Information circuit wiring allowing efficient layout
US6269471A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
On a floor of a building, a wiring layout of information circuits which are used by personnel who work at a plurality of blocks, has at each block outlet connectors connected to information devices at the block. An interconnection unit has primary connectors connected to extend devices e.g. telephone exchange or network controller, and secondary connectors. Wiring structures each having a plurality of wiring cables connect respective groups of the secondary connectors to respective blocks. Interconnection cables detachably and interchangeably connect the primary and secondary connectors at the interconnection unit. To enable efficient and simple re-arrangement for the information circuits, first identification signs, e.g. colors, identify blocks associated with the respective wiring cables, and at the interconnection unit, the secondary outlets connected by one of the wiring structures to one of the blocks are grouped together in space and have associated with them an identification sign which is the same as the first identification sign identifying the block to which they are connected.
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