KR200447940Y1 - A terminal box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal box buried in a wall during construction of a new building, and more particularly, to a terminal box for easy detachability of a cover. The terminal box of the present invention is a case having a bottom surface, the upper and lower sides and the open side; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover has a front portion having a plurality of vents so that heat inside the case can be discharged to the outside, extending from an edge of the front portion to surround the edge surface of the frame and corresponding to the edge surface of the frame. Side portions having through holes to be formed, through the through holes of the side portion comprises a locking clip that is locked / unlocked to the edge surface of the frame.

Description

Terminal box {A TERMINAL BOX}

1 is an exploded perspective view of a terminal box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3 are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of the cover and the frame of the terminal box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a plan view of the frame and the cover combined state.

5 is a view showing a locking / unlocking state of the fixed clip to the fastening portion of the frame.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing a state in which a locking portion is inserted into and locked to the first and second fixing pieces of the fixing clip.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: case

120: frame

130: cover

140: fixed clip

The present invention relates to a terminal box buried in the wall during construction of a new building, and more particularly to a terminal box for easy removal of the cover.

In general, many terminal boxes are buried inside walls when all buildings are constructed. In particular, in apartments, terminal boxes are installed in every household.

Conventional terminal boxes have a case and a cover. The case is formed in a box shape with one side open. The case of the terminal box is embedded in the wall. The cover is provided on the front of the case in order to beautifully protect or externally protect a communication device (not shown) such as a terminal block mounted on the base of the case.

The terminal box must be removed from the case to facilitate the installation of communication devices, connection of wires, and maintenance.

Representative examples of the fastening means of the case and the cover of the terminal box, there is a screwing method of forming a boss or the like in the case and forming a hole in the cover to penetrate the hole of the cover with screws and fasten with screws to the boss. This screwing method requires a separate device such as a driver for fastening or disassembling the terminal box, and there is a problem that it takes a long time to fasten or disassemble the case and cover, and often loses the screw due to carelessness during operation. .

In addition, one side of the case and the cover is fastened by hinge coupling, and the opposite side is fixed by a clip or the like. This hinge coupling method has the advantage that the case and the cover is firmly fastened but should be released hinged at the time of manufacture. If you try to hinge afterwards, the coupling is not easy and it takes time. In addition, the hinge coupling method may damage the hinge portion when used for a long time. And, since the cover is made of a conventional method of fixing only one side, a part of the cover is lifted when the wall surface on which the terminal box is installed is uneven.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the object is to provide a new type of terminal box that is easy to attach and detach the cover.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the terminal box is a case having a bottom surface, the upper and lower sides and left and right sides; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover includes fixing clips locked to the edge surface of the frame.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover has a front portion having a plurality of vents so that the heat inside the case can be discharged to the outside, extending in the frame direction from the edge of the front portion and the fixing clips are installed Side parts.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the cover includes a front portion and side portions having through holes extending from an edge of the front portion to surround the edge surface of the frame and formed at a position corresponding to the edge surface of the frame. and; The fixing clips are locked to the edge surface of the frame through the through holes of the side portions.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing clip has a button-shaped body; And a first fixing piece extending from the body and inserted through the through hole and positioned at a rear surface of the edge of the frame.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing clip has a button-shaped body; And first and second fixing pieces extending from the body and inserted through the through holes and positioned at front and rear surfaces of the edge of the frame, respectively.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second fixing pieces further include a separation prevention protrusion protruding from the side so as not to be separated from the through hole.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the frame includes a fastening portion formed on each of the edge surface; The fastening part includes a cutout recessed from the edge surface such that the fixed clip is positioned in an unlocked state, and a locking part formed next to the cutout part and locked by the fixed clip.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the terminal box is a case having a bottom surface, the upper and lower sides and left and right sides; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover has a front portion having a plurality of vents so that heat inside the case can be discharged to the outside, extending from an edge of the front portion to surround the edge surface of the frame and corresponding to the edge surface of the frame. Side portions having through holes to be formed, through the through holes of the side portion comprises a locking clip that is locked / unlocked to the edge surface of the frame.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the frame includes a fastening portion formed on each of the edge surface; The fastening part includes a cutout recessed from the edge surface such that the fixed clip is positioned in an unlocked state, and a locking part formed next to the cutout part and locked by the fixed clip.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing clip has a button-shaped body; A first fixing piece extending from the body and positioned in the fastening part through the through hole; An insertion space is formed between the first and second fixing pieces, and when the fixing clip is moved to the locking part, the locking part is positioned in the insertion space between the first and second fixing pieces.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first and second fixing pieces further include a separation prevention protrusion protruding from the side so as not to be separated from the through hole.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components that perform the same function.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a terminal box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view of the cover and the frame of the terminal box according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a plan view of the frame and the cover combined state.

1 to 4, the terminal box 100 of the present invention is composed of a case 110, a frame 120, and a cover 130.

(case)

The case 110 is installed on the wall of the building. The case 110 installed on the wall is embedded in the wall by concrete pouring work, plastering work. The case 110 may be made of a material such as metal, ABS or PVC, and is formed in a box shape with one surface open.

The case 110 has a bottom surface to which the inner plate is fixedly coupled, upper and lower sides, and an open one surface 116. The open one surface 116 of the case 110 is opened and closed by the cover 120. Here, the terminal box may be understood as the same terminal box, floor terminal box, generation terminal box, TV amplifier box and the like.

(frame)

The frame 120 is installed on the front of the case 110. Frame 120 has a rectangular frame shape having a rectangular opening in the center. The frame 120 has through holes 128 for fastening bolts at positions corresponding to the screw holes 118 formed in the case 110. The through holes 128 are formed of an arc-shaped long hole having concentric circles with respect to the center of the frame 120. The through-hole 128 is formed as an arcuate long hole is a consideration to be able to position the cover 130 straight to the case 110 buried crookedly. The frame 120 is fixed to the case 110 by bolts that are fastened to the screw holes 118 through the through holes 128. The frame 120 has four fasteners 122 at the edges. The fastening portions 122 are formed near the center of the edge surface 120a of the frame 120, respectively. The fastening part 122 includes a cutout part 123 in which the fixing clip 140 is positioned in an unlocked state, and a locking part 124 in which the fixing clip 140 is inserted and positioned in the locking state. The cutout 123 is formed in a shape that is recessed from the edge surface 120a, and the locking portion 124 is formed to be thinner than the thickness of the frame 120. On the other hand, the frame 120 has a locking groove 125 is formed on any one of the edge surface (edge surface corresponding to the bottom in the drawing) of the edge surface 120a to facilitate the coupling with the cover.

(cover)

The cover 130 is detachably mounted to the frame 120 to open / close the open side of the case 110. The cover 130 includes a front portion 132, four side portions 134, and four fixing clips 140.

The front part 132 is formed with a plurality of vents 133 so that heat inside the case 110 can be discharged to the outside. Vents 133 are formed above and below the vents 133 are not visible when viewed from the front. Looking in more detail, there is a groove 133a recessed inwardly from the front portion 132 of the cover 130, the vent hole 133 is formed on the top / bottom of the groove (133a). Such a structure can make the exterior more beautiful by not allowing the inside of the terminal box to be seen through the ventilation hole 133, and also minimize the inflow of foreign substances from the outside.

The side portions 134 extend from the edge of the front portion 132 and are formed to surround the edge surface 120a of the frame 120. The through hole 136 is formed in the side portion 134 at a position corresponding to the fastening portion 122 formed on the edge surface of the frame 120. In addition, a locking jaw 135 is formed at the bottom of the side portions 134 so as to be caught by the locking groove 125 formed on the edge of the frame 120.

5 is a view illustrating a locking / unlocking state of the fixing clip in the fastening portion of the frame, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the locking portion fitted to the first and second fixing pieces of the fixing clip.

5 and 6, the fixing clip 140 is locked / unlocked to the fastening portion 122 formed on the edge surface 120a of the frame 120 through the through hole 136 of the side portion 134. . The fixing clip 140 includes a button-shaped body 142 and first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b extending from the body 142. The body 142 is partially lined with the side portion 134 of the cover 130, and the center 142 is formed to be curved in the middle and high on both sides to facilitate the operation by the user's fingers. The first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b are inserted through the through holes 136.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b are spaced apart from each other, and a gap between the first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b when the fixing clip 140 is slid to the locking position. The locking portion 124 of the frame 120 is positioned in the lock in the front and rear directions. For example, the clearance gap between the first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b is preferably about the thickness of the locking part 124. If the gap is smaller than the thickness of the locking portion 124, the locking portion is not inserted into the gap between the first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b. If the gap is large, the locking portion 124 is first or second. It may be loosely fitted to the fixing pieces (144a, 144b).

Of course, even if only the first fixing piece 144a is formed, the cover 130 is locked from the frame 120, but in this case, the cover 130 is not detached from the front but may be pushed back, so that the cover 130 ) May be jittery. Therefore, in order to more stably fix the cover 130 to the frame 120 is used a fixing clip 140 formed with two fixing pieces (144a, 144b). On the other hand, the first and second fixing pieces (144a, 144b) has a departure prevention jaw 145 protruding to the side. The separation prevention jaw 145 prevents any separation of the first and second fixing pieces 144a and 144b fitted into the through hole 136.

In the present invention, the fixed clip 140 is shown and described as a structure that is locked / unlocked while moving in a slide method, if necessary, one end of the fixed clip 140 is hinged to the cover 130, the fixed clip It is also applicable to the method of locking the locking portion 122 formed in the flange 120 through the through hole 136 by rotating 140.

As such, the terminal box of the present invention does not have a separate shaft or hinge shaft in the cover. In particular, since the fixing clip is installed on the side of the cover, the front of the cover can be more beautifully designed.

In the above, the configuration and operation of the terminal box according to the present invention is shown in accordance with the above description and drawings, but this is only an example, and various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. to be.

Applying the present invention, the four sides of the cover is fixed to the frame in a state that the frame is securely fixed to the case, the cover is fixed to the wall closely to minimize the lifting phenomenon, all four sides of the cover is fixed As a result, it is stably installed. In addition, it is very convenient to assemble or detach the cover to the case. In addition, since the cover can be completely removed from the case, it is easy to mount the communication devices, connect the wires, and perform maintenance.

Claims (11)

delete A case having a bottom surface, top, bottom, left and right sides, and an open surface; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover With the front, Four side portions extending from the edge of the front portion in the frame direction; And Terminal box, characterized in that the fixing of the four side portions of the side facing each other is installed on the side of the frame is locked to the edge of the frame. A case having a bottom surface, top, bottom, left and right sides, and an open surface; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover With the front, Side portions extending from an edge of the front portion to surround the edge surface of the frame and having through holes formed at a position corresponding to the edge surface of the frame; And Terminal blocks, characterized in that for fixing the locking clips to the edge surface of the frame through the through holes of the side portions. The method of claim 3, The fixing clip Button-shaped body; And a first fixing piece extending from the body and inserted through the through hole and positioned at a rear surface of the edge of the frame. The method of claim 3, The fixing clip Button-shaped body; And a first and a second fixing piece extending from the body and inserted through the through hole and positioned at front and rear surfaces of the edge of the frame, respectively. The method of claim 5, The first and second fixing pieces Terminal box characterized in that it further comprises a separation preventing protrusion protruding from the side so as not to be separated from the through hole. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The frame is A fastening part formed on each of the edge surfaces; The fastening unit is a terminal box characterized in that it comprises a cutout recessed from the edge surface so that the fixing clip is positioned in an unlocked state, and a locking portion formed next to the cutout portion and the locking clip is inserted and locked. A case having a bottom surface, top, bottom, left and right sides, and an open surface; A frame fixed to the case; A cover detachably mounted to the frame to open / close the open side of the case; The cover A front part having a plurality of vents to allow heat inside the case to be discharged to the outside; Side portions having through holes extending from an edge of the front portion to surround the edge surface of the frame and formed at a position corresponding to the edge surface of the frame, Terminal blocks, characterized in that for fixing the locking / unlocked to the edge surface of the frame through the through holes of the side portions. The method of claim 8, The frame is A fastening part formed on each of the edge surfaces; The fastening unit is a terminal box characterized in that it comprises a cutout recessed from the edge surface so that the fixing clip is positioned in an unlocked state, and a locking portion formed next to the cutout portion and the locking clip is inserted and locked. The method of claim 9, The fixing clip Button-shaped body; A first fixing piece extending from the body and positioned in the fastening part through the through hole; An insertion space is formed between the first and second fixing pieces, and when the fixing clip is moved to the locking part, the locking part is positioned in the insertion space between the first and second fixing pieces. The method of claim 10, The first and second fixing pieces Terminal box characterized in that it further comprises a separation preventing protrusion protruding from the side so as not to be separated from the through hole.

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