JP2006130583A - Pipe cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe cutter, easily cutting a cable storing pipe only without damaging a cable even when the cable is stored in the cable storing pipe. <P>SOLUTION: This pipe cutter 10 cuts the cable storing pipe buried in the ground and storing the cable 11 in the interior. The pipe cutter is comosed of a pair of opening and closing bodies 12, 13, which are connected so that when the base ends approach each other, the forward end is opened, provided with cutting blades 16 on the forward end side and on the opposite side, and allow the cable 11 to pass between them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a tube cutter for cutting a cable housing tube containing a cable therein.

When the cable 1 such as an optical fiber cable or a communication cable is routed in the ground, as shown in FIG. 10, the outer tube 3 is buried in the ground so as to connect the work spaces 6 such as manholes or handholes. A cable housing tube 2 is installed in the outer tube 3 and the cable 1 is passed through the cable housing tube 2. A plurality of cable housing tubes 2 are usually housed in the outer tube 3. Since these cable housing pipes 2 have the possibility of expansion and contraction due to changes in underground temperature, a duct sleeve 5 may be provided at the pipe end to alleviate the influence of the expansion and contraction.
In such a case, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 10, the tip of the cable housing tube 2 is cut and the duct sleeve 5 is fitted and fixed to the tube end. In order to do this, the cable housing tube 2 must be exposed by excavating the inner wall 4 of the working space 6. In this case, the work required a lot of time and money.

  In other words, the conventional tube cutter that cuts the cable housing tube is to cut by attaching a cutting jig to the outside of the cable housing tube that houses the cable inside, so that a plurality of cable housing tubes are in close contact with the outer tube. Therefore, it is difficult to secure a space for mounting the cutting jig. Therefore, it is necessary to excavate the wall surface of the manhole or handhole in order to secure the mounting space for the cutting jig and the work space. However, such a method is not easy because it leads to an increase in time and cost. Furthermore, when this method is used for a cable housing tube that already accommodates a cable therein, the cable may be cut, so that attention must be paid to the work.

Therefore, the cable housing pipe can be cut without requiring the excavation work as described above, and is inserted into the cable housing pipe from the opening formed at one end in the laying direction of the cable housing pipe buried in the ground. A device for cutting the cable housing tube from the inside using a double-pipe hydraulic supply rod and a cutter blade disposed at the tip of the hydraulic supply rod and driven to rotate by oil flowing in the hydraulic supply rod It has been known. (See Patent Document 1)
JP-A-11-182734

However, since the above-described apparatus cannot be used when a cable or the like is already accommodated in the cable accommodating tube, its application is limited.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a tube cutter that can easily cut only a cable housing tube without damaging the cable even when the cable is housed in the cable housing tube. And

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a tube cutter that is embedded in the ground and cuts a cable housing pipe that accommodates a cable therein, and opens the distal end side when the proximal end side is approached. And a pair of opening / closing bodies that have cutting blades on the distal end side and on the opposite side and that allow the cable to be inserted between them.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the tube cutter is inserted into the cable housing pipe while the cable housed in the cable housing pipe is inserted between the pair of opening and closing bodies, and in this state, the bases of both the opening and closing bodies are inserted. When the end sides are brought close to each other, the leading end sides of the cutting blades open, and the cutting edge of the cutting blade comes into contact with the inner surface of the cable housing tube. Then, the cutting blades cut the cable housing tube in the radial direction by turning both opening and closing bodies while bringing the proximal end sides of both opening and closing bodies closer to each other.
In this way, the cable housing tube can be cut from the inside by the cutting blade outside the opening / closing body with the cable inserted inside the opening / closing body, so that even if the cable is housed inside the cable housing tube, the cable Only the cable housing tube can be cut without damaging the cable. Further, since the cable housing tube can be cut from the inside, the cable housing tube can be easily cut even if a plurality of cable housing tubes are closely attached and housed. Furthermore, since the opening / closing body can be freely opened and closed, it can be used regardless of the diameter of the cable housing tube. In addition, since the structure is simple and the size can be reduced, the cable housing tube can be cut even in a narrow space, which is excellent in practicality and can be performed at low cost.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the tube cutter 10 includes a pair of opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 formed in a semi-cylindrical shape by cutting a cylinder in the tube axis direction and aligning the positions in the axial direction and bending in opposite directions. In such a posture, it is formed by being connected by a connecting portion 14 at an intermediate position in the axial direction. The pair of opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 has a plurality of cutting blades 16 at the distal ends, and fixed portions 18 are provided at the base ends so as to protrude from both sides of the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 to the outside. The proximal ends are connected to each other. Further, the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are provided with a positioning portion 22 for setting the insertion position of the tube cutter 10 into the cable housing tube 20.

The pair of opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are connected to each other by the connecting portion 14 so that the inner surfaces face each other and can be opened and closed with a predetermined distance therebetween. The connecting portion 14 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a pair of connecting plates 24, 25 having semicircular tips at both ends near the longitudinal center of each opening / closing body 12, 13 are provided on both sides of the opening / closing bodies 12, 13. It is fixed perpendicularly to the cut surface 27 of the. The connecting plate 24 provided on one opening / closing body 12 has a protruding portion 29 having a T-shaped cross section so as to protrude outward from the central portion of the side surface, that is, perpendicular to the side surface of the connecting plate 24. Projected. The protrusion 29 has a shaft-like engaging portion 30 perpendicular to the connecting plate 24 and a disc-shaped head portion 31 formed on the distal end side thereof. 30 and the same axis. And the connecting plate 24 formed in this way is arrange | positioned in the part inside radial direction in the cut surface 27. FIG.

The connecting plates 25 provided on the other opening / closing bodies 13 are respectively fixed to the radially outer portions of the opening / closing bodies 13 at both cut surfaces 27, and the protrusions 29 can be engaged with the center of the side surfaces of these connecting plates 25. An engaging hole 33 is formed. Furthermore, a guide groove 34 is formed from the engagement hole 33 toward the distal end side in the tube axis direction of the opening and closing bodies 12, 13, and this guide groove 34 leads the protrusion 29 of the connecting plate 24 to the engagement hole 33. It is a guide. That is, when the pair of opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are connected to each other, the engaging portion 30 of the protrusion 29 provided on the connecting plate 24 of one opening / closing body 12 is formed on the connecting plate 25 of the other opening / closing body 13. By passing the guide groove 34 from the guide groove 34 to the engagement hole 33 and engaging with the engagement hole 33, the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are connected to each other. Here, the head portion 31 of the projection 29 is outside the connecting plate 25 and has a larger diameter than the diameter of the engagement hole 33, so that the engagement state of the projection 29 is reliably maintained. can do.
In this way, the connecting plate 24 provided on one opening / closing body 12 is engaged with the connecting plate 25 provided on the other opening / closing body 13, whereby the above-described connecting portion 14 is configured. A gap is provided between the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 by the connecting portion 14. The protrusions 29 are rotated in the engagement holes 33, so that the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are rotated relative to each other so as to be in the state shown in FIGS.
Accordingly, the pair of opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are configured such that the distal end sides are separated from each other when the proximal ends thereof are brought close to each other.

Next, the periphery of the cutting blade 16 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, a cutting blade attachment tool 36 for attaching the cutting blade 16 is attached to the distal end of each opening / closing body 12, 13 at the center position in the circumferential direction. The cutting blade fixture 36 has a curved shape similar to that of the axial end surface 37 of the openable and closable bodies 12 and 13, and has a mounting portion 39 fixed by a screw 38 in a posture along the axial end surface 37. . The attachment portion 39 is formed with, for example, two screw holes 40 for inserting the screws 38. A cutting blade holding portion 41 is provided perpendicular to the axial end surface 37 so as to be positioned at the middle of the screw holes 40 at the top of the arc of the mounting portion 39, and It can be retained.

  The cutting blade holding portion 41 has a shape that protrudes perpendicularly to the axial end surface 37 from the mounting portion 39 described above, and a holding portion 42 that forms an L shape when viewed from the protruding direction at the tip portion. Have.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cutting blade 16 has a substantially regular triangular prism shape as a whole. The three corners 44 on the front face are formed with a rake face 45 which is inclined so as to be recessed in the thickness direction toward the center, and the cable receiving tube 20 is cut by making the top 46 sharp. It is easy. The cutting blade 16 has a screw 48 inserted into an insertion hole 47 formed in the center, and is fixed to the cutting blade holding portion 41 by the screw 48. At this time, the three corner portions 44 of the cutting blade 16 are fixed. The inner wall of the holding part 42 with one of them projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 and the other two corners 44 facing the inner wall 52 facing the outside of the holding part 42. It is fixed to the wall part 53 orthogonal to 52. In the state fixed in this way, the top side 49 of the cutting blade 16 is along the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the cable housing tube 20 to be cut.
In this way, the cutting blades 16 provided on the open / close bodies 12 and 13 are arranged so as to face in directions opposite to each other with the cutting blades 16 of the other open / close bodies 12 and 13 to be connected.

If the cutting blade 16 is attached to the cutting blade holding portion 41, the other two corners 44 of the cutting blade 16 may be connected to the holding portion even if the screw 48 fixing the cutting blade 16 is loosened. Interfering with the inner wall 52 of 42, the accidental rotation of the cutting blade 16 is restricted.
In addition, when the corner portion 44 of the cutting blade 16 is worn, the cable housing tube 20 can be cut at the other corner portion 44 by rotating the cutting blade 16 and reattaching it.

Next, the above-described fixing portion 18 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, fixing plates 57 and 58 are fixed on both sides of the base ends of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13, respectively. A part of each of the fixing plates 57 and 58 is fixed to the cut surface 27 of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 so as to protrude outward in the radial direction of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13.
An insertion hole 61 for inserting the adjusting bolt 60 is provided in one fixing plate 57 of the fixing plates 57 and 58 that face each other when the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 are connected, and the other fixing plate 58 is adjusted. A bolt hole 62 for screwing the bolt 60 is formed. The fixing portion 18 is configured by the fixing plates 57 and 58 and the adjustment bolt 60, and the base end sides of both the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 are fixed.
At this time, the insertion hole 61 of the fixing plate 57 provided in the upper opening / closing body 12 in FIG. 1 is formed to have a larger diameter than the diameter of the adjustment bolt 60. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the insertion hole 61 is formed so that the adjustment bolt 60 can be inclined according to the inclination caused by the proximity of the base ends of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13. That is, when the adjustment bolt 60 is screwed into the bolt hole 62 after being inserted into the insertion hole 61 so as to connect the base end sides of the upper and lower opening / closing bodies 12 and 13, both base end sides approach each other. At the same time, since the fixing plates 57 and 58 are also inclined along the inclination, the insertion hole 61 of the fixing plate 57 on the side where the adjustment bolt 60 is first inserted (the upper opening / closing body 12 side in FIG. 2) is provided. As described above, the adjustment bolt 60 can also be inclined by forming it with a large diameter.
Further, when the screwing amount of the adjusting bolt 60 with respect to the bolt hole 62 is adjusted so that the fixing plates 57 and 58 facing each other are in a parallel state, both the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 are kept in parallel. It becomes easy to insert the tube cutter 10 inside.

Next, the above positioning part 22 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7, the positioning portion 22 is configured by connecting a pair of symmetrical locking members 65 via a connecting screw 66, and is attached and detached so as to straddle the outer peripheral surfaces of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13. Installed as possible.
The pair of locking members 65 includes a locking plate 68 formed in a substantially arc shape, an opening / closing body support 69 that rises perpendicularly from the inner diameter side of the locking plate 68 to the locking plate 68, and these locking plates 68 and the other side of the latch plate 68 and the opening / closing body support 69. The engagement plate 70 rises perpendicularly to the locking plate 68 from one side of the 68 and the opening / closing body support 69 and projects inward in the radial direction. Support plates 71 and 72 rising vertically to the locking plate 68. When the pair of locking members 65 are arranged so as to form a semicircular shape, the support plates 71 and 72 are opposed to each other, and one support plate 71 is inserted into which the connection screw 66 is inserted. A hole 73 is formed, and a screw hole 74 into which the connecting screw 66 is screwed is formed in the other support plate 72. Then, each locking member 65 locks the protruding portion of the engagement plate 70 to the cut surface 27 so that the opening / closing body support 69 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the opening / closing bodies 12, 13. The positioning portion 22 is fixed to the outer peripheral surfaces of the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 by screwing the coupling screw 66 inserted from the formed insertion hole 73 into the screw hole 74 of the other support plate 72 and tightening. . The positioning portion 22 can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 by loosening the connecting screw 66, and can be fixed at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction by tightening the connecting screw 66.

  The positioning portion 22 is locked to the tube end of the cable housing tube 20 when the tube cutter 10 is inserted into the cable housing tube 20. Therefore, by fixing the positioning portion 22 in advance at a position corresponding to the cutting length of the cable housing tube 20 in the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13, the tube cutter 10 is necessarily placed at the cutting position of the cable housing tube 20. The tube cutter 10 can be set so that the cutting blade 16 comes.

When using the pipe cutter 10 of the present embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 1, first, after positioning the positioning portion 22 to a position corresponding to the required cutting length of the cable housing pipe 20, the connection screw By tightening 66, the positioning portion 22 is firmly fixed to the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13. Then, the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 are inserted into the cable housing tube 20 from the tip, and pushed forward until the locking plate 68 of the positioning portion 22 is locked to the tube end of the cable housing tube 20. At this time, the tube cutter 10 is pushed forward while the cable housed in the cable housing tube 20 is inserted between the pair of opening / closing bodies 12 and 13.
Then, when the adjustment bolt 60 provided on the base end side of the opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 is tightened when the positioning portion 22 abuts against the pipe end of the cable housing pipe 20, the base ends are aligned with each other as shown in FIG. As soon as it approaches, the tip opens and the cutting blade 16 contacts the inner peripheral surface of the cable housing tube 20. In this state, the tube cutter 10 is turned in the circumferential direction. At this time, the cutting blade holding portion 41 is turned toward the cutting blade 16 (clockwise as viewed from the right side in FIG. 2). Then, the inner peripheral surface of the cable housing tube 20 is cut, and an annular groove is formed. Further, by repeating the tightening of the adjusting bolt 60 and the turning of the tube cutter 10, the corner portion 44 of the cutting blade 16 cuts the cable housing tube 20 in the circumferential direction from the inside to cut the cable housing tube 20. .

Here, when the tube cutter 10 is swung within the cable housing tube 20, for example, a handle 78 as shown in FIG. 8 may be swung. The handle 78 has a substantially Y shape, and includes a handle portion 79 and a bifurcated arm portion 80. A protruding portion 82 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 80 so as to protrude vertically from the surface 81.
Then, the protruding portion 82 of the handle 78 is used so as to be in contact with both the fixing portions 18 from the proximal end side of the tube cutter 10. At this time, the protrusion 82 corresponding to the handle 78 is locked to the front side in the rotational direction of the tube cutter 10 with respect to each fixing portion 18. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, when viewed from the base end side of the tube cutter 10, the fixing plates 57 and 58 of the connected opening and closing bodies 12 and 13 are 180 ° out of phase with each other. 58, the protrusion 82 of the handle 78 is brought into contact with the upper surface 84 and the lower surface 85, and the operator rotates the handle 78 clockwise to turn the tube cutter 10. Here, when the tube cutter 10 is swung in the cable housing tube 20, the cutting blade 16 is pushed by the wall portion 53 of the cutting blade holding portion 41 by swiveling in the above-described direction. Yes.
Further, the handle 78 may be attached by providing an engagement portion (not shown) for engaging the projection 82 of the handle 78 on the base end side of both the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13.
By using such a handle 78, it is possible to easily turn the tube cutter 10 without requiring a large amount of labor. Therefore, anyone can reliably cut the cable housing tube 20 regardless of the skill level of the operator. be able to.

According to the tube cutter 10 of the present embodiment described above, since the cable can be passed between the pair of opening and closing bodies 12 and 13, even if the cable is routed in the cable housing tube 20, the cable The tube cutter 10 can be inserted into the receiving tube 20. Moreover, since the cutting blade 16 is installed toward the outside of the tube cutter 10, it is possible to cut only the cable housing tube 20 without damaging the cables passed inside the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13. . Accordingly, only the cable housing tube 20 can be easily cut to a predetermined length without damaging the cable housed in the cable housing tube 20. In addition, since the structure is simple and the size can be reduced, the cable receiving tube 20 can be cut even in a narrow space, which is excellent in practicality and can improve work efficiency while reducing costs.
Moreover, since both the opening / closing bodies 12 and 13 can be opened and closed with respect to each other, it is possible to cope with a difference in the diameter of the cable housing tube 20.
Furthermore, by attaching the positioning portion 22, a plurality of cable housing tubes 20 can be continuously cut without measuring the cutting length for each cable housing tube 20, so that the operation is quick and easy. .
Then, since the cable housing tube 20 is cut into a tapered shape in accordance with the shape of the corner portion 44 of the cutting blade 16, the tube end of the cut cable housing tube 20 obtains the same effect as the chamfered state. Can do. Further, since the cutting blade 16 has three corner portions 44, even if one corner portion 44 is worn by cutting, the cutting blade 16 is appropriately rotated to make another corner portion 44. Can be cut by changing.

  In addition, the cutting blade 16 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, two cutting blades 16 may be provided, for example, two in each, as long as the cutting blades 16 are installed so as to be opposite to each other.

It is a side view which shows the tube cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a side view which shows the usage method of the pipe cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a front sectional view showing a connection part of a tube cutter of one embodiment in the present invention. It is a front view which shows the cutting blade fixture which provided the cutting blade of the pipe cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a front view which shows the cutting blade of the pipe cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows the cutting blade of the tube cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a front view which shows the positioning part of the tube cutter of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the handle | steering-wheel used for the pipe | tube cutting device of one Embodiment in this invention. It is a front view showing the state where the handle was attached to the tube cutter of one embodiment in the present invention. It is a sectional side view which shows a mode that the some accommodating pipe is embed | buried in the ground.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pipe cutting device 11 Cable 20 Cable accommodating pipe 12, 13 Opening and closing body 16 Cutting blade

Claims (1)

    In a tube cutter that cuts a cable housing tube that is buried in the ground and that accommodates a cable inside, it is connected to open the distal end side when the proximal end sides are brought close to each other, and a cutting blade is connected to the distal end side and the opposite side. A tube cutter comprising: a pair of opening and closing bodies that can be inserted between the cables.

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