JP3602548B2 - Wiring device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a wiring device used for indoor wiring of an apartment or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional indoor wiring of a condominium or the like, all branch circuits are branched using a branch cable.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional example, there is a problem that a dedicated branch cable must be prepared every time the layout of a load such as a lighting fixture or the layout of a wiring fixture such as a switch or an outlet differs depending on a room to be constructed. Was.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to directly connect cables such as a power cable, a feed wiring cable, and a branch cable so that work on site can be performed. To provide a wiring device that can simplify the above.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, at least a main connection portion to which a power cable and a feed wiring cable are connected, and a sub connection portion to which a plurality of branch cables connected to a load or a wiring device are connected. a is Ru and routing apparatus configured by a plurality of blocks with a block having a connection for the feed lines as a sub connection portion and having a connection for power connection to the feed line as a main connection portion, main connection A block having a connection part for power supply connection and a connection part for feed wiring as a part and a connection part for one-side switch connection and a connection part for a load connection as a sub connection part, and a connection part for power supply connection and a feed wiring as a main connection part It is constituted by the sub as a connecting portion between the block having a connection for the two three-way switch and connection for the load connection, three blocks and having a, housed place the quick connect terminal It is intended to form the aforementioned main connections and sub-connections.
[0005]
Also, an identification means for displaying the type of each connection part is provided at each connection part .
Further, a screw through hole into which a fixing tool for fixing the block is inserted into the building surface is provided at a central portion of the block .
[0006]
[Action]
However, cables such as a power cable, a feed wiring cable, and a branch cable that are connected to the main connection part and the sub connection part can be easily connected without direct trouble by inserting the core wire into the quick connection terminal. Since it can be connected to a wiring device, it is possible to easily perform a wire connection operation on site without taking time.
[0007]
【Example】
As shown in FIG. 1, a wiring device 1 of the present invention branches and supplies power to a load 2 such as a lighting device and wiring devices 3 and 4 such as a switch and an outlet. Indoor zone).
In the case of the present embodiment, the wiring device 1 is formed into blocks in accordance with the intended use, and a feed wiring block 1a used when a plurality of power supply lines are branched, and a load is set by switching one switch 4. The block is divided into a block 1b for a one-way switch circuit used to turn on and off the switch 2 and a block 1c for a three-way switch circuit used to turn on and off the load 2 by switching two switches 4. I have.
[0008]
Each of the blocks 1a to 1c is provided with a main connection portion 7 for connecting a power cable 5 or a feed wiring cable 6, and a load is provided next to the main connection portion 7 so as to be adjacent to the main connection portion 7. There is provided a sub-connecting portion 9 for connecting a branch cable 8 for making a connection between the cable 2 and the wiring devices 3 and 4. The main connection part 7 and the sub connection part 9 are provided with identification means 10 for displaying the type of each connection part, so that the position of the connection part corresponding to each cable can be easily known at a glance, and the correct connection work can be performed. Can be easily performed without trouble. As this identification means, one of the characters “power”, “feed”, “for one-way switch”, and “for three-way switch” is described in each connection part, and is formed by this character display 10a. .
[0009]
The main connection part 7 is composed of a main connection part 7a to which the power cable 5 is connected and a main connection part 7b to which the feed wiring cable 9 is connected. Here, in the blocks 1b and 1c, only the main connection portion 7b to which the feed wiring cable 6 is connected is provided.
The quick connection terminal 100 is housed and arranged in the main connection part 7 and the sub connection part 9, and the power cable 5, the feed wiring cable 6, the branch cable 8, etc. connected to the main connection part 7 and the sub connection part 9 are provided. By connecting the core wire by inserting the core wire into the quick connection terminal, the cable can be easily connected without any direct trouble.
[0010]
The blocks 1a and 1b have substantially the same basic structure, and therefore will be described based on the structure of the block 1b shown in FIGS. The housing 11 of the block 1b includes a synthetic resin body 11a and a cover 11b. The fixing of the body 11a and the cover 11b is performed by crimping the fitting 13 through the fitting holes 12a and 12b and integrally combining them. The main connection portion 7a formed at one end of the housing 11 is composed of an insertion port 14 into which the distal end of the power cable 5 is inserted, and a quick connection terminal 100 disposed in the insertion port 14. . As the power cable 5, for example, a single-phase three-wire cable is used. The quick-connecting terminal 100 is composed of a terminal fitting 101 fitted into a fitting groove 15 formed in the housing 11 and a locking spring 102. The electrically corresponding terminal fittings 101 are connected to the conductive plate 16. To be connected. Reference numeral 17 denotes a release button for releasing the connection of the cable connected to the quick connection terminal 100, which can be operated by inserting a jig through an insertion hole 18 provided in the cover 11b.
[0011]
The main connecting portion 7b formed at the other end of the housing 11 has the same structure as the main connecting portion 7a described above. And a quick-connecting terminal 100 disposed therein.
One sub-connecting portion 9 is protruded from one end of the block 1b so as to be adjacent to the main connecting portion 7, and one sub-connecting portion 9 is adjacent to the main connecting portion 7 from the other end. It is protruding. The sub-connecting portion 9 is also formed by an insertion port 14 into which the tip of the branch cable 8 is inserted, and a quick connection terminal 100 disposed in the insertion port 14.
[0012]
In the block 1c shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sub-connecting portion 9 is also protruded from the side surface of the housing 11.
At the center of the housing 11 of each of the blocks 1a to 1c, a screw through hole 22 into which a fixing tool 21 for fixing the blocks 1a to 1c is inserted into the construction surface 20 is provided. The housing 11 can be easily and reliably fixed to the construction surface 20 by using a single mounting screw 21 without using a screw. In addition, since the fixed portion is provided as one place, the outer diameter of the blocks 1a to 1c can be reduced.
[0013]
Hereinafter, an indoor wiring method using the wiring device 1 of the present invention will be described.
In the case of FIG. 1, the power supply line is branched into two at the block 1a, one branch end is connected to the block 1b, and the outlet 3 is connected to the other branch end. In the block 1b, the power supply line is branched into three, a first branch end is connected to the block 1c, and a bed lighting provided on a wall as the load 2 is connected to the second branch end. A switch 4 arranged on the wall near the bed 31 is connected to the end. In the block 1c, the power supply line is branched into four parts, the first branch end is connected to a lighting fixture as a load 2 provided on the ceiling, and the outlet 3 is connected to the second branch end. Further, the third branch end is connected to a switch 4 provided near the door 30 at the entrance of the room, and the fourth branch end is connected to the switch 4 arranged on the wall near the bed 31. The lighting control of the lighting equipment can also be performed by the switch 4 described above. As described above, when the wiring apparatus of the present embodiment is used to perform indoor wiring, the connection of the branch cable 8 connected to the load 2 and the wiring devices 3 and 4 and the power supply cable 5 and the like can be performed without using a dedicated branch cable. Connection of the feed wiring cable 6 can be easily performed via the quick connection terminal 100, and wiring work can be easily performed.
[0014]
In addition, if this indoor wiring method is adopted, in a condominium where a layout of a room or an installation location of a wiring device is determined, each cable is connected to one of the blocks 1a to 1c via the quick connection terminal 100 at the site. Therefore, each cable can complete the connection only by inserting a core wire into each connection part and locking it to the quick connection terminal 100. Before the layout of the wiring devices 3 and 4 is determined, the main line is connected in advance, and connection can be made after the layout is determined, so that an outlet facility can be provided at the level of an interior contractor. In addition, if the blocks 1a to 1c are installed in advance in various places in the room and cables having different lengths are prepared in advance, indoor wiring can be performed freely, changing the layout of the room and changing wiring equipment. It is possible to easily cope with a case where the installation location is changed.
[0015]
By the way, in the above description, the case where indoor wiring is performed by ceiling wiring has been described. The present invention can be applied to the used wiring and the like, and further can be applied to internal wiring in furniture such as an OA panel.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a plurality of main connection portions to which at least a power cable and a feed wiring cable are connected, and a plurality of sub connection portions to which a plurality of branch cables connected to a load or a wiring device are connected. Each cable connected to each connection part without preparing a dedicated branch cable because the main connection part and the sub-connection part are formed by storing and arranging the quick connection terminal by the block. Can be easily connected to the wiring device without any trouble by directly inserting the core wire into the quick connection terminal, and the wire connection work in the field can be easily performed without trouble In addition, the wiring device has a connection portion for a power supply connection and a connection portion for a feed line as a main connection portion, and a block having a connection portion for a feed line as a sub connection portion, A block having connection parts for power supply connection and feed wiring as connection parts and connection parts for one-sided switch connection and load connection as sub connection parts, and connection for power supply connection and feed wiring as main connection parts since the sub as a connecting portion between the block having a connection for the two three-way switch and connection for the load connections, are composed of three block and having a part, three blocks such as this Can be applied to various wiring designs.
[0017]
Further, since the respective connecting portions are to be provided identification means for displaying the type of the connection parts can easily know the position of the connecting portion corresponding to each cable at a glance, without time-consuming the correct connection work It can be easily performed, and can shorten the construction time.
Further, since the screw through hole fastener is inserted for fixing the block to the erecting surface are to be provided one place in the center of the block, by a single mounting screw without using any other fixing bracket The block can be easily and reliably fixed to the construction surface. In addition, since the fixed portion is provided as one place, the outer diameter of the block can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an indoor wiring method using a wiring device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing each block.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a block.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another block.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wiring apparatus 1a, 1b, 1a Block 3 Wiring equipment 4 Wiring equipment 5 Power supply cable 6 Cable for feed wiring 7 Main connection part 8 Branch cable 9 Sub connection part 100 Quick connection terminal

Claims (1)

A wiring device including a plurality of blocks each including at least a main connection portion to which a power cable and a feed wiring cable are connected, and a sub connection portion to which a plurality of branch cables connected to a load or a wiring device are connected. A block having a power supply connection and a feed wiring connection as a main connection and having a supply wiring connection as a sub connection, and a power supply connection and a feed wiring connection as a main connection And a block having a connection for one-sided switch connection and a load connection as a sub connection, and two three-way switches as a main connection and a connection for power supply connection and feed wiring and as a sub connection. the connection of use and the blocks having a connection for the load connections, are composed of three blocks, houses arranged quick connect terminals formed and the main connections and sub-connections, each It provided an identification means for displaying the type of the connection portions to the connection part, and characterized by comprising providing one place in the center of the block a screw through hole fastener for fixing the block is inserted into the erecting surface Wiring device.

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