JP2010170329A - Holder and mounting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holder for mounting an RFID tag on a connector flag without removing the connector flag. <P>SOLUTION: This holder includes: a holder body 21 mounted on an MU connector plug 13 of an optical fiber code 11 with a connector plug, and made of elastic raw materials having a C-shape whose cross-section is notched; a pair of holes 24 and 25 for a mounting tool formed in the neighborhood of the notch section of the holder body 21; and an RFID tag storage part 22 installed in the holder body 21 and housing an RFID tag. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a holder for mounting a part having a communication function to a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug, and an attachment tool for attaching the holder, and more particularly, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag to an optical fiber cord with a connector plug. It is related with the holder and attachment tool with which this connector plug is mounted | worn.

  In recent years, with the increase in subscribers of optical fiber networks, MUs provided at the ends of optical fiber cords installed in IDM (Integrated Distribution Module) and FTM (Fiber Termination Module), which are optical fiber wiring modules in communication base stations. The number of connectors and SC2 connectors is also increasing.

  FIG. 9 is a top view showing a general optical fiber cord with a MU connector plug. As shown in FIG. 9, a MU connector plug 13 having a connector boot 12 is attached to the optical fiber cord 11. The MU connector plug 13 is connected to a connector adapter.

  IDM and FTM are laid to respond flexibly to changes in subscribers' operators and services, and smooth and flexible business by inserting and removing optical fiber cords with connector plugs in the wiring board on the front of the equipment. The service / service can be changed.

  Since IDM and FTM collect codes with high density, tags and labels called packing tags on which various information for management purposes are written are often attached to optical fiber cords in the device. . The construction worker reads the management information of the optical fiber cord and the connector with the tag, and selects the optical fiber cord to be operated.

  In recent years, there is a method in which an RFID is provided in a connector body, such as Patent Document 1, but in this method, when an existing apparatus is provided, the connector is removed, and as a result, it can be applied to an optical fiber cord during communication. Can not.

Japanese Patent No. 3745728

  Originally, IDM and FTM itself were not designed to mount these tags. Therefore, the packing tag may cause a so-called congestion state that affects adjacent connectors and optical fiber cords or entangles optical fiber cords in a complicated manner, and may cause communication disconnection or optical fiber breakage due to bending loss. Conceivable.

  Further, the tag is mostly clearly written by hand, and there is a case where a management DB and a bag are brought in as the replacement of the connector plug at the work site is repeated. Therefore, it is always necessary to match the management DB with the tag at the connection work site, and the accumulation of the surplus work contributes to an increase in cost and work time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and without removing the connector plug and without affecting the signal transmission in the target optical fiber and the adjacent optical fiber, communication such as an RFID tag to the connector plug. It is an object of the present invention to provide a holder for mounting a functional part and a tool for mounting the holder.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a holder for mounting a component having a communication function on a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug, and is mounted on the connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug. A holder body made of an elastic material having a C-shape or a U-shape with a notch, a pair of mounting tool holes provided in the vicinity of the notch of the holder body, and provided in the holder body. And a communication function component accommodating portion in which a component having a function is accommodated.

  The present invention also provides a holder for attaching an RFID tag to a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug, which is attached to the connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug and has a cut-out cross-section. A holder body made of an elastic material having a shape; a pair of mounting tool holes provided in the vicinity of the notch portion of the holder body; and an RFID tag housing portion provided in the holder body and housing an RFID tag. It is characterized by comprising.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the holder, a holder body made of a resin mixed with glass fiber is used as the holder body.

  In the mounting tool of the present invention, the tip ends of two elongated tool members are inserted into the pair of mounting tool holes of the holder, and the tip ends of the two tool members are widened when the rear end portions of the two tool members are widened. The middle part of the tool member of the book is overlapped and rotatably attached.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the mounting tool, at least three or more tool members provided with a tip portion for gripping the holder are provided together with a tip inserted into a pair of holes for the mounting tool of the holder. Is.

  The holder and the mounting tool of the present invention can easily connect a component having a communication function such as an RFID tag to which management information is added to a MU connector in an IDM regardless of whether it is installed or newly installed. It can be mounted without breaking. In addition, when the holder of the present invention is used, the possibility of peeling or dropping is reduced as compared with the case of using RFID by bonding.

  In addition, it is possible to handle management information without using a tag which is one factor that causes a congestion state to easily attach an RFID tag. In particular, information management using RFID tags is highly compatible with the management DB and can be updated instantaneously. This function ensures consistency between the DB and the optical fiber cords and connector plugs in the IDM and FTM. I can keep it. Similarly, determining whether the optical fiber cords in the IDM and FTM are instantaneously desired codes also greatly contributes to shortening the working time.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an example of a holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a top view showing an optical fiber cord equipped with an example of a holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A and 1B, the same parts as those in FIG.

  2A and 2B are a front view and a side view showing an example of a holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 2 (a), 2 (b), 21 is a holder body, 22 is an RFID tag accommodating portion, 23 is a connector boot mounting portion, and 24-27 are holes for mounting tools. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIGS. 2A and 2B, the holder body 21 is formed of an elastic material having a C shape with a notch in cross section. It is formed in the connector boot mounting part 23 having a circular cross section. On the upper surface of the holder main body 21, there is provided an RFID tag accommodating portion 22 that is recessed in a circular shape for accommodating a component having a communication function, for example, an RFID tag. A pair of mounting tool holes 24 and 25 are provided in the vicinity of the notch portion in front of the holder main body 21, and a pair of mounting tool holes 26 and 27 are provided in the vicinity of the RFID tag housing portion 22 in front of the holder main body 21. It is done. As the material of the holder body 21, a reinforced resin material containing glass fibers such as FRP resin using glass fibers can be used.

  That is, in the vicinity of the connector boot 12 of the MU connector plug 13 attached to the optical fiber cord 11, the connector boot mounting portion 23 of the holder main body 21 in which the circular RFID tag is accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 22 has a notch portion. It is installed by pushing it open.

  The RFID tag accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 22 of the holder main body 21 has only reading (ROM type) and writing / reading (RAM type), and can be selected depending on the usage form and handling information. The ROM type cannot rewrite information once written, but the RAM type can be rewritten.

  When the RFID tag is attached to the MU connector plug in the IDM using the holder according to the embodiment of the present invention, the RFID tag accommodating portion 22 of the holder main body 21 is filled with an RFID tag and cured with resin or the like for sure. Enclose. By securely fixing the RFID tag itself to the holder main body 21, the deterioration of the RFID tag over time is alleviated and the possibility of peeling is reduced as compared with simple adhesion of the RFID tag to the connector plug itself.

  The holder body 21 is required to have a width of 6 mm or less and a height of 5.1 mm or less in order to avoid interference with other MU connectors. In addition, the RFID tag itself is required to have a shape with a diameter of 4 mm or less because of the above-described dimension limit. Moreover, when attaching to the MU connector plug in the existing IDM using the holder according to the embodiment of the present invention, the attachment work is difficult because the gap between the MU connector plugs adjacent in the lateral direction is only about 5 mm. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, holes 24 to 27 for mounting tools are provided.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an attachment tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 31 to 34 are four elongated tool members, 35 is a tip of the tool member 31, 36 is a tip of the tool member 32, 37 is a ring-shaped rear end portion of the tool member 31, and 38 is a ring of the tool member 32. The rear end of the shape, 39 is the tip of the tool member 33, 40 is the tip of the tool member 34, and 41 is a connecting member.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate portion of the tool member 31 and the intermediate portion of the tool member 32 are overlapped so as to intersect at a connecting member 41 and are attached rotatably. Therefore, when the ring-shaped rear end portions 37 and 38 are opened in the arrow direction, the leading ends 35 and 36 are also configured in a bowl shape so as to open in the arrow direction. The rear end of the tool member 33 and the rear end of the tool member 34 are fixed to the connecting member 41. In this case, the tips 35, 36, 39, and 40 are arranged on substantially the same plane.

  That is, the tip 35 of the attachment tool is inserted into the hole 25 of the holder, the tip 36 of the attachment tool is inserted into the hole 24 of the holder, the tip 39 of the attachment tool is inserted into the hole 26 of the holder, and the tip 40 of the attachment tool is inserted. By inserting into the hole 27 of the holder, the holder is gripped by the mounting tool. Thereafter, the ring-shaped rear ends 37 and 38 of the attachment tool are opened in the direction of the arrow, and the tips 35 and 36 of the attachment tool are opened in the direction of the arrow, so that the notch of the holder is opened and attached to the optical fiber cord 11. The connector boot mounting portion 23 of the holder main body 21 is mounted in the vicinity of the connector boot 12 of the MU connector plug 13.

  In this way, the RFID tag accommodated in the holder can be attached to the connector plug of the optical fiber cord with connector plug without affecting communication. In addition, the handle portion of the tool has a length of 5 cm or more so that the fingers holding the optical fiber and the attachment tool do not interfere during the attachment. By using the attachment tool, it is possible to easily attach the RFID tag to the MU connector plug actually provided for service in the existing IDM.

  4A, 4B, and 4C are a front view, a side view, and a top view showing another example of the holder according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 (a), 4 (b), and 4 (c), the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. 4A, 4B, and 4C, reference numeral 51 denotes an RFID tag housing portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A, 4 </ b> B, and 4 </ b> C, the RFID tag accommodating portion 51 is formed to be recessed in a square shape. Therefore, when the RFID tag has a quadrangular shape, the quadrangular RFID tag can be accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 51. Thus, since the RFID tag accommodating portion of the holder can be processed according to the shape of the RFID tag, a commercially available RFID tag can be used flexibly.

  FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view showing an example of a holder according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 (b) shows an optical fiber cord equipped with an example of a holder according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the same parts as those in FIG.

  FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C are a side view, a front view, and a bottom view showing an example of a holder according to another embodiment of the present invention. 5 (a), 5 (b) and 6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c), 61 is a holder body, 62 is an RFID tag accommodating portion, 63 is a connector lower contact portion, and 64 and 65 are attachment tools. It is a hole for.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B and FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C, the holder main body 61 is formed of an elastic material having a U-shape with a cut-out section. The inner bottom surface of the holder body 61 is formed in a connector lower contact portion 63 having a leaf spring mechanism. On the side surface of the holder main body 61, there is provided an RFID tag accommodating portion 62 which is recessed in a circular shape for accommodating a component having a communication function, for example, an RFID tag. A pair of mounting tool holes 64 and 65 are provided in the vicinity of the notch portion on the front surface of the holder body 61.

  That is, in the MU connector plug 13 attached to the optical fiber cord 11, the connector lower contact portion 63 of the holder main body 61 in which the circular RFID tag is accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 62 pushes the notch open. Installed. In this case, the holder main body 61 can enhance the mounting stability between the RFID tag accommodating portion 62 and the MU connector plug 13 by providing the connector lower contact portion 63 with a leaf spring mechanism.

  The RFID tag accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 62 of the holder main body 61 has only reading (ROM type) and writing / reading (RAM type), and can be selected according to the usage form and handling information. The ROM type cannot rewrite information once written, but the RAM type can be rewritten.

  When the RFID tag is attached to the MU connector plug in the IDM using the holder according to another embodiment of the present invention, the RFID tag accommodating portion 62 of the holder main body 61 is filled with an RFID tag and then filled and cured. Enclose surely. By securely fixing the RFID tag itself to the holder main body 61, the aging deterioration of the RFID tag is alleviated and the possibility of peeling is reduced as compared with the simple adhesion of the RFID tag to the connector plug itself.

  The holder body 61 is required to have a width of 7.5 mm or less, a height of 4.6 mm or less, and a connector lower contact portion having a thickness of 0.3 mm or less in order to avoid interference with other MU connectors. In addition, the RFID tag itself is required to have a shape with a diameter of 4 mm or less because of the above-described dimension limit. Moreover, when attaching to the MU connector plug in the existing IDM using the holder according to another embodiment of the present invention, the attachment work is difficult because the gap between the MU connector plug adjacent in the lateral direction is only about 5 mm. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, holes 64 and 65 for mounting tools are provided.

  7A and 7B are perspective views showing an attachment tool according to another embodiment of the present invention. 7A and 7B, reference numerals 71 to 73 denote three elongated tool members, 74 denotes a tip end of the tool member 71, 75 denotes a tip end of the tool member 72, 76 denotes a ring-shaped rear end portion of the tool member 71, 77 is a ring-shaped rear end of the tool member 72, 78 is a tip of the tool member 73, and 79 is a connecting member.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the intermediate portion of the tool member 71 and the intermediate portion of the tool member 72 are overlapped so as to intersect with each other at the connecting member 79 and are attached rotatably. Therefore, when the ring-shaped rear end portions 76 and 77 are opened in the arrow direction, the leading ends 74 and 75 are also configured in a bowl shape so as to open in the arrow direction. The rear end of the tool member 73 is fixed to the connecting member 79. In this case, the tips 74, 75, 78 are arranged on substantially the same plane.

  That is, the tip 74 of the attachment tool is inserted into the hole 65 of the holder, the tip 75 of the attachment tool is inserted into the hole 64 of the holder, and the tip 78 portion of the attachment tool is brought into contact with the lower surface of the holder. Grip. Thereafter, the ring-shaped rear ends 76 and 77 of the attachment tool are opened in the direction of the arrow, and the tips 74 and 75 of the attachment tool are opened in the direction of the arrow, so that the notch of the holder is opened and attached to the optical fiber cord 11. The connector lower contact portion 63 of the holder main body 61 is attached to the MU connector plug 13.

  In this way, the RFID tag accommodated in the holder can be attached to the connector plug of the optical fiber cord with connector plug without affecting communication. In addition, the handle portion of the tool has a length of 5 cm or more so that the fingers holding the optical fiber and the attachment tool do not interfere during the attachment. By using the attachment tool, it is possible to easily attach the RFID tag to the MU connector plug actually provided for service in the existing IDM.

  In addition, since the MU connector plug has a small shape, it is difficult to give the holder body 61 and the connector lower contact portion 63 sufficient strength. When the holder is repeatedly attached and detached, a certain level of strength is required. Therefore, by using a reinforced resin material in which glass fiber such as FRP resin using glass fiber is blended as the material of the holder main body 61, a structure that can withstand repeated desorption can be obtained.

  8A, 8B, and 8C are a side view, a front view, and a bottom view showing another example of a holder according to another embodiment of the present invention. 8 (a), (b), and (c), the same parts as those in FIGS. 6 (a), (b), and (c) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. In FIGS. 8A, 8B, and 8C, reference numeral 81 denotes an RFID tag accommodating portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A, 8 </ b> B, and 8 </ b> C, the RFID tag accommodating portion 81 is formed to be recessed in a quadrangular shape. Therefore, when the RFID tag has a quadrangular shape, the quadrangular RFID tag can be accommodated in the RFID tag accommodating portion 81. Thus, since the RFID tag accommodating portion of the holder can be processed according to the shape of the RFID tag, a commercially available RFID tag can be used flexibly.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

(A) is a perspective view which shows an example of the holder which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a top view which shows the optical fiber cord with which the example of the holder which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was mounted | worn. It is the front view and side view which show an example of the holder which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the front view, side view, and top view which show the other example of the holder which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a perspective view which shows an example of the holder which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (b) is a top view which shows the optical fiber cord which mounted | wore with an example of the holder which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. is there. It is the side view, front view, and bottom view which show an example of the holder which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment tool which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is the side view, front view, and bottom view which show the other example of the holder which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows a general optical fiber cord with a MU connector plug.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Optical fiber cord, 12 ... Connector boot, 13 ... MU connector plug, 21 ... Holder main body, 22 ... RFID tag accommodating part, 23 ... Connector boot mounting part, 24-27 ... Hole for attachment tool, 31-34 ... Four elongated tool members, 35... Tip end of tool member 31, 36... Tip end of tool member 32, 37... Ring-shaped rear end portion of tool member 31, 38. Tip of member 33, 40 ... Tip of tool member 34, 41 ... Connecting member.

Claims (5)

A holder for mounting a component having a communication function on a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug,
A holder body that is attached to a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug and is made of an elastic material having a C-shape or a U-shape with a cut-out section;
A pair of mounting tool holes provided in the vicinity of the notch of the holder body;
A holder provided with a communication function component housing portion that is provided in the holder main body and accommodates a component having a communication function. A holder for attaching an RFID tag to a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug,
A holder body that is attached to a connector plug of an optical fiber cord with a connector plug and is made of an elastic material having a C-shape or a U-shape with a cut-out section;
A pair of mounting tool holes provided in the vicinity of the notch of the holder body;
The holder provided with the RFID tag accommodating part which is provided in the said holder main body and accommodates an RFID tag.   The holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a holder body made of a resin mixed with glass fiber is used as the holder body.   The front ends of the two elongate tool members are inserted into the holes for the pair of attachment tools of the holder according to claim 1, 2, or 3, so that the front ends expand when the rear end portions of the two tool members are expanded. An attachment tool characterized in that an intermediate part of two tool members is overlapped and attached rotatably.   The mounting tool according to claim 4, wherein at least three tool members provided with a tip portion for gripping the holder are provided together with a tip inserted into a pair of mounting tool holes of the holder.

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