JP2010091695A - Optical splice unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a defect that scarcely removed optical fiber cables are erroneously removed according to the frequency of removing of respective optical fiber cables. <P>SOLUTION: An optical splice unit 1 includes: an optical adapter panel 5 on which a plurality of optical adapters 4 are arranged and lined up vertically and horizontally; a case 3 on which the optical adapter panel is arranged at the front end side; a shelf plate 6 which is projected from the bottom part of the case frontward to the optical adapter panel; and a plurality of optical fiber cords 9 which are connected to the optical adapters at the upper side of the shelf plate, wherein a cover 2 is disposed on the upper side of the shelf plate 6, the optical fiber cords 9<SB>1</SB>which are scarcely or never removed are connected to optical adapters 4<SB>1</SB>under the cover, the optical fiber cords 9 which are frequently removed are connected to optical adapters 4 above the cover, the optical fiber cords 9<SB>1</SB>are arranged between the shelf plate and the cover, and the optical fiber cords 9 are arranged above the cover. A comb-teeth part 16 is formed at the rear part side of the cover 2, and the comb-teeth part is inserted and each comb-tooth is engaged between each of the left and the right hand side optical adapters. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical splicing unit for arranging and connecting a plurality of optical fiber cables in a plurality of stages via respective optical adapters.

  FIG. 7 shows one form of a conventional optical splice unit.

  The optical splice unit 31 is also referred to as an optical patch panel, and a plurality of optical adapters 4 are arranged on the front optical adapter panel 5 so as to be aligned vertically and horizontally, and a plurality of optical fibers inside and outside through each optical adapter 4. A cord (not shown) is connected to the optical connector. For example, there is a usage example in which an optical fiber cord on the user side connected to each personal computer in the office is connected to an optical fiber cord on the dealer side by an optical connector. “Splice” means “connect” or the like.

  The optical splice unit 31 of this example is a rectangular shelf plate for straightening by bending each optical fiber cord with a surplus length in the left-right direction on substantially the extension of the bottom plate of the case 3 on the front side of the optical adapter panel 5. 6 and a guide clamp 8 through which the optical fiber cords are inserted all together on the left and right ends of the shelf board 6.

  As an optical splicing unit other than the above, for example, Patent Document 1 describes an optical fiber cord binding band provided on both the left and right sides of a shelf board in place of the clamp 8 (not shown). Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707 describes a part including an optical adapter panel that can be slid out of a case (not shown).

Further, in Patent Document 3, a plurality of optical adapters are detachably provided on the front panel of the case, and the optical connectors of the optical fiber cords inside and outside are fitted into the front and rear openings of the optical adapter, and each optical connector is fitted. Are connected to each other (not shown), and Patent Document 4 describes connecting the ferrules of the inner and outer optical connectors to each other with a cylindrical sleeve provided in the optical adapter. (Not shown).
JP 2004-361893 A (FIG. 1) JP 2001-174663 A (FIG. 1) JP 2008-180819 A (FIGS. 1 and 4) JP 2003-215399 A (FIG. 4)

  In the conventional optical splice unit 31, for example, when optical connectors of optical fiber cables for an optional subscription service such as the Internet and an all subscription service such as a television are integrated into the optical splice unit, In principle, the optical fiber cord is not attached / detached, but in the case of the voluntary subscription service, the attachment / detachment of the optical fiber cord occurs when the service is switched, contracted or released.

  As described above, since optical fiber cords for various uses are connected to the optical splice unit 31, the optical splice unit 31 shown in FIG. 7 has a clamp 8 and a shelf plate for the purpose of optical fiber cord alignment. However, these clamps 8 and shelf boards 6 are not intended for identification of optical fiber cords or protection of specific optical fiber cords, and the clamps 8 are placed on the shelf boards regardless of the frequency of attachment / detachment of the optical fiber cords. Will be bundled together. In such a situation, not only is it difficult to identify the optical fiber cord, but also the optical fiber cord that should not be removed in the removal operation of the optical fiber cord is mistakenly removed, so that it is not necessary to remove the optical fiber cord. There was concern about adverse effects on the connection status.

  In view of the above points, the present invention prevents problems such as erroneous disconnection of an optical fiber cable with a low frequency of attachment / detachment (including those that do not require attachment / detachment) corresponding to the degree of frequency of attachment / detachment of each optical fiber cable. An object of the present invention is to provide an optical splicing unit that can be used.

  To achieve the above object, an optical splice unit according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an optical adapter panel in which a plurality of optical adapters are arranged vertically and horizontally, and a case in which the optical adapter panel is disposed on the front end side. And an optical splice unit comprising: a shelf protruding from the bottom of the case to the front of the optical adapter panel; and a plurality of optical fiber cords connected to the optical adapter on the upper side of the shelf. A cover is disposed on the upper side, an optical fiber cord with little or no attachment / detachment is connected to the optical adapter below the cover, and an optical fiber cord with a high attachment / detachment frequency is connected to the optical adapter above the cover. An optical fiber cord having a low or no detachment frequency is wired between the shelf board and the cover, and an optical fiber cord having a high detachment frequency is wired above the cover. It is characterized in.

  With the above configuration, an optical fiber cord with a high frequency of attachment / detachment and an optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment (including those that do not require attachment / detachment) are separated through a cover, and an optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment is covered with a cover. By being shielded and protected from the outside, it is possible to avoid the risk of erroneous disconnection or the like of the optical fiber cord having a low frequency of attachment / detachment on the lower side of the cover when the optical fiber cord on the upper side of the cover is frequently attached / detached.

  The optical splice unit according to claim 2 is the optical splice unit according to claim 1, wherein a comb tooth portion is formed on a rear side of the cover, and the comb tooth portion enters between the optical adapters arranged in the left and right directions. It is characterized by being engaged.

  With the above configuration, the comb teeth of the cover are engaged between the adapters, the cover is positioned in the left-right direction, the cover is prevented from being rattled in the left-right direction, and the fixing strength of the cover is increased. Further, when the comb tooth portion of the cover enters between the adapters, the space above and below the cover is surely partitioned and separated without a large gap, and the protection performance of the optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment on the lower side of the cover is improved.

  The optical splice unit according to claim 3 is the optical splice unit according to claim 2, wherein the cover has upper and lower projecting plate portions and a downward foot portion of a rear end of the comb tooth portion. It is characterized in that it is housed and supported behind the rising portion at the front end of the shelf board.

  With the above configuration, the downward projecting plate portion of the cover abuts the inner surface (rear surface) of the rising portion at the front end of the shelf plate, and the lower end of the downward projecting plate portion and the lower end of the foot portion of the comb tooth portion of the shelf plate are The comb-tooth portion is in contact with the upper surface and engages between the optical adapters in the left-right direction, and the cover is stably held on the shelf side without a fixing means. The upward protruding plate portion of the cover acts as a guide for the upper optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment.

  The optical splice unit according to claim 4 is the optical splice unit according to claim 2, wherein the cover has upper and lower projecting plate portions and a downward foot portion of the rear end of the comb tooth portion. The protruding plate portion is fixed to the front surface of the rising portion at the front end of the shelf plate, the fixing is released, and the cover is slid forward.

  With the above configuration, the downward projecting plate portion of the cover abuts against the front surface of the rising portion at the front end of the shelf plate and is fixed by fixing means such as screw tightening or a locking clip, and the cover is firmly fixed without being detached from the shelf plate. The Further, by releasing the cover and sliding it horizontally forward along the shelf, the cover can be easily detached without being obstructed by the optical fiber cord that is frequently attached and detached.

  The optical splice unit according to claim 5 is the optical splice unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a clamp is erected on a left end side and / or a right end side of the shelf plate, and the attachment / detachment frequency is attached to the clamp. An optical fiber cord with little or no and an optical fiber cord with a high frequency of attachment / detachment are commonly inserted and focused.

  With the above configuration, optical fiber cords with low frequency of attachment / detachment on the lower side of the cover are wired horizontally to the clamp along the shelf, and optical fiber cords with high frequency of attachment / detachment on the upper side of the cover are wired horizontally or diagonally downward from the upper surface of the cover to the clamp. Both optical fiber cords are held together in the clamp. The clamp is an existing one having a pair of vertical hooks, for example.

  An optical splice unit according to a sixth aspect is the optical splice unit according to the fifth aspect, wherein the cover is provided with a notch in the vicinity of the clamp, and the optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment is provided from the notch to the clamp. Wiring is performed with a gentle inclination angle toward the bottom side.

  With the above configuration, the horizontal distance from the side edge of the cover to the clamp is increased by the notch, and the optical fiber cord with a high frequency of attachment / detachment on the upper side of the cover is wired while being smoothly bent with a large radius from the side edge of the cover to the clamp, Deterioration of optical communication accuracy due to excessive bending of the optical fiber cord is prevented.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since each optical fiber cord is separated by the cover according to the degree of the attachment / detachment frequency, an optical fiber cord having a low attachment / detachment frequency is erroneously attached during an attachment / detachment operation of the optical fiber cord having a high attachment / detachment frequency. Anxiety such as detaching or damaging the optical connector or the like of the optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment with the outside is eliminated, and the optical fiber cord can be removed and attached safely and efficiently.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the cover can be prevented from being displaced in the left-right direction by the comb tooth portion, and the upper and lower spaces of the cover can be reliably separated and separated by the comb tooth portion. It is possible to improve the protection of an optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment.

  According to invention of Claim 3, a cover can be stably hold | maintained to the shelf side without a fixing means, Thereby, the assembly | attachment workability | operativity of the cover to the shelf side and the cover from the shelf side are possible. Removal workability is improved, and maintenance of the optical fiber cord having a low frequency of lower attachment / detachment is improved. Further, the upper optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment can be guided in the left-right direction without protruding forward by the upward protruding plate portion of the cover.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cover can be firmly fixed to the shelf plate, and the upper optical fiber having a high desorption frequency can be obtained by releasing the fixing of the cover and pulling the cover forward in a sliding manner. The cover can be easily removed without being obstructed by the cord, and the maintainability of the lower optical fiber cord with a low frequency of attachment / detachment is improved. Further, the upper optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment can be guided in the left-right direction without protruding forward by the upward protruding plate portion of the cover.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment on the upper side of the cover and the optical fiber cord having a low frequency of attachment / detachment on the lower side of the cover can be converged in a space-saving manner using a common clamp.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, it is possible to prevent the optical fiber cord from being bent frequently on the upper side of the cover from being bent, and to ensure good optical communication accuracy.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of an optical splice unit according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the optical splice unit 1 is provided with a vertical optical adapter panel 5 in which a plurality of optical adapters 4 are arranged vertically and horizontally on the front surface of a metal case 3. Further, a metal shelf plate 6 for optical fiber cord alignment is provided horizontally on substantially the extension of the bottom plate 7 of the case 3, and a synthetic resin clamp for optical fiber cord alignment on the left and right ends of the shelf 6. 8 is provided.

An optical fiber cord 9 ₁ (FIG. 3) is connected to the optical adapter 4 ₁ on the lower side with a low frequency of detachment or unnecessary (hereinafter simply referred to as “low frequency of detachment”). 4 is connected to the optical fiber cord 9 (FIG. 3) with a high frequency of attachment / detachment, and a metal cover 2 for protecting the wiring is provided on the upper side of the shelf board 6, and between the shelf board 6 and the cover 2. , the less the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of desorption frequency wiring, and the wiring of the optical fiber cord 9 lot of desorption frequency on the upper side of the cover 2.

The shelf plate 6 is formed by bending a rising plate portion 11 perpendicular to the front end of the horizontal bottom plate portion 10 and fixing it to the front wall surfaces of the left and right ends of the case 3 by screwing or the like at the rear end of the bottom plate portion 10. The fixed plate portion 12 is formed by rising vertically. The cover 2 is accommodated on the inner side (rear side) of the rising plate portion 11, and the rising plate portion 11 acts as a stopper for restricting the movement of the cover 2 forward, and the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ with a low desorption frequency. Acts as a guide to prevent the jumping forward.

The clamp 8 is formed in an upward U-shape, and a pair of front and rear guide rods 8a protrude higher than the cover 2, and the lower and upper optical fiber cords 9 ₁ and 9 are attached and detached between the pair of front and rear guide rods 8a. infrequent optical fiber cord 9 ₁ and the optical fiber cord 9 with much desorption frequency is inserted together through the cover 2. The shape of the clamp 8 can be set as appropriate. For example, a horizontal flexible upper collar (not shown) that closes the upper opening 8 c is provided, or the horizontal collar 8 b at the bottom of the clamp 8 is provided on the shelf 6. It may be provided on the same surface as the bottom plate 10 or may be eliminated.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 2 is formed by punching and bending a single metal plate, and has a horizontal top plate portion 13 and a plurality of vertically projecting vertically at the front end of the top plate portion 13. Wide projecting plate portions 14 and 15 and a plurality of comb-like portions 16 having a substantially L-shape in a side view and projecting backward from the rear end of the top plate portion 13 in a comb shape.

Each comb tooth portion 16 is composed of a long horizontal plate portion 16a and a downward short vertical plate portion 16b. Comb tooth 16 ₁ of the left and right ends are slightly wider than the other comb tooth 16. The downward projecting plate portion (foot portion) 15 and the vertical plate portion (foot portion) 16b of the comb tooth portion 16 have the same protruding height. The gap W ₁ between the comb teeth 16 is formed to be slightly wider than the lateral width of each adapter 4, 4 ₁ (FIG. 1) W ₂ , and the width W ₃ of each comb tooth 16 excluding the left and right ends than the gap W ₄ between the adapter 4, 4 ₁ is slightly narrower, as shown in FIG. 1, be held without rattling as to sandwich each adapter 4,4 ₁ between each comb tooth 16.

Thereby, the movement of the cover 2 in the left-right direction is prevented. Vertical plate portion 16b of the comb-tooth portion 16 reliably contacts the vertical direction of line contact with each adapter 4 ₁ side of the lower side. Horizontal portion of the comb tooth 16 16a is also located between the adapter 4, 4 ₁ of the upper and lower (clearance). Adapter 4,4 ₁ of upper and lower are of the same specifications.

  The downward projecting plate portion 15 of the cover 2 abuts against the inner surface (rear surface) of the rising plate portion 11 of the shelf plate 6 as shown in FIG. 3 to prevent the cover 2 from moving forward, and the upward projecting plate portion 14 is It acts as a stopper and guide that prevents the optical fiber cord 9 wired on the upper side of the cover 2 from being frequently attached and detached from protruding forward. The lower end of the downward projecting plate portion 15 and the lower end of the vertical plate portion 26b of the comb tooth portion 16 abut against the upper surface of the horizontal bottom plate portion 10 of the shelf plate 6 to stably support the cover 2.

The height of the downward the protruding plate portion 15, the number of used stages and optical adapter 4 ₁ corresponding to the smaller optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of desorption frequency appropriately set according to the height, etc. of the rising plate portions 11 of the shelves 6 In addition, the height of each upward projecting plate portion 14 is appropriately set according to the number of optical fiber cords 9 that are frequently attached and detached. The height of the rising plate portions 11 of the shelf plate 6 is appropriately set depending on the use number or the like of the optical adapter 4 ₁ corresponding to the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ less desorption frequently.

In the present example, FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 3, first stage from the bottom (bottom) and less optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of desorption frequency of the optical adapter 4 ₁ of the second stage is connected, from the third stage from the bottom An optical fiber cord 9 having a high frequency of attachment / detachment is connected to each uppermost optical adapter 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the top plate portion 13 of the cover 2 is positioned inside (between) the clamps 8 at the left and right ends of the shelf plate 6, and the left and right ends of the top plate portion 13 are close to the inner side surface of the clamp 8. If the left and right ends of the top plate portion 13 are brought into contact with the inner surface of the clamp 8, the ability of the comb tooth portion 16 to prevent the displacement of the cover 2 in the left-right direction can be further enhanced. In actual use, it is sufficient to prevent the cover 2 from moving in the left-right direction by the comb-tooth portion 16.

If ask the comb tooth 16 ₁ of the vertical plate portion 16b of the right and left ends in contact with the left and right end side of the vertical wall surface 17 of the optical adapter panel 5, the movement in the longitudinal direction of the cover 2 with front downward protruding plate portion 15 (backlash Can be blocked. In this example, fixing means such as screwing of the cover 2 is not provided. The cover 2 is prevented from being lifted by placing the upper optical fiber cord 9 (FIG. 3) on the upper surface of the top plate portion 13 of the cover 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ less desorption frequently adapter 4 ₁ of the first stage and the second stage from the bottom is connected to the clamp 8 (FIG. 1) of the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ right and left ends The cover 2 is attached to the shelf board 6 in a state where the insertion is guided. Opening 18 located on the front side of the adapter 4 between each comb tooth 16 of the cover 2 of FIG. 1, for example, whether the lower end of the adapter 4 _{is one} less optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of desorption frequently is connected Useful for visual inspection.

In FIG. 3, the optical fiber cords 9 on the upper side of the cover 2 that are frequently attached and detached are bent left and right and guided through the clamps 8 (FIG. 1) at the left and right ends. As shown in FIG. 1, the cover 2 is provided with a pair of front and rear holes 19 in the vicinity and center of each clamp 8, and a band or the like (not shown) is inserted into the holes 19 so it is possible to bind the fiber cord 9,9 ₁ simultaneously. The case 3 is stopped and fixed at an appropriate position of a plurality of frames (not shown) by a flange portion 21 provided at the front ends of the left and right side walls 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the optical fiber cord 9,9 ₁ fits in the first half portion of each adapter 4,4 ₁ optical connector 22 having a tip end of the ferrule, is fixed by locking means such as locking arm Yes. The second half of each adapter 4,4 _1, fitted in the optical fiber cord in the casing 3 optical connector having a (not shown) for example a ferrule (not shown), locking arm or the like of the locking means And is optically connected to the optical connector 22 on the first half side. It is also possible to each optical fiber cord in the casing 3 by means other than the optical connector is fixed in the optical adapter 4,4 _1, the optical fiber cord 9,9 ₁ connecting means before and after the optical adapter 4,4 ₁ The locking means can be set as appropriate.

Optical fiber cord 9,9 ₁ front (casing outer) is, for example, any subscribed service switching, optical fiber code for desorption due to contract and release thereof, as the Internet. For example, an optical fiber cord 9 ₁ for all subscriber services, such as TV hidden under side of the cover 2 (covered with) is securely protected, for any subscription service of the upper cover 2 of the optical fiber cord 9 upon desorption, incorrectly optical fiber cord 9 ₁ for all subscriber services cover lower or disengaged, fear of excessive shock or the like from the outside to the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of the optical connector 22 for all subscription services Absent.

  4 to 6 show another embodiment (modification) of the optical splice unit according to the present invention. The same components as those in the optical splice unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The optical splice unit 1 ′ is basically the same as the optical splice unit 1 of FIGS. 1 to 3, except that a means for fixing the cover 2 ′ to the shelf 6 is provided and the cover 2 ′ is located near the clamp 8. The difference is that the notch portions 23 are provided on both sides.

  As shown in FIG. 4, at the front end of the cover 2 ', a horizontally long projecting plate portion 14' is raised and formed, and a pair of short downward projecting plate portions 15 'are formed on both the left and right sides of the projecting plate portion 14'. The portion 14 'acts as a guide for the optical fiber cord 9 (Fig. 6) frequently attached and detached on the upper side of the cover. Each downwardly projecting plate portion 15' is provided with a male screw insertion hole (not shown). 24 is inserted and screwed into a tap hole of the upward rising plate portion 11 at the front end of the shelf board 6 or a nut (not shown) behind the hole to constitute the fixing means.

Cover 2 'in a downward protruding plate portion 15 of the cord guide (Fig. 2) is no rising plate portions 11 of the front end of the shelf plate 6 for guiding the large optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of desorption frequently cover lower. Each comb tooth of the second half of the cover 2 '16 is positioned in contact precedent Similarly to the optical adapter 4, 4 ₁ side so as to sandwich each of the optical adapter 4,4 _1. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, each comb tooth 16 enters deep into the gap between the respective optical adapter 4,4 ₁ in the lateral direction, less light fiber of desorption frequency derived from the optical adapter 4 ₁ cover lower code 9 ₁ are reliably protected.

In the example of FIG. 3, the cover 2 is removed upward from the shelf board 6. However, in the example of FIG. 6, the screw 24 at the front end of the cover 2 ′ is removed and the cover 2 ′ is slid forward, thereby The cover 2 ′ can be removed smoothly without being obstructed by a large number of optical fiber cords 9 that are frequently attached and detached. Thus, the maintenance cover lower small number of optical fiber cord less desorption frequency of 9 ₁ like easily.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cutouts 23 on both the left and right sides of the cover 2 ′ are located opposite to the clamps 8 on the left and right ends of the shelf, and the front side continues to the side edge of the downward projecting plate portion 15 ′ on the front end of the cover. is composed of a curved portion 23b of the linear portion 23a and the rear side of the curved portion 23b is followed in a tooth portion 16 ₁ of the rear half of the left and right ends.

  The notch 23 increases the distance L (FIG. 5) from the side edge of the cover 2 ′ to the clamp 8, and the optical fiber cord 9 (FIG. 6) frequently attached and detached on the upper side of the cover 2 is clamped from the upper surface of the cover 2 ′. When guiding to the bottom 8c side of the optical fiber cord 9, the optical fiber cord 9 is bent at a gentle angle from the side end of the cover 2 ', and the bending stress acting on the optical fiber cord 9 can be reduced. The specifications can be satisfied sufficiently, and the occurrence of kinks (twisting or the like) when the optical fiber cord 9 is pressed by the clamp 9 can be prevented. Further, when the cover 2 ′ is slid forward and removed, the optical fiber cord 9 can be smoothly slid along the notch 23 to prevent the optical fiber cord 9 from being caught.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the case 3 is configured to be openable and closable by a case body 3a in which the optical adapter panel 5 is erected on the front end side and a cover portion 3b (FIG. 1) covering the upper opening of the case body 3a. The shelf board 6 is fixed to the vertical flanges 25 at the left and right ends of the case body 3a by screwing. Each optical fiber cable (not shown) on the inside is accommodated in the case body while the extra length is absorbed by reel winding or the like.

As shown in FIG. 5, the optical adapter panel 5 is formed in a substantially L-shaped vertical section (substantially U-shaped including the horizontal portion 26 having a short upper end), and the horizontal portion 27 on the bottom side is the bottom plate portion 7 of the case body 3a. It is fixed to. As shown in FIG. 4, slit-like elongated hole 29 is provided in a plurality of rows, the optical adapter 4,4 ₁ in a plurality of stages in each longitudinal bore 29 is mounted from the horizontal portion 26 of the upper end toward the bottom end of the vertical portion 28 . As shown in FIG. 5, the vertical portion 16 b at the rear end of the comb tooth portion 16 of the cover 2 ′ faces the front surface of the vertical portion 28 of the optical adapter panel 5 with a slight gap.

In the above embodiment, although in common use clamp 8 with the optical fiber cable 9 ₁ cover the upper optical fiber cable 9 and the cover lower side thereby simplifying the structure, the cover 2, 2 ' clamp upright (not shown), focuses the optical fiber cable 9 of the cover upper clamp cover 2, 2 ', to focus the optical fiber cable 9 ₁ of the cover lower clamp 8 shelves 6 Is also possible.

In the above embodiment has been arranged a clamp 8 to the left and right sides of the shelves 6, when lead-out direction of the optical fiber cord 9,9 ₁ is one direction, to either the right and left shelf board 6 A clamp 8 is arranged.

Further, in the embodiment of FIG 4 has been guided optical fiber cord 9 ₁ of the lower by the raising portion 11 of the front end of the shelf plate 6, for example, in FIG. 4, to eliminate the rising portion 11, the cover 2, upper and lower vertical protruding plate portions 14 and 15 as in the example of FIG. 2 are provided, a horizontal portion (not shown) is provided in a part of the downward protruding plate portion 15, and the horizontal portion is used as the shelf plate 6. screw like the horizontal portion 10 of, it is also possible to guide the optical fiber cord 9 ₁ lower with a downward protruding plate portion 15.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the optical splice unit which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one form of the cover with which an optical splice unit is mounted | worn. It is a side view which shows the optical splice unit which connected the optical fiber cord. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the optical splice unit which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which similarly shows an optical splice unit. It is a side view which shows the optical splice unit which connected the optical fiber cord. It is a perspective view which shows one form of the conventional optical splice unit (the inside of a circle is a principal part enlarged view).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1 'Optical splice unit 2,2' Cover 3 Case 4,4 ₁ Optical adapter 5 Optical adapter panel 6 Shelf board 8 Clamp 9,9 ₁ Optical fiber cord 11 Rising part 14,15 Protrusion part 14 ', 15' Veneer part 16 Comb part 16b Vertical part (foot part)
23 Notch 24 Male thread

Claims (6)

An optical adapter panel in which a plurality of optical adapters are arranged vertically and horizontally, a case in which the optical adapter panel is arranged on the front end side, a shelf board that projects forward from the bottom of the case to the optical adapter panel, In an optical splice unit comprising a plurality of optical fiber cords connected to the optical adapter on the upper side of the shelf board,
A cover is disposed on the upper side of the shelf plate, and an optical fiber cord with little or no detachment frequency is connected to the optical adapter on the lower side of the cover, and an optical fiber with a high detachment frequency is attached to the optical adapter on the upper side of the cover. An optical fiber cord is connected, an optical fiber cord having a low or no detachment frequency is wired between the shelf board and the cover, and an optical fiber cord having a high detachment frequency is wired above the cover Splice unit.   2. The optical splice unit according to claim 1, wherein a comb-tooth portion is formed on a rear side of the cover, and the comb-tooth portion enters and engages between the optical adapters arranged on the left and right.   The cover includes an upper and lower protruding plate portion at the front end and a downward foot portion at the rear end of the comb tooth portion, and is accommodated and supported behind the rising portion at the front end of the shelf plate. The optical splice unit according to claim 2.   The cover has upper and lower protruding plate portions at the front end and a downward foot portion at the rear end of the comb-tooth portion, and the downward protruding plate portion is fixed to the front surface of the rising portion at the front end of the shelf plate, 3. The optical splice unit according to claim 2, wherein the cover is released in a slidable manner by releasing the fixing.   A clamp is erected on the left end side and / or the right end side of the shelf board, and the optical fiber cord having a low or no detachment frequency and the optical fiber cord having a high detachment frequency are commonly inserted and focused on the clamp. The optical splice unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   6. The cover according to claim 5, wherein the cover is provided with a notch in the vicinity of the clamp, and the optical fiber cord having a high frequency of attachment / detachment is wired with a gentle inclination angle from the notch to the bottom of the clamp. Optical splice unit.

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