Cable clamp

Abstract

A cable clamp which is capable of preventing even a very fine cable to be treated from coming off or extending off therefrom, without any fear of the cable being damaged or broken, and is easy to carry out a clamping treatment and an extra length-bunching treatment on cables, with enhanced workability. The cable clamp includes a pair of cable-holding bodies each including a pillar portion vertically extending from the base, and a cantilever portion extending from an end of the pillar portion, remote from the base, in a direction substantially at right angles to the pillar portion. The pair of cable-holding bodies are configured such that the pillar portions are arranged to extend in opposite directions, with one of respective side surfaces of the respective cantilever portions being opposed to the other with a predetermined space therebetween.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C are views showing the construction of a cable clamp according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a plan view of the cable clamp; FIG. 1B is a front view of the cable clamp; and FIG. 1C is a right side view of the cable clamp.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are diagrams useful in explaining a procedure for mounting the cable clamp, and a procedure for treating a cable.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of the arrangement of an optical communication unit using the cable clamps.

FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are diagrams showing examples of conventional cable clamps for treating cables of a general type, wherein FIG. 4A shows an M clamp; FIG. 4B shows an openable clamp; and FIG. 4C shows a twist clamp.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of the arrangement of an optical communication unit using conventional cable clamps.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views useful in explaining how optical fiber cables are treated by the conventional openable clamp, wherein FIG. 6A shows an open state of an opening and closing mechanism; and FIG. 6B shows a closed state of the opening and closing mechanism.

Claims

1. A cable clamp for holding a cable, comprising: a base;a pair of cable-holding bodies each including a pillar portion vertically extending from said base, and a cantilever portion extending from an end of said pillar portion, remote from said base, in a direction substantially at right angles to said pillar portion; andan anchor portion provided on a side of said base, opposite from said pillar portions, such that said anchor portion vertically extends from a center of said base for being inserted through a mounting board,wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies are configured such that said pillar portions are arranged to extend in opposite directions, with one of respective side surfaces of said cantilever portions being opposed to the other with a predetermined space therebetween.

2. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies have sawtoothed protrusions formed on at least one of said cantilever portions opposed to each other.

3. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said pair of cable-holding bodies have sloping surfaces formed at ends of said opposed cantilever portions, remote from said base.

4. The cable clamp according to claim 1, wherein said base is in a form of a disk, and has tapered projections arranged on a peripheral portion of a surface thereof on which said anchor portion is provided.