JP2000243522A - Connector block with power source - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To concentrate wiring while facilitating the collection and exchange of information with the Internet through a telephone network by providing a power source supply socket, a modular jack and an USB connector. SOLUTION: A connector block 1 is provided with two power source supply sockets 2a, 2b in a front surface of a box, three modular jacks for analog network, an IEEE 1394 connector 5 and a USB connector 6. One power source supply socket 2a of the sockets 2a, 2b is provided with an earth terminal 3. The USB connector 6 is formed of an upstream port, and a USB cable is connected to the USB connector 6. The USB connector 6 is formed of four pins, and two pins provided in both ends are power source pin, and two inside pins are signal pin. The power source pins are formed longer than the signal pins. When peripheral equipment is connected to the USB connector, the long power source pins are firstly connected, and thereafter, the short signal pins are connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a collective connector with a power supply.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, telephone outlets having modular jacks have been widely used for connecting telephone terminal devices to telephone lines. Recently, telephone terminal devices equipped with an answering machine function and a facsimile function have become widespread,
In order to operate the above various functions, it is necessary to always supply power to the telephone terminal device. Then, as a telephone outlet with a power supply, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-20746. In this apparatus, a power jack for supplying DC power is provided in a telephone outlet having a modular jack.

[0003]

Recently, personal computers (personal computers) have been widely used in ordinary households and small offices, and personal computers (SOPCs) using personal computers have become increasingly popular.
The business form of HO (small office / home office) is also showing signs of increase. In such ordinary households, small offices, SOHOs, etc., personal computers are connected to telephone lines, and information collection and information exchange using the Internet and the like are actively performed. A personal computer is often used by connecting peripheral devices such as a printer, an image scanner, a terminal adapter, and a modem. Under such circumstances, the above-mentioned conventional telephone outlet is convenient for using a multifunctional telephone terminal device, but is not sufficient for simultaneously using a personal computer and peripheral devices.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a collective connector with a power supply that is easy to use when simultaneously using a personal computer and peripheral devices.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a collective connector with a power supply, which includes a power supply outlet, a modular jack, and a USB connector.

That is, a collective connector with a power supply according to the present invention includes a power supply outlet, a modular jack,
And an SB connector. For this reason, power is supplied to the PC from the power supply outlet, and the PC is connected to the telephone line by connecting the PC to the modular jack via a modem or the like.
By connecting to the B connector, various peripheral devices such as a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a printer, a speaker, a microphone, an image scanner, a terminal adapter, and a modem can be connected via the USB connector. Thus, ordinary households and small offices, S
A personal computer and peripheral devices can be used simultaneously in an OHO or the like, and information can be easily collected or exchanged via the Internet or the like through a telephone line. Also,
The wiring is consolidated and the wiring work is easy, and the wiring is also neat. In the present invention, the USB connector refers to a universal serial bus standard connector.
Further, a telephone terminal device may be connected to the modular jack.

In the collective connector with a power supply according to the present invention,
If the unit has multiple modular jacks for analog and digital lines, high-speed communication is possible by connecting a personal computer to the modular jack for digital lines via a terminal adapter. Thus, efficient multimedia communication is possible. In addition, a conventional telephone terminal device and a conventional facsimile device can be connected to and used at the same time with the analog jack for the analog line, which is very convenient.

In the collective connector with a power supply according to the present invention,
In the case where an IEEE 1394 connector is provided, since the above-mentioned IEEE 1394 is high-speed, connection of a high-speed device such as a hard disk drive, transfer of video data, audio / music data, and the like can be easily performed. .

In the collective connector with power supply of the present invention,
If the power supply outlet has a ground terminal, the power plug supplied to the personal computer is generally equipped with a grounding pole piece. Very convenient for supply.

In the collective connector with power supply of the present invention,
If the device has a USB hub, a personal computer can be connected to the USB connector, and various peripheral devices can be connected to the USB hub, making it easy to use and easy to perform wiring work. It is collected and refreshed.

[0011]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a collective connector with a power supply according to the present invention. This collective connector 1 has two power supply outlets 2a, 2b, 3 on the front of the box.
Modular jack 4 for analog line of mouth and IEEE
An E1394 connector 5 and a USB connector 6 are provided. One of the power supply outlets 2 a and 2 b has a ground terminal 3.

The USB connector 6 is an upstream type (type A) port to which an upstream type USB cable is connected.

The USB connector 6 is composed of four pins (not shown). Two of the pins at both ends are power supply pins, and two inner pins are signal pins. The power supply pins are slightly longer than the signal pins. Then, when the peripheral device is connected to the USB connector 6,
The long power pins are connected first, followed by the short signal pins. Thus, the power is turned on to the device and the hardware is initialized before the signal exchange starts.

On the other hand, when pulling out a pin, the same applies. First, a signal pin is disconnected, and by detecting this, after performing termination processing by hardware, the power supply pin is disconnected and the power is turned off. I have. Thus, with the USB connector, the cable can be connected and disconnected without turning off the power of the computer, and the setting of the device for connection is not required. Therefore, when connecting peripheral devices as in the related art, it is possible to save the trouble of once turning off the power of the personal computer, connecting the device, and restarting the personal computer.

Since the USB connector 6 is provided with a power supply pin, any peripheral device with low power consumption (up to about 500 mA) can supply power through a USB cable. Therefore, the number of power outlets for external peripheral devices is reduced.

The IEEE 1394 connector 5 is an IEEE 1394 connector.
EE (Institute of Electric)
and Electronics Engineer
s: American Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). This IEEE 1394 connector 5 is 100-
This is a serial interface that performs data transfer at a transfer rate of 400 Mbps (megabits per second). This makes it possible to transfer hard disk, video data, audio / music data, and the like.

The collective connector 1 can be used, for example, as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the power cord 16 of the personal computer 8 is connected to the power supply outlet 2a of the collective connector 1. At this time, since the grounding pole piece (both not shown) of the plug of the power cord 16 is inserted into the ground terminal 3 provided in the power supply outlet 2a, it is convenient for supplying power to the personal computer. .

The USB connector 6 has a USB
The personal computer 8 is connected via the cable 17 and IEEE
The personal computer 8 is connected to the 1394 connector 5 via an IEEE cable 18. On the other hand, the collective connector 1
Is connected to the USB hub 7 and the conversion connector 15,
Connected to various peripheral devices.

The USB hub 7 has one upstream type port 19 connected to the collective connector 1,
Five downstream-type ports 20 connected to various peripheral devices are provided. Peripheral devices such as a monitor 9, a keyboard 10, a mouse 11, a printer 12, and a modem 13 are connected to the respective downstream type ports 20, respectively. The modem 13 includes the collective connector 1
And a telephone line.

A device having an IEEE 1394 interface such as a video camera 14 is connected via a conversion connector 15.

According to the collective connector 1, power is supplied to the personal computer 8 from the power supply outlet 2a, and at the same time, the personal computer 8 is connected to the USB connector 6 to connect to various peripheral devices via the USB connector 6. can do. Further, by connecting a personal computer 8 to the modular jack 4 via a modem 13, a telephone line can be connected. As described above, the personal computer 8 and the peripheral devices can be used at the same time, and the information can be easily collected and exchanged via the Internet or the like through the telephone line. In addition, the provision of the IEEE1394 connector 5 makes it easy to connect a high-speed device such as a hard disk drive, transfer video data, audio / music data, and the like.

As the USB hub 7, a self-powered hub that supplies power from an external power supply to the hub using an AC adapter can be used, or power can be supplied from another device (such as a computer). The resulting bus-powered hub can also be used.

FIG. 3 shows a collective connector according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This is provided with two modular jacks 22 for digital lines instead of the modular jack 4 for analog lines. Otherwise, it is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this case, by connecting a personal computer to the modular jack 22 via a terminal adapter or the like, high-speed communication becomes possible, and efficient multimedia communication becomes possible. Other than that, the same operation and effect as those of FIG. 1 are exerted.

FIG. 4 shows a collective connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This is provided with three modular jacks 4 for analog lines and two modular jacks 22 for digital lines. Otherwise, it is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this case, by connecting a personal computer to the modular jack 22 for the digital line via a terminal adapter, high-speed communication is possible, and efficient multimedia communication is possible. In addition, a conventional telephone terminal device and a conventional facsimile device can be connected to the modular jack 4 for an analog line at the same time, so that it is very convenient to use. Other than that, the same operation and effect as those of FIG. 1 are exerted.

FIG. 4 shows a collective connector according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This device has a built-in USB hub, an upstream type USB connector 6 is provided on the front surface, and five downstream type ports 20 connected to various peripheral devices are provided on the side surface. Otherwise, it is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. In this device, peripheral devices such as a monitor 9, a keyboard 10, a mouse 11, a printer 12, and a modem 13 can be connected to each of the downstream-type ports 20, respectively. Wirings are consolidated and refreshed.

In each of the above embodiments, the collective connector may be of an embedded type embedded in a wall or the like, or may be a single device, and the form is not particularly limited.

[0028]

As described above, according to the collective connector with power supply of the present invention, power is supplied to the personal computer from the power supply outlet, and the personal computer is connected to the modular jack via a modem or the like, so that the telephone line can be connected. , And at the same time, by connecting a personal computer to the USB connector, the display,
It can be connected to various peripheral devices such as a keyboard, mouse, printer, speaker, microphone, image scanner, terminal adapter, and modem. in this way,
It is possible to simultaneously use personal computers and peripheral devices in general homes, small offices, SOHOs, etc., and also to easily collect and exchange information via the Internet or the like through telephone lines. In addition, the wiring is consolidated and the wiring work is easy to perform, and the wiring is also neat. In the present invention, the USB connector refers to a universal serial bus standard connector. Further, a telephone terminal device may be connected to the modular jack.

In the collective connector with power supply of the present invention,
If the unit has multiple modular jacks for analog and digital lines, high-speed communication is possible by connecting a personal computer to the modular jack for digital lines via a terminal adapter. Thus, efficient multimedia communication is possible. In addition, a conventional telephone terminal device and a conventional facsimile device can be connected to and used at the same time with the analog jack for the analog line, which is very convenient.

In the collective connector with power supply of the present invention,
When an IEEE 1394 connector is provided, since the above-mentioned IEEE 1394 is high-speed, connection of a high-speed device such as a hard disk drive, transfer of video data, audio / music data, and the like can be easily performed. .

In the collective connector with power supply of the present invention,
If the power supply outlet has a ground terminal, the power plug supplied to the personal computer is generally equipped with a grounding pole piece. Very convenient for supply.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a collective connector with a power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a use state of the collective connector.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a collective connector with a power supply according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a collective connector with a power supply according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a collective connector with a power supply according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the collective connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2a, 2b Power supply outlet 4 Modular jack 6 USB connector

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A collective connector with a power supply, comprising a power supply outlet, a modular jack, and a USB connector. 2. The collective connector with a power supply according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of modular jacks for analog lines and digital lines. 3. The collective connector with a power supply according to claim 1, further comprising an IEEE1394 connector. 4. The collective connector with a power supply according to claim 1, wherein the power supply outlet has a ground terminal.