A watercraft plug assembly for an optical fiber cable and an optical fiber cable and method of use

Abstract

The application provides a navigation plug assembly for an optical and electrical composite cable and the optical and electrical composite cable, which makes the connection of the optical and electrical composite cable very convenient when deploying a 5G micro base station, has the beneficial characteristics of single-person rapid installation, plug and play and the like, greatly saves construction cost and construction period, is beneficial to rapid deployment of 5G equipment, and comprises the following components: a plug optical and electrical transmission piece of a plug assembly is provided with an optical port and a metal needle, an optical fiber in the optical and electrical composite cable is connected with an optical fiber connector, the optical fiber connector is inserted and assembled in the optical port, and a wire in the optical and electrical composite cable is connected with the metal needle; a socket optical and electrical transmission piece of a socket assembly is installed in a socket insulation fixing piece, the socket optical and electrical transmission piece is provided with an optical port and a needle seat, the optical fiber is inserted and assembled in the optical port after the optical fiber is installed with the optical fiber connector, and the wire in the optical and electrical composite cable is connected with the needle seat; and the plug assembly and the socket assembly are connected together through threaded cooperation of a plug insulation fixing piece and a socket insulation fixing piece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of optical transmission technology, specifically to an aerial plug assembly for an optoelectronic composite cable, the optoelectronic composite cable itself, and a method for using the optoelectronic composite cable. Background Technology

[0002] 5G micro base stations are core equipment of 5G networks, providing wireless coverage within a designated area and enabling residents to enjoy the convenience of 5G networks. Due to their high frequency and significant signal attenuation, their coverage area is not as large as that of 4G, hence the name 5G micro base station.

[0003] Fiber-optic composite cable is a new type of cabling access mode that integrates optical and electrical transmission. It addresses the issues of power supply and optical communication signal transmission for equipment. With the gradual deployment of micro base stations, laying optical and electrical cables separately would double the construction pressure on the construction team. Furthermore, the landing sites of micro base stations vary, and the cabling environments differ. Therefore, composite cable cabling saves on cabling costs and conduit resources, making it a relatively advantageous cabling method. However, micro base stations contain optical modules for communication transmission, so the composite cable must be terminated to match these modules after installation. Existing composite cables often use fusion splicing or quick-connect methods for prefabrication at both ends, which cannot guarantee performance and lacks the ability to withstand harsh environments such as shock, dust, and water, posing significant potential risks for later maintenance. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned issues, this invention provides an aerial plug assembly for optoelectronic composite cables and the optoelectronic composite cable itself. The aerial plug assembly makes the connection of optoelectronic composite cables extremely convenient when deploying 5G micro base stations, featuring advantages such as rapid installation by a single person and plug-and-play functionality. This greatly saves construction costs and time, facilitating the rapid deployment of 5G equipment.

[0005] The technical solution is as follows: an aerial connector assembly for an optoelectronic composite cable, comprising a plug assembly and a socket assembly for connecting the optoelectronic composite cable, characterized in that:

[0006] The plug assembly includes a plug core assembly, which includes a plug photoelectric transmission component and a plug insulating fixing component. The plug photoelectric transmission component is installed in the plug insulating fixing component. The plug photoelectric transmission component is provided with an optical port and a metal pin. The optical fiber in the photoelectric composite cable is connected to an optical fiber connector. The optical fiber connector is inserted into the optical port. The wire in the photoelectric composite cable is connected to the metal pin.

[0007] The socket assembly includes: a socket core assembly, which includes a socket photoelectric transmission component and a socket insulating fixing component. The socket photoelectric transmission component is installed in the socket insulating fixing component. The socket photoelectric transmission component is provided with an optical port and a pin socket corresponding to the plug photoelectric transmission component. The optical fiber in the photoelectric composite cable is inserted into the optical port after installing an optical fiber connector. The wire in the photoelectric composite cable is connected to the pin socket.

[0008] The front ends of the plug insulating fastener and the socket insulating fastener are respectively provided with mutually mating head threads, and the plug assembly and the socket assembly are connected together through the threaded engagement of the plug insulating fastener and the socket insulating fastener.

[0009] Furthermore, the plug core component also includes a plug insulation fixing spring, which is disposed together with the plug photoelectric transmission component in the plug insulation fixing component to fix the position of the plug photoelectric transmission component within the plug insulation fixing component. The rear end of the plug insulation fixing component is provided with a tail thread section, and a waterproof ring is provided at the tail thread section.

[0010] Furthermore, the plug assembly also includes a plug body and a plug tail sleeve. The optoelectronic composite cable passes through the plug body and the plug tail sleeve to connect to the socket optoelectronic transmission component. The front and rear ends of the plug body are respectively provided with a front threaded section and a rear threaded section. The front threaded section of the plug body can be threadedly engaged with the tail threaded section of the plug insulation fixing component to connect the plug core component to the plug body. The rear threaded section of the plug body is threadedly engaged with the pressure ring fixing nut to fix the pressure ring to the rear end of the plug body. The plug tail sleeve is connected to the plug body by engaging with the pressure ring.

[0011] Furthermore, the socket insulating fastener includes an outer rectangular socket portion, on which a rectangular waterproof ring is provided. An internal waterproof ring is provided between the inner side of the threaded portion of the head of the socket insulating fastener and the socket photoelectric transmission component. The core component of the socket also includes a socket insulating fastener fixing spring, which is disposed together with the socket photoelectric transmission component in the socket insulating fastener to fix the position of the socket photoelectric transmission component within the socket insulating fastener.

[0012] Furthermore, the socket assembly also includes a socket body and a socket tail sleeve. The optoelectronic composite cable passes through the socket body and the socket tail sleeve to connect to the socket optoelectronic transmission component. The front and rear ends of the socket body are respectively provided with a front threaded section and a rear threaded section. The rear end of the socket insulation fixing component is provided with a tail threaded section. The front threaded section of the socket body can be threadedly engaged with the tail threaded section of the socket insulation fixing component to connect the socket core component to the socket body. The rear threaded section of the socket body is threadedly engaged with the pressure ring fixing nut to fix the pressure ring to the rear end of the socket body. The socket tail sleeve is connected to the socket body by engaging with the pressure ring.

[0013] Furthermore, it also includes a plug dust cap, which comprises a plug dust cap cover and a plug dust cap waterproof ring. The plug dust cap cover has a dust cap thread that can mate with the head thread of the plug insulation fastener, and the outer side of the plug dust cap cover has an anti-slip groove.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a socket dust cap, which includes a socket dust cap cover and a socket dust cap waterproof pad disposed inside the socket dust cap cover. The socket dust cap cover is provided with a dust cap threaded portion that can mate with the head threaded portion of the socket insulation fastener, and the outer side of the socket dust cap cover is provided with an anti-slip groove.

[0015] Furthermore, the metal needle is provided with a barb, the plug photoelectric transmission component is provided with a probe hole, the barb is embedded in the probe hole, and the rear end of the metal needle is provided with a wire connection groove.

[0016] Furthermore, the socket photoelectric transmission component includes a front part and a rear part of the socket insulator. The front and rear parts of the socket insulator are respectively provided with corresponding pin seat holes. The pin seat is provided with a stepped portion. The rear end of the pin seat is embedded in the pin seat hole of the rear part of the socket insulator and is limited by the stepped portion. The front end of the pin seat is embedded in the pin seat hole of the front part of the socket insulator and is limited by the stepped portion. The front end of the pin seat is provided with a pin groove that can cooperate with the metal needle. The rear end of the pin seat is provided with a wire connection groove.

[0017] Furthermore, the front and rear components of the socket insulation are coaxially provided with slots on their outer peripheries, and the inner side of the socket insulation fixing component is provided with a protrusion that can cooperate with the slot.

[0018] Furthermore, the fiber optic connector is either an MPO or an MTP connector, and the fiber optic connector includes a multi-core plastic ferrule. The optical fiber passes through a fixed tailstock, a flat spring, a fiber tube, and a connector adapter fixing component in sequence before being coupled to the multi-core plastic ferrule. The multi-core plastic ferrule is fixed in the optical port by the fixed tailstock through reverse pressure.

[0019] Furthermore, the connector adapter fixing component includes a male fixing part and a female fixing part. The connector adapter fixing component in the plug assembly is one of the male fixing part and the female fixing part, and the connector adapter fixing component in the socket assembly is the other of the male fixing part and the female fixing part.

[0020] A fiber optic composite cable for 5G micro base stations is characterized in that: the fiber optic composite cables are connected to each other through the aforementioned aviation plug assembly for fiber optic composite cables, and the fiber optic composite cables also fan out optical fibers and wires through branch tail cables.

[0021] Furthermore, the branch tail cable includes a front branching component and a rear branching component, which are threaded together. After the optical fiber and the conductor are separated from the optical fiber and the conductor, they are respectively wrapped with a sheath. The optical fiber and the conductor are connected from one end of the rear branching component and extend from one end of the front branching component. The outer side of the connection between the rear branching component and the optical fiber and the optical fiber and the composite cable is also provided with an adhesive heat shrink tubing.

[0022] Furthermore, the branch tail cable also includes a tail cable protection unit, which includes a corrugated tube and a fixing nut. The fixing nut is bonded to the outside of the corrugated tube, and the corrugated tube is connected to the front component of the brancher by a tight fit.

[0023] Furthermore, the optical-electric composite cable includes 12 optical fibers and 9 conductors, used for synchronous optical-electric transmission in the three micro base stations.

[0024] A method for using the aforementioned optical-electric composite cable is characterized in that, in harsh wiring environments, the optical-electric composite cable is connected using a jet connector during wiring; and in scenarios where micro base stations are installed in enclosures / light poles / base station towers, the optical-electric composite cable is fanned out with branch tail cables to produce optical fibers and conductors during wiring.

[0025] The present invention provides an aerial plug assembly for optical-electric composite cables, which connects the optical-electric composite cables by setting a plug assembly and a socket assembly respectively. The plug assembly has an optical transmission component with an optical port and a metal pin, and the socket assembly has a corresponding optical transmission component with a matching optical port and a pin socket. The optical port is used to install an optical fiber connector for connecting optical fibers, and the pin socket and the metal pin can be used to connect wires respectively. When the plug assembly and the socket assembly are connected together by the threaded engagement of the plug insulating fastener and the socket insulating fastener, the optical path formed by the optical fiber and the circuit formed by the wire are synchronously connected. The aerial plug assembly makes the connection of the optical-electric composite cable very convenient when deploying 5G micro base stations. Only the plug assembly and the socket assembly need to be connected to complete the connection. It has the advantages of quick installation by a single person and plug-and-play, which greatly saves construction costs and construction time, and is conducive to the rapid deployment of 5G equipment.

[0026] The optical-electric composite cable for 5G micro base stations of the present invention can be used for simultaneous optical-electric synchronous transmission in three micro base stations. In harsh environments, the cable can be run through conduits using plug and socket components. In scenarios such as the enclosures / light poles / base station towers where micro base stations are installed, branch tail cable components are used for optical-electric separation. During construction, only plug and socket components need to be connected, thereby improving construction efficiency and quality. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of the components of the plug assembly in the embodiment;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the plug dust cap in the embodiment;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the plug core component in the embodiment;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the plug photoelectric transmission component in the embodiment;

[0031] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the components of the socket assembly in the embodiment;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the socket dust cap structure in the embodiment;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the core component structure of the socket in the embodiment;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the socket photoelectric transmission component structure in the embodiment;

[0035] Figure 9 This is an exploded view of the socket assembly in the embodiment;

[0036] Figure 10This is an exploded view of each component of the branch tail cable assembly in the embodiment;

[0037] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram showing the mating of the plug assembly and the socket assembly in the embodiment;

[0038] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the usage method of the optoelectronic composite cable in the embodiment;

[0039] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the optical-electric composite cable in a harsh wiring environment, as shown in the embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0040] See Figures 1 to 9 An aerial connector assembly for an optical-electric composite cable includes a plug assembly 100 and a socket assembly 200 for connecting the optical-electric composite cable 500, specifically:

[0041] The plug assembly 100 includes a plug core assembly 120, which includes a plug photoelectric transmission component 122 and a plug insulating fixing component 123. The plug photoelectric transmission component 122 is installed in the plug insulating fixing component 123. The plug photoelectric transmission component 122 is provided with an optical port 1222 and a metal pin 410. The optical fiber in the photoelectric composite cable 500 is connected to an optical fiber connector, which is inserted into the optical port 1222. The wire in the photoelectric composite cable 500 is connected to the metal pin 410.

[0042] The socket assembly includes 200: a socket core assembly 220, which includes a socket photoelectric transmission component 224 and a socket insulating fastener 223. The socket photoelectric transmission component 224 is installed in the socket insulating fastener 223. The socket photoelectric transmission component 224 is provided with an optical port 2244 and a pin socket 420 corresponding to the plug photoelectric transmission component 122. The optical fiber in the photoelectric composite cable is fixed in the optical port 2244 after installing an optical fiber connector. The copper wire in the photoelectric composite cable 500 is connected to the pin socket 420.

[0043] The front ends of the plug insulating fastener 123 and the socket insulating fastener 223 are respectively provided with mutually cooperating head thread portions 1231 and 2231. The plug assembly 100 and the socket assembly 200 are connected together by the plug insulating fastener 123 and the socket insulating fastener 223 through threaded engagement.

[0044] In one specific embodiment, the head threaded portion 1231 of the plug insulating fastener 123 is a rotatable nut with internal threads, and the head threaded portion 2231 of the socket insulating fastener 223 is correspondingly an external thread.

[0045] In one specific embodiment, the plug core assembly 120 further includes a plug insulation fixing spring 121. The plug insulation fixing spring 121 and the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 are disposed together in the plug insulation fixing component 123 to fix the position of the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 in the plug insulation fixing component 123 and prevent the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 from moving back and forth. The rear end of the plug insulation fixing component 123 is provided with a tail thread section 1232, and a waterproof ring 124 is provided at the tail thread section to realize the dustproof and waterproof function after subsequent tight fit. In this embodiment, the plug core assembly 120 is composed of the plug insulation fixing spring 121, the plug photoelectric transmission component 122, the plug insulation fixing metal component 123, and the waterproof ring 124.

[0046] In one specific embodiment, the plug assembly 100 further includes a plug body 130, a rivet ring 140, a rivet ring fixing nut 150, and a plug tail sleeve 160. The plug body 130 is made of metal. The optoelectronic composite cable passes through the plug body 130 and the plug tail sleeve 160 to connect to the socket optoelectronic transmission component 122. The front and rear ends of the plug body 130 are respectively provided with a front threaded section 1301 and a rear threaded section 1302. The front threaded section 1301 of the plug body can be threadedly engaged with the tail threaded section 1232 of the plug insulation fixing component to connect the plug core component 120 and the plug body 130 together. The rear threaded section 1302 of the plug body is threadedly engaged with the rivet ring fixing nut 150 to fix the rivet ring 140 to the rear end of the plug body 130. The plug tail sleeve 160 is connected to the plug body 130 by engaging with the rivet ring 140. After the tight tightening and matching of each component, the overall plug assembly 100 is formed.

[0047] In one specific embodiment, it also includes a plug dust cap 110, which includes a plug dust cap cover 111 and a plug dust cap waterproof ring 112. The plug dust cap cover 111 is provided with a dust cap thread 113 that can cooperate with the head thread 1231 of the plug insulation fixing member. The outer side of the plug dust cap cover is provided with an anti-slip groove 114. The plug dust cap 110 is used to protect the plug after it is manufactured, and is dustproof and waterproof.

[0048] In one specific embodiment, the socket insulating fastener 223 includes an outer rectangular socket portion 2232, on which a rectangular waterproof ring 222 is provided to match the area of ​​the outer rectangular socket portion 2232. An internal waterproof ring 221 is provided between the inner side of the threaded portion 2231 at the head of the socket insulating fastener 223 and the socket photoelectric transmission component 224 to achieve dustproof and waterproof function after subsequent tight fit. The core component of the socket also includes a socket insulating fastener retaining spring 225, which is disposed together with the socket photoelectric transmission component 224 in the socket insulating fastener 223 to fix the position of the socket photoelectric transmission component 224 in the socket insulating fastener 223 and to prevent the socket photoelectric transmission component 224 from moving back and forth at the socket insulating fastener 223.

[0049] In one specific embodiment, the socket assembly 200 further includes a socket body 230, a retaining nut 250, a rivet ring 240, and a socket tail sleeve 260. The socket body 230 is made of metal. The optoelectronic composite cable passes through the socket body 230 and the socket tail sleeve 260 to connect to the socket optoelectronic transmission component 224. The front and rear ends of the socket body 230 are respectively provided with a front threaded section 2301 and a rear threaded section 2302. The rear end of the socket insulation fixing component 223 is provided with a tail threaded section 2233. The front threaded section 2301 of the socket body can be threadedly engaged with the tail threaded section 2233 of the socket insulation fixing component to connect the socket core assembly 220 and the socket body 230 together. The rear threaded section 2302 of the socket body is threadedly engaged with the retaining nut 250 to fix the rivet ring 240 to the rear end of the socket body 230. The socket tail sleeve 260 is connected to the socket body 230 by engaging with the rivet ring 240.

[0050] In one specific embodiment, the socket dust cap 210 is also included. The socket dust cap 210 includes a socket dust cap cover 211 and a socket dust cap waterproof pad 212 disposed inside the socket dust cap cover 210. The socket dust cap cover 211 is provided with a dust cap thread 214 that can cooperate with the head thread 2231 of the socket insulation fastener. The outer side of the socket dust cap cover is provided with an anti-slip groove 213. The socket dust cap 210 is used to protect the socket after it is manufactured, and is dustproof and waterproof.

[0051] In one specific embodiment, the internal thread of the dust cap threaded portion 213 matches the external thread of the head threaded portion 2231 of the socket insulating fastener 223; the external thread of the head threaded portion 2231 of the socket insulating fastener 223 can also match the head threaded portion 1231 of the plug insulating fastener 123 to form a plug assembly; the tail threaded section 2233 at the rear end of the socket insulating fastener 223 is used to match the front threaded section 2301 of the socket body 230; the pressure ring fixing nut 250 can match the external thread of the rear threaded section 2302 of the socket body 230. After the various components are tightly tightened and matched, an integral socket assembly is formed.

[0052] In one specific embodiment, the metal needle 410 is a copper probe with a barb 411. The plug photoelectric transmission component 122 has a probe hole 1221, and the barb 411 is embedded in the probe hole 1221. The rear end of the metal needle has a wire connection groove 412. The metal needle 410 is embedded into the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 by riveting technology, and then fixed to the nine copper wires in the composite cable 500 by welding technology.

[0053] Correspondingly, the socket photoelectric transmission component 224 includes a front component 2241 and a rear component 2242 of the socket insulator. The front component 2241 and the rear component 2242 of the socket insulator are respectively provided with pin seat holes. The pin seat 420 is provided with a step portion 421. The rear end of the pin seat 420 is embedded in the pin seat hole of the rear component of the socket insulator and is limited by the step portion 421. The front end of the pin seat 420 is embedded in the pin seat hole of the front component of the socket insulator and is limited by the step portion 421. The front end of the pin seat 420 is provided with a pin groove 422 that can cooperate with a metal needle. The side wall of the pin groove 422 is slotted to facilitate the insertion of a metal needle. The rear end of the pin seat 420 is provided with a wire connection groove 423. The wire connection groove 423 is a semi-open groove and is fixed to the nine copper wires in the composite cable 500 by welding technology.

[0054] In one specific embodiment, the plug insulating fastener 123 is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the socket insulating fastener 223 is provided with a positioning groove corresponding to the positioning protrusion; the outer periphery of the front part 2241 and the rear part 2242 of the socket insulating fastener are coaxially provided with a slot 2243, and the inner side of the socket insulating fastener 223 is provided with a protrusion that can cooperate with the slot 2243.

[0055] In one specific embodiment, the fiber optic connector is either an MPO or an MTP connector. The fiber optic connector includes a multi-core plastic ferrule 431. A 12-color optical fiber passes sequentially through a fixed tailstock 432, a flat spring 433, a fiber tube 434, and a connector adapter fixing piece before coupling with the multi-core plastic ferrule 431. The multi-core plastic ferrule 431 is fixed in the optical port by the fixed tailstock 432.

[0056] Specifically, the connector adapter fixing component includes a male fixing part 3451 and a female fixing part 3452. The connector adapter fixing component in the plug assembly is one of the male fixing part and the female fixing part, and the connector adapter fixing component in the socket assembly is the other of the male fixing part and the female fixing part. The MPO / MTP connector must be matched with one male and one female. This invention does not fix whether the plug uses a male or female plug, but only states that if the plug selects a female plug part, then the socket must be a male plug part, and vice versa.

[0057] The aerial plug assembly for the optoelectronic composite cable in this embodiment connects the optoelectronic composite cable by setting a plug assembly and a socket assembly respectively. The plug assembly's plug optoelectronic transmission component has an optical port and a metal pin, and the socket assembly's socket optoelectronic transmission component has a corresponding optical port and a pin socket. The optical port is used to install the fiber optic connector for connecting the optical fiber, and the pin socket and metal pin can be used to connect the wires respectively. When the plug assembly and socket assembly are connected together by the threaded engagement of the plug insulating fastener and the socket insulating fastener, the optical path formed by the optical fiber and the circuit formed by the wire are synchronously connected. The aerial plug assembly makes the connection of the optoelectronic composite cable very convenient when deploying 5G micro base stations. Only the plug assembly and the socket assembly need to be connected to complete the connection. It has the advantages of quick installation by a single person and plug-and-play, which greatly saves construction costs and construction time, and is conducive to the rapid deployment of 5G equipment.

[0058] In an embodiment of the present invention, an optoelectronic composite cable for 5G micro base stations is also provided. One end of the optoelectronic composite cable 500 is connected through the aviation plug assembly for optoelectronic composite cables in the above embodiment, and the other end of the optoelectronic composite cable 500 is fanned out with optical fiber 520 and wire 510 through a branch tail cable.

[0059] See Figure 10 Specifically, the branching tail cable includes a front component 321 and a rear component 322 of the brancher. The front component 321 and the rear component 322 of the brancher are threaded together. After the optical fiber and the conductor are separated from the optical fiber and the conductor, they are wrapped with sheaths respectively. The optical fiber 520 and the conductor 510 are connected from one end of the rear component 322 of the brancher and extend from one end of the front component 321. The outer side of the connection between the rear component 322 of the brancher and the optical fiber composite cable is also provided with an adhesive heat shrink tube 330.

[0060] Specifically, the branch tail cable also includes a tail cable protection unit, which includes a corrugated tube 311 and a fixing nut 312. The fixing nut 312 is bonded to the outside of the corrugated tube 311. The corrugated tube 311 is connected to the front component 321 of the brancher by a tight fit. The corrugated tube has tensile and compressive strengths and is suitable for protecting the fan-out separated optical and electrical units.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present invention, the optoelectronic composite cable includes 12 optical fibers and 9 conductors. Three groups consist of 3 conductors and 4 optical fibers. The termination of the fan-out optical fibers and conductors is not further described in this invention. It can be used simultaneously for optoelectronic synchronous transmission in three micro base stations. The electrical components of the micro base station are: live, neutral, and ground; the optical components consist of one main and one backup receiver / emitter module. The optical fiber components are ordered according to international optical fiber color codes for easy wiring and connection. The cross-sectional area of ​​the conductors is determined by factors such as equipment power and transmission distance; this invention does not fix this.

[0062] In an embodiment of the present invention, the optoelectronic composite cable includes an optoelectronic composite cable, a plug assembly, a socket assembly, and a branch tail cable assembly prefabricated and connected to the end of the composite cable body. The matching of the plug and socket enables the assembly to become a complete link, forming optical and electrical synchronous transmission communication.

[0063] The optoelectronic composite cable in the above embodiments meets the integration of 12 optical and 9 electrical components. It is primarily designed for simultaneous optoelectronic synchronous transmission in three micro base stations. Component performance is fully inspected and prefabricated in the factory. It possesses technical characteristics such as optoelectronic integration, shock resistance, dust and water resistance, and high tensile strength, and can simultaneously meet the optoelectronic requirements of multiple micro base stations. While achieving advantages such as rapid installation by a single person and plug-and-play functionality, it significantly reduces construction costs and time, facilitating the rapid deployment of 5G equipment.

[0064] See Figure 12 In the embodiments of the present invention, a method for using the above-mentioned optical-electric composite cable is also provided. In harsh wiring environments, the above-mentioned aviation plug assembly is used for connection when laying the optical-electric composite cable. In the scenario of the box / light pole / base station tower where the micro base station is installed, the optical fiber and the conductor are separated by the branch tail cable when laying the optical-electric composite cable.

[0065] See Figure 13 The specific usage instructions are as follows: In harsh cabling environments, due to factors such as uncertain redundant space in cabling channels, the product requires high performance in terms of pressure resistance, tensile strength, dustproofing, and waterproofing when running through conduits. Therefore, cabling is carried out using the plug-pull and socket-pull methods of the aviation plug assembly.

[0066] For specific usage instructions, in scenarios such as the enclosure / light pole / base station tower where micro base stations are installed, since the equipment is directly connected, it is recommended to use the optoelectronic separation branch tail cable method and pull the corrugated pipe for wiring.

[0067] In use, for the plug assembly, the composite cable 500 is stripped and the composite cable is inserted into each part in the following order: plug tail sleeve 160, pressure ring fixing nut 150, rivet pressure ring 140, and plug body 130. (To be determined)

[0068] After assembling the wires in the plug photoelectric transmission component 122, the metal needle 410 is embedded into the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 by riveting. The plug photoelectric transmission component 122 is then snapped into the plug insulating fastener 123, and the plug insulating fastener spring 121 is used to hold and fix the plug photoelectric transmission component 122.

[0069] The plug assembly is made by threading 12 colored optical fibers into the multi-core plastic ferrule 431 in chromatographic order, according to the male-female correspondence, that is, the plug uses the female connector assembly and the socket uses the male connector assembly, and vice versa; the male connector fixing part 3451 and the female connector fixing part 3452, the fiber tube 434, and the flat spring 433 are assembled, and then the surface of the multi-core ferrule is ground and polished using a multi-core grinding process.

[0070] The plug assembly consists of the photoelectric unit in the plug photoelectric transmission component 122. The polished multi-core optical component is inserted into the central optical port of the plug photoelectric transmission component 122 and secured with the fixing tailpiece 432. The wires are soldered using an electric welding process. Heat shrink tubing is used for protection at the solder joints. This completes the fabrication of the plug core component 120.

[0071] For the plug assembly, the plug body 130 and the plug core assembly 120 are threaded together and fixed. At this point, the position of the crimping ring 140 is clearly defined. The threaded crimping process is then performed according to this position. Subsequently, the crimping ring fixing nut 150 is tightened to the rear thread of the metal body 130 for secure fastening. The tail sleeve 160 is then fitted on, and the plug dust cap 110 is placed on top, completing the prefabrication of the overall plug assembly. Additionally, thread-locking adhesive can be used at each thread to reinforce the overall fastening.

[0072] The stripping of the composite cable 500 in the socket assembly can be adjusted according to the arrangement distance of the socket assembly. This example does not specify the requirements. The optical transmission component 224 of the socket has a slightly adjusted manufacturing process due to the insulation component being divided into two parts. The example is as follows: First, the copper guide pin seat 420 is crimped to the rear component 2242 of the socket insulation component. Then, the entire assembly is pushed into the front component 2241 of the socket insulation component according to the principle of "groove alignment." Finally, the entire assembly is fixed to the socket insulation fixing component 223 using the socket insulation component fixing spring 225. Following the manufacturing process of the multi-core plug assembly, the core socket component 220 is assembled. Subsequent manufacturing processes can be referenced from the plug assembly.

[0073] For the branch tail cable assembly, firstly, according to the actual required distance, strip the composite cable 500mm and perform photoelectric separation according to the principle of 4 optical and 3 electrical components per group. Then, insert the adhesive heat shrink tubing 330 and the brancher rear component 322.

[0074] To further protect the optoelectronic unit, the conductors can be protected with insulating flame-retardant polyethylene sheaths, and the optical fibers can be protected with armored sheaths. Each sheath is fixed in the corresponding hole of the front component 321 of the splitter using glue and crimping. Then, the separated conductors and optical fibers are fitted into their respective sheaths; there are three sets in total. Next, the rear component 322 of the splitter is rotated and tightened, and the threaded part of the rear component 322 is crimped together with the composite cable 500. Finally, heat-shrink tubing 330 is used for protection. The overall structure is now complete. The branched-out optical fibers can be manufactured according to industry standards for long-distance optical cable assemblies. The conductors can be crimped with terminals according to customer requirements; this example does not provide detailed explanations. Finally, the tail cable protection unit 310, matching the front component 321 of the splitter, is used to protect the fan-out portion. The tail cable protection unit 310 can be pulled during traction.

[0075] The above are merely specific embodiments of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A plug assembly for an optical and electrical composite cable, comprising a plug assembly and a socket assembly, characterized in that: the plug assembly comprises a plug core assembly, the plug core assembly comprising a plug optical and electrical transmission member and a plug insulating fixing member, the plug optical and electrical transmission member being installed in the plug insulating fixing member, the plug optical and electrical transmission member being provided with an optical port and a metal needle, an optical fiber connector being connected to an optical fiber in the optical and electrical composite cable, the optical fiber connector being inserted into the optical port, and a wire in the optical and electrical composite cable being connected to the metal needle; the socket assembly comprises a socket core assembly, the socket core assembly comprising a socket optical and electrical transmission member and a socket insulating fixing member, the socket optical and electrical transmission member being installed in the socket insulating fixing member, the socket optical and electrical transmission member being provided with an optical port and a needle seat corresponding to the plug optical and electrical transmission member, the optical fiber in the optical and electrical composite cable being inserted into the optical port after being provided with the optical fiber connector, and the wire in the optical and electrical composite cable being connected to the needle seat; the front end of the plug insulating fixing member and the front end of the socket insulating fixing member are respectively provided with a head threaded portion that cooperates with each other, and the plug assembly and the socket assembly are connected together by threaded cooperation of the plug insulating fixing member and the socket insulating fixing member; the plug core assembly further comprises a plug insulating member fixing clasp, the plug insulating member fixing clasp being arranged together with the plug optical and electrical transmission member in the plug insulating fixing member to fix the position of the plug optical and electrical transmission member in the plug insulating fixing member, the rear end of the plug insulating fixing member is provided with a tail threaded section, and a waterproof ring is arranged at the tail threaded section; the plug assembly further comprises a plug main body member and a plug tail sleeve, the optical and electrical composite cable passes through the plug main body member and the plug tail sleeve to connect the socket optical and electrical transmission member, the front end and the rear end of the plug main body member are respectively provided with a plug main body member front threaded section and a plug main body member rear threaded section, the plug main body member front threaded section can be threadedly connected with the tail threaded section of the plug insulating fixing member to connect the plug core assembly and the plug main body member together, the plug main body member rear threaded section is threadedly connected with a compression ring fixing nut to fix a compression ring at the rear end of the plug main body member, and the plug tail sleeve is connected with the plug main body member by cooperating with the compression ring.

2. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 1, characterized in that: the socket insulating fixing member comprises an outer rectangular socket portion, the outer rectangular socket portion being provided with a socket rectangular body waterproof ring, an inner waterproof ring being arranged between the inner side of the head threaded portion of the socket insulating fixing member and the socket optical and electrical transmission member, and the socket core assembly further comprises a socket insulating member fixing clasp, the socket insulating member fixing clasp being arranged together with the socket optical and electrical transmission member in the socket insulating fixing member to fix the position of the socket optical and electrical transmission member in the socket insulating fixing member.

3. The cleat assembly for an optical electrical hybrid cable of claim 2, wherein: The socket assembly further comprises a socket body, a socket tail sleeve, and an optical and electrical composite cable passing through the socket body and the socket tail sleeve to connect the socket optical and electrical transmission member, the front and rear ends of the socket body are respectively provided with a socket body front threaded segment and a socket body rear threaded segment, the rear end of the socket insulation fixing member is provided with a tail threaded segment, the socket body front threaded segment can be threadedly connected with the tail threaded segment of the socket insulation fixing member to connect the socket core assembly and the socket body together, the socket body rear threaded segment is threadedly connected with the press ring fixing nut to fix the press ring at the rear end of the socket body, and the socket tail sleeve is connected with the socket body by cooperating with the press ring.

4. The cleat assembly for an optical electrical hybrid cable of claim 1, wherein: The plug assembly further comprises a plug dustproof cap, the plug dustproof cap comprises a plug dustproof cap cover and a plug dustproof cap waterproof ring, the plug dustproof cap cover is provided with a dustproof cap threaded part capable of cooperating with the head threaded part of the plug insulation fixing member, and the outer side of the plug dustproof cap cover is provided with an anti-skid groove.

5. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 1, wherein: The socket assembly further comprises a socket dustproof cap, the socket dustproof cap comprises a socket dustproof cap cover and a socket dustproof cap waterproof pad arranged on the inner side of the socket dustproof cap cover, the socket dustproof cap cover is provided with a dustproof cap threaded part capable of cooperating with the head threaded part of the socket insulation fixing member, and the outer side of the socket dustproof cap cover is provided with an anti-skid groove.

6. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 1, wherein: The metal needle is provided with a barb part, the plug optical and electrical transmission member is provided with a probe hole, the barb part is embedded in the probe hole, and the rear end of the metal needle is provided with a wire connecting groove.

7. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 1, wherein: The socket optical and electrical transmission member comprises a socket insulation member front part and a socket insulation member rear part, the socket insulation member front part and the socket insulation member rear part are respectively provided with a needle seat hole corresponding thereto, the needle seat is provided with a stepped part, the rear end of the needle seat is embedded in the needle seat hole of the socket insulation member rear part and is limited by the stepped part, the front end of the needle seat is embedded in the needle seat hole of the socket insulation member front part and is limited by the stepped part, the front end of the needle seat is provided with a needle groove capable of cooperating with the metal needle, and the rear end of the needle seat is provided with a wire connecting groove.

8. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 7, wherein: The outer periphery of the socket insulation member front part and the socket insulation member rear part is coaxially provided with a clamping groove, and the inner side of the socket insulation fixing member is correspondingly provided with a protrusion capable of cooperating with the clamping groove.

9. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 1, wherein: The optical fiber connector is any one of an MPO connector and an MTP connector, the optical fiber connector comprises a multi-core plastic plug, and optical fibers pass through a fixed tail seat, a flat spring, a fiber arranging pipe and a connector adaptation fixing member in sequence to be coupled with the multi-core plastic plug, and the multi-core plastic plug is reversely pressed and fixed in the optical port through the fixed tail seat.

10. An aircraft plug assembly for an optical-electrical hybrid cable according to claim 9, wherein: The connector adaptation fixing member comprises a male fixing part and a female fixing part, the connector adaptation fixing member in the plug assembly is one of the male fixing part and the female fixing part, and the connector adaptation fixing member in the socket assembly is the other one of the male fixing part and the female fixing part.

11. An opto-electrical composite cable for 5G micro base stations, characterized by: The optical fiber and the wire are branched out by the branch tail cable in the optical fiber and wire fan-out mode.

12. The opto-electrical composite cable for 5G micro base station according to claim 11, characterized in that: The branch tail cable comprises a brancher front part and a brancher rear part, the brancher front part and the brancher rear part are threadedly connected, the optical fiber and the wire are wrapped by a sheath after being separated from the optical fiber and wire composite cable, the optical fiber and the wire are connected to one end of the brancher rear part and extended from one end of the brancher front part, and the outer side of the brancher rear part connected with the optical fiber and wire composite cable is provided with a rubber heat shrink tube.

13. The opto-electrical composite cable for 5G micro base station of claim 12, wherein: The branch tail cable further comprises a tail cable protection unit, the tail cable protection unit comprises a corrugated tube and a fixing nut, the fixing nut is bonded to the outer side of the corrugated tube, and the corrugated tube and the brancher front part are connected by a tight fit.

14. The opto-electrical composite cable for 5G micro base station of claim 11, wherein: The optical fiber and wire composite cable comprises 12 optical fibers and 9 wires, and is used for optical and electrical synchronous transmission in three micro base stations.

15. A method of using the fiber optic ribbon of claim 11, wherein, In a harsh wiring environment, the optical fiber and wire composite cable is connected by using the ferrule assembly during wiring; in the box / lamp pole / base station tower scenario where the micro base station is installed, the optical fiber and wire composite cable is wired by using the branch tail cable to fan out the optical fiber and the wire. The optical fiber and wire composite cable comprises 12 optical fibers and 9 wires, and is used for optical and electrical synchronous transmission in three micro base stations. In a harsh wiring environment, the optical fiber and wire composite cable is connected by using the ferrule assembly during wiring; in the box / lamp pole / base station tower scenario where the micro base station is installed, the optical fiber and wire composite cable is wired by using the branch tail cable to fan out the optical fiber and the wire.

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