CN1293762A

CN1293762A - Side entry cable guide

Info

Publication number: CN1293762A
Application number: CN99804060.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·瓦姆贝克; M·范德林登; R·阿莱尔茨
Original assignee: Raychem NV SA
Current assignee: Commscope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
Priority date: 1998-03-18
Filing date: 1999-03-03
Publication date: 2001-05-02
Also published as: RO119570B1; AU3265399A; EP1064578A1; PL342669A1; GB9805760D0; WO1999047961A1; BR9908880A; TR200002680T2; CA2323885A1

Abstract

A cable guide having a protective wall defining a through channel, in which cables enclosed by the wall may be supported and guided as they pass longitudinally through the cable guide, wherein the cable guide is provided with a passageway in the protective wall through which cables may be passed out of the channel laterally with respect to the cable guide.

Description

The cable guide that side direction enters

The present invention relates to a kind of cable guide that is used for cable management or arranging system, relate in particular to a kind of tissue of optical fiber or cable guide of arranging system of being used for.

In various technology, all use cable, and under many circumstances, must take special step to manage or the cable of layout in giving fixed system.Because the character of optical fiber itself, the cable management in the fibre system is even more important.Restricted by its degree of crook of fiber optic cables that glass fibre is made, and using and must remain on more than the minimum bending radius between the storage life.Overbend can cause transmission attenuation, if crooked very serious, may cause transmitting facsimile.Therefore, need by along the suitable supporting cable of predefined paths and protect they do not cause greater than the degree of crook of given minimum bending radius, with optical fibre management system or configuration center is designed to optical fiber attenuation or damage minimizes.In addition, at some industrial sector, the number of cable of required optical fiber and so on constantly increases in special management system, even very simple system also has high cable density.In this case, with effective method configuration with manage these cables, be very necessary to avoid long installation and/or the repairing time.In some cases, individual cables also need be easy to identification and turnover all the time.Occasion in modification of needs permission system and expansion also can produce the other problem of relevant cable layout.

To some cables,, when they being led to another zone from a zone, need provide the device of guiding and supporting cable especially to fiber optic cables.This device generally can take to have the form of the cable guide of guide channel and protective bulkhead, and cable is all surrounded in the side so that maximum protection to be provided.Yet,, during the system at modification or expansion cable place, be necessary for example from cable guide dismounting cable in some situation.In conventional system, just must at one end cut off cable so that it can vertically pass cable guide.This method is lost time, and the efficient that causes system to install and/or repair reduces.

Therefore; be necessary to improve the device of guiding and supporting cable, it should protect cable to exempt from outer damage, and cable can be passed in and out from the device of supporting and pilot cable fast simplely; more specifically to allow cable from then on install in dismounting, and do not need at one end to cut off cable.

By an aspect of of the present present invention; a kind of cable guide is provided; it has a protective bulkhead that limits passage; when cable vertically passes through cable guide; the cable that is surrounded by wall can supported therein and guiding; be characterized in being provided with a path in the protective bulkhead of cable guide, cable can laterally pass passage by its relative cable guide.

This passage can often be opened, and maybe can be provided with the device in order to path on the closed protective bulkhead.For this reason, can be provided with on the cable guide and make path from first or the device of the evolution to the second of closed protection or the position of opening.For example, can remove a part of protective bulkhead, to open path and to allow cable laterally to pass by that part of of wall.For this reason, that part of of wall can be made by flexible material, is deformed into make-position to allow that part of of wall from open position.Perhaps, that part of another part of wall relatively at least of wall is removably installed (method of for example adorning pivot).

In other words, cable guide can be made up of more than one part, and path passes two or more those parts, and these parts are relatively dismountable.When two parts are suitably aimed at, promptly on time, can open entirely to allow cable laterally to pass cable guide by path by suitably for their path, and path just is closed if path is not so aimed at then.

The device of a position that path is remained on out or close can be set.As required, this device can be taked any appropriate format such as the geared assembly that matches, for example elastic projection, lug etc. and corresponding clamp groove.

Best, this path orientation in use and location will allow moving of cable be in basically to be directed to, to use with cable or when storing in the identical plane.This cable guide can be provided with it is installed in device in the equipment that will use within it.Be used as when housing passes at cable guide under the situation of the export orientation spare that supports and protect cable, for example, it can be provided with the device that it is installed on housing.Best.The device that this cable guide is installed can allow cable to pass this path, and promptly it installs the turnover of preferably not stopping up path.For this reason, this erecting device itself can be provided with can with an opening or the groove of via alignment on the cable guide.Cable guide preferably is mounted to and makes path be in the outside of any housing that it is installed.Cable guide can be independent parts or the global facility that uses its any equipment in it.For example, it can be whole housing parts or dress separate part thereon.

Cable guide can be provided with the device of separating guide channel, so that the cable that passes through of layout further.For this reason, a partition rod can be set.It can be a global facility of cable guide, but preferably removable with it, so that maximum versatility to be provided, for example, because the deviation in use, location and the orientation of channel separating device.Therefore, can separate cable with difference in functionality or direction of routing.

Cable guide can be made by the known any suitable material of the personnel that are proficient in present technique.The form of its desirable single parts or it can be made up of one or more modular unit.For example, cable guide can be made from multiple components, and they can be joined together to form the protective bulkhead that limits guide channel.Have found that other part of module that provides a cover can constitute various cable guides is best.

Press another aspect of the present invention; the modular unit that provides a cover to be assembled together; in order to constitute a kind of cable guide with the protective bulkhead that limits guide channel; when cable vertically passes cable guide; cable by the protective bulkhead encirclement; can be supported therein and guiding; these cover parts also can be assembled together and constitute second cable guide with the protective bulkhead that limits guide channel; when cable vertically passes cable guide; the cable that is surrounded by protective bulkhead can supported therein and guiding, and this second cable guide all is different from first kind of cable guide on shape and/or version.

Can constitute multiple difform guide channel with these set of modules parts.For example, first cable guide has the basic columniform guide channel that is, second cable guide then can have square or oval-shaped passageway.These set of modules parts preferably like this, making a constructible cable guide is a kind of foregoing basically cable guide, that is, it has one makes the cable can be from the path of guide channel side direction dismounting.

The device that connects these cover individual module parts can be taked separable parts, or can be provided with on these single modular units and make their interconnective all-in-one-piece devices.Preferably be provided with the unitary device that they are meshed mutually fast on these individual module parts.The present invention allows cable not require under the situation about at one end disconnecting simultaneously and dismantles from cable guide owing to provide and can make cable obtain maximum protection entirely around the cable guide of the cable that is directed and supports, and is favourable therefore.A kind of like this guide, be that a kind of being provided with is easy to the cable guide of laterally dismounting through the device of the cable of cable guide channel guiding, permission is the Fast Installation cable in giving fixed system, especially allows the modification of this system or its repairing and need not to disconnect cable and vertically pass this cable subsequently.In addition, the part in addition that a cover constitutes at least two different cable guides is best, and this allows to change by the requirement of the special applications of institute's pilot cable or purposes the shape and/or the version of cable guide.

Reach for a better understanding of the present invention in order to represent how to implement the present invention, just to the purpose of graphic extension, the accompanying drawing that refers now to, wherein:

The skeleton view of Fig. 1 for seeing from a front and the side of cable guide first embodiment of the present invention;

The skeleton view of Fig. 2 for seeing later from first embodiment shown in Figure 1;

The skeleton view of Fig. 3 for seeing from front and the opposite side of first embodiment shown in Figure 1;

The skeleton view of Fig. 4 for seeing from a front and the side of Fig. 1 to 3 embodiment, expression is used for fibre optic patch panel;

The skeleton view of Fig. 5 for seeing from front embodiment illustrated in fig. 4 and opposite side;

Fig. 6 is the skeleton view that separates and interconnect form of other part of expression the present invention one cover;

Fig. 7 overlaps the skeleton view that the front of the cable guide that other part constitutes is seen towards a side for free shown in Figure 6 this;

Fig. 8 is a rear view embodiment illustrated in fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is the rear view of Fig. 7 and 8 illustrated embodiments;

Figure 10 is the front perspective view that Fig. 7 to 9 illustrated embodiment of optional feature is housed; With

Figure 11 is another embodiment of cable guide of the present invention.

Cable guide of the present invention first embodiment shown in Figure 1 comprises that the basic of a qualification passage 2 is funnel or flaring sheath 1, and cable or fiber (not shown) can be by passage 2 by longitudinal guides.Cable guide is installed on the equipment that adopts it, it is installed in the installation bracket 3.Have a circular open that cable guide can be installed on this installation bracket 3.For cable guide is remained in the installation bracket 3, cable guide is provided with two installation collars 4,5 that extend in parallel, and one of them or two can constitute a complete flange.In use, one the front that collar 4 extends to installation bracket 3 is installed, and another collar 5 extends to the back.Form a path or slit 6, run through whole cable guide,, collar 4 and back installation collar 5 are installed outward promptly by sheath 1.The size of this path 6 should allow cable to pass through, and allows cable laterally to import or take out from the passage 2 that leads.Path 6 is generally formed by the limit that extends in parallel 7 of cable guide.The shape on these limits 7 can change, to change the shape of path 6.In an illustrated embodiment, limit 7a is provided with a horizontal protuberance or a nose 7a who stretches into path 6, and another limit 7b then is provided with the corresponding recesses that deviates from path 6 and extend, and they are formed on the crooked joint in the path 6 jointly.The path of this shape has reduced the accidental possibility that skids off path 6 of cable.Have the path 8 of itself on the installation bracket 3, its size allows cable to pass through.Cable guide 1 can rotate in installation bracket 3 around the longitudinal axis of himself, when it was transferred to path 6 on the cable guide with position that the path 8 on the installation bracket 3 is aimed at, a cable that passes guide channel 2 can laterally be dismantled and not need at one end to disconnect cable and vertically dismantle cable subsequently.Installation bracket 3 is provided with 2 pilot holes 9.Pilot hole 9 can hold the corresponding register pin 10 on the cable guide.When register pin 10 was positioned at the position of one of pilot hole 9, cable guide was locked into detent position, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, and when register pin 10 is put in another pilot hole 9, cable guide is locked into open position, and at this moment, path 6 and path 8 are aimed at and allowed cable laterally to dismantle.Register pin 10 is provided with a upwardly extending thin slice so that it is converted into make-position from open position.

Figure 4 and 5 represent to be contained on the carriage 12 by cable guide 11 of the present invention, carriage 12 links to each other with the base plate 13 of being connected of optical fiber connecting system again.Connect base plate 13 and be provided with upright fibre optic patch panel 14, several rows of joint 15 is housed on it.In the use, many fiber optic cables (not shown) are linked on these joints 15, draw by guide channel 11 then to connect base plate 13.By making the path 17 on path 16 aligning brackets 12 on the cable guide 11, can realize that cable laterally moves into and shift out cable guide 11.When substantially in the same level that is directed within it with the fiber optic cables that are connected in terminal block 14 on time, whole passage (16 and 17) is opened.

Other part of cover of forming various cable guides is shown in Fig. 6.Represent 4 modular member (module No. 1 to 4) in the left side of figure, and represent and to have the upright protective bulkhead 17 of semi-circular cylindrical face by 4 cable guides (A, B, C and D) module 1 that modular member is formed on the right side of figure.Which is provided with in order to the opening 18 that is connected with another modular member and meshes and fixing butt strip 19.Module 2 has the basic upright protective bulkhead 20 of straight line that is.Also be provided with a lug 21 and fixing butt strip 22 on it.Module 3 has the upright protective bulkhead 23 on the part face of cylinder.It has outward extending protuberance 24, and its function is discussed below.Module 4 has and also is the upright protective bulkhead 25 of part garden cylinder.It also have aspect shape and the position substantially corresponding to the tongue that extends internally 26 of the protuberance 24 of module 3.

Can assemble these modular units (

module

1,2,3 and 4) so that various cable guides to be provided.As an example, two module 1 parts are fitted together fast, form garden cylindricality cable guide A with complete preservation wall.Having a confession passes the cable of this guide laterally the cylindrical cable guide B of the path 27 of mobile usefulness can constituting by

module

1,3 and 4.Corresponding recesses 26 on the protuberance of module 3 and the module 4 forms crooked joint 28 in path 27.An oval cable guide C can be made up of a pair of module 1 parts and a pair of module 2 parts spaces and forms.A similar cable guide D laterally dismantles the path 27 that cable is used but have a confession specifically, can constituting by a pair of module 2 parts and

module

1,3 and 4 parts.

Fig. 7,8 and 9 expressions are contained in the cable guide C shown in Figure 6 on the installation bracket 29.In more detail, cable guide C comprise one by two basic for the end piece 30 of semi-circular cross-sections and two basic for the side members 31 of line transversal face form outside, funnel or tubaeform sheath.4 parts interconnect, and are clamped in the elliptical aperture of installation bracket 29.Cable guide C remains in place by the register pin 32 that is arranged in the pilot hole 33 on the installation bracket 29.If desired, during use, can pass through register pin 32 is taken out from pilot hole 33, and dismantle single parts (30 and 31) and decompose cable guide C.This decomposition will allow to dismantle the cable that leads through cable guide C and need not disconnect cable.

In Figure 10, an optional feature, the cable guide C of a dismountable partition rod 34 are with in expression.This partition rod 34 is divided into two parts (35 and 36) with guide channel.The orientation of bar 34 and position can change as required.The cable that passes passage can be divided into two groups with bar 34.

In Figure 11, represent the embodiment of another cable guide 37, this cable guide 37 is provided with by 39, one diapires 40 of a roof and two sidewall 41a, the passage 38 of the essentially rectangular that b seals.Between the top of sidewall 41a and roof 39, be provided with a path 42.Roof 39 is made by flexible material, opens path 42 so that it can be bent upwards, and laterally dismantles from the passage 38 that leads to allow cable.

Claims

1. cable guide with the protective bulkhead that limits a passage; when the cable that is surrounded by this wall vertically passes this cable guide; supported and guiding in guide; wherein have a path on the protective bulkhead of cable guide, cable can laterally pass this passage with respect to this cable guide.

2. by the described cable guide of claim 1, it is characterized in that, provide a kind of cable guide that makes to open the device that the primary importance that allows cable laterally to pass is converted into the path closure and prevents the second place that cable laterally passes from path.

3. by claim 1 or 2 described cable guides, it is characterized in that this cable guide is made up of the parts of more than one vertical arrangement, this path passes each described parts, thereby runs through the longitudinal length of this cable guide.

4. by the described cable guide of the claim 3 when being subordinated to claim 2, it is characterized in that, vertically each parts of arranging are installed into and can relatively move, make this cable guide can conversion between first and second positions by relatively moving of these parts, aim at and dislocation thereby the path that passes each parts is reached.

5. by claim 2 or 4 described cable guides, it is characterized in that, be provided with the device that this cable guide is remained on first and second positions one of them or both.

6. by each described cable guide of aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that it also is equipped with and separates guide channel so that the device of cable is wherein passed in layout.

7. by the described cable guide of claim 6, it is characterized in that this separating device is removably installed in this cable guide.

8. the cover modular unit of the cable guide that forms protective bulkhead that can be assembled together with qualification-guide channel; can be in guide channel when vertically passing this cable guide by the cable that protective bulkhead surrounded supported and guiding; these cover parts also can be assembled together and form second cable guide of the protective bulkhead with qualification-guide passage; when vertically passing this cable guide by the cable that this protective bulkhead surrounded; can be in guide channel supported and guiding, this second cable guide is different from this first cable guide on shape and/or version.

9. a cover is characterized in that by the described modular unit of claim 8, is a kind of by each described cable guide of claim 1 to 7 one of in constructible these cable guides.

One kind basically with reference to accompanying drawing as described above and by cable guide shown in the drawings.

11. a cover is as described above with reference to the accompanying drawings basically and by modular unit shown in the drawings.