JPH10322043A - Enclosure for connecting signal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enclosure for connecting signal which can improve workability without spoiling its appearance. SOLUTION: The enclosure interface surface 11 of an enclosure main body 1 has a large long hole 12 for attaching the connectors of cables and the hole 12 has recesses 13 and 14 for attaching the connectors. The recesses 13 and 14 are recessed from the interface surface 11 by the thickness of connector flanges. A decorative sheet 2 attached to the interface surface 11 of the main body 1 has angular holes 21 for precisely positioning each connector and attaching holes 22 for fixing the sheet 2 to the interface surface 11 with screws.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a signal connection housing, and more particularly to a signal switching cable connection housing for a relay device accommodating a plurality of signal cables having connectors at both ends.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of signal switching cable connection housing is configured to accommodate a plurality of cables 4 having connectors 3 and 6 at both ends as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, mounting holes 81 and 83 for mounting connectors 3 and 6 are provided on opposing surfaces of the housing body 8, respectively.

When attaching the cable 4 to the housing body 8,
As shown in FIG. 10, one connector 3 of the cable 4 is twisted in the direction of arrow F to be inclined and passes through the mounting hole 83. In this case, a hole 82 for taking in a cable is formed in the bottom portion of the housing body 8, a hand is put into the housing body 8 through the hole 82 for taking in the cable, and the housing body 8 is inserted through the mounting hole 83. Delivery of the connector 3 from outside to inside is performed.

[0004] The connector 3 that has entered the inside of the housing body 8 is pulled in the direction of arrow G.
The connector 3 is delivered from the inside of the housing body 8 to the outside with the. Thus, the cable 4 is attached to the housing 8 as shown in FIGS.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional signal switching cable connection housing, only mounting holes for mounting connectors at both ends of the cable are provided. The operation of passing the cable connector through each mounting hole must be performed, and the efficiency of the cable assembling operation is reduced.

In this case, the size of the mounting hole must be large enough to allow the connector to be mounted, and the external appearance must be kept in a good condition. Therefore, the size of the mounting hole cannot be increased only to improve workability. .

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a signal connection housing capable of improving workability without impairing the appearance.

[0008]

A signal connection housing according to the present invention is a signal connection housing in which a plurality of signal connection connectors are disposed on a predetermined surface, wherein the plurality of signal connection connectors are provided. And a plurality of holes for fixing the plurality of signal connection connectors each having a size larger than the long hole and roughly aligned in the long hole at a corresponding position. And a decorative plate having fixing holes.

Another signal connection case according to the present invention is a signal connection case for a relay device including a plurality of signal cables each having a signal connection connector disposed at both ends, and is provided on the same plane. A long hole large enough to allow a connector of each of the plurality of signal cables to be simultaneously passed through, and each of the plurality of signal cables having a size larger than the long hole and roughly aligned in the long hole. And a decorative plate having a plurality of fixing holes for fixing the connectors at corresponding positions are provided on at least one of the mounting surfaces where the connectors at both ends of the signal cable are fixed and opposed to each other.

That is, the signal connection housing of the present invention is provided with a large slot through which a plurality of connectors can pass simultaneously on at least one of the mounting surfaces facing each other. A rough position is obtained by abutting against the long holes, and a decorative board is attached to the front of these connectors and the long holes.

Thus, the connector and the long hole can be hidden by the decorative plate, and each connector can be accurately fixed at a predetermined position. Therefore, workability can be improved without impairing the appearance of the relay device.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a signal switching cable connection housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of a connector mounting surface of the signal switching cable connection housing of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a view of the signal switching cable connection housing of FIG. FIG. 1D is a cross-sectional view of a connector mounting surface, and FIG. 1D is a perspective view of a decorative plate mounted on the connector mounting surface of the signal switching cable connection housing of FIG.

In the drawing, a large slot 12 for attaching a connector of a cable (not shown) is formed in a casing interface surface 11 of the casing main body 1, and a recess 13 for attaching a connector is formed in the slot 12. , 14 are provided. Here, the recesses 13 and 14 are recessed from the housing interface surface 11 by the thickness of the flange portion (not shown) of the connector.

The decorative plate 2 attached to the housing interface surface 11 of the housing body 1 has a square hole 21 for accurately positioning each connector, and a mounting hole 22 for screwing the connector to the housing interface surface 11. Is provided.

FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of the square hole 21 of the decorative board 2 of FIG. 1D, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 2C is an enlarged perspective view of a cable used in one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a bent portion 24 for precisely positioning the connector 3 is provided on each side of the decorative plate 2 in the arrangement direction of the square holes 21. The short side dimension b of the square hole 21 is slightly larger than the short side dimension e of the connector flange 31 of the connector 3, and the long side dimension c of the square hole 21 is longer than the long side dimension of the connector flange 31 of the connector 3. It is small and larger than the long side dimension f of the projection 32 of the connector 3. In addition, the bending dimension d of the bent portion 24 of the square hole 21 is slightly larger than the thickness of the connector flange 31.

On the other hand, a connector 3 is attached to one end of the cable 4 and a connector (not shown) is attached to the other end. The connector 3 includes a connector flange 31 and a projection 3
And 2.

FIG. 3A is a sectional view showing a state in which the connector 3 of FIG. 2C is attached to the elongated hole 12 of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of the connector of FIG. 3 in FIG. 1 (a)
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the device is attached to a long hole 12. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the decorative board 2 of FIG. 1D is attached to the housing interface surface 11 of FIG.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a state in which the cable 4 of FIG. 2C is accommodated in the housing body 1 of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of FIG. Fig. 1 (a)
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the main body is accommodated in a housing main body 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention after assembly. FIG. 7A is a front view including a partial cross section of the relay device of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 is a plan view including a partial cross section of the relay device of FIG. 6, FIG. 7C is a side view of the relay device of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7D is a cross-sectional view of the relay device of FIG.

A method of mounting the cable 4 on the housing body 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

When the cable 4 is mounted on the housing body 1,
First, the cable 4 is inserted into the housing body 1 in the direction of arrow B, and the connector flange 31 of the connector 3 is brought into contact with the recesses 13 and 14 of the housing interface surface 11 to perform coarse positioning of the connector 3 [FIG. (A) and (b)].

In this case, the connector 6 at the other end of the cable 4
Is taken out from the surface of the housing body 1 facing the housing interface surface 11, and the connector flange (not shown) of the connector 6 is recessed (shown) in the surface facing the housing interface surface 11 in the same manner as described above. ) To perform coarse positioning of the connector 6.

After coarsely positioning the connectors 3 and 6 of the cable 4, the decorative board 2 is moved in the direction of arrow C to make contact with the housing interface surface 11. At this time, when the projection 32 of the connector 3 is fitted into the square hole 21, the projection 32 projects outside the decorative board 2 along the end face 23 of the square hole 21 and the end face 25 of the bent portion 24.

In this state, the screw 5 is screwed into the housing main body 1 through the mounting hole 22 of the decorative board 2, so that the decorative board 2 is connected to the elongated hole 12 of the housing interface surface 11 and the connector flange 31 of the connector 3. Mounted to hide. As a result, the connector flange 31 is sandwiched between the recesses 13 and 14 of the housing body 1 and the decorative board 2, so that the connector 3 can be accurately positioned (see FIG. 4).

In this case, the connector 6 at the other end of the cable 4
The connector flange is also sandwiched between the face facing the housing interface surface 11 of the housing body 1 and the decorative plate 7 in the same manner as described above, so that the connector 6 can be precisely positioned. 5 (b) and FIGS. 7 (b), (c),
(D)].

In accordance with the above assembly procedure, the housing body 1
By incorporating the cable 4 into the connector 3, precise positioning of the connectors 3 and 6 in the three axial directions can be realized.

As described above, the elongated holes 12 large enough for one of the connectors 3 and 6 attached to both ends of the cable 4 to pass at the same time are formed in the housing interface surface 1 of the housing body 1.
1 and a face having a plurality of square holes 21 provided on each of the surfaces facing the housing interface surface 11 to fix the plurality of connectors 3 and 6 roughly aligned in the elongated hole 12 at corresponding positions. By covering the long hole 12 and the connector flange 31 with the plates 2 and 7, the workability of the work of assembling the cable 4 into the housing body 1 can be improved without impairing the appearance of the relay device.

In the above description, the case has been described where the long holes 12 are provided on each of the opposing surfaces of the housing body 1 (the housing interface surface 11 and the surface facing the surface housing interface surface 11). It is also possible to cope with a case where the elongated hole 12 is provided only on one surface and the elongated hole 12 is covered with the decorative plate 2. In the above description, the case where the plurality of connectors 3 and 6 are arranged in a line in the relay device has been described. However, as long as the connector 3 and 6 are arranged in a line, the present invention can be applied to electronic devices other than the relay device. It is.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a signal connection housing in which a plurality of signal connection connectors are arranged on a predetermined surface, a size allowing a plurality of signal connection connectors to pass at the same time. A decorative plate having a long hole and a plurality of fixing holes for fixing each of a plurality of signal connection connectors each having a size larger than the long hole and roughly aligned in the long hole at a corresponding position. Has the effect that workability can be improved without impairing the appearance of the device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a perspective view of a signal switching cable connection housing according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of a connector mounting surface of the signal switching cable connection housing of FIG.
(C) is a cross-sectional view of the connector mounting surface of the signal switching cable connection housing of (a), and (d) is a perspective view of a decorative plate mounted on the connector mounting surface of the signal switching cable connection housing of (a). is there.

FIG. 2 (a) is an enlarged view of a square hole of the decorative board of FIG. 1 (d),
(B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in (a),
(C) is an enlarged perspective view of a cable used in one embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the connector of FIG. 2C is attached to a long hole of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 3B is a sectional view of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state where the connector of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the decorative board of FIG. 1 (d) is attached to the housing interface surface of FIG. 1 (a).

5 (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the cable of FIG. 2 (c) is housed in the housing body of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG.
It is sectional drawing which shows the state which accommodated the cable of (c) in the housing | casing main body of FIG.1 (a).

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the relay device after assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A is a front view including a partial cross section of the relay device of FIG. 6, FIG. 7B is a plan view including a partial cross section of the relay device of FIG. 6,
(C) is a side view of the relay device of FIG. 6, and (d) is a cross-sectional view of the relay device of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional housing body.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a conventional cable.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a conventional cable is attached to a housing body.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional relay device.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the relay device of FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing main body 2,7 Decorative board 3,6 Connector 4 Cable 11 Housing interface surface 12 Long hole 13,14 Recess 21 Square hole 22 Mounting hole 24 Protrusion part 31 Connector flange 32 Convex part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A signal connection housing in which a plurality of signal connection connectors are provided on a predetermined surface, wherein the elongated hole is large enough to allow the plurality of signal connection connectors to pass through at the same time; A decorative plate having a plurality of fixing holes for fixing each of the plurality of signal connection connectors having a size larger than the hole and roughly aligned in the elongated hole at a corresponding position. Signal connection housing. 2. The decorative board according to claim 1, further comprising first and second projection members provided on both sides of the fixing holes in the arrangement direction and fixing each of the plurality of signal connection connectors. The signal connection casing according to claim 1. 3. The signal connection casing according to claim 1, further comprising a recessed portion which is recessed by a thickness of a connector flange for fixing the signal connection connector. 4. A signal connection housing for a relay device including a plurality of signal cables each having a signal connection connector disposed at both ends, wherein each of the plurality of signal cables fixed on the same surface. To fix the connectors of the plurality of signal cables, each having a size larger than the elongated hole and coarsely aligned in the elongated hole, at corresponding positions, and a long hole large enough to allow the connector to pass through at the same time. And a decorative board having a plurality of fixing holes on at least one of mounting surfaces on which connectors at both ends of the signal cable are fixed and facing each other. 5. The decorative board according to claim 1, further comprising first and second projection members provided on both sides in the arrangement direction of the fixing holes and fixing each of the plurality of signal connection connectors. The signal connection casing according to claim 4. 6. The signal connection casing according to claim 4, further comprising a concave portion formed by depressing a thickness of a connector flange for fixing the signal connection connector.