Background technology
Generally provide optical cable terminal box to connect, to separate or to arrange the optical cable of optical cable circuit.Typically
Using optic terminal cable box, optical cable is distributed to one or more subscribers' lines.By being routed in termination box
Many cores of optical cable among separate one or more core optical communication link distributed to one or more user's lines
Road.Each remaining core being not yet assigned to subscribers' line in termination box is routed on optical communication link, keeps optics simultaneously
The form of cable.That is, a part for optical cable receives on optical communication link in termination box, and optical cable
Some cores be then separated out by termination box, as subscribers' line.
This optical cable terminal box typically anchors on phone mast or indoor wall or outdoor wall, rather than is embedded in
Underground.In addition, this optical cable terminal box typically receives one or more optical adapters, adapter, cable etc., to protect
Protect the coupling part of optical fiber at scene and separate part.
In traditional optical cable terminal box, it is separately formed one or more routing holes;This makes to cut light
Optical fiber is incorporated in the inside of termination box fibre, so that optical cable is routed in termination box.Therefore, only requirement
Core is separated out to subscribers' line in termination box, and remaining core is then welded to respectively by single routing hole and is incorporated into
On the core of new optical cable in the inside of termination box.Optical cable extends to optical communication link.
But, no matter when installing terminal box, on the cutting core not being separated out and the core being fused to new optical cable
It is all inconvenient for the technician.In addition, when the core that technical staff's cutting is not separated out with welding, coupling part
At least some of to will suffer from junction loss be inevitable.
Disclose a kind of use on March 8th, 2010 in Korean Patent NO. 947,631 that Korean Intellectual Property Office registers
In the optical cable terminal box solving this problem.This termination box is configured to allow for optical cable and draws in the case of not being cut
Enter in termination box.In addition, this termination box allows only to cut the core of needs, and it is connected to corresponding use in cable box
On the circuit of family.Termination box has a pair of routing hole being located at vicinity each other and the communicating hole being interconnected on routing hole;Thus, light
Learn cable to be routed in termination box in the case of not being cut.
Even if in addition, though traditional optical cable terminal box allows in the situation not cutting the core of optical cable completely
Under optical cable is connected up, but typically should by communicating hole introduce optical cable before remove optical cable
Crust.This can lead to them to deform or impaired during core is incorporated in communicating hole.Additionally, to be connected by cooperation by pressure
Knot protective seal pipe is necessary, to provide waterproof action between optical cable and corresponding routing hole, this makes difficulty
To execute wiring operations.
Content of the invention
In a general aspect, there is provided a kind of light for the optical cable with many cores being distributed to subscribers' line
Learn cable terminal box.This optical cable terminal box may include the housing with notch, and this notch can have the side in notch
The the first reception groove being formed at edge.Optical cable terminal box also can have and is slidingly coupled on housing to close notch
Cover, and cover can have cover edge formed second reception groove.When cover closes notch
When, the first groove and the second groove can be connected to be gone up each other and forms routing hole, and routing hole is configured to make optical cable pass through it
In.
Cover can have the slit being formed at its relative lateral edges, and slit may be positioned to the vicinity in notch
Partly encase inner surface and the outer surface of housing.
Optical cable terminal box may additionally include notch vicinity, on the outer surface of housing formed fasten determine projection, from
Rib is determined in fastening that the edge of cover extends, and determines groove fastening fastening of determining to be formed on rib.Cover can be connected on housing, and
And fasten and determine projection and can determine groove and engage with fastening.Routing hole can be determined to be formed at each side of projection fastening.
At each lateral edges relative to each other that optical cable terminal box can further include in relative lateral edges,
The guiding part being formed on inner surface and outer surface, forms slit between guiding part.
Cover may also include from the edge of cover extend and be positioned at housing inner side secure component.Secure component
The inner side of housing can be fastened to.
Optical cable terminal box may also include and is positioned in routing hole to encase the cable sleeve of optical cable.Along perpendicular to
The longitudinal direction of optical cable and the cross section of cable sleeve cut open can have C-shaped shape.
Optical cable terminal box may additionally include the sealed groove being formed on the outer peripheral edge of cable sleeve.Housing and cover
In each be partially inserted into sealed groove in.
On the other hand, there is provided a kind of optics electricity for the optical cable with many cores being distributed to subscribers' line
Cable termination box, it includes the housing with notch.
Notch can have the first reception groove of the edge's formation in notch.Optical cable terminal box may also include connection
To on housing and be configured to close notch cover, this cover have cover edge formed second reception recessed
Groove.When cover closing notch, the first groove and the second groove can be connected to be gone up each other and forms routing hole.Cover is permissible
It is removably coupled on housing.
It yet still another aspect, providing a kind of method for distributing optical cable.The method may include opens optic terminal
The lid of box, optic terminal box has lid and the housing with notch, and notch has first of the edge's formation in notch
Receive groove.The cover of optic terminal box can be connected on housing, and is configured to close notch.Cover can have in lid
The second reception groove that the edge of part is formed.When cover closing notch, the first groove and the second groove can be connected to
Go up each other and form routing hole.
The method can further include to remove cover, so that optical cable passes through routing hole.
In addition, the method may also include cable sleeve is assemblied in around optical cable, and in optical cable and electricity
In the case that cable sleeve pipe is in routing hole, cover is connected on housing.Optical cable terminal box can further include at electricity
The sealed groove being formed on the outer peripheral edge of cable sleeve pipe, and each the be partially inserted into sealed groove in housing and cover
In.
According to described in detail below, figure and claim, further feature and aspect can be obvious.
Specific embodiment
There is provided described in detail below assisting reader to obtain to the synthesis of method described herein, equipment and/or system reason
Solution.Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art by expect the various changes of system described herein, equipment and/or method, improvement and
Equivalents.And, in order to increase clearness and terseness, the description to well-known function and structure may be omitted.
Fig. 1 to 4 shows an example of optic terminal box 100 (hereinafter referred to as " termination box ").This optic terminal box
100 can have housing 101, and lid 102 can be pivotally coupled on this housing 101 by hinge unit 129.Can be in housing 101
Inside provide adapter disk 104.Although not showing, adapter disk 104 can be provided with multiple optical adapters.Optics is transferred
Device may be configured to separate the core 151 of optical cable 105, or is configured to for the core individually separating to be connected to one or more use
On the circuit of family.Housing 101 its sidepiece can be provided with one or more pivotally support part 129a, and this one or more pivot
Supporting member 129a can form one or more hinge units 129.In addition, other pivot can be provided to prop up in the inside of housing 101
Bearing portion part 141, so that installation adapter disk 104.By opening lid 102, technical staff approaches positioned at the inside of housing 101
The core branch 151 of optical cable 105.
Housing 101 can be provided with residue length process part 111b.Residue length process part 111b may be configured to make core 151
It is maintained in the curvature range allowed.This residue length process part 111b also can be provided on adapter disk 104.In addition,
Multiple cable clip 111a can be arranged at regular intervals in housing 101, to arrange the uncut core 151 of optical cable 105.
Uncut core 151 may be arranged at around residue length process part 111b, and is anchored on housing 101 by cable clip 111a
Inside.
In addition, multiple adapter fastening part 111c can be located at around residue length process part 111b.Adapter is tight
Gu at least a portion of part 111c can be used as fastening the unit of optical adapter.Such adapter fastening part 111c
Need be not necessarily positioned at around residue length process part 111b.For example, it can be located on adapter disk 104.
Housing 101 can be provided with the routing hole 117 for connecting up and the line for connecting up to subscribers' line to optical cable 105
Road dispensing orifice 119.The core of requirement can be separated, and assign these to subscribers' line in termination box 100, wherein each
Subscribers' line is routed on user terminal apparatus by one of circuit dispensing orifice 119.
Routing hole 117 and circuit dispensing orifice 119 can be formed on the side of housing 101.When housing 101 is installed out of doors
When, can mode after this manner arranging termination box 100, that is, routing hole 117 and circuit dispensing orifice 119 orient down, such as direction
Ground.Thus, hereinafter, such sidepiece of housing will be referred to as " bottom side " of housing 101:Can be formed by this sidepiece
Routing hole 117 and circuit dispensing orifice 119.
The bottom side of housing 101 can be provided with notch 115, for example, as illustrated in figure 3.More specifically, notch 115
May be configured to provide the working place for connecting up to optical cable 105, and notch 115 may be connected to by opening lid 102
And in the open side of housing 101 providing.The first reception groove can be formed in the edge of notch 115.In figure 3, not straight
Connect display the first reception groove, because optical cable 105 receives receiving in groove first.
Notch 115 is formed as oblong openings shape, this by remove housing 101 bottom side a part of being formed,
And the bottom side of housing 101 by being in addition removably connected on notch 115 can form the first reception groove.Therefore, at it
In the state that middle notch 115 is opened, freely optical cable can be connected up, or can freely remove the optics electricity being connected up
Cable.
Can in the vicinity of notch 115, and more specifically, receive between groove first, on the bottom side of housing 101
Formation is fastened and is determined projection 137b.As is described below, fasten determine projection 137b can be used as fasten cover 103 to cover groove
The unit of mouth 115.
Figure 5 illustrates an example of cover 103, it is connected on housing 101, so that closing notch 115.Lid
Part 103 can slip in the notch being formed in the body of housing 101, to be connected on housing 101.Cover 103 relative
Lateral edges in each be provided with slit 131, wherein on cover 103 formed guiding part 133, to form slit 131.
More specifically, guiding part 133 can be provided at each in the relative lateral edges of cover 103 right, so that its it
Between form slit 131 relative to each other.When cover 103 is connected on housing 101, guiding part 133 can be along notch 115
Relative sidepiece and the inner surface with the downside wall of housing 101 and outer surface engage.
A pair second reception grooves 138 can be formed parallel to each other in the edge of cover 103.Can be by along cap
The edge of part 103 and partly remove cover 103 a part of forming the second reception groove 138, cover 103 has base
This rectangular shape.When cover 103 is connected on housing 101, each in the second reception groove 138 can connect with first
Receive one of groove to be formed a pair, to form one of routing hole 117.That is, in cover 103 with such side
Each in routing hole 117 when formula is connected on housing 101 can assume complete shape:That is, it is respectively formed in notch 115
The first reception groove at bottom margin is connected to the second reception groove 138 being formed at the bottom margin of cover 103
Go up each other, be rather than fully formed in housing 101.
In order to be fastened to cover 103 on housing 101, cover 103 can be formed with the bottom margin from cover 103
Rib 135 and secure component 139 are determined in fastening of extending.Preferably, can be formed to fasten on the outer surface of cover 103 and determine rib 135, and
Secure component 139 can be formed on the inner surface of cover 103.When lid 103 is connected on housing 101, fastens and determine rib 135 Crestor
Position one-tenth is engaged with the outer surface of housing 101 between the first reception groove, and secure component 139 can be positioned on housing 101
Inner side.Although not showing, secure component 139 can be engaged with the inner surface of housing, and by the fastening such as single screw
To on the inner surface of housing.Fasten and determine rib 135 and can be provided with to fasten to determine groove 137a, and when cover 103 is connected on housing 101
When, fasten and determine that projection 137b is engageable to determine in groove 137a fastening.
Cover 103 can be determined projection 137b, be fastened and determine rib 135 and fastening and determine groove 137a fastening by fastening.Thus, processing terminal box
101 technical staff can be by applying force to separate cover 103 and housing 101 to cover 103.And, secure component 139
By single anchor unit, cover 103 can be fastened on termination box 101.
In order to provide sealing function, such as waterproof, termination box can be further in optical cable 105 and each routing hole 177
Between include cable sleeve 155.With reference to Fig. 6, each cable sleeve 155 can be provided with slit at part 157a so that cable joint-box
Pipe has the C-shaped cross-section of the longitudinal direction perpendicular to optical cable 105.In addition, cable sleeve 155 can have being formed at outside it
So that sealed groove 157b circumferentially on periphery.Cable sleeve 155 can be formed by elastomeric material, for example elastomeric material
Deng so that cable sleeve 155 can be deformed due to the external force temporarily it being applied, and can be in the case of being not applied to external force
Return to the shape of its original.
Slotted portion 157a of the deployable cable sleeve of technical staff 155, and cable sleeve 155 is assemblied in optics electricity
On cable, to encase the outer peripheral edge of optical cable 105.In order to optical cable 105 is fastened on housing 101, this electricity wherein
Cable sleeve pipe 155 is assemblied in the state on optical cable 155, cable sleeve 155 can be placed in the first reception groove each
On, and cover 103 can be connected on housing 101.Now, along the edge of each routing hole 117, can be by housing 101
A part for a part and cover 103 is inserted in each sealed groove 157b.Sealed groove 157b may be formed to have little
The width of each the thickness in housing 101 and cover 103;Thus, cable sleeve 155 can be with housing 101 and cover
103 are in close contact, when being inserted in sealed groove 157b with the part in a part for housing 101 and cover 103,
Sealing function is provided.
When cover 103, cover 103 is inserted in the state in sealed groove 157b and is connected on housing 101 wherein
When, fasten and determine projection 137b and can determine groove 137a and engage with fastening, and can be fastened with single screw tightly from the inner side of housing 101
Gu part 139.Now, cover 103 can shine following manner extruded cable sleeve pipe 155:Cable sleeve 155 is subject to a certain degree of
Oppress, and slotted portion 157a of cable sleeve 155 is hermetically closed.
As described above, the disclosure provides a kind of optic terminal box, the wherein wiring of this optical cable terminal box
Hole is configured to style of opening so that during termination box is arranged on optical communication link, optical cable can free status
In routing hole, or separate with routing hole.This makes it possible to do not cutting not separating among many cores of optical cable
Installing terminal box and optical cable in the case of core.Because not needing cutting and welding core during the process of installing terminal box,
So installation operation can be easily performed.
The creative optical cable terminal box constructing as described above can have by using being formed at shell
Notch in body and the cover being connected to by sliding motion on housing and the opening routing hole being formed.Therefore, optics
Cable can be routed to the inside of the housing of termination box in the case of not being cut.Consequently, because except need the core that separates it
Welding is not needed to connect remaining core, so optical cable can be easily installed outward.In addition, because separate cover it
Afterwards, by the notch being formed in housing, optical cable can be connected up, so wiring can be easily performed.
According to teaching above, there is provided a kind of termination box, it can mitigate to optics during installing optical cable
The damage of the core of cable and optical cable.
Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a kind of optical cable terminal box, and it can allow in the feelings not cutting optical cable
Under condition, it is connected up and separated.And, another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide such a termination box, and it can allow not
In the case of cutting optical cable, it is connected up and separated, can farthest be reduced fusing operation whereby.
Many examples are described above.It will nevertheless be understood that, various improvement can be made.For example, if with difference
The described technology of order execution, and/or if the component in described system, framework, device or circuit is not with
Same mode combines, and/or is replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalent, then can achieve suitable result.
Therefore, other is realized within the scope of the appended claims.