Outlet box, housing and cover

Abstract

To provide a receptacle box capable of adjusting the inclination of a wiring apparatus.SOLUTION: The outlet box 1 includes a housing 10 and a cover 20. The housing 10 has an opening in the front surface. The cover 20 is attached to the front surface of the housing 10 by a fixture 30, and can fix the wiring accessory. At least one of the housing 10 and the cover 20 has a long hole 23. The long hole 23 is a through hole through which the fixing tool 30 penetrates, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the D3 of the housing 10 in the front-rear direction. The relative position of the cover 20 to the housing 10 can be changed at least in a state where the fixing tool 30 does not fix the cover 20 to the housing 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a power outlet box, a housing, and a cover, and more particularly to a power outlet box to which a wiring device can be attached, and a housing and a cover that are part of the power outlet box. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a wiring apparatus mounting body (cover). The wiring apparatus mounting body of Patent Document 1 is mounted to a wiring box. The wiring apparatus mounting body has elongated screw holes. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-101604 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the wiring device mount of Patent Document 1 may not provide sufficient flexibility in the relative positioning of the wiring box and the wiring device mount. For example, if the building material to which the wiring box is to be fixed is tilted, the wiring device may not be able to be tilted sufficiently relative to the building material, resulting in the wiring device tilting relative to the floor or furniture.

[0005] The present disclosure aims to provide an outlet box, a housing, and a cover that allow the tilt of a wiring device to be adjusted. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An outlet box according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a housing and a cover. The housing has an opening on its front surface. The cover is attached to the front surface of the housing by a fastener, and is capable of fastening a wiring device. At least one of the housing and the cover has an elongated hole. The elongated hole is a through-hole through which the fastener passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-to-rear direction of the housing. The position of the cover relative to the housing is changeable, at least when the fastener is not fastening the cover to the housing.

[0007] A housing according to one aspect of the present disclosure has an opening. A cover is attached to the opening by a fastener. The cover is capable of fastening a wiring device. The cover has an elongated hole. The elongated hole is a through-hole through which the fastener passes and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-to-rear direction of the housing. The housing has a scale. The scale indicates the positional relationship between the housing and the cover.

[0008] A cover according to one aspect of the present disclosure is attached to a front surface of a housing by a fastener. The housing has an opening on the front surface. The cover is capable of fastening a wiring device. The cover has an elongated hole and a scale. The elongated hole is a through-hole through which the fastener passes and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the housing. The scale indicates the positional relationship between the housing and the cover. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the outlet box, housing, and cover according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the inclination of the wiring device can be adjusted. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view showing a power outlet box according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2]FIG. 2 is a front view of the outlet box shown in FIG. 1, in which the relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover is changed. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a front view of the outlet box in which the relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover is changed from that in FIGS. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a front view showing the outlet box according to the second embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a front view of the outlet box shown in FIG. 4, in which the relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover is changed. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a front view showing the outlet box according to the third embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] An outlet box, a housing, and a cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment and modifications described below are merely examples of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment and modifications. Various modifications other than the embodiment and modifications are possible depending on the design, etc., as long as they do not deviate from the technical concept of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the following embodiments (including modifications) may be realized in appropriate combinations.

[0012] (Embodiment 1) (1) Composition In the first embodiment, the outlet box 1 is fixed to, for example, a construction material. In the present disclosure, the "construction material" refers to a member to which the outlet box 1 is fixed, and includes, for example, a building structure such as a wall, ceiling, or floor, or fixtures (including fittings) such as a desk, shelf, bed, or counter. The outlet box 1 is installed in, for example, a residential facility such as a detached house or apartment building, or a non-residential facility such as an office, store, school, factory, hospital, or nursing home.

[0013] The outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment includes a housing 10 and a cover 20, as shown in FIGS.

[0014] The housing 10 is formed in a box shape with one side in direction D3 (hereinafter referred to as the "front side") open. An opening 15 of the housing 10 is continuous with the internal space SP1 of the housing 10. When viewed from above in direction D3, the outer peripheral edge 14 of the housing 10 has a rectangular shape with a length in direction D1 longer than its length in direction D2. Hereinafter, direction D3 will also be referred to as the "front-rear direction." Direction D1 will also be referred to as the "left-right direction," and direction D2 will also be referred to as the "up-down direction."

[0015] The material of the housing 10 is, for example, metal or synthetic resin.

[0016] The housing 10 is placed in an embedding hole provided in a construction material. The opening 15 of the housing 10 faces the outside of the construction material. The housing 10 is attached to a stud provided on the inside of a wall, for example, and the opening in the wall is continuous with the opening 15 of the housing 10.

[0017] The front surface of the housing 10 has one or more mounting portions 11 (two in FIGS. 1 and 2) for attaching the cover 20 around the opening 15. In the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the two mounting portions 11 are provided on both ends of the front surface of the housing 10 in the left-right direction D1. Each of the two mounting portions 11 has a through-hole 12 for attaching a fastener 30 that secures the cover 20. Specifically, the fastener 30 is a screw, and the through-hole 12 is a screw hole.

[0018] Furthermore, a guide 13 is provided around the through hole 12 on the mounting portion 11 of the housing 10. That is, the housing 10 is provided with a plurality of guides 13 corresponding to the plurality of fasteners 30. The plurality of guides 13 include marks 131 and scales 132. Each of the plurality of guides 13 indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on its positional relationship with a guide 24, which will be described later. The mark 131 indicates one position and includes, for example, one straight line. The scale 132 indicates multiple positions and includes, for example, multiple straight lines. That is, the housing 10 has scales 132.

[0019] The cover 20 is attached to the front surface of the housing 10. The cover 20 is a plate-like member, and has a frame shape when viewed from a plane in the direction D3.

[0020] The cover 20 is made of, for example, metal or synthetic resin.

[0021] The cover 20 is configured to be able to secure a wiring device. More specifically, the cover 20 has mounting holes 21 for exposing the front surface of the wiring device and screw holes 22. A mounting frame to which one or more wiring devices are attached is attached to the screw holes 22. The wiring devices are, for example, a power outlet, a USB power outlet, a switch, a LAN port, or an F-type terminal. When the cover 20 is attached to the housing 10, the mounting frame is disposed in the internal space SP1 of the housing 10. When the cover 20 is attached to the housing 10, a portion of the wiring device is disposed in the internal space SP1 of the housing 10. Furthermore, when the cover 20 is attached to the housing 10, the front surface of the wiring device is exposed to the front surface of the outlet box 1 through the mounting holes 21 of the cover 20.

[0022] The cover 20 is attached to the front surface of the housing 10 by a fastener 30. The cover 20 has a long hole 23, which is a through hole through which the fastener 30 passes. The long hole 23 is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. Specifically, each of the two long holes 23 is elongated in the up-down direction D2 along a circumference centered on the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. The fastener 30 passes through the long hole 23 of the cover 20 in the direction D3 and is fixed to the through hole 12 of the housing 10. Therefore, the position of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 can be changed when the fastener 30 is not fastening the cover 20 to the housing 10. Here, "a state in which the fastener 30 is not fastening the cover 20 to the housing 10" refers to a state in which at least one fastener 30 is attached to the housing 10 by passing through the long hole 23, and the fastener 30 is not fastening the cover 20. More specifically, in the outlet box 1, the relative position between the cover 20 and the housing 10 can be changed when one fastener 30 passes through the elongated hole 23 and is attached to the through-hole 12 of the housing 10, and the fastener 30 is not screwed into the through-hole 12. In the outlet box 1, it is preferable that the relative position between the cover 20 and the housing 10 can be changed when both fasteners 30 pass through the corresponding elongated holes 23 and are attached to the through-hole 12 of the housing 10, and the fastener 30 is not screwed into the through-hole 12.

[0023] The cover 20 is movable relative to the housing 10, for example, so as to rotate about the center C1 of the housing 10 when viewed from above in the front-to-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. Therefore, for example, if the left-to-right direction D1 of the housing 10 is tilted relative to the horizontal direction because the partition wall is tilted or the housing 10 is tilted relative to the partition wall, it is possible to make the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 parallel to the horizontal direction.

[0024] Moreover, the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment includes two fasteners 30. The cover 20 has two elongated holes 23. This limits the relative position of the cover 20 with respect to the housing 10 to a positional relationship in which each of the multiple fasteners 30 can pass through the corresponding elongated hole 23. Therefore, with the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, it is easy to adjust the position of the cover 20 within a range in which it does not deviate from the opening 15 of the housing 10.

[0025] Furthermore, the two elongated holes 23 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the direction D3. Here, "the two elongated holes 23 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the direction D3" refers not only to a case where the two elongated holes 23 are strictly point-symmetric with respect to the center C1, but also to a case where at least a portion of each of the two elongated holes 23 overlaps with a virtual circumference centered on the center C1 of the housing 10. This makes it possible to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 without changing the position of the center of the cover 20 in a plan view from the direction D3. Therefore, for example, when the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, it is easy to make the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 parallel to the horizontal direction.

[0026] The cover 20 also has guides 24 around each of the two elongated holes 23. Each of the multiple guides 24 is a mark 24. There is a one-to-one correspondence between the two guides 24 and the two guides 13. More specifically, the mark 131 corresponds to the mark 24. Furthermore, the scale 132 corresponds to the mark 24. The scale 132 indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on its positional relationship with the mark 24. This makes it easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 while keeping the center position of the cover 20 and the center C1 of the housing 10 overlapped in a plan view from the direction D3.

[0027] In the outlet box 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover 20 can be arranged relative to the housing 10 so that the mark 131 and the mark 24 are aligned and so that the mark 24 and the center line of the scale 132 are aligned. This allows the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 to be parallel to the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10, as shown in FIG. 1. Also, for example, in the outlet box 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the cover 20 can be arranged relative to the housing 10 so that the mark 131 and the mark 24 are separated from each other and so that the mark 24 and the line at the end of the scale 132 are aligned. This allows the outlet box 1 to be oriented so that the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 intersects with the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0028] 1 and 2, in the outlet box 1, by placing the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 so that one of the lines of the scale 132 and the mark 24 are aligned, the center of the cover 20 overlaps with the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the direction D3. Therefore, in the outlet box 1, it is unlikely that the center C2 of the cover 20 will not coincide with the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the direction D3, as shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, in the outlet box 1, it is easy to tilt the orientation of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10.

[0029] 1 and 2, the cover 20 entirely overlaps the housing 10 in a plan view from direction D3. Here, "the cover 20 entirely overlaps the housing 10 in a plan view from direction D3" means that when the cover 20 is attached to the housing 10, the entire cover 20 is present inside area A1, which is the front surface of the housing 10, in a plan view from direction D3. In other words, the outer peripheral edge 25 of the cover 20 is present inside area A1 in a plan view from direction D3. This prevents the cover 20 from being unable to fit into a hole provided in a construction material for embedding the housing 10, and prevents wiring devices from protruding from the internal space SP1 and interfering with the housing 10. Therefore, the outlet box 1 can be reliably installed even if the cover 20 is tilted relative to the housing 10.

[0030] (3) Effects The outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment includes a housing 10 and a cover 20. The housing 10 has an opening 15 on its front surface. The cover 20 is attached to the front surface of the housing 10 by a fastener 30, and can fasten a wiring device. At least one of the housing 10 and the cover 20 has an elongated hole 23. The elongated hole 23 is a through-hole through which the fastener 30 passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. The position of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 can be changed at least when the fastener 30 is not fastening the cover 20 to the housing 10. This makes it possible to adjust the tilt of the wiring device in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0031] Furthermore, in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the position of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 can be changed when the fixing device 30 passes through the elongated hole 23. This allows the inclination of the wiring fixture to be easily adjusted in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0032] Furthermore, in the outlet box 1 according to embodiment 1, the cover 20 entirely overlaps the housing 10 in a plan view from the front-to-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. This makes it difficult to install the outlet box 1 according to embodiment 1 even if the cover 20 is tilted relative to the housing 10.

[0033] Moreover, in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the cover 20 has markings 24. The housing 10 has scales 132. The scales 132 indicate the relative positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on their positional relationship with the markings 24. This makes it easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 in the outlet box 1.

[0034] Moreover, in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the housing 10 is attached to the housing 10 by a fixing device (first fixing device) 30 and a fixing device (second fixing device) 30. One of the housing 10 and the cover 20 having the elongated hole (first elongated hole) 23 is a through-hole through which the fixing device (second fixing device) 30 passes, and has the elongated hole (second elongated hole) 23 that is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. This makes it easy to adjust the position of the cover 20 within a range where it does not deviate from the opening 15 of the housing 10 in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0035] Furthermore, in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the elongated holes (first elongated holes) 23 and the elongated holes (second elongated holes) 23 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. This makes it easy to rotate the cover 20 about the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from the direction D3 in the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment. This makes it easy to adjust the angle of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10.

[0036] Moreover, the housing 10 according to the first embodiment has an opening 15. A cover 20 is attached to the opening 15 by a fixing device 30. The cover 20 is capable of fixing a wiring device. The cover 20 has an elongated hole 23. The elongated hole 23 is a through-hole through which the fixing device 30 passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. The housing 10 has a scale 132 that indicates the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20. This allows the tilt of the wiring device to be adjusted in the housing 10 according to the first embodiment.

[0037] (Embodiment 2) (1) Composition Like the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment includes a housing 10 and a cover 20. In the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment, the cover 20 has a scale 24a.

[0038] 4 and 5, the cover 20 has a scale 24a as a guide 24 around each of the two elongated holes 23. Also, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the housing 10 has a plurality of marks 131 (two in FIGS. 4 and 5) as a guide 13.

[0039] In the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment, the two scales 24a correspond one-to-one to the two marks 131. Each of the two scales 24a indicates the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on its positional relationship with the corresponding mark 131. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the scales 24a also indicate the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on their positional relationship with the fasteners 30. This makes it easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 without changing the position of the center of the cover 20 in a plan view from the direction D3.

[0040] In the outlet box 1a, for example, as shown in Fig. 4, the cover 20 can be placed relative to the housing 10 so that the center line of the scale 24a and the corresponding mark 131 are aligned. This makes it possible for the outlet box 1a to have the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 parallel to the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 as shown in Fig. 4. Also, in the outlet box 1a, for example, as shown in Fig. 5, the cover 20 can be placed relative to the housing 10 so that the line at the end of the scale 24a and the corresponding mark 131 are aligned. This makes it possible for the outlet box 1a to have the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 intersect with the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 as shown in Fig. 5.

[0041] 4 and 5, in the outlet box 1a, by placing the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 so that one of the lines on the scale 24a and the corresponding mark 131 are aligned, the center of the cover 20 coincides with the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from direction D3. Therefore, in the outlet box 1a, it is easy to tilt the orientation of the cover 20 relative to the housing 10.

[0042] 4 and 5, the cover 20 entirely overlaps the housing 10 in plan view from direction D3. In particular, in the outlet box 1a, as shown in FIG. 5, by positioning the cover 20 relative to the housing 10 so that one of the lines on the scale 24a is aligned with the corresponding mark 131, the entire cover 20 is present within the area A2, which is the front surface of the housing 10, in plan view from direction D3. This prevents the cover 20 from being unable to fit into a hole provided in a construction material for embedding the housing 10, and prevents wiring devices from protruding from the internal space SP2 and interfering with the housing 10. Therefore, with the outlet box 1, the outlet box 1 can be reliably installed even if the cover 20 is tilted relative to the housing 10.

[0043] (2) Effects In the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment, one of the cover 20 and the housing 10 has a scale 24a that indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on the positional relationship with the fixing device 30. This makes it easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 in the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment.

[0044] In the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment, the housing 10 has a mark 131. The cover 20 has a scale 24a. The scale 24a indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 based on its positional relationship with the mark 131. This makes it easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction D4 of the cover 20 and the left-right direction D1 of the housing 10 in the outlet box 1a according to the second embodiment.

[0045] Moreover, the cover 20 according to the second embodiment is attached to the front surface of the housing 10 by a fixing device 30. The housing 10 has an opening 15 on the front surface. The cover 20 is capable of fixing a wiring device. The cover 20 has an elongated hole 23 and a scale 24a. The elongated hole 23 is a through-hole through which the fixing device 30 passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. The scale 24a indicates the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20. As a result, the cover 20 according to the second embodiment allows the tilt of the wiring device to be adjusted.

[0046] (Embodiment 3) (1) Composition The outlet box 1a according to the third embodiment has the same configuration as the outlet box 1 according to the second embodiment, but includes a cover 20a instead of the cover 20. In a plan view from direction D3, an outer peripheral edge 25 of the cover 20a is circular.

[0047] More specifically, as shown in Fig. 6, outer peripheral edge 14 of housing 10 is rectangular in plan view from direction D3. Also, as shown in Fig. 6, outer peripheral edge 25 of cover 20a is circular in plan view from direction D3. Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 6, diameter d1 of outer peripheral edge 25 of cover 20a is equal to or less than length L1 of one side of housing 10 in the minor axis direction in plan view from direction D3.

[0048] Therefore, even if the cover 20 is rotated while the center position of the cover 20a is overlapped with the center C1 of the housing 10 in a plan view from direction D3, the relative positional relationship between the outer circumferential edge 25 of the cover 20a and the housing 10 does not change. That is, regardless of the angle of the cover 20a relative to the housing 10, the entire cover 20a can be made to overlap with the housing 10 in a plan view from direction D3. That is, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the cover 20 cannot be stored in a hole provided in a construction material for embedding the housing 10.

[0049] (2) Effects In the outlet box 1a according to the third embodiment, the outer peripheral edge 14 of the housing 10 is rectangular in plan view from the front-to-rear direction D3 of the housing 10. In plan view from the front-to-rear direction D3 of the housing 10, the outer peripheral edge 25 of the cover 20a is circular. The diameter d1 of the outer peripheral edge 25 of the cover 20a is equal to or less than the length L1 of one side in the minor axis direction of the housing 10. As a result, in the outlet box 1a according to the third embodiment, it is possible to make the entire cover 20a overlap the housing 10 in plan view from the direction D3, regardless of the angle of the cover 20a relative to the housing 10. In other words, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the cover 20 cannot be stored in a hole provided in a construction material for embedding the housing 10.

[0050] (Other Modifications of the Embodiment) (1) In the outlet boxes 1 and 1a according to embodiments 1 to 3, the cover 20 or 20a has the elongated hole 23, and the housing 10 has the through hole 12 for fixing the fixing device 30. However, for example, the cover 20 may have a structure for fixing the fixing device 30, and the housing 10 may have the elongated hole that is the through hole through which the fixing device 30 passes.

[0051] (2) In the outlet boxes 1 and 1a according to the first to third embodiments, the cover 20 or 20a has two elongated holes 23, but the number of elongated holes 23 may be one or three or more.

[0052] (3) In the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment, the cover 20 has the markings 24, but the cover 20 does not have to have the markings 24. In other words, as long as the housing 10 has the scale 132, the scale 132 indicates the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 even if the cover 20 does not have the markings 24, and therefore the same effect as the outlet box 1 according to the first embodiment can be obtained. For example, the outlet box 1 according to the present disclosure may include the housing 10 according to the first embodiment and a cover 20 that does not have the markings 24.

[0053] (4) In the outlet box 1a according to the second and third embodiments, the housing 10 has the mark 131, but the housing 10 does not have to have the mark 131. In other words, as long as the cover 20 has the scale 24a, the scale 24a indicates the positional relationship between the housing 10 and the cover 20 even if the housing 10 does not have the mark 131, and therefore the same effect as the outlet box 1a according to the second and third embodiments can be obtained. For example, the outlet box 1a according to the present disclosure may include the cover 20 according to the second embodiment and a housing 10 that does not have the mark 131.

[0054] (Aspect) The outlet box (1; 1a) according to the first aspect includes a housing (10) and a cover (20). The housing (10) has an opening (15) on its front surface. The cover (20) is attached to the front surface of the housing (10) by a fastener (30), and is capable of fastening a wiring device. At least one of the housing (10) and the cover (20) has an elongated hole (23). The elongated hole (23) is a through-hole through which the fastener (30) passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10). The position of the cover (20) relative to the housing (10) is changeable, at least when the fastener (30) is not fastening the cover (20) to the housing (10).

[0055] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, the inclination of the wiring device can be adjusted.

[0056] In the outlet box (1; 1a) according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, the cover (20) can change its relative position with respect to the housing (10) when the fixing device (30) passes through the long hole (23).

[0057] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, the inclination of the wiring device can be easily adjusted.

[0058] In the outlet box (1; 1a) according to the third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the cover (20) entirely overlaps the housing (10) in plan view from the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10).

[0059] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, even if the cover (20) is tilted with respect to the housing (10), installation of the outlet box (1; 1a) is unlikely to be affected.

[0060] In the outlet box (1a) according to the fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the outer peripheral edge (14) of the housing (10) is rectangular in plan view from the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10). The outer peripheral edge (25) of the cover (20) is circular in plan view from the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10). The diameter (d1) of the outer peripheral edge (25) of the cover (20) is equal to or less than the length (L1) of one side of the housing (10) in the minor axis direction.

[0061] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, installation of the outlet box (1; 1a) is unlikely to be affected regardless of the angular relationship between the cover (20) and the housing (10).

[0062] In the outlet box (1a) according to the fifth aspect, in any of the first to fourth aspects, one of the cover (20) and the housing (10) has a scale (24a) that indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing (10) and the cover (20) based on the positional relationship with the fixing device (30).

[0063] According to the outlet box (1a) of the above aspect, it is easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction of the cover (20) and the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).

[0064] In the outlet box (1) according to the sixth aspect, in any of the first to fifth aspects, the cover (20) has a mark (24). The housing (10) has a scale (132). The scale (132) indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing (10) and the cover (20) based on its positional relationship with the mark (24).

[0065] According to the outlet box (1) of the above aspect, it is easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction of the cover (20) and the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).

[0066] In the outlet box (1a) according to the seventh aspect, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the housing (10) has a mark (131). The cover (20) has a scale (24a). The scale (24a) indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing (10) and the cover (20) based on its positional relationship with the mark (131).

[0067] According to the outlet box (1a) of the above aspect, it is easy to change the angle between the longitudinal direction of the cover (20) and the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).

[0068] In an outlet box (1; 1a) according to an eighth aspect, in any of the first to seventh aspects, the housing (10) is attached to the housing (10) by a first fixture (30) and a second fixture (30). One (10; 20) of the housing (10) and the cover (20), which has the first elongated hole (23), has a second elongated hole (23) that is a through-hole through which the second fixture (30) passes and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10).

[0069] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, the position of the cover (20) can be easily adjusted within a range where the cover (20) does not move away from the opening (15) of the housing (10).

[0070] In the outlet box (1;1a) according to the ninth aspect, in the eighth aspect, when viewed in a plane from the front-to-back direction (D3) of the housing (10), the first elongated hole (23) and the second elongated hole (23) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the housing (10).

[0071] According to the outlet box (1; 1a) of the above aspect, it is easy to adjust the angle of the cover (20) relative to the housing (10).

[0072] A housing (10) according to a tenth aspect has an opening (15). A cover (20) is attached to the opening (15) by a fastener (30). The cover (20) is capable of fastening a wiring device. The cover (20) has a through-hole (23) that is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-to-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10) and through which the fastener (30) passes. The housing (10) has a scale (132) that indicates the positional relationship between the housing (10) and the cover (20).

[0073] According to the housing (10) of the above aspect, the inclination of the wiring device can be adjusted.

[0074] A cover (20) according to an eleventh aspect is attached to the front surface of a housing (10) by a fastener (30). The housing (10) has an opening (15) on the front surface. The cover (20) is capable of fastening a wiring device. The cover (20) has an elongated hole (23) and a scale (24a). The elongated hole (23) is a through-hole through which the fastener (30) passes, and is elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction (D3) of the housing (10). The scale (24a) indicates the positional relationship between the housing (10) and the cover (20).

[0075] According to the cover (20) of the above aspect, the inclination of the wiring device can be adjusted. [Explanation of symbols]

[0076] 1, 1a outlet box 10. Housing 131 Landmark 132 scales 14 outer edge 15 Aperture 20 Cover 23 Slots (1st slot, 2nd slot) 24 Landmark 24a Scale 25 outer edge 30 Fixtures (1st fixture, 2nd fixture) D3 direction (front-to-back direction) C1 center L1 length d1 length

Claims

1. a housing having an opening on its front surface; a cover attached to the front surface of the housing by a fastener, the cover being capable of fastening a wiring device; At least one of the housing and the cover has a through-hole through which the fixing device passes, the through-hole being elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the housing, the cover is capable of changing its relative position with respect to the housing at least in a state where the fixing device is not fixing the cover to the housing; Outlet box.

2. The position of the cover relative to the housing can be changed in a state where the fastener passes through the long hole. The outlet box according to claim 1 .

3. When viewed from the front-rear direction of the housing, the cover entirely overlaps the housing. The outlet box according to claim 1 .

4. In a plan view of the housing from the front-rear direction, The outer periphery of the housing is rectangular; The outer periphery of the cover is circular, The diameter of the outer circumferential edge of the cover is equal to or less than the length of one side of the housing in the minor axis direction. The outlet box according to claim 3.

5. One of the cover and the housing has a scale that indicates a relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover based on a positional relationship with the fixing device. The outlet box according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. the cover has an indicia; The housing has a scale that indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover based on the positional relationship with the mark. The outlet box according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

7. the housing has indicia; The cover has a scale that indicates the relative positional relationship between the housing and the cover based on the positional relationship with the mark. The outlet box according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

8. the housing is attached to the housing by a first fixture and a second fixture, one of the housing and the cover, which has the first elongated hole, has a second elongated hole; the second elongated hole is a through hole through which the second fastener passes, and is elongated in the direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the housing; The outlet box according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

9. In a plan view of the housing from the front-rear direction, the first elongated hole and the second elongated hole are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the housing. The outlet box according to claim 8.

10. A housing having an opening, A cover capable of fixing a wiring device is attached to the opening by a fixing device, the cover has a through-hole through which the fixing device passes, the through-hole being elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the housing, The housing has a scale that indicates the positional relationship between the housing and the cover. housing.

11. A cover attached to a front surface of a housing having an opening on the front surface by a fastener, Wiring devices can be fixed, a through hole through which the fixing device passes, the through hole being elongated in a direction intersecting the front-rear direction of the housing; and a scale indicating the positional relationship between the housing and the cover. cover.

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