JP2010122595A - Splitter module - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a splitter module, facilitating routing of an optical cord in a wiring board. <P>SOLUTION: The splitter module 1 includes a lower casing 2 storing an optical splitter 24 for branching a light signal and an upper casing 3 disposed on the lower casing 2. The front ends of the lower casing 2 and the upper casing 3 are provided with output side adapter socket holders 14, 19, respectively, fitted to rotate in the vertical direction for holding quadruple output adapter sockets 13, 18 connected to the optical splitter. A connector 20 having an input side connector plug 21 at the tip is extended from the lower casing 2, and the input side connector plug 21 is fitted to an input side adaptor socket 22. The input side adaptor socket 22 is held by an input side adapter socket holder 23 attachable to the lower casing 2 at two or more places. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a splitter module having an optical splitter for branching an optical signal.

The splitter module is housed in, for example, a wiring board installed in an apartment house, and branches an optical signal sent by an optical cable pulled down from an aerial and transmits it to each home. As such a splitter module, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, a core receiving unit that receives an optical cable by branching and a plurality of optical fiber cores branched by the core receiving unit are provided for each optical fiber. A box-shaped splitter module having a connector housing portion connected to a socket is known.
JP 2007-121398 A

  The splitter module as in the above prior art is often provided in a wiring board in an existing building. In this case, since other devices, cables, and the like are already accommodated in the wiring board, it may be time-consuming to handle (wiring) the optical cord connected to the splitter module.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a splitter module that can easily handle optical cords in a wiring board.

  The present invention relates to a splitter module having an optical splitter for branching an optical signal incident from an input-side optical fiber core and emitting it to a plurality of output-side optical fiber cores. An output side optical socket holder that holds an output side optical socket attached to the body and connected to a plurality of output side optical fiber cores, and an input that extends from the module housing and is connected to the input side optical fiber core wires A connector cord having a side optical connector plug at the tip, an input side optical socket that fits into the input side optical connector plug, and a module housing that is detachably attached to the module housing, and holds the input side optical socket An input side optical socket holder is provided.

  In such a splitter module of the present invention, the input side optical connector plug is provided at the tip, and is detachable at a plurality of locations with respect to the connector cord extending from the module housing and the module housing. The input side optical socket plug to which the input side optical cord is connected when the splitter module is mounted on the wiring board by having the input side optical socket holder that holds the input side optical socket fitted to the optical connector plug. The direction of the receptacle can be changed as appropriate. For example, when the input side optical cord is introduced from the opposite side of the output side optical cord, the input side optical socket holder is placed in the module housing so that the plug receptacle of the input side optical socket faces the opposite side of the plug receptacle of the output side optical socket. When the input side optical cord is introduced from the same direction as the output side optical cord, the input side optical socket holder is placed so that the plug receptacle of the input side optical socket is on the same side as the plug receptacle of the output side optical socket. Install in the module case. In this case, since the plug receptacle of each optical socket faces the optical cord introduction side, there is no need to bend the optical cord unnecessarily. This makes it easier to handle the optical cord in the wiring board.

  Preferably, the module casing has a lower casing and an upper casing disposed on the lower casing, and the lower casing and the upper casing have output side light holding an output side optical socket. Each socket holder is attached, and the optical splitter is accommodated in one of the lower housing and the upper housing. In this case, even if the number of branches of the optical splitter is large, it is not necessary to increase the width dimension of the splitter module, and the splitter module can be reduced in size.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the upper housing | casing is connected with respect to the lower housing | casing so that rotation is possible. In such a configuration, for example, even when a plurality of output-side optical cords are introduced into the wiring board in a state of being divided by half, the upper housing is rotated with respect to the lower housing according to the introduction direction. This makes it easier to handle each output-side optical cord.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the output side optical socket holder is attached to the module housing so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the width direction of the module housing. In such a configuration, for example, when the splitter module is attached to the wiring board, the output side optical socket holder can be rotated and directed toward the front side (front side). In this case, it becomes easy to insert and remove the optical connector plug attached to the end of the optical cord with respect to the optical socket.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the connector cord extends from the opposite side of the output side optical socket holder in the module housing. In such a configuration, since the connector cord extends from the opposite side of the output side optical socket holder, the input side optical socket holder is attached to both side surfaces of the module housing or one end surface of the module housing (the opposite side of the output side optical socket holder). In this case, the connector cord can be configured to be the shortest.

  According to the present invention, it becomes easy to route the optical cord connected to the splitter module in the wiring board, so that workability can be improved.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a splitter module according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 are perspective views showing the appearance of an embodiment of a splitter module according to the present invention. In each figure, the splitter module 1 of the present embodiment includes a lower housing 2 and an upper housing 3 disposed on the lower housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower housing 2 has a substantially box shape with one end side (front end side) opened. The lower housing 2 has side wall portions 4 and 5 and a rear side wall portion 6 on the other end side (rear end side) of the lower housing 2. Each of the side wall portions 4 and 5 and the rear side wall portion 6 is provided with a plurality (two in this case) of recesses 7 that fit into the protrusions 25 (see FIG. 5B) of the input side adapter socket holder 23 described later. ing. This recessed part 7 is formed in the column shape, and is provided in the both end sides of each side wall part 4-6. Further, a through hole 8 for passing a connector cord 20 described later is provided in a substantially central portion of the rear side wall portion 6.

  Further, a splitter housing portion 10 for arranging an optical splitter 25 (see FIG. 8) described later is formed in the vicinity of the side wall portion 4 in the lower housing 2. Between the side wall portion 4 and the side wall portion 5 in the lower housing 2, the upper housing 3 can be rotated around an axis parallel to the thickness direction of the lower housing 2, that is, the upper housing 3 is connected to the lower housing 2. A cylindrical portion 11 for projecting so as to be rotatable with respect to the body 2 in the horizontal direction is provided. A rod-shaped shaft portion 12 extending in the width direction of the lower housing 2 is coupled to the inner wall surfaces of the side wall portion 4 and the side wall portion 5.

  An output adapter socket holder 14 that holds four output adapter sockets 13 is attached to the front end portion of the lower housing 2. The output-side adapter socket 13 has four socket portions 13a on both sides for fitting with optical connector plugs (not shown) attached to the ends of the optical fiber cores, and connects the optical fiber cores to each other. Connector parts. As the output side adapter socket 13, for example, an SC type adapter socket is used.

  The output side adapter socket holder 14 is attached so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the width direction of the lower casing 2, that is, to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the lower casing 2. Specifically, a support portion (not shown) provided at the rear portion of the output-side adapter socket holder 14 engages with the rod-shaped shaft portion 12 of the lower housing 2, so that the output-side adapter socket holder 14 has a rod-shaped shaft. The portion 12 can be rotated in the vertical direction with respect to the lower housing 2 with the central axis as a center axis.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper housing 3 has a substantially box shape with one end side (front end side) opened. The longitudinal dimension of the upper casing 3 is shorter than the longitudinal dimension of the lower casing 2. The upper housing 3 has side wall portions 15 and 16. Moreover, the upper housing | casing 3 has the cover part 3a which covers the area | region except the front side part. The width dimension of the upper casing 3 is equal to the width dimension of the front portion of the lower casing 2.

  On the bottom surface of the upper housing 3, a projection (not shown) that fits into the cylindrical portion 11 of the lower housing 2 is provided. A rod-shaped shaft portion 17 extending in the width direction of the upper housing 3 is coupled to the inner wall surfaces of the side wall portions 15 and 16 in the front end side portion of the upper housing 3.

  An output adapter socket holder 19 that holds four output adapter sockets 18 is attached to the front end portion of the upper housing 3. The output side adapter socket 18 is exactly the same as the output side adapter socket 13 described above, and has four socket portions 18a on each side. The output side adapter socket holder 19 is exactly the same as the output side adapter socket holder 14 described above.

  The output-side adapter socket holder 19 is attached so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the width direction of the upper housing 3, that is, to be rotatable in the vertical direction on the upper housing 3. The structure for rotating the output-side adapter socket holder 19 is the same as the structure for rotating the output-side adapter socket holder 14 described above. That is, a support portion (not shown) provided at the rear portion of the output-side adapter socket holder 19 engages with the rod-shaped shaft portion 17 of the upper housing 3, so that the output-side adapter socket holder 19 moves the rod-shaped shaft portion 17. As a central axis, the upper housing 3 can be rotated in the vertical direction.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the plug receptacles of the socket portions 13 a and 18 a of the output adapter sockets 13 and 18 held by the output adapter socket holders 14 and 19 are directed upward with respect to the lower housing 2. It becomes possible.

  A protrusion (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the upper housing 3 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 11 provided on the lower housing 2 so that the upper housing 3 is disposed on the lower housing 2. The Rukoto. Further, as described above, since the length dimension of the upper casing 3 is shorter than the length dimension of the lower casing 2, the front end position of the lower casing 2 is protruded from the front end position of the upper casing 3. . The protruding length of the lower housing 2 relative to the upper housing 3 is such a length that the output-side adapter socket holder 14 attached to the lower housing 2 is not covered by the upper housing 3.

  Accordingly, since the output side adapter socket holder 14 can be rotated in the vertical direction with respect to the lower housing 2, the output side adapter socket 13 held by the output side adapter socket holder 14, as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to point the plug receptacle of each socket part 13a upward with respect to the lower housing | casing 2. FIG.

  A connector cord 20 extends from the rear side wall 6 of the lower housing 2 (opposite the output adapter socket holders 14 and 19) through the through hole 8. The connector cord 20 covers an input side optical fiber core 26 (see FIG. 7), and has an input side connector plug 21 connected to the input side optical fiber core wire 26 at the tip. The input side connector plug 21 is fitted into the input side adapter socket 22. The input side adapter socket 22 has one socket portion 22a on each side for fitting with the input side connector plug 21 of the connector cord 20 and the optical connector plug (not shown) of the input side optical cord. Here, an SC type adapter socket is used as the input side adapter socket 22.

  The input side adapter socket 22 is held by the input side adapter socket holder 23. The input-side adapter socket holder 23 is a cylindrical member having a rectangular cross section having a side wall portion 24. On one side of the side wall portion 24, there are provided cylindrical convex portions 25 (see FIG. 5B) that fit into the side wall portions 4, 5 of the lower housing 2 and the concave portions 7 provided in the rear side wall portion 6. It has been. The input side adapter socket holder 23 is detachably attached to the lower housing 2 by the convex portion 25. Thereby, the direction of the plug receptacle of the input side adapter socket 22 hold | maintained at the input side adapter socket holder 23 can be changed suitably.

  Specifically, description will be made with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). For example, when the direction in which the input side optical cord is introduced is opposite to the direction of the plug receptacles of the output side adapter sockets 13, 18, the convex portion 25 of the input side adapter socket holder 23 is connected to the rear side wall portion 5 of the lower housing 2. By fitting into the recess 7 on the end side, the plug receptacle of the input side adapter socket 22 faces the opposite side of the plug receptacles of the output side adapter sockets 13 and 18 as shown in FIG. For example, when the direction in which the input side optical cord is introduced is the width direction of the lower housing 2 (right side in the figure), the convex portion 25 of the input side adapter socket holder 23 is replaced with the concave portion of the rear side wall portion 6 of the lower housing 2. 7, the plug receiving port of the input side adapter socket 22 faces the width direction of the lower housing 2 as shown in FIG. The same applies to the side wall portion 4 of the lower housing 2.

  Further, the thickness of the input side adapter socket holder 23 is substantially equal to the height of each side wall 4 to 6 of the lower housing 2. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper housing | casing 3 can be rotated 360 degree | times horizontally with respect to the lower housing | casing 2 centering on the cylindrical part 11 of the lower housing | casing 2. As shown in FIG. The upper housing 3 can be held at an arbitrary angle with respect to the lower housing 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an optical splitter 25 for branching an optical signal into a plurality of branches (here, eight branches) is housed and fixed in the splitter housing portion 10 of the lower housing 2. An input-side optical fiber core 26 is connected to one end of the optical splitter 25, and a plurality (eight in this case) of output-side optical fiber cores 27 are connected to the other end of the optical splitter 25. Thus, the optical signal incident from the input side optical fiber core 26 is branched by the optical splitter 25 and emitted to each output side optical fiber core 27.

  The input side optical fiber core 26 is covered with the connector cord 20 on the outer side of the lower housing 2, and the input side connector plug 21 is attached to the distal end portion thereof. The input side connector plug 21 is fitted in a socket portion 22 a on one side of the input side socket holder 22. An output-side connector plug 28 is attached to the distal end portion of each output-side optical fiber core 27, and these output-side connector plugs 28 are connected to the socket portions on one side (inside the casing) of the output-side adapter sockets 13 and 18. It is fitted to 13a and 18a, respectively.

  The splitter module 1 configured as described above is provided in a main wiring board, a distribution board (hereinafter collectively referred to as a wiring board) installed on a wall in a building such as an apartment house. Specifically, for example, the splitter module 1 is attached to a predetermined space in the wiring board, the input side optical cord is connected to the socket portion 22a on the other side of the input side adapter socket 22, and a plurality of output side optical cords are connected. Connectors are connected to the socket portions 13a and 18a on the other side (outside the casing) of the output side adapter sockets 13 and 18, respectively.

  At this time, when many other devices, cables, and the like are already accommodated in the wiring board, it is difficult to secure an accommodation space for attaching the splitter module 1. Cord handling (wiring) may be difficult.

  However, since the splitter module 1 of the present embodiment has a two-stage upper and lower structure having the lower casing 2 and the upper casing 3, the width dimension of the splitter module 1 despite the large number of branches of the optical splitter 25. The splitter module 1 is downsized. For this reason, for example, even if the accommodation space in the wiring board is limited, the splitter module 1 can be attached.

  The splitter module 1 also has an input-side connector plug 21 at the tip, and can be attached to and detached from the connector cord 20 extending from the lower housing 2 and the lower housing 2 at a plurality of locations. By having the input-side adapter socket holder 23 that holds the input-side adapter socket 22 that fits with the plug 21, the orientation of the plug receptacle of the input-side adapter socket 22 can be adjusted as necessary.

  For example, when the input side optical cord and the output side optical cord are introduced into the wiring board from the same side, the input side adapter socket holder 23 is connected to the side wall portion of the lower housing 2 as shown in FIGS. 5, the plug receptacle of the input side adapter socket 22 connected to the input side optical cord and the connector is connected to the output side adapter cord 13 connected to the output side optical cord by the connector. , 18 are directed to the same side of the plug receptacle.

  Further, when the input side optical cord and the output side optical cord are introduced into the wiring board from the opposite side, the input side adapter socket holder 23 is connected to the side wall portion 5 of the lower housing 2 as shown in FIG. By attaching so as to fit in the recess 7 on the rear end side, the plug receptacle of the input-side adapter socket 22 connected to the input-side optical cord is connected to the output-side adapter socket 13 connected to the output-side optical cord. , 18 so that it faces away from the plug receptacle.

  For example, when the splitter module 1 is attached to the wiring board so that the output side adapter sockets 13 and 18 are on the lower side, for example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the input side adapter socket 22 is positioned on the upper side. In order to connect the input side optical cord introduced into the wiring board to the input side adapter socket 22 by connector, it is necessary to bend the input side optical cord into a U shape. At this time, when the splitter module 1 is attached to the left corner of the wiring board, the input side optical cord introduced from the lower side may not be connected to the input side adapter socket 22 by a connector. Further, even if the input side optical cord can be connected to the input side adapter socket 22, the input side optical cord is forcibly bent, so that the input side optical cord is damaged. Therefore, in such a case, by directing the plug receptacle of the input adapter socket 22 to the same side as the plug receptacles of the output adapter sockets 13 and 18, the input side optical cord introduced into the wiring board is forcedly forced. The input side optical cord can be connected to the input side adapter socket 11 by a connector without bending.

  Also, for example, when the output side optical cord is introduced into the wiring board from the lower side and the input side optical cord is introduced from the lateral side (right side) into the wiring board, there is sufficient storage space in the wiring board. As shown in FIG. 5B, the input side adapter socket holder 23 is attached so as to fit into the recess 7 in the rear side wall portion 6 of the lower housing 2 so that the input side optical cord is connected to the input connector. The plug receptacle of the side adapter socket 22 is directed perpendicularly to the plug receptacles of the output adapter sockets 13 and 18 that are connected to the output optical cord.

  In this way, the direction of the plug receptacle of the input adapter socket 22 can be freely changed according to the accommodation conditions of the devices and cables in the wiring board, so that the input side optical cord can be input without unnecessary routing. The side optical cord can be easily connected to the input adapter socket 22 by a connector. This facilitates the handling (wiring) of the input side optical cord and the output side optical cord in the wiring board, so that the workability of installing the splitter module 1 can be improved.

  For example, when the splitter module 1 is attached to the wiring board so that the output side adapter sockets 13 and 18 are on the lower side, the output side adapter socket holders 14 and 19 are connected to the lower casing 2 and the upper case as shown in FIG. By rotating the housing 3 upward, the plug receptacles of the output adapter sockets 13 and 18 are directed toward the front side. Thereby, it becomes easy to insert / remove the optical connector plug attached to the tip of the output side optical cord with respect to the output side adapter sockets 13 and 18. Therefore, the workability of installing the splitter module 1 can be further improved.

  Further, for example, when a plurality of output side optical cords are introduced side by side into the wiring board, or are divided into two predetermined pieces and introduced into the wiring board, as shown in FIG. By rotating the housing 3 to the left and right with respect to the lower housing 2, the optical connector plug attached to the distal end of the output side optical cord is connected to the output side adapter without performing unnecessary routing of the output side optical cord. The sockets 13 and 18 can be inserted. Further, for example, if the output side optical cords are wired together, a load (rigidity) is applied to these output side optical cords. Therefore, the upper casing 3 is rotated left and right with respect to the lower casing 2. Thus, it is possible to distribute (reduce) the load applied to each output-side optical cord.

  Further, since the length dimension of the upper casing 3 is shorter than the length dimension of the lower casing 2, the front end position of the lower casing 2 protrudes from the front end position of the upper casing 3. Therefore, the output-side adapter socket holder 14 attached to the lower housing 2 is not covered with the upper housing 3, and the output-side adapter socket holder 14 is rotated up and down with respect to the lower housing 2. Is possible.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the connector cord 20 extends from the lower housing 2, but the connector cord 20 may extend from the upper housing 3. In this case, it is desirable to accommodate the optical splitter 25 in the upper housing 3 in order to shorten the input side optical fiber core wire 26 connecting the input side adapter socket 22 and the optical splitter 25.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the recess 7 for fitting with the input side adapter socket holder 23 is provided in the lower housing 2, but the recess 7 may be provided in the upper housing 3.

  Furthermore, the splitter module 1 of the above embodiment has an upper and lower two-stage structure having an upper housing 3 and a lower housing 2. However, when the number of branches of the optical splitter 25 is small (in the above embodiment, four branches). ), In particular, the splitter module casing (module casing) may be one instead of having a two-stage structure.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of the splitter module which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an external appearance when the splitter module shown in FIG. 1 is seen from the opposite side. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a lower housing and an upper housing shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated the output side adapter socket holder shown in FIG. 1 upwards with respect to the housing | casing. It is a perspective view which shows the state which changed the attachment position of the input side adapter socket holder shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which rotated the upper housing | casing shown in FIG. 1 to the left with respect to the lower housing | casing. It is a top view which shows the wiring state inside the lower housing | casing shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Splitter module, 2 ... Lower housing | casing (module housing | casing), 3 ... Upper housing | casing (module housing | casing), 13 ... Output side adapter socket (output side optical socket), 14 ... Output side adapter socket holder (output side) Socket holder), 18 ... output side adapter socket (output side optical socket), 19 ... output side adapter socket holder (output side socket holder), 20 ... connector cord, 21 ... input side connector plug (input side optical connector plug), DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Input side adapter socket (input side optical socket), 23 ... Input side adapter socket holder (input side optical socket holder), 25 ... Optical splitter, 26 ... Input side optical fiber core wire, 27 ... Output side optical fiber core wire .

Claims (5)

In a splitter module having an optical splitter that branches an optical signal incident from an input side optical fiber core and emits it to a plurality of output side optical fiber cores,
A module housing that houses the optical splitter;
An output side optical socket holder that is attached to the module housing and holds an output side optical socket connected to the plurality of output side optical fiber cores;
A connector cord extending from the module housing and having an input-side optical connector plug connected to the input-side optical fiber core wire at a distal end portion;
An input side optical socket to be fitted to the input side optical connector plug;
A splitter module comprising: an input side optical socket holder that is detachably attached to the module housing at a plurality of locations and holds the input side optical socket. The module housing has a lower housing and an upper housing disposed on the lower housing,
The output side optical socket holder for holding the output side optical socket is attached to the lower case and the upper case, respectively.
The splitter module according to claim 1, wherein the optical splitter is accommodated in one of the lower casing and the upper casing.   The splitter module according to claim 2, wherein the upper casing is rotatably connected to the lower casing.   The said output side optical socket holder is attached to the said module housing | casing so that it can rotate centering on the axis | shaft parallel to the width direction of the said module housing | casing. A splitter module according to claim 1.   The splitter module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connector cord extends from an opposite side of the output-side optical socket holder in the module housing.

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