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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
Hsing-chang Liu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Han-chieh Chang, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Hsing-Chang Liu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Han-Chieh Chang, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd., Tu-Cheng, New Taipei, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Tu-Cheng, New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An exemplary patch panel includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of input terminals and output terminals. An amount of the input terminals is equal to an amount of the output terminals. The input terminals are connected to the output terminals respectively. The printed circuit board further includes a plurality of standby terminals. Each of the input terminals is connected to the standby terminals via switches respectively. The standby terminals can be used to selectively replace a number of the input terminals or the output terminals, should they become inoperable, by operating the switches.