US 6,855,881 B2Granted

Combined communication and power cable with air cooling for network systems

OwnerBahman Khoshnoodinventor

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Abstract

A multifunction power/data distribution system which consists of a cable system that provides power, data, and air cooling from a single wall outlet. Each device, has a single cable which brings power, data, and/or cooled air to that device. The system includes an appliance coupler assembly which may incorporate a fiber optics signal line, a coax cable, a cooled air supply line, and/or a telephone line. The data lines may be combined into a single high bandwidth line. Only a single cable is required to be run between the appliance coupler socket on the wall and an appliance, such as a PC, telephone, etc., to connect the appliance to an external power source, to a data network, to telephone network, or to a source of air cooling. The system provides for, and describes several types of, mating wall sockets and appliance end plugs.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A multifunction power, data and/or cooling system, comprising:

a power/data cable, further comprising:
an internal power line with input contacts for inputting electrical power at a first end and output contacts for outputting electrical power at a second end;
and
an internal data line with means to input data at either end and output data at the opposing end;
a wall receptacle, said wall receptacle further comprising:
a power input for receiving electrical power;
at least one data port for receiving/transmitting data;
and
a receptacle for attachment to the cower/data cable, the receptacle further comprising:
output power contacts to output electrical power to the power/data cable;
and
a receptacle data input/output means to output data to the internal data line that was received at the data port, and to output data to the data port that was received from the internal data line;
a temperature controlled air supply having an air output;
a temperature controlled air supply line attached to the air output, and further attached to
a temperature controlled air input on the wall receptacle;
the wall receptacle further having a temperature controlled air output to output temperature controlled air received at its temperature controlled air input;
and
the power/data cable further comprising:
a temperature controlled air input at one end of the power/data cable;
a temperature controlled air output at the other end of the power/data cable;
and
a temperature controlled air conduit connecting the temperature controlled air input and the temperature controlled air output;
whereby the power/data cable supplies power, data, and temperature controlled air.

20 more elements

A multifunction power, data and/or cooling system comprising:

a power/data cable, further comprising:
an internal power line with input contacts for inputting electrical power at a first end and output contacts for outputting electrical power at a second end;
and
a plurality of internal data lines with means to input data at either end and output data at the opposing end, and/or facsimile data, security data, and/or voice telephone data, and/or video data;
a wall receptacle, said wall receptacle further comprising:
a power input for receiving electrical power;
at least one data port for receiving/transmitting data;
and
a receptacle for attachment to the power/data cable, the receptacle further comprising:
output power contacts to output electrical power to the power/data cable;
and
a pluralty of receptacle data input/output means to output data to the internal data line that was received at the data port, and to output data to the data port that was received from the internal data line;
a temperature controlled air supply having an air output;
a temperature controlled air supply line attached to the air output, and further attached to
a temperature controlled air input on the wall receptacle;
the wall receptacle further having a temperature controlled air output to output temperature controlled air received at its cool air input;
and
the power/data cable further comprising:
a temperature controlled air input at one end of the power/data cable;
a temperature controlled air output at the other end of the power/data cable;
and
a temperature controlled air conduit connecting the temperature controlled air input and the cool air output;
whereby the power/data cable supplies power, data, and temperature controlled air.

20 more elements

A multifunction power, data and/or cooling system, comprising:

a power/data cable, further comprising:
an internal power line with input contacts for inputting electrical power at a first end and output contacts for outputting electrical power at a second end;
and
an internal data line with means to input data at either end and output data at the opposing end;
a wall receptacle, said wall receptacle further comprising:
a power input for receiving electrical power;
at least one data port for receiving/transmitting data;
and
a receptacle for attachment to the power/data cable, the receptacle further comprising:
output cower contacts to output electrical power to the power/data cable;
and
a receptacle data input/output means to output data to the internal data line that was received at the data port, and to output data to the data port that was received from the internal data line;
the wall receptacle further comprises a ground lug aperture for receiving a ground lug on the power/data cable;
the power/data cable further comprises a ground lug, the ground lug having a central conduit;
the internal data line is inserted through the central conduit;
the wall receptacle further having means to receive data output from the internal data line, and means to input data into the input data line.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/180,659Filed 26 Jun 2002
Published: US 2004/0000816 A11 Jan 2004
Granted: 15 Feb 2005
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G02B 6/3897
Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs: connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
G02B 6/3817
Of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres: containing optical and electrical conductors
H01R 13/005
Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00: electrical coupling combined with fluidic coupling
H01R 13/652
Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices , e.g. anti-static shielding: with earth pin, blade or socket