JP2001112141A - Wiring cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly solve the problem of scrapping of a wiring cover by a change of branch wiring openings or work miss, without requiring work of boring a branch wiring opening in the wiring cover at a job site, when work of branching a cable inside the cover from the middle of the stretching length of the wiring cover and connecting it to an office automation apparatus, etc., on a desk is performed. SOLUTION: This is a wiring cover, having construction of putting a narrow cable middle lead-out board 9 with a branch wiring opening 8 between the end surfaces of a thin and long cover member 3 to be fitted to a thin and long base member 2 mutually, causing the leading-out board 9 to have the same fitting-in part 5' as the cover member 3 and have mutually fitting-in construction with the base member 2, causing the leading-out board 9 to have an end surface 11 shape which matches with the end surface 10 of the cover member 3, and causing it to thrust the end surface 10 of the cover member 3, and leading a branch cable 7' out from a cable 7 inserted into a wiring opening 6, through the branch opening 8 formed in the lead-out board 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring cover used for indoor floor wiring, and more particularly to a wiring cover which can easily lead a branch cable from a cable inserted in the wiring cover. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an elongated base member and an elongated cover member which are installed on a wiring surface such as a floor surface and the like are formed with a fitting structure extending through a fitting portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the two to form a wiring cavity. Such a wiring cover is often used, and the wiring cover is laid on the floor while abutting the wiring cover to form a wiring cavity of a required length.

[0003] A branch cable is derived from the cable inserted into the wiring cavity, and is connected to a desktop telephone or personal computer.
When connecting to the A-device, the elongated cover member is perforated at the site, and a branch cable is led out through the hole.

[0004]

As described above, when a branch cable is led out for each desk, dimensions are set at predetermined positions of a wiring cover to be laid on the floor on which each desk is installed, and branch wiring ports are set. Not only is it necessary to perform a drilling process, but also a change in the drilling position (change in the branch cable lead-out position) or a drilling operation error has caused problems such as disposal of the elongated cover member and rework.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention appropriately solves the above-mentioned problem in deriving the branch cable from the cable inserted in the floor wiring cover, and makes it easy to derive the branch cable on site. The present invention is to provide a wiring cover that can be carried out in the following manner.

As a means therefor, a narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate having a branch wiring port is interposed between the end surfaces of the elongated cover member, and the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate has the same fitting portion as the elongated cover member. The narrow cable middle lead-out plate has an end face shape matching the end face of the elongated cover member, and the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate abuts against the end face of the elongated cover member. An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring cover configured to lead a branch cable from a cable inserted into the wiring cavity through a branch wiring port provided in a cable intermediate lead-out plate.

The branch wiring port is formed by making a notch formed in an end face of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate along an end face of the elongated cover member.

Alternatively, the narrow cable middle lead-out plate is formed by a pair of split cable middle lead-out plates, and the cutout portions formed at the butting end surfaces of both split cable middle lead-out plates are matched to form the branch wiring port.

Alternatively, a circular hole is formed in the surface area of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate to form the branch wiring port.

According to the above-mentioned wiring cover, when the elongated base members are butt laid to each other and fitted to the elongated base members while the elongated cover members are abutted against each other, the narrow cable middle lead-out between the elongated cover members. A branch wiring port can be provided by a simple operation of fitting and interposing a board.

[0011] The narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate is previously fitted to a required branch wiring position of the elongated base member, and the elongated cover member fitted to the elongated base member is abutted against this. The installation position can be set.

Therefore, it is not necessary to drill a branch wiring port on site, and the problem of discarding a long and narrow cover member due to a change in the branch wiring port or an erroneous operation can be appropriately solved, and overall significant site improvement can be achieved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As is known, the wiring cover 1 is composed of an elongated base member 2 and a cover member 3 integrally formed of a synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 4, the elongated base member 2 and the elongated cover member 3 are combined. Fitting part 4, which can be extended in the longitudinal direction of
The wiring cavity 6 is formed in an interlocking structure through the wiring 5.

The fitting portion 4 extends in the left-right direction in the longitudinal direction of the elongated base member 2. Similarly, the fitting portion 5 extends in the left-right direction in the longitudinal direction of the elongated cover member 3. The member 2 is laid on an indoor floor or the like via an adhesive or the like, the cable 7 is inserted therein, and the fitting portion 5 of the elongated cover member 3 is fitted to the fitting portion 4 of the elongated base member 2 so that both members 2 3 are removably fitted in the longitudinal direction to form the wiring cavity 6.

The elongated cover member 3 is formed of a swash plate whose central top plate portion has an arcuate shape and flows from the arcuate plate portion to the left and right to form a slope, and the lower end of the swash plate has an elongated base member 2.
End by abutting on ribs protruding along the left and right edges.

A narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 having a branch wiring port 8 is interposed between the end surfaces of the elongated cover member 3 to form a continuous wiring cavity 6.

The narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 is provided with the same fitting portion 5 ′ as the elongated cover member 3, so as to have a fitting structure with the fitting portion 4 of the elongated base member 2. Further, the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 is connected to the end surface 1 of the elongated cover member 3.
It has an end face 11 that is aligned with zero, and the end faces 10, 11 are abutted without any gap.

That is, as shown in the illustrated example, the fitting portion 5 'of the narrow cable middle lead-out plate 9 is
When the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 is interposed between the elongated covers 2, the fitting portion 5 ′ is fitted to the elongated cover member 3. It is continued with the joint 5.

The cross-sectional shape of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 in the lateral direction is symmetrical with the same cross-sectional shape of the elongated cover member 3, so that the end faces 10 and 11 are symmetrical with respect to the plane.

The narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 has a limited width necessary for forming the branch wiring port 8 for leading the branch cable 7 '. 1/15 to 2 of the length of the base member 2
It has a width of about one fifth. Specifically, the length is about 4 cm to 8 cm for the elongate cover member 3 of 1 m.

A branch cable 7 'is led out of the cable 7 inserted into the wiring cavity 6 through the branch wiring port 8 provided in the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9, and connected to, for example, an OA device on a desk.

Next, an embodiment of the branch wiring port 8 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, a pair of split cable intermediate lead-out plates 9 ', 9', which divide the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 in the short direction and butt each other.
The cutout portions 8b are formed at the butted end faces of the divided cable intermediate lead-out plates 9 ', 9', respectively.
The branch wiring port 8 is formed by the coincidence of b.

As described above, since the wiring port 8 is formed by matching the pair of cutouts 8b, the operation of leading the branch cable 7 'and the operation of fitting the narrow cable intermediate lead plate 9 can be performed. It can be done very simply. That is, if the branch cable 7 'is drawn out in advance, and then the split cable intermediate guide plates 9' and 9 'are fitted to the elongated base member 2, the branch cable 7' is inserted into the cutout 8b, that is, into the branch wiring port 8. Can be inserted to form the insertion state.

As another example, as shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C,
A notch 8a is formed in the end surface of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 and the end surface 11 of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 and the end surface 10 of the elongated cover member 3 abut on the notch 8a. The branch wiring port 8 is formed along the end face of the wiring 3.

The notch 8a is formed at the left end or right end of the one end face 11 of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9. That is, the corner formed by the butt end face 11 of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 and the end face 12 of the cover member 9 extending in parallel with the elongated base member 2 (the end face 12 intersecting the butt end face 11) is key-shaped. The notch 8a is formed. Or, although not shown, the end face 1
2 is cut out in a U-shape to form a U-shaped notch which is opened at the end surface 12.

As described above, the wiring port 8 is cut into the notch 8a.
With the cutout shape as described above, the operation of leading the branch cable 7 'and the operation of fitting the narrow cable intermediate exit plate 9 can be performed extremely easily. That is, if the branch cable 7 'is drawn out in advance, and then the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 is fitted to the elongated base member 2, the branch cable 7' is inserted into the cutout 8a, that is, into the branch wiring port 8. Thus, the insertion state can be formed.

As another example, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a circular hole 8 c is formed in the surface area of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate 9, and this is used as the branch wiring port 8.

As shown in FIG. 1C and FIG. 2C, a bush 13 is fitted into the wiring port 8, and a lead-out base of the branch cable 7 'is inserted to protect the lead-out portion. Bush 1
Numeral 3 is composed of a seat plate portion 14 and a tubular portion 15 raised from the center of the seat plate portion 14, and the whole is integrally formed of synthetic resin or rubber. As shown in FIG. The bush 13 is detachably attached to the cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 by engaging the edge of the notch 8b into the engaging groove 16 formed on the peripheral side surface of the cable 14 (FIG. 1C).

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5B, the edge of the notch 8a is engaged with an engaging groove 16 formed on the peripheral side surface of the seat plate 14, and the end surface of the elongated cover member 3 along the notch 8a. The bush 13 is detachably attached to the cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 by engaging the edge forming the portion (FIG. 2C).

FIG. 5 also shows a state in which the bush 13 is fitted to the wiring port 8 in FIG.
The bush 13 is detachably attached to the cable intermediate lead-out plate 9 by engaging the edge of the circular hole 8c into the engaging groove 16 formed on the peripheral side surface of the cable.

[0033]

According to the present invention, when the elongate base members are butted against each other and the elongate cover members are butted with each other and fitted to the elongate base member to form a wiring cavity of a required length, the elongate cover is formed. A branch wiring port can be provided by a simple operation in which the narrow cable middle lead-out plate is fitted and interposed between members. For example, the narrow cable middle lead-out plate is fitted in advance to a required branch wiring position of the elongated base member. However, the installation position of the branch wiring port can be easily set simply by abutting the elongated cover member fitted to the elongated base member against this.

Therefore, it is not necessary to drill a branch wiring port on site, and the problem of discarding a long and narrow cover member due to a change in the branch wiring port or an erroneous operation can be properly solved, and overall significant site improvement can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a first example of a wiring cover of the present invention with a narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate removed.
B is a perspective view showing the assembled state, and C is the same perspective view showing an example in which a bush is provided.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing a second example of the wiring cover of the present invention with a narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate removed.
B is a perspective view showing the assembled state, and C is the same perspective view showing an example in which a bush is provided.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing a third example of the wiring cover of the present invention with a narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate removed.
B is a perspective view showing the assembled state.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a fitting structure of an elongated cover member to the elongated base member and a fitting structure of a narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate to the elongated base member.

5A is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1C, and FIG.
BB sectional drawing in C.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiring cover 2 Slender base member 3 Slender cover member 4 Fitting part 5, 5 'Fitting part 6 Wiring cavity 7 Cable 7' Branch cable 8 Branch wiring port 8a, 8b Cutout part 8c Circular hole 9 Cable middle lead-out plate 9 ' Split cable intermediate lead-out plate 10, 11, 12 End face 13 Bush 14 Seat plate part 15 Tube part 16 Engagement groove

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wiring cover in which an elongated base member and an elongated cover member provided on a wiring surface are fitted to each other via a fitting portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the both to form a wiring cavity. A narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate having a branch wiring port interposed between end surfaces of the elongated cover member, the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate having the same fitting portion as the elongated cover member, and an elongated base member. The narrow cable middle lead-out plate is provided with an end face shape that matches the end face of the elongated cover member, and the narrow cable middle lead-out plate is abutted against the end surface of the elongated cover member. A wiring cover, wherein a branch cable is derived from a cable inserted into the wiring cavity through the branch wiring port. 2. A notch is formed in an end surface of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate, and an end surface of the elongated cover member is formed in the notch by abutting an end surface of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate with an end surface of the elongated cover member. 2. The wiring cover according to claim 1, wherein the branch wiring port is formed along the portion. 3. The narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate is formed by a pair of divided cable intermediate lead-out plates which are bisected in the short direction and abutted, and a cutout portion is formed in each of the divided cable intermediate lead-out plates at the abutting end face. 2. The wiring cover according to claim 1, wherein the branch wiring port is formed by matching the notches. 4. The wiring cover according to claim 1, wherein a circular hole is formed in a surface area of the narrow cable intermediate lead-out plate to form the branch wiring port.