Optical fiber coating feeding system

By designing an optical fiber coating and feeding system including compressed gas tanks, transfer barrels, feeding barrels and other components, the internal pressure and paint bubbles of the barrel are monitored and controlled in real time, the problems of paint leakage and bubble carrying in the optical fiber production process are solved, and efficient and stable optical fiber coating production is achieved.

CN222809377UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-29ZHONGTIAN TECH FIBER OPTICS +2
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421692079.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-17
Publication Date
2025-04-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-17

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Technical Problem

In the existing fiber production process, bubbles and paint leakage are prone to occur in the process brushed coating feeding system, resulting in bubbles and paint leakage in the paint bucket, damaging the valve body, increasing costs, polluting the production environment, and affecting the quality of the fiber coating. In addition, there are defects in existing detection and prevention measures, which cannot effectively block the paint from entering the gas circuit of the feed bucket and preventing paint leakage.

Method used

An optical fiber coated feeding system was designed, including compressed gas tanks, transfer barrels, feed barrels, waste barrels and coating cups. Through components such as intake pipes, feed pipes, exhaust pipes and solenoid valves, the internal pressure and paint bubbles of the barrel are monitored in real time, and pressure relief and bubble removal are promptly avoided paint leakage and bubble carrying.

Benefits of technology

Real-time monitoring and control are realized, coating leakage is reduced, bubbles are avoided in the paint, the system is protected, and the fiber optic coating quality and production efficiency are improved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an optical fiber coating feeding system which comprises a compressed air tank, a transfer barrel, a feeding barrel, a waste barrel and a coating cup, the compressed air tank is respectively communicated with the transfer barrel and the feeding barrel through an air inlet pipeline, the transfer barrel is connected with the feeding barrel through a feeding pipeline, the tops of the transfer barrel and the feeding barrel are closed, the tops of the waste barrel and the coating cup are open, and the coating cup is connected with the coating cup. A feeding pipeline is connected into the transfer barrel, the interior of the feeding barrel is communicated with the coating cup through a discharging pipeline, and the waste barrel is communicated with the feeding pipeline in the transfer barrel and the discharging pipeline of the feeding barrel through recycling pipelines. The utility model has the advantages that the internal pressure of the barrel body and the coating bubbles can be monitored in real time, the leakage condition is reduced, and meanwhile, the subsequent carrying of the bubbles in the coating is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber coating, in particular to an optical fiber coating feeding system. Background Art

[0002] In the existing optical fiber production process, some abnormal situations may occur in the process drawing coating feeding system, including bubbles and paint leakage, which will cause bubbles and paint leakage in the paint bucket. The leaked paint enters the solenoid valve and proportional valve, damaging the valve body, increasing costs, polluting the production environment and affecting the quality of optical fiber coating. The existing feeding system has certain defects in detection and prevention. When an abnormal situation occurs, it cannot effectively block the paint from entering the air path of the feeding bucket and the paint leakage. After the abnormal situation is discovered, a large loss will occur. At the least, the feed will be discharged, and at the worst, the coating system will be cleaned, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and wastes raw materials, and also causes certain delays to production. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide an optical fiber coating feeding system, which can monitor the internal pressure of the barrel and the coating bubbles in real time, reduce the leakage, and avoid the carryover of bubbles in the subsequent coating.

[0004] The above technical objectives of the utility model are achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A fiber optic coating and feeding system, characterized in that it includes a compressed gas tank, a transfer barrel, a feeding barrel, a waste barrel and a coating cup, the compressed gas tank is connected to the transfer barrel and the feeding barrel respectively through an air intake pipe, the transfer barrel and the feeding barrel are connected through a feeding pipe, the transfer barrel and the feeding barrel are closed at the top, the waste barrel is open at the top, the transfer barrel is connected with a feeding pipe, the feeding barrel is connected to the coating cup through a discharge pipe, and the waste barrel is connected to the feed pipe in the transfer barrel and the discharge pipe of the feeding barrel through a recovery pipe.

[0006] Preferably, exhaust pipes are connected above the top covers of the transfer barrel and the supply barrel.

[0007] Preferably, solenoid valves are provided on the air intake pipe, the feed pipe, the feed pipe, the exhaust pipe and the recovery pipe.

[0008] Preferably, two groups of liquid level sensors are provided on the upper and lower inner walls of the transfer barrel and the supply barrel, which are respectively a high liquid level sensor and a low liquid level sensor from top to bottom.

[0009] Preferably, the inlet of the feed pipe is arranged at the bottom of the transfer barrel, the inlet of the discharge pipe is arranged at the bottom of the supply barrel, and the two groups of low liquid level sensors are arranged above the inlet of the feed pipe and the inlet of the discharge pipe.

[0010] Preferably, a heating sleeve is provided on the outer wall of the transfer barrel, and a temperature sensor is also provided on the inner wall of the transfer barrel, and the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the heating sleeve.

[0011] Preferably, an ultrasonic generating rod is vertically installed at the bottom of the transfer barrel, an ultrasonic generator is arranged outside the transfer barrel, and the ultrasonic generating rod is electrically connected to the ultrasonic generator.

[0012] Preferably, the transfer barrel and the supply barrel are provided with a pressure detection device, and the pressure detection device controls the opening and closing of the solenoid valve on the exhaust pipe according to the pressure value.

[0013] Preferably, a bubble sensor is also provided in the feed pipe in front of the solenoid valve, and a backflush pipe is connected between the solenoid valve and the bubble sensor. The other end of the backflush pipe is connected to the compressed gas tank, and a solenoid valve is also provided on the backflush pipe.

[0014] Preferably, the feed pipe in the transfer barrel and the supply pipe in the supply barrel are both hoses, and the bottom of the hose outlets of the feed pipe and the supply pipe are connected to a floating plate, and the floating plate is provided with counterweight blocks around the outlets.

[0015] To sum up, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: it can monitor the internal pressure of the barrel and the paint bubbles in real time. Once the pressure is too high or leakage occurs, the pressure is released in time through the exhaust pipe or the waste barrel to avoid damage to the overall system. At the same time, the bubbles can be eliminated through heating and ultrasonic devices. The bubble sensor can detect whether there are still bubbles in the paint. If bubbles are detected, they will continue to flow back to the transfer barrel for debubbling operations to avoid the carryover of bubbles in subsequent paints. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the hose outlet of the feed pipeline and the supply pipeline of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following is a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model patent in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model patent, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the utility model patent, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model patent.

[0019] like Figure 1 and 2An optical fiber coating and feeding system shown in the figure includes a compressed gas tank 1, a transfer barrel 2, a feeding barrel 3, a waste barrel 4 and a coating cup 5. The compressed gas tank 1 is connected to the transfer barrel 2 and the feeding barrel 3 respectively through an air inlet pipe 6, and the transfer barrel 2 and the feeding barrel 3 are connected through a feeding pipe 7. The tops of the transfer barrel 2 and the feeding barrel 3 are closed, and the top of the waste barrel 4 is open. A feeding pipe 8 is connected to the transfer barrel 2, and the feeding barrel 3 is connected to the coating cup 5 through a discharge pipe 9. The waste barrel 4 is connected to the feed pipe 7 in the transfer barrel 2 and the discharge pipe 9 of the feeding barrel 3 through a recovery pipe 10.

[0020] An exhaust pipe 11 is connected to the top covers of the transfer barrel 2 and the supply barrel 3. The exhaust pipe 11 can realize the pressure relief and exhaust of the transfer barrel 2 and the supply barrel 3 to avoid the occurrence of.

[0021] The air intake pipe 6 , the material supply pipe 7 , the material feed pipe 8 , the exhaust pipe 11 and the recovery pipe 10 are all provided with electromagnetic valves 12 , through which the opening and closing of the above-mentioned pipes can be quickly controlled.

[0022] Two groups of liquid level sensors are arranged on the upper and lower inner walls of the transfer barrel 2 and the supply barrel 3, which are respectively a high liquid level sensor 13 and a low liquid level sensor 14 from top to bottom.

[0023] The inlet of the feed pipe 8 is arranged at the bottom of the transfer barrel 2, and the inlet of the discharge pipe 9 is arranged at the bottom of the supply barrel 3. Two sets of low liquid level sensors 14 are arranged above the inlet of the feed pipe 8 and the inlet of the discharge pipe 9. When the paint level is lower than the detection limit of the low liquid level sensor 14 during discharge, material is added in time.

[0024] The outer wall of the transfer barrel 2 is provided with a heating sleeve 15, and the inner wall of the transfer barrel 2 is also provided with a temperature sensor 16, which is electrically connected to the heating sleeve 15. Heating can make the bubbles inside the paint float up, and gradually eliminate the bubbles in the paint.

[0025] An ultrasonic generating rod 17 is vertically installed at the bottom of the transfer barrel 2, and an ultrasonic generator 18 is arranged outside the transfer barrel 2. The ultrasonic generating rod 17 is electrically connected to the ultrasonic generator 18. The heating sleeve 15 and the ultrasonic generating rod 17 work together to further accelerate the elimination of bubbles remaining in the coating, which can not only further enhance the optical fiber processing quality, but also improve the optical fiber processing efficiency.

[0026] The transfer barrel 2 and the supply barrel 3 are provided with a pressure detection device 19, and the pressure detection device 19 controls the opening and closing of the solenoid valve 12 on the exhaust pipe 11 according to the pressure value.

[0027] A bubble sensor 20 is also provided in the front section of the solenoid valve 12 in the feed pipe 7. A backflush pipe 21 is connected to the feed pipe 7 between the solenoid valve 12 and the bubble sensor 20. The other end of the backflush pipe 21 is connected to the compressed gas tank 1. The backflush pipe 21 is also provided with a solenoid valve 12. When the bubble sensor 20 detects bubbles, the solenoid valve 12 on the feed pipe 7 is closed, and the solenoid valve 12 on the backflush pipe 21 is opened, so that the paint in the feed pipe 7 is reversed and refluxed to the transfer barrel 2 again, and the defoaming operation is continued.

[0028] The feed pipe 8 in the transfer barrel 2 and the supply pipe 7 in the supply barrel 3 are both hoses, and the bottom of the hose outlets of the feed pipe 8 and the supply pipe 7 are connected to a floating plate 22. The floating plate 22 is surrounded by counterweights 23 around the outlets, so that the outlets of the feed pipe 8 and the supply pipe 7 always float with the paint liquid level. At the same time, the counterweights 23 are used to ensure that the outlets are always set downward below the paint liquid level to reduce the generation of bubbles.

[0029] The utility model can monitor the internal pressure of the barrel and the paint bubbles in real time. Once the pressure is too high or leakage occurs, the pressure is released in time through the exhaust pipe or the waste barrel to avoid damage to the overall system. At the same time, the bubbles can be eliminated through heating and ultrasonic devices. The bubble sensor can detect whether there are still bubbles in the paint. If bubbles are detected, the paint will continue to flow back to the transfer barrel for debubbling operations to avoid the carryover of bubbles in subsequent paints.

[0030] The above specific implementation methods further explain in detail the purpose, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the utility model patent. It should be understood that the above are only specific implementation methods of the utility model patent and are not used to limit the protection scope of the utility model patent. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model patent should be included in the protection scope of the utility model patent.

Claims

1. An optical fiber coating feeding system, characterized in that: It includes a compressed gas tank, a transfer barrel, a supply barrel, a waste barrel and a coating cup. The compressed gas tank is connected to the transfer barrel and the supply barrel respectively through an air intake pipe, the transfer barrel and the supply barrel are connected through a supply pipe, the transfer barrel and the supply barrel are closed at the top, the waste barrel is open at the top, the transfer barrel is connected with a feed pipe, the supply barrel is connected to the coating cup through a discharge pipe, and the waste barrel is connected to the supply pipe in the transfer barrel and the discharge pipe of the supply barrel through a recovery pipe.

2. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tops of the transfer barrel and the supply barrel are both connected with exhaust pipes.

3. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The air intake pipeline, the material supply pipeline, the feed pipeline, the exhaust pipeline and the recovery pipeline are all provided with solenoid valves.

4. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two groups of liquid level sensors are arranged on the upper and lower inner walls of the transfer barrel and the supply barrel, which are respectively a high liquid level sensor and a low liquid level sensor from top to bottom.

5. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inlet of the feed pipe is arranged at the bottom of the transfer barrel, the inlet of the discharge pipe is arranged at the bottom of the supply barrel, and the two groups of low liquid level sensors are arranged above the inlet of the feed pipe and the inlet of the discharge pipe.

6. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the transfer barrel is provided with a heating sleeve, and the inner wall of the transfer barrel is also provided with a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the heating sleeve.

7. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: An ultrasonic generating rod is vertically installed at the bottom of the transfer barrel, an ultrasonic generator is arranged outside the transfer barrel, and the ultrasonic generating rod is electrically connected to the ultrasonic generator.

8. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer barrel and the supply barrel are provided with a pressure detection device, and the pressure detection device controls the opening and closing of the electromagnetic valve on the exhaust pipe according to the pressure value.

9. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bubble sensor is also provided in the feed pipeline in front of the solenoid valve. A backflush pipeline is connected between the solenoid valve and the bubble sensor. The other end of the backflush pipeline is connected to the compressed gas tank. A solenoid valve is also provided on the backflush pipeline.

10. The optical fiber coating supply system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed pipe in the transfer barrel and the supply pipe in the supply barrel are both hoses, and the bottom of the hose outlets of the feed pipe and the supply pipe are connected to a floating plate, and the floating plate is surrounded by counterweights around the outlets.