the industrial information network technology, and it can be based on Ethernet.

Modular device system 1 based on track is modular construction and has the network equipment 2 that separates in a large number that it can be installed on the track 3 that essentially horizontally extends in the rack (not shown) independently of one another.

The network equipment 2 comprisespassive network devices 2a andactive network equipment 2b, they each all have front F of different configurations.Describedactive network equipment 2b is a main exit, and it is connected inincoming line 4 at least one outconnector 5 at the F place, front that does not insert electronic equipment.For example under the situation of optical connector, outconnector 5 for example has the RJ45 form, or the M12 form.

The load that depends on the industrial siding ofincoming line 4, the given multiple use of its energy, for example via " cable is shared ", by difference service or agreement are distributed to different lines or electric wire in a large number, so that a plurality of outconnectors 5 are assigned to the dedicated wires of theincoming line 4 among thepassive network devices 2a or the combination of special circuit, and do not need to insert other electronic equipment.

Usually,active network equipment 2b distributes to one of themincoming line 4 with a large amount of out connectors 5.Active network equipment 2b also has and is arranged in the electronic equipment between describedincoming line 4 and the describedoutput line 5 so that outconnector 5 is distributed to incoming line 4.Active network equipment 2b can be a distributor, for example also is called as " switch " or " hub ".

In general, in the information network technique to the requirement of the mechanical stability of connector industrial than the height in office.Therefore, specific process can be taked so that under situation, stably be connected to outconnector 5 based on themodular device system 1 of track.Therefore each outconnector 5 is all sealed bysleeve pipe 6, and thissleeve pipe 6 laterally rests in the matching connector 7 that is inserted in the described outconnector 5 and prevents to shear or bending.The size ofsleeve pipe 6 can be suitable for the size of matching connector 7, so thatsleeve pipe 6 and matching connector 7 are adjacent to each other under connection status and supporting each other.This system for example is described among the DE 102004038123A1, and it very relates to widely about the structure to theout connector 5 of small part based on themodular device system 1 of track and matching connector 7.

Outconnector 5 with single stacked and their front away from track 3.When the network equipment 2 is in as shown in Figure 1 installment state,modular device system 1 based on track has narrower structure, because track 3 is preferably identical for wholemodular device system 1 based on track along the width B of the network equipment 2 ofdirection 5, and no matter the structure ofactive network equipment 2b andpassive network devices 2a and shape how.Therefore, if the network equipment 2 is adjacent to each other on the direction S oftrack 5 with their side, described passive andactive network equipment 2a, 2b can arbitrarily exchange, even under track 3 complete occupied situations.

Width B particularly at least 1.25 times of width A of theout connector 5 of the direction S of track 3 to being approximate twice to the maximum, although so that still available hand of the narrower matching connector 7 of their structure or instrument are easily approaching.As shown in Figure 1, if the profile of outconnector 5 is roughly elongated, not square or circular, preferred alignment and/or become being distributed each other of profile of theout connector 5 of single single network equipment 2 than leptoprosopy.The height H ofnetwork equipment 2b is identical, and no matter their structures are as active orpassive network devices 2a, 2b.

The front F of the network equipment 2 preferably is provided with theflat index face 8 that is positioned at contiguousincoming line 4 zones, and thisflat index face 8 is used to paste Adhesive Label or other marks.

Modular device system 1 based on track also has fixedly connectedmodule 9, and it can arbitrarily be installed toactive network equipment 2b and passive network devices 2a.Below the network equipment 2 when the fixedly connectedmodule 9 of at least a portion is positioned on being installed in track 3 on the U.Thefixed component 10 of fixed connector module can be arranged on the side of the network equipment 2 so that approaching from the outside.

All network equipments 2 are configured to so that its function is that operation is needed, and for example on track 3, install and remove, and being connected and disconnecting the available standards instrument and be achieved ofincoming line 4 and matching connector 7.

At last, can also be as seen from Figure 1, thehousing 11 of the network equipment 2 is made ofback casing element 12 andprocapsid element 13, and it forms front F.Like this,back casing element 12forms retaining member 14, and it is configured to so that the network equipment 2 that it can be engaged in track 3 and energy will be in installment state in operating process remains on the track 3.

Active network equipment 2b can preferably be equipped withpluggable mains connection 15 on downside U.

The structure ofpassive network devices 2a is described with reference to Fig. 2 by example now.In Fig. 2,procapsid element 13 be represented as fromback casing element 12 with fixedly connectedmodule 9 and disconnect, to enable to see the printed circuit board (PCB) 16 that is contained in thepassive network devices 2a inside.

Back casing element 12 has thereceiving element 17 that is used for firmly keeping printed circuit board (PCB) 16 when mounted.As by shown in the example among Fig. 2, receivingelement 17 can be configured to a pair of receiving slit, this to receiving slit to theaperture 18 of open front, so that printed circuit board (PCB) 16 can be inserted in theback casing element 12 towardsback casing element 12.

The fixedly connectedmodule 9 that is the lid form for example can be by inserting hinge or being able to preferably be tied up be affixed on theback casing element 12 by thebent projection 19 of passing theslit 20 in theback casing element 12 and surrounding it.Back casing element 12 has groove 9 ', and its interior shape covers corresponding to the profile of fixedly connectedmodule 9 and by described fixedly connectedmodule 9.

This lid can be by fixedcomponent 10 sealings, and this fixed component can for example be a standardscrew.Back casing 12 with fixedly connectedmodule 9 and form towards theturnover aperture 21 of downside U, be loaded into the inside of describedpassive network devices 2a by theseaperture 21 described incoming lines 4.Fixedly connectedmodule 9 is by being clamped inincoming line 4 rigidly the Stress Release equipment ofturnover aperture 21 formation incoming lines 4.This can be achieved simply, wherein passes in and outaperture 21 and has the gap width littler than the external diameter ofincoming line 4.

Aninput contact member 22 is connected in printed circuit board (PCB) 16 (Fig. 1) individually and directly with the strand of incoming line 4.For example by using the insulation-displacement terminal can set up permanent connection.Input contact member 22 hasshielding element 23, the connection between theseshielding element 23 electromagnetic shieldingincoming lines 4 and the printed circuit board (PCB) 16.

Narrower structure is to be achieved perpendicular to the printed circuit board (PCB) that vertically holds 16 of the direction S of track 3 and theinput contact member 22 by can be approaching from downside U by its plane.

Passive network devices 2a is represented as in Fig. 2 has one of outconnector 5 and sleeve pipe 6.As in conjunction with shown in Figure 1, more outconnector 5 can also be used for the situation of passive network devices 2a.If described connection can be omited Decanning 6 without undergoing heavier mechanical load.

The structure ofactive network equipment 2b is described referring now to the schematic figures among Fig. 3.In the case, identical Reference numeral is used to the function of element and the structure place corresponding to said elements.

According to the present invention, theback casing element 12 ofactive network equipment 2b is identical with fixedlying connectedmodule 9 withpassive network devices 2a, therefore can be with reference to the description of above Fig. 2.

Sinceback casing element 12 be used forpassive network devices 2a situation under identical, printed circuit board (PCB) 16 also has the size of the identical receivingelement 17 of under the situation ofactive network equipment 2b use.Especially, the height L of the printed circuit board (PCB) 16 ofactive network equipment 2b is identical with the height L of the printed circuit board (PCB) 16 ofpassive network devices 2b.

In order to give the power electronic equipment ofactive network equipment 2b, be provided with mains connection 15.Mains connection 15 can be configured to connector.Its position on the downside U of the network equipment 2, identical with the structure ofinput contact member 22 on the downside U, this makes it network equipment 2 can be pressed on the track 3 tightly side by side.

Procapsidelement 13 can have the size different with theprocapsid element 13 ofpassive network devices 2a, because generally need more space on the printed circuit board (PCB) 16 of active network equipment 2b.Procapsidelement 13 also can haveventilation hole 24 on the top O therein.Corresponding ventilation hole (it can not be seen in Fig. 3) can be arranged on downside U and go up so that realize passing the cross-ventilation of the network equipment 2.

Back casing element 12,procapsid element 13 and fixedly connectedmodule 9 are preferably formed by the plastics manufacturing and preferred inside is provided with conductive coating.The connector that can also use multilayer board and shield fully.The not big gap of individual networks equipment 2 compact conformations that these method protecting network equipment 2 make it not be subjected to electromagnetic radiation and allow to be adjacent to each other.Simple barricade can be arranged in thehousing 11 in addition.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the RJ45 connector shown in the embodiment only as diagram, and recognize, can use other plug forms that are used for information and network technology.

The network equipment 2 satisfies the requirement of IP20 safe class at least.

The network equipment 2 allows to comprise that in the track 3 two are stacked is preferably interconnection technique parallel to each other,passive network devices 2a ad hoc is arranged on the lower railway and describedactive network equipment 2b ad hoc be arranged in get on the right track on.Corresponding structure as shown in Figure 4.Passive network devices 2a is connected on theinput contact member 22 of theincoming line 4 with permanent installation, and it belongs to the infrastructure of building.Asincoming line 4 and cause theinput contact member 22 ofactive network equipment 2b to be positioned at theterminal 5 that patch cable on them is connected to passive network devices 2a.Patch cable 30 dots in Fig. 4.Connectingline 5 is connected to the auxiliary equipment or the central apparatus (not shown) of industrial information network therefrom.

In addition, the left sideactive network equipment 2b farthest that is arranged on described the getting on the right track of distance does not import contact member 22.Link block 9 (Fig. 1) is therefore replaced by dummy module 31, and this dummy module is fixed on theback casing element 12.

Can revise further.For example, as described in EP 1317683B1, the network equipment 2 can have electrical connector, and this electrical connector can be inserted into each other on the D of side.This reference is relevant therewith in its gamut.

Claims (12)

1. modular device system based on track (1) that is used for industrial information network technology, this modular device system (1) has at least one independent active (2b) and passive (2a) network equipment (2) that at least one is independent, each of this active and passive network devices all has the housing (11) that can be installed on the track (3), at least one input contact member (22) and at least one out connector (5), it is characterized in that, housing (11) has back casing element (12), and this back casing element (12) comprises the retaining member (14) that can be installed in track (3) and is configured to identical with respect to active (2b) with passive (2a) network equipment (2).

2. the modular device system based on track as claimed in claim 1 (1) is characterized in that device systems (1) also has fixedly connected module (9), wherein the electric wire of incoming line (4) can be separately with directly contact.

3. the modular device system based on track as claimed in claim 2 (1) is characterized in that, passive (2a) and/or passive (2b) network equipment (2) be replaced and be fixed to fixedly connected module (9) can by dummy module.

4. as the modular device system based on track (1) of claim 2 or 3, it is characterized in that back casing element (12) has the receiving element of fixedly connected module (9).

5. as each the modular device system based on track (1) in the claim 2 to 4, it is characterized in that, be fixedly coupled the turnover aperture (21) that module (9) has incoming line (4), it is under shed when this turnover aperture (21) is installed on the track (3).

6. the modular device system based on track (1) of each in the claim as described above is characterized in that active (2b) and passive (2a) network equipment (2) have at track (3) goes up interchangeable shell dimension (B).

7. the modular device system based on track (1) of each in the claim as described above is characterized in that, described mains connection (15) is positioned in such a way that can be approaching under the track (3) of installment state.

8. the modular device system based on track (1) of each in the claim as described above is characterized in that procapsid element (13) has the recess that is used for mains connection (15).

9. the modular device system based on track (1) of each in the claim as described above, it is characterized in that, each all has the network equipment (2) along the width (B) of the direction (S) of track (3), and this width is corresponding to the width of the out connector (5) on the front that is positioned at described housing (F) of at least 1.25 times and maximum approximate twice.

10. the modular device system based on track (1) of each in the claim as described above, it is characterized in that, described out connector (5) is arranged to single, and the narrower side of these out connectors is laminated to each other on the front (F) of the housing that is installed on the network equipment (2) on the track (3).

11. the modular device system based on track of each in the claim (1) is characterized in that as described above, the housing of at least a portion (11) is formed by the plastic production that scribbles conductive layer.

12. the modular device system based on track of each in the claim (1) as described above, it is characterized in that, at least two tracks (3) are configured to be laminated to each other, and active network equipment (2b) is disposed on get on the right track (3) and passive network devices (2a) is disposed on the lower railway (3).

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