EP3109954A1 - A voice splitter - Google Patents
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- This utility model relates to a type of voice splitter, in particular it relates to a type of single pair type VDSL2 voice splitter.
- voice splitters mainly consist of an insulation housing and a number of electronic components contained within said insulation housing. These electronic components include at least one gas discharge tube (GDT).
- GDT gas discharge tube
- the GDT When a lightning strike or alternating current is sensed or there is a spike in electrical power or other such danger, the GDT is activated and causes a movement which protects the voice splitter product from being damaged by the aforementioned dangers.
- the energy created by such dangers passes to the GDT, resulting in the GDT accumulating thermal energy and increasing in temperature; if the temperature exceeds a pre-set value, the GDT will fail.
- the GDT is contained within the insulation housing, thus it is not possible to observe from the exterior whether or not this has failed.
- specialist inspection equipment is required before it is possible to establish whether or not the GDT has failed, and due to this, checking of whether or not the GDT has failed is not convenient, increasing the difficulty of servicing and maintenance.
- the aims of this utility model are to resolve at least one aspect of the problems and drawbacks that exist in current technology mentioned above.
- One aim of this utility model is to provide a type of voice splitter that allows convenient observation of whether or not the GDT has failed.
- One aspect of this invention is to provide a type of voice splitter, comprising: a circuit board; an insulation housing provided on the circuit board; and a gas discharge tube mounted on the circuit board and contained within the insulation housing, whereby an observation window is formed in a location on the insulation housing near the gas discharge tube, and a door panel is provided on the insulation housing which may be opened and closed, for the purpose of opening and closing the aforementioned observation window.
- thermochromic coating layer the colour of which changes when exposed to heat, is coated either on the outer wall of the insulation housing near the gas discharge tube or on the outer wall of the door panel.
- the door panel is pivotally mounted on the insulation housing, allowing it to be opened or closed by rotating it.
- pivot shaft formed in the door panel, and there is a pivot hole formed in the insulation housing, the aforementioned pivot shaft fitting into that pivot hole.
- an elastic catch formed on the aforementioned door panel, there being a recess formed in the insulation housing, the flexible catch clipping into that recess; wherein the elastic catch is captured within the recess when the door panel is in the closed position, thus retaining the door panel in the closed position.
- a number of modular electronic function components are mounted on the circuit board, these modular electronic function components being distributed over both sides of the aforementioned circuit board, in addition to being contained within the insulation housing.
- the circuit board has an input terminal for the purpose of inputting a voice signal and an output terminal or the purpose of outputting a voice signal.
- the insulation housing possesses a first terminal section and a second terminal section opposite the first terminal section; additionally the aforementioned input terminal is located in the position of the first terminal section and the aforementioned output terminal is located in the position of the second terminal section and they are exposed externally.
- a pair of elastic clips is formed on the first terminal section of the insulation housing, this pair of elastic clips being positioned on both sides of the aforementioned circuit board, allowing clipping onto the voice separator assembly module when inserted into its terminal; additionally, when the first terminal section of the voice splitter is clipped onto such a voice separator assembly module when inserted into its terminal, the input terminal of the aforementioned circuit board forms an electrical contact with the corresponding terminal within the voice splitter assembly module.
- a wire connector cap provided on the second terminal section of the insulation housing, the wire connector cap possessing a U-shaped slot, the output terminal of the aforementioned circuit board being located in that U-shaped slot, allowing it to grip the conductive wire within the U-shaped slot and creating an electrical connection.
- a conductive wire constraining channel formed in the insulation housing, which constrains the conductive wire electrically connected to the output terminal of the circuit board.
- the voice splitter is a single pair type VDSL2 voice splitter.
- Another aspect of this invention is to provide a type of voice splitter, comprising: a circuit board; an insulation housing provided on the circuit board; and a gas discharge tube mounted on the circuit board and contained within the insulation housing, whereby a thermochromic coating layer, the colour of which changes when exposed to heat, is coated on the outer wall of the insulation housing near the gas discharge tube.
- thermochromic coating layer the colour of which changes when exposed to heat, coated either on the outer wall of the insulation housing near the gas discharge tube or the outer wall of the door panel, it is possible to see by observing changes to the colour of the thermochromic coating layer whether the gas discharge tube has failed, which is convenient in terms of servicing and maintenance.
- a voice splitter comprising: a circuit board; an insulation housing provided on the circuit board; and a gas discharge tube mounted on the circuit board and contained within the insulation housing.
- An observation window is formed in a location on the insulation housing near the gas discharge tube, and a door panel is provided on the insulation housing which may be opened and closed, for the purpose of opening and closing the aforementioned observation window.
- Figure 1 is a three dimensional representation of the voice splitter according to one implementation of this utility model, where the door panel 110 is shown in the open position.
- a voice splitter is revealed. As shown in figure 1 , that voice splitter consists mainly of a circuit board 200, an insulation housing 100 and a gas discharge tube 201.
- the insulation housing 100 is positioned over the circuit board 200, being for the purpose of sealing in the electronic components on that circuit board 200.
- the gas discharge tube 201 is mounted on the circuit board 200, and is contained within the insulation housing 100.
- Figure 4 is a three dimensional representation of the voice splitter according to one implementation of this utility model, where the door panel 110 is shown in the closed position.
- observation window 101 on the insulation housing 100 in a position close to the gas discharge tube 201; additionally there is a door panel 110 that can be opened and closed provided on the insulation housing 100, which is for the purpose of opening and closing the observation window 101.
- Figure 2 is a representation of the internal circuit board 200 and modular electronic function components 202 of the voice splitter shown in figure 1 .
- Figure 3 is the side view of the voice splitter shown in figure 2 .
- the door panel 110 is pivotally installed on the insulation housing 100, allowing it to open and close by rotation.
- pivot shaft 112 formed on the door panel 110, there being a pivot hole formed in the insulation housing 100, whereby the pivot shaft 112 fits into the pivot hole, thus allowing the door panel 110 to open and close by rotation.
- this utility model is not limited to the implementation shown in the diagrams, and it is possible to mount the door panel in a sliding arrangement on the insulation housing, sliding the door panel also allowing opening and closing of the observation window.
- a number of modular electronic function components 202 are mounted on the circuit board 200, these modular electronic function components 202 being distributed over both sides of the aforementioned circuit board 200, in addition to being contained within the insulation housing 100. In this manner, by applying modular design to the electronic components, space has been saved very effectively and assembly made more convenient.
- the circuit board 200 has an input terminal 210 for the purpose of inputting a voice signal and an output terminal 220 for the purpose of outputting a voice signal.
- the insulation housing 100 possesses a first terminal section 121 and a second terminal section 122 opposite the first terminal section 121; additionally the aforementioned input terminal 210 is located at the first terminal section 121 and the aforementioned output terminal 220 is located at the second terminal section 122 and are exposed externally.
- a pair of elastic clips 121a are formed on the first terminal section 121 of the insulation housing 100, this pair of elastic clips 121a being positioned on both sides of the aforementioned circuit board 200, allowing clipping onto the voice separator assembly module when inserted into its terminal; additionally, when the first terminal section 121 of the voice splitter is clipped onto such a voice separator assembly module when inserted into its terminal, the input terminal 210 of the aforementioned circuit board 200 forms an electrical contact with the corresponding terminal within the voice splitter assembly module (not shown).
- a wire connector cap 300 provided on the second terminal section 122 of the insulation housing 100, the wire connector cap 300 possessing a U-shaped slot 320, the output terminal 220 of the aforementioned circuit board 200 being located in that U-shaped slot 320, allowing it to grip the conductive wire (not shown) in the U-shaped slot 320 creating an electrical connection.
- the wire connector cap 300 it is possible to install the conductive wire in the wire connector cap 300 using a KRONE wiring tool, thus simplifying the process employed by operatives.
- the voice splitter relies on a compact paired wire voice splitter structure.
- tail end wire connector cap (otherwise known as a connector) 300 of the voice splitter relies on the patented KRONE LSA-PLUS IDC design, a design which allows the KRONE wiring tool to be used for the installation of the wire in this wire connector cap 300; this tool is generally used in wiring KRONE modules, and this voice splitter is specifically for installation on KRONE modules; as a result of this, only one cabling installation tool and one cabling installation process are necessary, thus simplifying the process employed by operatives.
- a conductive wire constraining channel 102 formed in the insulation housing 100, which constrains the conductive wire electrically connected to the output terminal 220 of the circuit board 200.
- that constraining channel 102 is bounded by the side panels of the insulation housing 100 and the outer wall of the insulation housing 100. This aids in conductive wire organisation, preventing the conductive wires from becoming tangled.
- Figure 5 is a three dimensional representation of the voice splitter according to another implementation of this utility model.
- thermochromic coating layer 130 the colour of which changes when exposed to heat, coated on the outer wall of the insulation housing 100 near the gas discharge tube 201.
- the gas discharge tube 201 is activated and causes a movement which protects the product from being damaged by the aforementioned dangers.
- the gas discharge tube 201 is subjected to all the energy created by such dangers, resulting in the gas discharge tube 201 accumulating thermal energy and increasing in temperature, the temperature of the insulation housing adjacent to the gas discharge tube 201 also increasing, therefore the colour of the thermochromic coating layer 130 coated on the external housing also changes.
- thermochromic material must first take into consideration the normal working temperature range, for instance the colour should not change between -40°C and 70°C, the colour only changing once a certain temperature has been exceeded, for instance when a temperature of 80°C is exceeded, with the colour change becoming greater as the temperature increases.
- thermochromic coating material allows the product operator to determine during maintenance whether or not the product has been endangered on the basis of changes to the colour of the thermochromic coating layer on the external housing of the product, thus this has a protective function, the extent of the colour change being an indication of the extent of the danger of damage to which it has been exposed, thus giving an indication of whether or not the function of the product in question requires testing and as to whether or not it requires replacement.
- thermochromic coating layer 130 may also be coated directly onto the outer wall of the door panel 110.
- a type of voice splitter comprising: a circuit board 200; an insulation housing 100 provided on the circuit board 200; and a gas discharge tube 201 mounted on the circuit board 200 and contained within the insulation housing 100.
- a thermochromic coating layer 130 the colour of which changes when exposed to heat, is coated on the outer wall of the insulation housing 100 near the gas discharge tube 201.
- the aforementioned voice splitter may be a single pair type VDSL2 voice splitter.
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CN201520424509.9U CN204857178U (zh) | 2015-06-18 | 2015-06-18 | 语音分离器 |
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US5684667A (en) * | 1996-05-08 | 1997-11-04 | Hsieh; King-Long | Full failure protector module |
EP0947836A2 (en) * | 1998-03-31 | 1999-10-06 | Tektronix, Inc. | Instrument with installation-evident accessory modules |
DE202005009123U1 (de) * | 2005-05-18 | 2005-09-22 | Dehn + Söhne Gmbh + Co. Kg | Überspannungsableiter, umfassend ein schienenmontierbares Basisteil mit elektrischen Anschlußklemmen sowie ein auswechselbares Einsteckteil |
TW201249289A (en) * | 2011-05-31 | 2012-12-01 | Kuo-Ching Chiang | Thermal color-changeable mobile phone |
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US5684667A (en) * | 1996-05-08 | 1997-11-04 | Hsieh; King-Long | Full failure protector module |
EP0947836A2 (en) * | 1998-03-31 | 1999-10-06 | Tektronix, Inc. | Instrument with installation-evident accessory modules |
DE202005009123U1 (de) * | 2005-05-18 | 2005-09-22 | Dehn + Söhne Gmbh + Co. Kg | Überspannungsableiter, umfassend ein schienenmontierbares Basisteil mit elektrischen Anschlußklemmen sowie ein auswechselbares Einsteckteil |
TW201249289A (en) * | 2011-05-31 | 2012-12-01 | Kuo-Ching Chiang | Thermal color-changeable mobile phone |
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