JP2008185632A - Closure cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a closure cover without being opened by at least one directional external force. <P>SOLUTION: Locking tools 121 and 122 are composed of a bellows-like hook installed on a cover body 111 and a locking piece erected on the body 111. The locking tool 121 is installed on one joint side 120a by a hook 121a, and the locking piece 121b is installed on the other joint side 120b (first locking tool). The locking tool 122 is installed on one joint side 120a by a locking piece 122b and a hook 122a is installed on the other joint side 120b (second locking tool). In the embodiment, the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 are installed in opposite directions to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a closure cover for a closure for connecting and protecting a cable.

  Conventionally, optical fiber cable closures have been used to connect optical fiber cables. The optical fiber cable closure has a structure in which an optical fiber cable is introduced into an internal unit having end face plates at least at both ends, the optical fibers are drawn from the cable, connected to each other, and stored. .

  An internal unit having end plates at least at both ends is protected from wind and rain, obstacles, and the like by covering the outer periphery of the closure with a closure cover. The closure cover is composed of a main body and two or more locking tools, and has a structure that can be opened and closed so that the closure cover can be opened and an internal optical fiber can be connected. More specifically, the inside of the closure is sealed by locking the above two or more locking tools, and can be opened by removing the locking tools. In the present specification, two opposing sides joined by the closure cover locking tool are referred to as a joining side, and a portion where the two opposing joining sides are joined is referred to as a joining portion.

  As a locking tool used in a conventional aerial closure cover, a locking tool 200 including a tongue-shaped hook 202 and a substantially L-shaped locking piece 203 as shown in FIG. 9 is widely used. FIG. 9A shows a side view of the locking tool 200. (B) has shown the bottom view. The hook 202 and the locking piece 203 are installed so as to be locked to the joint sides 201a and 201b of the main body, respectively.

  The locking tool 200 is structured to be locked by passing a locking piece 203 through an insertion hole 204 provided in a tongue-shaped hook 202. Since the locking piece 203 is formed in a substantially L shape, the locking piece 203 does not easily come off from the insertion hole 204. In order to open the locking tool 200, it is necessary to pull up the hook 202 in the direction opposite to the main body side, whereby the locking piece 203 is pulled out from the insertion hole 204 and opened.

  As another example of the locking tool as described above, a locking tool 910 disclosed in Patent Document 1 is shown in FIG. The locking tool 910 shown in the figure has a double lock structure in which two locking irregularities are formed. The joint side 911a is provided with a tongue-like hook 912 having two concave portions, and the other side 911b of the joint side is provided with a locking piece 913 formed of two convex portions at a position where the hook 912 can be locked. .

In the case where a plurality of locking devices each including the hook and the locking piece as described above are arranged at the joint, the locking devices having the same structure are arranged in the same line as shown in FIG. That is, in the conventional closure cover 900 shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of hooks 202 of the locking tool 200 are arranged on one joint side 901a, while the other joint side 901b is locked at a position where the hook 202 can be locked. A plurality of pieces 203 are arranged. In this way, by arranging the hooks 202 on one joint side 901a, it is possible to lift the hooks 202 by applying a force from one direction, and thereby the workability such that the locking pieces 203 can be quickly opened from the insertion holes 204. There was an advantage.
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However, the conventional closure cover has the following problems. If hooks are provided only on one of the joints, the possibility that all hooks are released by an external force in the same direction increases. For example, when a cable or the like is lifted while being hooked on all hooks, all the locking portions may be released all at once and the closure cover may be opened. In particular, in an aerial closure installed at a construction point, another cable is often placed around the cable. For example, when a new cable is laid in the vicinity of the closure, a new cable is laid. However, there was a risk that it would be rocked by the laying work and caught by the hook of the closure locking device in the vicinity and released.
In other words, an external force acting in one direction may be easily applied by one obstacle or the like, and there is a problem that the closure cover is easily opened.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a closure cover that is not opened by an external force in at least one direction.

  According to a first aspect of the closure cover of the present invention, there is provided a closure cover that constitutes a closure for an optical fiber cable by covering at least an internal unit including an end face plate having an introduction hole for introducing an optical fiber cable from the outside. The cover is constituted by a main body and two or more locking tools, and the inside of the closure is hermetically sealed by bonding two opposing joining edges of the main body with the two or more locking tools. The above-mentioned locking tool is characterized by comprising a first locking tool and a second locking tool that are different in opening method.

  Another aspect of the closure cover of the present invention is characterized in that the first locking device and the second locking device are provided with locking devices having the same structure at two opposing joint sides. To do.

  According to another aspect of the closure cover of the present invention, the first locking tool and the second locking tool are both positioned on one side of the two opposite facing edges and on the other side. A lower opening type in which the hook can be opened from an insertion hole formed in the locking piece by pushing down the hook as the first locking tool toward the main body. An upper opening type engagement member that uses a locking tool and pulls up the hook as the second locking tool in a direction opposite to the main body side so that the locking piece can be opened from an insertion hole formed in the hook. It is characterized by using a fastener.

  According to another aspect of the closure cover of the present invention, the first locking member is composed of a tongue-like hook installed on one of the two opposing joint sides and a locking piece standing on the other. The lower opening type locking tool that allows the hook to be opened from the insertion hole by pushing down the hook to the main body side as the first locking tool, at least at both ends of the joint portion, The downward open type locking tool is used.

  According to another aspect of the closure cover of the present invention, there are two or more joints for joining two opposing sides of the main body with the two or more fasteners, the two or more main bodies. At least one of the main bodies can be bent in the vertical direction when a direction perpendicular to the introduction direction of the optical fiber cable is a vertical direction of the main body.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a closure cover that is not opened only by applying an external force in at least one direction, by using together locking devices of different opening methods.

  A closure cover according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about each structural part which has the same function, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown for simplification of illustration and description.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a closure provided with a closure cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The closure 100 is structured to cover and protect the inside with end face plates 101 and closure covers 110 at both ends. The end face plate 101 is provided with an introduction hole 102 for introducing a cable from the outside.

  When the direction perpendicular to the direction of introduction of the optical fiber cable into the closure is the longitudinal direction of the closure cover 110, the longitudinal dimension of the closure cover 110 is the length surrounding the outer periphery of the end face plate 101, and the lateral dimension is two The distance between the end face plates 101 is almost equal. When the cover body 111 is flattened when unfolded, the cover body 111 has a substantially rectangular shape, is bent by a hinge 112 formed in conformity with the shape of the end face plate and is brought into close contact with the end face plate 101, and the joining side 120a, The inside of the closure 100 can be covered and protected by joining 120b with the locking members 121 and 122 provided on the cover main body 111.

  Each of the locking members 121 and 122 includes a tongue-shaped hook installed on the cover main body 111 and a locking piece erected on the main body 111. As for the locking tool 121 located at both ends, the hook 121a is installed on one joining side 120a, and the locking piece 121b is installed on the other joining side 120b (first locking tool). On the other hand, the two locking tools 122 located in the center have a locking piece 122b installed on the joining side 120a and a hook 122a installed on the joining side 120b (second locking tool). Then, the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 having the same structure are provided at two opposing joint sides and are installed in opposite directions.

  As described above, the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 are installed in opposite directions, so that the first locking tool and the second locking tool, which are different from each other, are used. That is, in the locking tool 121, the hook 121a is opened from the joining side 120b side, whereas in the locking tool 122, the hook 122a is opened from the joining side 120a side. Thereby, even if an external force is applied from one direction, the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 are not simultaneously released.

  Examples of the locking tool applicable to the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 will be described below. First, the conventional locking tool 200 shown in FIG. 9 can be applied to the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 of this embodiment. The locking device 200 has a structure in which the locking piece 203 is locked to the insertion hole 204 provided in the tongue-shaped hook 202 so as to be locked, and the substantially L-shaped protrusion 203 a of the locking piece 203. Is provided in the direction opposite to the hook 202, the locking piece 203 does not easily come off from the insertion hole 204.

  Further, in order to release the locking tool 200, it is necessary to pull up the knob 202a provided at the tip of the hook 202 in the direction opposite to the cover main body side, whereby the locking piece 203 is pulled out from the insertion hole 204. Released. Hereinafter, a locking tool that is opened by pulling up in the direction opposite to the cover main body side like the locking tool 200 will be referred to as an upward opening type locking tool.

  When the locking tool 200 is used for the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122 of the present embodiment, the direction of the knob 202a of the hook 202 is reversed between the locking tool 121 and the locking tool 122. Even if the external force is applied, there is no possibility that the locking members 121 and 122 are simultaneously opened.

  Similar to the locking tool 200 shown in FIG. 9, another embodiment of the locking tool that is opened by pulling up the hook in the direction opposite to the cover body side is shown in FIG. Fig.2 (a) shows the side view of the latching tool 210, (b) has shown the bottom view. Unlike the locking tool 200, the locking tool 210 shown in the figure has a recess 214 formed in the hook 212 instead of the insertion hole. The shape of the locking piece 213 is not a substantially L shape but a rectangle (a rectangular parallelepiped). The hook 212 and the locking piece 213 are locked to each other by fitting the locking piece 213 into the recess 214.

  Further, when the locking tool 210 is opened, like the locking tool 200, the locking piece 213 is recessed by pulling up the knob 212a provided at the tip of the hook 212 in the direction opposite to the cover body side. It is pulled out from 214 and opened. That is, the latching tool 210 is the above-described upward opening type latching tool.

  FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the locking device having a different opening method. FIG. 3A shows a side view of the locking tool 220. (B) has shown the bottom view. The locking tool 220 shown in the figure has a protrusion 224 formed at the tip of the hook 222 in the direction opposite to the cover body side, and the locking piece 223 has an insertion hole 225 through which the hook 222 is inserted. It has. The hook 222 is formed to be locked by being inserted into the insertion hole 225, and when the hook 222 is inserted into the insertion hole 225, the protruding portion 224 is locked to the insertion hole 225 so that it does not easily come off. It is configured.

  When the locking tool 220 is opened, unlike the locking tools 200 and 210, the protrusion 222 is detached from the insertion hole 225 by pushing down the hook 222 toward the cover body, and the hook 222 is pulled out of the insertion hole 225. It is pulled out and opened. Hereinafter, a locking tool that is released by being pushed down to the cover main body side like the locking tool 220 is referred to as a downward opening type locking tool. The lower opening type locking tool is less likely to be opened than the upper opening type locking tool.

  In the above description, three types of the locking tool 200 shown in FIG. 9, the locking tool 210 shown in FIG. 2, and the locking tool 220 shown in FIG. Any of the locking tools can be applied as the locking tools 121 and 122 of the embodiment.

  FIG. 4 shows a closure provided with a closure cover according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a perspective view of a closure 300 provided with a closure cover 310 of the present embodiment. The closure cover 310 of the present embodiment uses a locking tool 200 or 210 that is an upper opening type locking tool as the first locking tool 321, and a lower opening type locking tool as the second locking tool 322. A locking tool 220 is used.

  In the present embodiment, the hooks 321a and 322a of the locking tools 321 and 322 are both installed on one joining side 120a, and the respective locking pieces 321b and 322b are both installed on the other joining side 120b. That is, in this embodiment, it arranges so that the locking tools 321 and 322 may be opened from one direction.

However, in order to open the first locking member 321, it is necessary to apply a force opposite to the main body 111 side to the hook 321 a, whereas in order to open the second locking member 322. Therefore, it is necessary to apply a force directed to the main body 111 side to the hook 322a, and the direction of the force applied to release the first locking tool 321 and the second locking tool 322 is reversed. Since it is considered that forces in the reverse direction are hardly applied from the outside at the same time, even if the closure cover 310 of this embodiment is applied with an external force from an obstacle or the like, all of the locking tools 321 and 322 are simultaneously applied. There is almost no risk of being released.
In this embodiment, the upper opening type locking tool is installed at both ends, and the lower opening type locking tool is installed at the center, but the arrangement is not limited to this.

  FIG. 5 shows a closure provided with a closure cover according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a perspective view of a closure 400 provided with a closure cover 410 of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the first locking device 421 uses the locking device 200 or 210 that is the upper opening type locking device, and the second locking device 422 uses the lower opening type. The locking tool 220 which is a locking tool is used.

In the present embodiment, the first locking tool 421 and the second locking tool 422 are further installed in the joint 120 so as to be opposite to each other. That is, one of the first locking members 421 has a hook 421a installed on one joining side 120a, a locking piece 421b installed on the other joining side 120b, and the other has a locking piece 421b. Is installed on one joint side 120a, and the hook 421a is installed on the other joint side 120b.
Similarly, one of the second locking tools 422 has a hook 422a installed on one joining side 120a, a locking piece 422b installed on the other joining side 120b, and the other is locked. The piece 422b is installed on one joint side 120a, and the hook 422a is installed on the other joint side 120b.

The closure cover 410 of the present embodiment configured as described above needs to open two hooks 421a and 422a from opposite directions, and also applies a force applied to the hook 421a and a force applied to the 422a, respectively. The reverse direction. Therefore, even when an external force is applied from an obstacle or the like, it is possible to further reduce the risk that all of the locking tools 421 and 422 are simultaneously opened.
In the present embodiment, hooks and locking pieces are alternately installed at one joint side, but the arrangement is not limited to this.

  FIG. 6 shows a closure provided with a closure cover according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a perspective view of a closure 500 provided with a closure cover 510 of the present embodiment. In the closure cover 510 of this embodiment, the locking tool 220 which is a downward open type locking tool is used for the first locking tool 521 at both ends of the joint 120.

  In general, when one joining portion is joined by a plurality of latching tools, when the latching tool at one of the end portions is opened, the latching tools are easily opened one after another. Therefore, in this embodiment, the lower opening type locking tool 220 that is difficult to be opened is used for the first locking tools 521 installed at both ends of the joint portion 120.

  Thereby, it can be made hard to open the junction 120. As the second locking tool 522 other than both ends of the joint 120, either an upper opening type locking tool or a lower opening type locking tool may be used. It is preferable to use a fastener.

  FIG. 7 shows a closure provided with a closure cover according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. This figure is a perspective view of a closure 600 provided with a closure cover 610 of this embodiment. The present embodiment relates to an expansion closure in which two end face plates 101 are disposed at both ends of the closure 600, respectively. By arranging two end face plates 101 at both ends, two closures 610a and 610b are used in combination as the closure cover 610.

The closure cover 610a has a substantially rectangular shape when unfolded and flattened. The closure cover 610a is bent by a hinge 612 formed to match the shape of the end face plate and is brought into close contact with the end face plate 101, and the closure cover 610b. Are joined by the locking tools 621 and 622 and the locking tools 631 and 632 to cover and protect the inside of the closure 600.
Further, the closure cover 610a can be used as a closure cover of a closure having a single end face plate 101 at each end as shown in FIG.

As described above, when the two closure covers 610a and 610b are combined, two joint portions 620 and 630 are formed, and it is necessary to lock and join them with a locking tool. In particular, when the closure cover having a structure that is bent by the hinge 612 and in close contact with the end face plate 101 as in the present embodiment is locked, it is difficult to join the two joint portions almost simultaneously. First, one of the two joint portions 620 and 630 (for example, the joint portion 620) is locked and joined with a locking tool, and then the other (for example, the joint portion 630) is engaged with the locking tool. It will be a way to stop. In such a case, there is a problem that the joint portion that is locked first tends to come off when trying to lock the joint portion that is locked later.
Therefore, it is preferable that at least one of the joint portions 620 and 630 is more firmly connected.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the lower opening type locking device 220 and the upper opening type locking device 200 or 210 are used in combination in both of the two joint portions 620 and 630. For the joints 620 and 630, as in the fourth embodiment, the first opener 621 and 631 at both ends of each joint are provided with the lower open-type locker 220, and the other positions of the first lockers 621 and 631 are the same. The upper opening type locking tool 200 or 210 is used for the second locking tools 622 and 632. In addition, in each of the locking tools 621 and 622 and the locking tools 631 and 632, the installation direction is reversed to make it more difficult to open.

Usually, it is preferable to make it easy to open the joint at the position closest to the worker and easy to work. For this reason, it is preferable to use a downward-opening type locking tool that is difficult to open for a joint that does not open during work. Moreover, since there is a possibility that the locking tool alone may be released by an external force in one direction, it is preferable to use an upper opening type locking tool in combination.
Therefore, as in this embodiment, a lower open type locking device is used at both ends, an upper open type locking device is used at the center, and the installation direction is reversed between the both ends and the central locking device. Is a method that is difficult to open and is preferable from the viewpoint of workability.

  Note that, as described above, when it is desired to open one of the joint portions 620 and 630 more easily during work, for example, as in the first embodiment, only the upper opening type locking device 200 or 210 is used. Should be installed in the opposite direction.

  An embodiment in which there is one closure cover and the joint is located at the corner of the closure is shown in FIG. In the sixth embodiment shown in the figure, the joint portion 720 of the closure cover 710 is located at the corner of the closure 700. As described above, even when the joint portion 720 is located at the corner portion of the closure 700, the lower opening-type latching tool 220 is used for the first latching tools 721 at both ends of the joint portion 720, and the first positions of the other portions are set. By using the upper opening type locking tool 200 or 210 for the second locking tool 722, the joint portion 720 can be more firmly joined.

  In addition, the description in this Embodiment shows an example of the closure cover which concerns on this invention, and is not limited to this. The detailed configuration and detailed operation of the closure cover in the present embodiment can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

It is a perspective view showing a closure provided with a closure cover concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows another Example of an upward open type | mold latching tool. It is a figure which shows the Example of a downward open type | mold latching tool. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the closure cover which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the closure cover which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the closure cover which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the closure cover which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the closure cover which concerns on the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the conventional upward open type | mold latching tool. It is a figure which shows another conventional upward open type | mold latching tool. It is a perspective view which shows the closure provided with the conventional closure cover.

Explanation of symbols

100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 Closure 101 End face plate 102 Introduction hole 110, 310, 410, 510, 610, 610a, 610b, 710 Closure cover 111 Cover body 112, 612 Hinge 120, 620, 630, 720 Joining Parts 121, 321, 421, 521, 621, 631, 721 first locking members 121a, 122a, 321a, 322a, 421a, 422a hooks 121b, 122b, 321b, 322b, 421b, 422b locking pieces 122, 322, 422, 522, 622, 632, 722 Second locking tool 200, 210, 220 Locking tool 201 Joint portion 202, 212, 222 Hook 203, 213, 223 Locking piece 204, 225 Insertion hole 214 Recess 224 Projection 900 closure cover 910 Locking tool 901, 911 Joint part 912 Hook 913 Locking piece

Claims (5)

A closure cover that covers at least an internal unit including an end face plate having an introduction hole for introducing an optical fiber cable from the outside and constitutes a closure for an optical fiber cable. The closure cover includes a main body, two or more locking tools, The two opposite sides of the main body are joined by the two or more locking tools to seal the inside of the closure, and the two or more locking tools have different opening methods. A closure cover comprising a first locking tool and a second locking tool. 2. The closure cover according to claim 1, wherein the first locking member and the second locking member are each provided with a locking member having the same structure on two opposing joint sides. The first locking tool and the second locking tool are both composed of a tongue-like hook installed on one of the two opposing joint sides and a locking piece erected on the other side, As the first locking tool, using a downward opening type locking tool that allows the hook to be opened from an insertion hole formed in the locking piece by pushing down the hook toward the main body.
As the second locking tool, an upper opening type locking tool is used in which the hooking piece is lifted in the direction opposite to the main body side so that the locking piece can be opened from an insertion hole formed in the hook. The closure cover according to claim 1. The first locking tool includes a tongue-shaped hook installed on one of the two opposing joint sides and a locking piece erected on the other side, and the first locking tool Using a lower open type locking tool that allows the hook to be opened from the insertion hole by pushing down the hook toward the main body side,
The closure cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lower open-type locking tool is used at least at both ends of the joint portion. There are two or more main parts, and two or more joint parts are formed to join two opposing sides of the main body with the two or more locking tools,
5. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the main bodies is bendable in a vertical direction when a direction perpendicular to an introduction direction of the optical fiber cable is a vertical direction of the main body. The closure cover according to item 1.

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