KR20120134835A

KR20120134835A - Fiber distribution hub

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Publication number: KR20120134835A
Application number: KR1020110054018A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 최은정; 김상엽; 정협재
Original assignee: 엘에스전선 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-06-03
Filing date: 2011-06-03
Publication date: 2012-12-12

Abstract

PURPOSE: An optical splitting box equipped on the same plane of a feeding socket and a distributing socket is provided to minimize an installation space and to maximize work efficiency and maintenance property of a worker. CONSTITUTION: An optical distribution box(1000) includes a housing(100), a main body(300) and a connection module(400). The housing includes an accommodation space. The main body is equipped in the accommodation space of the housing. A plurality of slots is laminated. A connection module is inserted into the slot.

Description

Light distribution box {FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB}

The present invention relates to an optical distribution box for generation terminal box for FTTH (Fiber To The Home) and ultra-fast optical information communication. More specifically, the present invention relates to light distribution that can minimize the installation space and maximize the work efficiency and maintainability of the operator.

In general, the optical distribution box is installed in a subscriber line, a central station, a relay station, etc., and distributes optical cables for connection with multiple systems or demand generations.

In recent years, optical communication is becoming more common, and optical cable lines are often installed in almost all households or office space in high-rise apartments or offices, which are densely populated residential areas.

The optical distribution box installed in the apartment or office building may be provided with optical terminals or connecting sockets as much as the number of households or office space.

The general optical distribution box is provided with a housing having an open front surface of the housing of the optical distribution box and a connection panel to which the optical cable introduced from the outside and the optical cable branched to the outside are respectively connected. The connection panel may be provided with a feeding socket and a distribution socket on which a feeding cable and a distribution cable are mounted, respectively.

Therefore, in order to connect the cables to the feeding sockets and the distribution sockets of the connection panel, the operator must separate the connection panel after the front connection of the connection panel or turn the connection panel on the rear side of the connection panel.

However, in places where the optical distribution box is installed in a narrow space, insufficient work space for separating the detachable connection panel, or where the radius of the connection panel can not be separated to secure a sufficient radius to overturn the connection panel, It is difficult to use a conventional connection panel provided with a connection socket, and the working efficiency of the worker is low.

The present invention is to solve the problem to minimize the installation space and to provide a light distribution box that can maximize the work efficiency of the worker.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a housing having a front surface is open and provided with a receiving space, the housing is provided in the receiving space of the housing, a plurality of slots are stacked is provided, selectively inserted into or withdrawn from the slot of the housing It is mounted so as to provide an optical distribution box comprising at least one connection module, each of which is provided with a plurality of feeding sockets and distribution sockets on the same plane.

Further, each feeding socket and distribution socket of the light distribution box may be connected by a connection cable.

In this case, the feeding socket and the distribution socket provided in the connection module may be arranged in a line.

The distances of the corresponding feeding sockets and the distribution sockets are the same, and the lengths of the connection cables may be the same.

Here, the feeding socket and the distribution socket may be disposed in the front direction of the housing.

In this case, a splitter module for branching a feeding cable mounted to the feeding socket may be provided on the upper or lower portion of the enclosure.

In addition, the connection module may include a module frame having a plurality of openings for mounting the feeding socket and the distribution socket, and a connection cable connecting the feeding socket and the distribution socket.

In addition, the module frame may have an open top structure.

In this case, the side of the module frame may be provided with a guide groove of the long hole shape is inserted into the stopper provided on the side of the slot of the housing.

The stopper provided at the side of the module frame may be fastened to the enclosure by a fastening member.

Here, the upper rear end of the module frame may be formed a cutting portion cut at a predetermined angle.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems, a plurality of slots are stacked, the module frame is mounted to the slot of the housing, a plurality of feeding sockets and distribution sockets are mounted on the front, the feeding sockets and distribution sockets mutually It is possible to provide a light distribution box including a connection cable for connecting, and a splitter module mounted on an upper portion of the enclosure.

The feeding socket and the distribution socket may be mounted to the module frame in a row.

According to the optical distribution according to the present invention, the work efficiency of the operator performing the wiring work of the optical cable can be improved.

In addition, according to the light distribution according to the present invention, since both the feeding socket and the distribution socket are provided on the same plane, it is not necessary to separate or turn over the control module during the connection operation of the feeding cable or the distribution cable, Limitations can be reduced.

In addition, when a connection cable connecting the feeding socket and the distribution socket of the connection module is broken, the connection module can be pulled out from the enclosure and the replacement cable can be replaced easily. Can be improved.

In addition, since the optical distribution box according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of slots in the enclosure, it is possible to meet the communication demand by adding a connection module as needed, thereby reducing the initial cost for the installation.

1 shows a perspective view of a light distribution box according to the invention.
Figure 2 shows a front view in the open state of the door of the light distribution box according to the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a state in which the connection module of the light distribution box according to the present invention is mounted on the enclosure.
4 illustrates a state in which a specific connection module of the light distribution box shown in FIG. 3 is drawn out.
Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the connection module of the light distribution box and the front view of the slot of the enclosure in which the connection module is mounted according to the present invention.
Figure 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the housing and the connection module mounted on the housing of the light distribution box according to the invention is drawn out.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

1 shows a perspective view of a light distribution box 1000 according to the invention. The light distribution box 1000 according to the present invention is provided in a housing 100 having an open front surface and a receiving space therein, and in a receiving space inside the housing 100, and having a plurality of slots 310 stacked therein. At least one pair of the plurality of pairs are provided on the same plane, respectively, and are mounted to be selectively inserted into or withdrawn from the slot 300 of the housing 300 and the slot 310 of the housing 300. At least one connection module 400 is included.

The housing 100 accommodates the other electric component parts 700 together with the housing 300 to be described later to form an appearance of the light distribution box 1000. The housing 100 forms an opening for opening the front surface thereof. On one side of the opening, a door may be mounted to selectively open or shield the accommodation space inside the housing 100.

The light distribution box 1000 according to the present invention may be provided with a housing 300 in which the connection module 400 is mounted in an accommodation space therein.

The enclosure 300 may be provided in an accommodation space inside the housing 100, and a plurality of slots 310 may be stacked.

The slot 310 is provided with a plurality of stacked as a space in which the connection module 400, which will be described later, is selectively inserted. Therefore, the plurality of connection modules 400 may also be inserted into and mounted in the respective slots 310.

Each connection module 400 may have a plurality of pairs of feeding sockets 415 (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) and distribution sockets 425 (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 4) corresponding to a front surface thereof on the same plane. .

Unlike the conventional connection module 400, the connection module 400 of the optical distribution box 1000 according to the present invention is characterized in that the feeding socket to which the feeding cable is mounted and the distribution socket to which the distribution cable is mounted are arranged on the same plane. Has I'll explain more about this later.

2 shows a front view of the light distribution box 1000 according to the present invention in an open state.

The housing 300 constituting the light distribution box 1000 according to the present invention may be mounted in an accommodation space inside the housing 100. The enclosure 300 may be fixedly mounted to the inside of the housing 100 or may be mounted to be slidable on a lower surface of the housing 100.

In addition, the width, thickness and height of the housing 300 may be smaller than the housing 100 of the light distribution box 1000. Therefore, an accommodation space may be provided in the lower or upper portion of the housing 300 provided inside the housing 100, and the splitter module 500 may be provided in the upper or upper surface of the housing 300. In addition, in addition to the splitter module 500, an additional electric component 700 may be provided. Of course, the positions of the electric parts 700 and the splitter module 500 may be changed.

Accordingly, the splitter module 500 and the electric component 700 separate the housing 300 from the housing 100 or, when the housing 300 slides with respect to the housing 100, the housing ( 300).

The splitter module 500 serves to branch an externally supplied supply cable into an intergenerational distribution cable, and the distance between the splitter module 500 and the connection module 400 to prevent disconnection of the branched cable. Since it should be constant, it is preferable that the splitter module 500 is mounted on the enclosure 300 such that the distance between the splitter module 500 and the connection module 400 is fixed. The electrical component 700 may also be mounted to the enclosure 300 for a similar reason.

3 illustrates a state in which the connection module 400 of the light distribution box 1000 is mounted on the housing 300, and FIG. 4 shows a specific connection module of the light distribution box 1000 shown in FIG. 3. The state 400 is drawn out.

The housing 300 of the light distribution box 1000 according to the present invention may be configured in the form of a box, and is provided in a state in which a plurality of slots 310 are stacked in the front direction of the housing 100. That is, the slot 310 is formed in a horizontal direction, and the connection module 400 having a shape corresponding to the shape of the slot 310 is mounted in each slot 310.

The connection module 400 may be mounted to be selectively withdrawn or inserted into the slot 310 of the enclosure 300, and a plurality of feeding sockets 415 and distribution sockets 425 may be mounted in the front direction.

Therefore, openings 410 and 420 may be provided on the front surface of the connection module 400 so that the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 may be mounted to insert the feeding cable and the distribution cable, respectively.

The feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 provided in the connection module 400 may be arranged in a line parallel to the slot 310 of the housing 300.

The plurality of feeding sockets 415 and the distribution sockets 425 may be connected to each other by a connection cable 430 which will be described later. That is, each feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 may be connected one to one, respectively.

Therefore, the operator who performs the cable connection can perform the feeding cable and the distribution cable connection to the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 of the connection module 400, respectively, without removing the connection module 400. have.

In addition, the lower portion of the housing 300 may be provided with a mounting space 320 that can be mounted, such as electrical components other than the connection module.

As shown in FIG. 4, the connection module 400 may be withdrawn from the slot 310 of the housing 300. The connection module 400 may include module frames 440 and 440 having an open top. The module frame 440 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The connection module 400 may have an open top structure, and as shown in FIG. 4, each corresponding feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 may be connected by a connection cable 430. have. That is, the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 may be disposed on the same plane by the connection cable 430. The connection cable 430 may also be an optical cable.

In the conventional plate-type connection panel, the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 are directly connected to the front and rear surfaces of the connection panel, and thus, the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 are respectively connected when the cable is connected. In order to work, the connection panel must be separated or rotated for the rear work after the front work of the connection panel, but the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 of the connection module 400 of the optical distribution box 1000 according to the present invention. 3 may be disposed on the same plane by the connection cable 430 in the state shown in FIG. 3, the operator may reduce the trouble of separating the connection module 400 from the housing 300.

In addition, when a problem such as disconnection occurs in the connection cable 430 or the like, as shown in FIG. 4, the connection module 400 may be withdrawn from the enclosure 300 to replace the connection cable 430. In addition, the position change of each feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 can also be performed by changing the connection state of the connection cable 430.

5 shows a perspective view of the connection module 400 of the light distribution box 1000 and a front view of the slot 310 of the enclosure 300 on which the connection module 400 is mounted.

Specifically, Figure 5 (a) shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a connection module 400 according to the present invention, Figure 5 (b) shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a connection module 400 'according to the present invention. 5 (c) shows a front view of the slot 310 of the enclosure 300 constituting the connection module 400.

As described above, the connection module 400 of the optical distribution box 1000 according to the present invention may be composed of a module frame 440 and a connection cable 430.

The module frame 440 may have an open top structure. When disconnection of the connection cable 430 or reconnection of the connection cable 430 is required, when the module frame 440 constituting the connection module 400 is withdrawn from the enclosure 300, the connection cable 430 This is to allow the connection cable 430 to be immediately exposed for work.

As described above, the front side of the connection module 400 is provided with the openings 410 and 420 to which the feeding socket 415 and the distribution socket 425 are inserted so that the feeding cable and the distribution cable can be inserted, respectively. The side surface of the connection module 400 may be formed with a guide groove 460 which will be described later.

In addition, there is a need for a method of limiting the length of the withdrawal from which the module frame 440 or the connection module 400 is drawn out from the enclosure 300. This is because even when the connection module 400 is withdrawn from the slot 310 of the enclosure 300, an accident such as a fall of the connection module 400 may occur due to an operator's carelessness.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the stopper 320 is provided on the inner surface of each slot 310 of the housing 300, and the stopper 320 is inserted to limit the withdrawal distance. Guide grooves 460 for forming the side of the module frame 440, it is possible to limit the withdrawal range of the connection module.

Of course, a guide groove or an opening in the form of a long hole may be formed on the inner surface of the slot of the enclosure 300, and the same effect may be obtained by forming a stopper or a guide protrusion on the side of the connection module or the module frame. Not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings of the present specification, the method of limiting the length of the drawing of the connection module mounted in the slot can be modified in various ways.

In summary, a stopper is provided on any one of a side surface of the module frame and an inner surface of a slot of the housing, and the stopper is inserted into the other to provide a guide groove having a long hole shape for limiting the length of the module frame. It may be configured as.

As shown in FIG. 5, the stopper may be integrally formed with the enclosure 300, but may be fastened to the enclosure 300 by a bolt or the like.

5 (a) and 5 (b), the shapes of the upper rear end of the module frame 440 are different from each other.

That is, the upper rear end of the enclosure 300 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 (a), that is, the upper edge of the side surface is configured at right angles, but the upper rear end of the enclosure 300 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 (b) is cut. It is shown that the portion 440c 'is provided. The reason for configuring the cutting unit in the enclosure 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the housing 300 of the light distribution box 1000 and the connection module 400 mounted on the housing 300 according to the present invention.

Specifically, FIG. 6 (a) shows a state in which the connection module 400 shown in FIG. 5 (a) is drawn out from the housing 300, and FIG. 6 (b) shows the connection module shown in FIG. 5 (b). The state 400 'is drawn out from the enclosure 300'.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the stoppers 320 and 320 'of each of the enclosures 300 and 300' reach one end of the guide groove of each module frame 440, the module frame 440 ' When the cutting part 440C 'is provided at the upper rear end (FIG. 6 (b)), the downward deflection angle Θ2 of the connection module 400 at the time of drawing out the connection module 400 is the upper rear end of the module frame 440. In the case where the cutting part is not provided (Fig. 6 (a)) it can be seen that the larger than the downward deflection angle (Θ1) of the connection module 400.

That is, when the cutting part is provided at the upper rear end of the module frame, even when the position of the light distribution box 1000 is placed at a high position, when the operator pulls out the connection module 400, the deflection angle of the connection module 400 is lowered. The connection work of the cursor connection cable 430 may be facilitated.

Further, even when the connection module 400 'is drawn out to have a large downward deflection angle, the fall accident of the connection module 400' can be prevented by the stopper restrained by the guide groove of the connection module 400.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. . It is therefore to be understood that the modified embodiments are included in the technical scope of the present invention if they basically include elements of the claims of the present invention.

1000: optical distribution
100: Housing
200: front door
300: enclosure
310: slot
400: connection module
430 connection cable

Claims

A housing having a front surface open and having a receiving space;
An enclosure provided in the accommodation space of the housing, the plurality of slots being stacked;
And at least one or more connection modules mounted to be inserted into or withdrawn from the slots of the enclosure, each of the corresponding feeding sockets and distribution sockets having a plurality of pairs on the same plane.

The method of claim 1,
And each feeding socket and the distribution socket of the optical distribution box are connected by a connection cable.

The method of claim 2,
And a feeding socket and a distribution socket of the connection module are arranged in a line.

The method of claim 3,
The distance between the corresponding feeding socket and the distribution socket is the same, and the length of the connection cable is equally distributed.

The method of claim 3,
And the feeding socket and the distribution socket are disposed in the front direction of the housing.

The method of claim 1,
And a splitter module for branching a feeding cable mounted to the feeding socket on the upper or lower portion of the enclosure.

The method of claim 1,
The connection module includes a module frame having a plurality of openings for mounting the feeding socket and the distribution socket, and a connection cable connecting the feeding socket and the distribution socket.

The method of claim 7, wherein
The module frame is light distribution, characterized in that having an open top structure.

The method of claim 7, wherein
A stopper is provided on any one of a side of the module frame and a side of the slot of the housing, and the stopper is inserted into the other to provide a guide groove in the form of a long hole for limiting the length of drawout of the module frame Dispense.

10. The method of claim 9,
The stopper provided on the side of the slot of the enclosure is optical distribution, characterized in that fastened to the enclosure by a fastening member.

The method of claim 7, wherein
The upper rear end of the module frame is optical distribution, characterized in that the cutting portion is formed to be cut at a predetermined angle.

A housing in which a plurality of slots are stacked;
A module frame mounted in a slot of the enclosure and equipped with a plurality of feeding sockets and distribution sockets on a front surface thereof;
A connection cable for interconnecting the feeding socket and the distribution socket; And
And a splitter module mounted on an upper portion of the enclosure.

The method of claim 12,
The feeding socket and the distribution socket are optically distributed, characterized in that mounted in the opening formed in the front of the module frame in a row.