JP7498132B2 - Wiring equipment installation materials - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wiring device installation component for installing wiring devices such as switches and outlets on the walls of buildings, residential equipment, furniture, etc.

Wiring devices such as lighting switches and electrical outlets into which plugs for electrical appliances are inserted are installed on the walls of building partitions, dressing tables, vanities, office desks, etc. Wiring device installation members described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are used to install wiring devices. When installing wiring devices on partition walls, etc., a wiring device installation member such as a wiring box is attached to a pillar or furring strip, cables are pulled inside, and a wall material is erected on the indoor side of the pillar or furring strip. After that, a through hole is formed in the wall material at a position corresponding to the opening of the wiring box, etc., the cable is pulled out from the through hole to the front side of the wall, connected to the wiring device held in the wiring device mounting frame, and the cable is pushed back to the back side of the wall, and the wiring device is attached to the wall material.

The wiring box, which is the wiring device installation member of Patent Document 1, is rectangular and is housed inside a box cover that is also rectangular, and fixing parts that protrude upward and downward are provided from the upper and lower edges of the box cover, and the wiring box is fixed to a pillar located to the side by attaching screws to these upper and lower fixing parts. Similarly, the switch base, which is the wiring device installation member of Patent Document 2, has mounting holes provided at the upper and lower ends of a rectangular plate-shaped base plate, and is fixed to a pillar located to the side by inserting screws through the mounting holes. Note that both of the wiring device installation members of Patent Documents 1 and 2 are installed vertically.

JP 2013-034376 A Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 07-011821

However, in both of the wiring device installation members in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the fixing parts for installation on a structure such as a pillar are provided on the upper and lower edges of the wiring device installation member and are configured to be installed in a vertical orientation. Therefore, in the same vertical orientation, the wiring device installation member cannot be fixed to a furring strip that is provided horizontally above or below the wiring device installation member, and in order to fix it to a furring strip in the same vertical orientation, it was necessary to prepare a separate fixing member.

The present invention aims to provide a wiring device installation component that can be fixed in a fixed orientation to any structure, such as a pillar or furring strip, that is installed in different directions, without using a separate fixing component.

The wiring device installation member of claim 1 includes a main body having an attachment portion to which a wiring device is attached, and a fixing portion having an insertion portion through which a fixing device for fixing the main body to a structure is inserted,
the fixing portion is displaceable from at least one of a first position extending from the main body portion parallel to an axial direction of a first axial portion of the main body portion aligned along the structure, and a second position extending from the main body portion perpendicular to the axial direction of the main body portion, to the other of the first position and the second position;
A weakened portion is formed between the main body portion and the insertion portion to be plastically deformed and bent to enable the displacement of the fixing portion.

The wiring device installation member of claim 2 is configured such that when the first aligning portion of the main body is aligned along the structure and fixed to the structure by the fixing portion located at the first position, the first aligning portion abuts against the structure.
The wiring device installation member of claim 3 is configured such that when a second aligning portion perpendicular to the aligning direction of the first aligning portion in the main body is aligned along the structure and the wiring device installation member is fixed to the structure by the fixing portion located at the second position, the second aligning portion abuts against the structure.

The wiring device installation member of claim 4 has two fixing portions extending in directions away from each other from the main body portion so as to sandwich a first aligning portion of the main body portion, and the two fixing portions are fixed together with the first aligning portion aligned along the structure.
In the wiring apparatus installation member according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the fragile portion is formed by an elongated groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the fixing portion extends from the main body.

The wiring device installation member of claim 6 has a main body including a plate-shaped portion on the front side of which the wiring device is attached, and a fixed base extending from the plate-shaped portion toward the back side so as to be perpendicular to the front side, the first lining portion being formed by the outer surface of the fixed base, and the fixed portion extending from the fixed base.

The wiring device installation member according to claim 7 has a main body including a rectangular plate-shaped portion having an attachment portion on a front side to which a wiring device is attached, and a fixing base portion bent at one side of the plate-shaped portion to a rear side,
A fixing portion having an insertion portion through which a fastener for fixing to a structure is inserted is extended from the fixing base portion,
the fixing portion is displaceable from at least one of a parallel position parallel to a direction in which one side of the main body portion extends and an orthogonal position extending in a direction along an adjacent side perpendicular to the one side of the main body portion to the other position by plastically deforming the fixing portion and bending a connection point with the fixing base,
The connection point between the fixed portion and the fixed base is provided at a virtual extension of the adjacent sides.

In the wiring apparatus installation member according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the main body has a box attachment portion on the rear side of the plate-like portion, to which a wiring box having a bottomed box shape can be attached.
The wiring device installation member of claim 9 has a main body formed into a bottomed box shape having an attachment portion on the opening side, a bottom wall facing the opening, and a peripheral wall erected from the bottom wall and forming the opening on the tip side.

The wiring device installation member of claim 10 is configured such that the fixing portion can be displaced between a first position extending in a direction parallel to the front side of the main body to which the wiring device is attached, and a second position extending in a direction perpendicular to the front side of the main body, and that when the fixing portion is fixed to the structure at the second position, an edge of the main body extending in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the first position abuts against the structure.

In the present invention, the fixing portion can be displaced via the weak portion between a first position parallel to the direction of the first aligning portion of the main body that is aligned with the structure, and a second position perpendicular to the direction of the first aligning portion. This means that the wiring device installation member can be fixed in a fixed orientation to any structure, such as a pillar or furring strip, that is installed in different directions, without the need for a separate fixing member.

1A and 1B are views showing a wiring apparatus installation member according to an embodiment of the present invention with a fixing portion in a first position, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view seen obliquely from the front side, and FIG. 2A and 2B are views showing the wiring apparatus installation member of FIG. 1 in a state in which a fixing portion is in a second position, in which FIG. 2A is a perspective view seen obliquely from the front side, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view seen obliquely from the back side. 2A is a front view of the wiring apparatus installation member in the state shown in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 2B is a front view of the wiring apparatus installation member in the state shown in FIG. 2 . 2A and 2B show the wiring device installation member shown in FIG. 1 fixed to a furring strip, where FIG. 2A is a perspective view seen from an oblique front side, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view seen from an oblique back side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wiring device installation member shown in FIG. 2 is fixed to a pillar. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the wiring apparatus installation member in which the fixing portion on the opposite side in FIG. 5 is bent is fixed to a pillar. FIG. 2A and 2B show a wiring device installation member in which a box is attached to the plate-like portion of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 2A is a perspective view seen from an oblique front side, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view seen from an oblique back side. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a wiring device is installed on a wall material using the wiring device installation member according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A and 2B show a cable holder to be attached to the wiring device installation member of FIG. 1, in which (a) is a perspective view from the front side, (b) is a perspective view from the back side, and (c) and (d) are perspective views showing the state attached to the wiring device installation member. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a wiring apparatus installation member according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a structure in a vertical orientation. FIG.

Hereinafter, a wiring device installation member according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The wiring device installation member is for installing wiring devices such as switches and outlets on a wall material, etc. In this embodiment, the wiring device installation member is exemplified as one that is fixed to a pillar of a building and a furring strip installed in the horizontal direction.

1 to 3, a wiring device installation member 1 includes a main body 10 to which a wiring device is attached, and a fixing portion 30 for fixing the main body 10 to a pillar and a furring strip of a building, which is a structure.
As described below, the fixed portion 30 can be displaced between a first position P1 and a second position P2 perpendicular to the first position P1. Note that Figures 1 and 3(a) show the fixed portion 30 in the first position P1, and Figures 2 and 3(b) show one of the fixed portions 30 in the second position P2.

The main body 10 is made of metal and formed into a substantially L-shaped plate. The main body 10 is provided with a rectangular plate-like portion 11 having an attachment portion 15 on the front side to which the wiring device 50 is attached, and a plate-like fixed base 12 that is bent at an upper edge 11a, which is one side of the plate-like portion 11, so as to be perpendicular to the front side and extend toward the back side. The plate-like portion 11 has an elongated rectangular attachment opening 13 formed in the middle in the height direction to which the wiring device 50 is attached, and protrusions 14 are formed at both ends in the length direction of the attachment opening 13 so as to protrude into the opening, and the attachment portions 15 are provided on the protrusions 14. Each attachment portion 15 is formed as a screw portion to which an attachment bolt is attached for attaching a wiring device attachment frame 51 that holds the wiring device 50. The attachment opening 13 is configured so that a plurality of wiring devices 50 can be installed side by side by attaching the wiring device attachment frame 51 shown in FIG. 8 that holds the wiring device 50. Note that the attachment opening 13 may be one to which only one wiring device 50 is attached.

In FIG. 3, at the imaginary extension Y of the adjacent sides, i.e., the left and right side sides 11b, 11b, perpendicular to the top side 11a, which is one side of the plate-like portion 11, there is a connection point 16 between the fixed portion 30 and the fixed base 12. The fixed base 12 is formed as a flat surface between the pair of left and right connection points 16, 16. The outer surface of the fixed base 12, which is a flat surface, forms a first lining portion 17 that can be fitted along a structure.

One of the left and right side edges 11b, 11b of the plate-shaped portion 11, the side edge 11b on which the fixing portion 30 is bent, is formed into an edge 18 that can be fitted along a structure. This edge 18 constitutes a second lining portion 19a. A ring-shaped flange 20 is formed on the other side edge 11b of the plate-shaped portion 11, and this flange 20 can also be fitted along a structure. This flange 20 constitutes the second lining portion 19b.

The plate-like portion 11 is further adapted to be able to attach a wiring box 23, which will be described later. To accommodate various wiring boxes 23, multiple sets of box attachment portions 21 are formed, each consisting of a pair of round holes, a pair of elongated holes, and a pair of round holes, and are referred to as box attachment portion 21a, box attachment portion 21b, and box attachment portion 21c.

Next, there are two fixing parts 30 provided on either side of the first lining part 17 of the fixing base 12 of the main body part 10, and they extend away from each other from the main body part 10. The fixing parts 30 are formed with insertion parts 31 consisting of long holes through which screws 33, which are fixing devices for fixing the main body part 10 to a structure, are inserted. Since the fixing parts 30 are provided in two places on either side of the first lining part 17, when the first lining part 17 is fixed along the structure, the wiring device installation member 1 is stably held to the structure.

As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3(a), the fixing part 30 can be displaced to a first position P1 extending from the main body part 10 in parallel to the axial direction H of the first axial portion 17 in the main body part 10, and to a second position P2 extending from the main body part 10 in a direction V perpendicular to the axial direction H of the first axial portion 17 in the main body part 10, as shown by the fixing part 30 on the right side in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3(b). Note that the first position P1 is also a parallel position parallel to the direction in which the upper side 11a, which is one side of the plate-like part 11, extends, and the second position P2 is also an orthogonal position extending in a direction along the side side 11b, which is the side adjacent to the one side of the plate-like part 11 and perpendicular to the one side of the plate-like part 11.

A weak portion 32 is formed at the connection point 16 between the fixed base 12 of the main body 10 and the insertion portion 31 of the fixed portion 30, for bending by plastic deformation. The weak portion 32 is formed by a long hole-shaped groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the fixed portion 30 from the main body 10. The fixed portion 30 can be displaced between a first position P1 and a second position P2 by bending at the weak portion 32.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the wiring device installation component 1 is fixed by the two fixing parts 30 located at the first position P1 with the first lining part 17 of the main body 10 aligned along the furring strip 60, which is a structure, the first lining part 17 abuts against the underside 60a of the furring strip 60.

As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, when the wiring device installation member 1 is fixed to a structure by the fixing part 30 located at the second position P2 with the second lining part 19 perpendicular to the lining direction H of the first lining part 17 aligned along the pillar 61, the second lining part 19 abuts against the pillar 61. Here, in the case shown in Fig. 5, when one fixing part 30 is fixed to the pillar 61 at the second position P2, the edge 18 of the wiring device installation member 1, which is the second lining part 19a and extends in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the first position P1 of the main body part 10, abuts against the pillar 61. In the case shown in Fig. 6, when the other fixing part 30 is fixed to the pillar 61 at the second position P2, the ring-shaped flange 20 of the wiring device installation member 1, which is the second lining part 19b, abuts against the pillar 61.

The wiring device installation member 1 configured in this manner can be attached to the furring strip 60 and the pillar 61 with the main body 10 in a fixed horizontal orientation. That is, by positioning the fixing portion 30 at the first position P1, the wiring device installation member 1 can be attached to the furring strip 60 as shown in FIG. 4, and at this time, the mounting opening 13 of the plate-shaped portion 11 is in a horizontal orientation, and multiple wiring devices 50, two in FIG. 3, are attached side by side. Also, by positioning the fixing portion 30 at the second position P2, the wiring device installation member 1 can be attached to the pillar 61 as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, and at this time, the mounting opening 13 of the plate-shaped portion 11 is also in a horizontal orientation, and the two wiring devices 50 are attached side by side.

The fixed base 12 has an insertion portion 22 at its intermediate position, similar to the fixed portion 30. When the fixed portion 30 is in the first position P1, the wiring device installation member 1 can be fixed at three points by inserting screws 33 into the three insertion portions of the furring strip 60, which can provide a more stable fixation. The wiring device installation member 1 can also be fixed by screwing the screw 33 into only the central insertion portion 22. The wiring device installation member 1 can also be center-aligned by screwing a screw into the central insertion portion 22.

In the above embodiment, the main body 10 is formed of a plate-shaped portion 11 and a fixed base 12, and the rear side of the plate-shaped portion 11 where the cable 53 inside the partition wall is pulled in is open, but by providing a cover on the rear side of the plate-shaped portion 11, the rear side of the wiring device 50 attached to the mounting opening 13 can also be covered.

7 shows a wiring box 23 attached to the back side of the plate-like portion 11, covering the back side of the wiring device 50 attached to the attachment opening 13. The wiring box 23 is formed in a rectangular box shape with a bottom, including an opening, a bottom wall 23a facing the opening, and a peripheral wall 23b standing upright from the bottom wall 23a and forming an opening at the tip side, and the main body 10 is formed in a box shape with a bottom having the attachment portion 15 of the wiring device 50 on the opening side. The wiring box 23 is attached to the plate-like portion 11 using attachment screws selected from multiple sets of box attachment portions 21 of the plate-like portion 11 depending on the type. When the wiring box 23 is attached, as shown in FIG. 7, if the hole positions of the cable insertion hole 20a of the ring plate-shaped flange 20 of the second along portion 19b of the main body 10 and the cable insertion hole 23c provided in the peripheral wall 23b of the wiring box 23 do not match, causing problems with the insertion of the cable 53, the second along portion 19b can be bent to the front at the weak portion formed at its base to change it to a state flush with the plate-shaped portion 11, thereby avoiding interference with the cable insertion hole 23c.

In this way, the main body 10 of the wiring device installation member 1 can be selectively formed with only a flat plate-like plate portion 11 or formed into a box shape to cover the back side of the wiring device 50, depending on the installation state of the wiring device 50.

To install the wiring device 50 on a partition wall using the wiring device installation member 1 of this embodiment, when the wiring device installation member 1 is attached to the furring strip 60, the fixing portion 30 is positioned at the first position P1, and when the wiring device installation member 1 is attached to the pillar 61, the fixing portion 30 is positioned at the second position P2, and the screw 33 is inserted into the insertion portion 31 of the fixing portion 30 to fix the wiring device installation member 1 to the structure. At this time, when the wiring device installation member 1 is attached to the furring strip 60, the first lining portion 17 of the wiring device installation member 1 abuts against the lower surface 60a of the furring strip 60 as shown in FIG. 3(a) or FIG. 4. When the wiring device installation member 1 is attached to the pillar 61, the second lining portion 19 of the wiring device installation member 1 abuts against the pillar 61 as shown in FIG. 3(b), FIG. 5, or FIG. 6. In this state, the wiring device installation member 1 is fixed so that the plate-shaped portion 11 of the main body portion 10 is flush with the side surface 60b of the furring strip 60 or the adjacent surface 61a of the pillar 61.

Next, the cable 53 is pulled into the wiring device installation member 1. After that, a wall material 62, which is a partition wall, is erected so as to abut against the front side of the structure and the front side of the plate-shaped portion 11 of the main body 10. After the wall material 62 is erected, a through hole 63 is formed in the wall material 62, and a pair of mounting portions 15, 15 of the mounting opening 13 of the main body 10 are made to face the wall surface. Next, the cable 53 is drawn out to the wall surface and connected to the wiring device 50 held by the wiring device mounting frame 51. Then, while pushing the cable 53 back to the back side of the wall, as shown in FIG. 8, the mounting bolt 52 is screwed into the mounting portion 15 of the main body 10 to attach the wiring device mounting frame 51. In this way, the wiring device 50 is attached to the wiring device installation member 1. In this embodiment, after attachment, the two wiring devices 50 are installed side by side.

Next, the operation of the wiring device installation member 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
By bending the fragile portion 32, the fixing portion 30 of the wiring apparatus installation member 1 can be displaced between a first position P1 parallel to the axial direction H of the first axial portion 17 of the main body 10 and a second position P2 perpendicular to the axial direction H of the first axial portion 17. This allows the wiring apparatus installation member 1 to be fixed in a constant horizontal orientation to both the furring strips 60 and the columns 61 that are installed in different directions. Therefore, when fixing the wiring apparatus installation member 1 in a constant orientation, there is no need to prepare a separate fixing member according to the type of structure. This reduces the cost of parts.

As shown in Figures 3(a) and 4, the extension direction of the fixing portion 30 at the first position P1 is parallel to the opposing direction X of the pair of mounting portions 15, 15 and is along the arrangement direction of the mounting portions 15 to which a load is applied when the wiring device 50 is operated, and the wiring device installation member 1 can be stably fixed to the structure because the two fixing portions 30 and the first lining portion 17 of the main body portion 10 are aligned at multiple points. Also, as shown in Figures 3(b), 5, and 6, only one side of the fixing portion 30 abuts against the pillar 61 and is fixed, but the second lining portion 19a or the second lining portion 19b of the main body portion 10 also abuts against the pillar 61, so the wiring device installation member 1 can be stably fixed and held on the pillar 61.

When installing the wiring device 50 in the wall material 62, the cable 53 is pre-wired inside the wiring device installation member 1, and after the wall material 62 is erected, a through hole 63 is formed so that the inside of the wiring device installation member 1 is exposed to the wall surface. However, when pulling the pre-wired cable 53 out to the wall surface from the through hole 63, the tip of the cable 53 is on the back side of the wall at the back, so it is difficult to reach the back of the wall through the through hole 63 and grab it, and if the through hole 63 is small as in this embodiment, it is even more difficult to grab it.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a cable holder 40 shown in FIG. 9 can also be used.
9(a) and (b), the cable holder 40 is formed of a connecting portion 41 consisting of a base plate 41a and a clamping plate 41b facing each other in parallel, and a holding portion 42 consisting of three elastic pieces 42a standing vertically on the opposite side of the base plate 41a. The base plate 41a and the clamping plate 41b are formed with a gap slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the plate-like portion 11 of the wiring device installation member 1, so that the peripheral edge of the mounting opening 13 of the plate-like portion 11 of the wiring device installation member 1 can be elastically inserted between the base plate 41a and the clamping plate 41b and clamped. The clamping plate 41b has a smaller area than the base plate 41a, making it easier to fit the peripheral edge of the mounting opening 13 of the plate-like portion 11 into the gap between the base plate 41a and the clamping plate 41b.

The holding portion 42 has two elastic pieces 42a arranged side by side on the same line at a specified distance, and one elastic piece 42a arranged facing these two elastic pieces 42a at a specified distance. The distance between the two elastic pieces 42a on the same line and the opposing elastic piece 42a is slightly smaller than the cable 53. The entire cable holding body 40 is formed smaller than the through hole 63 formed in the wall material 62, so that the cable can pass through the through hole 63.

When using the cable holder 40 to pull the cable 53, which has been pre-wired behind the wall, out of the through hole 63 onto the wall surface, the wiring device installation member 1 is fixed to the furring strip 60 or the pillar 61. At the same time, the cable 53 is fitted between the elastic pieces 42a of the holding portion 42 of the cable holder 40 to hold it. Next, as shown in Figs. 9(c) and (d), the cable holder 40 holding the cable 53 is connected to the wiring device installation member 1 so that at least a portion of the cable faces the wall surface from between the pair of mounting portions 15, 15. Alternatively, after the wiring device installation member 1 is fixed to the furring strip 60 or the pillar 61, the cable holder 50 is connected to the wiring device installation member 1 so that at least a portion of the cable faces the wall surface from between the pair of mounting portions 15, 15. Then, the cable 53 is fitted between the elastic pieces 42a of the holding portion 42 of the cable holder 40 to hold it.

Then, the wall material 62 is erected and a through hole 63 is formed. Next, a hand is inserted into the through hole 63 of the wall material 62 from the surface of the wall, the cable holder 40 facing through the through hole 63 is grasped, and the cable holder 40 is separated from the wiring device installation member 1 and pulled out through the through hole 63, and the cable 53 is pulled out to the surface of the wall together with the cable holder 40. By using the cable holder 40 in this way, it becomes easy to pull the cable 53 behind the wall to the surface of the wall.

From the wiring apparatus installation member 1 and the cable holder 40 shown in FIG. 9, the following concept of the wiring apparatus installation device can be grasped.
a wiring device installation member 1 having at least one set of a pair of opposing mounting portions 15, 15 to which a wiring device 50 to be installed on a wall surface side is attached, the wiring device installation member 1 being installed behind the wall such that a space between the pair of mounting portions 15, 15 is exposed to the wall surface through a through hole 63 formed in a wall material 62;
a connecting portion 41 detachably connected to the wiring device installation member 1 and a holding portion 42 for holding a cable 53 connected to the wiring device 50, the cable holder 40 being formed in a size that allows the cable holder 40 to be passed through the through hole 63 and taken out to the wall surface side in a state where the cable holder 40 is connected to the wiring device installation member 1 by the connecting portion 41.

In addition, by connecting the cable holder 40 to the wiring device installation member 1, the tip of the cable 53 that it holds can be positioned between the pair of mounting parts 15, 15 and closer to the wall material 62, without having to separate the cable holder 40 from the wiring device installation member 1 and pull it out through the through hole 63, making it easier to remove the cable 53.

In the above embodiment, the wiring device installation member 1 has the main body 10 fixed to the structure in a horizontal orientation, and the two wiring devices 50 are installed side-by-side. However, whether the fixing part 30 is in the first position P1 or the second position P2, the main body 10 can be fixed to the structure in a general vertical orientation, and multiple wiring devices 50 can be installed vertically.

In addition, in the above embodiment of the wiring device installation member 1, the fixed base 12 of the main body 10 extends from the plate-shaped portion 11 toward the back side so as to be perpendicular to the front side, but the fixed base 12 may extend in the same plane as the plate-shaped portion 11 without being perpendicular to it.

For this reason, the wiring device installation member 1 can be configured as shown in Fig. 10(a), in which the fixed base 12 extends in the same plane as the plate-shaped portion 11, the two fixed portions 30 are at the first position P1, the first lining portion 17 abuts along the pillar 61, and the plate-shaped portion 11 is fixed in a vertically long orientation. Also, as shown in Fig. 10(b), the fixed base 12 can be configured as shown in Fig. 10(b), in which the fixed base 12 extends in the same plane as the plate-shaped portion 11, the one fixed portion 30 is at the second position P2, the second lining portion 19 abuts along the furring strip 60, and the plate-shaped portion 11 is fixed in a vertically long orientation.

In addition, the main body 10 shown in FIG. 7 is formed into a bottomed box shape by attaching a separate wiring box 23 to the box attachment portion 21 of the plate-shaped portion 11 using mounting screws to cover the rear side of the wiring device 50, but this is not limited to this, and the plate-shaped portion 11 and the wiring box 23 may be of an integral structure. In addition, the wiring box 23 may be missing one or two of the four sides formed by the peripheral wall 23b, and furthermore, what covers the rear side of the wiring device 50 is not limited to a bottomed box shape such as the wiring box 23.

Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, a fragile portion 32 is provided on each of the two fixed portions 30, but it is also possible to provide a fragile portion 32 on only one of the fixed portions 30, so that only the fixed portion 30 on one side can be bent.

In addition, the fixing part 30 may be displaceable both from the first position P1 to the second position P2 and vice versa, from the second position P2 to the first position P1, or may be displaceable only to one of these positions.

The fragile portion 32, which is used to plastically deform and bend the fixed portion 30 so that it can be displaced between the first position P1 and the second position P2, is formed by a slot-shaped groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction from the main body portion 10, but is not limited to this form and may be formed by a recessed groove with a triangular cross section.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the mounting parts 15 are formed in a pair on the left and right, but they may be formed in multiple pairs. Furthermore, the pair of mounting parts 15, 15 may be provided facing each other in the vertical direction.

In addition, the second lining portion 19 forms a second lining portion 19a consisting of an edge 18 on one side edge 11b of the plate-shaped portion 11, and a second lining portion 19b consisting of a ring-shaped plate-shaped flange 20 on the other side edge 11b, but both side edges 11b may be formed with the second lining portion 19a, or both may be formed with the second lining portion 19b. Also, the second lining portion 19 may be formed with something other than these edge 18 and flange 20.

In the above embodiment, the fixing portion 30 is provided integrally with the main body portion 10, extending away from the main body portion 10 so as to sandwich the first lining portion 17 of the main body portion 10, but it can also be attached to the main body portion 10 as a separate body. In the case of a separate body, the fixing portion 30 can be made of metal and the main body portion 10 can be made of non-metal.

The structure of this embodiment is exemplified by the pillars 61 and furring strips 60 of a partition wall of a building, but other examples of the structure of the present invention include pillars and furring strips behind the walls of residential equipment such as vanities and storage units, and pillars and furring strips behind the walls of furniture such as dressing tables, chests of drawers, beds, office desks, and office work tables.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Wiring device installation member 23b Peripheral wall 10 Main body 30 Fixing portion 11 Plate-shaped portion 31 Insertion portion 11a Top edge (side 1) 32 Weak portion 11b Side edge (adjacent side) 33 Screw (fixing device)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 12 Fixed base 50 Wiring device 15 Mounting portion 60 Furring strip 16 Connection point 61 Pillar 17 First axial portion H Alignment direction of first axial portion 18 Edge (second axial portion) V Direction perpendicular to first axial portion 19, 19a, 19b Second axial portion P1 First position 20 Flange (second axial portion) P2 Second position 23 Wiring box Y Virtual extension destination 23a Bottom wall

Claims (10)

A wiring device installation member including a main body having an attachment portion to which a wiring device is attached, and a fixing portion having an insertion portion through which a fixing device for fixing the main body to a structure is inserted,
the fixing portion is displaceable from at least one of a first position extending from the main body portion parallel to an axial direction of a first axial portion of the main body portion aligned along the structure, and a second position extending from the main body portion perpendicular to the axial direction of the main body portion, to the other of the first position and the second position;
A wiring device installation member, characterized in that a weak portion is formed between the main body portion and the insertion portion, for plastically deforming and bending the fixing portion to enable the displacement of the fixing portion. The wiring device installation member according to claim 1, characterized in that when the first aligning portion of the main body is fixed to the structure by the fixing portion located at the first position with the first aligning portion aligned along the structure, the first aligning portion is configured to abut against the structure. The wiring device installation member according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that when a second lining portion perpendicular to the lining direction of the first lining portion of the main body is aligned along the structure and fixed to the structure by the fixing portion located at the second position, the second lining portion is configured to abut against the structure. The wiring device installation member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the fixing parts have two parts that extend away from the main body part so as to sandwich the first lining part of the main body part, and are fixed by the two parts with the first lining part aligned along the structure. The wiring device installation member according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fragile portion is formed by a slot-shaped groove extending in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the fixing portion from the main body. The main body includes a plate-like portion to which the wiring device is attached on a front side, and a fixed base portion extending from the plate-like portion toward a rear side so as to be perpendicular to the front side, and the first lining portion is formed by an outer surface of the fixed base,
6. The wiring device installation member according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion extends from the fixing base. A main body includes a rectangular plate-shaped portion having an attachment portion on a front side to which a wiring device is attached, and a fixed base portion bent toward a rear side at one side of the plate-shaped portion,
A fixing portion having an insertion portion through which a fastener for fixing to a structure is inserted is extended from the fixing base portion,
the fixing portion is displaceable from at least one of a parallel position parallel to a direction in which one side of the main body portion extends and an orthogonal position extending in a direction along an adjacent side perpendicular to the one side of the main body portion to the other position by plastically deforming the fixing portion and bending a connection point with the fixing base,
A wiring device installation member, characterized in that the connection point between the fixed portion and the fixed base is provided at a virtual extension of the adjacent sides. The wiring device installation member according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the main body has a box attachment portion on the back side of the plate-shaped portion to which a bottomed box-shaped wiring box can be attached. The wiring device installation member according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the main body is formed in a bottomed box shape with the mounting portion on the opening side, a bottom wall facing the opening, and a peripheral wall erected from the bottom wall and forming the opening on the tip side. The wiring device installation member according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing portion is displaceable between a first position extending in a direction parallel to the front side of the main body to which the wiring device is attached, and a second position extending in a direction perpendicular to the front side of the main body, and is configured such that when the fixing portion is fixed to the structure in the second position, an edge of the main body extending in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the first position abuts against the structure.

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