Cladding light stripping device
By designing a cladding light stripping device including laser module and rotating module, the pollution and efficiency problems existing in the cladding light filtering method in the prior art are solved, and uniform laser stripping of the optical fiber cladding is achieved, and production efficiency and yield are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420921010.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-04-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing cladding optical filtration method uses chemical corrosion liquid, which poses the potential for polluting the environment. The optical fiber is fragile and easy to break, inconvenient to operate, and the corroded cladding depth and width are uneven, and the efficiency and yield are not high.
A cladding optical stripping device is designed, including mounting base, laser assembly, rotating assembly and sliding table assembly. Using laser stripping technology, the optical fiber can be automatically positioned, rotated and precisely processed through the sliding table and rotating assembly to ensure uniform peeling of the cladding.
It realizes laser stripping of the fiber cladding automatically and efficiently, ensuring uniformity of peeling depth and width, improving production efficiency and yield, and avoiding the pollution problem of chemical corrosion.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of optical fiber processing, in particular to a cladding light stripping device. Background Art
[0002] High-power fiber lasers use cladding pumping technology. The cladding light transmitted in the optical fiber has a large NA. If the cladding light in the optical fiber is not filtered out, the cladding light is likely to generate heat on the optical fiber output head, thereby damaging the optical fiber output head.
[0003] The mainstream method of existing cladding light filtering is to filter the cladding light by chemical etching and applying high refractive index glue. The disadvantage of this method is that it requires the use of chemical etching liquid to corrode the optical fiber. Not only does the chemical etching liquid have the hidden danger of polluting the environment, but the optical fiber after corrosion treatment is fragile and easy to break, which is not conducive to operation and has poor reliability. In addition, the depth and width of the corroded cladding are uneven, and the overall efficiency and yield are not good enough. Utility Model Content
[0004] The utility model aims to provide a cladding optical stripping device which can automatically strip cladding with high efficiency.
[0005] In order to achieve the purpose of the utility model, the utility model provides a cladding light stripping device, including a mounting base, a laser component, a rotating component and a slide assembly, the laser component and the slide assembly are arranged on the mounting base, and the rotating component is arranged on the slide assembly; the slide assembly includes an electric X-axis slide, an electric Z-axis slide, a manual A-axis slide and a manual Y-axis slide, the electric X-axis slide is arranged on the mounting base, the electric Z-axis slide is arranged on the electric X-axis slide, the manual Y-axis slide is arranged on the electric Z-axis slide, and the manual A-axis slide is arranged on the manual Y-axis slide; the rotating assembly includes a mounting base and two rotating modules, the mounting base extends along the X-axis direction, the rotating module includes a rotating drive motor, two rotating shafts, a rotating bracket, a fixed bracket and an optical fiber clamp, the rotating drive motor The driving end of the machine is connected to the two rotating shafts through a transmission belt, a rotating bracket is provided with an optical fiber groove penetrating along the X-axis direction, a transmission gear is provided on the outer periphery of the optical fiber groove of the rotating bracket, the two rotating shafts are respectively meshed with the transmission gears, the optical fiber groove and the transmission gear are provided with loading openings in the radial direction, the optical fiber clamp is arranged at the end of the optical fiber groove based on the X-axis direction and is connected to the rotating bracket, the rotating bracket can be rotatably arranged on the fixed bracket around the X-axis direction, the two fixed brackets are arranged at the two ends of the mounting substrate based on the X-axis direction, the mounting substrate is arranged on the manual Y-axis slide, and a processing position is formed between the two optical fiber clamps; the laser assembly includes a laser and a Z-axis mounting seat, the Z-axis mounting seat is mounted on the mounting base, the laser is arranged on the Z-axis mounting seat, and the laser outputs laser toward the processing position.
[0006] A further solution is that the rotating component includes a position detection sensor and a position block, the position block is connected to the rotating bracket and rotates with the rotating bracket, and the position detection sensor is arranged on the fixed bracket, and the position detection sensor is used to detect the position of the position block.
[0007] A further solution is that the position detection sensor includes a U-shaped detection bracket, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The U-shaped detection bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively arranged at both ends of the U-shaped detection bracket. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively located on both sides of the U-shaped groove. The receiving module is opposite to the transmitting module. The position block can be rotated into the U-shaped groove and is located between the receiving module and the transmitting module.
[0008] A further solution is that the rotating module includes a wire drum, which is arranged at the end of the optical fiber slot based on the X-axis direction and connected to the rotating bracket, and the wire drum and the optical fiber clamp are located at opposite ends in the X-axis direction.
[0009] A further solution is that the rotating bracket is provided with a clamping cover between the optical fiber groove and the cable drum, and the clamping cover is rotatably connected to the rotating bracket.
[0010] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that the optical fiber is fixed on the optical fiber clamps on both sides so that the optical fiber can be in a coaxial, fixed and taut state, and the position of the optical fiber can be fine-tuned by the manual Y-axis slide, and the long-stroke optical fiber engraving processing can be achieved by the electric X-axis slide, and the electric Z-axis slide can automatically match the engraving focus height according to different optical fiber diameters, and the manual A-axis slide can quickly fine-tune the horizontal accuracy, and finally cooperate with the rotation of the rotating drive motor to rotate the rotating bracket, and then the optical fiber can achieve synchronous 360° rotation, or unilateral 360° rotation, to achieve fully automatic and efficient laser stripping of the optical fiber cladding. The cladding light stripping device in this case can realize automatic positioning and automatic rotation of the optical fiber replacement working surface, and can keep the rotating shaft and the optical fiber concentric during rotation, thereby ensuring that the depth and width of the stripping can present a uniform distribution effect, and at the same time it is necessary to improve the production efficiency and yield. In combination with the position detection sensor and the position detection block, the position detection and position resetting of the rotating bracket are facilitated, and the optical fiber is placed on the reel and clamped by the clamp cover to keep the optical fiber rotating stably. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the cladding light stripping device of the utility model.
[0012] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of a rotating assembly and a sliding stage assembly in an embodiment of the cladding light stripping device of the utility model.
[0013] Figure 3It is a partial structural diagram of the rotating assembly in the embodiment of the cladding light stripping device of the utility model.
[0014] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional view of a rotating assembly in an embodiment of the cladding light stripping device of the utility model.
[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] Reference Figures 1 to 4 The cladding light stripping device includes a mounting base 11, a laser component, a rotating component 3 and a slide component 2. The laser component and the slide component 2 are arranged on the mounting base 11, the rotating component 3 is arranged on the slide component 2, the slide component 2 includes an electric X-axis slide 21, an electric Z-axis slide 22, a manual A-axis slide 24 and a manual Y-axis slide 23. The electric X-axis slide 21 is arranged on the mounting base 11, the electric Z-axis slide 22 is arranged on the electric X-axis slide 21, the manual Y-axis slide 23 is arranged on the electric Z-axis slide 22, the manual A-axis slide 24 is arranged on the manual Y-axis slide 23, and the mounting substrate 31 is arranged on the manual A-axis slide 24. The manual A-axis slide 24 and the manual Y-axis slide 23 are used to finely adjust the position of the mounting substrate 31 on the horizontal plane, and the position of the mounting substrate 31 on the horizontal plane can be automatically moved by the electric X-axis slide 21 and the electric Z-axis slide 22. The electric X-axis slide 21 can realize long-stroke optical fiber engraving processing, and use the program to automatically move according to the product process settings. The electric Z-axis slide 22 is used to adjust the height in the Z-axis direction, and automatically match the engraving focus height according to different optical fiber diameters. The software program automatically moves according to the product process settings. The manual Y-axis slide is used to quickly fine-tune the front and rear position of the Y-axis to compensate for assembly or processing errors. The manual A-axis slide is used to adjust the rotation of the mounting substrate 31 around the A-axis, and then quickly fine-tune the horizontal accuracy to compensate for assembly or processing errors.
[0017] The rotating assembly 3 includes a mounting base 31 and two rotating modules 4. The mounting base 31 extends along the X-axis direction. Each rotating module 4 includes a rotating drive motor 441, two rotating shafts 443, a rotating bracket 42, a fixed bracket 41 and an optical fiber clamp 431. The rotating drive motor 441 is arranged at the bottom of the mounting base 31. The driving end of the rotating drive motor 441 is connected to the two rotating shafts 443 through a transmission belt 442. The driving end of the rotating drive motor 441 is a driving gear. Transmission gears are respectively arranged at both ends of the rotating shaft 443. An optical fiber groove 421 is penetrated by the rotating bracket 42 along the X-axis direction. A transmission gear 422 is arranged on the outer periphery of the optical fiber groove 421 of the rotating bracket 42. The two rotating shafts 443 are respectively meshed with the transmission gear 422. The optical fiber groove 421 and the transmission gear 422 are radially provided with a loading opening 423 to facilitate the loading of the optical fiber 32.
[0018] The optical fiber clamp 431 is arranged at the end of the optical fiber groove 421 based on the X-axis direction and is connected to the rotating bracket 42. The optical fiber clamp 431 is used to clamp the optical fiber 32. The rotating bracket 42 can be rotatably arranged on the fixed bracket 41 around the X-axis direction. The two fixed brackets 41 are arranged at both ends of the mounting substrate 31 based on the X-axis direction. The mounting substrate 31 is arranged on the manual A-axis slide 24. The two optical fiber clamps 431 are opposite to each other and form a processing position therebetween.
[0019] The laser assembly includes a laser 12 and a Z-axis mounting seat 13. The Z-axis mounting seat 13 is mounted on the mounting base 11. The laser 12 is arranged on the Z-axis mounting seat 13. The height position of the laser 12 is adjusted by controlling a hand wheel 131 on the Z-axis mounting seat 13. The laser 12 outputs laser toward the processing position. A display screen is also arranged on the Z-axis mounting seat 13 for displaying data and controlling operations.
[0020] The rotating assembly 3 includes a position detection sensor 45 and a position block 452. The position detection sensor 45 includes a U-shaped detection bracket 451, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The U-shaped detection bracket 451 is provided with a U-shaped groove. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively arranged at both ends of the U-shaped detection bracket 451. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively located on both sides of the U-shaped groove, and the receiving module is opposite to the transmitting module. The position block 452 is connected to the rotating bracket 42 and rotates with the rotating bracket 42. The position detection sensor 45 is arranged on the fixed bracket 41. The position block 452 can be rotated into the U-shaped groove and is located between the receiving module and the transmitting module. The position detection sensor 45 is used to detect the position of the position block 452.
[0021] The rotating module 4 includes a wire reel 46, which is arranged at the end of the optical fiber slot 421 based on the X-axis direction and connected to the rotating bracket 42. The wire reel 46 and the optical fiber clamp 431 are located at two opposite ends in the X-axis direction. The wire reel 46 is used to coil the optical fiber part that does not need to be processed. The rotating bracket 42 is provided with a clamping cover 432 between the optical fiber slot 421 and the wire reel 46. The clamping cover 432 is rotatably connected to the rotating bracket 42, and then the optical fiber 32 can be clamped by the clamping cover 432, thereby forming a clamping fixation of the two ends of the optical fiber slot 421.
[0022] As can be seen from the above, the optical fiber is fixed on the optical fiber clamps on both sides so that the optical fiber can be in a coaxial, fixed, and taut state. The position of the optical fiber can be fine-tuned by the manual Y-axis slide, and the long-stroke optical fiber engraving processing can be achieved by the electric X-axis slide. The electric Z-axis slide can automatically match the height of the engraving focus according to different optical fiber diameters, and the manual A-axis slide can quickly fine-tune the horizontal accuracy. Finally, the rotating drive motor is used to rotate the rotating bracket, and the optical fiber can achieve synchronous 360° rotation, or unilateral 360° rotation, to achieve fully automatic and efficient laser stripping of the optical fiber cladding. The cladding light stripping device in this case can realize automatic positioning and automatic rotation of the optical fiber replacement working surface, and can keep the rotating shaft and the optical fiber concentric during rotation, thereby ensuring that the depth and width of the stripping can be evenly distributed, and at the same time, it is necessary to improve the production efficiency and yield. When using this cladding light stripping device, it can realize automatic positioning, automatic rotation of the optical fiber replacement work surface, and the rotation axis and the optical fiber can be kept concentric during rotation, and the laser light output information can be automatically read and collected. When the system automatically reads the set data of the laser, it will control the light output to perform cladding stripping.
Claims
1. A cladding light stripping device, comprising a mounting base, a laser assembly, a rotating assembly and a slide assembly, wherein the laser assembly and the slide assembly are arranged on the mounting base, and the rotating assembly is arranged on the slide assembly; Features: The slide assembly includes an electric X-axis slide, an electric Z-axis slide, a manual Y-axis slide and a manual A-axis slide, the electric X-axis slide is arranged on the mounting base, the electric Z-axis slide is arranged on the electric X-axis slide, the manual Y-axis slide is arranged on the electric Z-axis slide, and the manual A-axis slide is arranged on the manual Y-axis slide; The rotating assembly includes a mounting base and two rotating modules, the mounting base extends along the X-axis direction, the rotating module includes a rotating drive motor, two rotating shafts, a rotating bracket, a fixed bracket and an optical fiber clamp, the driving end of the rotating drive motor is connected to the two rotating shafts through a transmission belt, the rotating bracket is provided with an optical fiber groove penetrating along the X-axis direction, the rotating bracket is provided with a transmission gear on the outer periphery of the optical fiber groove, the two rotating shafts are respectively meshed with the transmission gears, the optical fiber groove and the transmission gear are provided with loading openings in the radial direction, the optical fiber clamp is arranged at the end of the optical fiber groove based on the X-axis direction and connected to the rotating bracket, the rotating bracket can be rotatably arranged on the fixed bracket around the X-axis direction, the two fixed brackets are arranged at both ends of the mounting base based on the X-axis direction, the mounting base is arranged on the manual A-axis slide, and a processing position is formed between the two optical fiber clamps; The laser assembly includes a laser and a Z-axis mounting seat, wherein the Z-axis mounting seat is mounted on the mounting base, the laser is arranged on the Z-axis mounting seat, and the laser outputs laser toward the processing position.
2. The cladding light stripping device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a position detection sensor and a position block. The position block is connected to the rotating bracket and rotates with the rotating bracket. The position detection sensor is arranged on the fixed bracket and is used to detect the position of the position block.
3. The cladding light stripping device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The position detection sensor includes a U-shaped detection bracket, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The U-shaped detection bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively arranged at both ends of the U-shaped detection bracket. The receiving module and the transmitting module are respectively located on both sides of the U-shaped groove. The receiving module is opposite to the transmitting module. The position block can be rotated into the U-shaped groove and is located between the receiving module and the transmitting module.
4. The cladding light stripping device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The rotating module includes a wire drum, which is arranged at an end of the optical fiber groove based on the X-axis direction and connected to the rotating bracket. The wire drum and the optical fiber clamp are located at two opposite ends in the X-axis direction.
5. The cladding light stripping device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating bracket is provided with a clamping cover between the optical fiber slot and the cable drum, and the clamping cover is rotatably connected to the rotating bracket.