阅读说明：本技术 以太网络传输线 (Ethernet transmission line ) 是由 魏崇闵 于 2019-02-01 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种以太网络传输线,包括二RJ45接头与薄型连接线。各RJ45接头具有连接端子组,连接端子组包括依序排列的第一端子、第二端子、第三端子、第四端子、第五端子、第六端子、第七端子及第八端子,其中第一端子与第二端子为第一对差分端子,第三端子与第六端子为第二对差分端子,第四端子与第五端子为第三对差分端子,第七端子与第八端子为第四对差分端子。薄型连接线连接于二RJ45接头之间,薄型连接线包括第一软性线路板层、第二软性线路板层及间隔层,间隔层夹设于第一软性线路板层与第二软性线路板层之间,第一软性线路板层设有二第一传输线,二第一传输线分别电连接于各连接端子组对应的第三端子与第六端子,第二软性线路板层设有二第二传输线,二第二传输线分别电连接于各连接端子组对应的第四端子与第五端子。(An Ethernet transmission line comprises two RJ45 connectors and a thin connecting line. Each RJ45 connector has a connection terminal set including a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal arranged in sequence, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are a first pair of differential terminals, the third terminal and the sixth terminal are a second pair of differential terminals, the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are a third pair of differential terminals, and the seventh terminal and the eighth terminal are a fourth pair of differential terminals. The thin connecting line is connected between the two RJ45 connectors and comprises a first flexible circuit board layer, a second flexible circuit board layer and a spacing layer, the spacing layer is clamped between the first flexible circuit board layer and the second flexible circuit board layer, the first flexible circuit board layer is provided with two first transmission lines, the two first transmission lines are electrically connected to a third terminal and a sixth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group respectively, the second flexible circuit board layer is provided with two second transmission lines, and the two second transmission lines are electrically connected to a fourth terminal and a fifth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group respectively.)

1. An ethernet transmission line, comprising:

two RJ45 connectors, each of the RJ45 connectors having a connection terminal set, the connection terminal set including a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal arranged in sequence, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are a first pair of differential terminals, the third terminal and the sixth terminal are a second pair of differential terminals, the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are a third pair of differential terminals, and the seventh terminal and the eighth terminal are a fourth pair of differential terminals; and

a thin connecting line connected between the two RJ45 connectors, the thin connecting line including a first flexible circuit board layer, a second flexible circuit board layer and a spacing layer, the spacing layer being sandwiched between the first flexible circuit board layer and the second flexible circuit board layer, the first flexible circuit board layer being provided with two first transmission lines, the two first transmission lines being electrically connected to the third terminal and the sixth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group, respectively, the second flexible circuit board layer being provided with two second transmission lines, the two second transmission lines being electrically connected to the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group, respectively.

2. The ethernet transmission line according to claim 1, further comprising two third transmission lines disposed on the first flexible circuit board layer or the second flexible circuit board layer and electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal corresponding to each of the connection terminal sets, respectively.

3. The ethernet transmission line according to claim 1, further comprising two fourth transmission lines disposed on the first flexible circuit board layer or the second flexible circuit board layer and electrically connected to the seventh terminal and the eighth terminal corresponding to each of the connection terminal sets, respectively.

4. The ethernet transmission line of claim 1, wherein the thin connection line further comprises a protection layer at least covering the first flexible circuit board layer or the second flexible circuit board layer.

5. The ethernet transmission line of claim 4, wherein said protective layer is a water-proof layer.

6. The ethernet transmission line of claim 4, wherein said protective layer is an electromagnetic wave shielding layer.

7. The ethernet transmission line of claim 1, wherein the two first transmission lines are disposed on an inner surface of the first flexible circuit board layer, and the two second transmission lines are disposed on an inner surface of the second flexible circuit board layer.

8. An ethernet transmission line in accordance with claim 1 wherein said spacing layer of said low profile interconnect line is provided with a ground line.

9. The ethernet transmission line of claim 1 wherein said two RJ45 jacks are an outdoor jack and an indoor jack, respectively.

10. The ethernet transmission line of claim 9, wherein the low profile cable further comprises a waterproof cover adjacent to the outdoor connector.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a transmission line, and more particularly, to an ethernet transmission line.

Background

With the development and popularity of communication technology, networking has become an essential part of most businesses, homes, and individuals. Generally, most people install the network sharer indoors, so that a plurality of communication devices (such as notebook computers, smart phones or tablet computers) in a specific range can be connected with the network sharer in a wired or wireless manner to connect to the internet through the network sharer.

However, the wire diameter or thickness of the currently known ethernet cable is too large (mostly exceeding 1.5mm), specifically, for the ethernet cable of twisted pair, a plurality of twisted pairs are twisted with each other, each twisted pair has an insulation layer outside the conductive circuit (such as copper wire) except for the conductive circuit, and the twisted pairs are further covered by a protective skin after being twisted, so that the wire diameter or thickness of the ethernet cable cannot be further reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, in one embodiment, an ethernet transmission line is provided, which includes two RJ45 connectors and a thin connection line. Each RJ45 connector has a connection terminal set including a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, a sixth terminal, a seventh terminal and an eighth terminal arranged in sequence, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are a first pair of differential terminals, the third terminal and the sixth terminal are a second pair of differential terminals, the fourth terminal and the fifth terminal are a third pair of differential terminals, and the seventh terminal and the eighth terminal are a fourth pair of differential terminals. The thin connecting line is connected between the two RJ45 connectors and comprises a first flexible circuit board layer, a second flexible circuit board layer and a spacing layer, the spacing layer is clamped between the first flexible circuit board layer and the second flexible circuit board layer, the first flexible circuit board layer is provided with two first transmission lines, the two first transmission lines are electrically connected to a third terminal and a sixth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group respectively, the second flexible circuit board layer is provided with two second transmission lines, and the two second transmission lines are electrically connected to a fourth terminal and a fifth terminal corresponding to each connecting terminal group respectively.

In summary, according to the ethernet transmission line of the embodiment of the invention, the thin connection line between the two RJ45 connectors is implemented by the flexible printed circuit board, so that the thickness of the thin connection line can be greatly reduced and the thin connection line has good flexibility, so that the ethernet transmission line can easily pass through a gap or be installed at a narrow place when being used for indoor connection. If the Ethernet transmission line is used for connecting outdoor devices, the Ethernet transmission line can directly penetrate through the door or the window without influencing opening and closing, so that additional construction (such as damaging the door or the window or drilling holes in a wall) is not needed, the cost is reduced, and the indoor decoration appearance is maintained.

In addition, the thin connecting line is respectively arranged on the first flexible circuit board layer and the second flexible circuit board layer through the two first transmission lines and the two second transmission lines, so that the two first transmission lines and the two second transmission lines can greatly reduce crosstalk (crosstalk) between the two transmission lines by means of separation of the spacing layer, and compared with a traditional twisted pair, the transmission lines are easier to control equal length, and transmission delay is reduced.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an ethernet transmission line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a connection diagram of an ethernet transmission line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an ethernet transmission line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of an ethernet transmission line according to the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic application diagram of an ethernet transmission line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a line installation of an ethernet transmission line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of an ethernet transmission line according to the present invention.

Wherein the reference numerals are:

100 Ethernet transmission line

1 first RJ45 connector

2 second RJ45 connector

10. 20 connecting terminal group

11. 21 first terminal

12. 22 second terminal

13. 23 a third terminal

14. 24 fourth terminal

15. 25 fifth terminal

16. 26 sixth terminal

17. 27 seventh terminal

18. 28 eighth terminal

30. 30' thin connecting line

31 first flexible circuit board layer

311 first transmission line

32 second flexible circuit board layer

321 second transmission line

322 third transmission line

313. 323 fourth transmission line

33 spacer layer

331 ground wire

34. 35 protective layer

36A-36H electrical contact

37A-37H electrical contact

38A-38H electrical contact

39A-39H electrical contact

40 waterproof cover plate

401 water stop ring

50 indoor device

51 outdoor device

511 Assembly groove

W window

F window frame

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1, the ethernet transmission line 100 includes two RJ45 connectors and a thin connection line 30, wherein the thin connection line 30 is connected between two RJ45 connectors (hereinafter, referred to as a first RJ45 connector 1 and a second RJ45 connector 2). As shown in fig. 2, the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2 respectively have connection terminal sets 10 and 20, and the connection terminal set 10 of the first RJ45 connector 1 includes a first terminal 11, a second terminal 12, a third terminal 13, a fourth terminal 14, a fifth terminal 15, a sixth terminal 16, a seventh terminal 17 and an eighth terminal 18, which are sequentially arranged. The connection terminal set 20 of the second RJ45 connector 2 includes a first terminal 21, a second terminal 22, a third terminal 23, a fourth terminal 24, a fifth terminal 25, a sixth terminal 26, a seventh terminal 27 and an eighth terminal 28 arranged in sequence. In some embodiments, the first to eighth terminals 11 to 18 of the connection terminal group 10 of the first RJ45 connector 1 and the first to eighth terminals 21 to 28 of the connection terminal group 20 of the second RJ45 connector 2 may be arranged in the same direction, so that the first to eighth terminals 11 to 18 correspond to the first to eighth terminals 21 to 28, respectively.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first terminals 11 and 21 and the second terminals 12 and 22 of the connection terminal groups 10 and 20 are a first pair of differential terminals (Data pair a + terminal and Data pair a-terminal), the third terminals 13 and 23 and the sixth terminals 16 and 26 are a second pair of differential terminals (Data pair b + terminal and Data pair b-terminal), the fourth terminals 14 and 24 and the fifth terminals 15 and 25 are a third pair of differential terminals (Data pair c + terminal and Data pair c-terminal), and the seventh terminals 17 and 27 and the eighth terminals 18 and 28 are a fourth pair of differential terminals (Data pair d + terminal and Data pair d-terminal). That is, for the connection terminal set 10, the first pair of differential terminals (the first terminal 11 and the second terminal 12) and the fourth pair of differential terminals (the seventh terminal 17 and the eighth terminal 18) are respectively located at two opposite ends of the connection terminal set 10, and the third pair of differential terminals (the fourth terminal 14 and the fifth terminal 15) is located between the second pair of differential terminals (the third terminal 13 and the sixth terminal 16).

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the thin connection line 30 is a multi-Layer thin film structure, in the present embodiment, the thin connection line 30 includes a first Flexible Circuit board Layer 31 (FPC Layer), a second Flexible Circuit board Layer 32 (FPC Layer), and a spacer Layer 33, wherein the spacer Layer 33 is sandwiched between the first Flexible Circuit board Layer 31 and the second Flexible Circuit board Layer 32. In some embodiments, the first flexible circuit board layer 31, the second flexible circuit board layer 32 and the spacer layer 33 are all flexible thin film layers, for example, the first flexible circuit board layer 31, the second flexible circuit board layer 32 and the spacer layer 33 can be made of Polyimide (Polyimide), polyethylene terephthalate (polyethylene terephthalate), Polycarbonate (Polycarbonate) or other plastic materials.

As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the present embodiment, two first transmission lines 311 are disposed on the surface of the first flexible circuit board layer 31, where the two first transmission lines 311 are disposed on the inner surface of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 close to the spacer layer 33 to prevent the first flexible circuit board layer 31 from being exposed to achieve the protection effect, but may also be disposed on the outer surface of the first flexible circuit board layer 31. In addition, the two first transmission lines 311 are parallel to each other and electrically connected to the third terminals 13, 23 and the sixth terminals 16, 26 corresponding to the connection terminal sets 10, 20 of the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2, respectively. That is, one end of the two first transmission lines 311 is electrically connected to the third terminal 13 and the sixth terminal 16 of the connection terminal group 10, and the other end of the two first transmission lines 311 is electrically connected to the third terminal 23 and the sixth terminal 26 of the connection terminal group 20.

For example, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, two ends of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 may be respectively provided with a set of electrical contacts to be respectively electrically connected to the connection terminal sets 10 and 20 of the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2. For example, one end of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 has eight electrical contacts 36A to 36H for electrically connecting to the first terminal 11 to the eighth terminal 18 of the first RJ45 connector 1, and the other end of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 also has eight electrical contacts 37A to 37H for electrically connecting to the first terminal 21 to the eighth terminal 28 of the second RJ45 connector 2. One end of the two first transmission lines 311 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 36C and 36F, respectively, and the other end of the two first transmission lines 311 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 37C and 37F, respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the third terminal 13 and the sixth terminal 16 via the electrical contacts 36C and 36F and to be electrically connected to the third terminal 23 and the sixth terminal 26 via the electrical contacts 37C and 37F.

As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the present embodiment, two parallel second transmission lines 321, two parallel third transmission lines 322, and two parallel fourth transmission lines 323 are disposed on the surface of the second flexible circuit board layer 32, where the two second transmission lines 321, the two third transmission lines 322, and the two fourth transmission lines 323 are disposed on the inner surface of the second flexible circuit board layer 32 close to the spacer layer 33 to avoid exposure and achieve the protection effect, but may also be disposed on the outer surface of the second flexible circuit board layer 32. Further, the second transmission line 321 is electrically connected to the fourth terminals 14 and 24 and the fifth terminals 15 and 25 corresponding to the connection terminal groups 10 and 20, respectively, the second third transmission line 322 is electrically connected to the first terminals 11 and 21 and the second terminals 12 and 22 corresponding to the connection terminal groups 10 and 20, respectively, and the second fourth transmission line 323 is electrically connected to the seventh terminals 17 and 27 and the eighth terminals 18 and 28 corresponding to the connection terminal groups 10 and 20, respectively.

For example, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, two ends of the second flexible circuit board layer 32 may be respectively provided with a set of electrical contacts to respectively correspond to the connection terminal sets 10 and 20 electrically connected to the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2, for example, one end of the second flexible circuit board layer 32 has eight electrical contacts 38A to 38H to respectively correspond to the first terminal 11 to the eighth terminal 18 of the first RJ45 connector 1, and the other end of the second flexible circuit board layer 32 has eight electrical contacts 39A to 39H to respectively correspond to the first terminal 21 to the eighth terminal 28 of the second RJ45 connector 2. One end of the two third transmission lines 322 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 38A and 38B, respectively, and the other end of the two third transmission lines 322 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 39A and 39B, respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the first terminals 11 and 21 and the second terminals 12 and 22 corresponding to the connection terminal sets 10 and 20, respectively, through the electrical contacts 38A and 38B and the electrical contacts 39A and 39B, respectively. One end of the second transmission line 321 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 38D, 38E, respectively, and the other end of the second transmission line 321 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 39D, 39E, respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the fourth terminals 14, 24 and the fifth terminals 15, 25 corresponding to the connection terminal sets 10, 20, respectively, through the electrical contacts 38D, 38E and the electrical contacts 39D, 39E, respectively. One end of the second fourth transmission line 323 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 38G and 38H, respectively, and the other end of the second fourth transmission line 323 can be electrically connected to the electrical contacts 39G and 39H, respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the seventh terminals 17 and 27 and the eighth terminals 18 and 28 corresponding to the connection terminal sets 10 and 20, respectively, through the electrical contacts 38G and 38H and the electrical contacts 39G and 39H.

In some embodiments, the two first transmission lines 311, the two second transmission lines 321, the two third transmission lines 322, and the two fourth transmission lines 323 may be conductive lines, such as copper lines, silver paste lines, or other metal lines, but not limited to metal materials, as long as the conductive materials can be used as the material of the transmission lines. In some embodiments, the two first transmission lines 311 may be formed on the surface of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 by printing or etching, and the two second transmission lines 321, the two third transmission lines 322, and the two fourth transmission lines 323 may also be formed on the surface of the second flexible circuit board layer 32 by printing or etching.

In some embodiments, the two third transmission lines 322 and the two fourth transmission lines 323 may also be disposed on the first flexible circuit board layer 31, or one of the two third transmission lines 322 and the two fourth transmission lines 323 is disposed on the first flexible circuit board layer 31, and the other is disposed on the second flexible circuit board layer 32. For example, as shown in fig. 4, which is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the ethernet transmission line of the present invention, the difference between this embodiment and the embodiment of fig. 3 is that the second fourth transmission line 313 of the thin connection line 30' is disposed on the surface of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 instead. One end of the two fourth transmission lines 313 is electrically connected to the electrical contacts 36G, 36H, respectively, and the other end of the two fourth transmission lines 313 is electrically connected to the electrical contacts 37G, 37H, respectively, so as to be electrically connected to the seventh terminals 17, 27 and the eighth terminals 18, 28 corresponding to the connection terminal sets 10, 20, respectively, via the electrical contacts 36G, 36H and the electrical contacts 37G, 37H.

Therefore, according to the ethernet transmission line 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the thin connection line 30 between the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2 is implemented by a multi-layer film, so that the thin connection line 30 can be more thin and flexible, and is easy to install, for example, the thicknesses of the first flexible circuit board layer 31, the second flexible circuit board layer 32 and the spacer layer 33 can be respectively between 0.06mm and 0.2mm, and the thickness of the whole thin connection line 30 can be reduced to less than 0.6 mm. The ethernet transmission line 100 can be easily inserted through a slot or installed in a narrow place when used for indoor connection. If the ethernet transmission line 100 is used to connect outdoor devices, it can directly pass through the door or window without affecting the opening and closing, thereby reducing the cost and maintaining the beauty of the interior decoration without additional construction (e.g., breaking the door or window or drilling holes in the wall).

For example, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the first RJ45 connector 1 and the second RJ45 connector 2 of the ethernet transmission line 100 can be an outdoor connector and an indoor connector, respectively. For example, in the present embodiment, the second RJ45 plug 2 is connected to an in-house device 50, for example, the in-house device 50 may be a DSL modem, a Gateway (Gateway) or a Router (Router). The first RJ45 connector 1 may be directly extended out of the window W to be connected to the outdoor unit 51, for example, the outdoor unit 51 may be a wireless network transceiver (e.g., a 5G transceiver or a Wi-Fi transceiver). Since the thin connecting wire 30 is extremely thin and can be easily bent, the thin connecting wire 30 can be easily disposed along the shape of the window frame F of the window W (as shown in fig. 6), so that the function of sealing the window W after closing can be achieved without affecting the original function of the window W.

In addition, in the thin connection line 30 according to the embodiment of the invention, the two first transmission lines 311 electrically connected to the third terminals 13 and 23 and the sixth terminals 16 and 26 of the connection terminal groups 10 and 20 are disposed on the first flexible circuit board layer 31, and the two second transmission lines 321 electrically connected to the fourth terminals 14 and 24 and the fifth terminals 15 and 25 of the connection terminal groups 10 and 20 are disposed on the second flexible circuit board layer 32, so that the two first transmission lines 311 and the two second transmission lines 321 are prevented from being too close to each other by being located on the same layer and can be further blocked by the spacer layer 33, thereby greatly reducing crosstalk (crosstalk) between the two transmission lines. In addition, compared to the conventional twisted pair method, the thin connecting wire 30 of the embodiment of the invention is easier to control the transmission lines (i.e. the two first transmission lines 311, the two second transmission lines 321, the two third transmission lines 322, and the two fourth transmission lines 323) to have equal lengths, so as to reduce the transmission delay.

As shown in fig. 7, the thin connecting cable 30 of the ethernet transmission line 100 is further provided with a waterproof cover 40, the waterproof cover 40 is adjacent to the first RJ45 connector 1 or the second RJ45 connector 2, in this embodiment, the waterproof cover 40 is adjacent to the outdoor connector (here, the first RJ45 connector 1), when the first RJ45 connector 1 is connected to the outdoor device 51, the waterproof cover 40 can cover the assembling slot 511 of the outdoor device 51, so that the first RJ45 connector 1 can be enclosed in the assembling slot 511 to achieve the waterproof effect. In an embodiment, a water stop ring 401 (e.g., a silicone ring or a rubber ring) may be further disposed around the waterproof cover 40 to enhance the waterproof effect.

As shown in fig. 3, in an embodiment, the interlayer 33 between the thin connecting wires 30 further has a grounding line 331, and the grounding line 331 can be interposed between the second transmission lines 321 and the first transmission lines 311 to further prevent crosstalk between the second transmission lines 321 and the first transmission lines 311.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the thin connection line 30 further includes two protection layers 34 and 35, and the two protection layers 34 and 35 are respectively covered outside the first flexible circuit board layer 31 or the second flexible circuit board layer 32 (here, covered on the surfaces of the first flexible circuit board layer 31 and the second flexible circuit board layer 32 away from the spacer layer 33) to achieve the protection effect. For example, the protective layers 34 and 35 can be waterproof layers, such as glue layers or coatings made of waterproof materials, so that the thin connecting wire 30 can have waterproof effect and be connected to various outdoor devices.

In some embodiments, the protection layers 34 and 35 may also be electromagnetic wave shielding layers, for example, the protection layers 34 and 35 may be formed by a single-layer or multi-layer conductive metal (e.g. silver, copper, nickel) film by vacuum sputtering (sputtering) or chemical Plating (Plating), so that the thin connection line 30 has electromagnetic wave shielding capability. In one embodiment, the thickness of the protective layers 34, 35 can be controlled between 0.1 μm and 1 μm to maintain good flexibility of the thin connection line 30.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.