Bridge type ceramic ferrule direction adjustment device

Abstract

The invention discloses a gap bridge type ceramic ferrule direction adjusting device. The gap bridge type ceramic ferrule direction adjusting device comprises a bottom plate, a feeding mechanism, a driving mechanism, a steel needle, a pushing block, a receiving block and a direction adjusting block. The pushing block, the receiving block and the direction adjusting block are fixed to the bottom plate. A pushing chute is formed in the top face of the pushing block, a vertical receiving passage is formed in the middle of the receiving block, the width of the upper port of the receiving passage is 1 / 2 to 2 / 3 of the length of a ceramic ferrule, an inclined chute with the left end inclining downwards is formed in the top face of the direction adjusting block, the right port of the pushing chute, the upper port of the receiving passage and the left port of the inclined chute are connected, the ceramic ferrule can slide in the pushing chute and the inclined chute and can drop into the receiving passage, the feeding mechanism conveys the ceramic ferrule into the pushing chute of the pushing block, and a tip matched with a horn-shaped opening of the ceramic ferrule is arranged at the right end of the steel needle. The steel needle is fixed to the driving mechanism and driven to move laterally in a reciprocating mode, and when moving rightwards, the steel needle pushes the ceramic ferrule in the pushing chute to slide rightwards to enter the inclined chute or drop into the receiving passage.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a device for adjusting the direction of a ceramic ferrule. Background technique [0002] The ceramic ferrule is the core component of the optical fiber connector. The ceramic ferrule is characterized by smooth outer circle, light weight and large quantity. After the ceramic ferrule is formed, it needs post-processing. For example, it needs to process the bell mouth at one end and chamfer at both ends. Since a large number of ceramic ferrules need to be loaded into the tooling in the same direction during the subsequent grinding process, it is necessary to Before processing, judge, adjust and arrange the head and tail directions of the ceramic ferrules. The existing direction discrimination method generally uses a cylinder to push one end of the ferrule close to the probe. The stroke of the cylinder is fixed, and the bell mouth has a depth, so the ceramic ferrule pushes the probe to move a short distance. The sensor judges the ...

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Problems solved by technology

Because the bell mouth is not finished after mold opening, the depth is not uniform, and the depth of the bell mouth will cause misjudgment, and the cost of the equipment is high

Another method relies on the vibrating plate to determine the direction of feeding, using the gravity of the ferrule itself, external steps or grooves to identify, select according to the method of elimination, and set the characteristic judgment according to the needs. The ferrule that meets the requirements enters the next link, and the ferrule that does not meet the requirements The falling back shock plate continues to vibrate until the requirements are met. This method is low in cost and easy to implement, but it has low efficiency and high energy consumption. Moreover, it is affected by the size error of the ferrule, and the discrimination error rate is high.

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