Patent ID: 8938143
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G02B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A branching device for enclosing a hybrid fan-out cable, the hybrid fan-out cable comprising plural optical cables and power cables, the branching device comprising: an enclosure having a first end through which the hybrid fan-out cable is inserted and a second end that is opened; a gasket provided at the second end of the enclosure and having a plurality of through-holes; a cap thread-coupled to said first end of the enclosure; a bushing interposed between the cap and said first end of the enclosure; and a cover thread-coupled to the second end of the enclosure to fasten the gasket to the second end of the enclosure in such a manner that the through-holes are exposed, wherein within the enclosure, the hybrid fan-out cable is branched out into plural individual sub-part cable components, and each of said sub-part cable components is drawn out through one of the through-holes of the gasket to the outside, wherein the gasket is formed from an elastic material which forms a tight seal between an inner peripheral surface of the enclosure and with an outer peripheral surface of each of said plural individual sub-part cable components to seal the second end of the enclosure, and wherein the bushing comes into tight contact with the inner peripheral surface of the enclosure and the outer peripheral surface of the hybrid fan-out cable to seal said first end of the enclosure.