The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cable fixing, and in particular, to a cable clamp applied to a junction box of lighting fixture, and a junction box of lighting fixture thereof.
A junction box is one of electrical accessories. In indoor and outdoor decoration or construction projects, wires used are threaded through wire tubes. The junction box is usually used at a joint of wires as a transitional function for electrical connection between the wires. The function of the junction box is to configure and protect a connecting wire.
Some lighting fixtures mounted in ceilings of many buildings may be provided with junction boxes. Cables for power supplying enter the junction boxes through knock-outs arranged on the lighting fixture boxes, and are electrically connected to the wires, which are connected to lamps, inside the junction boxes. In order to facilitate mounting and removal of lighting fixtures and ensure the firmness and reliability of cable connection, a cable clamp is generally arranged at the knock-out of the junction box, such as a lateral insertion cable clamp as described in the foreign invention U.S. Pat. No. 6,498,295B1. The lateral insertion cable clamp is designed to be inserted into an opening of an electrical box (junction box) and accommodate at least two kinds of cables or wires in different sizes according to a direction of the cable clamp. The cable clamp includes a base, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm extends from the base and includes a first fitting portion for being fitted with a first side of the opening in the electrical box. The second arm extends from the base. The arms form a channel with a first width to allow a cable or wire in a first size to be inserted between the arms when the cable clamp is oriented in a first direction and the first fitting part is aligned with the first side of the opening. The channel has a second width. The second width allows a cable or wire in a second size to be inserted between the arms when the cable clamp is oriented in a second direction and the first fitting part is aligned with a second side of the opening.
In practical applications, after the cable enters the junction box through the cable clamp, the cable is fastened by the cable clamp to fix a section of the cable that enters the junction box. When the cable is pulled or in other situations during assembling, a force acts on the position of the cable clamp, which will not apply the force on one end of the cable that enters the junction box, thereby preventing separation of a connected wire in the junction box. Some cable clamps also use a check valve structure, so that cables cannot be pulled out after being inserted into the junction box, such as a plastic cable clamp design in a steel outlet box described in the foreign invention patent No. US20,100,089640A1. However, the existing cable clamp still has certain shortcomings in the structural settings, specifically as follows: Firstly, the cable or wire needs to be threaded into the cable clamp through lateral insertion or irreversible insertion manner, so that it is hard to perpendicularly insert and pull out the cable. Secondly, the cable may undergo great sliding friction if the lateral or irreversible insertion manner is adopted, and the cable may be damaged if it is mounted and removed frequently. Furthermore, it is inconvenient for fine adjustment after the cable and the cable clamp are fixed, which may bring difficulty to control the size of wiring. Thirdly, if the lateral insertion manner is used, before a side portion of the junction box is closed, namely, when connection is performed inside the junction box, the cable is easily separated because of its high flexibility, so that it is not possible to fix the cable and then connect the cable. Particularly, if only a lamp main body is replaced, instead of replacing other components, when the side portion of the junction box is opened for reconnection, the cable is easily separated from the cable clamp.
In order to overcome the drawbacks described above, the present disclosure aims to provide a technical solution capable of solving the above problems.
A cable clamp applied to a junction box of lighting fixture includes a cable threading framework for fixing and a fastening plate mounted on the cable threading framework, wherein the fastening plate is provided with a rotating shaft part and a flip part integrally formed with the rotating shaft part; the fastening plate is rotatably connected to the cable threading framework through the rotating shaft part;
Preferably, the cable threading framework includes a front beam, two side beams arranged on two sides of the front beam and formed by extending backwards, and a rear beam arranged between the two side beams and located behind the front beam; the front beam, the side beams, and the rear beam are enclosed to form the knock-out; the rotating shaft part is rotatably connected between the two side beams; the fastening part is formed on the rotating shaft part; and an axial line of the fastening part is deviated from an axial line of the rotating shaft part.
Preferably, the fastening part is provided with a first protruding part; and the first protruding part is configured to resist against the rear beam to limit an opening angle of the fastening plate.
Preferably, an avoiding part configured to enlarge the opening angle of the fastening plate is arranged at an upper end of the rear beam, and the first protruding part resists against the avoiding part.
Preferably, a second protruding part is formed between the rotating shaft part and the fastening part; the second protruding part is of a cambered structure; and several wire pressing protruding parts configured to press a cable are further formed at a position between the second protruding part and the fastening part.
Preferably, a division plate for dividing the knock-out into two parts is formed on the cable threading framework; the clamping part is arranged on the division plate; there are two corresponding fastening parts which are respectively located on two sides of the flip part; the two fastening parts are formed with the rotating shaft parts; the two rotating shaft parts respectively extend out of end portions of the fastening parts; and axial lines of the fastening parts are deviated from axial lines of the rotating shaft parts.
Preferably, the first clamping structure includes a first insertion plate part perpendicular to the flip part, and a first hooking part formed at an end portion of the first insertion plate part; the clamping part includes an insertion slot part formed on the cable threading framework and a snap-in part formed on an inner side of the insertion slot part; the first insertion plate part is in abutting fit with the insertion slot part; and the first hooking part is in clamping fit with the snap-in part.
Preferably, a front end of the insertion slot part penetrates through a front end of the cable threading framework; and there are a plurality of snap-in parts which are arranged longitudinally, so that the fastening plate is able to be clamped and fixed in different angles.
Preferably, the insertion slot part upwards extends in a protruding manner through the cable threading framework, and one surface of the flip part that is abutted with the insertion slot part is provided, in an inwards sunken manner, with an accommodating slot enclosing the insertion slot part.
Preferably, a first avoiding through hole is formed in the flip part, and the first avoiding through hole directly faces the position of the first hooking part.
A junction box of lighting fixture includes the cable clamp applied to the junction box of lighting fixture described above, and further includes a box body for wire arrangement, wherein the box body is provided with a fixing part configured to fix the cable clamp; a fixing opening corresponding to the knock-out is formed in the fixing part; the cable threading framework is provided with a fixing rim abutted to the fixing opening in a surrounding manner through the knock-out; a plurality of second clamping structures are arranged on the fixing rim; and the second clamping structures are clamped on an inner wall of the box body after being inserted into the fixing opening, so that the cable clamp is fixed on the box body in a clamping manner.
Preferably, each second clamping structure includes a second insertion plate part arranged on the fixing rim and a second hooking part formed at an end portion of the second insertion plate part; and the second clamping structure is clamped on the inner wall of the box body through the second hooking part.
Preferably, a second avoiding through hole is formed in a position, directly facing the second hooking part, on the cable threading framework.
Preferably, the fixing rim is internally connected with a reinforcing edge; the reinforcing edge divides the interior of the fixing rim into two regions; and one region directly faces the rotating shaft part, and the other region is configured to allow a cable to pass.
Preferably, a protective plate that covers the knock-out is further arranged inside the fixing rim; an easy breaking point is arranged on one side of the protective plate; and the protective plate is connected to an inner side of the fixing rim through the easy breaking point.
Preferably, the fixing part is arranged at an end portion position of an upper end surface of the box body; there are two fixing parts; two cable clamps are mounted on the box body through the two fixing parts; and the fixing parts are inwards sunken, so that the cable clamps are flush with the box body.
Preferably, the box body is provided with a door-like framework and fixed panels covered at front and rear ends of the door-like framework; recesses are sunken at two corner positions of the door-like framework; the fixing parts are arranged between the recesses and the fixed panels; and pressing parts for pressing an outer side of the cable threading framework are arranged at positions, corresponding to the recesses, on the fixed panels.
A junction box of lighting fixture includes the cable clamp applied to the junction box of lighting fixture described above, and further includes a box body for wire arrangement, wherein the box body is provided with a fixing part configured to fix the cable clamp; two fixing openings corresponding to the knock-out are formed in the fixing part; the cable threading framework is provided with a fixing rim abutted to the fixing openings in a surrounding manner through the knock-out; a plurality of second clamping structures are arranged on the fixing rim; the second clamping structures are clamped on an inner wall of the box body after being inserted into the fixing openings, so that the cable clamp is fixed on the box body in a clamping manner; at least one positioning insertion hole is formed in a position, located between the two fixing openings, on the fixing part; and a positioning insertion column abutted to the positioning insertion hole is formed on the division plate.
Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure has the beneficial effects below:
According to the present disclosure, the cable clamp is divided into two parts: the cable threading framework and the fastening plate. The cable threading framework is configured to be fixedly mounted on the junction box. The cable threading framework and the fastening plate are rotatably connected. In combination with the clamping fit between the clamping part and the first clamping structure, the fastening plate can be opened and closed on the cable threading framework, and the fastening part corresponds to the knock-out of the cable threading framework. Before threading the cable through the knock-out, a user first opens the fastening plate, and then threads the cable. After the cable passes through the knock-out, the fastening plate is operated, and the fastening plate is fixed through the clamping fit between the clamping part and the first clamping structure. The fastening part is rotated into the knock-out to compress the cable, thereby achieving the operation of pressing and fixing the threaded cable.
After the cable clamp is mounted on the junction box, the cable can be perpendicularly threaded into the junction box through the cable clamp. The operation method is simple, and assembling and disassembling are convenient; furthermore, when the fastening plate is not fixed, a length of the cable extending into the junction box can be flexibly adjusted, so that the problem of an extremely high force can be avoided, and wear on the cable can also be avoided. In addition, during connection of all wires in the junction box, the cable can be in a fixed state or a movable state according to a personal habit of an operator. In a wiring process, the cable may not be separated from the cable clamp, so that a more flexible wiring mode is achieved.
The additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be partially provided in the following descriptions, some of which will become apparent from the following descriptions, or learned through the practice of the present disclosure.
To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or in the related art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings for describing the embodiments or the related art. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from the accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
Reference numerals and names in the drawings are as follows:
1: cable; 10: cable threading framework; 101: front beam; 102: side beam; 103: rear beam; 104: second avoiding through hole; 105: division plate; 106: positioning insertion column; 11: clamping part; 111: insertion slot part; 112: snap-in part; 12: knock-out; 20: fastening plate; 21: rotating shaft part; 22: flip part; 221: accommodating slot; 222: first avoiding through hole; 23: first clamping structure; 231: first insertion plate part; 232: first clamping part; 24: fastening part; 241: first protruding part; 242: second protruding part; 243: wire pressing protruding part; 30: box body; 31: fixing part; 32: fixing opening; 33: door-like framework; 34: fixed panel; 35: pressing part; 36: positioning insertion hole; 40: fixing rim; 41: second clamping structure; 411: second insertion plate part; 412: second hooking part; 42: reinforcing edge; 43: protective plate; and 431: easy breaking point.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are clearly and completely described below. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of present disclosure without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of present disclosure.
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According to the present disclosure, the cable clamp is divided into two parts: the cable threading framework 10 and the fastening plate 20. The cable threading framework 10 is configured to be fixedly mounted on the junction box. The cable threading framework 10 and the fastening plate 20 are rotatably connected. In combination with the clamping fit between the clamping part 11 and the first clamping structure 23, the fastening plate 20 can be opened and closed on the cable threading framework 10. Based on this, the cable threading framework 10 is further provided with a knock-out 12 penetrating through the cable threading framework, and the fastening plate 20 is further formed with a fastening part 24 capable of being rotated to the knock-out 12; the fastening part 24 is rotated to the knock-out 12 by an operation of fixing the flip part 22; and a structure for fastening a cable is formed between the fastening part 24 rotated to the knock-out 12 and the knock-out 12. The fastening part 24 corresponds to the knock-out 12 of the cable threading framework 10. Before threading the cable 1 through the knock-out 12, a user first opens the fastening plate 20, and then threads the cable 1. After the cable 1 passes through the knock-out 12, the fastening plate 20 is operated, and the fastening plate 20 is fixed through the clamping fit between the clamping part 11 and the first clamping structure 23. The fastening part 24 is rotated into the knock-out 12 to compress the cable 1, thereby achieving the operation of pressing and fixing the threaded cable 1.
Through this arrangement manner, after the cable clamp is mounted on the junction box, the cable 1 can be perpendicularly threaded into the junction box through the cable clamp. The operation method is simple, and assembling and disassembling are convenient; furthermore, when the fastening plate 20 is not fixed, a length of the cable 1 extending into the junction box can be flexibly adjusted, so that the problem of an extremely high force can be avoided, and wear on the cable 1 can also be avoided. In addition, during connection of all wires in the junction box, the cable 1 can be in a fixed state or a movable state according to a personal habit of an operator. In a wiring process, the cable 1 may not be separated from the cable clamp, so that a more flexible wiring mode is achieved.
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For those skilled in the art, it is apparent that the present disclosure is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments mentioned above, and can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present disclosure. Therefore, in any perspective, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is limited by the accompanying claims rather than the above description. Therefore, all changes within the meaning and scope of the equivalent conditions of the claims within the present disclosure.
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