NL2025585B1 - Use of an enclosure for preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from a first cable connector, set, assembly and method for assembly of the same - Google Patents

Use of an enclosure for preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from a first cable connector, set, assembly and method for assembly of the same Download PDF

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NL2025585B1
NL2025585B1 NL2025585A NL2025585A NL2025585B1 NL 2025585 B1 NL2025585 B1 NL 2025585B1 NL 2025585 A NL2025585 A NL 2025585A NL 2025585 A NL2025585 A NL 2025585A NL 2025585 B1 NL2025585 B1 NL 2025585B1
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Zhang Rongsheng
Yvonne Lohmann - Kopf Pia
Herman Heurman Martin
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
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    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/081—Bases, casings or covers
    • H02G3/083—Inlets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G15/00—Cable fittings
    • H02G15/007—Devices for relieving mechanical stress
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G15/00—Cable fittings
    • H02G15/013—Sealing means for cable inlets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/06—Joints for connecting lengths of protective tubing or channels, to each other or to casings, e.g. to distribution boxes; Ensuring electrical continuity in the joint
    • H02G3/0616—Joints for connecting tubing to casing
    • H02G3/0625—Joints for connecting tubing to casing with means for preventing disengagement of conductors
    • H02G3/065—Joints for connecting tubing to casing with means for preventing disengagement of conductors with means biting into the conductor-insulation, e.g. teeth-like elements or gripping fingers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02—Details
    • H02G3/08—Distribution boxes; Connection or junction boxes
    • H02G3/081—Bases, casings or covers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
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Abstract

The invention. relates to a 'use of an enclosure for, in cooperation with a first cable connector, preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from said first cable connector when said first cable connector is received 5 in a first mounting position in said enclosure. The invention further relates to the enclosure, a set of one or more connectors and said enclosure, an assembly and a method for assembly of the one or more connectors and the enclosure.

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P138063NL00 Use of an enclosure for preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from a first cable connector, set, assembly and method for assembly of the same
BACKGROUND The invention relates to a use of an enclosure for preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from a first cable connector, a set, an assembly and a method for assembly of the same.
EP O 160 559 Al discloses a tubing joint with a toothed catching piece for engaging onto a tube that is inserted into said tubing joint. The tubing joint is further provided with a release ring that can be manually pushed towards the catching piece to release the engagement of the teeth of said catching piece {from the tube and thereby facilitate retraction of said tube from the tubing joint.
US 6,145,887 A and US 2010/0253065 Al disclose a coupling similar to the previously discussed tubing joint, supplemented with a spacer ring that is fitted between the release ring and the housing of the coupling to restrict the freedom of movement of the spacer ring and thereby prevent accidental release of the tube fitted in the known coupling.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The known spacer ring is typically placed on the coupling when the coupling is still outside of the enclosure. Known enclosures are provided with one or more holes for receiving cables and/or tubes into the internal space of said enclosure.
The coupling is held inside the relatively small and confined internal space of the enclosure opposite to one of the holes for receiving the cable or tube that is inserted there through.
Retraction of the cable or tube from the coupling is prevented by the teeth of the catching piece.
If the cable or tube is inserted too far, the spacer ring may have to be removed and replaced several times to adjust the relative position of the cable or tube and the coupling until the right position of the tube with respect to enclosure has been obtained.
This may be difficult when the known coupling is already fitted in an enclosure, i.e. a connection box, a Junction box, a duct or a wall inlet/outlet.
Correct fitting of the coupling, the cable and/or the tube in the enclosure may therefore be subject to a complex process of trial and error.
Moreover, the installer can only interconnect the fibers or cores originating from the cable or the tube to other cables, tubes or ports after the cable or tube is in place in the coupling.
Hence, the interconnection between the cables, fibers, cores and/or ports has to be made in the relatively small and confined space of the enclosure as well, This may be difficult, in particular when interconnecting relatively thin and fragile glass fibers.
Additionally, the known coupling is not connected to the enclosure.
Hence, additional means, such as cable glands or tie-wraps, are used for strain relieve between the cable and the enclosure.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a use of an enclosure for preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from a first cable connector, a set, an assembly and a method for assembly of the same, wherein the assembly of the first cable connector and the enclosure can be simplified.
According to a first aspect, the invention provides a use of an enclosure for, in cooperation with a first cable connector, preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from said first cable connector when said first cable connector is received in a first mounting position in said enclosure, wherein the first cable connector comprises a hollow body for receiving the tube or the cable in an insertion direction, a retaining member inside said hollow body that is arranged to engage onto the tube or the cable to prevent retraction of the tube or the cable from the hollow body in a retraction direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a release member that is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction or a direction parallel to the insertion direction to terminate the engagement between the retaining member and the tube or the cable, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the release member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position.
The enclosure can thus effectively obstruct the release member along at least a part of its movement in the insertion direction, at least to such an extent that the release member does not terminate the engagement between the retaining member and the tube or the cable.
Consequently, as long as the enclosure extends between the release member and the hollow body, the tube or the cable can not be removed from the first cable connector, at least not in the way in which the cable is intended to be removed without damage to the tube, the cable and/or the first cable connector.
The immobilization of the release member may also, to some extent, prevent further insertion of the tube or the cable through the first cable connector.
Hence, the tube or cable can effectively be fixated in its position within or relative to the first cable connector.
The tube or cable can be inserted into the first cable connector in the insertion direction prior to placement of said first cable connector into the enclosure.
Fibers or cores originating from said tube or cable can already be connected to other fibers, cores or ports.
After the tube or cable has been prepared, the first cable connector and the tube or cable received therein can be placed as a whole in the first mounting position in the enclosure, thereby correctly placing and simultaneously locking the release member to prevent accidental release of the tube or cable from the first cable connector. Preferably, the release member comprises a contact part that extends at least partially into the hollow body to interact with the retaining member and a pusher part that is connected to the contact part outside of the hollow body, wherein the pusher part is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced apart from the hollow body over a first distance and a release position at a second distance {from the hollow body smaller than the first distance, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position.
Again, the enclosure can effectively obstruct the pusher part from moving from the locked position into the release position, thereby ensuring that the tube or cable remains engaged within the first cable connector as long as the first cable connector is in the first slot.
In a further embodiment the enclosure comprises a first wall that extends at least partially between the release member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position.
In one embodiment the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall that defines an internal space for making connections, wherein the first wall is a part of the circumferential wall. Hence, the first cable connector can be retained to the enclosure at the circumferential wall.
Alternatively, the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall that defines an internal space for making connections, wherein the first wall extends through the internal space. In this alternative embodiment, the first cable connector can be retained to the enclosure within the internal space formed by the circumferential wall.
5 In another embodiment the enclosure is further used for, in cooperation with the first cable connector, forming a strain relief between the tube or the cable received in the first cable connector and the enclosure. Hence, no additional strain relief means are required. The strain relief is established immediately when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position.
In another embodiment the enclosure is a connection hub, a Junction box, a duct or a wall inlet/outlet.
According to a second aspect, the invention provides a set of an enclosure for connecting cables, in particular electrical or data communication cables, or tubes, and a first cable connector, wherein the enclosure comprises a housing that defines an internal space for making connections, wherein the housing comprises a first wall and a first slot extending in a sliding direction from an outer edge of the first wall up to a first mounting position in said first wall, wherein the first slot is dimensioned for slidably receiving a first cable connector in the sliding direction into said first mounting position, wherein the first cable connector comprises a hollow body for receiving a cable in an insertion direction, a retaining member inside said hollow body that is arranged to engage onto the cable to prevent retraction of the cable from the hollow body in a retraction direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a release member that is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction to terminate the engagement between the retaining member and the cable, wherein the first cable connector is slidably insertable through the first slot in the sliding direction into said first mounting position and wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the release member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot.
Because the slot extends from the outer edge up to the first mounting position, the cable can already be inserted into the first cable connector outside of the first slot. The pre-assembly of the first cable connector with the cable received therein can subsequently be slid into the first slot. More in particular, the fibers or cores originating from the cable can already be connected to other cables, fibers, cores and/or ports of the enclosure while the first cable connector with the cable received therein is still outside of the first slot.
Moreover, the relative position of the first cable connector with respect to said first wall in a direction normal to said first wall can be maintained while sliding the first cable connector in the sliding direction through the first slot. Hence, the relative position of the first cable connector and/or the cable received therein with respect to the first wall can be judged more easily, even when first cable connector is only inserted over a short distance into the first slot. The chance that the first cable connector and the cable received therein are fitted correctly to the enclosure with a relatively small number of attempts can thus be increased.
Although the enclosure and the cable connectors may be sold separately, it will be clear that the enclosure according to the invention is specifically adapted and suitable for cooperation with the first cable connector. In particular, the first slot is dimensioned to receive the first cable connector and/or to match the external dimensions of the first cable connector. The enclosure can thus effectively obstruct the release member along at least a part of its movement in the insertion direction, at least to such an extent that the release member does not terminate the engagement between the retaining member and the cable. Consequently, as long as the enclosure extends between the release member and the hollow body, the cable can not be removed from the first cable connector, at least not in the way in which the cable is intended to be removed without damage to the cable and/or the first cable connector.
The enclosure and the first cable connector can form a set. Nevertheless, the enclosure alone, yet clearly suitable and intended for the purpose as described in this application falls within the scope of the present invention.
Preferably, the first slot comprises a locking section at the first mounting position. The first cable connector comprises a release member for quickly releasing the cable from the first cable connector. The locking section is configured for locking the release member to prevent accidental or unintentional release of the cable from the first cable connector, at least when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position.
In a further embodiment the housing has an inner locking edge that at least partially defines the locking section. The inner locking edge can interact with the first cable connector to lock the aforementioned release member in place.
Preferably, the inner locking edge extends along an arc of a circle, preferably a semicircle. When the first cable connector has a circular or cylindrical circumference, an inner locking edge that extends along an arc of a circle can effectively engage onto said circumference. More in particular, it is observed that the inner radius of the inner locking edge and the outer radius of the circumference to be engaged of the first cable coupling can approximate each other to ensure a tight fit.
In a further embodiment the first slot comprises a sliding section extending in the sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall towards and debouching into the locking section. The sliding section can effectively guide the first cable connector into the locking section.
Preferably, the housing has a first inner sliding edge and a second inner sliding edge extending mutually parallel in the sliding direction to at least partially define the sliding section. The first slot thus has a constant width between the inner sliding edges, allowing the first cable connector to pass through the sliding section into the locking section.
In another embodiment the enclosure comprises a guide element that is located in the internal space and that is aligned with the first slot in a first receiving direction passing through said first slot. Hence, the cable that is received in the first cable connector or internal fibers of said cable can be guided through the internal space without abrupt changes to its direction.
Preferably, the first receiving direction is perpendicular to the first wall. Hence, the cable and/or internal fibers thereof can be received through the first wall and/or into the internal space in or parallel to said first receiving direction.
In a further embodiment the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall that defines an internal space for making connections, wherein the first wall is a part of the circumferential wall. Hence, the first cable connector can be received into the first slot and/or retained to the enclosure at the circumferential wall.
Alternatively, the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall that defines an internal space for making connections, wherein the first wall extends through the internal space. In this alternative embodiment, the first cable connector can be received into the first slot and/or retained to the enclosure within the internal space formed by the circumferential wall.
In another embodiment the housing comprises a circumferential wall with a circumferential edge that defines an rear side of the enclosure, wherein the enclosure is arranged to be mounted with the rear side against a mounting surface, wherein the first wall is part of the circumferential wall and wherein the outer edge of the first wall is part of the circumferential edge, wherein the first slot is closed at the outer edge of the first wall when the enclosure is mounted to the mounting surface. The mounting surface can for example be a rear cover plate, a construction wall, a rail or a busbar. The mounting surface can effectively prevent that the first cable connector is pulled out of the first slot in the sliding direction. Hence, once the enclosure is mounted to the mounting surface, the first cable connector can be effectively retained within the first slot and the cable can no longer be accidentally or unintentionally removed from the first cable connector.
In another embodiment the enclosure is a connection hub, a Junction box, a duct or a wall inlet/outlet.
In another embodiment the housing comprises a second slot extending in a sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall or a second wall up to a second mounting position in said first wall or said second wall, respectively, wherein the second slot is dimensioned for slidably receiving a second cable connector in the sliding direction into said second mounting position. Hence, two cable connectors can be inserted into respective slots in substantially the same way to lock said cable connectors into place in their respective mounting positions. Moreover, the cables received therein or fibers thereof may be connected to each other or to output ports, i.e. for data communication, in particular glass fiber data communication.
In a further embodiment, the release member comprises a contact part that extends at least partially into the hollow body to interact with the retaining member and a pusher part that is connected to the contact part outside of the hollow body, wherein the pusher part is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced apart from the hollow body over a first distance and a release position at a second distance from the hollow body smaller than the first distance, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot. Again, the enclosure can effectively obstruct the pusher part from moving from the locked position into the release position, thereby ensuring that the cable remains engaged within the first cable connector as long as the first cable connector is in the first slot.
More preferably, wherein the enclosure comprises a first wall that extends at least partially between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot, the first wall has a wall thickness that is smaller than the second distance and larger than the first distance at least where the first wall extends between the pusher part and the hollow body when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position. Consequently, the first wall can prevent that the pusher part can approach the hollow body up to the first distance.
In a further embodiment the contact part is arranged to fit through the first slot in the insertion direction, wherein the hollow body and the pusher part are larger than the first slot in at least one direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. Hence, the first cable connector cannot be removed from the first slot in any other direction than the sliding direction.
In a further embodiment the contact part is cylindrical and defines a first outer diameter of the release member, wherein the pusher part extends concentrically to the contact part at a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter, wherein the housing has an inner locking edge that defines the first slot at the first mounting position, wherein the inner locking edge extends along an arc of a circle with a third diameter that is larger than the first outer diameter and smaller than the second outer diameter. Hence, the inner locking edge can effectively extend into the space between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction, at least up to the third diameter. Additionally or alternatively, the housing has a first inner sliding edge and a second inner sliding edge extending mutually parallel in the sliding direction to at least partially define the first slot, wherein the first inner sliding edge and the second inner sliding edge are spaced apart over a slot width that is larger than the first outer diameter and smaller than the second outer diameter. Hence, the inner sliding edge can also extend in the space between the pusher part and the hollow body to prevent that cable is accidentally or unintentionally released from the first cable connector during the sliding thereof in the sliding direction through the first slot.
According to a third aspect, the invention provides an assembly of the set according to any one of the aforementioned embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, wherein the first cable connector is slidably inserted through the first slot in the sliding direction into said first mounting position. The third aspect of the invention is thus directed at the set of the enclosure and the first cable connector in the assembled state, i.e. when installed and/or assembled by an installer.
It will be clear to one skilled in the art that the cable connectors according to the aforementioned aspects of the invention may alternatively be used and/or are suitable to receive, seal, terminate and/or connect tubes in substantially the same way as with the cables.
According to a {fifth aspect, the invention provides a method for assembling the set according to any one of the embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, wherein the method comprises the step of slidably inserting the first cable connector in the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position.
The method relates to the practical implementation of the enclosure and the first cable connector and therefore has the same technical advantages as the previously discussed embodiments of the aforementioned aspects of the invention. These advantages will not be repeated hereafter for reasons of conciseness.
Preferably, the method comprises the step of inserting a tube or a cable into the first cable connector prior to the step of slidably inserting the first cable connector, together with the tube or the cable inserted therein, in the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position.
More preferably, the method further comprises the step of interconnecting fibers and/or cores originating from the tube or the cable that is inserted in the first cable connector to other fibers, cores and/or ports prior to the step of slidably inserting the first cable connector, together with the tube or the cable inserted therein, in the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position.
In another preferred embodiment, the first cable connector comprises a hollow body for receiving the tube or the cable in an insertion direction, a retaining member inside said hollow body that is arranged to engage onto the tube or the cable to prevent retraction of the tube or the cable from the hollow body in a retraction direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a release member that is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction to terminate the engagement between the retaining member and the tube or the cable, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the release member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot.
Most preferably, the release member comprises a contact part that extends at least partially into the hollow body to interact with the retaining member and a pusher part that is connected to the contact part outside of the hollow body, wherein the pusher part is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced apart from the hollow body over a first distance and a release position at a second distance {from the hollow body smaller than the first distance, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot.
In another embodiment of the method, the housing comprises a circumferential wall with a circumferential edge that defines an rear side of the enclosure, wherein the method comprises the step of mounting the enclosure with the rear side against a mounting surface, wherein the first wall extends at least partially between the pusher part and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot, wherein the first wall is part of the circumferential wall and wherein the outer edge of the first wall is part of the circumferential edge, wherein the first slot is closed at the outer edge of the first wall when the enclosure is mounted to the mounting surface.
In another embodiment of the method, the housing comprises a second slot extending in a sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall or a second wall up to a second mounting position in said first wall or said second wall, respectively, wherein the second slot is dimensioned for slidably receiving a second cable connector in the sliding direction into said second mounting position, wherein the method further comprises the step of slidably inserting the second cable connector in the sliding direction through the second slot into the second mounting position. In another embodiment of the method, the enclosure is a connection hub, a junction box, a duct or a wall inlet/outlet.
The various aspects and features described and shown in the specification can be applied, individually, wherever possible. These individual aspects, in particular the aspects and {features described in the attached dependent claims, can be made subject of divisional patent applications.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be elucidated on the basis of an exemplary embodiment shown in the attached schematic drawings, in which: figure 1 shows an isometric view of a set of an enclosure, a first cable connector, a second cable connector, a mounting surface and cables received in the first cable connector and the second cable connector, prior to or during assembly of the set, according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention; figure 2 shows an isometric view of the set in the assembled state; figure 3 shows a rear view of the enclosure according to figure 1; figure 4 shows an exploded view of the first cable connector according to figure 1; figure 5 shows an exploded view of the second cable connector according to figure 1; figure 6 shows an isometric view of an alternative set of an enclosure, a first cable connector and a second cable connector in the assembled state, according to a second exemplary embodiment of the invention; figure 7 shows an isometric view of a further alternative set of an enclosure, a first cable connector and a second cable connector in the assembled state, according to a third exemplary embodiment of the invention; figure 8 shows a side view of a further alternative set of two enclosures, a first cable connector and a second cable connector according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the invention; and figure 9 shows a front view of one of the enclosures and the first cable connector according to figure 8.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Figure 1 shows a set 1 of an enclosure 2, a first cable connector 4, a second cable connector 5, a third cable connector 6 and a fourth cable connector 7 according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention. In this example, the enclosure 2 is a connection box, a junction box or a connection hub 2 that is arranged or configured for connecting cables 91-94, in particular electrical or data communication cables, or the conductive cores and/or fibers thereof to each other or to an output port 8, i.e. for data communication, in particular glass fiber data communication. Additionally or alternatively, the cable connectors 4-7 may be used to receive, terminate, seal or fixate tubes, in substantially the same way. Hence, the term ‘cable’ and the term ‘tube’ may be used interchangeably in the context of the present invention. In this exemplary embodiment, the connection hub 2 is configured for glass fiber data or telecommunication. The connection hub 2 is arranged to be mounted to a mounting surface M, i.e. a rear cover plate, a construction wall, a rail or a busbar. Figure 2 shows the set of figure 1 in the assembled state, i.e. as an assembly. In the context of the present invention, an ‘enclosure’ is a part of a wiring system or communication network in a domestic or commercial building. Typically, the enclosure is made from plastic and is mounted to a ceiling, to a wall, in a floor or in a cabinet. The enclosure does not necessarily fully enclose the connections. In this example, the enclosure 2 is open at the rear. Moreover, a ‘hub’ is a common connection point for a network, i.e. in a tele communications network. The connection hub 2 comprises an enclosure or a housing 20 with a first wall 21, a second wall 22, a third wall 23 and a fourth wall 24 that together form a circumferential wall 25. The housing 20 further comprises a front cover or front panel 26 that closes the front side of the housing 20. The ‘front’ is the side of the connection hub 2 that faces away from the mounting surface M when the connection hub 2 is mounted to said mounting surface M. Together, the circumferential wall 25 and the front panel 26 may form a box-like enclosure.
Figure 3 shows the ‘rear’ side of the connection hub 2, i.e. the side of the connection hub 2 that faces the mounting surface M when the connection hub 2 is mounted to said mounting surface M. At this rear side, the housing 20 defines an internal space H for making connections. In particular, the housing 20 is provided with a rear edge or circumferential edge E that at least partially defines the rear side of the connection hub 2. More in particular, the circumferential edge E defines an opening to access the internal space H. Each wall 21-24 comprises a rear edge or an outer edge E1-E4 that together form the circumferential edge E.
As further shown in figure 3, the housing 20 comprises a plurality of guide elements 27 that are located in the internal space H for guiding the cables 91-94, the cores and/or the fibers thereof through the internal space H. In practice, the housing 20 may comprise various apertures and further guide elements (not shown) for guiding the cables, cores and/or fibers thereof towards their destination, i.e. towards the ports 8 at or near the front cover 26 in figure 1.
As best seen in figure 1, the housing 20 comprises a first slot 31, a second slot 32, a third slot 33 and a fourth slot 34 in the first wall 21, the second wall 22, the third wall 23 and the fourth wall 24, respectively. Each slot 31-34 is dimensioned for slidably receiving a respective one of the cable connectors 4-7. In this exemplary embodiment, each slot 31-34 extends in a sliding direction S from the outer edge E1-E4 of the respective wall 21-24 up to a respective mounting position P1-P4 for the respective cable connector 4-7. As the slots 31-34 are similar in function, the slots 31-34 will be discussed in more detail hereafter with reference to the first slot 31 only.
As shown in figure 1, the first slot 31 interrupts the outer edge El of the first wall 21. In other words, the first slot 31 is open at the outer edge El of the first wall 21 to slidably receive the first cable connector 4 in the sliding direction S {from a position outside of the housing 20. The first slot 31 comprises a locking section A at the first mounting position Pl and a sliding section B extending in the sliding direction S from the outer edge El of the first wall 21 towards and/or up to the locking section A. The sliding section B merges with or debouches into the locking section A.
The housing 20 comprises a first inner sliding edge 35 and a second inner sliding edge 36 extending mutually parallel in the sliding direction S to at least partially define the sliding section B of the first slot
31. The first slot 31 has a constant width W between the inner sliding edges 35, 36, allowing the first cable connector 4 to pass through the sliding section B into the locking section A. The housing 20 is further provided with an inner locking edge 37 that at least partially defines the locking section A. In this exemplary embodiment, the inner locking edge 37 extends along an arc of a circle, preferably a semicircle. Other shapes are also possible,
provided that the functionality of the inner locking edge 37, as described hereafter, is maintained.
As shown in figure 4, the first cable connector 4 comprises a hollow body 40 for receiving one of the cables 91 in a first insertion direction V1. The hollow body 40 is preferably cylindrical, i.e. with a circular outer circumference.
In this exemplary embodiment, the hollow body 40 is open at both ends.
Alternatively, the hollow body 40 may be closed at one end to function as an end connector or seal.
The first cable connector 4 further comprises a retaining member 41 that is located inside the hollow body 40 that is arranged to engage onto the cable 91 to prevent retraction of the cable from the hollow body 40 in a first retraction direction Rl opposite to the first insertion direction V1. In this exemplary embodiment, the retaining member 41 is a toothed ring, i.e. an annular member with inwardly protruding teeth that are facing in the first insertion direction V1 to engage the cable 91 once it is inserted through the retaining member 41. The teeth are resiliently flexible and may be deflected radially outwards from their engaged position to release the cable 91. The retaining member 41 is inserted into the hollow body 40 in the first insertion direction Vl.
The first cable connector 4 is further provided with a collar 42 that is inserted into the hollow body 40 after the retaining member 41 has been fitted inside to keep said retaining member 41 in position within said hollow body 40. To terminate the engagement between the retaining member 41 and the cable 91, the first cable connector 4 is further provided with a release member 43 that is movable relative to the hollow body 40 in the first insertion direction V1 or a direction parallel to said first insertion direction V1. In particular, the release member 43 comprises a contact part 44 that extends at least partially into the hollow body 40 and/or through the collar 42 to interact with the retaining member 41. The release member 43 further comprises a pusher part 45 that is connected to the contact part 44 outside of the hollow body 40 and/or at a side of the collar 42 opposite to the retaining member 41. The contact part 44 is circular or cylindrical and defines a first outer diameter Dl of the release member 43. The pusher part 45 extends concentrically to the contact part 44 at a second outer diameter D2 larger than the first outer diameter Dl. The pusher part 45 is movable relative to the hollow body 40 in the first insertion direction Vl between a locked position spaced apart from the hollow body 40 over a first distance, in this case substantially corresponding to the thickness of the collar 42, and a release position at a second distance from the hollow body 40 smaller than the first distance. Hence, the pusher part 45 can be manually operated by pushing it towards the hollow body 40. As best seen in figure 3, the first wall 21 extends at least partially between the release member 43 and the hollow body 40 in the first insertion direction V1 when the first cable connector 4 is in the first mounting position Pl in the first slot 31. The first wall 21 can thus effectively obstruct the release member 43 along at least a part of its movement in the first insertion direction V1, at least to such an extent that the release member 43 does not terminate the engagement between the retaining member 41 and the cable 91. Consequently, as long as the first wall 21 extends between the release member 43 and the hollow body 40, the cable 91 can not be removed from the first cable connector 4, at least not in the way in which the cable 91 is intended to be removed without damage to the cable 91 and/or the first cable connector 4. In this way, the first wall 21 of the connection hub 2 replace the known locking washer or spacing ring that was used for this purpose in the prior art.
More in particular, as best seen in figure 4, the first wall 21 has a wall thickness T that is smaller than the second distance and larger than the first distance at least where the first wall 21 extends between the pusher part 45 and the hollow body 40 when the first cable connector 4 is in the first mounting position Pl. Consequently, the first wall 21 can prevent that the pusher part 45 can approach the hollow body 40 up to the first distance.
As further shown in figure 4, the inner locking edge 37 extends along an arc of a circle with a third diameter D3 that is larger than the first outer diameter DI and smaller than the second outer diameter D2. Hence, the inner locking edge 37 can effectively extend into the space between the pusher part 45 and the hollow body 40 in the first insertion direction Vl, at least up to the third diameter D3. Moreover, the contact part 44 fits through the first slot 31 in the first insertion direction Vl, while the hollow body 40 and the pusher part 45 are larger than the first slot 31 in at least one direction perpendicular to the first insertion direction V1. Hence, the first cable connector 4 cannot be removed from the first slot 31 in any other direction than the sliding direction S.
Notably, the slot width W is also larger than the first outer diameter D1 and smaller than the second outer diameter D2. Hence, the inner sliding edges 35, 36 can also extend in the space between the pusher part 45 and the hollow body 40 to prevent that cable 91 is accidentally or unintentionally released from the first cable connector 4 during the sliding thereof in the sliding direction S through the first slot 31.
With the aforementioned interaction between the first cable connector 4 and the connection hub 2, the relative position of the first cable connector 4 with respect to said first wall 21 in a direction normal to said first wall 21 can be maintained while sliding the first cable connector 4 in the sliding direction S through the first slot 31, see figures 1 and 2. Hence, the relative position of the first cable connector 4 and/or the cable 91 received therein with respect to the first wall 21 can be judged more easily, even when first cable connector 4 is only inserted over a short distance into the first slot 31. Once the first cable connector 4 is fitted, the cable 21 received therein or fibers of said cable may be connected to other cables and/or fibers or to the output ports &8, i.e. for data communication, in particular glass fiber data communication. In particular, with reference to figure 3, it can be observed that the previously introduced guide elements 27 are aligned with the first slot 31, the second slot 32, the third slot 33 and the fourth slot 34 in the first receiving direction Vl, a second receiving direction V2, a third receiving direction V3 and a fourth receiving direction V4 in a direction normal to the respective slot 31-34 and/or the respective wall 21-24. Hence, the cables 91-94 that are received in the respective cable connectors 4-7 or internal fibers of said cables can be guided through the internal space H without abrupt changes to their respective directions.
As shown in figure 2, the first slot 31 is closed at the outer edge El of the first wall 21 by the mounting surface M when the connection hub 2 is mounted to said mounting surface M. The mounting surface M can thus effectively prevent that the first cable connector 4 is pulled out of the first slot 31 in the sliding direction S.
Figure 5 shows the second cable connector 5 in more detail. This second cable connector 5 differs from the first cable connector 4 in that it comprises two ends that both have a hollow body 50A, 50B, a retaining member 51A, 51B, a collar 52A, 52B and a release member 53A, 53B. Essentially, the second cable connector 5 is a double version of the first cable connector 4, connected back-to- back. The second cable connector 5 may for example be used to interconnect two cables. A small hole may be provided in the central part between the hollow bodies 50A, 50B to branch of individual fibers or cores from a cable while the rest of the cable continues along the path defined by the second cable connector 5. The two ends of the second cable connector 5 may be identical, i.e. with the same size or diameter, or different, i.e. to facilitate a reduction connection between a cable of a first diameter to a cable of second diameter.
The connection hub 2 as shown in figure 1 features four slots 31-34 and a corresponding number of cable connectors 4-7. It will however be clear that a different number of slots and/or cable connectors may be provided, ranging from a single slot up to or exceeding four slots.
Moreover, the connection hub 2 may initially be supplied or sold with closed slots 31-34, i.e. with break- away portions in the respective walls 21-24 to allow an installer to selectively remove said break-away portions when required. Hence, the unused slots 31-34 can remain closed or substantially closed.
Finally, it is pointed out that the outer edges E1-E4 as shown in figure 1 are the bottom or rear edges of the connection hub 2. However, it is also feasible to have a removable top cover or front cover 26 or the like that allows for sliding the cable connectors 4-7 into slots from the top or front of the connection hub 2.
The method for assembling the aforementioned set 1 will now be briefly elucidated with reference to figures 1-5.
As shown in figure 1 and 2, the method comprises the step of slidably inserting the first cable connector 4 in the sliding direction S through the first slot 31 into the first mounting position Pl. Prior to said insertion, the installer can already insert one of the cables 91-94 into the first cable connector 4. Hence, the first cable connector 4 and the cable 91 received therein can be inserted into the first slot 31 in a pre-assembled state.
Once the first cable connector 4 enters the first slot 3, the inner sliding edges 35, 36 thereof can already prevent that the pusher part 45 is accidentally or unintentionally pushed towards the hollow body 40, thereby preventing the accidental or unintentional release of the cable 91 from the first cable connector 4. In other words, the cable 91 automatically locked against retraction from the first cable connector 4 as soon as the first cable connector 4 enters the first slot 31. Once the first cable connector 4 has arrived in the first mounting position Pl, as shown in figure 2, the inner locking edge 37 of the first slot 31 can at least partially extend in the first insertion direction Vl between the pusher part 45 and the hollow body 40 to prevent, optionally in cooperation with the inner sliding edges 35, 36, said accidental or unintentional release of the cable 91 from the first cable connector 4. The connection hub 2 can subsequently be mounted with the rear side thereof against the mounting surface M. The mounting surface M then closes off the first slot 31 at the outer edge E1 of the first wall 21.
Further cable connectors 5-7 may be inserted and locked in the same way in other slots 32-34 of the connection hub 2.
Figure 6 shows an alternative set 101 of an enclosure 102, a first cable connector 103 and a second cable connector 104 according to a second exemplary embodiment of the invention. The alternative set 101 differs from the previously discussed set 1 in that the enclosure 102 has a circumferential wall 125 that defines the internal space H of the enclosure 102 and a first wall 121 that extends through said internal space H. In other words, the first wall 121 is an internal wall rather than an external wall. The tubes or cables 191, 192 are fed into the enclosure 102 via glands 181, 182 that seal the tubes or cables 191, 192 as they pass through. The first wall 121 is provided with slots 131-134 having a semi-circular locking section A with a semi-circular inner locking edge
137. The first wall 121 is arranged to interact with the first cable connector 103 and the second cable connector 104 in substantially the same way as in the previously described set 1.
Figure 7 shows a further alternative set 201 of an enclosure 202, a first cable connector 203 and a second cable connector 204 according to a third exemplary embodiment of the invention. The further alternative set 201 differs from the previously discussed sets 1, 101 in that the enclosure 202 is a channel or duct for guiding wires, cables and/or tubes. The enclosure 202 comprises a first wall 221 with a plurality of slots 231-234 having a semi-circular locking section A with a semi-circular inner locking edge 237. The enclosure 202 may optionally be provided with a second wall 222 having similar slots 241- 244 that complete the slots 231-234 in the first wall 221 when the first wall 221 and the second wall 222 are placed opposite to each other. The first wall 221 and/or the second wall 222 are arranged to interact with the first cable connector 203 and the second cable connector 204 in substantially the same way as in the previously described set 1.
Figures 8 and 9 show an alternative set 301 of a first enclosure 302, a second enclosure 402, a first cable connector 303 and a second cable connector 403 according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the invention. The further alternative set 301 differs from the previously discussed sets 1, 101, 201 in that it has two enclosures 302, 402 that cooperate to feed or guide a tube or a cable 391 through a wall 500 into a house while keeping said wall 500 substantially sealed against ingress of water, gas or other fluids. Hence, the enclosures 302, 402 form a wall inlet and a wall outlet, respectively. Figure 9 shows one of the enclosures 302 in more detail, in this example the enclosure 302 on the outside of the wall 500. The enclosure 402 on the inside of the wall 500 has the same or substantially the same features and will therefore not be discussed in further detail. The enclosure 302 comprises a housing 320 that defines an internal space H and a first wall 321 extending transverse to the insertion direction V1 through said internal space H. The first wall 321 is further provided with a slot 331 for receiving a first cable connector 303. Like the previously discussed slots 31, 131, 231, the slot 331 as shown in figure 9 again has a locking section A with an inner locking edge 337 that is arranged to interact with the first cable connector 303 in substantially the same way as previously discussed.
The set 301 may comprises a single cable connector 303 in one of the enclosures 302, 402, either on the outside or the inside of the wall 500, or two cable connectors 303, 403, one in each enclosure 302, 402.
In all of the previously discussed embodiments of the invention, the first walls 21, 121, 221, 321 of the respective enclosures 2, 102, 202, 302, 402 extend at least partially between the release member and the hollow body of the respective cable connectors 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 in the insertion direction V1 when the respective cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 is received in the respective enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402 in the first mounting position. This not only prevents retraction of the cable or tube from the respective cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403, but also effectively acts as a strain relief between the cable or tube and the respective enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402, both in a pull direction and a push direction.
In summary, the invention relates to the use of the enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402 for, in cooperation with one of the aforementioned cable connectors 3, 103, 203, 303, 403, preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from said one cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 when said one cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 is received in its respective mounting position in said enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402. In other words, the invention relates to the use of one of the aforementioned cable connectors 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 for, in cooperation with the enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402, preventing retraction of a tube or a cable from said one cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 when said one cable connector 3, 103, 203, 303, 403 is received in its respective mounting position in said enclosure 2, 102, 202, 302, 402. It is to be understood that the above description is included to illustrate the operation of the preferred embodiments and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention.
From the above discussion, many variations will be apparent to one skilled in the art that would yet be encompassed by the scope of the present invention.

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CONCLUSIESCONCLUSIONS 1. Gebruik van een omsluiting voor het, in samenwerking met een eerste kabelconnector, voorkomen van terugtrekken van een buis of een kabel vanuit de eerste kabelconnector wanneer de eerste kabelconnector ontvangen is in een eerste monteerpositie in de omsluiting, waarbij de eerste kabelconnector een hol lichaam omvat voor het ontvangen van de buis of de kabel in een inbrengrichting, een vasthouddeel binnen het holle lichaam dat is ingericht teneinde aan te grijpen op de buis of de kabel teneinde terugtrekken van de buis of de kabel vanuit het holle lichaam in een terugtrekrichting tegengesteld aan de inbrengrichting tegen te gaan, en een vrijgavedeel dat beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting teneinde de aangrijping tussen het vasthouddeel en de buis of de kabel op te heffen, waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het vrijgavedeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector ontvangen is in de omsluiting in de eerste monteerpositie.Use of an enclosure for cooperating with a first cable connector to prevent withdrawal of a tube or a cable from the first cable connector when the first cable connector is received in a first mounting position in the enclosure, the first cable connector being a hollow body includes for receiving the tube or the cable in an insertion direction, a retaining member within the hollow body adapted to engage the tube or the cable in order to withdraw the tube or the cable from the hollow body in a retraction direction opposite to counteract the insertion direction, and a release portion movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction to release the engagement between the retaining portion and the tube or cable, the enclosure extending at least partially between the release portion and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position. 2. Gebruik volgens conclusie 1, waarbij het vrijgavedeel een contactdeel omvat dat zich ten minste gedeeltelijk tot in het holle lichaam uitstrekt teneinde interactie te hebben met het vasthouddeel en een duwdeel dat verbonden is met het contactdeel buiten het holle lichaam, waarbij het duwdeel beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting tussen een vergrendelde positie die op afstand gelegen is van het holle lichaam over een eerste afstand en een vrijgavepositie op een tweede afstand vanaf het holle lichaam kleiner dan de eerste afstand, waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam uitstrekt in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector ontvangen is in de omsluiting in de eerste monteerpositie.Use according to claim 1, wherein the release part comprises a contact part extending at least partially into the hollow body to interact with the holding part and a push part connected to the contact part outside the hollow body, the push part being movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced from the hollow body by a first distance and a release position at a second distance from the hollow body less than the first distance, the enclosure being at least partially extending between the pusher member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position. 3. Gebruik volgens conclusie 1 of 2, waarbij de omsluiting een eerste wand omvat die zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het vrijgavedeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector ontvangen is in de omsluiting in de eerste monteerpositie.Use according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the enclosure comprises a first wall extending at least partially between the release portion and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the enclosure in the first mounting position. 4. Gebruik volgens conclusie 3, waarbij de omsluiting een omtrekswand omvat welke een binnenruimte bepaalt voor het maken van verbindingen, waarbij de eerste wand een gedeelte is van de omtrekswand.Use according to claim 3, wherein the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall defining an interior space for making connections, the first wall being part of the circumferential wall. 5. Gebruik volgens conclusie 3, waarbij de omsluiting een omtrekswand omvat welke een binnenruimte bepaalt voor het maken van verbindingen, waarbij de eerste wand zich uitstrekt door de binnenruimte.Use according to claim 3, wherein the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall defining an interior space for making connections, the first wall extending through the interior space. 6. Gebruik volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de omsluiting verder gebruikt wordt voor het, in samenwerking met de eerste kabelconnector, vormen van een trekontlasting tussen de buis of de kabel ontvangen in de eerste kabelconnector en de omsluiting.Use according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is further used to, in conjunction with the first cable connector, form a strain relief between the conduit or cable received in the first cable connector and the enclosure. 7. Gebruik volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de omsluiting een verbindingspunt, een verdeeldoos, een kanaal of een wandingang/uitgang is.Use according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the enclosure is a junction, junction box, duct or wall entrance/exit. 8. Set van een omsluiting voor het verbinden van kabels, in het bijzonder elektrische of datacommunicatiekabels, of buizen, en een eerste kabelconnector, waarbij de omsluiting een behuizing omvat welke een binnenruimte bepaalt voor het maken van verbindingen, waarbij de behuizing een eerste wand omvat en een eerste sleuf die zich uitstrekt in een schuifrichting vanaf een buitenrand van de eerste wand tot aan een eerste monteerpositie in de eerste wand, waarbij de eerste sleuf gedimensioneerd is voor het schuivend ontvangen van een eerste kabelconnector in de schuifrichting tot in de eerste monteerpositie, waarbij de eerste kabelconnector een hol lichaam omvat voor het ontvangen van een kabel in een inbrengrichting, een vasthouddeel binnen het holle lichaam dat is ingericht teneinde aan te grijpen op de kabel teneinde terugtrekken van de kabel vanuit het holle lichaam in een terugtrekrichting tegengesteld aan de inbrengrichting tegen te gaan, en een vrijgavedeel dat beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting teneinde de aangrijping tussen het vasthouddeel en de kabel op te heffen, waarbij de eerste kabelconnector schuivend inbrengbaar is door de eerste sleuf in de schuifrichting tot in de eerste monteerpositie en waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het vrijgavedeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector ontvangen is in de eerste monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf.Set of an enclosure for connecting cables, in particular electrical or data communication cables, or conduits, and a first cable connector, the enclosure comprising a housing defining an interior space for making connections, the housing comprising a first wall and a first slot extending in a sliding direction from an outer edge of the first wall to a first mounting position in the first wall, the first slot being sized to slidably receive a first cable connector in the sliding direction into the first mounting position, wherein the first cable connector comprises a hollow body for receiving a cable in an insertion direction, a holding member within the hollow body adapted to engage the cable so as to withdraw the cable from the hollow body in a withdrawal direction opposite to the insertion direction counter, and a release part that is movable at view of the hollow body in the insertion direction to release the engagement between the retaining member and the cable, the first cable connector being slidably insertable through the first slot in the sliding direction into the first mounting position and the enclosure extending at least partially between the release portion and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is received in the first mounting position in the first slot. 9. Set volgens conclusie 8, waarbij de eerste sleuf een vergrendelsectie omvat bij de eerste monteerpositie.The kit of claim 8, wherein the first slot includes a locking section at the first mounting position. 10. Set volgens conclusie 9, waarbij de behuizing een binnengelegen vergrendelrand heeft die ten minste gedeeltelijk de vergrendelsectie bepaalt.The kit of claim 9, wherein the housing has an inner locking edge that at least partially defines the locking section. 11. Set volgens conclusie 10, waarbij de binnengelegen vergrendelrand zich uitstrekt langs een boog van een cirkel, bij voorkeur een halve cirkel.Set according to claim 10, wherein the inner locking edge extends along an arc of a circle, preferably a semicircle. 12. Set volgens een der conclusies 9-11, waarbij de eerste sleuf een schuifsectie omvat die zich uitstrekt in de schuifrichting vanaf de buitenrand van de eerste wand in de richting van en uitmondend in de vergrendelsectie.A set according to any one of claims 9-11, wherein the first slot comprises a sliding section extending in the sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall towards and debouching into the locking section. 13. Set volgens conclusie 12, waarbij de behuizing een eerste binnengelegen schuifrand en een tweede binnengelegen schuifrand heeft die zich onderling evenwijdig uitstrekken in de schuifrichting teneinde ten minste gedeeltelijk de schuifsectie te bepalen.The set of claim 12, wherein the housing has a first inner sliding edge and a second inner sliding edge extending mutually parallel in the sliding direction to at least partially define the sliding section. 14. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-13, waarbij de omsluiting een geleidingselement omvat dat gelegen is in de binnenruimte en die uitgelijnd is met de eerste sleuf in een eerste ontvangstrichting die door de eerste sleuf gaat.A set according to any one of claims 8-13, wherein the enclosure comprises a guide element located in the inner space and aligned with the first slot in a first receiving direction passing through the first slot. 15. Set volgens conclusie 14, waarbij de eerste ontvangstrichting loodrecht op de eerste wand staat.15. Set according to claim 14, wherein the first receiving direction is perpendicular to the first wall. 16. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-15, waarbij de omsluiting een omtrekswand omvat die een binnenruimte bepaalt voor het maken van verbindingen, waarbij de eerste wand een gedeelte is van de omtrekswand.A set according to any one of claims 8-15, wherein the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall defining an inner space for making connections, wherein the first wall is a part of the circumferential wall. 17. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-15, waarbij de omsluiting een omtrekswand omvat die een binnenruimte bepaalt voor het maken van verbindingen, waarbij de eerste wand zich uitstrekt door de binnenruimte.17. Set according to any one of claims 8-15, wherein the enclosure comprises a circumferential wall defining an inner space for making connections, the first wall extending through the inner space. 18. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-15, waarbij de behuizing een omtrekswand omvat met een omtreksrand die een achterzijde van de omsluiting bepaalt, waarbij de omsluiting is ingericht teneinde te worden gemonteerd met de achterzijde tegen een monteeroppervlak, waarbij de eerste wand een gedeelte is van de omtrekswand en waarbij de buitenrand van de eerste wand een gedeelte is van de omtreksrand, waarbij de eerste sleuf gesloten is bij de buitenrand van de eerste wand wanneer de omsluiting gemonteerd is op het monteeroppervlak.The kit of any of claims 8-15, wherein the housing comprises a circumferential wall having a circumferential edge defining a rear of the enclosure, the enclosure being arranged to be mounted with the rear against a mounting surface, the first wall being a portion of the circumferential wall and wherein the outer edge of the first wall is a portion of the circumferential edge, the first slot being closed at the outer edge of the first wall when the enclosure is mounted on the mounting surface. 19, Set volgens een der conclusies 8-18, waarbij de omsluiting een verbindingspunt, een verdeeldoos, een kanaal of een wandingang/uitgang is.A kit according to any one of claims 8-18, wherein the enclosure is a junction, junction box, duct or wall entry/exit. 20. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-19, waarbij de behuizing een tweede sleuf omvat die zich uitstrekt in een schuifrichting vanaf de buitenrand van de eerste wand of een tweede wand tot aan een tweede monteerpositie in respectievelijk de eerste wand of de tweede wand, waarbij de tweede sleuf gedimensioneerd is voor het schuivend ontvangen van een tweede kabelconnector in de schuifrichting tot in de tweede monteerpositie.A set according to any one of claims 8-19, wherein the housing comprises a second slot extending in a sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall or a second wall to a second mounting position in the first wall or the second wall, respectively, wherein the second slot is sized to slidably receive a second cable connector in the sliding direction into the second mounting position. 21. Set volgens een der conclusies 8-20, waarbij het vrijgavedeel een contactdeel omvat dat zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tot in het holle lichaam teneinde interactie aan te gaan met het vasthouddeel en een duwdeel dat verbonden is met het contactdeel buiten het holle lichaam, waarbij het duwdeel beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting tussen een vergrendelde positie op afstand gelegen van het holle lichaam over een eerste afstand en een vrijgave positie die op een tweede afstand van het holle lichaam kleiner dan de eerste afstand, waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam uitstrekt in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerste monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf is.A set according to any one of claims 8-20, wherein the release portion comprises a contact portion extending at least partially into the hollow body to interact with the retaining portion and a push portion connected to the contact portion outside the hollow body, wherein the pushing member is movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced from the hollow body by a first distance and a release position a second distance from the hollow body less than the first distance, wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the pusher member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot. 22. Set volgens conclusie 21, waarbij de omsluiting een eerste wand omvat die zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerste monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf is, waarbij de eerste wand een wanddikte heeft die kleiner is dan de tweede afstand en groter is dan de eerste afstand ten minste waar de eerste wand zich uitstrekt tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerste monteerpositie is.The kit of claim 21, wherein the enclosure comprises a first wall extending at least partially between the pusher member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot, the first wall having a wall thickness less than the second distance and greater than the first distance at least where the first wall extends between the pusher member and the hollow body when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position. 23. Set volgens conclusie 21 of 22, waarbij het contactdeel is ingericht teneinde te passen door de eerste sleuf in de inbrengrichting, waarbij het holle lichaam en het duwdeel groter zijn dan de eerste sleuf in ten minste één richting loodrecht op de inbrengrichting.The set of claim 21 or 22, wherein the contact portion is arranged to fit through the first slot in the insertion direction, the hollow body and the pusher portion being larger than the first slot in at least one direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. 24. Set volgens een der conclusies 21-23, waarbij het contactdeel cilindrisch is en een eerste buitendiameter bepaalt van het vrijgavedeel, waarbij het duwdeel zich concentrisch uitstrekt ten opzichte van het contactdeel op een tweede buitendiameter groter dan de eerste buitendiameter, waarbij de behuizing een binnengelegen vergrendelrand heeft die de eerste sleuf bepaalt bij de eerste monteerpositie, waarbij de binnengelegen vergrendelrand zich uitstrekt langs een boog van een cirkel met een derde diameter die groter is dan de eerste buitendiameter en kleiner dan de tweede buitendiameter.The set of any of claims 21-23, wherein the contact portion is cylindrical and defines a first outer diameter of the release portion, the push portion extending concentrically with respect to the contact portion at a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter, the housing having a inner locking edge defining the first slot at the first mounting position, the inner locking edge extending along an arc of a circle having a third diameter greater than the first outer diameter and smaller than the second outer diameter. 25. Set volgens een der conclusies 21-24, waarbij het contactdeel cilindrisch is en een eerste buitendiameter van het vrijgavedeel bepaalt, waarbij het duwdeel zich concentrisch uitstrekt ten opzichte van het contactdeel op een tweede buitendiameter groter dan de eerste buitendiameter, waarbij de behuizing een eerste binnengelegen schuifrand en een tweede binnengelegen schuifrand heeft die zich onderling evenwijdig uitstrekken in de schuifrichting teneinde ten minste gedeeltelijk een eerste sleuf te bepalen, waarbij de eerste binnengelegen schuifrand en de tweede binnengelegen schuifrand op afstand van elkaar gelegen zijn over een sleufbreedte die groter is dan de eerste buitendiameter en kleiner is dan de tweede buitendiameter.A set according to any one of claims 21-24, wherein the contact portion is cylindrical and defines a first outer diameter of the release portion, the push portion extending concentrically with respect to the contact portion at a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter, the housing having a first inner slide edge and a second inner slide edge extending mutually parallel in the slide direction to at least partially define a first slot, wherein the first inner slide edge and the second inner slide edge are spaced apart by a slot width greater than the first outer diameter and is smaller than the second outer diameter. 26. Samenstel van de set volgens een der conclusies 8-25, waarbij de eerste kabelconnector schuivend ingebracht is door de eerste sleuf in de schuifrichting tot in de eerste monteerpositie.An assembly of the set according to any one of claims 8-25, wherein the first cable connector is slidably inserted through the first slot in the sliding direction into the first mounting position. 27. Werkwijze voor het samenstellen van de set volgens een der conclusies 8-25, waarbij de werkwijze de stap omvat van het schuivend inbrengen van de eerste kabelconnector in de schuifrichting door de eerste sleuf tot in de eerste monteerpositie.A method of assembling the set according to any one of claims 8-25, wherein the method comprises the step of slidingly inserting the first cable connector in the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position. 28. werkwijze volgens conclusie 27, waarbij de werkwijze de stap omvat van het inbrengen van een buis of een kabel in de eerste kabelconnector voorafgaande aan de stap van het schuivend inbrengen van de eerste kabelconnector, samen met de buis of de kabel daarin aangebracht, in de schuifrichting door de eerste sleuf tot in de eerste monteerpositie.The method of claim 27, wherein the method comprises the step of inserting a conduit or cable into the first cable connector prior to the step of slidingly inserting the first cable connector, together with the conduit or cable disposed therein, into the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position. 29. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 28, waarbij de werkwijze verder de stap omvat van het onderling verbinden van vezels en/of kernen die komen uit de buis of de kabel die is ingebracht in de eerste kabelconnector met andere vezels, kernen en/of poorten voorafgaande aan de stap van het schuivend inbrengen van de eerste kabelconnector, samen met de buis of de kabel daarin aangebracht, in de schuifrichting door de eerste sleuf tot in de eerste monteerpositie.The method of claim 28, wherein the method further comprises the step of interconnecting fibers and/or cores emerging from the conduit or cable inserted into the first cable connector with other fibers, cores and/or ports prior to the step of slidingly inserting the first cable connector, together with the tube or cable disposed therein, in the sliding direction through the first slot into the first mounting position. 30. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 28 of 29, waarbij de eerste kabelconnector een hol lichaam omvat voor het ontvangen van de buis of de kabel in een inbrengrichting, een vasthouddeel binnen het holle lichaam dat is ingericht teneinde aan te grijpen op de buis of de kabel teneinde terugtrekken van de buis of de kabel vanuit het holle lichaam in een terugtrekrichting tegengesteld aan de inbrengrichting tegen te gaan, en een vrijgavedeel dat beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam aan de inbrengrichting teneinde de aangrijping tussen het vasthouddeel en de buis of de kabel op te heffen, waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het vrijgavedeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerste monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf is.The method of claim 28 or 29, wherein the first cable connector comprises a hollow body for receiving the tube or cable in an insertion direction, a retaining member within the hollow body adapted to engage the tube or cable so as to counteracting retraction of the tube or cable from the hollow body in a retraction direction opposite to the insertion direction, and a release portion movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction to prevent engagement between the retaining member and the tube or cable wherein the enclosure extends at least partially between the release portion and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot. 31. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 30, waarbij het vrijgavedeel een contactdeel omvat dat zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt in het holle lichaam voor interactie met het vasthouddeel en een duwdeel dat verbonden is met het contactdeel buiten het holle lichaam, waarbij het duwdeel beweegbaar is ten opzichte van het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting tussen een vergrendelde positie op afstand gelegen van het holle lichaam over een eerste afstand en een vrijgavepositie op een tweede afstand van het holle lichaam kleiner dan de eerste afstand, waarbij de omsluiting zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerst monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf is.The method of claim 30, wherein the release portion comprises a contact portion extending at least partially into the hollow body for interaction with the retaining portion and a push portion connected to the contact portion outside the hollow body, the push portion being movable relative to the hollow body in the insertion direction between a locked position spaced from the hollow body by a first distance and a release position at a second distance from the hollow body less than the first distance, the enclosure extending at least partially between the pusher member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector is in the first mounting position in the first slot. 32. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 31, waarbij de behuizing een omtrekswand omvat met een omtreksrand die een achterzijde van de omsluiting bepaalt, waarbij de werkwijze de stap omvat van het monteren van de omsluiting met de achterzijde tegen een monteeroppervlak, waarbij de eerste wand zich ten minste gedeeltelijk uitstrekt tussen het duwdeel en het holle lichaam in de inbrengrichting wanneer de eerste kabelconnector in de eerste monteerpositie in de eerste sleuf is, waarbij de eerste wand een deel is van de omtrekswand en waarbij de buitenrand van de eerste wand een gedeelte is van de omtreksrand, waarbij de eerste sleuf gesloten is bij de buitenrand van de eerste wand wanneer de omsluiting gemonteerd is op het monteeroppervlak.The method of claim 31, wherein the housing includes a circumferential wall having a circumferential edge defining a rear of the enclosure, the method comprising the step of mounting the enclosure rearwardly against a mounting surface, the first wall being at least partially extending between the pusher member and the hollow body in the insertion direction when the first cable connector in the first mounting position is in the first slot, the first wall being part of the circumferential wall and the outer edge of the first wall being part of the circumferential edge wherein the first slot is closed at the outer edge of the first wall when the enclosure is mounted on the mounting surface. 33. Werkwijze volgens een der conclusies 27-32, waarbij de behuizing een tweede sleuf omvat die zich uitstrekt in een schuifrichting vanaf de buitenrand van de eerste wand of een tweede wand tot een tweede monteerpositie in respectievelijk de eerste wand of de tweede wand, waarbij de tweede sleuf gedimensioneerd is voor het schuivend ontvangen van een tweede kabelconnector in de schuifrichting tot in de tweede monteerpositie, waarbij de werkwijze verder de stap omvat van het schuivend inbrengen van de tweede kabelconnector in de schuifrichting door de tweede sleuf tot in de tweede monteerpositie.A method according to any one of claims 27-32, wherein the housing comprises a second slot extending in a sliding direction from the outer edge of the first wall or a second wall to a second mounting position in the first wall or the second wall, respectively, wherein the second slot is sized to slidably receive a second cable connector in the sliding direction into the second mounting position, the method further comprising the step of slidingly inserting the second cable connector in the sliding direction through the second slot into the second mounting position. 34. Werkwijze volgens een der conclusie 27-33, waarbij de omsluiting een verbindingspunt, een verdeeldoos, een kanaal of een wandingang/uitgang is.The method of any one of claims 27-33, wherein the enclosure is a junction, junction box, duct, or wall entry/exit. -0-70-0-70-0-0-0-0--0-70-0-70-0-0-0-0-
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