JPH10172362A - Cable label, method for bonding the same, and power connection - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cable label mounting errors resulting from a difference in cable diameter. SOLUTION: A cable label 20 wound on the outer peripheral surface of a cable includes a label area part 21, whose length from one end to the other along the winding direction corresponds to the circumferential length L of the cable and which is printed with identification information for identifying the cable, and a checking area part 22, extended in the winding direction of the label area part 21 in such a way as to be visually different from the label area 21, and covered with the label area part 21 when wound on the cable. More specifically, a checking line 23a is printed at the boundary between the label area part 21 and the checking area part 22. By printing an identification number and a connection mark other than the name of load on the checking area part 22, mounting errors can be further reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cable label, a method for attaching the cable label, and a wire connecting portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In indoor wiring work, labor saving of on-site work,
Shortening the construction period and improving the reliability of construction are required,
To satisfy this demand, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-43
There is an electric wire connection portion described in Japanese Patent No. 570. The electric wire connection portion is formed by previously connecting an electric wiring circuit required in a factory. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of such a conventional wire connection portion.

An electric wire connection portion 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a power supply cable 2 for obtaining power from a distribution board and a load connection for distributing the power obtained by the cable 2 to a plurality of loads. , Cables 3, 4, 5,... Each of the cables 2, 3, 4, 5,... Has a cable label 10 with an identification symbol and a load name indicating a wiring destination printed thereon at its tip. In this case, as described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-186312, for example, the cable label 10 has a character printed on a tape, and is attached by winding it around a cable. Several kinds of cable labels 10 are prepared according to the difference in the diameter of the cables 3, 4, 5,.

On the other hand, in indoor wiring work, the electric wire connection part 1 is laid and installed to connect cables 3, 4, 5 for load connection.
Are drawn out from the wall surface into the room, and cut off while leaving the length corresponding to the load as shown in FIG. In this case, the cables 3, 4, 5,... Are pulled out from the wall through a connection box 11 embedded in the wall as shown in FIG.

[0005]

The above-described conventional cable label 10 has the following problems. That is, the cable labels 10 are selectively attached according to the difference in the diameter of the cables 2, 3, 4,... In addition, there is a possibility that even if it is erroneously mounted, it is difficult to notice the error later, leading to erroneous wiring. Recently, there is a tendency to increase information to be printed on the cable label 10 in order to reduce mounting errors on the cables 2, 3, 4,..., But a portion to be printed is mounted on the cables 2, 3, 4,. A sufficient amount of information could not be printed because only the exposed portion at that time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable label, a method of attaching the cable label, and a wire connecting portion, which can reduce errors in attaching a cable label due to a difference in cable diameter.

[0007]

The concept of the present invention will be described below. According to the present invention, a check area is further added to a label area on which identification information for identifying a cable is printed, and when the cable label is wound around the cable, the length of the label area in the winding direction is equal to the circumference of the cable. Information that allows visual confirmation that the length has been matched is added to the cable label, and when this cable label is wrapped around an arbitrary cable, the correctness of attachment is determined based on whether or not the information is visible. . Specifically, the cable label is composed of a label area having a length corresponding to the circumference of the cable and a check area extending from the label area, and a boundary between the label area and the check area. , A line or part of a mark is added, or a check area is hatched, or the label area and the check area are color-coded.

The cable label is composed of a label area having a length corresponding to the circumference of the cable and a check area extending from the label area, and a boundary between the label area and the check area. By adding a line or part of a mark to the mark, adding a diagonal line to the check area, or color-coding the label area and the check area, the installation error of the cable label due to the difference in the cable diameter is reduced. be able to. When this cable label is wrapped around the cable first from the check area, if the length of the label area matches the circumference of the cable, the end of the cable label at the end of winding is attached to the label area. And the check area.

On the other hand, if the length of the label area is longer than the perimeter of the cable, the line, mark or color-coded check area is hidden under the label area and cannot be seen. On the other hand, if the length of the label area is shorter than the perimeter of the cable, the line or mark will be visible away from the end of the cable label winding end, and the color-coded check area will be visible. By visually observing these states, it can be determined whether the attachment is correct or incorrect. The length of the cable label in the width direction is arbitrary. Further, an identification symbol and a load name may be printed on the label area. Further, information other than an identification symbol such as a connection portion symbol and a load name may be printed in the check area portion.

A cable label according to the first aspect of the present invention based on the above idea is a cable label wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, wherein the length from one end to the other end in the winding direction is equal to the circumference of the cable. Correspondingly, a label area portion on which identification information for identifying the cable is printed, and extends in the winding direction of the label area portion so as to be visually different from the label area, and is wound around the cable. And a check area portion which is covered by the label area portion.

In the cable label according to the second aspect of the present invention, a line for identifying the label area and the check area is provided at a boundary between the label area and the check area.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cable label, a mark for identifying the label area and the check area is partially provided at a boundary between the label area and the check area. is there.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cable label, the label area and the check area are color-coded.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cable label, the check area has information for designating a cable to be attached.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of attaching a cable label to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, wherein the length from one end to the other end in the winding direction is the length of the cable. Forming a label area portion on which identification information for identifying the cable is printed, and extending in the winding direction of the label area portion so as to be visually different from the label area. Forming a check area,
The check area is attached to the cable first, and the label area is wound around the cable such that the label area covers the check area.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric wire connecting portion,
In a wire connection portion including a power supply cable for obtaining power from the distribution board and a plurality of load connection cables for distributing power supplied to the power supply cable to a plurality of power supply cables,
The cable label according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is used as a cable label attached to each cable.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing Embodiment 1 of the cable label of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view and a cross-sectional view showing a state where the cable label according to the first embodiment is attached to the cable. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the cable label of the first embodiment is attached to the cable.

The cable label 20 according to the first embodiment
Is a cable formed by applying an adhesive to one surface of a polyester formed in a square shape, and is a cable 2 to be attached.
5 and a check area 22 extending from the label area 21 having a length L corresponding to the circumference of the label area 5. In this case, the length in the width direction is arbitrary. An identification symbol (“15A”) and a load name (“Western-style room (1) outlet”) are printed on a portion of the label area 21 near the check area 22, and the check area 22 and the label area are printed. A slightly thicker line (hereinafter referred to as a check line) 23 a is printed in the width direction of the cable label 20 on the boundary with 21.

The check line 23a indicates whether or not the length L of the label area 21 matches the circumference of the cable 25 when the cable label 20 is wound around the cable 25 before the check area 22. Is to check. In this case, if the length L of the label area portion 21 matches the peripheral length of the cable 25, the end of the winding end of the cable label 20 will be on the check line 23a. On the other hand, if the length L of the label area 21 is longer than the circumference of the cable 25, the check line 23a is hidden under the label area 21 and becomes invisible. Also, label area part 2
If the length L is shorter than the perimeter of the cable 25, the check line 23a is visible at a distance from the end of the cable label 20 at the end of winding. By visually checking these states, it is possible to determine whether the attachment of the cable label 20 is correct or incorrect.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the cable label 20 is divided into the label region 21 having the length L corresponding to the circumference of the cable 25 and the check region extending from the label region 21. 22 and the check line 23a is printed at the end of the check area 22 on the label area 21 side, so that the mounting error of the cable label 20 due to the difference in the cable diameter can be reduced. In addition, as a form of the check line 23a, a solid line,
Any of a broken line and a chain line may be used. In addition to the check line, a mark (check mark) 23b may be printed on the boundary between the check area 22 and the label area 21 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing Embodiment 2 of the cable label of the present invention. The cable label 30 according to the second embodiment is the same as the cable label 20 according to the first embodiment.
Similarly to the first embodiment, a label region 31 having a length L corresponding to the circumference of the cable 25 and a check region 32 extending from the label region 31 are provided, which are different from the first embodiment. Are the check area 32 and the label area 31
And is color-coded.

By labeling the label area 31 and the check area 32 in different colors, when the cable label 30 is wound around the cable 25 before the check area 32, the length L of the label area 31 is reduced by the length of the cable 25. It can be checked whether or not it matches the circumference. In this case, if the length L of the label area 31 matches the circumference of the cable 25, the end of the winding end of the cable label 30 will be on the tip of the check area 32 on the label area 31 side. Become. On the other hand, the length L of the label area 31
Is longer than the circumference of the cable 25, the check area 32 is hidden by the label area 31 and cannot be seen at all. If the length L of the label area 31 is shorter than the circumference of the cable 25, the check area 32 becomes visible. By visually checking these states, it is possible to determine whether the cable label 30 is correctly or incorrectly attached.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the cable label 30 is divided into a label region 31 having a length L corresponding to the circumference of the cable 25 and a check region extending from the label region 31. 32, and the label area 31 and the check area 32 are color-coded, so that mounting errors of the cable label 30 due to differences in cable diameter can be reduced. The check area 32
, The check area 32 may be hatched. Further, the cable label 20 of the first embodiment is provided in a portion of the label region 31 near the check region 32.
Similarly, the identification code (“15A”) and the load name (“Western-style room (1) outlet”) are printed.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of the cable label according to the present invention. Similar to the cable label 20 of the first embodiment, the cable label 40 of the third embodiment has a label region 41 having a length L corresponding to the circumference of the cable 25 and extends from the label region 41. A check line 43 is printed in the width direction of the cable label 40 at the tip of the check area 42 on the label area 41 side. The difference from the first embodiment is that the check area unit 42
Is printed with a connection symbol ("AA") other than the identification symbol and the load name. By printing this new information of the connection part symbol, the mounting error can be further reduced.

It goes without saying that the printing of the connection part symbol on the check area part 42 can be applied to the cable label 30 of the third embodiment. Also, various information such as color and length may be printed in addition to the connection symbol. In short, any information may be used as long as the information does not cause a mounting error. Further, other information other than the information instructing the attachment may be printed.

The above-mentioned cable labels 20, 30
Or 40, an electric wire connection part (a power supply cable including a power supply cable for obtaining electric power from the distribution board, and a plurality of load connection cables for distributing the electric power obtained by the power supply cable to a plurality of loads). (See FIG. 7).
The plurality of cables constituting the power supply connection portion are color-coded according to the type, such as power supply and load, so that by wrapping the cable label 20, 30, or 40 around these cables, the color of the cable and the cable label By checking the information printed on the printer and the color, the number of connection errors to the load in the installation work can be reduced.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cable label to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, the length from one end to the other end in the winding direction being the circumference of the cable. A label area on which identification information for identifying the cable is printed, and a label area that is visually different from the label area, extends in the direction in which the label area is wound, and is wound around the cable. A check area portion covered by the label area portion when attached, so that when the cable is wound, by visually checking the check area portion, mounting errors of the cable label due to a difference in cable diameter are reduced. can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the line for identifying the label area and the check area is provided at the boundary between the label area and the check area, the line is wound. At this time, by visually observing this line, it is possible to reduce the mounting error of the cable label due to the difference in the diameter of the cable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the mark for identifying the label area and the check area is partially provided at the boundary between the label area and the check area, the winding is performed. By visually observing this mark at the time of attachment, it is possible to reduce errors in attaching a cable label due to a difference in cable diameter.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the label area and the check area are color-coded, when the cable is wound, the check area is identified by a color so that the cable can be connected to the cable. Mounting errors can be further reduced.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since information for designating the cable to which the cable is to be attached is stored in the check area, it is possible to further reduce the error in attaching the cable label due to the difference in the cable diameter. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for attaching a cable label to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, wherein a length from one end to the other end in the winding direction corresponds to a circumferential length of the cable. Forming a label area on which identification information for identifying the cable is printed, and forming a check area extending visually in a direction in which the label area is wound so as to be visually different from the label area. Since the check area is attached to the cable first, and the label area is wound around the cable so that the label area covers the check area, when attaching the cable label to the cable, In addition, it is possible to reduce the mounting error of the cable label.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, as a cable label to be attached to each cable of an electric wire connecting portion provided with a plurality of load connecting cables for distributing electric power from the distribution board to a plurality of the second electric power distribution panel. Since the cable label described in any one of the above items 1 to 5 is used, it is possible to provide an electric wire connection portion which is less likely to cause erroneous wiring than a conventional one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a cable label according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing a state where the cable label according to the first embodiment is attached to a cable.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cable label according to the first embodiment is attached to a cable.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a check mark printed instead of a check line on the cable label according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a cable label according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third embodiment of a cable label according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional electric wire connection portion.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state on the indoor side after the conventional wire connection portion is laid.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing details of the indoor side after the conventional wire connection section is laid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric wire connection part 20, 30, 40 Cable label 21, 31, 41 Label area part 22, 32, 42 Check area part 23a, 43 Check line 23b Check mark 25 Cable

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cable label wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, wherein a length from one end to the other end in a winding direction corresponds to a circumferential length of the cable, and identification information for identifying the cable is provided. A label area to be printed, a check area that is visually different from the label area, extends in a direction in which the label area is wound, and is wound on the label area when wound around the cable. And a cable label. 2. The cable label according to claim 1, wherein a line for identifying the label area and the check area is provided at a boundary between the label area and the check area. 3. The cable according to claim 1, wherein a mark for identifying the label area and the check area is partially provided at a boundary between the label area and the check area. label. 4. The cable label according to claim 1, wherein the label area and the check area are color-coded. 5. The cable label according to claim 1, wherein the check area has information for designating a cable to which the cable is to be attached. 6. A method for attaching a cable label to be wound around an outer peripheral surface of a cable, wherein a length from one end to the other end in a winding direction corresponds to a peripheral length of the cable, and a cable for identifying the cable. Forming a label area on which the identification information is printed, and forming a check area extending visually in a direction in which the label area is wound so as to be visually different from the label area. A method of attaching a cable label, comprising: attaching the cable to the cable so that the label area covers the check area. 7. An electric wire connection part comprising a power supply cable for obtaining electric power from a distribution board, and a plurality of load connection cables for distributing the electric power supplied to the power supply cable to a plurality of power supply cables. An electric wire connection part, wherein the cable label according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is used as a cable label wound around each of the cables.