Connecting cable comprising an electric plug-and-socket connection

• US RE41,206 E1
• Filed: 11/16/2000
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADC GmbH (TE Connectivity Ltd. (United Kingdom))
• Inventors: Mossner, Frank, Gwiazdowski, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi; Ross N
• Application Number:
  US11/525,191
• Time in Patent Office: 3,428 Days
• Field of Search: 439/344, 439/502, 439/941, 439/418, 439/676, 439/460
• US Class Current: 439/344
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6463 using twisted pairs of wires
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/941 Crosstalk suppression

Abstract

The invention relates to a connecting cable (10) comprising a cable (10) with four conductor pairs (1, 2; 3, 6; 4, 5; 7, 8) which are routed in pairs in a defined manner in the cable (10), with an identical electrical plug connection being arranged at both ends of the cable (10), with a cable manager (11, 17) having guides (21-28; 31-38) for the conductors (1-8) being arranged at each of the two cable ends for fixing and defined guidance, in which guides the conductors (1-8) of the cable (10) are routed to the electrical contacts (41-48), with the cable managers (11, 17) each having a top face (16), a bottom face (15, 19), a rear face (12, 20) and an end surface (13, 18), and with the guides (21, 22, 27, 28; 31, 32, 37, 38) of the conductors (1, 2, 7, 8) which are associated with the two outer contact pairs (41, 42, 47, 48) being formed on the sides of the cable managers (11, 17) at right angles to the end surfaces (13, 18) of the cable managers (11, 17), and, from the rear face (12) to the end surface (13) in the first cable manager (11), a first inner conductor pair (3, 6) is routed from the top face (16) and a second inner conductor pair (4, 5) is routed from the bottom face (15) into a connecting plane, without crossing, and, from the rear face (20) to the end surface (18) in the second cable manager (17), the first inner conductor pair (3, 6) is routed from the bottom face (19) and the second inner conductor pair (4, 5) is routed from the top face (16) into the connecting plane, without crossing.

Claims

1. A connecting cable, comprising:

a cable with four conductor pairs, the conductor pairs being routed in pairs in a defined manner in the cable;

first and second cable managers each having guides for the conductors to be arranged at each of two cable ends for fixing and defined guidance of the conductors of the cable and routing to the electrical contacts, each of the first and second cable managers having a top face, a bottom face, a rear face and an end surface with the rear face facing the cable and the end surface facing the contacts and with conductor guides associated with the two outer contact pairs being formed on the sides of the cable managers at right angles to their end surface, wherein from the rear face to the end surface in the first cable manager, a first inner conductor pair is routed from the top face, and a second inner conductor pair is routed from the bottom face into a connecting plane, without crossing, and, from the rear face to the end surface in the second cable manager, the first inner conductor pair is routed from the bottom face, and the second inner conductor pair is routed from the top face into a connecting plane without crossing.

2. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guides of the second inner conductors in the first cable manager and the guides for the first inner conductors in the second cable manager are configured diagonally or vertically at an angle.

3. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first inner conductor pair is associated with the outer contacts of a contact arrangement interleaved with one another, with the conductors being routed at least partially in a V-shape or U-shape within the cable managers.

4. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting cable is in the form of a patch-cord cable.

5. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first conductor pair and the second conductor pair are routed into the same connecting plane in both cable managers.

6. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 5, wherein said same connecting plane is arranged below the top face of the cable managers.

7. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 6, wherein the guides for the first inner conductors lie in the connecting plane of the first cable manager, and the guides for the second inner conductors lie in the connecting plane of the second cable manager.

8. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

identical electrical plug connections arranged at both ends of the cable.

9. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 8, wherein the cable managers are designed such that they can latch into the electrical plug connections.

10. A cable managers for prefabrication of a cable having eight conductors, the cable managers comprising:

a non-conductive base body with guides for the conductors including guides for two outer conductor pairs extending at right angles to an end surface at a side in the cable manager, said guides for said two outer conductor pairs route the two outer conductor pairs into a first common plane, and wherein the guides in a region from a rear face to the end surface of the cable manager route a first inner conductor pair and a second inner conductor pair in pairs from a top face and a bottom face within the cable manager into a second common connecting plane in the end surface, without crossing, said first and second connecting planes being spaced from each other.

11. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guide for the first inner conductor pair is routed from the top face into said second common connecting plane in the end surface, and the guide for the second inner conductor pair is routed from the bottom face into said second common connecting plane.

12. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guide for the first inner conductor pair is routed from the bottom face into said second common connecting plane in the end surface, and the guide for the second inner conductor pair is routed from the top face into said second common connecting plane.

13. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein said second common connecting plane is arranged underneath the top face, said second common connecting plane also being closer to said top face than said bottom face, said first and second common connecting planes also being substantially parallel.

14. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guide for the first inner conductor pair is formed at least partially in a V-shape or U-shape.

15. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guide which runs from the bottom face is designed such that it is bent diagonally or upwards, or at right angles to the side.

16. The cable managers as claimed in claim 10, wherein the guides are in the form of continuous channels from the rear face to the end surface.

17. A cable managers for prefabrication of a cable having eight conductors, the cable managers comprising:

a non-conductive base body with guides for the conductors including guides for two outer conductor pairs extending at right angles to an end surface at a side in the cable manager and wherein the guides in a region from a rear face to the end surface of the cable manager route a first inner conductor pair and a second inner conductor pair in pairs from a top face and a bottom face within the cable manager into a common connecting plane in the end surface, without crossing, the guide which runs from the bottom face is designed such that it is bent diagonally or upwards, or at right angles to the side.

18. A cable manager arrangement for a cable with a plurality of conductors, the cable manager comprising:

a first cable manager having guides for the conductors, said first cable manager having a cable side adjacent the cable and having a connector side with electrical contacts, said first cable manager having first and second sides extending between cable side and said connector side, said first and second sides being on substantially opposite sides of said first cable manager, said first cable manager having a plurality of guides for the conductors, said guides uniquely defining guidance of the conductors from said cable side to said connector side, said guides routing a first conductor pair from said first side at said cable side to a connecting plane at said connector side, said guides routing a second conductor pair from said second side at said cable side to said connecting plane at said connector side, said connecting plane being arranged closer to said first side than said second side;

a second cable manager having guides for conductors, said second cable manager having a cable side adjacent the cable and having a connector side with electrical contacts, said second cable manager having first and second sides extending between cable side and said connector side, said first and second sides being on substantially opposite sides of said second cable manager, said second cable manager having a plurality of guides for the conductors, said guides uniquely defining guidance of the conductors from said cable side to said connector side, said guides routing said first conductor pair from said second side at said cable side to a connecting plane at said connector side, said guides routing said second conductor pair routed from said first side at said cable side to said connecting plane at said connector side, said connecting plane of said second cable manager being arranged closer to said first side than said second side of said second cable manger.

19. An arrangement in accordance with claim 18, wherein:

said guides of said first and second cable mangers are arranged to minimize tolerances in crosstalk at said first and second cable managers.

20. An arrangement in accordance with claim 18, wherein:

the cable is connected to said cable side of said first and second cable mangers, the cable having the plurality of conductors in a first arrangement at said first cable manger, and the cable having the plurality of conductors in a second arrangement at said second cable manger.

21. An arrangement in accordance with claim 20, wherein:

positions of the first and second conductor pairs in said first arrangement are reversed from positions of the first and second pairs of the conductors in said second arrangement.

22. A connecting cable, comprising:

a) a cable having a first end and a second end, the cable including a plurality of conductor pairs;

b) a first cable manager attached to the first end of the cable, the first cable manager defining a first conductor arrangement including;

i) outer guides located at opposite sides of the first cable manager, two outer conductor pairs of the plurality of conductor pairs of the cable being routed within the outer guides;

ii) top guide structure at least partially formed in a top surface of the first cable manager; and

iii) bottom guide structure at least partially formed in a bottom surface of the first cable manager;

iv) wherein a first inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs is routed within the top guide structure and extends from a rearward end of the first cable manager to an opposite forward end, and wherein a second inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs is routed within the bottom conductor guide and extends from the rearward end of the first cable manager to the opposite forward end, without crossing;

c) a second cable manager attached to the second end of the cable, the second cable manager defining a second conductor arrangement including;

i) outer guides located at opposite sides of the second cable manager, the two outer conductor pairs of the plurality of conductor pairs of the cable being routed within the outer guides;

ii) top guide structure at least partially formed in a top surface of the second cable manager; and

iii) bottom guide structure at least partially formed in a bottom surface of the second cable manager;

iv) wherein the second inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs is routed within the top guide structure and extends from a rearward end of the second cable manager to an opposite forward end, and wherein the first inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs is routed within the bottom conductor guide and extends from the rearward end of the second cable manager to the opposite forward end, without crossing; and

d) electrical plug connections arranged at both the first and second ends of the cable.

23. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 22, wherein each of the top guide structure of the first cable manager and the bottom guide structure of the second cable manager is V-shaped.

24. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 22, wherein the connecting cable is a patch-cord cable.

25. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 22, wherein the conductor arrangement of the first cable manager is different than the conductor arrangement of the second cable manager.

26. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 25, wherein the first and second cable managers are configured to latch into the electrical plug connections.

27. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 22, wherein the first inner conductor pair and the second inner conductor pair are routed into a common connecting plane at the forward end of the first cable manager.

28. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 27, wherein the common connecting plane of the first cable manager is a first connecting plane, and wherein the two outer conductor pairs are routed into a second connecting plane offset from the first connecting plane.

29. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 27, wherein the first inner conductor pair and the second inner conductor pair are routed into a common connecting plane at the forward end of the second cable manager.

30. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 29, wherein each of the bottom guide structure of the first cable manager and the top guide structure of the second cable manager lies in the common connecting plane of the respective first and second cable managers.

31. A connecting cable, comprising:

a) a cable having a first end and a second end, the cable including a plurality of conductor pairs, the cable including a first conductor routing arrangement at the first end of the cable and a second conductor routing arrangement at the second end of the cable;

b) wherein the first conductor routing arrangement is at least partially defined by a first cable manager, the first conductor routing arrangement including;

i) two outer conductor pairs of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within outer guides located at opposite sides of the first cable manager;

ii) a first inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within a top conductor guide of the first cable manager; and

iii) a second inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within a bottom conductor guide of the first cable manager;

iv) wherein the first inner conductor pair extends from a rearward end of the first cable manager to an opposite forward end, and the second inner conductor pair extends from the rearward end of the first cable manager to the opposite forward end, without crossing;

c) and wherein the second conductor routing arrangement is at least partially defined by a second cable manager, the second conductor routing arrangement including;

i) the two outer conductor pairs of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within outer guides located at opposite sides of the second cable manager;

ii) the first inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within a bottom conductor guide of the second cable manager; and

iii) the second inner conductor pair of the plurality of conductor pairs routed within a top conductor guide of the second cable manager;

iv) wherein the first inner conductor pair extends from a rearward end of the second cable manager to an opposite forward end, and the second inner conductor pair extends from the rearward end of the second cable manager to the opposite forward end, without crossing.

32. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 31, wherein each of the first inner conductor pair at the first end of the cable and the second inner conductor pair at the second end of the cable is routed in a V-shape configuration within the respective first and second cable managers.

33. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 31, wherein the connecting cable is a patch-cord cable.

34. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 31, wherein the first cable manager that at least partially defines the first conductor routing arrangement is different than the second cable manager that at least partially defines the second conductor routing arrangement.

35. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 31, wherein the first inner conductor pair and the second inner conductor pair are routed into a common connecting plane at the first end of the cable.

36. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 35, wherein the common connecting plane at the first end of the cable is a first connecting plane, and wherein the two outer conductor pairs are routed into a second connecting plane offset from the first connecting plane at the first end of the cable.

37. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 35, wherein the first inner conductor pair and the second inner conductor pair are routed into a common connecting plane at the second end of the cable.

38. The connecting cable as claimed in claim 37, wherein the second inner conductor pair lies in the common connecting plane at the first end of the cable, and wherein the first inner conductor pair lies in the common connecting plane at the second end of the cable.