JP4785608B2 - Optical fiber winding member - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical fiber winding member that winds an extra length of an optical fiber on an optical fiber storage box, an optical closure, a wiring board, and the like.

In the optical wiring, an extra length is generally provided in the optical fiber for connection work and the like, and a winding member for winding up the extra length of the optical fiber is used as the extra length processing means.
For example, the optical fiber reel 1 of Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-317600) shown in an exploded perspective view in FIG. 12 has the same disk-shaped winding part 3 in which an S-shaped groove 2 is formed on one side. When the entire optical fiber reel 1 is rotated with the intermediate portion of the optical fiber 6 being accommodated in the S-shaped groove 2, the optical fiber reel 1 is rotated between the disk-shaped upper plate 4 and lower plate 5. Is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the disk-shaped winding part.

  The optical fiber storage device 7 of Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-329851) shown in FIG. 13 has two shaft portions 8 that are parallel to each other at intervals (two shaft portions 8 constitute a winding shaft 9. ), A disc-shaped base plate 10 is fixed to one end surface, and two semicircular base plates 11 and 11 are fixed to the other end surface, and a slit 12 is formed between the two base plates 11. When 6 is inserted between two shaft portions 8 and the entire optical fiber housing 7 is rotated, the optical fiber 6 is wound around the outside of the two shaft portions 8.

Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 10-505814) shown in FIG. 14 is a take-up reel such as a wire or a cable. The take-up reel 13 is a side-insertion type take-up reel and is rotatable. A slit 14a provided in both the members 14 and 15 is provided with a winding shaft 16 at the center of the housing 17 facing the pair of bottomed cylindrical members 14 and 15 and a cable insertion space. This is the structure formed by 15a. As shown in FIG. 14 (a), when the slits 14a and 15a are made to coincide with each other and the intermediate portion of the cable is inserted into the housing 17 through the slits 14a and 15a, and both the members 14 and 15 are relatively rotated, It is wound around the winding shaft 16 in the housing 17.
JP 2004-317600 A JP 2003-329851 A Special table flat 10-505814

  Since the optical fiber cannot be accommodated in the groove 2 after assembling the optical fiber reel 1 as a whole in FIG. 12, the optical fiber must be inserted at the time of assembly, which is inconvenient. Moreover, since the whole is a movable part (there is no stationary member with respect to the rotating part), the state (winding state) where the optical fiber is wound cannot be fixed as it is. Moreover, although it is necessary to rotate the whole in order to wind up an optical fiber, it cannot necessarily say that the winding operation which rotates the whole and winds up is easy.

  Since the whole of FIG. 13 is also a movable part as in FIG. 12, the state where the optical fiber is wound cannot be fixed, and the winding operation for rotating the whole is not always easy. It can not be said.

  The structure of FIG. 14 is not intended to rotate the whole, but it is still impossible to fix a state in which a wire, a cable, or the like is wound.

  The present invention was made in order to eliminate the drawbacks of the conventional winding members described above. The optical fiber can be inserted after assembling and is easy to use, and the portion rotated for the winding operation is stationary. Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical fiber winding member that is separate from the portion and that can be easily wound and that can fix the state in which the optical fiber is wound.

An optical fiber winding member of the present invention that solves the above problems has a cylindrical optical fiber winding surface , a winding shaft that rotates to wind up the optical fiber, and a case that rotatably stores the winding shaft The one end surface of the winding shaft is exposed from a window opened in the upper surface portion of the case and is provided with an S-shaped groove capable of accommodating an optical fiber, and is provided in a peripheral portion of the window on the upper surface portion of the case. Are formed such that two slits that can communicate with both ends of the S-shaped groove extend from the upper surface of the case to the side wall, respectively, and the two slits and the ends of both sides of the S-shaped groove. When the take-up shaft is rotated after accommodating the optical fibers in a state where they are communicated with each other, a portion of the optical fiber that is not accommodated in the S-shaped groove is a portion that is accommodated in the S-shaped groove. Is wound in the same plane as Characterized in that it is so.

A second aspect of the present invention is the optical fiber winding member according to the first aspect, wherein the optical fiber is an optical fiber ribbon .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the optical fiber winding member according to the first or second aspect, the one-side end surface of the winding shaft intersects the S-shaped groove for engaging a driver that rotates the winding shaft, and A driver groove shallower than the S-shaped groove is formed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the optical fiber winding member according to any one of the first to third aspects, the winding shaft has a stepped disk shape including a large-diameter portion, a medium-diameter portion, and a small-diameter portion. The outer peripheral surface of the diameter portion is an optical fiber winding surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the optical fiber winding member according to the fourth aspect, a plurality of notches are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion at intervals in the circumferential direction so that the case can be engaged with and detached from the notches A latch claw is provided , and the latch claw does not restrain the rotation when the winding shaft rotates in one direction, and engages with the notch when the winding shaft rotates in the other direction to prohibit rewinding. And

The optical fiber winding member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the case includes a base and a cover, the window is formed in the cover, and the slit is an upper surface portion of the cover. It is characterized by being formed so as to extend from to the side wall.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the optical fiber winding member according to the fifth aspect, the case is constituted by a base and a cover, and a base end portion is integrally formed with the base to form an arm portion that can be bent and deformed integrally with the base. The latch claw is formed on the arm.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is the optical fiber winding member according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein an optical fiber having optical connectors attached to both ends is wound.

In the present invention, the winding shaft is rotated so that the S-shaped groove exposed on the upper surface matches the slit on the upper surface of the case, and in this state, the intermediate portion of the optical fiber is formed into the S-shaped groove and the slit. By inserting, the optical fiber can be accommodated inside the case. Next, when the winding shaft is rotated, the optical fiber can be wound around the winding shaft.
As described above, since the S-shaped groove for accommodating the optical fiber in the case is exposed on the upper surface side of the case, the optical fiber can be inserted after being assembled as an optical fiber winding member. Is good.
Further, since the winding can be performed by rotating only the winding shaft with respect to the case which is a stationary part, the winding operation is easy.
Further, since the winding can be performed by rotating only the winding shaft with respect to the case which is a stationary part, the state where the optical fiber is wound is fixed as in, for example, claims 5 and 7. It is easy to make a possible structure.

  Hereinafter, an optical fiber winding member embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an optical fiber winding member 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are views showing the appearance of the optical fiber winding member 21, and FIG. 4 is a cover 25 of the optical fiber winding member 21. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIG. 5 (however, the winding shaft 22 described later should be cross-sectioned). Not shown).
As shown in these drawings, the optical fiber winding member 21 includes a winding shaft 22 for winding an optical fiber and a case 23 for rotatably housing the winding shaft 22. In this embodiment, the case 23 is composed of a base 24 and a cover 25. One end face A of the winding shaft 22 is exposed from a circular window 25a formed in the cover 25 and is provided with an S-shaped groove 22a capable of accommodating an optical fiber. In addition, slits 25b that can communicate with both ends of the S-shaped groove 22a are formed around the window 25a of the cover 25, respectively. The slit 25b of the cover 25 is formed not only on the upper surface but also on the side wall.

7 (a), (b), and (c) show details of the base 24, FIGS. 8 (a), (b), and (c) show details of the cover 25, and FIG. 9 shows a winding shaft. FIG.
The detailed structure of each part will be described with reference to these drawings. The winding shaft 22 has a stepped disk shape composed of a large diameter part 31, a medium diameter part 32, and a small diameter part 33. The outer peripheral surface of the optical fiber is an optical fiber winding surface 32a.
In addition, the intermediate diameter portion 32 has a guide groove that has a shape that becomes wider toward the outer side in the radial direction as an introduction portion to the S-shaped groove 22 a and one side wall surface smoothly continues to the winding surface 32 a of the intermediate diameter portion 32. 32b is formed. The S-shaped groove 22 a and the guide groove 32 b have a depth to reach the upper surface of the large diameter portion 31.
On the outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 31, notches 31a to which a latch claw 36a described later can be engaged and disengaged are provided at eight locations in the illustrated example at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
A driver groove 33 a for engaging a driver that rotates the winding shaft 22 is provided on the upper end surface of the small diameter portion 33 of the winding shaft 22. The driver groove 33 a has a depth that reaches the upper surface of the medium diameter portion 32. Here, the driver is not limited to a commercially available driver, but includes a dedicated tool that can be fitted into the groove 33a and driven to rotate.

The base 24 and the cover 25 have a generally rectangular shallow box shape.
The base 24 is provided with a projecting central shaft portion 24 a that fits into a shaft hole 22 b provided in the winding shaft 22 at the center of the inner surface.
The base 24 and the cover 25 are fixed to each other by fitting protrusions 25 c provided at the four corners on the cover 25 side into holes 24 b provided at the four corners of the base 24. This fitting and fixing can be performed by press-fitting or ultrasonic welding. However, the fixing means is not limited, and adhesive fixing or screw fixing is also possible.
On one side of the base 24, an arm portion 36 whose base end portion can be bent and deformed integrally with the base is formed, and a latch claw 36a that engages with the notch 31a of the winding shaft 22 is formed on the arm portion 36. is doing.
The vicinity of the base end portion of the arm portion 36 is thin (thin portion 36b) in order to facilitate bending deformation.

  When assembling the optical fiber winding member 21, the shaft hole 22 b on the bottom surface of the winding shaft 22 is fitted into the central shaft portion 24 a of the inner surface of the base 24, and the cover 25 is covered from the shaft hole 22 b. The one end face A is exposed from the window 25a, and the protrusions 25c at the four corners of the cover 25 are fitted and fixed to the holes 24b at the four corners on the base 24 side, for example, by press fitting or ultrasonic welding.

When the extra length of the optical fiber is taken up by the optical fiber take-up member 21, first, a minus driver is inserted into the driver groove 33 a of the take-up shaft 22, the take-up shaft 22 is rotated, and the S-shape of the take-up shaft 22. The groove 22a and the slit 25b of the cover 25 are made to coincide as shown in FIGS. In this state, as shown in FIG. 10A, the optical fiber can be accommodated in the case 23 by inserting the intermediate portion of the optical fiber into the S-shaped groove 22a and the slit 25b. This state is shown in FIG. However, in FIG. 10, the cover 25 is omitted. Further, in FIG. 10, illustration of the notch 31 a of the large diameter portion 31 of the winding shaft 22 is omitted.
When the winding shaft 22 is rotated clockwise (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10A) with a screwdriver from the state of FIG. 10A, the optical fiber 6 of the winding shaft 22 is rotated as shown in FIG. Since it smoothly follows the outer peripheral surface (winding surface 32a) of the medium diameter portion 32, when the winding shaft 22 is rotated an appropriate number of times, the extra length of the optical fiber 6 is wound as shown in FIG. The shaft 22 is wound around the outer periphery of the medium diameter portion 32.
In this case, two slits 25b that can communicate with the end portions on both sides of the S-shaped groove 22a are formed around the window 25a on the upper surface of the case 23 so as to extend from the upper surface of the case 23 to the side wall. Therefore, as is apparent from FIG. 10 (C) and FIG. 1, the two slits 25b and the ends on both sides of the S-shaped groove 22a are communicated with each other and the optical fiber 6 is accommodated in them and wound up. When the shaft 22 is rotated, the portion of the optical fiber 6 that is not accommodated in the S-shaped groove 22a is wound up in substantially the same plane as the portion that is accommodated in the S-shaped groove 22a.
When the take-up shaft 22 is rotated in the clockwise direction (the arrow direction in FIG. 10), the latch claw 36a does not restrain the rotation of the take-up shaft 22, but if the counter claw 36a is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the latch claw 36a Rewinding is prohibited by engaging the notch. Therefore, the state where the optical fiber is wound (optical fiber winding state) can be fixed.
Examples of the optical fiber 6 to be wound include, for example, a single-core optical fiber having a UV resin coating with an outer diameter of 0.25 mm, or an optical fiber tape having a plurality of strands taped with UV resin. Although assumed, in FIG. 1 of an Example, it has shown as what winds up an optical fiber tape core wire.

As described above, since the S-shaped groove 22a for accommodating the optical fiber 6 in the case 23 is exposed on the upper surface side of the case 23, the optical fiber 6 is inserted after being assembled as an optical fiber winding member. Is possible, and it is easy to use.
Further, since the winding can be performed by rotating only the winding shaft 22 with respect to the case 23 which is a stationary portion, the winding operation is easy.
Further, since the winding can be performed by rotating only the winding shaft 22 with respect to the case 23 which is a stationary portion, the arm portion 36 provided integrally with the side surface portion of the base 24 as in the embodiment. A state in which the optical fiber is wound can be fixed by adopting a mechanism such as forming a latch claw 36a and providing a notch 31a on the outer periphery of the large-diameter portion 31 of the winding shaft 22. Moreover, according to the structure of this invention, it is easy to provide a suitable mechanism like an Example as an optical fiber winding state fixing means.

  The optical fiber winding member 21 of the present invention is not particularly limited in size, but the winding member 21 of the embodiment is assumed to be an optical fiber having a small allowable bending radius. For example, the case 23 has a vertical and horizontal thickness dimension of 30 mm × 30 mm. × 7.5 mm, the winding radius (the radius of the middle diameter portion 32 of the winding shaft 22) is about 20.5 mm.

  In the above description, the optical fiber is simply wound around the winding member. However, the present invention can be applied to winding an optical fiber having optical connectors attached to both ends.

  Although the use location of the winding member of the present invention is not particularly limited, it can be applied, for example, when it is provided in an optical fiber storage box or an optical closure, and can also be applied when provided on an optical wiring board.

  Further, the winding member 21 of the embodiment is shown as a structure that is simply placed, but may be a structure that is fixed to an appropriate location inside the optical fiber storage box or the optical closure, or a structure that is fixed on the wiring board. it can. The fixing means is arbitrary.

  Moreover, although the case where it installed only as one winding member was shown in the Example, it can also be laminated and arrange | positioned. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a protrusion 41 is provided on the lower surface of the upper winding member 21 ′, and a hole (or groove) 42 into which the protrusion 41 is fitted is provided on the upper surface of the lower winding member 21 ′. The winding member 21 ′ can be laminated.

It is a perspective view of the optical fiber winding member of one Example of this invention. (A) is a front view of the optical fiber winding member, (B) is the right side view, and (C) is the left side view. (A) is a rear view of the optical fiber winding member, (b) is a plan view thereof, and (c) is a bottom view thereof. It is the front view which notched and showed a part of cover of the said optical fiber winding member. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIG. 5 (however, the winding shaft is not shown in cross section). The base in the said optical fiber winding member is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right side view of (A), and (C) is a BB sectional view of (A). The cover in the said optical fiber winding member is shown, (A) is a rear view, (B) is a top view of (A), (C) is CC sectional drawing of (A). The winding axis | shaft in the said optical fiber winding member is shown, (A) is a front view, (B) is a partially cutaway bottom view of (A), and (C) is a rear view of (A). (A)-(c) is a figure explaining the condition which winds up an optical fiber to said optical fiber winding member along rotation operation of a winding axis | shaft, and has shown in the state which removed the cover. It is a figure which shows the Example which laminates and uses the winding member of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional winding member. It is a perspective view which shows the other conventional winding member. Furthermore, another conventional winding member is shown, (A) is a side view and (B) is a longitudinal sectional view.

Explanation of symbols

21, 21 'Optical fiber winding member 22 Winding shaft 22a S-shaped groove 22b Shaft hole 23 Case 24 Base 24a Rotation center shaft 25 Cover 25a Window 25b Slit 31 Large diameter portion 31a Notch 32 Medium diameter portion 32a Optical fiber winding Chamfered surface (outer peripheral surface of the medium diameter part)
32b Guide groove 33 Small diameter portion 33a Driver groove

Claims (8)

A winding shaft that has a cylindrical optical fiber winding surface and rotates to wind up the optical fiber; and a case that rotatably stores the winding shaft, and one end surface of the winding shaft is an upper surface of the case S-shaped groove that can be exposed from the window opened in the part and can accommodate the optical fiber is provided, and the peripheral part of the window on the upper surface of the case can be communicated with both ends of the S-shaped groove. After the two slits are formed so as to extend from the upper surface of the case to the side wall, and the two slits and the end portions on both sides of the S-shaped groove are in communication with each other, an optical fiber is accommodated in them. When the winding shaft is rotated, the portion of the optical fiber that is not accommodated in the S-shaped groove is wound up in substantially the same plane as the portion that is accommodated in the S-shaped groove. Optical fiber winding characterized by Member. The optical fiber winding member according to claim 1, wherein the optical fiber is an optical fiber ribbon . The one end face of the winding shaft, according to claim 1, wherein said that the formation of the S-shape intersect groove and shallower driver groove than the S-grooves for engaging the driver to turn the winding shaft Or the optical fiber winding member of 2. The winding shaft has a stepped disk shape including a large diameter portion, a medium diameter portion, and a small diameter portion, and an outer peripheral surface of the medium diameter portion is an optical fiber winding surface . 4. The optical fiber winding member according to any one of items 3 . Wherein forming a plurality of notches spaced circumferentially on the outer peripheral surface of the large diameter portion, provided detachably latch pawl to the notch on the case side, the latch claw, the winding shaft 5. The optical fiber winding member according to claim 4, wherein when rotating in one direction, the rotation is not constrained, and when rotating in the other direction, rewinding is prohibited by engaging with the notch . Thereby forming the casing in the base and the cover, any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has formed to span the side walls from said window is formed and the slit a top portion of the cover to the cover 1 An optical fiber winding member according to Item .   The case is composed of a base and a cover, and a base end portion is integrally formed with the base to form a flexible deformable arm portion, and the latch claw is formed on the arm. The optical fiber winding member according to claim 5. The optical fiber winding member according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an optical fiber having optical connectors attached to both ends is wound.

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