An integrated device for stripping, cleaning and cutting optical fiber and a method of using the same

Abstract

The present invention proposes an integrated device for optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting and a method for using the device, comprising: a base, a pulling mechanism, an optical fiber cutter, an optical fiber cleaner, a fiber stripping mechanism and a foot stand; the pulling mechanism is installed on the front of the base; the optical fiber cutter is installed on the base and is located on the left side; the fiber stripping mechanism is installed on the base and is located on the right side; the optical fiber cleaner is on the base and is located between the optical fiber cutter and the fiber stripping mechanism; the foot stand is installed on the bottom surface of the base. The device completes the three functions of fiber stripping, optical fiber cleaning and optical fiber cutting with one device, and the device is small in size, easy to carry, and can effectively improve the efficiency of optical fiber processing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of optical fiber processing equipment, and in particular to an integrated device for optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] As an emerging sensing technology, fiber optic sensors are widely used in military, national defense, aerospace, industrial and mining enterprises, energy and environmental protection, industrial control, medical and health, computing and measurement, household appliances and civil engineering. The main difference between fiber optic sensors and traditional sensors is that traditional sensors are based on strain-electricity, use electrical signals as the carrier for conversion and transmission, and use wires to transmit electrical signals. Therefore, they are restricted by the environment when used, such as short circuits caused by excessive humidity, especially in high temperature and flammable and explosive environments, which can easily cause accidents. Fiber optic sensors use optical signals as the carrier for conversion and transmission, and use optical fibers to transmit signals. They are not subject to electromagnetic interference, have extremely high insulation, good explosion-proof performance, corrosion resistance, can be wound, easy to reuse, easy to form a network, simple optical fiber materials, easy to obtain, and low cost. In the actual application of optical fiber communication, optical fiber connection is achieved by fusion. Before fusion, the coating on the surface of the optical fiber should be removed with tools, and then the debris remaining on the surface and cross section of the optical fiber should be cleaned. Then, the stripped optical fiber should be cut into a qualified end face, and finally fusion should be performed. At present, the fiber stripping, fiber cleaning and fiber cutting equipment or tools used in this working mode have relatively simple functions and can only realize a part of the whole process. Many tools are required for fiber fusion splicing, which is very inconvenient to operate and inefficient. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0004] An integrated device for optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting comprises: a base, a traction mechanism, an optical fiber cutting knife, an optical fiber cleaner, a fiber stripping mechanism and a foot base; the traction mechanism is installed on the front side of the base; the optical fiber cutting knife is installed on the base and is located on the left side; the fiber stripping mechanism is installed on the base and is located on the right side; the optical fiber cleaner is on the base and is located between the optical fiber cutting knife and the fiber stripping mechanism; the foot base is installed on the bottom surface of the base.

[0005] Furthermore, the optical fiber cutting knife and the fiber stripping mechanism are within the movable range of the traction mechanism.

[0006] Furthermore, a waste pool and an optical fiber cleaner positioning groove are provided on the base body; and a rubidium magnet is embedded in the back side of the base body.

[0007] Furthermore, the traction mechanism includes: a rocker rod, a fiber clamping base and a fiber clamping upper cover; there are two rocker rods arranged in parallel, the upper end of the rocker rod is hinged to the fiber clamping base, and the lower end is hinged to the base; the fiber clamping upper cover is hinged to the fiber clamping base.

[0008] Furthermore, a needle hanging groove is provided on a side surface of the fiber clamping upper cover.

[0009] Furthermore, the optical fiber cleaner comprises: a fiber washing port base, a fiber washing port cover and an optical fiber cleaner body; the fiber washing port base is installed on the optical fiber cleaner body; the fiber washing port cover is hinged to the fiber washing port base.

[0010] Furthermore, a hanging needle is provided on the left side of the upper cover of the fiber washing port, and a knife pressing shaft is provided on the right side.

[0011] Furthermore, the fiber stripping mechanism includes: an elastic pin, a tool seat, a tool shaft, an upper fiber stripping knife, a lower fiber stripping knife and a waste block; the tool seat is installed on the base; the tool shaft is horizontally installed on the tool seat; the upper fiber stripping knife and the lower fiber stripping knife are installed in parallel on the tool shaft; the waste block is installed on the front end surface of the tool seat.

[0012] Furthermore, the rear portion of the upper fiber stripping knife is a rod-shaped knife tail that is slightly tilted backward and upward.

[0013] Furthermore, the elastic ejector pin is installed on the tool seat and is located directly below the tool tail; and the tool pressing shaft is located directly above the tool tail.

[0014] Furthermore, the optical fiber cleaner and the base body can be separated.

[0015] The method of using the method of the present invention is based on the above-mentioned integrated device for stripping, cleaning and cutting optical fibers, and the method of using the method is as follows:

[0016] 1. Align the fiber cleaning port base of the optical fiber cleaner with the optical fiber cleaner positioning groove of the substrate, and then push the optical fiber cleaner forward to make it fit together with the substrate; at this time, due to the adsorption effect of the rubidium magnet, the optical fiber cleaner and the substrate are fixed together;

[0017] 2. Open the cover of the optical fiber cleaver, and then swing the traction mechanism to the right until the right side of the traction mechanism contacts the left side of the fiber stripping structure. At this time, the hanging pin on the upper cover of the fiber washing port is just inserted into the hanging pin groove of the fiber clamping upper cover, and the upper surface of the fiber clamping base is flush with the upper surface of the fiber washing port base;

[0018] 3. Open the fiber clamping cover, and the fiber pressing cover drives the fiber washing port cover to open at the same time; at this time, the knife pressing shaft on the fiber washing port cover presses the knife tail, so that the upper fiber stripping knife opens;

[0019] 4. Place the optical fiber on the fiber clamping cover, and extend the optical fiber head through the openings of the fiber washing port cover and the base of the fiber washing port and the edge of the lower fiber stripping knife in turn, and extend it to an appropriate length;

[0020] 5. Close the fiber clamping cover, and the fiber pressing cover and the fiber clamping base clamp the optical fiber; the fiber washing port cover is closed at the same time, the knife tail loses the pressure of the knife pressing shaft, and is pushed up by the elastic ejector, and the upper fiber stripping knife is closed;

[0021] 6. Pull the traction mechanism to the left to drive the optical fiber to move to the left. The optical fiber self-stripping mechanism strips off the surface coating, and then passes through the optical fiber cleaner to quickly clean the residual debris on the surface. The stripped floating layer residue falls into the waste pool along the waste block;

[0022] 7. The traction mechanism drives the optical fiber to move to the leftmost end, and the optical fiber just enters the range of the optical fiber cutter. The optical fiber cutter is operated to cut the stripped optical fiber, and the cut waste fiber falls into the waste pool;

[0023] 8. Open the cover of the fiber optic cutting knife and the fiber clamping cover in turn, and remove the stripped, cleaned and cut optical fiber.

[0024] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0025] (1) The optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting integrated device proposed in the present invention has a small overall size, is easy to carry, and can be applied to different working environments.

[0026] (2) The present invention proposes an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device, in which the optical fiber cleaner and the device body are detachable structures, and the optical fiber cleaner can be replaced.

[0027] (3) The optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting integrated device proposed in the present invention has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost.

[0028] (4) The present invention proposes an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device, which integrates the three functions of fiber stripping, optical fiber cleaning and optical fiber cutting into one device. The operation is consistent and simple, which effectively improves work efficiency and reduces production costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 This is a front view of an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a left view of an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 It is an axial side view of the substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4 A rear view of the base body according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 5 It is a front view of the traction mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 6 It is a left side view of the traction mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 7 It is a right view of the fiber clamping cover according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 8 It is a right side view of the optical fiber cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Fig. 9 This is a front view of the fiber washing port upper cover according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Fig.10 It is a front view of the fiber stripping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Fig.11 It is a left side view of the fiber stripping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Fig.12 It is a left view of the upper fiber stripping knife according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the action of stripping and cleaning optical fiber by an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Fig.14 The present invention is a schematic diagram of an optical fiber cutting operation of an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] In the figure:

[0044] 1. Base; 2. Pulling mechanism; 3. Fiber cleaver; 4. Fiber cleaner; 5. Fiber stripping mechanism; 6. Foot; 7. Waste pool; 8. Fiber cleaner positioning slot; 9. Rubidium magnet; 10. Rocker; 11. Fiber clamping base; 12. Fiber clamping upper cover; 13. Hanging needle slot; 14. Fiber washing port base; 15. Fiber washing port upper cover; 16. Fiber cleaner body; 17. Hanging needle; 18. Cutter shaft; 19. Elastic ejector pin; 20. Cutter seat; 21. Cutter shaft; 22. Upper fiber stripping knife; 23. Lower fiber stripping knife; 24. Waste stopper; 25. Cutter tail; 26. Fiber. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] Examples are shown to specifically illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. The disclosed content of the present invention can be improved from materials, methods and reaction conditions at the same time, and all these improvements should fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0046] like Figure 1-2 As shown, an integrated device for optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting comprises: a base 1, a traction mechanism 2, an optical fiber cleaver 3, an optical fiber cleaner 4, a fiber stripping mechanism 5 and a foot 6; the traction mechanism 2 is installed on the front of the base 1; the optical fiber cleaver 3 is installed on the base 1, located on the left side; the fiber stripping mechanism 5 is installed on the base 1, located on the right side; the optical fiber cleaner 4 is on the base 1, located between the optical fiber cleaver 3 and the fiber stripping mechanism 5; the foot 6 is installed on the bottom surface of the base 1.

[0047] The optical fiber cutting knife 3 and the fiber stripping mechanism 5 are within the movable range of the traction mechanism 2 .

[0048] like Figure 3-4 As shown, a waste pool 7 and an optical fiber cleaner positioning groove 8 are provided on the base body 1; and a rubidium magnet 9 is embedded on the back of the base body 1.

[0049] like Figure 5-6 The traction mechanism 2 includes: a rocker rod 10, a fiber clamping base 11 and a fiber clamping upper cover 12; there are two rocker rods 10, which are arranged in parallel, the upper end of the rocker rod 10 is hinged to the fiber clamping base 11, and the lower end is hinged to the base 1; the fiber clamping upper cover 12 is hinged to the fiber clamping base 11.

[0050] like Figure 7 As shown, a needle hanging groove 13 is provided on a side surface of the fiber clamping upper cover 12 .

[0051] like Figure 8 As shown, the optical fiber cleaner 4 includes: a fiber cleaning port base 14, a fiber cleaning port cover 15 and an optical fiber cleaner body 16; the fiber cleaning port base 14 is installed on the optical fiber cleaner body 16; the fiber cleaning port cover 15 is hinged to the fiber cleaning port base 14.

[0052] like Fig. 9 As shown, a hanging needle 17 is provided on the left side of the fiber washing port upper cover 15, and a knife pressing shaft 18 is provided on the right side.

[0053] like Figure 10-11As shown, the fiber stripping mechanism 5 includes: an elastic ejector pin 19, a tool seat 20, a tool shaft 21, an upper fiber stripping knife 22, a lower fiber stripping knife 23 and a waste stopper 24; the tool seat 20 is installed on the base 1; the tool shaft 21 is horizontally installed on the tool seat 20; the upper fiber stripping knife 22 and the lower fiber stripping knife 23 are installed in parallel on the tool shaft 21; the waste stopper 24 is installed on the front end surface of the tool seat 20.

[0054] like Fig.12 As shown, the rear portion of the upper fiber stripping knife 22 is a rod-shaped knife tail 25 that is slightly tilted backward and upward.

[0055] The elastic ejector pin 19 is installed on the tool seat 20 and is located directly below the tool tail 25 ; the tool pressing shaft 18 is located directly above the tool tail 25 .

[0056] The optical fiber cleaner 4 and the base body 1 can be separated.

[0057] In order to facilitate further understanding of the above technical solution, its specific working process is now described in detail:

[0058] Align the fiber cleaning port base 14 of the optical fiber cleaner 4 with the optical fiber cleaner positioning groove 8 of the base 1, and then push the optical fiber cleaner 4 forward to make it fit together with the base 1; at this time, due to the adsorption effect of the rubidium magnet 9, the optical fiber cleaner 4 and the base 1 are fixed together.

[0059] Open the cover of the optical fiber cutting knife 3, and then swing the traction mechanism 2 to the right until the right side of the traction mechanism 2 contacts the left side of the fiber stripping structure 5. At this time, the hanging pin 17 on the fiber washing port cover 15 is just inserted into the hanging pin groove 13 of the fiber clamping cover 12, and the upper surface of the fiber clamping base 11 is flush with the upper surface of the fiber washing port base 14.

[0060] The fiber clamping cover 12 is opened, and the fiber pressing cover 12 drives the fiber washing port cover 15, so that the fiber washing port cover 15 is also opened at the same time; at this time, the knife pressing shaft 18 on the fiber washing port cover 15 presses the knife tail 25, so that the upper fiber stripping knife 22 opens.

[0061] like Fig.13 As shown, the optical fiber 26 is placed on the fiber clamping cover 12, and the optical fiber head passes through the openings of the fiber washing port cover 15 and the fiber washing port base 14 and the edge of the lower fiber stripping knife 23 in sequence, and extends to an appropriate length.

[0062] Close the fiber clamping cover 12, the fiber pressing cover 12 and the fiber clamping base 11 clamp the optical fiber; the fiber washing port cover 15 is closed at the same time, the knife tail loses the pressure of the knife pressing shaft 18, and is pushed upward by the elastic ejector 19, and the upper fiber stripping knife 22 is closed.

[0063] Pull the traction mechanism 2 to the left, driving the optical fiber 26 to move to the left, and the optical fiber self-stripping mechanism 5 strips off the surface coating, and then passes through the optical fiber cleaner 4 to quickly clean the residual debris on the surface, and the stripped floating layer residue falls into the waste pool 7 along the waste block 24.

[0064] like Fig.14 As shown, the traction mechanism 2 drives the optical fiber 26 to move to the leftmost end, and the optical fiber 26 just enters the range of the optical fiber cutting knife 3. The optical fiber cutting knife 3 is operated to cut the stripped optical fiber 26, and the cut waste fiber falls into the waste pool 7.

[0065] Open the cover of the optical fiber cutting knife 3 and the fiber clamping cover in sequence, and remove the optical fiber that has been stripped, cleaned and cut.

[0066] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An integrated device for optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting, characterized in that: The optical fiber cleaning device comprises a base (1), a pulling mechanism (2), an optical fiber cutting knife (3), an optical fiber cleaning device (4), a fiber stripping mechanism (5) and a foot base (6), wherein the pulling mechanism (2) is mounted on the front side of the base (1), the optical fiber cutting knife (3) is mounted on the base (1) and is located on the left side, the fiber stripping mechanism (5) is mounted on the base (1) and is located on the right side, the optical fiber cleaning device (4) is on the base (1) and is located between the optical fiber cutting knife (3) and the fiber stripping mechanism (5), and the foot base (6) is mounted on the bottom surface of the base (1); The traction mechanism (2) comprises a swing rod (10), a fiber clamping base (11) and a fiber clamping upper cover (12); two swing rods (10) are provided, and the two swing rods (10) are arranged in parallel; the upper end of the swing rod (10) is hinged to the fiber clamping base (11); the lower end of the swing rod (10) is hinged to the base (1); and the fiber clamping upper cover (12) is hinged to the fiber clamping base (11); The optical fiber cleaner (4) comprises a fiber cleaning port base (14), a fiber cleaning port upper cover (15) and an optical fiber cleaner body (16); the fiber cleaning port base (14) is mounted on the optical fiber cleaner body (16); the fiber cleaning port upper cover (15) is hinged to the fiber cleaning port base (14); The fiber stripping mechanism (5) comprises an elastic ejector pin (19), a tool seat (20), a tool shaft (21), an upper fiber stripping knife (22), a lower fiber stripping knife (23) and a waste block (24); the tool seat (20) is mounted on the base (1); the tool shaft (21) is horizontally mounted on the tool seat (20); the upper fiber stripping knife (22) and the lower fiber stripping knife (23) are mounted in parallel on the tool shaft (21); and the waste block (24) is mounted on the front end surface of the tool seat (20); The base (1) is provided with a waste pool (7) and an optical fiber cleaner positioning groove (8), and a rubidium magnet (9) is embedded on the back of the base (1); A needle hanging groove (13) is provided on the side surface of the fiber clamping upper cover (12); The left side of the fiber washing port upper cover (15) is provided with a hanging needle (17), and the right side is provided with a knife pressing shaft (18); The rear part of the upper fiber stripping knife (22) is a rod-shaped knife tail (25) tilted backward and upward; The elastic ejector pin (19) is installed on the tool seat (20) and is located directly below the tool tail (25), and the tool pressing shaft (18) is located directly above the tool tail (25).

2. The integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical fiber cutting knife (3) and the fiber stripping mechanism (5) are within the range of movement of the traction mechanism (2).

3. The integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical fiber cleaner (4) and the base body (1) can be separated.

4. A method for using an integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device, based on the integrated optical fiber stripping, cleaning and cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Here’s how to use it: 1) Align the fiber cleaning port base (14) of the optical fiber cleaner (4) with the optical fiber cleaner positioning groove (8) of the base (1), and then push the optical fiber cleaner (4) forward so that it fits with the base (1). At this time, due to the adsorption effect of the rubidium magnet (9), the optical fiber cleaner (4) and the base (1) are fixed together; 2) Open the cover of the optical fiber cutting knife (3), and then swing the traction mechanism (2) to the right until the right side of the traction mechanism (2) contacts the left side of the fiber stripping mechanism (5). At this time, the hanging pin (17) on the fiber washing port upper cover (15) is just inserted into the hanging pin groove (13) of the fiber clamping upper cover (12), and the upper surface of the fiber clamping base (11) is flush with the upper surface of the fiber washing port base (14); 3) Open the fiber clamping cover (12), which drives the fiber washing port cover (15), so that the fiber washing port cover (15) is also opened at the same time. At this time, the knife pressure shaft (18) on the fiber washing port cover (15) presses the knife tail (25), so that the upper fiber stripping knife (22) opens; 4) Place the optical fiber (26) on the fiber clamping cover (12), and extend the optical fiber head through the openings of the fiber washing port cover (15) and the fiber washing port base (14) and the edge of the lower fiber stripping knife (23) in sequence to an appropriate length; 5) The fiber clamping cover (12) is closed. The fiber clamping cover (12) and the fiber clamping base (11) clamp the optical fiber. The fiber washing port cover (15) is closed at the same time. The knife tail loses the pressure of the knife pressing shaft (18) and is pushed upward by the elastic ejector pin (19). The upper fiber stripping knife (22) is closed. 6) Pull the traction mechanism (2) to the left, driving the optical fiber (26) to move to the left, and the optical fiber self-stripping mechanism (5) strips off the surface coating, and then passes through the optical fiber cleaner (4) to clean the surface residues, and the stripped floating layer residues fall into the waste pool (7) along the waste block (24); 7) The traction mechanism (2) drives the optical fiber (26) to move to the leftmost end, and the optical fiber (26) just enters the range of the optical fiber cutting knife (3). The optical fiber cutting knife (3) is operated to cut the stripped optical fiber (26), and the cut waste fiber falls into the waste pool (7); 8) Open the cover of the optical fiber cutting knife (3) and the fiber clamping cover (12) in sequence, and remove the stripped, cleaned and cut optical fiber.

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