TW201539908A - Floor wiring member and floor wiring appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A floor wiring member including a lid that is easy to open, and a floor wiring appliance using the floor wiring member. The floor wiring member includes a coupling plate secured to a floor, a lid pivotally supported by the coupling plate to open and close the opening, and an open button. The open button is exposed by the lid. When viewing a shaft, which pivotally supports the lid, from the center of the lid, the open button is located at a right side of a hypothetical straight line that is orthogonal to a direction in which the shaft extends and that extends through the center of the lid. The open button is located at a position where a moving direction of the releaser diagonally intersects the hypothetical straight line.

Description

Floor wiring member and floor wiring device

The present invention relates to a floor wiring member and a floor wiring device using the floor wiring member, and more particularly to a floor wiring member including a cover member that is freely opened and closed, and a floor panel using the floor wiring member. Wiring device.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-244871 describes an example of a wiring member for a floor, the floor wiring member comprising: a plate member fixed to the floor; and a cover member pivotally supported by the plate member. The panel includes an opening that exposes a wiring harness module located below the floor to the outside. The cover member closes the opening and includes an opening button for opening the cover member by moving a locking member that retains the cover member in a closed position. The opening button is moved toward the pivot in a direction orthogonal to the pivot of the cover member.

When the cover member for the floor wiring member described in the above publication is opened, the user may attempt to open the cover member from the outside of the opening cover member. In this case, the user must move his or her hand to pivot the cover away from his or her body. This makes opening the cover difficult.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a floor wiring member having a cover member which is easy to open, and a floor wiring device including the floor wiring member.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention is a wiring member for a floor, comprising a fastening plate, a cover member, and a releasing portion. The fastening plate is fixed to the floor and includes an opening through which a wiring device is exposed. The wiring device is located below the floor, and a plug is connected and disconnected from the wiring device. The cover member is pivotally supported by the fastening plate to open and close the opening. A locking portion maintains the opening closed by the cover member. The release portion is exposed by the cover member and moved to release the cover member from the state in which the lock portion is held in the closed state. The pivoting portion is located on the right side of an imaginary line when viewed from the center of the cover member pivotally supporting a shaft of the cover member, the imaginary straight line being orthogonal to the axis extending direction and extending through the center of the cover member . The releasing portion is located at a position at which the moving direction of the releasing portion intersects the imaginary straight line obliquely.

Preferably, in the present invention, a floor wiring device includes: the floor wiring member; and an appliance module including the wiring device and a fastening member, the fastening member buckles the wiring device under the floor Close to the bottom of the floor.

In the present invention, the releasing portion is located on the right side of an imaginary straight line which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the shaft of the pivotal supporting cover member and extends through the center of the cover member. When the user attempts to open the cover from the outside of the release portion, the user pivots the cover member in the right direction viewed by the user. In this way, the cover can be easily opened with the right hand.

One embodiment of a floor wiring harness including a floor wiring member according to the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs. In the following description, FIG. 1A will be used as a reference frame for setting the left and right direction. Also, in FIG. 1A, the upper direction will be referred to as the rear direction, and the lower direction will be referred to as the front direction. Figure 3 will be used as a reference frame for setting the up and down direction. However, there is no limit to the actual use of these directions.

Referring to Fig. 3, the floor wiring harness 10 of the present embodiment includes an appliance module 6 and a floor wiring member 1. The appliance module 6 includes a wiring device 5 and a clamp 6a (fastening member), and the clamp 6a is fastened to the wiring device 5 under the floor. The floor wiring member 1 is not limited to use with the floor wiring device 10 described in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D, the floor wiring member 1 includes a fastening plate 2 and a cover member 3.

For example, the plywood 2 is circular, flat, and molded from aluminum.

An opening 8 extends through the central portion of the snap-fit plate 2 in a vertical direction.

The opening 8 exposes the wiring harness 5 located under the floor to the outside. A seat 21 projects into the opening 8 from a wall defining the rear side portion of the opening 8. When the cover member 3 is closed, the rear side peripheral portion of the cover member 3 is seated above the holder 21. The support 21 includes an elongated aperture 22 through which a screw is inserted. Another seat 23 projects into the opening 8 from a wall defining the front side portion of the opening 8. When the cover member 3 is closed, the front side peripheral portion of the cover member 3 is tied over the holder 23. The holder 23 includes a circular hole 24 through which a screw is inserted.

The cover member 3 includes a cover 30 and a cable insertion door 33. The cover 30 and the cable insertion door 33 are each molded of aluminum.

Viewed from above, the cover 30 is flat and circular. The front side of the cover 30 includes a slot 30a through which a cable is inserted. The rear side peripheral portion of the cover 30 includes a support portion 31a that rotatably supports a shaft 4. The support portion 31a is screwed to the rear surface of the cover 30. The shaft hole 31b extends between the support portion 31a and the lid body 30. When the lid body 30 is closed and viewed from the right side, the shaft hole 31b protrudes toward the lower side. As shown in Fig. 2D, the cover 30 is supported by the shaft 4 inserted through the shaft hole 31b and pivoted about the shaft 4. When closed, the cover 30 is attached over the supports 21 and 23 covering the opening 8, and the upper surface of the cover 30 is parallel to the floor surface.

When the cover member 3 is closed and viewed from a direction orthogonal to the surface of the cover member 3 (vertical direction), the axis of the shaft 4 intersects with the direction in which the plug 16 is inserted into the distributor device 5 (the direction of the arrow D1 in Fig. 2B). Extend in the direction. Further, when the cover member 3 is closed and viewed from a direction orthogonal to the surface of the cover member 3, the shaft 4 is parallel to a (second) imaginary straight line L2, and the imaginary straight line L2 is obtained by imagining a (third) imaginary straight line L3 is obtained by rotating a predetermined angle R1 to the right, and the imaginary straight line L3 extends through the center C1 of the cover member 3 and parallel to the direction of the arrow D1, and the angle R1 is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. The direction orthogonal to the surface of the cover member 3 is not limited to a direction intersecting the surface of the cover member 3 at a right angle, and may be slightly deviated from the orthogonal direction (some angles) as long as it appears orthogonal to the naked eye.

The two end portions of the shaft 4 are each supported by a bearing 25 disposed above the inner peripheral portion of the snap-fit plate 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, an opening button 32a (release portion) is exposed to the upper side by the cover 30. The opening button 32a is integrally formed with the locking piece 32b (locking portion), and the locking piece 32b protrudes outward in the radial direction from the peripheral portion of the cover body 30 at the back side of the cover member 3. A spring (not shown) applies a force to the locking member 32b to project the locking member 32b toward the outside. When the cover 30 is closed, the locking member 32b is grasped by the back of the fastening plate 2. This keeps the cover 30 closed. The coil spring 9 is disposed on the back surface of the lid body 30 (see FIG. 4B). The coil spring 9 is compressed between the closed cover 30 and the holder 21. Therefore, the force of the coil spring 9 drives the cover 30 in the opening direction. When the cover 30 is closed and the opening button 32a is moved against the elastic force in the direction of the arrow D2 (FIG. 1A) (in the left direction in this embodiment), the locking member 32b is moved toward the inside of the cover 30 and is self-fitting 2 release. This releases the lid body 30 from the state in which the lock member 32b is held in the closed state. Therefore, the elastic force of the coil spring 9 lifts the cover 30 in the upward direction. This slightly opens the cover 30 in the opening direction. The user pivots the slightly opened cover 30 to further open the cover member 3.

When the shaft 4 is viewed from the center C1 of the cover 30, the opening button 32a is located on the right side of a (first) imaginary straight line L1, and the imaginary straight line L1 is orthogonal to the extending direction of the shaft 4 (imaginary straight line L2) and extends through Center C1. The moving direction of the opening button 32a (the direction of the arrow D2 in Fig. 1A) is obliquely intersected with the imaginary straight line L1. From the outside of the opening button 32a (the right side of the engaging plate 2), the user moves the opening button 32a toward the inside (in the direction of the arrow D2). In this case, the user can open the cover member 3 by pivoting the cover 30 away from his or her body in the right oblique direction (the leftward direction after the oblique line in Fig. 1A). Thus, the user can easily open the cover member 3 with his or her right hand. Also, when the right hand is used, the user can move the opening button 32a with the index or middle finger and push the back of the cover 30 with the thumb to pivot the cover member 3. As such, the cover member 3 can be easily opened with only the right hand.

The cover 30 includes a cable insertion door 33 that opens and closes a quadrilateral plate of the slot 30a. The front side of the cable insertion door 33 forms a portion of the periphery of the cover 30. The rear side of the cable insertion door 33 includes a shaft (not shown) that extends in the lateral direction. The cable insertion door 33 is pivotally supported by the shaft to open in the obliquely upward direction on the front side. The left and right sides of the cable insertion door 33 each include a flat leg portion 34 that protrudes in the lower direction. A sleeve 35 extends between the feet 34 to protect the cable 14 that enters the floor through the opening of the cable insertion door 33.

The appliance module 6 will now be described with reference to FIG.

The appliance module 6 includes a wiring device 5 and a jig 6a that is fastened to the wiring device 5 under the floor. The appliance module 6 is located in the cavity 12a of the floor panel 11.

The floor panel 11 includes a concrete floor portion 12 and a surface material 13. The surface material 13 is coated on the surface of the floor portion 12. The floor portion 12 and the surface material 13 include a cavity 12a that is exposed to the outside of the wiring box portion 7a embedded in the floor portion 12. The cavity 12a is circular and slightly smaller than the flange 20 of the snap-fit plate 2.

The wiring box portion 7a is quadrangular and open on the upper side. The wiring box portion 7a includes two bolts 7b each including a screw hole (not shown). The screws 7c and 7d are bolted to the screw holes of the corresponding bolts 7b to snap the fastening plate 2 to the bolts 7b. The cable tube 15 embedded in the floor portion 12 is connected to the side surface of the wiring box portion 7a.

The wiring device 5 is disposed in the wiring box portion 7a. For example, the wiring device 5 is used as a standardized AC 100 V socket of a large polygonal connection wiring device, and is fastened to a frame 6b which is formed of a synthetic resin. The frame 6b is screwed to the jig 6a, wherein the connection socket of the wiring device 5 is exposed to the outside through an opening (not shown) of the jig 6a. The jig 6a holds the wiring device 5 such that the connection socket of the wiring device 5 faces in an obliquely upward direction as shown in FIG. The wiring device 5 is fastened to the jig 6a. Next, the jig 6a is screwed to the screw hole of the bolt 7b on the upper surface of the wiring box portion 7a with the screw 7e.

For example, a cable (not shown) extending from the wiring harness 5 and passing through the cable tube 15 is connected to the power distribution board. The wiring harness 5 is not limited to an AC 100 V socket, and may be any connection socket such as a local area network (LAN) socket or a modular socket. Further, the wiring device 5 of the present embodiment includes two connection sockets. However, the wiring harness 5 can include any number of sockets.

A procedure for fastening the snap-in panel 2 to the floor panel 11 in which the wiring harness 5 is fixed in the wiring box portion 7a will now be described.

The fastening plate 2 is disposed above the floor 11 (floor surface), and a screw hole (not shown) in the two bolts 7b of the wiring box portion 7a is aligned with the elongated hole 22 and the circular hole 24 of the fastening plate 2. . With the cover member 3 in the open position, the screw 7c is inserted through the circular hole 24 and bolted to the screw hole of one of the bolts 7b, and the screw 7d is inserted through the elongated hole 22 and bolted to the other bolt 7b Screw hole. This snaps the buckle plate 2 to the wiring box portion 7a. The fastening plate 2 is fastened to the wiring box portion 7a embedded in the floor portion 12, and is fixed to the surface material 13.

The connection and disconnection of the wiring harness 5 and the plug 16 will now be discussed with reference to Figs. 4A, 4B, 5A, and 5C.

When both the cover 30 and the cable insertion door 33 are closed (Fig. 4A), the user extends from the outside of the opening button 32a (the right side of the fastening plate 2) toward the opening button 32a. Next, the user moves the opening button 32a of the lid body 30 from the front side of the floor wiring member 1 in the direction of the arrow D2 (left direction) against the elastic force. This releases the locking member 32b from the fastening plate 2 and enables the cover 30 to be opened. The elastic force of the coil spring 9 lifts the cover 30 in the upward direction. This slightly opens the cover 30 in the opening direction. The user can hook the thumb of the right hand to slightly open the surrounding portion of the cover 30 to pivot the cover away from his or her body obliquely to the right to further open the cover (Fig. 4). That is, the user can easily open the cover 30 by pushing the open button 32a in the internal direction and then pivoting the cover 30 away from his or her body in an obliquely rightward direction. Thus, the right-handed user can easily open the cover 30.

When the cover 30 is opened, the wiring device 5 is exposed to the outside through the opening 8. The user inserts the plug 16 into the opening 8 and connects the plug 16 to the connection socket of the wiring harness 5.

The cable insertion door 33 is pivoted in the upper direction (Fig. 5A). The cable insertion door 33 is thus opened and the sleeve 35 is exposed to the upper side of the cover 30. The cover 30 is then closed with the cable 14 loaded into the slot of the sleeve 35 such that the cable 14 is pulled out of the slot 30a onto the floor 11. The foot 34 is placed over the support 23 to maintain the cable insertion door 33 open.

The user reverses the above procedure to close the cable insertion door 33 and the cover 30.

As described above, the floor wiring member 1 of the present embodiment includes the buckle plate 2, the lid member 3, and the opening button 32a (release portion). The fastening plate 2 is fixed to the floor surface (surface material 13) and includes an opening 8 which is located below the floor (floor portion 12) to expose the wiring harness 5 to the outside. The plug 16 is connected and disconnected from the wiring device 5. The cover member 3 is pivotally supported by the fastening plate 2 to open and close the opening 8. The opening button 32a (release portion) is exposed to the outside by the cover member 3, and is moved to release the cover member 3 in a closed state by the lock member 32b, so that the cover member 3 can be opened. When the shaft 4 of the pivotal supporting cover member 3 is viewed from the center C1 of the cover member 3, the opening button 32a is positioned on the right side of the imaginary straight line L1, and the imaginary straight line L1 and the extending direction of the shaft 4 (imaginary straight line L2) are positive. It passes through and extends through the center C1 of the cover member 3. The opening button 32a (release portion) is located at a position where the moving direction of the opening button 32a (release portion) is obliquely intersecting the imaginary straight line L1, and the moving direction of the opening button 32a (release portion) is shown in FIG. 1 in this embodiment. The direction of the arrow D2.

When the user opens the cover member 3 from the outside of the opening button 32a, the cover member 3 pivots in the right direction. Therefore, the cover member 3 is easy to open with the right hand.

The wiring device of the present embodiment includes the floor wiring member 1, the wiring device 5, and the appliance module 6. The appliance module 6 includes a fastening member (clamp 6a and frame 6b) that snaps the wiring device 5 under the floor (floor portion 12). The floor wiring device 10 includes a floor wiring member 1 . Therefore, the flooring wiring device is easy to open with the right hand.

The cover member 3 of the present embodiment includes a circular cover 30. However, the cover 30 need not be circular and may be polygonal, such as a quadrilateral. In this state, the cover member 3 may include a snap-fit plate that conforms to the shape of the cover.

The present examples and embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention

1‧‧‧Floor wiring components
2‧‧‧bonding board
3‧‧‧Cleaning pieces
4‧‧‧Axis
5‧‧‧Wiring appliances
6‧‧‧ Appliance Module
6a‧‧‧ fixture
6b‧‧‧Framework
7a‧‧‧ wiring box department
7b‧‧‧Locker
7c‧‧‧screw
7d‧‧‧screw
7e‧‧‧screw
8‧‧‧ openings
9‧‧‧Helical spring
10‧‧‧Floor wiring devices
11‧‧‧floor
12‧‧‧floor section
12a‧‧‧ cavity
13‧‧‧Surface materials
14‧‧‧ cable
15‧‧‧ cable tube
16‧‧‧ plug
20‧‧‧Flange
21‧‧‧Support
22‧‧‧ holes
23‧‧‧Support
24‧‧‧ hole
25‧‧‧ bearing
30‧‧‧ cover
30a‧‧‧ slot
31a‧‧‧Support Department
31b‧‧‧Axis hole
32a‧‧‧Open button
32b‧‧‧Locking parts
33‧‧‧ cable insertion door
34‧‧‧foot
35‧‧‧ casing

1A is a plan view showing an embodiment of a floor wiring device, FIG. 1B is a front view of the floor wiring device, and FIG. 1C is a side view of the floor wiring device;

2A is a plan view of the floor wiring device when the cover is closed, FIG. 2B is a plan view of the floor wiring device when the cover is opened, FIG. 2C is a bottom view of the floor wiring device, and FIG. 2D is taken from the floor on the rear side a perspective view of a wiring device;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the floor wiring device installed in the floor;

4A is a perspective view of the floor wiring device when the cover member is closed, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the floor wiring device when the cover member is opened;

Fig. 5A is a perspective view of the floor wiring device when the cable insertion piece is opened, and Fig. 5B is a perspective view of the floor wiring device when the cover member is opened and the cable is inserted.

1‧‧‧Floor wiring components

2‧‧‧bonding board

3‧‧‧Cleaning pieces

4‧‧‧Axis

8‧‧‧ openings

20‧‧‧Flange

23‧‧‧Support

24‧‧‧ hole

30‧‧‧ cover

30a‧‧‧ slot

32a‧‧‧Open button

33‧‧‧ cable insertion door

34‧‧‧foot

Claims (2)

A wiring member for a floor, comprising: a fastening plate fixed to a floor, wherein the fastening plate comprises an opening through which a wiring device is exposed, the wiring device is located under the floor, and a plug is connected to the wiring Connecting and disconnecting the appliance; a cover member pivotally supported by the fastening plate to open and close the opening, wherein a locking portion holds the opening closed by the cover member; and a releasing portion is exposed by the cover member And moving to release the cover member from a state of being held in a closed state by the locking portion; wherein the floor wiring member is characterized by: when pivotally supporting an axis of the cover member from a center of the cover member The releasing portion is located on the right side of an imaginary straight line that is orthogonal to the axis extending direction and extends through the center of the cover member; and the releasing portion is located at a position at which the releasing portion moves It intersects the imaginary line diagonally. A floor wiring device characterized by the floor wiring member according to claim 1; an appliance module comprising the wiring device and a fastening member, the fastening member being disposed under the floor Fasten to the plywood.