JP2003167178A - Cable arrangement structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable arrangement structure that enables arrangement with superior workability without exposing cable in indoor installation and without applying load on the cable. <P>SOLUTION: The arrangement structure of optical cable C in a room A with a wall W and a floor F consists of a plate member 1 which is connected to the lower part of the wall W inside the room A with a space 3 formed between the plate and the wall W, and a holding part 2 which is installed at a prescribed position of the plate member 1 and which has the ability to hold the optical cable C in the direction inclined to the surface of the wall W. The optical cable C, after wired in the space 3 from the outside B of the room through a hole 4 prepared in a part of the wall W, is extended inside the room A through the holding part 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of a communication cable such as an optical cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the field of optical communication technology, an optical cable (optical fiber) is often used as an optical transmission means. Conventionally, when arranging an optical cable indoors, an arrangement structure as shown in FIG. 3 has been adopted. In FIG. 3, the wall portion W
The arrangement structure of the optical cable C in the room A having the floor portion F and the floor portion F includes a holding portion 31 which holds the optical cable C in a direction perpendicular to the wall surface of the wall portion W and is arranged on the side of the room A.
The holding portion 31 has a hole portion 32 formed in a part of the wall portion W.
Is fixed to the room A side of the wall portion W at a position corresponding to, and the optical cable C is disposed between the outside B and the outer wall G and the wall portion (inner wall) W, and through the hole portion 32. It is held by the holding portion 31 and arranged in the room A.

[0003]

However, in the arrangement structure having the above-described structure, the holding portion 31 is located at the position corresponding to the hole portion 32 formed in the wall portion W on the room A side of the wall portion W. Must be installed. Therefore, when the device to be connected to the optical cable C and the holding unit 31 are separated from each other due to restrictions such as installation space, the optical cable C
Must be arranged so as to crawl on the floor portion F while being exposed to the indoor space from the holding portion 31 to the device. In this case, there is an inconvenience such that the cable is caught on the foot while walking.

Further, in the holding portion 31 of FIG. 3, since the optical cable C is held in the direction perpendicular to the wall surface of the wall portion W, the optical cable C is arranged so as to crawl on the floor portion F near the wall portion W. If desired, the optical cable C is bent near the holding portion 31 with a small radius of curvature. In this case, the optical cable C
There is a possibility that inconveniences may occur, such as a load being applied to the optical fiber, the propagating light leaks, transmission loss increases, and mechanical damage such as disconnection occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when the cables are arranged indoors, they can be arranged in an orderly manner with good workability, and the cables are not subjected to a load so that the cables are not damaged mechanically. An object of the present invention is to provide a cable arranging structure capable of effectively preventing it from being received and suppressing an increase in transmission loss due to bending when applied to an optical cable.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the cable arrangement structure according to claim 1 is the cable arrangement structure in a room having a wall portion and a floor portion, wherein the wall portion is A plate member connected to the lower part on the indoor side of the plate while forming a gap between the wall part and the wall part, and the cable is provided at a predetermined position of the plate member, and the cable is inclined with respect to the wall surface of the wall part And a holding section capable of holding the cable, and the cable is arranged inside the room via the holding section after being arranged from the outside to the separating section. According to the present invention, by arranging the cable in the space formed between the wall portion and the plate member, the cable is arranged without being exposed to the indoor space. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as catching the cable on the foot while walking. Further, since the cable is held in the inclined direction with respect to the wall surface of the wall portion by the holding portion, the load acting on the cable can be reduced without being bent with a small radius of curvature. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of problems such as mechanical damage such as disconnection and transmission loss due to bending of the optical cable.

The arrangement structure of the cable according to claim 2 is
The cable arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the plate member is connected to the floor portion while being inclined with respect to the floor portion. According to the present invention, since the plate member is connected to the floor portion while being inclined with respect to the floor portion, the plate member can be stably supported by the wall portion and the floor portion. In addition, when installing the plate member, it is sufficient to install the plate member so as to lean against the right-angled portion formed by the wall portion and the floor portion, so that good installation workability can be obtained.

The arrangement structure of the cable according to claim 3 is
In the cable arrangement structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The holding portion holds the cable substantially parallel to the floor portion. According to the invention, the cable is
Since the holding portion holds the cable in a direction substantially parallel to the floor portion and in an inclined direction with respect to the wall portion, when disposing the cable near the wall portion,
It does not bend with a small radius of curvature. Therefore,
The load on the cable is sufficiently reduced.

The arrangement structure of the cable according to claim 4 is
The cable arranging structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plate member has a plurality of openings, and the holding portion is provided so as to be removable from the openings. Characterize. According to the present invention, the holding portion can be attached to any opening of the plurality of opening portions provided. Therefore, for example, by attaching the holding portion near a device to be connected to the optical cable, It is possible to minimize the number of cables exposed to the air, and to carry out the optimal arrangement according to the indoor layout.

The arrangement structure of the cable according to claim 5 is
The cable arranging structure according to claim 4, wherein a closing member for closing the opening is attached to an opening of the plurality of openings other than the opening to which the holding portion is attached. It is characterized by being According to the invention,
The unnecessary opening can be closed by attaching the closing member to the opening other than the opening to which the holding portion is attached, so that the risk of stepping on the opening while walking is reduced. You can When the layout of the room is changed, the closing member may be removed and the holding portion may be attached to this opening.

The arrangement structure of the cable according to claim 6 is
In an indoor cable arranging structure having a wall portion and a floor portion, a plate having a plurality of openings, which is connected to a lower portion of the wall portion on the indoor side while forming a separation portion from the wall portion. A member and a holding portion that is detachably provided to the opening of the plate member and that can hold the cable, and the cable is disposed in the separating portion and then via the holding portion. And is installed in the room. According to the present invention, since the holding portion that holds the cable can be attached to any opening of the plurality of opening portions, by attaching the holding portion near the device to be connected to the optical cable, The cables exposed to the space can be minimized, and the optimal arrangement according to the indoor layout can be performed.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The arrangement structure of a cable of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a cable arrangement structure of the present invention,
(A) is a side view and (b) is a top view.

In FIG. 1, an arrangement structure of an optical cable (cable) C in a room A having a wall portion W and a floor portion F includes a plate member 1 provided below the wall portion W on the room A side.
A holding portion 2 provided on the plate member 1 and capable of holding the optical cable C
It has and.

As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the plate member 1 is supported by the floor portion F and the wall portion W so as to lean against the wall portion W while being inclined with respect to the floor portion F. Each of the upper end and the lower end of the plate member 1 is connected to each of the wall W and the floor F by using an adhesive tape, an adhesive, or the like. A space portion (separation portion) 3 is formed between the plate member 1 and the wall portion W. That is, the plate member 1 extends in the horizontal direction (Y direction in the drawing) so as to cover the right-angled portion formed by the wall portion W and the floor portion F.

The plate member 1 has a hole portion 1a at a position corresponding to an extension of the hole portion 4 formed in a part of the wall portion W. The holding portion 2 is provided so as to cover the hole portion 1 a formed in the plate member 1. This holding unit 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), it has a box shape of a substantially triangular shape as viewed from above so as to project from the plate member 1 to the room A side. Then, the holding portion 2 holds the optical cable C in the direction of inclination with respect to the wall surface of the wall portion W and substantially parallel to the upper surface of the floor portion F.

In this embodiment, the plate member 1 and the holding portion 2 are made of synthetic resin. The plate member 1
The material forming the holding portion 2 is not particularly limited as long as it has a predetermined rigidity such as metal.

The optical cable C is arranged between the outside B and the outer wall G and the wall (inner wall) W, and is arranged in the space 3 through the hole 4 of the wall W, and then the plate member 1 is formed. It is held by the holding portion 2 through the hole 1a and is placed in the room A. The optical cable C may be composed of one optical cable for the outdoor B and the indoor A, or separate optical cables C1 and C2 for the outdoor B and the indoor A, and the two optical cables C1 in the holding unit 2 may be used. , C2 may be connected. In this case, the holding part 2 serves as an outlet part for connecting the two optical cables C1 and C2. The optical cable C is disposed in the space between the wall portion and the plate member in the same room, and is held by the holding portion via the plurality of holes at different positions of the plate member,
A plurality of points in the same room may be connected.

As described above, when the optical cable C is arranged, the optical cable C is arranged in the space 3 formed between the lower portion of the wall W on the room A side and the plate member 1. The length of the optical cable C exposed to the indoor space can be suppressed. In addition, when the optical cable C is arranged, the length of the optical cable C may be excessive depending on the layout, but the excess optical cable C can be stored in the space 3. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience from being caught on the foot of the optical cable C in the room A while walking. Also, the optical cable C is
The holding portion 2 holds the wall portion W in an inclined direction with respect to the wall surface of the wall portion W, and does not bend with a small radius of curvature. Therefore, since the load acting on the optical cable C is reduced,
It is possible to suppress inconveniences such as increase in transmission loss due to bending and mechanical loss such as disconnection.

Since the plate member 1 is provided so as to lean against the wall portion W while being inclined with respect to the floor portion F, the plate member 1 is
It is stably supported by the wall W and the floor F. Also,
When the plate member 1 is installed, it may be installed so as to lean against the right-angled portion formed by the wall portion W and the floor portion F.
Installation workability is improved. Then, the space portion 3 is easily formed between the plate member 1 leaning against the wall portion W and the wall portion W.

Further, since the optical cable C is held substantially parallel to the upper surface of the floor portion F, it is not bent greatly when the optical cable C is arranged near the wall portion W. Therefore, the load applied to the optical cable C is further reduced.
Moreover, since the amount of protrusion of the optical cable C from the wall portion W (plate member 1) to the room A side can be suppressed, a large effective space in the room A can be secured.

Next, the second of the cable arranging structure of the present invention
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in the following description, components that are the same as or equivalent to those in the first embodiment described above will be assigned the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof will be omitted or simplified.

In the arrangement structure shown in FIG. 2, a holding portion support member 10 having a shape corresponding to this right-angled shape is installed at the right-angled portion formed by the wall portion W and the floor portion F.
As shown in FIG. 2, the holding portion support member 10 is in the shape of a right triangle when viewed from the Y direction, and has a space portion (separation portion) 3 inside. The first of the holding portion support member 10
The surface 10A faces the wall W, the second surface 10B faces the floor F, and the third surface 10C is arranged to be inclined with respect to the floor F. That is, the third surface 10C of the holding portion support member 10 is the plate member 1 in the first embodiment. Further, on the first surface 10A facing the wall W, a plurality of holes (not shown) through which the optical cable C can be inserted are formed at predetermined intervals in the Y direction.

A plurality of openings 1b are formed in the plate member 1 (third surface 10C). In the plate member 1 provided so as to extend along the Y direction, the opening 1b is
It is formed at predetermined intervals in the Y direction.

In this embodiment, the holding portion 2 capable of holding the optical cable C is integrated with the substrate portion 2a. The holding portion 2 integrated with the board portion 2a is removable from the opening 1b of the plate member 1 via the board portion 2a.

Of the plurality of openings 1b formed in the plate member 1, the opening 1b to which the holding portion 2 is not attached is a closing plate member (closing member) 5 for closing the opening 1b. Is provided.

A procedure for arranging the optical cable C under the arrangement structure having the above-described structure will be described. The optical cable C is passed through the hole portion 4 of the wall portion W and the hole portion (not shown) of the first surface 10A of the holding portion supporting member 10 to form the space portion 3
To be installed. Then, according to the layout of the room A, the holding portion 2 is provided with an arbitrary opening 1 among the plurality of openings 1b.
It attaches to b through the board part 2a. At this time, the position where the holding unit 2 is attached is set near the device to which the optical cable C in the room A is to be connected.

After attaching the holding portion 2 to the arbitrary opening 1b, the optical cable C in the space 3 is connected to the holding portion 2. The optical cable C includes a hole 4 in the wall W and an arbitrary opening 1
The space portion 3 is arranged between the holding portion 2 attached to b. The optical cable C held by the holding unit 2 is arranged on the room A side via the holding unit 2. The closing plate member 5 is attached to the opening 1b other than the holding portion 2 attached. Here, the optical cable C having an excessive length may be stored inside the space 3.

When the installation position of the device is changed by changing the layout of the room A, the opening 1b near the installation position of the device is closed so that the holder 2 is arranged near the installation position of the device. Remove the plate member 5,
The holding portion 2 is attached to the opening 1b from which the closing plate member 5 is removed. That is, the position where the holding unit 2 is attached is set according to the position of the connection target of the optical cable C. By doing so, the length of the optical cable C disposed between the holding unit 2 and the device in the indoor space can be minimized.

As described above, the holding portion 2 for holding the optical cable C can be attached to any opening 1b among the plurality of openings 1b, so that the holding device 2 of the equipment to be connected to the optical cable C can be installed. The length of the optical cable C exposed to the indoor space can be minimized by mounting the holding unit 2 near it. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as catching the optical cable C on the foot while walking. Further, since the optical cable C can be restrained from being exposed to the indoor space and can be arranged in an orderly manner so as to be hidden by the plate member 1, the aesthetic appearance of the room A can be maintained.

Then, by attaching the closing plate member 5 to the opening 1b other than the opening 1b to which the holding portion 2 is attached, the unnecessary opening 1b is removed.
b can be closed, and the risk of stepping into the opening 1b during walking can be reduced. In addition, the aesthetic appearance of the room A can be maintained by closing the unnecessary opening 1b.

In the above embodiment, the case of disposing an optical cable in which the present invention can be used particularly preferably has been described. However, the disposition structure of the present invention has an electric cable or a telephone line (telecommunication line). ) It is applicable when arranging various communication cables such as cables.

[0032]

According to the present invention, by arranging the cable in the space formed between the wall portion and the plate member, the cable is arranged without being exposed to the indoor space. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as catching the cable on the foot while walking. Further, since the cable is held by the holding portion in the inclined direction with respect to the wall surface of the wall portion, the cable is not bent with a small radius of curvature, and the load acting on the cable can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to suppress mechanical damage such as disconnection and the occurrence of defects such as increase in transmission loss when an optical cable is applied, and it is possible to realize a stable cable arrangement.

Since the holding portion for holding the cable can be attached to any opening of the plurality of opening portions, by attaching the holding portion near the device to be connected to the optical cable, the indoor space can be improved. It is possible to perform orderly and efficient optimal arrangements according to the indoor layout, such as minimizing the cables exposed to air.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are views showing a first embodiment of a cable arrangement structure of the invention, in which FIG. 1A is a side view and FIG. 1B is a top view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the arrangement structure of the cable of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a conventional arrangement structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Plate member 1b opening 2 holding part 3 Space part (separation part) 4 holes 5 Closure plate member (closure member) A room B outdoors C optical cable (cable) F floor W wall

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cable arrangement structure in a room having a wall portion and a floor portion, wherein the plate member is connected to a lower portion of the wall portion on the indoor side while forming a separation portion from the wall portion. And a holding portion that is provided at a predetermined position of the plate member and that can hold the cable in an inclined direction with respect to the wall surface of the wall portion, and the cable is disposed in the separating portion, and A cable arranging structure, which is arranged in the room through a holding portion. 2. The plate member is connected to the floor portion while being inclined with respect to the floor portion.
Arrangement structure of the cable described in. 3. The cable arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion holds the cable substantially parallel to the floor portion. 4. The plate member according to claim 1, wherein the plate member has a plurality of openings, and the holding portion is provided so as to be removable from the openings. Cable arrangement structure. 5. A closing member for closing the opening is attached to an opening other than the opening to which the holding portion is attached, among the plurality of openings. 4. The cable arrangement structure according to item 4. 6. An arrangement structure of an information communication cable in a room having a wall portion and a floor portion, wherein the cable is connected to a lower portion of the wall portion on the indoor side while forming a separation portion from the wall portion. A plate member having a plurality of openings, and a holding portion detachably provided to the opening of the plate member and capable of holding the cable, wherein the cable is disposed in the spacing portion. After that, the cable arranging structure is arranged in the room through the holding portion.